Fava Bean Breakfast Spread

I just made this for lunch and it is so GOOD! Has great flavor and is a very clean meal. I am definitely going to be making this again.

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can fava beans
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• salt and pepper to taste
• ground red pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Pour the beans into a pot and bring to a boil. Mix them well and add onion, tomato, olive oil, cumin, parsley, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and red pepper. Bring the mixture back to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium. Let the mixture cook 5 minutes. Serve warm with grilled pita.

Recent photo of my progress

This is a picture of me I took yesterday with the webcam. Had to click it with the mouse which is why it's an awkward photo with no face..lol  I don't know where my before photo is but when I find it, I will post it.

Been very busy lately

I haven't gotten on my blog in a few weeks just b/c I've been purposely avoiding getting on the computer. It tends to suck the life out of me..lol I have been going to the gym with my husband. I'm not doing the videos but I will start another round hopefully soon. I'm debating whether or not I should start today or wait till next week. I got new furniture and it has taken up nearly all of the floor space I had to workout in so I'm not sure how I'm going to do this. I feel good and I think I look pretty good too so as long as I'm going to the gym and getting a workout in, that's all that matters.

I'm still here!

I've been MIA but I haven't stopped workout out. I go to the gym 6x a week with my husband and my knee is not getting better. I don't know what the heck is wrong but it's driving me batty. I've been doing what I can and am hoping for a miracle that it stops hurting so I can do the hybrid workouts ASAP!!

New workouts starting Monday

I've decided to start the P90X & Insanity hybrid workout Monday. My knee is still bothering me but not nearly as bad as it was. Doing another week of just the Insanity workouts is asking for my knees to start up again. I believe doing the split workouts will work better for me and not put such a strain on my knee. I have been going to the gym with my husband 6 days a week since I took some time off from the videos. I have to do something even if I can't do tons of cardio. My upper body strength is getting much better so I'm very happy about that. I still want to get the Insanity t-shirt and since I'm doing the hybrid I think I qualify for it when the time comes. I will keep this blog updated on my progress like I've been doing. Knowing it is being read keeps me going!

Day 61 & 62 of Insanity

Went to the gym again today. I was surprised at how many people were there on a Saturday night. Usually the weekends are reserved for people to go out partying and the gym is empty..go figure. 
I feel that the ab workouts I do on my own give me better results than the ones on the videos. I haven't once felt my stomach be sore until I did them at the gym. I'm hoping the P90X workouts do more for my abs than the Insanity.

Helpful Recipe Exchanges

I found the following tidbits in my latest issue of Oxygen magazine:


If a recipe calls for heavy cream use an equal amount of evaporated skim milk.
If a recipe calls for 1 egg use 1 cup unsweetened applesauce.
If a recipe calls for 1/2 cup butter, use 1 mashed banana.
If a recipe calls for a/p flour, use 1/2 - 1/3 cup protein powder for that fraction called for.


I am definitely going to be applying these to my recipes.