posted by Jennifer on a day in the life of me!, Half marathon training, recipe make over

Hi everyone! I hope your first week of January is going well! Everyone is getting out of vacation mode and getting back to work – our kids are still off school – they start back Monday, so next week I’m sure will be more of a challenge now that there will be homework, making lunches, getting up earlier, etc.

My husband and I are super excited because tomorrow is the Kick-Off party for Team in Training for our event taking place on April 28th. I am running the half marathon and my husband is going to do the full marathon.

We are raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – SO we have started a 5 buck Friday – if you have an extra $5.00 to spare – please consider donating to this great cause!

Our FUNDRAISING PAGE IS HERE WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DONATION ONLINE.

The kick off is always great. You meet the coaches, we get a mentor who we will also meet for support throughout the season, as well as getting to know the other runners. I will be updating everyone throughout the training about how we are doing, so come back to check up on me!

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Since I love to cook, I record a TON of cooking shows. I am lucky to not only have Food TV, but also the Cooking Channel too. As I was scrolling to see what shows were on, I was intrigued by one show so I decided to record it.

Bobby Deen, Paula Deen’s son, has his own cooking show that feautures recipes that his Mom has made, but Bobby has revamped them into healthier fare! I’m including the link to Cooking Channel and the recipes he’s redone.

Check the recipes out here

The interesting part was he would compare the calories and fat of his Mom’s food (which has horrible stats of course) and then compare to his version. Did you know she makes a bread pudding casserole that has Krispy Kreme donuts as the base of the recipe??? He redid that one using skim milk, non fat whipped cream and whole wheat donuts as the base (and a lot less donuts too!)

So, if you don’t have Cooking Channel, they have tons of recipes on line.

So, what’s up for your weekend plans??? Have a great one!