May Goals
- lose 6-8 lbs
- make appointment with plastic surgeon and GP about getting extra skin hacked at.
- eat 10% less sugar
- learn how to properly swear in Mandarin so that I have some grip on what my grandmother-in-law is saying on the regular
- say one nice thing about a stranger every day
- say one nice thing about myself every day
- learn to play mah-jong and get better at my poker face or aforementioned grandmother-in-law will mop the floor with me
- jump rope for 10 minutes straight
- get better with knives for upcoming audition
- retain all digits and appendages
- try not to cry when dropping the Captain off at his first drop-off Kung Fu class
- memorize every moment I can of these last few months before pre-k.
- diligently track food and exercise
- get a facial
- plan a trip to DC with the kiddos
- in general: kick ass.
- oh, and drink more water. (always on the list)
I so far have no plan on how I will accomplish these goals. This month is about to get cray. My husband’s work is going to be bananas, my work is going into overdrive, auditions are flying like pigeons around a fast food restaurant, everyone and their mother are training for SOMETHING, and I have no less than 4 work trips. I think number 13 will be the most important of all goals. Number 13 and number 4. Swearing is usually important. Just ask my dad’s printer, because apparently, that is how you fix the ink. First, you call it a slew of profane names in such a cadence that it would make Chris Rock blush; if that doesn’t work, resort to violence.
I have a plan for number 3. I need to make smaller desserts, so packed with flavor and nutrients, that I don’t think to myself, “I bet I still have a Trader Joe’s bag of jelly beans somewhere!”
In come the balls.
The balls I made yesterday, while looser than most, and a bit more tricky to get to tighten up, fit both categories. Nutrients AND flavor. MMMM. They have protein, magnesium, healthy fats, vitamins A and E (fat soluable, by the way) and damn, are these some good balls.
Almond Protein Balls
Almond Protein Balls
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup almond butter
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3-1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 3 tbsp dark chocolate chips
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, I use Optimum Nutrition performance whey
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
Instructions
combine all ingredients and stir, if it is too loose to form into balls, add a bit more protein powder and quick oats, too firm? add more milk.
form into balls and freeze immediately.
Do you have any goals for this month?
Do you like nuts in your balls?
I LOVE nuts in my balls.
Also, #8…that’s bad ass. I’m huffing and puffing after barely 2 mins. I’m also incredibly uncoordinated with the whole jump rope thing and can’t do anything but the normal “jump”. The high knees kind trip me up (literally) every.single.time.
I am fully prepared to lose at least 3 teeth.
Let’s Jumble your goals!!
lose 6-8 lbs
make appointment with grandmother-in-law about getting extra skin hacked at.
eat 10% less strangers
learn how to properly swear in Mandarin so that I have some grip on what my plastic surgeon and GP are saying on the regular
say one nice thing about sugar every day
say 10% more nice things about (yourself) every day
learn to play jump rope with aforementioned grandmother-in-law and a mop
jump knives for 10 minutes straight
get better with Kung-Fu for upcoming audition
retain 10% of all digits and appendages
Get a facial when dropping the Captain off at his first drop-off Kung Fu class
diligently track food and kicking ass
Drink more and plan a trip to pre-K with the kiddos
I like this list, too.
it is damn hard to get me to guffaw.
I guffawed. A note of pride for you it should be.
talk like yoda I do.
You already kick A! Wish I could help you with the Mandarin swear words and the knives! That is so exciting that there are so many auditions right now, GOOD LUCK!
These balls sound excellent! And yes, love nuts!
You crack me up! I loved the one about curse words in mandarin! Ha
I like my balls in peanut butter form.
I actually expect nuts to be in my balls. #duh
meet ya in DC?
as you should, and yes.
I love crunchy nuts in balls! Geez, it’s so hard not to laugh to my self every time I say, read, hear, or think of a sentence with these words.
Great post and recipe, I actually posted a somewhat similar recipe using quinoa, protein powder, and almonds – http://justaddcayenne.blogspot.com/2012/04/gluten-free-no-bake-quinoa-almond.html.
Thanks for the great entertainment I receive in my inbox every day!
awesome! I’ll check out the recipe.