It's The Got-Damned Grapes

     Day 6 of 21. I did a thing today. I proved to myself that I'm almost as good as I once was. I completed the standard Coyote with the 20lb bell. Yup. I know I had said I would wait till the second week to try it again, but I felt like I could give it a go. I figured I'd start it and see how far I could get before my legs gave out. My legs did not give out. I had my water and my grapes and I got through the whole damned thing, and if you keep reading, you'll see I got through it in good time as well. I'm telling you, it's the friggin grapes. Magical little pops of energy is what they are. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

     Here was tonight's work:

START TIME - 4:02pm

END TIME - 4:31pm

(That's right, 29 frickin minutes, baby!)

20lb KB (15 swings, 5 squats, 3 push ups) 20x

     The first night when I tried to complete this, it was 42 minutes. Granted, that was a mix of the 35lb KB and the 20pounder, but still, it was a lot slower. This is a huge motivator to get me back to that 35lb KB. Come to think of it, I'm not sure if I've ever completed it with the 35lb KB. I know when I first started doing this every night, all I had was the 20lb, but I don't remember if I bumped up to the 35lb. It doesn't really matter, even if I did do it at one time, remember, that time is not now. Now is now, and right now, I can't do it. But I will.

     Tonight's recipe is for a zucchini & chickpea veggie burger. This recipe made me a little nervous because it uses a lot of things that we didn't normally eat, mainly tahini, miso & chickpeas. We gave it a shot and were not disappointed! The thing with these veggies burgers and others like them, is that you can't have the expectation of it actually tasting like a burger. If you make it thinking it's going to be just like a beef patty, you're going to hate it. It tastes like veggies, but veggies are awesome! Don't skip the miso and tahini because they add a lot of the pizzazz. Get the recipe here . In general that website that the recipe is on is a great resource for healthy recipes. They're all technically diabetic recipes. Here's a little secret though, of all the eating plans and nutrition regimens I've read about and tried, diabetic meal plans seem to be the most common sense, balanced and sustainable that I've come across. We could all do with less processed carbs and more lean meat and veggies.  Give it a try!