I found a lot of great flexitarian recipes on Pinterest and I am excited to try them and share with you the ones that I like the best.
Today I had a fried egg sandwich with sautéed spinach and grilled onions on whole wheat toast. Sounds easy enough to make right? I think I may have used too much olive oil in my pan to cook the eggs because they tasted heavy and slimy... I think it's safe to say that I had a rocky start to going flex. Better luck next time I guess.
Monday, January 6, 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
New Year, Better Ari
Happy New Year Friends!!!
2014 is here and I am excited about and expectant of an overflow of God's blessings in each one of our lives.
This year, I didn't make a New Year's resolution, but I am committed to being a better me. I have considered going on diets, I have worked out with friends and family, but those things never seemed to be long term. I went to the doctor's for my yearly physical this summer and after taking my temperature and checking my blood pressure the nurse asked me to step on the scale... that was my wake up call. I needed something to jolt me into taking more initiative as it pertained to living a healthier lifestyle and my recorded weight that day was just that. I knew I had to do something but I was unsure how to start. I prayed and sought the Lord for an answer and I came across something called Flexitarianism. For those of you, like me, who were not familiar with the term, a flexitarian is a "flexible" vegetarian. It is a more veggie based "diet" without all of the restrictions of being a full fledged vegetarian. To me the best part about this particular healthy living regiment is that meat is not completely out of the question. Fighting with the idea of NEVER being able to eat chicken again was something that haunted me in my sleep. LoL
Going FLEX just means that you eat less meat. Beginners start by having 2 meatless days and 26 oz of meat or poultry per week. The more advanced flexitarian has 3 or four meatless days and only 18 oz of meat or poultry per week. The expert flexitarian has 5 meatless days out of the week and eats 9 oz of meat or poultry per week. (http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/flexitarian-diet)
I am working on going Flex for the next 4-6 months. Which means that I'll have more recipes to cook, taste, and post!
This is my year of change and I am ready!!!
2014 is here and I am excited about and expectant of an overflow of God's blessings in each one of our lives.
This year, I didn't make a New Year's resolution, but I am committed to being a better me. I have considered going on diets, I have worked out with friends and family, but those things never seemed to be long term. I went to the doctor's for my yearly physical this summer and after taking my temperature and checking my blood pressure the nurse asked me to step on the scale... that was my wake up call. I needed something to jolt me into taking more initiative as it pertained to living a healthier lifestyle and my recorded weight that day was just that. I knew I had to do something but I was unsure how to start. I prayed and sought the Lord for an answer and I came across something called Flexitarianism. For those of you, like me, who were not familiar with the term, a flexitarian is a "flexible" vegetarian. It is a more veggie based "diet" without all of the restrictions of being a full fledged vegetarian. To me the best part about this particular healthy living regiment is that meat is not completely out of the question. Fighting with the idea of NEVER being able to eat chicken again was something that haunted me in my sleep. LoL
Going FLEX just means that you eat less meat. Beginners start by having 2 meatless days and 26 oz of meat or poultry per week. The more advanced flexitarian has 3 or four meatless days and only 18 oz of meat or poultry per week. The expert flexitarian has 5 meatless days out of the week and eats 9 oz of meat or poultry per week. (http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/flexitarian-diet)
I am working on going Flex for the next 4-6 months. Which means that I'll have more recipes to cook, taste, and post!
This is my year of change and I am ready!!!
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