Day 29

FRUSTRATED! I had sushi on my birthday and Greek food the next day and it seems to have totally derailed my weight loss. I'm not sure what to do. I guess step up my work outs. I've only been doing 45 minutes on the arch during the week and Zumba on Saturday. I'm Zumba-ing this morning. I still haven't made myself do a Group Power or Total body work out. I know I'll be sore! Time to bite the bullet and do two hours a day.

I feel like I have some water retention in my fingers and ankles especially. Who knows I could get on the scale tomorrow and lose 3 pounds of water. One can dream.... Puffing up to my period.... Isn't life so fun sometimes?

Day 28

Whole Wheat pizza crust

1 package dry yeast
1 tablespoon warm water

mix these set aside to like it work ( i some times put 1/2 teaspoon sugar in it too)

2 cup boiling water
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening

Mix together let cool down add yeast mix

add 6 cups of flour (4 whole wheat and 2 all purpose flour)

mix everything together. makes 2 to 3 crusts bake at 450 F with toppings 15 to 20 minutes without 10 to 15.


On my way to the gym....

Day 27

Cauliflower & Broccoli Cheese casserole

2 bags of cauliflower & Broccoli vegetable mix ( I like birds eye steamables)
1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese shreds
1 cup part skim mozzarella
1/2 skim milk
sprinkle of crushed dried red pepper
grill mix spice
2 Tablespoon whole wheat flour
parmesan sprinkle cheese to taste
( you can add cumin for a smokey taste too)

Zumba is the bomb! I had fun! Saw my girls! didn't know how much I missed them. It kicked my ass! Hopefully it will help me lose part of my ass & gut for that matter!


pre -heat oven to 350F. Spray glass casserole. Steam vegetables. Mix all ingredients together put in casserole, sprinkle top with a little more parmesan. Place in oven for 40 minutes. take out of oven let sit 5 minutes.

ENJOY!

Day 26

I still feel puffy and bloated from eat sushi, and yesterday I was bad and eat Greek food Gyros ( had tabulee oh and the creamy cucumber sauce) Any way did NOT weigh in this morning either. This was the poor lonely left over waffle....LOL!
Made HEARTY WHOLE WHEAT WAFFLES YUM!

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar or Splenda ( I use 2 Splenda, 1 sugar)
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups skim milk
2/3 cup to 1 cup apple sauce ( i had the lunch pack type cups, i used 2)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
cooking spray

Heat waffle maker. Mix everything together. I mix all the liquid stuff first then everything else except the flour, then the flour after everything is well mixed. spray waffle maker grill. pour about 1/2 cup mixture into waffle maker shut lid cook about 3 minutes.

makes about 4 to 5 waffles.

We used jelly, pie filling fruit, strawberries or sugar free syrup. They were gone in seconds....

Day 25

HOLY SHIT! I AM 46!


I ate sushi last night.... not weighing in because of SOY SAUCE. I puff up like balloon when I eat it. It will be out of my system in a day or two....

All dressed up! Too bad it for this stupid deposition.... Still fat but almost to a mini goal of 10 pounds! i see a pedicure in my futre!

Day 24

222.6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
Snowing up a storm... i wonder if the gym will be open...

Warm comfort food for a snowy day

CORN CHOWDER


1 small onion
1 carrot sliced or chopped
1 stock celery diced
2Tablespoons olive oil
1 small bag or can corn
1 can cream corn
about 2 cup stock chicken or vegetable
potatoes diced (I use diced hash browns)
1/2 cup lite half and half or skim milk
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

in big pot put the first 4 ingredients saute until onion translucent.
Add corn, cream corn, stock, potatoes and spices. Bring to boil, reduce heat a little and let simmer for 10 minutes until potatoes are cooked. Add Half & Half simmer a 5 to 10 minutes more. Serve.

calories some where between 150 and 195 per bowl. Served mine with the reduced fat Crescent rolls. probably should find a nice whole wheat roll...

