Ultimate Reset Day 12 I want a BEER!

As our journey through The Ultimate Reset continues, we have learned how to eat better, how to plan meals and how to remember to take supplements everyday. Together, we have consumed approximately 24 gallons of water.  ( Yes we now have a drinking problem along with a peeing problem)

Our weight is down and our clothes are looser .  We are starting to feel good.  It's amazing how food can effect the way you feel.  By only eating "clean whole " foods and no meat or dairy, we have had a sense of "well being"  and happiness.  There were times it got a little rough and the daily stresses made us long for a nice cold beer but we didn't cave in!  We stuck to our guns even while bowling again this week.

We have learned that just fruit for breakfast isn't quite enough for Jim most days,so I added 1 cup of oatmeal  and that seems to keep him satisfied until lunch

 I have enjoyed chickpeas and avocado with kale for breakfast and found I Love it!  Very satisfying and yummy.

You should really try it !!! You can even mash the chickpeas and mix it with the avocado.



I have been able to use my Ninja Blender for meal preps and have discovered how easy it is to make soups and bisque

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The Sweet Potato and Roasted Red Pepper Bisque was very good and satisfying. Served it with sauteed apparatus with almonds. We will definitely have this again!

We will start back with our run training this weekend ( have to still go easy for a week or so as our bodies are still getting used to the new changes)  . We are hoping with this new way of eating and the weight loss, that we will gain more strength and endurance and who knows.. maybe some new PR's will come out of it!

More to come as the days continue.. and yes...a cold Corona is still on my mind...


Pam

Sweet Potato and Roasted Red Pepper Bisque

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Ingredients

• 1 sweet potato (aka garnet yam)
• ¼ red bell pepper
• 1 cup vegetable broth or water
• 1 tsp. finely grated peeled ginger root
• 1½ tsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp. miso paste, diluted in 1 tsp. hot water
• Tamari or Bragg^® Liquid Aminos, Himalayan salt, and herbal seasoning (to taste)

Directions

Peel and cube sweet potatoes. Cook in boiling water until tender. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, roast a whole red bell pepper on gas stovetop or grill, turning frequently until evenly charred on the outside OR in your oven at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, turning every 10 minutes or until skin is charred.

Put pepper in bowl and cover with towel for 10 minutes to steam. Clean off skin and seeds by running under cool water. Remove seeds, cut in quarters, and chop one quarter into ½-inch cubes. (Set remainder of pepper aside for another use.)

Place sweet potato, pepper, broth or water, ginger, oil, and miso in blender. (If you want chunky soup, set aside some chunks of pepper.) Blend thoroughly, adding more liquid to achieve desired soup consistency. Transfer to a pot and gently heat on low until hot. Add tamari or aminos, salt, and seasoning as desired. Serves 1.

Nutrition

• 220 calories
• 7 g fat
• 1 g saturated fat
• 0 mg cholesterol
• 530 mg sodium
• 35 g carbohydrate
• 6 g fiber
• 3 g protein
• 509 mg potassium

An All Natural Approach to Thanksgiving

So as Thanksgiving is almost here, I started my preparations.  I am trying to go more "all natural whole foods" and limit preservatives and artificial additives and trying to buy as much organics as possible.

Today I made  pumpkin pie ( except crust , just not good at that) so I used Marie Calendars crust.

 I just followed the directions on the can of pure pumpkin and used organic and pure ingredients including free range organic brown eggs.

This made the house smell so festive on such a warm Texas day. Yes, it was sunny and warm 78 !!

My next adventure .... Cranberry Sauce

1 cup water
1 cup pure raw sugar granules
Bring to boil

Add 1 bag of whole cranberries
2 Pears chopped
Bring to boil and reduce heat and
simmer 10-12 minutes

Cool and put in a container and refrigerate

Super good and easy! And not some substance from a can that is all jellied and weird looking with can grooves on it.

So that is what I accomplished today as well as laundry and a trip to the mall with my 15 year old daughter and even got in some strength training too!

Have you substituted whole or organics in your recipes?