Three H: Holy, Healthy, Happy

Wondering what you can do with a Veggetti? Here's an easy recipe I enjoy!  Ingredients: Two large, fresh zucchini Minced Garlic tsp, or to taste. Handful of Chia seeds ( Why? )  Butter, tbsp. *Gasp!*  Salt & Pepper (to taste) One jar* of Classico Florentine Spinach and Cheese pasta sauce (Use two jars if you are also preparing traditional pasta for your family). Aidell’s Chicken Meatballs- Italian Style with Mozarella Cheese (packaged pre-cooked) ¼ Cup Shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese Instructions: Melt butter in a skillet on medium heat Cut the ends off the zucchini and cut in half so you have two small cylinders. Insert the zucchini in either end of the Veggetti gadget (thin or thick; I prefer thin). Twist the zucchini in the Veggetti gadget and it will create “noodles” of zucchini. (You will also end up with leftover “cones” of zucchini. I toss them, but you may wish to use them somehow.) Sautee the zucchini noodles in butte...

Progress How am I doing? Well, my weight has crept back up a tad, but it’s also the week of my period so I’m not overly concerned. This morning I weighed in at 270.6. I’m trying to focus on the overall trend rather than the day to day zigzags… and so far, I’m still trending down. Since I’m Catholic and yesterday was Ash Wednesday, I found myself fasting (one normal meal with two lesser meals just enough to keep me going) and abstaining from meat as we begin the season of Lent to prepare for Easter. (FYI- We Catholics are the reason that the fast food chains boast about their fish sandwiches “coming back” each spring. Think about it! We fast from meat every Friday between Mardi Gras and Easter. That’s a lotta beef they’ve got to make up for!) We recently had an ice storm in our area; weathered northerners would find it laughable, but since we don’t have as much infrastructure here to deal with ice and snow, we basically just hibernate and sit tight until it’s over. By yes...