Day 23

223.2 Another pound! ( I like the upstairs scale better it was under 220 like 219 or 218)

PARMESAN-CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN

2 small pork tenderloins
3/4 parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons ground cumin
black pepper to taste

Pre heat oven to 400. Mix the last three ingredient and press all over pork coating as thoroughly as possible. Put in shallow roasting pan. I cooking time depends on how thick the tenderloin is between 25 and 40 minutes. ( I had a thick one)
roast for 10 turn over in pan until done. Should have just a hint of pink but be the proper temp on meat thermometer . Let rest at least 5 minutes after removing from heat.

This was so freaking GOOD! Easy!


ad on....

SO I have to get dress pant for this stupid trial. Since all my dress pants are 18's I'm screwed. I have to buy new. I went to Lane Bryant to try on pants. took 20's and 18's in . TOO FREAKING BIG! So i wind up with 16s perfect fit. So i get home and go to try on my old dress pants size 18 they are super tight I need to at least lose 5 to 10 pounds for them to look right to wear in public. They are making the sizes BIGGER now than 5 years ago. It's crazy!

Day 22

224.2 sigh...

Feeling lazy trying to talk myself into another Zumba class. Why did they have to change it to 8:15AM?

I'm having intestinal issues this morning.... I poop out the last 2 ounces! Sorry TMI! No one can say I'm not getting enough fiber!

3:00PM
Didn't make it to morning Zumba maybe the 6:30PM one??? at least the cardio theater.

OK the size 18 jeans i could not even button the other day, I not only buttoned, but zipped them! WOO HOO! The scale may not be showing results as fast as I would like but my body is toning and tightening. My size 20 are lose! Talk about an ego boost and encouragement! SO GLAD I TRIED THEM ON AGAIN TODAY!

6:00PM

so Katie and I did the cardio theater. I found a new recipe to try tonight!

Day 21

224.2 went down a bit....funny how ounce count again like when I was a baby...LOL!

I printed out the Sportscom's pool schedule. I think I'm going to use it too. Mixing workout up to keep me from being use to it or bored. I find it is much better for me to be in a class. I work harder.

I need to menu plan....

Day 20

224.6 (mean old scale)

I went to my first Zumba class in about 2 years. I really have no clue why I was stupid enough to stop going. I tried earlier this week to go but the schedule had changed, so I was arching it in the cardio theater. NOTHING like a Zumba class. Holy shit I thought my heart was going to pound out of my chest for a minute there. BUT I was having fun! I smiled my way through the whole class. I forgot how much it is like dancing. I got a great work out! I'm drenched with sweat. Very pleased I was able to make it through the entire class. Now Group power class is another story. I never really looked forward to it. It is good work outs but not really what I call fun. BUT I need weight training and I hate the machines, BORING.

I'm going to make it my goal to do at least a class a day 5 out 7 days. WISH ME LUCK!


LATER:

Well, I decide to see how far I am from the next size down. (I have every size from 22 to 10 in my closet so this will repeat many times). I tried on some of my old jeans on my fat butt. I can get them up! No way I could button them, zipping is dream... Since I was trying to grow out of my FAT pants in December this isn't much of a surprise. My jeans are fitting me MUCH better now. I can breathing in them. I'll try on the other pair again in a week. See if I can button them. Hopefully Zumba will have shaken off more of my stomach and ass.

Day 19

224.6
Last night's dinner was DELICIOUS.

CHICKEN PICCATA for 2

2 4oz boneless chicken breasts pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon capers in balsamic vinegar
1/4 fresh ground pepper
2 Tablespoons parsley chopped

Heat oil add chicken cooking about 3 to 4 minutes a side till golden brown.
remove keep warm
add broth and lemon juice salt and pepper to pan stirring getting the less bits reduce
add capers stir.

plate chicken ( I used penne pasta with pesto and spinach) pour reduced sauce over sprinkle with parsley.

I was about licking the plate it was so good!

Katie and I did the gym thing...Aren't we good?

Day 18

My new scale. Easier on my poor old eyes. BUT it weighs heavier than my old one! EEK! Up stairs my old scale read 221 which I like a hell of a lot better than 224.6 So I guess the good news is I've lost weight, 7 pounds BUT the NEW scale's numbers aren't as kind...sniff, sniff, sniff...BUT AT LEAST I CAN READ THE NUMBERS ON MY NEW SCALE! It's more in line with the doctor's office scale.

