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Had a small binge on chocolate yesterday afternoon. I think it was emotional eating because I still don't feel good and I am stressed out. Hopefully today I can do better.

Small white hot chocolate (I got a vaccine shot today and wanted a treat lol) and a hard boiled egg.

I have a bunch of cookbooks. My current obsession are Asian based cookbooks... Japanese, Chinese, and Korean mostly. Still looking for the perfect Japanese cookbook. What I look for are easy recipes. With my health issues spending a lot of time and energy in the kitchen is not possible a lot of the time. If anyone has…

Been having grilled chicken sandwiches the last couple of nights with BBQ sauce, fried onions, and pepperjack cheese. They were really good. Tonight I am making some salmon with rice and broccoli. Sounds boring, but I have this sweet and savory asian style sauce that I make with it.

Woke up to -4F temps and wind chills of about -30F. Today's high will be 3F with a Wind Chill Warning of wind chills of -25F to -35F. We will get back into the positives and even double digits tomorrow with a high of 17F! So yea, it has been cold. Luckily I have not had to go anywhere.

Heated up some Cincinnati chili tonight. So way off plan, but I was having some medical issues (see my post in Share Your Day) and just could not handle cooking what I had planned. Luckily the tofu will last a bit in the fridge and the veggies were frozen.

So almost ended up in the ER this afternoon/evening. Seems my body reacts to Prednisone quite highly. I started having a high heart rate (120+ bmp, my normal is like 85 to 90) and it was pounding. Luckily I was able to get an online urgent care appointment, but they pretty much just said it was likely the meds but I should…

Snowy puppy today... Chicago is supposed to be in for a lot of snow. Started before i got up this morning and it is supposed to keep going until tomorrow morning some time. I have to walk to the pharmacy to get my meds too which will be a mess.

Had a doctor's appointment today for this cough that I have had for 6 weeks. We did do some tests just to rule out infection still, but she believes it is a post viral reactive airway cough. So she has sent in some steroids and an inhaler for me. Hopefully something will help because I am so over this.

Still just doing a hard boiled egg in the mornings. It seems to be enough to take the edge off my hunger, but not too much to eat up my calories OR mess up the rest of my eating schedule.

It kinda feels odd to celebrate such a simple thing, but I was really happy with myself. Usually I give in to the cravings for fast food and just say f it. But this time I found something that sounded good and was healthier... AND I listened to my body and only ate until I was starting to feel full. The curry came out…

Well I ordered in last night but made a much better choice then I usually do. Greek food! Basmati rice, pita bread, grilled chicken, falafel, gyro meat, lentil soup, and baba ganoush. I had about 1/3 the rice, 1/4 the pita bread, half the soup, 1 falafel, and the chicken (with a few dips of baba ganoush last night). Today…

I actually logged yesterday. And stayed in calories. So I am impressed with myself. I already have dinner and dessert logged for today as well.

Back to not eating breakfast this week. Honestly, I forgot to get anything that would work calorie wise and didn't want to deal with the cold to go back to the store. Next week I plan to just have a banana in the morning. I have been getting up earlier so I get a bit peckish at about 10am. So just something small to hold…

1. Flavored carbonated water - trying to break a soda habit (again) 2. Frozen vegetables - they cook up so fast and easy. Steamed, stir fried, or roasted. 3. YouTube - for workout videos. Just a huge selection. 4. Potatoes - very filling for me and good nutrition. Goes with everything. 5. Lake front trail - when it is…

Use hummus as a pasta sauce. Seriously, it is really good. You can use any type of pasta. Once the pasta is cooked, save some of the pasta water, then combine the pasta and hummus. Use the pasta water to thin it out as needed. You can use any flavor of hummus too. I usually add different veggies depending on what I feel…

Happy New Year everyone!!! I WILL finally take steps in making myself a priority when it comes to health. I have been putting it off way way too long.

Last night was apps and snacks which has always been the tradition for my family. Made way too much but will snack on them for awhile. Tonight is my fancy ring in the new year dinner. Steak, twice baked potato, sautéed mushrooms, and a salad. I should be back to posting more tomorrow. Gonna enjoy this last day off.

Today is my last day of work until January 2. Yay for holiday pay and PTO. Doing some traveling so I may not be around that much over that time period. If I don't get to say it later on, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

I am so so sorry Nic. Losing one of your fur children hurts like nothing I can describe. I went through it earlier this year with my Austin. I still miss him. Hugs to you and your family.

You are correct. I used a cornstarch slurry to thicken it, though I couldn't quite get it as thick as I wanted. So when I heat up some leftovers tonight, I will do so on the stove and make a new slurry to add. Then hopefully it will be how I like it. It was also a bit greasy, so gonna skim some of that off now that it has…

Making a big pot of beef stew in the slow cooker today. Hope it turns out good cause I kinda just took a bunch of recipes and threw it together. Beef cubes, potatoes, carrots, onion, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, tomato paste, worcestershire sauce, beef stock, salt, and pepper. I will add peas and thicken it up a…

Still fighting this whatever illness it is. Every day I feel a little better and the symptoms are just a bit less, but I am still just not over it. Yesterday I did a lot of walking in the cold and that set off the coughing again. I wanted to hit up all the grocery stores to try and find simple, easy, fast, and healthy…

I still have yet to shake this dang cold or whatever it is. Throat is less irritated and I am coughing less, but now my nose is all stuffed up and everything keeps draining down my throat. Ugh. And I can't work out with this because I can't freaking breathe!

This sounds so simple and yummy! Going to add this to my breakfast options. I try to keep my breakfast calories under 200 so this works perfectly. Right now I am doing a yogurt cup, some granola, and some fruit.

This week I am doing a yogurt cup, bit of granola, and some fruit. However, I saw this on another post and will be trying it next week! I will be switching out the siracha for a different hot sauce though and leaving off the cilantro (don't want to buy a bunch just for this). - A thin wheat round (50 cal) - light laughing…

I think I am gonna grab a small chuck roast this week so I can make beef stew. I have many stew recipes for the slow cooker so it will for sure be one of those. Hopefully that will make it easier for me to get the energy to make it. Eat off it a few days and then freeze what is left. Will be easy to thaw and reheat later…

This is my long term plan, but I have WAY too much in the freezer atm to fit anything. So my short term plan is to eat out of the freezer as much as possible and not stock it right back up. Which is hard when you keep finding deals. Chuck roast is 3.99 a lb again this week and I am SO tempted to get another (I have one in…

I am going to go back to eating something small to see if it helps my energy levels some. I'm thinking things like a small container of yogurt with a bit of granola or a hard boiled egg. Under 200 calories is my goal. After a few weeks I will see if it helps or not.

I did not have the tofu and veggie stir fry last night. Tonight I am making this premade Top Sirloin Beef in Mushroom Sauce and adding egg noodles and broccoli to it. I am getting a hair cut so need something easy to come back to make. Then I will make the stir fry on Friday. I am trying to find meals that are so stupid…