Shaking Up Routines

Throughout the course of my journey with Medifast, I've been loyal to a few food items.  While some tempting new foods were introduced somewhere along the way, I kept on with what I was doing and pretended that those new items weren't there.


Not any more.


If I'm going to follow this path to the not-at-all-bitter end, I am going to need to shake things up every once in a while and try something new.  


When the FedEx delivery arrived at my door today, it didn't just bring a few weeks of food to my door - it brought Brownies and Chocolate Chip Soft Back and BBQ Bites and Blueberry Oatmeal and Calorie Burn Cappuccino (which, my sources tell me tastes very different & much better than the run-of-the-mill Cappuccino I've been using since September).  These are the items I am trying for the first time.  Of course, the Peanut Butter Soft Serve, Chocolate & Vanilla Appetite Suppressant Shakes, and some Honey Mustard Pretzel Sticks were in the mix - but I have been thinking about these new items since I adjusted my order last Friday.

Ah...lots of choices!!!

I am a creature of habit.  I know this.  I could go weeks with the exact same menu and never shake my head.  Of course, somewhere in there I would need to be able to toss in a few squirts of Sriracha, some shakes of crushed red pepper flakes or a splash or five of Frank's Red Hot.  Otherwise, I like predictability.


But, I get that from following the program I've embarked on.  I know if I do, I will lose a few pounds a week.  I know if I drink the amount of water I usually do (160+ ounces a day, if you need to know), I will feel good and hydrated and not have a thirst or "need" for something else.  I know if I shake the dust off of my tail-feathers and get outside for some exercise, that I will feel refreshed and that my body will thank me by firming up, sleeping well and being strong.


Oh, and rolling with the punches - that's another of those life lessons that I'm continuing to get my fair share of practice with.  After last night's Cauliflower Pizza/Quiche episode, I held it together and celebrated that I've made something new.  Tonight for dinner, I had that Cauliflower Quiche - finished off just as the Pizza recipe suggests.  And, you know what - it was DELICIOUS!

Got Quiche?

My goodness, you would think I've never read a recipe before with the rookie mistake I just made. Mom, I hope you never find this.  Grandmas, I'm sure you're both bowing your heads in shame from above.  Girl scout leader that had a night of baking for us to earn a badge, my apologies.


Tonight was the night I was going to make my first-ever batch of Cauliflower Pizza Crusts.  I was very excited.  I have been wanting to make this since I first spotted the recipe in...August!  I went to the store and came home armed with two heads of fresh cauliflower, two varieties of cheese to ensure proper moisture levels in the final product, and enough Egg Beaters to serve brunch to the neighborhood.  I was ready. I was excited.  


I was blinded.


The recipe CLEARLY calls for 1/4 cup of Egg Beaters.  I don't know what would lead me to read that as 1/2 cup of Egg Beaters - but I did.  And that's EXACTLY how I mixed and prepared not one, but four, batches of Cauliflower Pizza Crust.  


Well, this recipe has a new name...


Cauliflower Breakfast Quiche.  


Follow the same directions as you would for the Cauliflower Pizza Crust, just double the Egg Beaters.


Enjoy!


Tomorrow, I will return to the kitchen to make my first-ever batch of Cauliflower Pizza Crusts...after I go buy more Egg Beaters!