potential – Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie

Today is Day 299 of my Daily Food Diary. 💗

In keeping with my monthly focus of planning meals that reflect our October change of seasons, I served up a summery garden salad for last night. It has been back and forth between light meals for warm days and hearty comfort foods to get us through the first snow of the season. That is October in Saskatchewan!

Today is Monday. Starting a new workout week, I was excited to come across a motivating quote while browsing social media this morning.

I do not work out to be better than anyone else. I WORK OUT TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE.

That is the truth – and it has been my strongest motivation since I first read David Goggins’ “Can’t Hurt Me”. The human body is amazing – and the potential for how amazing it can become is fascinating.

But the ongoing quest to find my true potential can be frustrating at times. I can have a bad night, I can experience setbacks, I can get cocky and try to walk our dog Molly without her pinch collar…..

Feeling my full potential this morning, that’s the direction my day took! By the time we got to the park, I had to take a break at a bench in the kids playground. By the time we got to the other side of the park, I had to hand her over to Dan. By the time we got home, I felt like I had wrestled a steer and lost the rodeo.

Someday, I will be the best I can be (I am not there yet). I hope that by the time I do get there, I will be able to manhandle Molly without a pinch collar. That would be incredible!

Daily Food Diary – Day 299

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(3) slices low salt thin slice bacon (135)

(2) potato patties (240)

(2) egg cheese omelet (260)

(1) medium tomato (22)

Snacks:

(36) oz water

(16) oz cherry tea

(2) pieces chocolate cake (600)

Supper:

(1) chicken salad: lettuce, tomato, cucumber, cauliflower, green onion, green olives, chicken breast, sesame seeds, dried fried onion, peppercorn ranch salad dressing (473)

(12) oz carbonated water

Total consumed calories: 1731

Total used calories: 0

Total net calories: 1731

Net calories goal: 1208 – 1731 = 523 over 👎

That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💕☺️

**Fun times in Deadwood, ND – Spring 2024 with daughter Jen. Getting up there was less than half the battle. The real challenge was getting back down. 🙄**

Today is Day 296 of my Daily Food Diary. 🥳

Yesterday I did not do the 30 minutes of treadmill that was on my workout plan. There was no real reason for this miss – other than my decision to indulge in a Smirnoff Ice Original with my supper. As mentioned previously, drinking alcohol is not my strong point. It took me a couple of hours to finish it and by then I did not think getting on a treadmill would be the best move. 🤦

Yesterday, I also indulged in a couple of the Halloween treats that Dan brought home a few weeks ago.

I’m not sure why it took me so long to break into the Halloween chocolate – or why they even bother making them anymore. The packaging to chocolate ratio has gotten beyond ridiculous. Homemade chocolate/peanut butter squares taste exactly the same and I can make a cake pan full without taking down a forest. Of course, one cannot hand out home baked goods for Halloween, but we generally end up eating or giving most of our Halloween treats to family anyway. 🤷

I did make some Brazilian Cheese Rolls for supper last night.

I shredded the cheese in our food processor, then just added the rest of the ingredients before mixing well. I used half a tablespoon of salt – I also could have used less oil and garlic for us but they were ok. This recipe made 18 full sized rolls, so a bit much for us.

Daily Food Diary – Day 296

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1) c cinnamon cheerios (200)

(1/4) c milk (28)

Snacks:

(1) peach (58)

(1/3) c dry roast peanuts (102)

(1) mini peanut butter cup (40)

(1) mini Oh Henry bar (69)

(48) oz water

Supper:

(2) c chilli con carne (380)

(2) Brazilian cheese rolls (249)

(1) Smirnoff Ice Original (114)

Total calories consumed: 1243

Total calories used: 242

(30) min walking (68)

(30) min aerobics (174)

Total net calories: 1001

Net calories goal: 1223 – 1001 = 222 under 👍

That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! ❤️😊

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Daily Food Diary – Day 299 of 365

Daily Food Diary – Day 296 of 365