Welcome to day twenty-one of the Sugar Free Challenge!
Here is a sample menu for today:
Breakfast: Ultimate Vegetarian Omelette. Vegan Option: Breakfast Oat Cakes.
Lunch: Heart-Stopping Chicken Salad Vegan Option: Substitute Chickpeas for the meat.
Dinner: Slow Cooker Chicken with Artichoke and Olives. Vegan Option: Spring Rolls
Dessert: Chocolate Banana Cream Pie with Peanut Butter Crust
Exercise Option: For those of you who chose to take part of the exercise challenge, your challenge today is to do 50 crunches, 10 squat jumps, 15 pushups, 20 1-legged calf raises (10 each leg).
Personal Update: I’m still swollen and my jaw still aches, but I’m getting a little bit better each day. Thanks to everyone for their support! It really means a lot to me.
THOUGHT-PROVOKING, MIND-PRODDING QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Do you have any good movie recommendations?
Last night I watched Moneyball last night-very good. I recommend it.
Remember that you can track what you eat on the printable Challenge Checklist.
Wow your on Day 24 already! You are truly an inspiration. I think I’m going to make your omelet for breakfast! Have a great weekend!!
The challenge is flying by wow! Crazy stupid love was great for a light hearted film. And although I haven’t seen it I’ve read (and LOVED) the book Sarah’s Key and heard the movie is great too.
So funny, I found a recipe for an omelet last night and we are making it this morning, can’t wait! BTW, I am modifying my sugar-free challenge just a bit as I am celebrating my birthday this weekend, however, I am being mindful of my sugar intake and who knows, maybe I won’t eat outside my sugar free challenge!
Happy Saturday!
Hey Liz,
Happy Birthday! That’s great! Have a good weekend!
go out and see The Artist – fabulous!
The Help, Super 8, any classic with Gregory Peck, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, or Cary Grant. A Midnight in Paris was kind of good.
Hi Suzanne,
I was actually looking at the Help or Midnight in Paris. I didn’t think the Paris one looked that good, but you think it was? I’ll have to try it! Thanks for the ideas!
The Paris one was different. I loved the idea of it and all the components, but I didn’t love how it came together. Then again, that might just be Woody Allen’s style. Give it a try, you might really like it.
Some movies that I have recently watched (and loved) are The Help, Life As We Know It, Soul Surfer and Chocolat. I hope you continue to recover quickly!! Hang in there!
Question-your crock pot chicken looks amazing but if I wanted to omit the wine and add something else what would you suggest? Do you think it would still be good without it? thanks!!:)
Melanie,
It would probably be good without it, but the wine is what really gives it the flavor. You could try using a few tablespoons of a light-colored vinegar, diluted with water?
For something silly – Our Idiot Brother. Watched it last night & laughed several times. I really liked Moneyball too. Recently watched Tree of Life — loved it but might not be for everyone. If you liked Life of Pi, the book, you might like Tree of Life. Also if you liked 2001 Space Odyssey. Iron Lady is good. The Descendants is very good — better than the novel.
Making your slow cooker chicken today.
Lee,
Thanks for some great movie ideas! Will have to look into them!
that is one movie on our list to see! have heard great things about it!
have not really seen that many great new movies lately, mostly we have been watching dvds of movies we have and love 🙂