that and unicorns
but in my free time I like to think of myself as a regular teenager....
3.30.2011
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that and unicorns
but in my free time I like to think of myself as a regular teenager....
9.13.2009
Game On!
Tomorrow I officially start The Game On Diet... I got the last of my indulgences out this weekend and am ready to commit myself to eating clean for the sake of winning, and of course my health. In my mind I am already psyching myself up to be disciplined and committed, and of course I am planning my meals. Tomorrows first mean will be Ak Mak crackers with cottage cheese. I buy my crackers at Traders Joe's for like a buck forty (cheap!).
I then head on over to Winco and purchase the economy size of Darigold cottage cheese.
If you like cottage cheese then this is an awesome meal, and if you don't...well.... I don't know what to tell you.
Second Meal will probably be a pure protein bar right before I hit gym to do a workout.
And maybe after this four weeks I will be closer to looking like this....
GAME ON!!
I then head on over to Winco and purchase the economy size of Darigold cottage cheese.
If you like cottage cheese then this is an awesome meal, and if you don't...well.... I don't know what to tell you.
Second Meal will probably be a pure protein bar right before I hit gym to do a workout.
And maybe after this four weeks I will be closer to looking like this....
GAME ON!!
9.10.2009
I've been told I'm a good egg...
Well if you are what you eat than that is definitely true. At my house we buy our eggs in 6 dozen increments and it is not unusual for them to be gone in 2-4 days. This is because, for the most part, my husband and I eat only the whites. They are a good low calorie source of protein. My favorite way to eat egg whites are in a crepe-like form...I call them protein pancakes.
6 egg whites
1/4 cup skim cottage cheese
1/4 cup uncooked oatmeal
2-3 tblspns wheat flour
1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
(these measurements are approximates....I usually just eyeball it)
Throw it all in the blender or food processor (in that order) and puree
Cook in a skillet like you would a crepe. Just spray a little olive oil and put some batter in the skillet and swirl it around until in coats the bottom. Once it is cooked on one side, flip it over to the other.
There are endless possibilities for what you can use these for. I eat them plain or with sugar free syrup. I have also put fresh fruit with a little low fat sour cream in them, but my absolute favorite is spinach, basil, roma tomatoes, and a little bit of low fat Italian blend cheese, folded up like a quesadilla. YUM!
We also scramble our egg whites with a little Lowry's seasoning salt and eat with salsa and a little low fat sour cream...better yet, roll that scramble into a low-carb whole wheat tortilla and you have a breakfast burrito that is good and filling.
Another tip is to scramble the egg whites with a little skim cottage cheese. It makes them fluffy and also lends a salty buttery flavor.
6 egg whites
1/4 cup skim cottage cheese
1/4 cup uncooked oatmeal
2-3 tblspns wheat flour
1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
(these measurements are approximates....I usually just eyeball it)
Throw it all in the blender or food processor (in that order) and puree
Cook in a skillet like you would a crepe. Just spray a little olive oil and put some batter in the skillet and swirl it around until in coats the bottom. Once it is cooked on one side, flip it over to the other.
There are endless possibilities for what you can use these for. I eat them plain or with sugar free syrup. I have also put fresh fruit with a little low fat sour cream in them, but my absolute favorite is spinach, basil, roma tomatoes, and a little bit of low fat Italian blend cheese, folded up like a quesadilla. YUM!
We also scramble our egg whites with a little Lowry's seasoning salt and eat with salsa and a little low fat sour cream...better yet, roll that scramble into a low-carb whole wheat tortilla and you have a breakfast burrito that is good and filling.
Another tip is to scramble the egg whites with a little skim cottage cheese. It makes them fluffy and also lends a salty buttery flavor.
9.09.2009
Why?
I know I know...why would you start a blog talking about what you eat?
Well here is the short answer...
I used to be a really chubby adolescent and maintained that chub pretty much up until I had my daughter save for a few stressful moments in my early twenties that caused rapid weight loss (can we say divorce??) and those pounds were quickly regained in the year that followed the dissolution of that union.
