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January 25, 2009
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Photos from our hike today.
I should also maybe include pictures of my sunburn since I forgot to put on sunscreen....
January 21, 2009
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Countdown to first belly dancing class is T-5 hours and 45 minutes.
I'm becoming REALLY friggin' nervous.
I can't dance.
I never dance.
There will be new people there. Who probably all know each other, know how to dance and are prettier and thinner than me and will all have awesome belly dancing outfits with pretty jingling belts and shiny bras....
*having a minor panic attack!*
January 20, 2009
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Dinner
Salad with tomatoes, red onions, feta cheese, kalamata olives and light ranch
Damn tasty! I just wish olives weren't so bloody expensive - $$ wise and point-wise. Four kalamatas = 1 pt
The rest of dinner:
Water - which I turned into Lipton Cherry Blossom Green Tea
Green beans (yeah, boring but hey, more veg!)
Zucchini bake (I have the last of the zucchini in the oven right now finishing up)
Chicken cordon bleu
AppleTotal - 8 pts (today's total to 20/24 pts)
I was under yesterday too.
I may actually have to go make dessert or something...
January 19, 2009
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At home Weight Watchers - Week 3
Down 3.4lbs from last weigh in.
Total lost since 12/30/08 - 8lbs
I've achieved goal #1 - back under 160lbs (159.4 baby!)
And thus have earned my FIRST reward - new (non-white!) athletic shoes.Now I just have to find time to go shopping for them!
January 18, 2009
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2009 New Recipe #4 (a and b)
Chicken Cordon Bleu
I found this one from the awesome crockpot lady!
6 chicken breast halves (~4oz each)
6 slices of ham
3 slices of swiss cheese (I used 2%)
98% Fat Free Cream of Celery Soup (condensed)
2T of skim milkPound the breasts flat as all crap.
Place half a slice of swiss cheese and one slice of ham into each one and kind of flop it closed. If you pounded it really flat, you'll be able to roll it but if not, you'll mostly just fold it in half. Place chicken into the crockpot and then top with the soup and milk. I added a can of water (I shouldn't have) to try to keep the chicken from being too dry.
A little too wet.
And the chicken was a little too dry. I cooked it on high for 6 hours. Too long. I think it would have been better on low for 6 hours.
Verdict
Meh. Needs work. More soup? Less cooking time?
Nutrition Information
Per serving: (makes 6 servings)
Calories - 186.5
Fat - 5.5g
Fiber - 06g
WW pts - 4.1Pasta Fagioli with Italian Sausage
I found this one on a website but modified the crap out of it so I don't know if I should reference it or not...3 links of Jennie-o Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage
100g of diced carrots
100g of diced onions
50g of diced celery
2 teaspoons of jarred minced garlic
1 can of Great Northern Beans
2 cans of tomato sauce
2 teaspoons of chicken boullion
1 teaspoons of olive oil
1.5 cups of whole wheat elbow pasta
4 cups of water
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon of basil
1 tablespoon of parsley
1 teaspoon of oreganoCook the sausage in a big heavy saucepan, remove the sausage and then add the 1 teaspoon olive oil and over medium high heat, cook the onion and the garlic until the onions are nice and translucent. Cut up the sausage into little bits and then add it back to the pan and cook for awhile. Meanwhile, grind up the beans (I used my food processor and about a can of water) until they are kind of pastey (I think mashing would work better, I got a little process happy myself and overdid the grinding). After the onions and garlic are cooked, add the beans, tomato sauce, celery, chicken boullion and water. Stir well and then add the 4 cups of water. Cook for at least 20 minutes and then add the pasta until the pasta is done.
Verdict
Friggin' tasty. I would modify it further if I made it again - I would use one can of diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce, I would halve the amount of pasta added and I would add an extra can of beans (un-processed) so that it was a bit more bean-y. But I like beans.Nutrition information:
Per serving: (6 servings)
Calories - 281.2
Fat - 6.6g
Fiber - 8.2g
WW pts - 5.4
January 17, 2009
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My current favorite dessert
No Pudge Brownies!
It's a fat free mix that I buy - I buy it at Whole Foods.
To make a single serve brownie - it's 2T of brownie mix and 1T of yogurt (fat free vanilla) - mix well in a microwaveable container and then nuke it for 60 seconds on high.
I added a mini dark chocolate Toblerone bar to mine tonight
You just mix that in as well before microwaving.
After microwaving.
I served mine tonight with the rest of my amaretto cheesecake yogurt and had a very tasty bowl of dessert for 4 pts.
I just wish I had fresh strawberries!
And possibly that I'd used a clean towel for my pictures. Ick. I better go put that in the washer! -
My Awesome Dinner
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Zucchini Bake with tomatoes, onion and peppers
Edamame with mushrooms and green beans
Salad with tomatoes, feta, red onions and baco's
Fresh Pineapple
Yum.
I'll be posting the recipe for the chicken probably tomorrow as well as for the pasta fagioli.Total points for this dinner - 4 for the chicken, 0 for the zucchini bake, 1 for the edamame, 2 for the salad and 1 for the pineapple. 8 points total
January 16, 2009
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This is my current workout on the treadmill
Minute Incline Speed 1 1 3.5 2 2 3.5 3 3 3.5 4 4 3.5 5 5 3.5 6 5 4.5 7 4 4.5 8 3 4.5 9 2 4.5 10 1 4.5 repeat to 40 see above 4/5 or 4.5/5/5 41-45 0 3.5 I'm still working up to eventually jogging the whole thing - the inclines are brutal. But I'm burning about 400 calories in 45 minutes and maintaining at least a 14 minute mile average - just over 5k usually.
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hrmmm
I have a thingy above my table and it won't go away! Stupid Open Office....
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