Thursday, January 8, 2009

Smothered Chicken

by Meghann on January 8, 2009

Good Evening Blogland!

I’m so excited that today is almost over and that means tomorrow is FRIDAY! YAY!! Even if I do have a Market Analysis report due at work tomorrow and have two meetings scheduled back to back, I am so ready to be free for the weekend! :)

This afternoon I had a great snack of an Apple and Cashew Butter

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And yes that is an apple cutter I brought to work with me. Nothing is better then fresh apple slices.

Dinner tonight was inspired by a post on Kath’s blog from a while back for Pistachio & Goat Cheese Smothered Chicken. The recipe was really easy and came out great. The only difference is I didn’t have pistachios so I used crushed pecans and brazil nuts instead.

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With the awesome chicken I had steamed Green Beans and Okra.

I broke into Caitlin’s Wedding Favor of M&Ms for dessert.

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Aww… these make me miss Caitlin! But its good to know she having a FABULOUS time on her Honeymoon. Has everyone been keeping up with her honeymoon posts ? If not you should go check them out, she has some great pictures of the gorgeous Napa countryside.

I really loved the response to my post this afternoon. I love how inspired everyone is and thanks for all the e-mails… keep them coming! I look forward to keeping up with everyones progress through the next couple of months.

Its time for me to go crash. I took some sudafed thats making me very sleepy. Here’s hoping I wake up with a clear head and a dry nose. Good night!

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A Healthier New Year

by Meghann on January 8, 2009

I  have noticed a bit of a spike in my stats this week, I wasn’t really thinking much about it until it dawned on me that it’s the first week of January…i.e. National Everyone Tries to Get their Booty in Shape Week.

The Holidays are over and New Years Resolutions have been set, so what’s left for the world to do then strive for a healthier ‘09? I’m sure many of you notice the same trend at the gym. Right now you will be seeing a lot of new faces lurking around the cardio equipment, unfortunately most of the new faces tend to disappear before the start of February, but I want to prevent that from happening.

Exactly a year ago today was when I first decided to make a change in my life. Sure, I had made the resolution to lose weight in the New Year, as I had always done, but this year was different. On January 8, 2008 I had a doctors appointment that forced me to step on a scale after sever months of hiatus and see exactly where a year of fast food and a desk job had landed me. It wasn’t pretty, so I dove 100% into a new life and never looked back.

I am proud to say I am not one of those countless statistics who gave up in under a month. I broke the mold and adapted a healthy more fulfilling lifestyle then I had ever imagined. Now, I am challenging YOU, all my new readers, to do the same thing! I invite any new reader to comment with their goal and see if we can stick it through. I am here to help in any shape or form that I can. You all know my story, let’s see if we can write a happy ended for you as well.

E-mail me at graduatemeghann@gmail.com with any questions you may have and may I be the first to welcome you to a healthier New Year.

Right now, I am working on a project with my cousin that I hope to launch tomorrow. I think it will be a great motivational piece.

In the mean time here are some great articles I discovered this morning and wanted to share with you. Just a little something to entertain you at work.

And in case any of you are wondering, here are my eats from today.

My midmorning snack consisted of all the remaining Grapes and Cherries I had in my fridge.

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Lunch was yummy left over Chickpea Noodle Soup, 2 Quick Whole Wheat Oatmeal Biscuits and some Cabot Reduced Fat Pepperjack Cheese.

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I made mini sammies with the cheese and biscuits. Yum!

Alright people its time to get back to the grind. See you at dinner! :)

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Predictable Weather

January 8, 2009

For those of you not from Florida, let me explain our winter weather patterns. It’s pretty simple: It Rains It gets Cold It warms Up Repeat steps 1-3 from end of October through beginning of March It has been pretty warm in the Sunshine state since way before Christmas, yesterday a rain storm came through more »

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