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Photo of Balsamic Grilled Chicken with Calitaters and Squash
Tried some new recipes tonight -- this was absolute delish !!!! The chicken was so tender and juicy. The calitaters, OMG, cheesie goodness. The squash I fried on my NuWave cooktop -- so no oil or butter -- just some s&p. Total meal calculations: 404 calories 17 carbs 20 fat grams.
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Single toast fried egg sammie only 130 cals and 6 grams fat
Here's the trick to this one ..... first the bread .... I take one piece of whole wheat bread and toast it in my toaster ..... then I slice that toast into 2 thin slices of bread ..... not in half but as if I had 2 whole slices of bread ..... then I have the NuWav Induction Cooktop .... so I fried my egg with nothing but…
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Pizza and Wine
Had pizza and wine last nite with friends -- ugh feeling it this morning -- just feel crappy overall -- haven't had anything like pizza in a good clip so am thinking it's just that my body is say whoa what the hell ..... lol .... I've had my coffee and had to mix up a batch of waffles to freeze so just had my waffle with…
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Learn something new about fruit
Today I did a quick green smoothie for lunch ..... 2 cups kale, about a cup frozen fresh pineapple, and about half a banana -- enough water to help mix things along ..... and my carb intake went way up -- but I am assuming those are good carbs from natural sources so not really worrying too much about my carb totals today.…
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Smoothies with oatmeal vs. protein powder
I generally make smoothies for my breakfast, strawberry and banana. I always used oatmeal, 1/2 cup raw, but recently purchased some vanilla protein powder to try. I had been using that in my last few smoothies, and today I used the oatmeal. I have to say that I prefer my oatmeal over the protein powder. I find the PP gives…
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Goal met and EXCEEDED!!!!!
I am sooooo happy today !!! not only did I lose my 2 pound goal but went beyond that to lose and EXTRA 2 pounds !!! That's a 4 pound loss in this week !!!! I am beyond tickled as I had been stuck at that weight for MONTHS with a pound or two gone and then a pound or three gained !!! This tracking stuff really works !!!…
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Already reached my daily SUGAR intake at breakfast
Not a good start to the week -- had a smoothie with 4 strawberries, half a banana, protein powder, 1 cup 2% milk -- and it put me over my daily sugar count ?!?! UGH -- not happy about that but what can I do now -- was planning a salad for lunch and not sure what for dinner but now just makes me not wanna eat all day .....…
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Self Magazine Calories burned calculator
Does anyone use this to calculate calories burned per exercise ..... I just found it and was trying it out -- http://www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators/caloriesburned/yard_work/result?weightPounds=220&duration=60&activity=&met=5.0&submit=
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Ah-ha moment
So this morning for breakfast I had 2 waffles with 4 strawberries mashed and 1 tbs unsalted butter.....that was 359 calories with 9 carbs and 7 sugars -- my usual breakfast would be a strawberry/banana smoothie with added protein powder which while only 279 calories it has 65 carbs and 38 surgars !!!! That is already over…
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How often do you weigh in?
I'm one that steps on my scale every morning. I've read no, only once a week, the same day each week, at the same time wearing the same clothes, or no clothes. My weight fluctuates a couple pounds every couple of days. How do I break the habit of weighing myself every morning, when my mind has to be conscious of what I eat…
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New to MyFitnessPal
Hi everyone!!! I'm new to the community; however am NOT new to trying to get healthier. I've a few questions to start off with. First, I've been making smoothies for a few months now, but not adding in any protein powder. The smoothing I drink most often is made with about 5 strawberries, 1/2 banana, 1/2 c up oatmeal…
