Things in life will ebb and flow...you just have to go with it!

Its a hard thing to learn to adjust to. ESPECIALLY if you are kind of a control freak. Not everything is going to be on and consistent all of the time. I am learning to flex more...it may or may not be working :)

I am trying to embrace this. 

My goal for today is to be kind of brief..post alot of photos and maybe not so many words.

WEEK ONE of The Lurong Resolution Challenge is in the books.
It went by so fast. The WOD was pretty rough-I will be looking forward to see if I can improve at the end.  

Week 2 started during week 1. Bountiful Basket was awesome. I had to gift the corn and potatoes away- some carrots and a few tomatoes- a little too much produce for me and I hate to waste it.

Jo's clean example

My example

FOOD PREP IS SO IMPORTANT!!! I can't it stress enough. Its ALOT of work. I get it. And if you are busy-food prep can be very daunting. I get that as well - but if you can squeeze in the time to do it you will it can be as organized or as simple as you want- here is an example- my layout on the right <------ Jo's on the left   -------------------->
Here is kind of how I lay things out for the week - the menu is good and pretty simple. I changed a few things around but I am loving not having to plan my own menu- call me lazy- I call it a nice break for a super busy gal. I lay out the shopping list-the menu and I mark off things that I wont need- I had quite a few items still so I wanted to make sure not to duplicate!

Here is my Costco and store run. I had plenty of avocados from last week but I have noticed that right now its taking a week for them to ripen up.

Wasn't really sure what to think of the breakfast for this week- BLT muffins- I added a few scoops of my salsa (recipe on last weeks blog) and red pepper flakes- I have to have some kick in there. They are pretty damn good!! This also calls for fruit with coconut milk. I am going to try it. I will see if I like it! 

This is gorgeous and delicious

One for fridge one for the freezer

Thanks to my sisters Kat and Liz for sharing this recipe with me for tomato sauce. I think its from Marias blog-there is a link on the right->

I prepped just my chicken for the salad and the bacon wrapped thighs. I liked making the stir fry fresh as well as the salmon-its great left over but I love cooking it fresh! 

This is kind of the finished project- lots of containers and bagged up goodness.  





Well that's about it. I tried to keep it brief it just never really happens.


Just a little family share- our Martin Luther King day dinner celebration- I dont know why this picture just cracks me up




And in closing- I love this. 

Hope everyone has a good week- eat clean and train dirty! 

It's been a while-round 2 of Lurong-food and life!

September 28th was the last time I blogged. WOWZERS. Didn't realize it had been that long. 

I am going to try and be brief-as I always say that is hard for me I am a person of MANY words.

I made a commitment to post for the next 5 weeks. I do really love blogging I just honestly do not have the time for it anymore. My posts will be Lurong directed. 

We are starting the next Lurong Challenge-It could not have come at a better time for me. Life is so funny at times. I did SO good on the last challenge. I am hoping this one will be the same. Shopping was good today- I love when my shopping cart is so full of produce I look like the "bag" lady.

I dont love to shop at Walmart but they are stepping their game up a bit

Some great things this time around- they actually provided a 30 day eating plan. And I am following it!! HEY..don't judge me- sometimes its nice to not have to plan out your own shiz!!! There is something to be said about taking a little help now and then. There were some great ideas. I am following it for at LEAST the first 2 weeks- I think I might have issues with portion control and I think this will help. 
I always buy a rotisserie chicken- so I am loving that not only did they give us a spice recipe-
they gave instructions on how to cook this chicken-its in the crock pot now so the jury is out on how its going to be but I do know there will be no sugar in it- yes folks the Costco chicken has some sugar in the seasoning- I might have gone

a little heavy on the cayenne. of course...love my spice








So here is how I am doing my eggs- this is SO much easier than boiling them- throw a dozen eggs in a muffin tin bake at 350 for about 23 minutes. Just let them cool and DONE!
I baked my sweet potatoes. I am a little leery about the amount of sweet potato-starch is still something I have to keep in check. I will probably pull back on the amount just because I know how I am with this.
I made my own salsa-I AM A TOTAL SALSA SNOB!!! I can't help it. Since I learned how to make it anytime I buy it I just am so disappointed. And lets be real-if you read the labels of just about anything in a bottle or a can...well...there's a bunch of shiz in there you DO NOT want to put in your body- this is a HALF batch and here's the approximates for this- takes about 10 minutes. 

2 cans Rotel diced tomatoes
(I love this brand I get one can diced with lime, green chile's and cilantro and one can diced with habanero)
5-6 good size Roma tomatoes
1 jalapeno
1 Tablespoon garlic
1/2 bunch cilantro
4 green onions -with stems
juice of 1 lime 
sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste. 
Simply chop up all ingredients and mix together-it took me a few tries to get this right- under season and under spice (jalapeno) to start with - it wont take long to perfect it. 

I am also making the bacon wrapped chicken thighs-and the kitchen sink salad mix. I will bag these just like I bag my broccoli I just find this easy to grab and go. 

I guess what I am trying to get at with this post today is that food prep- as daunting and time consuming as it may seem, is really the key to success. For me- it's just me so this I find almost calming and simple at times. For a family with kids it might be a little more challenging. HERE'S THE DEAL ...we are all here for you and for each other. By doing the challenge you have already shown you can put yourself out there. Don't be afraid to reach out to others and find out what is working for them especially if this is your FIRST challenge ( i love you for that) Here's to a successful week 1 - guys I am so excited for you!!!



You know that my posts would not be complete without a little something about Miss Scarlet. The holiday season was the BEST with her. She was sooooo fun!!! Apparently she is a Green Bay fan.. and probably the cutest one I have ever seen!!! She is the best thing ever...and I will forgive her for being a GB fan for now...if the Niners ever do well...she may have a different jersey on...compliments of Granny Jo :)



I just like to always close with something a little lighthearted.....I dont really know what more needs to be said....Here's to week 1 Lurongers-and for anyone else following it- lets get crazy with it!!!