Exercise...uggggggg.....

Yes, we all know that exercise is crucial to weight loss and to life in general. I have a sedentary type of job and even though I have a large family to run around after in the evenings, it's not the same as sustained cardio and muscle strengthening. So, I'm finally back at Curves, which is not my favourite place to exercise because of their limited hours, but I have to learn to accomodate that or just accept that I'm going to have a heart attack.

I will never be one of those who jump for joy at the thought of working out. It doesn't make me feel better after, it doesn't call to me. I get bored very easily and working out is just about as exciting to me as watching paint dry, less so, in fact. Oh well, there's lots in life I do that I'd rather not, at least this has the pay off of helping me attain health. We'll see if it also pays off in weight loss.

I've been back on the wheat wagon this week - everywhere I go I find gluten free foods, but I still don't always properly prepare. The biggest thing I notice when I'm eating wheat is that I get hungry way more often and that the food I eat doesn't keep me satiated - nope, in almost no time I'm hungry again. The good thing about this is that my wheat free days increase and therefore my days when I eat more decrease. It's also a great incentive, knowing that I can avoid being hungry just by avoiding wheat. Win - win situation eh. 


Here's a tasty wheat free recipe:

1		green pepper, halved and cored
1		red pepper, halved and cored
1		yellow pepper, halved and cored
6	slices	ham
12	tbsp	cooked brown rice
6	med.	mushrooms, chopped & lightly sautéd
1		egg, beaten
3	tbsp	greek yogurt (you can use non or low fat greek yogurt as well as full fat)
100	g	cheese, grated some peas boiled from frozen - just a few for color and taste
		freshly ground black pepper
1.	Place the peppers in a greased ovenproof dish.
2.	Put 2 tbsps of rice and a few peas in the bottom of each pepper.
3.	Mix the egg and the yogurt together and put 1 tbsp on top of the rice in each pepper.
4.	Scrunch each slice of ham into the peppers on top of the rice, then top this with the mushrooms.
5.	Spoon the remaining egg mixture on top of the mushrooms, and cover the top with the grated cheese.
6.	Bake in the oven for 40 minutes. If you cook the rice the night before while your doing your after dinner clean up, you'll find this a very fast dinner to cook for your family on those evenings when you have to get the kids to different activities all over town and you don't have the time to spend in the kitchen.