As I was getting Mason dressed this morning I had to roll his pants over (Slip on pants from Taget..real fancy like). When he asked why I did this I let him know it was because he was too skinny for his pants. He laughed and said something to the extent of him being healthy and skinny. I told him being skinny doesn't always mean being healthy and being healthy didn't always mean skinny. Wait for it........mind.blown. But, he didn't miss a beat. "Like, when you were fat?" to which I responded "excuse me?". He went on about how he was sorry, when he was 3 he thought I didn't eat healthy so I was fat.
This came about 5 minutes after getting off the scale and realizing I had lost 6 pounds on the 24 day challenge so far. I was feeling good, confident, and excited. Apparently the universe thought I was getting borderline out of hand because they slapped me in the face with 5 year old honesty. This is what I get for trying to teach him a valuable "beauty is only skin deep" lesson. I'll go back to not discussing my weight with him. It's the best plan.
Anyway- I haven't posted because I made my favorite imitation paleo-ish Chick fil a chicken for dinner last night and tonight.. I'm cheating. I cannot wait to eat some chicken wings and watch Carolina more than likely look like they have the rest of the season-- Pathetic. Oh Well. Some seasons are like this I suppose. I now know what it's like to be a UNC fan year after year. (insert evil laugh here). I just wanted it to be known that I still have cheat meals. Even on the challenge. Even when I'm trying to be "skinny mom".
They are important to my sanity. I don't actually enjoy cooking, unless I have wine, in which case I don't mind doing a number of things.
Unfortunately my healthy lifestyle doesn't lend itself to wine on the reg, so I just do what I need to to eat healthy for the week knowing I have earned a cheat meal come Saturday.
Look out Wing Co..
So with that being said.. Go out and eat something that won't kill you. Have a beer if you've been putting it off for a few weeks. On the other hand, if you've already had 1 or 5 cheat meals this week, here's an easy recipe to make your saturday as relaxing as possible.
(from stupid easy paleo)
Ingredients for Crispy Buffalo Chicken Fingers
If you've made it to this point, bravo. I am looking for ONE more person to join me in the 24 day challenge group I'm leading starting November 1st. If you sign up by October 29th I will pick a winner from the challenge to receive a free box of Spark!! What what!
This came about 5 minutes after getting off the scale and realizing I had lost 6 pounds on the 24 day challenge so far. I was feeling good, confident, and excited. Apparently the universe thought I was getting borderline out of hand because they slapped me in the face with 5 year old honesty. This is what I get for trying to teach him a valuable "beauty is only skin deep" lesson. I'll go back to not discussing my weight with him. It's the best plan.
Anyway- I haven't posted because I made my favorite imitation paleo-ish Chick fil a chicken for dinner last night and tonight.. I'm cheating. I cannot wait to eat some chicken wings and watch Carolina more than likely look like they have the rest of the season-- Pathetic. Oh Well. Some seasons are like this I suppose. I now know what it's like to be a UNC fan year after year. (insert evil laugh here). I just wanted it to be known that I still have cheat meals. Even on the challenge. Even when I'm trying to be "skinny mom".
They are important to my sanity. I don't actually enjoy cooking, unless I have wine, in which case I don't mind doing a number of things.
Unfortunately my healthy lifestyle doesn't lend itself to wine on the reg, so I just do what I need to to eat healthy for the week knowing I have earned a cheat meal come Saturday.
Look out Wing Co..
So with that being said.. Go out and eat something that won't kill you. Have a beer if you've been putting it off for a few weeks. On the other hand, if you've already had 1 or 5 cheat meals this week, here's an easy recipe to make your saturday as relaxing as possible.
(from stupid easy paleo)
Ingredients for Crispy Buffalo Chicken Fingers
- 1 pound (~500 grams) chicken strips
- 2 large eggs
- 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper for MEDIUM hot (2 teaspoons for HOT or ½ teaspoon for MILD)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
- 5 cups pork rinds, crumbled
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Whisk the eggs, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, onion, paprika, cayenne and salt together in a medium bowl.
- Dip each chicken strip into the buffalo egg wash then lay in the pork rind breading, coating both sides.
- Place breaded strips on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until cooked through.
If you've made it to this point, bravo. I am looking for ONE more person to join me in the 24 day challenge group I'm leading starting November 1st. If you sign up by October 29th I will pick a winner from the challenge to receive a free box of Spark!! What what!