Speaking of challenge, this past week at work was extremely challenging. I'm still having trouble getting up in the morning, and I have not yet resumed my treadmill walking regimen. I really need to get back on the wagon because I go to see Dr. KO next month, and I don't want to see rising numbers for my cholesterol.
One of my gifts to myself this Christmas was a
Fitbit Zip. Its a tiny device which functions like a pedometer, but you can also use it to keep track of calories burned and consumed. It also functions as a clock. You wear it on your waistband or keep it in your pocket. Ladies can also wear it on their bra (yes, convenient). It syncs to your computer via dongle, so you can keep track of your progress. I don't think its been very motivating yet. The Help has one, and he constantly tells me, "I earned a badge.". Having never earned a badge yet (I think you need to walk 10,000 steps in a day), I'm not privy to the excitement.
Perhaps I should be more into Fitbit because while the holiday guests were here, there was definitely some overindulgence going on. As of Friday, all guests have gone home. In spite of the new years day never-ending party fiasco, I hope I get to see (most of) them again soon. In one of the pre-overindulgence family activities, I invited a few favorite family people over for dinner. It was a simple dinner...soup and rolls. I made two batches of rolls (thinking D2 can eat half a recipe on her own in an hour) and ended up opening my institutional-size bag of bread flour. This means that in the next few weeks, I'm going to be busy baking bread things...again, another reason to use the Fitbit (lotsa calories in bread things).
A few months ago, I posted the
Cinnamon Challenge: Snickerdoodle Edition. This time around, we are doing the Cinnamon Challenge: Cinnamon Roll
Edition (thanks to that dang giant bag of bread flour). The best cinnamon roll recipe can be found on
allrecipes.com:
Clone of a Cinnabon is truly a clone of Cinnabon. Submitted by Marsha Fernandez, not
only is it delicious, but the dough in amazingly easy to work with. It
rolls out nicely, and it rolls up nicely too. It is not one of those doughs which sticks to everything everywhere. And if you are wondering. . .yes, I have made other cinnamon rolls before. This recipe is, by far, the best tasting, and the procedure is no different than other cinnamon rolls.
 |
| rolling out the dough to a giant rectangle. |
 |
| spreading the butter |
 |
| sprinkling the brown sugar-cinnamon. . .love the aroma |
 |
| rolling up |
 |
| ready to rise again |
 |
| freshly baked and glazed...do NOT skip the glaze |
I'm facing another challenging week because I have a major
presentation to give this evening at the local university. Its a
presentation I do yearly, and I go through this anxiety every year. In
addition to the stress from that, I inadvertently added to the Ds day be
scheduling dental appointments for both of them. D1 ends the day with a
basketball game, so it will be a long day for both of us. I'm considering attaching my Fitbit to one of the basketball players!
 |
| Clone of a Cinnabon...worth all the effort! |
|
|
Thank you, Marsha, for sharing your recipe with us all!
Speaking of challenge, this past week at work was extremely challenging. I'm still having trouble getting up in the morning, and I have not yet resumed my treadmill walking regimen. I really need to get back on the wagon because I go to see Dr. KO next month, and I don't want to see rising numbers for my cholesterol.
One of my gifts to myself this Christmas was a
Fitbit Zip. Its a tiny device which functions like a pedometer, but you can also use it to keep track of calories burned and consumed. It also functions as a clock. You wear it on your waistband or keep it in your pocket. Ladies can also wear it on their bra (yes, convenient). It syncs to your computer via dongle, so you can keep track of your progress. I don't think its been very motivating yet. The Help has one, and he constantly tells me, "I earned a badge.". Having never earned a badge yet (I think you need to walk 10,000 steps in a day), I'm not privy to the excitement.
Perhaps I should be more into Fitbit because while the holiday guests were here, there was definitely some overindulgence going on. As of Friday, all guests have gone home. In spite of the new years day never-ending party fiasco, I hope I get to see (most of) them again soon. In one of the pre-overindulgence family activities, I invited a few favorite family people over for dinner. It was a simple dinner...soup and rolls. I made two batches of rolls (thinking D2 can eat half a recipe on her own in an hour) and ended up opening my institutional-size bag of bread flour. This means that in the next few weeks, I'm going to be busy baking bread things...again, another reason to use the Fitbit (lotsa calories in bread things).
A few months ago, I posted the
Cinnamon Challenge: Snickerdoodle Edition. This time around, we are doing the Cinnamon Challenge: Cinnamon Roll
Edition (thanks to that dang giant bag of bread flour). The best cinnamon roll recipe can be found on
allrecipes.com:
Clone of a Cinnabon is truly a clone of Cinnabon. Submitted by Marsha Fernandez, not
only is it delicious, but the dough in amazingly easy to work with. It
rolls out nicely, and it rolls up nicely too. It is not one of those doughs which sticks to everything everywhere. And if you are wondering. . .yes, I have made other cinnamon rolls before. This recipe is, by far, the best tasting, and the procedure is no different than other cinnamon rolls.
|
| rolling out the dough to a giant rectangle. |
|
| spreading the butter |
|
| sprinkling the brown sugar-cinnamon. . .love the aroma |
|
| rolling up |
|
| ready to rise again |
|
| freshly baked and glazed...do NOT skip the glaze |
I'm facing another challenging week because I have a major
presentation to give this evening at the local university. Its a
presentation I do yearly, and I go through this anxiety every year. In
addition to the stress from that, I inadvertently added to the Ds day be
scheduling dental appointments for both of them. D1 ends the day with a
basketball game, so it will be a long day for both of us. I'm considering attaching my Fitbit to one of the basketball players!
|
| Clone of a Cinnabon...worth all the effort! |
|
|
Thank you, Marsha, for sharing your recipe with us all!
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