October Food Challenge: Week 3

So last week, I may have failed a little bit on my challenge... I went home and was only able to get four new things made last week. I all honesty, I could have made something on Sunday but I was way too tired from driving all over the place, working the St. Louis marathon all morning, and studying the afternoon away. Anyways my food from last week (I even have some pictures this week!).

 October 13th: I made some some delicious Mediterranean chicken this night. I pulled some chicken out of the freezer and cooked it on the stove with lots of spices and some lemon juice. I then added olives, tomatoes, green peppers, and mushrooms to it and cooked it all together. I originally only made half of the chicken I had pulled out but after I finished eating some of that, I cooked the rest of the chicken up so I could have leftovers the rest of the week.

October 14th: On Tuesday, I went to an Aaron Carter concert. Yes you read that right Aaron Carter. He is still touring apparently and has new music out (that no one has heard). It was a very small concert. There weren't a lot of people there but it was fun. The opening band Liberty Deep Down was great and reminded me of One Direction. We ended up talking to the for a lot of the night and they were super nice. We almost got into their bus party for free but were unable to because their manager wouldn't let us trade shots for bus tickets. They were underage apparently but we had no idea because they were playing in a bar all night.

Muffins on the left, cookies on the right

October 16th: My friends came over again to watch the Cardinals play! Unfortunately, we couldn't bring them the same luck that we did the previous week and they lost but we still had a fun time watching the game. I made pumpkin muffins for us as a treat while watching the game. First off they were a little too moist for me and next time I would probably try to bake them a little bit longer. I was nervous they were gong to burn, which they didn't but they weren't my favorite.

October 17th: I made paleo protein chocolate chip cookies. I have had them many times before because one of my friends at the gym makes them all the time. They are delicious and I was nervous to make them because I wasn't sure I could do as good of a job. I used Enjoy Life chocolate chips. They are gluten, dairy, and soy free so relatively healthy. The other ingredients included almond flour, coconut oil, honey, eggs, and a few other staples. One thing I have learned is that I am not allowed to make these anymore because they are soooo good and soooo easy to eat. I have to limit myself to eating one or two everyday. No more paleo cookies without sharing them with everyone else.

October 18th: I made some chicken in the crockpot. Super easy to make too! In the morning I threw peppers on the bottom of it, added some chicken, and some taco seasoning. Cook it on low all day and it falls apart.

October 19th and 20th: I was lucky to go home and able to see my family and some of my little girls! I saw two of them run in their cross country meets! I have never been to one before and didn't realize how much I would be running myself! For high school they run 3 miles and I ended up running around 1.5 miles! I then went to grade school state on Saturday and saw another one of my little girls run. They run 2 miles and I was probably close to running 1.25 miles! I had a great time though and was so excited to see them run! After that I got to hang out with my brother and family the rest of the day before I made the trip back to St. Louis Saturday night.

Josie and the Hermann family on top, Savannah on the bottom
left, and Maggie on the bottom right! So much running!

October 21st: I worked the St. Louis Rock'n'Roll marathon as part of the medical staff. I have never been to a marathon or half before and it was a neat experience. It was cool to see all the different people that run these and how everyone does well in their own ways. I didn't get to see a lot of action medically but I did get to see a lot of my friends finish it! I went to the gym on Sunday and got after a few sprint workouts. I PR'ed my "Grace" time by about a minute and did a lot of muscle-ups. I have been working very hard on consistency on these and I am getting better and better at them! This makes me even more excited for HOA this weekend!!!!