Even after I started dating my husband Derrick (who is Mr Health and Fitness...) was I still not able to get my weight under control...in fact I was at my largest when I got pregnant....Was I happy about this?? I think NOT!! And the worst part about it was I felt out of control. I had no idea how to make my body do what I wanted it to do. And how to stop being hungry? That was another problem in and of itself.
It wasn't until I was actually pregnant that I lost weight...I know, a little backwards but I was so sick and had a major aversion to sweets. All I could manage to cram down my throat for the first 4 months was Kix cereal and non fat milk....and you can only eat so many bowls of Kix.
As my pregnancy moved along I gained a belly but lost weight in my face....and much to the chagrin of my OB did not gain my first 5 lbs until my 6th month. Only after about the 4th month was I able to eat normal food, but strangely was not craving sweets as I had my whole life but found my self eating eggs and whole wheat toast... a lot! The occasional piece of bacon made it onto my plate (hey, I was pregnant!) but for the most part I craved really healthy food. What I learned from this was that the sugar I had been eating pre-pregnancy was making my body all cattywampus, and making it difficult for me to get a handle on my appetite...but we will come back to that in another post....
By the time I left the hospital with my daughter I weighed less than when I got pregnant with her. I felt really good about this and decided to keep up the healthy eating. The pounds slowly came off until I remember getting on the scale and seeing a weight I hadn't seen since jr. high!
People would comment on how I had lost all the baby weight and ask me where I worked out, and I had to admit to them that I worked out minimally and that my real secret was the food I was eating. A lot of cottage cheese! But mostly lean protien and lots of vegetables and only complex carbohydrates....sure every now and then there was a trip to IHOP involved but for the most part I was really good about eating clean.
Now I am embarking on a new challenge called The Game On diet! I am really excited to compete against some other fab ladies as a means of upping the health and fitness ante. I want to use this blog as a place to put down my food ideas and also as a reference for those just embarking on eating clean. I hope it proves useful.
Thanks For Stopping by!
Well here is the short answer...
I used to be a really chubby adolescent and maintained that chub pretty much up until I had my daughter save for a few stressful moments in my early twenties that caused rapid weight loss (can we say divorce??) and those pounds were quickly regained in the year that followed the dissolution of that union.
Even after I started dating my husband Derrick (who is Mr Health and Fitness...) was I still not able to get my weight under control...in fact I was at my largest when I got pregnant....Was I happy about this?? I think NOT!! And the worst part about it was I felt out of control. I had no idea how to make my body do what I wanted it to do. And how to stop being hungry? That was another problem in and of itself.
It wasn't until I was actually pregnant that I lost weight...I know, a little backwards but I was so sick and had a major aversion to sweets. All I could manage to cram down my throat for the first 4 months was Kix cereal and non fat milk....and you can only eat so many bowls of Kix.
As my pregnancy moved along I gained a belly but lost weight in my face....and much to the chagrin of my OB did not gain my first 5 lbs until my 6th month. Only after about the 4th month was I able to eat normal food, but strangely was not craving sweets as I had my whole life but found my self eating eggs and whole wheat toast... a lot! The occasional piece of bacon made it onto my plate (hey, I was pregnant!) but for the most part I craved really healthy food. What I learned from this was that the sugar I had been eating pre-pregnancy was making my body all cattywampus, and making it difficult for me to get a handle on my appetite...but we will come back to that in another post....
By the time I left the hospital with my daughter I weighed less than when I got pregnant with her. I felt really good about this and decided to keep up the healthy eating. The pounds slowly came off until I remember getting on the scale and seeing a weight I hadn't seen since jr. high!
People would comment on how I had lost all the baby weight and ask me where I worked out, and I had to admit to them that I worked out minimally and that my real secret was the food I was eating. A lot of cottage cheese! But mostly lean protien and lots of vegetables and only complex carbohydrates....sure every now and then there was a trip to IHOP involved but for the most part I was really good about eating clean.
Now I am embarking on a new challenge called The Game On diet! I am really excited to compete against some other fab ladies as a means of upping the health and fitness ante. I want to use this blog as a place to put down my food ideas and also as a reference for those just embarking on eating clean. I hope it proves useful.
Thanks For Stopping by!
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