My jeans are fitting much better. They aren't I can't breath tight any more. I'm going to start trying on a lower size to see how far I need to go to hit that mini goal.

I have to admit I've hit a snag in my weigh loss. The law suit I've been going through this last 8 years has reared it's ugly head. It has thrown me for a bit of a loop. I didn't start my scheduled work out classes or go to the gym because I'm in a funk. But I am realizing that that is a truly stupid excuse. I'm letting that horrible person win, if I ruin or won't work on my health over this. I let the stress over this take over again and ate my way into my problem. It terrible that I worked so hard to get down to 170 only to gain it all back. I'll be damned if I let her effect another area of my life any more. It is supposed to be finally finished February 7 & 8. So I'm going to ZUMBA this morning! I'd like to see my NEW scale say 121 by Monday. MINI GOAL!

I'm going to talk about fiber, fiber in breads to be accurate. So all breads are not created equal for sure in that department. We all know about white vs wheat. But wheat breads even though they say whole wheat have vastly different amounts of fiber. Some only have as much as the white bread! CRAZY! It seems the higher the fiber content the more expensive the bread is. this below is a pile of GOLD! These were all close to $4 a package!
These are the highest fiber I could find in the Kroger grocery store near my home. The champ being the Thomas Hearty Muffins 8 grams of fiber and 100 calories. The Arnold grains & more double fiber bread has 6grams per slice and 100 calories, cover reads 48% Daily value of fiber... I just wonder is fiber expensive or something? I thought it came naturally in WHOLE WHEAT. I'd think you'd have to do less to the wheat if you keep the fiber. so why is So EXPENSIVE! I'm going hunting for coupons for these!

Day16 &17

Period started. Felt BLAH! Yesterday. Hopefully I will have the will power to get to the gym today. I didn't yesterday.
Tried a new recipe deep dish taco pizza. Again very easy. I made mine smaller because we didn't need 6 servings.


I made a pizza crust the size of a personal pan pizza. I used the pizza stone from Pampered chef! Rarely use that thing finally finding a good use for it!

Browned VERY lean ground beef 4% fat and onion together.
added taco spices and can of diced tomatoes with peppers.
Cooked it down till most of the juice was gone.
Put on pizza crust topped with low fat Mexican cheese shreds.
baked at 425 for 12 minutes.

dab with low fat sour cream.... lettuce shreds would have been good too.


On a happy note the Predators beat the Coyotes! JP Dumont #71 got a hat trick!

Day 15

weigh222Yesterdays lunch quick and simple!

pre-baked pizza crust ( Boboli)
Sweet basil spaghetti sauce
baby spinach
sliced fresh mushrooms
red pepper flakes
part skim mozzarella


pre heat oven to 450 F
Put about a cup of sauce on pizza crust, sprinkle with red pepper flakes to taste. Cover with spinach and sliced mushrooms, cover that with cheese. Place in oven for ten minutes.

cut into 4 slices 308 calories counts as two vegetables 2 starches and one high fat meat


OK, I couldn't keep off the scales back to 222. Still have water weight though fingers are puffy....so maybe when the water weight goes I'll be really HAPPY! let's hope so!

The BBQ pork sandwiches were the bomb! Will make those again in a heart beat!

I DVRed some 1/2 hour yoga programs and work programs. I'm going to give them a go today see if I like them.

Day 14

Today is all about the pork tenderloin! I like to marinade in zip-locks.


