His vs. Hers

I want to start with a big shout-out to my wonderful hubby.  When I moved in with the Hubby, he weighed in at about 206 pounds.  He now weighs 187-ish and definitely carries more muscles mass than before.  He's a runner, he lift weights, and his eating habits improved so much since we got together and, I do NOT force anything on him!  He has changed his habits of his own volition.  He realized it felt good to run - he liked it when he slimmed down - he likes pushing his body in new ways.  It's his journey.

All that said, our exercise and diet patters do not always align.  There are many foods that I like to eat that the hubby is not fond of or that I do NOT eat but that he loves.  You know what I do about it?  I let it be.  I try to accommodate his needs and be gracious about it when we can't agree.  It's his job to decide the health journey that is a good fit for him and it's my job to concern myself with my own health journey.  Our needs aren't the same - our goals aren't the same - and our habits will reflect that.

I had two things to eat today that were for me and me alone.

1) Paleo pancakes!

Here is the recipe I used: http://guiltykitchen.com/2012/10/19/paleo-pancakes/

I left out the hemp hearts and put in more coconut flour but other than that I followed the recipe.  I like how these pancakes turned out!  I've had several disasters making paleo pancakes so I'm excited when the end product looks and tastes at least similar to "normal" pancakes.  I've had some recipes that end up as crumbly messes, some that taste more like an omelette than a pancake, etc.  Ryan has not enjoyed a single paleo pancake recipe and at this point has altogether given up even sampling any non-standard pancakes.  These pancakes tasted good, were fluffy, and maintained a good shape so I'm pretty pleased with them.  Following the recipe yielded these six small pancakes.  I ate three and was pretty full so I put the other three away for later use.  Coconut flour based pancakes are definitely more dense and more filling than standard pancakes.

2) Sweet potato fries!

Ryan loves potatoes but he does NOT love sweet potatoes.  Every now and then he tries sweet potato and thinks it's fine; for example, he likes the baked sweet potatoes at Texas Roadhouse - think Butter, Cinnamon, ooeygooey.  I made sweet potatoes like the ones at Texas Roadhouse once at home but it was just too much sugar and butter for me - that's not a dish we can put into the regular rotation.  Anyways, I love everything sweet potato so when I feel like having potatoes, I just make His and Hers potatoes.

So what's the takeaway? Live the fit life.  Your journey will inspire others.  Others' journey won't look exactly like yours. Encourage others to choose their own path based on their preferences, goals, and what works for them.