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I am going to toot the horn!
I have dropped 20.6 Lbs. That is enough for me to toot my horn. To quote my favorite red-neck, "I am happy, happy, happy". Consider the horn tooted.
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Shepherds Pie (Turkey ans Yams)
I tried a variation on Shepherds Pie that is very diet friendly and using Yams (or sweet potatoes) for the mash worked out great. Started with a kinda standard recipe and used 500Gr of lean ground turkey breast, I used yams (commonly called sweet potatoes but aren't) for the topping. I like to mix in 1/4 to 1/3 of a cup of…
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Down 19 Lbs.
I am not loosing as fast as I want but my fitness and health advisors tell me to be happy. I have only gained once since I started and the rest of the time it has been down. All three advisors tell me slow and steady is best and my body knows what it is doing. If that's the case, how come I gained it all in the first…
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So anything happening?
Weather is getting better, days are getting longer etc., etc.. So anybody doing anything? I am working on getting the RV ready for the next trip, getting my exercise and eating plan in place for the 2 day BCNet conference. Just wondering????
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I reached a minor milepost.
I have lost 12.6 Lbs. since I started. That's right about 10%. Small but I am happy. However I am sad to see no one else seems to want to talk about small wins, seems to be people want to keep it secret or nobody likes to share. Oh well, I will!
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Recipe Turkey Portabella burger
Cathy and I luv these. easy peasy, calorie friendly and tsty. Ingredients (For one serving) 1 - 4oz. Turkey Cranberry patty (Thriftys) 1 - Portabella mushroom, stem removed. 1/4 cup diced onions.1 - 1/2 thick red pepper ring (or your favorite color) 3 - Tablespoons Shredded light cheese. Sauté the onions until soft, Cook…
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Recipe - Smoothie
Everybody has a favorite Smoothie recipe. I wanted one with a higher lean protean content. I recently discovered that cottage cheese is a good source of lean protean and I can disguise the taste. I like it. 1 cup of frozen raspberries. 1/2 cup of 1% cottage cheese. 1/2 cup or Low fat almond milk. Blend it all together with…
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Proving it can be done
Two weeks before the challenge I had a weight recorded. My weight at that point was 211.2 Lbs. I was checked again on March 14th and I was 200.2 Lbs. Changes I have made? I walk to and from work and I mean I walk hard. I walk with the RRU walking group on Tuesdays and by myself at other times. I watch what I eat, how much…
