Getting Back on Track

No more procrastinating. I have to get back on track and get out of this funky mood I've been in for four months. I've been really busy and yet I feel like I haven't done anything constructive. You ever get in one of those moods where you are just mad or dislike everything? Food doesn't taste good, clothes don't feel good, bad hair days, bad face days, ya just want to crawl under and rock and sleep all day days. My two forms of entertainment lately have either been eating or sleeping. I'm one of those "emotional eaters". I get my feelings hurt....I eat. I get upset.....I eat. Depressed......eat. A celebration or a happy occassion......We EAT!!! Ugh!!! I spent the first five months of this year sweating and working my butt off and watching what I eat to loose 15 pounds. It only took two and a half to gain it all back!!! It's September 1st and I am making a vow that starting tomorrow I am going to get back on track and stay on track through the end of the year. Back to exercising, back to working out, back to eating healthy!!!! No more procrastinating! No more excuses! (although I did have some pretty good ones) Cracked my elbow, chipped my thumb, had my heart broken, and broke my toe. All of which were excuses to pig out or not work out.

Fortunately, most of those have healed and life will go on. I just need to stay focused and make healthy choices for myself, physically and emotionally. Now, check out this new cake recipe!!! Ha Ha!

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Bread - April Sugar Block of the Month Club

1/2 cup oil
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
3 tbsp milk
3 medium size mashed bananas

Mix first 6 ingredients together then add,
1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 - 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1/2 - 1 cup chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients well then pour into greased and floured loaf pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.  Makes 2 loaves

This was a very easy recipe to make.  I don't usually make banana nut bread very often because the recipe that I normally use as several steps and it just frankly takes way to long to prepare.  I'm all about quick and easy.  Recipes....I'm talking recipes here!!! LOL

I like the chocolate chips in the banana nut bread.  I've never had it that way and the chocolate just helped make a good bread even better.  If you use dark chocolate chips, along with the bananas and nuts, why I think we can just call this a "healthy" bread.  We'll just pretend that the sugar doesn't count!  It's yummy....try this one, you'll like it!!!

And here is my April quilt block.  I waited until the last day of April to make it because it involved paper piecing and I am not a fan!!!  It was actually pretty easy compared to one I've done before.  It only took me 3 1/2 hours to do, LOL!  I think it turned out okay.  It's called Sunny Day. 

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