Roasted Carrots with Maple Dijon Sauce

Last year, I went on a no-carb diet.

It lasted all of a few weeks.  You may remember it, as I brought you all along.  In those few short weeks, I felt slimmer, healthier and more energized than I had in a long time.

Then... bread happened. 

I missed it so much.  I thought I was fastened securely inside the wagon only to be violently chucked to the curb, unable to get back on. 

Cut to today, and I'm a hot mess.

Why?  Well, because last week, we enjoyed a nice relaxing vacation in Atlantic City.  Nothing big, just a little reset button after I finished school for the semester.  When I got back, I was horrified to find that the scale in my bathroom was hovering on a number I hadn't seen since my senior year of high school.

Now, mind you, after I graduated high school, I got good and small.  Apparently, I looked really good.  In a case of what I self-diagnosed as mild body dysmorphia (the altered perception of one's body), I never saw what other people saw when I looked in the mirror.  I never felt thin, or good in my clothes.  I still saw the same girl from high school.

Now, I am officially the same girl as I was in high school.

People, this is a terrible thing for me.  I see exactly what my problem is.  An intense addiction to food.  A severe lack of willpower.  A million stressors on my plate.  All day.  Every day.

So, today, I have decided to change everything.  First and foremost, I'm going to allow this website and it's readers to hold me accountable.  I've set plans in motion for the sake of my health and I intend to prove to you that I can achieve my goals.

I watched a couple documentaries about food on Hulu and Netflix so I've officially scared myself off some foods for the next 3-4 days.  I've made a list of 5k runs and 1 sprint triathlon in August that I plan to accomplish.  This should help motivate me to improve my fitness.  I'm also going to get back into the habit of searching out lean protein and vegetable ideas to try and share with you.  This helped me last time, so I'm hoping to do well again.

Send words of encouragement because I'm descending into the low-carb vortex again and it's going to be awfully dark and sad for a while.  Hope to see my slimmer, healthier, sunnier disposition on the other side!






Roasted Carrots with Maple Dijon Sauce

6 large carrots
Olive oil
Salt & Pepper to taste

Maple Dijon Sauce:
3 tbsp melted butter
3 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp onion powder
Salt & Pepper to taste



Preheat oven 400F.

Arrange carrots on a baking sheet.  Sprinkle with olive oil on both sides and season to taste.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients.

Set carrots out onto a serving dish and drizzle sauce over them.  Serve hot.