Tuesday - January 24

Hello everyone!  My weigh-in is not until tomorrow so I'm not sure yet if I've lost or if I stayed the same yet.  Like I said in my last blog, I think I'm to the point where I have to add some kind of exercise into the mix in order to get my metabolism revved up a bit and my body toned.  I've been at a plateau too long and have to do something to get going again.  This past week, I have been investigating what kind of exercise I might be able to try and actually like.  I found a good way to preview exercise dvd's is to search for them on YouTube.  A lot of clips from different exercise videos are on there and watching a clip will give you an idea if it's for you or not.  Saves a lot of money in buying dvds that you will never use.  After watching a bunch of clips, I started getting interested in kettlebells.  I'll be 51 years old in March and they say as you age its a good idea to introduce weights to your routine (not that I have a routine), to build and maintain bone mass that you lose as you age.  I mentioned kettlebells to my husband and it turns out he had just been talking to one of his customers who is really into kettlebell workouts.  You lift them and swing them as you work out.

They look like this

So we decided to go get a couple kettlebells and give them a try this week.  I'll let you know what I think!  In the meantime I have been walking my dog up and down the street (kind of boring but at least I'm moving!). 

On to food.  Sometimes I feel like I think about food WAY too much, lol!   With this lifestyle you really have to do a lot more cooking and eating of real foods and not the ready made processed varieties.  It does take a bit more thought and grocery store trips to keep it up.  Especially when your feeding a family of six.  I am constantly looking at new recipes using almond flour, or coconut flour as well as finding new ways to use vegetables.   I love when you guys post a new recipe and give your honest opinion of what you think of it.  Yesterday I tried Rosalie's Sinful  Cinnamon cakes.  I added about a TBS of Eytheritol to the batter because she said they weren't that sweet.  I also added a couple tsps of Eytheritol to the butter glaze and lowered the St. Joseph's syrup amount because I was afraid too much of the malitol in the syrup might give me issues.  I also added a tiny bit of chopped pecans to the top of each cake and cooked them in a regular muffin tin.   I want to tell you that these smelled SO GOOD while they were cooking!!  Two of my boys wandered out of their rooms and into the kitchen to see what was cooking.   Now the taste.....DELICIOUS!!   These are the closest thing I have baked on the BFC to taste like the real deal.  I mean these tasted almost exactly like the cinnamon breakfast rolls I loved so much before BFC.   The glaze on top even gave them a bit of a crunchy texture which I love.  If you like cinnamon rolls you must try this recipe.  My favorite so far!!  My youngest son wanted to know if he could bake some and take them into his drama club's rehersal  on Saturday morning because he wanted to impress a certain girl with his "no sugar/lowcarb" cooking!!  Now that's an endorsement. Here is the link to the recipe http://purplerosy.blogspot.com/p/sinful-cinnamon-cakes.html .  Thank you Rosalie for such a delicious treat!
The three inches of snow we got on Saturday night is supposed to melt today with the temperature getting close to fifty.  Think I will get ready to walk!  Hope everyone has a great day!