I really suck at this whole blogging thing now. Wow's been keeping me busy among other things. I'm down to 198.7 pounds so says the scale this morning. I fit into the bridesmaids dress for Cassie's wedding which is good since the wedding is next week. MUST continue eating healthy and working out to make sure the dress continues to fit! Tonight I stumbled across a shake like recipe I liked.
1 cup Spinach (7 calories)
1 cup Strawberries (49 calories)
1 Tbs Chia Seeds (70 calories)
1 Scoop Cookies and Cream Protein Powder (130 calories)
1 cup Silk Milk Vanilla (70 Calories)
2 Tbs Splenda (Free)
Topped with 2 Tbs Lite Cool Whip (20 calories) and 1 tsp sliced almonds (27 calories)
In total the shake was 373 calories with toppings and it was delicious! I ate it with an oatmeal cookie I made yesterday from the following recipe originally taken from Pinterest and slightly tweaked.
1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Chips (560 calories)
3/8 cup Splenda (Free)
1 1/2 cup Quick Oats (460 calories)
2 Bananas (210 calories)
2/3 cup apple sauce (67 calories)
1/3 cup peanut butter (516 calories)
1/4 cup sliced almonds (324 calories)
Bake @ 350 F for 30 minutes. Makes 15 cookies, each cookie is 143 calories. Mine are a bit higher in calories than the original recipe but slightly tastier for a pickier eater (read: my husband) so I'm happy with them.
Overall dinner ended up being a bit higher in calories than I wanted but since I had a super hard workout today I'm cool with it. I needed the extra sustenance.