Since two come in a package I'm getting two meals put together. First is from probably the only "light" show Paul Deen ever has done...LOL! Grill Pork Tenderloin. It has to Marinade over night, but is a simple prep then you just grill it!

here's the Marinade

1/2 cup lite soy sauce
2 oranges juiced ( just use 1/2 cup tropicana orange juice)
1 lime juiced ( again I just use my little bottle of lime juice about a table spoon full)
1/2 tamarind concentrate ( OK this was hard to find the 1st time you can get it at any oriental market or skip it)
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard ( again you can substitute any i sometimes use brown instead slightly different flavor but good)
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 clove crushed garlic ( I buy the pre chopped in jar in the produce section. getting the smell off my fingers even with lemons is
difficult.... I know woosie)
1 tablespoon chopped scallions ( if I don't have any I just use an onion I actually like more than the recipe calls for)

1 pork tenderloin
Olive oil for brushing when grilling

grill at 350 turning about every 5 minutes use meat thermometer it is done when you reach 145 degrees in center. MUST be that or above you don't want trichinosis NASTY STUFF.

After you take tenderloin off grill let it rest about 10 minutes before cutting it so juices won't just run out.

Bring reserved marinade to a boil on stove thicken. use to spoon over meat.

THIS RECIPE IS SO DELICIOUS IT TEMPS BY VEGETARIAN DAUGHTER! Pictures of finish product tomorrow... if i don't forget

I'm also trying a new recipe from cooking light

This is the beginning. Smells great so far!

BBQ Pork sandwiches this can serve 8 ( I'm doing 1/4 of the recipe since katie and I will probably be the only one eating it)

1/2 cup brown sugar packed
1 large chopped onion
1 1/2 Mexican seasoning ( couldn't find his so i mixed chili powder, cummin, garlic powder, salt, pepper and crush pepper
flakes)
3 Table spoons Worcestershire sauce
3 table spoon cider vingar
3 tablespoons molasses ( i didn't have any so I use maple syrup)
1 teaspoon dry Mustard
1 6 oz can tomato paste
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 tespoon salt
1 2 pound boneless pork loin roast
whole wheat buns

Cut roast in to pieces. Mix all ingredients in slow cooker. put roast piece in cooker. cok on high for one hour. Turn to low and cook an additional 7 hours or until tender. take roast pieces out and shred with two forks return to mixture stir. Spoon on to whole wheat buns.

Even with buns this recipe is only 398 cut eh bun out and that is 200 calories gone. The Cooking light cook book suggest a tangy apple coleslaw and water mellon with this main dish.

Well, now I must wrap my mind around getting my behind to gym....

Day 13

Raspberry Chicken Adobo

4 chicken breasts ( skinless boneless)
1/2 teaspoon anise seeds
1/2 cup raspberry vinaigrette, fat free
1/2 cup water
1/4 lite soy sauce
4 cloves garlic
1 Tablespoon fresh ginger ( or 1 teaspoon dry)
fresh raspberries

Put chicken in large frying pan begin to cook. Meanwhile mix all ingredients except fresh raspberries together and pout over chicken . Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 25 minutes.


Gym was good....starting going to classes Monday, maybe Sunday.....

fruit smoothie!

1 banana
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup skim milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 tablespoon splenda
put in blender , blend till smooth

You can change out the frozen strawberries for any other frozen fruit

remove chicken and place in boiler on each side for about 2 to 3 minutes
thicken sauce by reduction or add a small amount of a corn starch and water mixture ( 1 teaspoon corn starch to 2 teaspoons water)

Place on a bed of brown rice or pea pods. garnish with raspberries.

Chicken with pea pods is only 178 calories 2 g fat 3 g fiber 29 g protein

I had mine with asparagus and brown rice last night. The rice ups the calories but also add fiber.

Day 11 &12

Cookie Dough cupcake NOT DIET!
Oops! forgot to post yesterday.The only new recipe i tried wasn't in any stretch of the imagination "healthy" or "light" really good though for the bunco party! cookie dough cupcakes. They have cookie dough in the center. I did sample half of one. I also did 50 minutes on the arch machine another 10 lifting weights at the gym.

As for the 12th day I am puffy starting my PMS phase. The scale confirmed it :( back up to 224 I don't think half a cupcake did that or small bowl of chili and chips. I don't think I'll weigh again till after my period. It will just add to the PMS....LOL!


