Day 3

Well, day 3 went ok.

Breakfast: 1 protein shake

Lunch: I got really busy at work today and did not take a lunch break.  I was starving around 2 and had two pieces of Lindt Chocolate.  I had a small bowl of rice and beef and a handful of potato chips at around 4.  I wish I had time to eat lunch on time!

Snack: a few spoonful of wild rice with roasted almonds.  I made this dish a few days ago and this was the left over. Recipe and Pics posted below.

Dinner:  whole grain spaghetti

Evening Snack: 1 Activia yogurt and a small apple

Exercise: None!  I am still hurting from yesterday's callanetics.

Goal for tomorrow:  I'm going to make cinnamon ginger tea.  I have done some research and cinnamon and ginger are benefitial to weight loss.  cinnamon stablizes the blood sugar and ginger boosts up metabolizm.
I'll post the recipe tomorrow.
Here is the recipe for the wild rice with cherries and almond

Ingredients:

2 cups of wild rice
2 stalk of celery - chopped
1 med onion - chopped
1 bag of frozen cherries
1 cup of roasted chopped almonds
a few spoons of oil
a pinch of orange peels
1 tea spoons of Cinnamon
saffron if desired
salt and pepper to your taste


Start cooking the rice and a few minutes before the rice is done start the following: saute onions, add celery and saute them for a minute or two, then  add frozen cherries and orange peels and saute on high heat and stir frequently. Add salt, pepper and Cinnamon to your taste. Add the mix to the rice and cook them together for 5 min.

Mix chopped almonds with saffron* and garnish the rice with it.  I like having this dish with oranges.
* mix saffron with hot water, cover it and set it aside for a few hours before use.  I usually do this in big quantities and keep the liquid in the fridge and have it ready to go whenever I need saffron.

Here is a photo of the dish, but this photo does not justify how good this dish tastes.  Enjoy!