Fabulous Friday!

Thanks for all your comments on my post yesterday.  You know how sometimes you just need to gripe about something?  That was me. I am not changing anything, but I just needed to get that off my chest.  At wits end  Rant over. 

Breakfast today was the banana bread pudding.  I haven’t had this one in a while since I was on the steel cut oats kick.

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Topped with coconut butter.  I have to confess just eating this stuff off a spoon. 

You know I usually end up with pretty serious Fridayitis, but I decided to buckle down and really work hard today. Often times I will cut my day short on Friday and work some Saturday morning to make up for it, but I decided I wanted an entire 2 days off this weekend.

I did take a break for a pear mid morning.

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Today was one of those dreary winter days.  Now is that long span until spring with not much happening.  I do need to make an announcement for next month’s Healthy Heart weekend, though! 

Back on poultry again.  Turkey for lunch.

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Funny, my mother asked me if I was tired of eating chicken. It probably seems like that is all I eat – and I do eat a lot of it.  You can do a lot of different things with chicken.  I get tired of beef or ham quicker than poultry. 

I got in a nice one mile walk after lunch. I was just trucking down the street pretty fast and I looked up to say hello to someone passing by.  Normally people will just ignore you, but I try to make a point to acknowledge someone.  Well, I look up and this man had a great big grin on his face and said “Hi!” before I even got it out. Surprise  I said hi back and walked just a bit faster LOL!

John and I did our usual Friday hooky.  Coffee Planet it is! I had my coffee stamp card filled and got a free latte.

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All my pictures today are kind of gray because that was just the dimness of a damp and cloudy day.  Good day to sit in a coffee shop, though!

There was more poultry to be had for dinner.  I made some maple mustard chicken. It’s super easy and very tasty. 

Mix together:

  • 1/2 cup yellow mustard
  • 1/4 cup of maple syrup (the real stuff – don’t even tell me if you use fake stuff)
  • 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. 

Pour over chicken breasts or thighs – about a pound of them.  Bake at 450 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes until the juices run clear.  I actually prefer the chicken thighs, but this is quite a tasty recipe.

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It has a good mustard flavor and not too sweet. I imagine using honey instead of maple syrup would work fine as well.  You just need a thicker sweetener so the sauce isn’t watery.  It might be pretty awesome on the grill, too.

I just finished up this workout, which Biz posted on FB:

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Dang! I can’t remember the last time I did 130 jumping jacks.  This took about 15 minutes to get through and I was quite out of breath.  Good workout for a short time!

Now time for a granola snack and some Friday night relaxing!

Have a great weekend.  And Go Broncos!!!  Playoffs, baby!!

16 thoughts on “Fabulous Friday!

  1. Tami@nutmegnotebook

    Oh that chicken does sound good! I bet you will be happy tomorrow that you don’t have to work and can enjoy the entire weekend work free. Looks like a good work out. Jumping jacks? Haven’t done any of those in years!

  2. Helen

    Are you going to unfriend me if I tell you I prefer fake syrup over real maple? I have a container of maple in my fridge I wish I could get to you – along with that jar of coconut butter I don’t like either…

  3. Grace @ Grace Dishes

    I love sprinkling cinnamon on everything! I love the scent and the health benefits are just an added bonus. My mom literally made me bring back bottles of it when I visited in Taiwan this winter break.

    I hope you have a great weekend.

  4. Sharon

    That chicken does sound good and I don’t normally go for anything with a mustardy taste. I came back from New England with a lot of “real” maple syrup. When it runs out, I’ll have to come back!! LOL! It’s about to be time for another King Arthur’s run anyway!

    1. Lori Post author

      I mentioned to John that when we take our New England trip this year that I might want to swing by KA’s shop!

  5. Leah

    Lori,
    I’m catching up on blogs (busy is good, but keeps me away from blog reading..hmm..) and I feel your pain about the weigh maintenance. I’m glad you are open about things like that, because it makes me feel more normal.

    Being someone who is not at goal I have nothing to say except that I am learning age, being female and being a person who wants a life outside of hours on end at the gym I totally understand. I am mentally preparing myself that if I have to “starve” and spend hours at the gym to get to my goal weight, then I will have to settle ten pounds above. I know I can still lose more because I don’t eat as well as you do. I tell myself, “If you’d eat like Lori, you’d start losing again.” 🙂

    Anyway, I admire your success in your health and thank you again for your honesty no matter if it’s happy thoughts or sad thoughts.

  6. Another Lori

    I’ve been meaning to ask you for a while: how do you make that ground turkey that you eat over a potato? It looks so good- so…shiny! LOL Do you just brown it in a frying pan? Any spices or sauces added? It just looks really yummy and easy.

  7. Cammy@TippyToeDiet

    Hmmm, I’m not sure I’d like the maple-mustard combo. I only buy maple syrup in small containers, so I’m real choosy about how I use it. Maybe you could just mail me a piece of maple-mustard chicken so I’d know for sure? (Didn’t think so. 🙂

    Have an awesome 2-day weekend, Lori!

  8. Taryl

    Well I can’t eat quite that many carbs, but your breakfast looks so yum and the cinnamon on the pears is perfection, too. I appreciate how much effort you put into posting pictures so frequently, I can barely manage one every few months! As a result your blog is much prettier than mine 😉

    Gripe away, by the way. We all need a safe space to vent on occasion, and getting it out is better than letting it linger and poison your entire outlook.

  9. Jody - Fit at 55

    I can’t believe how far behind I am in reading & commenting!!! Lori, here too, some people will just not say hi.. I even initiate. I kinda expect here in CA but where you are in that smaller town.. It makes me sad when people will not say hi, So glad you got a smile!!!

    OMG on the mustard! I use TJ’s hot/sweet mustard all the time but maple syrup with it – YUM!!!!!!

  10. Fran

    I agree on chicken, you can use that in so many dishes and variations. I usually eat it at least once a week. Besides that it’s cheaper than lean meat.

    Well done on the short workout, it sure looks intense to do it.

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