COOKIE DOUGH CUP CAKES ARE EASY!

prepare a yellow cake from scratch or mix
spoon into cupcake papers 2/3 full
prepare chocolate chip cookies or buy pre-made small ones
put in center of cupcake wrapper on top of yellow cake batter

bake at 350 for 19 to 24 minutes
cool frost with chocolate frosting

Day 10

didn't weigh in.....

Did a little exercise TV yesterday. abs work out off the floor. My sides hurt today, obliques? Just a ten minute work out. Very easy. it seems to work! Trying a new 10 minute work out a day. Nice that Comcast has that feature.

trying to decide what recipe to try for lunch. Recommend the Cooking Light books!

Day 9

222 pounds! Nice surprise!

pork tenderloin Caribbean jerk


6oz pork slices pounded
rub with Caribbean jerk spices

cook in pan sprayed with cooking spray remove when cooked keep warm
put following in same pan and stir till thickening serve over pork.

1/4 cup pineapple juice or small can crushed pineapple
1 teaspoon brown mustard
1 teaspoon corn starch

Day 8

I didn't weigh in! It's a snow day! No gym either. But we ate right.

The recipe of the day is PESTO CHICKEN WITH PENNE it is AWESOME!

2 1/4 cups uncooked penne pasta
1 pound chicken tenders
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Cooking spray
1/3 cup commercial pesto

Cook pasta to package directions drain

Salt and pepper chicken, saute'

toss chicken penne and pesto together serve.

FAST, EASY, DELICIOUS! We had steamed broccoli with it.

Day 7

Disappointing 224 once again. I probably should just weigh once a week.... Nah! more fun to torture myself


Quick and good

Italian spiced chicken tenders

chicken tenderloins
2 Tablespoon butter melted
1/2 teaspoon Italian spice
1/4 salt
pepper to taste
2 Tablespoons Olive oil

toss chicken in melted butter mixed with spices put olive oil in pan saute'. serve with brown rice (used the precooked you steam in microwave for 90 seconds) and steamed asparagus Took 10 minutes! Great lunch!


Katie and I are off to the gym!

Day 6

224 pounds WAH! No more soy sauce! I know it is water weight...

So Katie I made the gym. We got rewarded by the grossest smelliest Mexican guy getting on the machine in between us He smelled like garlic, onion, sweat. SO GROSS! At least it was only the last 10 minutes.

We were very good today!

Day 5

Can I say 223.5? the needle wouldn't really land..... besides I like 1/2 off than 224 again, LOL!

Bummed I'd like to say 5 pounds in 5 days.... oh well! I had trouble eating all my vegetables yesterday. I think I had more fruit. I think 5 of fruit. Need to keep some V8 around. I just couldn't face chicken-garbanzo bean salad last night and made ricotta cheese-nut snack. It is so good!

one cup lite ricotta,
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts,
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
teaspoon or two of Splenda.
cals 298, 24 gram protein, 1 fat.

I put everything in the food processor, Nuts first, grind them, then everything else.

I'm going out to eat for the first time since eating right started. SUSHI! Good lean protein, and I won't get any fried rolls. Debra is trying to eat right too.

Katie & I skipped the gym...shame on us. tomorrow morning....

Day 4

224 pounds

I was very bummed when i got on the scale, and it didn't move downward from yesterday. I got spoilt the first 3 days! I probably shouldn't weigh every day. There are times in the month that I'll gain weight on the scale, but it will be pure water. I don't want to get discouraged. I also realized I really want a digital scale! These old eyes have a really hard time reading the little lines and I'd left my distance glasses down stairs. If I buy a new scale though it might be off or make me weigh more. I was weighed at the doctor's office in December so when I go back in March it will tell the real story. Hopefully I'll knock the doctor's socks off. 150 by March? That is 74 pounds. I doubt it. Shoot for 150, but be really happy with 180. I'm going to have to step up my work out to more than just cardio. I watched I USE TO BE FAT on MTV last night ( off DVR Predators game was on, priorities!) the 18 year old lost 90 pounds in 89 days. She had a really boot camp type trainer. Dragging tires all over.... I think the key is to vary the work out. Varying the work out is where I have trouble.

