Coconut Cornbread and More to Come

I think I should be a Rep for Nike Running, or something of the sort. I am noticing my cure to every problem someone is facing is to just run.

Stressed out? Run.

Panic attack? Run.

Too much work to do? Run.

Broken heart? Run.

Feeling weak? Run.

I just wish with all my heart all my running would pay off. After the failure of my 3^rd medication regiment to work, I really know my body just doesn’t work properly. I don’t burn calories like most other people, and I just can’t lose weight unless I am actually starving myself. Working out doesn’t do jack.

I haven’t been doing the strength/weight training, because I don’t have weights but more so I haven’t had the time this past week. I have been doing the ab exercises and push-ups every day, but not always reaching 10,000 steps. I have been running a ton already logged 130 minutes of running 13.4 miles roughly. I ran 5.63 miles on Sunday, and it felt amazing. I haven’t run over 4ish miles since I got back from Ireland, and I forgot how good it feels to be moving for about an hour. Awesome.

Okay so this past week I was “playing mom.” But not just playing mom, I was playing dad, and big brother for a wonderful family I know.

Car pooling, walking, feeding, and watching the dogs, and making sure the kid I was watching got food, places on time, and had a friend around to chill with all the time.

Exhausting. Fun, and VERY enjoyable, but exhausting.

So my eating has been all over the map, mostly because of stress. And I have been working out but haven’t had time for a half hour of weight work. Honestly, I haven’t had a free half an hour after my runs.

But I don’t know if I’m going to change that much this next week. I’m going to try and be more mindful of eating, and try and use that to get back on track with my weight.

So most of my exercise prescription stands, only not weight training, and Saturday I’m hoping to learn new ab workouts that actually work for people. So my ab stuff may change.

This must be so boring. Haha. Besides feeling more depressed than ever about my weight, I haven’t don’t that much going on.

Except for mindful cooking and eating.

Like to see some pictures?

so the other night I was watching my sister and her friend and...i just felt the need for cookies. delicious, gluten-free, vegan chocolate chip cookies. 


and i decided what the hell. it's all about eating responsibly. 


so i made this version of Chef Chloe's chocolate chip cookies - easily my favorite cookie recipe I've found. and Gluten-free-afied it, and got rave reviews. I have a little more tweaking before I'll post a recipe, but i WILL soon. hopefully before Spring Break. 

super chewy and gooey chocolate chips. the almond flour gave it the yummy chewy texture. and protein!

and THEN i was craving cookies. but healthier cookies from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen.  I used stevia as a sugar replacement. I can't say I loved these cookies, but at around 60 calories a cookie, they have been a nice fix

and i toasted some pecans for the cookies...yum

Then i made doughnuts for a hurting friend. Gluten-free vegan chocolate and apple cinnamon. I promise, I'll do a recipe post next, and put up this recipe and hopefully a chocolate chip cookie one too :)

THEN i made teff bread. only i had to change a few things up. it's pretty decent bread, still too dense to my liking though. I think once I eat it all I'm going to make (and post) my Cornucopia bread recipe. You should look forward to that :)

flour mix

yeast before...and me hoping THIS time I'll get it right

AND LOOK! I've never gotten yeast to activate before :) my first not failure with yeast!

looks pretty good?

then i made a crazy mushroom taco type filling. I've been throwing it on salads and cornbread and it's really good. 

Speaking of cornbread...
I made coconut cornbread the other day and it turned out awesome. I can't find where i got the original recipe, but my changed-up version is posted below :)

this batter was super yum

Gluten-free Coconut Cornbread

i used one 8x8 baking pan

• 1 3/4 cups cornmeal
• 1 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1/2 cup evaporated cane juice (or other dry sugar)
• 1 T baking powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 1 1/8 cup applesauce
• 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
• 1 1/2 T vanilla

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2. Lightly oil an 8x8 baking dish
3. In a bowl, combine the first six dry ingredients
4. In a blender, add the remaining four wet ingredients and blend until smooth
5. Pour the blended ingredients into the dry ones and mix thoroughly
6. Spoon the batter into pan
7. Bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brown and firm
8. Allow to cool for a few minutes then moving to a wire rack to finish cooling.

well that's about it until next time. where i'll post doughnut recipes and hopefully one for chocolate chip cookies. 
On another note, i want to stop snacking. haha THAT is what kills my diet. So, i'm going to say this on the blog so that I am held more accountable. 


GOAL: to stop snacking
PROCESS: not completely eliminate it
DETAILS: (this is just fun) if i choose to eat a carb or protein-type snack (rice cake with peanut butter, fried chickpeas, trail mix, nuts, or crackers and hummus), i can eat that as my ONE snack of the day. and even if I'm just snacking quickly on a cookie, that is my snack
if i choose fruit as a snack, i can have 2-3 of those snacks.
if i choose a vegetable i can have as many snacks as i want.
if i decide to eat 4 small meals instead of 3 bigger ones, at LEAST two of the meals have to be under 300 calories, and the other two have to be at MOST 700 calories between the two. Preferably 300 and 400 or 350 and 350. Bigger gaps not encouraged
MIXING: one protein/carb and one fruit is okay
veggies and one fruit is okay
veggies and some kind of dip ONCE is okay with one fruit
protein/carb is okay with two veggies
and "milkshakes" and smoothies count as 2 servings of fruit...they should only be paired with veggies, or MAYBE one 75cal or less protein/carb


gar it all feels a little insane. but i'm trying...starting right now. today. wish me luck :)