So, I planned on grilling some nice tuna steaks for dinner tonight with some broccoli and roasted eggplant. Will it ever stop raining in Rhode Island? I think it has rained here every day since I left my home in Florida at the end of April. It is cold here too. Damp and moldy. As I write this it is 64 degrees and miserable out.
So, to change dinner, my hubby suggested ravioli. I thought, hmmm, how can I have ravioli and keep on my weight loss journey? Okay, I can have 4-5 of them at dinner. That is 310 calories & because they are cheese with eggplant -- more protein. We purchased these ravioli's at a place on Federal Hill called Venda Ravioli. So good. They are handmade and wonderful. I will also use their marinara sauce, also keeping the calorie count down. BUT I AM STILL HUNGRY! I think it is all mind over matter.
So, I am going to make a salad to fill me up. It is a strawberry onion salad:
Strawberry Onion Salad
Ingredients
* 3 teaspoons strawberry all-fruit spread
* 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
* 1 teaspoon olive oil
* 1 teaspoon flaxseed oil
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
* 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
* 1/2 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
* 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
* 1 pkg arugula salad mix (about 3 cups)
* 1/2 ripe avocado, cut into 1/4" chunks
* freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a medium glass bowl, combine the all-fruit spread, vinegar, olive oil, flaxseed oil, salt, and red-pepper flakes until well-blended. Gently fold in the strawberries, bell pepper, and onion. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
Place the arugula in a serving bowl. Add the avocado and strawberry mixture and toss to coat well. Season with black pepper to taste.
This salad was delish. Okay, okay, there was one glass of wine with dinner (Sterling Cabernet--so smooth, one of my favorites). You have to have wine with pasta, right?
So, my total calories for the day are: 1595 carbs 216, fat 45 protein 80 all good. My workout netted approximately 700 calories.
I did not get a quick run in first due to my work schedule. But we still got in our hour dog walk this evening (it actually stopped raining somewhat) and we walked at a much faster pace than yesterday, so our dogs are finally getting back in shape. I love the app for my iphone called RunKeeper (free one). Tells you your distance and your pace. Tonight we walked a 19 minute mile (including dog stops).
Maybe I will get some much needed sleep tonight. Especially since the Red Sox played today and I will have nothing to keep me up. That was another initial promise to myself to try to get 7 hours of sleep each night. I am not very good at that. We get up at 5:30AM and when I watch the sox, bedtime is usually 11 PM and I don't fall asleep till midnight. Then I wake up and wake up a few times during the night. I think that might be age related or I have too much on my mind.
So, Good Night All!
So, to change dinner, my hubby suggested ravioli. I thought, hmmm, how can I have ravioli and keep on my weight loss journey? Okay, I can have 4-5 of them at dinner. That is 310 calories & because they are cheese with eggplant -- more protein. We purchased these ravioli's at a place on Federal Hill called Venda Ravioli. So good. They are handmade and wonderful. I will also use their marinara sauce, also keeping the calorie count down. BUT I AM STILL HUNGRY! I think it is all mind over matter.
So, I am going to make a salad to fill me up. It is a strawberry onion salad:
Strawberry Onion Salad
Ingredients
* 3 teaspoons strawberry all-fruit spread
* 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
* 1 teaspoon olive oil
* 1 teaspoon flaxseed oil
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
* 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
* 1/2 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
* 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
* 1 pkg arugula salad mix (about 3 cups)
* 1/2 ripe avocado, cut into 1/4" chunks
* freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a medium glass bowl, combine the all-fruit spread, vinegar, olive oil, flaxseed oil, salt, and red-pepper flakes until well-blended. Gently fold in the strawberries, bell pepper, and onion. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
Place the arugula in a serving bowl. Add the avocado and strawberry mixture and toss to coat well. Season with black pepper to taste.
This salad was delish. Okay, okay, there was one glass of wine with dinner (Sterling Cabernet--so smooth, one of my favorites). You have to have wine with pasta, right?
So, my total calories for the day are: 1595 carbs 216, fat 45 protein 80 all good. My workout netted approximately 700 calories.
I did not get a quick run in first due to my work schedule. But we still got in our hour dog walk this evening (it actually stopped raining somewhat) and we walked at a much faster pace than yesterday, so our dogs are finally getting back in shape. I love the app for my iphone called RunKeeper (free one). Tells you your distance and your pace. Tonight we walked a 19 minute mile (including dog stops).
Maybe I will get some much needed sleep tonight. Especially since the Red Sox played today and I will have nothing to keep me up. That was another initial promise to myself to try to get 7 hours of sleep each night. I am not very good at that. We get up at 5:30AM and when I watch the sox, bedtime is usually 11 PM and I don't fall asleep till midnight. Then I wake up and wake up a few times during the night. I think that might be age related or I have too much on my mind.
So, Good Night All!
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