Chicken and Pasta---SUPER EASY!!!!!

This is one of my favorites because I LOVE PASTA!!!!!  It's an easy go to for a quick dinner that everyone will like. 

Chicken and Pasta

1 pound of boneless/skinless, cut into bite sized pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, minced or pressed
1 tsp basil, dried
1/2 tsp oregano
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 large can of diced tomatoes or a jar of home canned tomatoes
1 pound of any kind of pasta (prefer Whole Wheat)

Place chicken, garlic and olive oil in saute pan.  Saute chicken until it's cooked.  Add basil, oregano, salt and pepper and tomatoes.  Turn down to medium low so that water can evaporate from the tomatoes and sauce will thicken.  Cook pasta as directed.  When pasta is completed, drain and toss in pan with tomatoes and chicken.  Mix well.  Serve immediately with Parmesan cheese if you like. 


Serve with crusty bread and a salad and it's a wonderful dinner on the table!!!!!!!!  ENJOY!!!!!

Water Power

Water Power

To rule the track, hit the pool.  Recent research from India found that two months of deep-water running (participants hoofed it for an hour, three times a week) significantly imporoved endurance on land.  “Water provides resistance, increasing the intensity of running says Patrick Milroy, M.D. author of Running Anatomy.  To do it, strap on a flotation belt or hold a foam noodle behind your back and head to the deep end: Jog, bringing your knees no higher than your hips and kicking your rear foot toward your butt.

SHAPE Magazine October 2012

Game On,
Pam

Easy Encouragement!!!!!

My little one (5 year old) has posters with post-it notes on them.  We use them for review of sight words, numbers and letters.  It's a great activity and encouraging when he sees how much he knows.  It's just amazing to watch!!!!!!  This is what his boards look like...

The bright colors help.  It's a lot of fun.  So I was thinking.  If this is good for a Kindergartner, then it would be good for a 40 (cough, cough) year old.  So I made one for me.  They are very simple because it would not have been hard for me to get VERY detailed and that seems to be a bit overwhelming and not very helpful.  So this is what mine looks like.....

Well, now you know what mine looks like.  Try and make one for yourself.  Post it somewhere that you see it often.  It's fun to make.  Be REALISTIC!!!!!!! 

Now....GET MOVING!!!!!!

Game On,
Pam

Monday Motivation!!!!

Game On,
Pam
PS- I made my poster.....did you??  I'll post a picture tomorrow!!!!!

EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!!  What a week!  It's been so great!!!!!  I wrote the other week about my wake up call.  What smacked me up-side the head really did a GREAT job.  I have been back at it!  I have ran. I have done yoga. I am watching my diet. I'm getting in my water.  So very grateful and so excited.  I have some exciting news.........

First, I have a great friend running the Rock N Roll Half Marathon tomorrow in Savannah Georgia.  I am so excited for her and will be praying for her as she runs.  I will even get a text to follow her on her journey while she is running.  I have been just encouraging her since she started on this journey.  She is going to do GREAT!!!  I can't wait to hear from her!!!!!!!!  Game On Leslie!!!!!!  Go Girl!!!!! Leave a message to encourage her!!!!!!  She would love it!!!!!

Second, my sweet sister-in-law has taken on the Transformation Challenge.  I e-mailed her all of the pages.  I hope that I didn't overwhelm her.  She has agreed to keep me posted.  I have to admit that she has picked a difficult time to start but Ashley has the willpower to do what she wants.  I'm so excited for her.  I'm anxious to hear how she does.  She has agreed to keep me posted and let me know how it's going.  She's also agreed to let me know if I need to add things to the program that would be helpful to her.  Please leave messages to encourage her!!!!!!!

Thirdly, I'm excited to be a part of an upcoming program.  If your remember a couple of weeks ago, I posted about someone that really encourages me on her blog post  and on Facebook.  Her name is Jenny Grothe.  She is putting together a program and I have signed up to be a part of it.  Its exciting and so much fun.  I can't wait!!!!!!!! 

Last but not least, one of the things that Jenny had mentioned on her blog and Facebook was making a poster or "goals" so to speak.  I am going to be doing that today.  We have posters for Kaleb and his letters, numbers and sight words.  We have his rules and consequences on 2 other posters.  They work great for him so Mom has decided they just might work for me.  I'll make mine and then I'll post a picture of mine and you can make yours!!!!!  It just helps to keep it "in your face".  This is going to be fun!!!!!!  Make yours and you can share it with me!!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!!  Get out and MOVE!!!!!!!

Game On,
Pam

Eat Up, Slim Down

EAT UP, SLIM DOWN

Want to fry more flab? Stop by the kitchen before heading to the gym.  Eating a low-glycemic, fructose-free meal two hours prior to a workout prompts your body to use fat (instead of carbohydrates) as fuel, according to a new research published in the European Journal of Applied Physicology.  “High-glycemic foods {those that elevate blood sugar levels} increase insulin, which hampers fat burning.” Says Jim White, R.D., a spokesman for the Academy of Nutritional and Dietetics.  “Likewise, fructose [Fruit sugar] ups lactate levels, with the same result.”  To maximize the blast, opt for lean proteins, beans, whole grains, and nuts.

 

SHAPE Magazine October 2012

Game On,
Pam

Chew On This!

Chew On This

Cutting back on calories could be as easy as cutting up your chow.  New research from Arizona State University found that people who were given a bael with cream cheese that had been sliced into foru pieces ate less of it that those who received a “whole” one.  Suprinsingly, the effect lasted through their next meal, whe the bitz-size- protion group consumed 40% fewer calories that their counter parts.  “This shows that you can trick your brain into thinking you’re taking in more that you actually are,” says lead researcher Devin Wadher.  And in case you think you’re just psyching your serf out, another study revealed that rats behaved similarly, suggesting that this perception is hardwired.  It may be time to bring finger food back into fashion.

SHAPE Magazine October 2012

Game On,
Pam