I did two trips to the gym yesterday. WE ARE MARSHALL was play in the cardio theater. I hadn't seen it and it was GOOD. I find if the movie is good I can go way longer. As soon as I have some endurance confidence I'm going back to Zumba. I think i can make an hour class! We shall see! I need weight training. So far I've printed out the schedule of classes for the MAC. Several group power classes and total body work out class that have that built into the hour. I know I'll be sore after one of those classes the next day. Oh and Kim, Jim and my old trainer offered to kick our asses on Saturdays along with Katie.

Today is going to be challenging. I have to bake an order. I have to make mini cupcakes for a baby shower. Death by chocolate and strawberry strawberry cream. The whole house is going to smell like a bakery. At least I'm sick of cupcakes. After Christmas I'm pretty sick of goodies of all kinds.

Katie and I went to the gym.

Day 3

224 pounds

Well, the fiber in this meal plan is cleaning me out like a giant broom! I'm pleased 4 pounds gone! Probably water weight, but it feels good to look at the scale going DOWN.

The lasagna was OK. It tasted like Weight Watchers or Lean Cuisine Not like mine or Marina's. LOL! Way less fat. It needs tweaked more spice I think. I'll make my changes before I post recipe.

Today is PIZZA! Mushroom-spinach Pizza

1 10 ounce Italian pizza crust (Boboli)
1 1/3 cups tomato-basil pasta sauce
1 8oz package pre sliced mushrooms
1 cup coarsely chopped baby spinach
1 cup (4 oz ) part skim mozzarella shreds
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

preheat oven 450 F
Bake for 10 minutes
yield 4 servings cut in 4 pieces

calories 308, 27% from fat fat 9.1g, fiber 2.9g
exchanges 2 starch, 2 vegetable, 1 high fat meat

On my way to the GYM!

Day 2

226 pounds



Just made crockpot lasagna (361 calories). I would have thought it would have been more fattening than that... the lite ricotta cheese and the Mozzarella part skim. So one hour on high and 5 more on low. I used the whole wheat noodles. Never use the whole wheat lasagna noodles before, We shall see how it tastes. That is for tonight's dinner.

Ham pea salad was yummy!

3/4 pounds extra lean ham cubed
1 medium red or green bell pepper chopped
1 1/3 frozen peas
1/2 cup red onion chopped
1 cup dices cucumber
1/3 cup light mayonnaise
1 teaspoon sugar or Splenda
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
serve on mixed greens



I must admit knowing what is planned for all the meals takes all stress out of it. I'm going to plan out next weeks menu. Having the shopping list at the grocery store was easy.

So I like the food part.... so far!

I did my 45 minutes on the arch machine.

Starting!

228 pounds January 3,2011



OK today Katie and I went to the gym. I did 45 minutes on the arch machine on level one. Supposedly burned almost 500 calories! Tomorrow we'll do the same thing. I need to do some weight training and core strengthening too. So some sit ups, and work on my arms with weights added tomorrow. Just mix it around. Next week I'll change the level to two. I want to get back to Zumba.

After that we went to the grocery store and bought the food for the menu plan for a week. healthy food is pricey! We are following the Cooking Light super fast suppers. We made the Sweet tuna curry for lunch. YUM! Loved it!

1/3 cup light mayonnaise
1 1/2 Tablespoon splenda or sugar
3/4 teaspoon curry powder or curry paste (I used paste)
1 9oz can tuna ( in water) drained
1 8oz can sliced water chestnuts, chopped
1/2 cup matchstick-cup carrots
1/2 cup celery
1/2 cup red bell pepper

mix well put on wheat berry bread
this makes enough for 4
360 calories

Learned something new...

Beer pong! Thanks Greg! Basically a game of quarters played on ping pong table and with a ping pong ball. It was a fun party.
thank Mr. Coleman. I need to get the group pic from Greg.

I have a pork tenderloin in the crock pot. HEALTHY! not so sure everything at Jackie and Ray's bowl party will be.

Waiting for Mr Metro-sexual to get done with his toilet. Jim uses more product than I do. I find it so funny. For Christmas I had Katie get him the full load of face creams, eye puff gel... He LOVED IT! LOL!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!