I think I must have some Italian blood in me somewhere. Ever since our Italian meal on Sunday, I can’t get enough!
Last night I prepped a “healthified” lasagne so all that needed to be done was toss it in the oven tonight.
I don’t really have a recipe, I just kind of toss whatever I have on hand into the mix!
“How to healthify lasagne” suggestions:
- Use extra lean ground beef
- Use low fat ricotta or fat free cottage cheese
- Try to use whole wheat pasta (this time I used spinach noodles which had 4g of fibre)
- Pack it with veggies. I added spinach to the ricotta, and zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, onion and a can of tomatoes to the pasta sauce.
- Go easy on the cheese. I added about 1/3 cup of shredded OLD cheddar on the top. The great the about old cheddar is that its super flavourful, therefore, a little goes a long way.
- Spice it up! I added Italian spice blend to the top cheese layer. This adds a ton of flavour without adding extra calories.
- Bulk it up with a salad. I served a spinach salad on the side to allow myself to fill up on filling/healthy foods!
My masterpiece from above. Delicious and totally satisfying.
I had a WICKED Body Combat class tonight. The instructor was awesome and kept me motivated for the entire class. I cannot emphasize enough how therapeutic this class is after a stressful day at the office. I love punching/kicking the air!
Question: If you had to live 4 hours away from home for 4 months would you rather:
A) Drive home each weekend being partially reimbursed
or
B) Have a fully paid trip home every 3 weeks.
17 comments:
Re: trip home...
If it was now, I'd probably go every weekend.
If it was B.C., I'd be tempted to go the every three weeks. I'd be a bear if I had to work all day Friday, drive four hours potentially in rush hour), and then do it all over again Sunday to head back. Plus, wear and tear on car.
Tough Call!
How 'bouts you both come to NS for work??
the fully paid, is is a drive or fly? also, i think i would go for every 3 weeks because you might burn out doing the distance to and from every single weekend. its 4 months,not a years. try skyping on the weekends you stay in, it might even bring you and your hubby closer and you guys can make it fun, plan some skype dates lol.just my opinion :-)
My husband, at the time we were engaged, moved away for 3 months. We had already lived together for 3-4 years at the time. It was hard. Living in Bowmanville(30 mins east of Toronto), he moved to a small town just outside of London Ontario. It was so so hard. Even more so because there was no wireless internet there to just jump online and chat.
At that time I also worked all weekend everyother weekend. So everyother weekend when I was not working he would drive home the Friday night to spend the night, all day Saturday and then half the day Sunday wtith me.
It was so very hard at the time, but we made it work somehow. I think we both just tried to keep ourselves so busy to help pass the time faster.
Looking back now, it was such a short time, so long ago, its hard to fully remember how hard it was.
No doubt it is uber hard right now, but in the grand scheme of things, its not that long. I hope that helps.
If I had a wonderful hubby and pets at home, I'd go home every weekend and get partially reimbursed.
drive home every weekend. i would miss my man too much! :)
That is really tough. I would be so tempted to go every weekend. If you have a gut feeling, I'd go with that.
I love combat too! It's my favorite. As for the commuting...if I was married, I'd probably go home every weekend. Three weeks is a long time! Plus it's spring/summer soon....
Well I would drive home every weekend, as myself I love being home, I would hate having to be out of town for 4 months. It's not about the money, it's how you feel.
Good luck :)
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First off, dinner looks amazing!
In regards to the trip home, I would do the every 3 weeks, although it would depend on the relationship dynamic more than anything.
I think it depends on the location I was stuck in. If it was somewhere that wasn't boring, you could even have your husband come drive to you some weekends and still get the paid trip.
I would opt for the trip home every three weeks.
in 2004, I spent 6 months in Banff, AB and instead of totally enjoying my new home and new friends (and new job), I spent a lot of time being homesick.
If I had to do it over again, I would jump in head-first into this new experience. Because 4 months will really be over before you even know it, and it will be a much better experience if you embrace your new location, instead of dealing with the stress of going back home every weekend and letting yourself be sad that you're away from loved ones.
Besides, they will TOTALLY be there with open arms when you get back :)
fully paid trip home every three weeks. but i would drive some weekends anyway and have him drive up too. :)
dinner looks great. how about healthifying it even more by using lean ground chicken or turkey?
I'd be paying outta pocket to get home every weekend! But that's just me!
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Hmmm. I think there's pros and cons to both.
My initial gut was to go once every 3 weeks fully reimbursed. Why? First off - the money. Second, I really hate traveling every weekend and doing so would make me exhausted all the time.
Then I thought some more, and realized that I might miss BF and my house a lot and every weekend would be appealling for that reason.
But, really, I think if I was faced with that right now I will pick every 3 weeks, and try and make it an adventure in the temporary home on the weekends I stayed there. Not only for the money, but to try and take advantage of the experience instead of just resenting the whole situation for 4 months (which is how I would feel if I just spent all my time waiting for the next weekend to come along).
Congratulations on your weight loss! I love the before and after pictures. :)
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