6-14-2011

TRYING NEW THINGS



walden farms has some GREAT products out there. i have recently found the alfredo and the tomato and basil sauce! paired with some ground turkey and some chicken and zuccini noodles its a great meal that even the girls have enjoyed with me. (well bites off my plate at least). the picture shows each item i cooked seperatley so you can see all that is done. but i combined everythign in the end. I will post the reciepe for chicken alfredo when i can make it again and get a good picture.








Turkey Spegetti and Zuccini Noodles


5oz ground turkey breast


parsley flakes


garlic powder





walden farms tomatoe and basil sauce


mrs dash tomatoe basil garlic





1 cup zuccini noodles (see previous post for reciepe)


-olive oil


-1 garlic clove


-parsley flakes


1 cup sauted mushrooms



brown turkey in pan with parsley and garlic powder. heat tomatoe sauce in a pot (amount is up to you) add browned turkey and saute'd mushrooms to the sauce and let simmer. heat olive oil on high, add garlic clove saute till garlic is brown add zuccini and parsley flakes cook on medium high for 2 minutes. serve sauce on top of "noodles". ENJOY!

6-8-2011

so i'm currently right now sporting a size 6 pair of jeans that....well....are baggy...wth!! loL! i think its time to go shopping....which nick has given me the go ahead but i'm jsut waiting till i'm completely done.

i start phase 2 tomorrow. and i'm kinda nervous. i really liked drinking my protien shake with my lunch......but i have some eggs boiling to put in my salad for tomorrow and friday...(didnt really know what else to make since i got home too late to really make anything else). we'll see how hungry i am after lunch. maybe the REAL protien with my dinner will fill me up longer. phase 3 seems like soooo much food.....kinda not looking forward to that! lol

so far i've only lost 2lbs this week. i'm at 130 and i'm okay iwth that. i like the size i'm at right now. i feel goood! i look good too. my clothes are all baggy but thats a temporary problem.

time to finish preping for lunch tomorrow and go to bed. have a good night ya'll

6-7-2011

blah! so i'm at 130 even today, down .8 from yesturday. not bad. i'll take that! although thats only down 2lbs from thursday. i'm thinking what ever i am at this thursday i will start to phase off of the diet. we are going camping on 4th of july weekend and i dont want to be restricted. besides i need to start working out too. toning up. and since work is picking up i think i could definetly use the extra calories throughout the day to keep up with my work demand. especially if i'm gonna wanna work out at 8pm after the girls go to sleep. i can't do that on just what i am eating now. its not enough to last all day and work out. i'm pretty excited though.

this past weekend was a lot of fun with my family. it seems we are all so busy throughout the week to really spend time together and we got that time this weekend. i'm very excited where my life is going and i couldnt ask for anything better.

i should be going to MEPS next friday too. from there i will be able to figure out my life, and what my family will do while i'm gone. this week is a pretty big week for us.....i'm very excited for thursday too!

well happy tuesday everyone!!

6-2-2011

WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!! today is a great day!!!! 100lbs since 8-18-09!!! can you believe it! i sure can't. as a girl that has always struggled with her weight this to me is amazing! i dont even have words to describe it! i would like to thank nick for supporting me on this journey and for my good friends who have also supported me throughtou this process. i have 12 more lbs to go till i'm done with the ideal protien diet adn i plan to continue to use the reciepes that i've been using. but just not as strickly. like i can make enough for everyone instead of having to portion out EVERYTHING. i've been on this diet since february, i kinda know what a portion of meat looks like. and it fills me up. as long as i have a lot of veggies i'm good to go. i also like the idea that since I"M trying new foods so are the girls. even nick liked the "noodles" that i made. i will be able ot make a big batch for everyone to share with some chicken without having to use 50 million pans to cook it. oh man dishes will be a whole lot easier too. making two dinners is a challenge sometimes. especially in a rush. i dont have a lot of pots and pans so i have to make sure that they are washed and ready to go, sometimes washing them while i'm cooking so i can reuse a pan or a utensil.

wow 100lbs. i'm telling everyone today. i'm finally NOT the fat chick! i can't wait to see my friend sharon in july! and my brothers if they ever come back up here :( i've been really missing them a lot lately. but not to make my head bigger but these are the ppl that haven't seen me THROUGHOUT the diet so i really want to see their reaction. sharon hasnt seen me since 100lbs ago. and by the time she gets here i should be at my goal weight and toning up. CAN ANYONE SAY "lake time"!!!!!!

well i better finish getting ready for work. i hear a little one in the room knocking on her door to get out!

oh and jen i will post the reciepe for dinner i made last night tonight after the kids go to bed

6-1-2011

aww the first day of june...and the heaters are on. wth!!! i'm happy the weather is giving me a chance to get to my goal before i have to break out the mini shorts! lol.

i'm in a pretty good mood today. aside from my sitter having to cancel. my ears are feeling a little better which means i can actually hear!!!! and i'm down to 133 today. i really am leaning towards the prednisone i was on that made me gain that weight. cause i'm off of it and back down. i dotn want to get too hopefull though. i know what that gets me. tomorrow i'll probably be up to 140 or something crazy!

i was thinking that maybe all the activity i do at work is helping. (like a light work out sorta thing) so after i get done with my errands today and eating lunch i'm going to do a light work out at home. maybe a few sit ups and walking on the treadmil or something. not working out for so long and not eating carbs has really made me weak. we'll see how i do. i may not do it. there is a lot of house work that will keep me busy not to mention the yard needs some maintaning.

hope everyone is having a good hump day

5-30-2011

so this is kinda the same thing i had the other night just with chicken breast seasoned iwth the mrs dash southwest chipotle cooked on the foreman grill. i only did a cup of the zuccinni "noodles" (yes i'm addictd to them) and then a cup of steamed brocilli. it was really good. i recommend trying the noodles.

so i'm getting a little depressed with this stage of my diet. not sure whats the deal. but i just got off of having my period for a few weeks and now i'm back on it again. i was down to 134lbs on friday and today and yesturday i'm up to 137. i'm really not happy with all of this at all. i dont really know how to stop whats going on. i'm thinking i'm going to give it till thursday (weigh in day) then start working out and going to phase 2. maybe going to phase 2 and working out will give it a little boost. i was going to stay on phase 1 and work out but i think my body will like the extra protien at lunch time so i'll have the energy to work out after the girls go to bed.

i'm kinda nervous to start working out though. i know i'll be sooo sore at first. and tired. hopefully i dont mess up the diet. but something needs to kick it in gear. i have meps and boot camp coming up and i need to be off this diet and down to my goal weight.

after only having a week off and being back on my period is exhausting. it has drained all my energy out of me and all i want is a cookie!!! oh well i'll just take a nap. the chores i had planned for today will still be there later.

5-28-2011

dinner tonight was SOOO good! turkey burger on the george forman, zucinni "noodles" and some sautee'd mushrooms. super easy and something your WHOLE family will like.

Turkey Burger

5oz ground turkey breast

fav seasonings.

(sweet mesquite, garlic salt, mrs dash southwest chipotle)

-mix all together and form into a patty

- spray foreman grill

- cook till done (since i dont have directions to my foreman this has been a learning process :P )

Zuccinni "Noodles"

1 zuccini

olive oil

garlic salt

parsley flakes

-with a potatoe peeler, peel zuccini lengthwise into long thin strips.

-in a medium sauce pan heat olive oil

-throw in zuccini, season with garlic salt and parsley flakes and cook on high for about 2 minutes.

Sautee'd Mushrooms

2 sliced mushrooms

saute till desired doneness

this is one meal for one person on the Ideal Protien Diet ENJOY!!!!