Hiccups and weight loss

So my posts have been intermittent the lately. Why? 

One word. 

Migraines.

Not a bad headache. Not an intense headache. 

A migraine.

Those of you that have them know what I am talking about.


And, for me, the only thing to do is take medicine and essentially be asleep for hours until it goes away.

The food related aspect? I have been craving potassium.

French green beans, potatoes with chives and greek yogurt and turkey.

Why potassium? I have no idea. 


I do have a guess about why I have been having migraines. I have been trying to cut down on caffeine and I have probably been doing it too abruptly.


I had very little caffeine the last few days and then I had a big 'ol cup of joe from the convenience store yesterday which apparently was too much for my delicate blood vessels and BOOM - migraine.


Which is why I am awake at 1:30 am posting - I did one errand today (technically yesterday) and got home and the migraine hit. Then enter medicine - cue sleep - and yeah, I just woke up - at 1:30 am.


But I did get lovely pictures of my lunch even though I was not awake long enough to post them yesterday.

So, sorry for the hiccups in posting - I am off to defrost a croissant for tomorrow's breakfast.


Oh, and another update - my eating approach has resulted in weight loss - 10 pounds to be exact (since January). 


The non diet approach seems to be working :-)

Baked potato Shepherd's Pie

Since it is St. Paddy's Day - I knew I was going to have potatoes in one form or another.

Baked potato Shepherd's Pie.

I don't have any meat in the house but I did have these ingredients:

Potato, frozen corn and Gardein beefless tips.

The potato went into a 350 degree oven for 1 hour. (make sure to prick the potato with a fork to let the steam escape)

Crispy and hot out of the oven.

 I cut the potato in half and scooped out the insides.

 I mashed the potato with a pinch of salt and pepper and a splash of whole milk.

The mashed potatoes go back into the shells.

 For the corn, I put the frozen kernels into a skillet on low heat and added in a pat of butter. Then I added in 2 Tbsp. of nutritional yeast with a splash of milk because it is just not Shepherd's Pie without a cheesy flavor.

The cheesy, creamy corn goes on top.

 I put the Gardein beefliss tips into a hot skillet and browned them all all sides. Then I took the pan off the heat and added in a few splashes of Worcestershire sauce and a dollop of ketchup.

The beefless tips went on top.

An incredibly tasty and creamy version of Shepherd's Pie. This recipe will definitely go into the regular recipe rotation!