Add salt, cinnamon and nutmeg- and stir again. Add the egg cheese mixture and the cooked pasta into the cheese sauce- mixing until combined. Once the pumpkin is incorporated, scramble eggs in a separate bowl- adding a few spoonfuls of the cheese mixture to temper the eggs. Add the cubes of cheese- allowing to melt and then adding the pumpkin. Add milk 1 cup at a time stirring constantly, allowing to thicken before adding the next cup of milk. In medium sauce pan, melt butter and add the flour cooking for about a minute. ~1 LB slightly under cooked whole wheat pasta (I chose spiral shaped because you want all that cheezy goodness to get stuck in there.
My dad drove down from VT and was at the house when I got home- so I decided that I should make the dish that we were bringing to dinner- Pumpkin Mac and Cheese. The day FLEW by which was completely amazing and something that doesn’t happen too often. I feel like I ate just enough- enjoyed my meal and company and rested up!īacking up to Wednesday- I went to see Stacy (my counselor) and then headed to work. Thankfully I didn’t over eat at all- thanks to my new approach to eating slowly and taking modest portions. Today I’m going to paint the window molding in the kitchen and the wooden brackets under the bar top- but first I have to go buy some paint! What are your Monday plans?ĭoes everyone have the post holiday hang over? I’m not just talking about the alcohol induced version- I’m talking lots of fat, lots of sugar, “I ate too much” hang over.
I really love to dance- and I’m seriously considering getting certified to teach Zumba- but I’m really going to need to practice for that one! Yeah pretty safe to say my legs were burning and I was sweaty! I love when a plan falls together.
But then a song came on that I really like to dance to:Īnd then my yoga practice turned into a dance with some yoga postures thrown in- which lasted about 25 minutes- Bingo! There was some cardio :) Then there was some lower body stuff as well:Ģ5 leg lifts- 25 inner leg lifts (each side)Ģ0 Low jacks (start with feet together, jump legs out a bit wider than hips distance, jump feet back together, and jump up!) So instead I kicked my own butt at home! I was planning on just doing a nice long yoga practice- with some pandora music playing in the background. Of course it doesn’t last all that long to actually savor it- but hey I ate breakfast at 5am and I was starved! Normally when we have milk it’s whole- and it adds lots of creaminess to the shake. For some reason I really like the taste of different types of milk together. I rushed home from the gym to my protein shake- 1 scoop EAS chocolate whey protein, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk and 1/2 cup 1% milk.
5AM came all too quickly- but I was ready! Once Aydan was safely on the school bus I hit the gym for an upper body blowout:Īssisted tricp dips (2 sets with 70 lbs, 1 set with 55 lbs assist)ĭB one arm row with tricep kickback 3x 12 each sideģ0 second Chaturanga 30 second side plank (repeated twice) Yup I’m officially ready for the early bird special! It was was probably best for me to get that extra rest because I was back to babysitting this morning.