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Feb 06, 2009

Calorie-Saving Cooking Swaps!
 
1. Nonstick cooking spray instead of oil (for stovetop cooking)
2. Canned pumpkin instead of eggs & oil (for baking)
3. Light vanilla soymilk instead of milk or cream
4. Fat-free liquid egg substitute instead of eggs
5. No-sugar-added applesauce instead of butter
6. Ground-beef-style soy crumbles instead of ground beef
7. Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granular) instead of sugar
8. Butternut squash instead of potatoes
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Jul 07, 2008

 Start weight: 223
07/01/2008- Last week's weight: 218
07/08/2008 - This week's weight: 218
Goal weight: 181

Start weight: 223
06/14/2008- Last week's weight: 219
07/01/2008 - This week's weight: 218
Goal weight: 181

Start weight: 223
06/17/2008- Last week's weight: 221
06/24/2008 - This week's weight: 219
Goal weight: 181

Start weight: 223
06/10/2008- Last week's weight: 222
06/17/2008 - This week's weight: 221
Goal weight: 181

I've gained a pound this week,
got to work harder next week.
Start weight: 223
06/03/2008 - Last week's weight: 221
06/10/2008 - This week's weight: 222
Goal weight: 181

I ve lost 2 pounds this week .
Start weight: 223
05/27/08-last week's weight: 223
06/03/08-this week's weight: 221
Goal weight: 181

Start weight:
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My goal is to lose 42 pounds, If I make it I will be under 200 pounds, HooRay



05/27/2008 Start weight: 223

09/02/08 Goal weight: 181


Recipes

May 14, 2008

                           Miffins
They are called "Minute Muffins." You can play with the flavorings, of course, with no significant change in the nutrients (unless you add a handful of chocolate chips!).

1/4 cup flax meal (can get it at WalMart, Hodgson's Mill Milled Flax Seed)
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt

I added a tablespoon of Torani SF Brown Sugar and Cinnamon syrup, you can use a packet or 2 of Splenda and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

I also added a tablespoon of SF applesauce.

Mix this up with a whisk. Pour into a greased (Pam) 3" ramekin or custard cup and nuke on high for about 90 seconds. Let it cool for about a minute after you take it out of the custard cup It will just pop out.

These are heavenly and sure do satisfy a craving! A nice breakfast alternative. However I can't eat the whole thing at one sitting.

Cals: 190/ Fat: 14 gr/ Carbs: 10 gr (of which 8 are fiber!)/ Protein: 12 gr.

How cool is that??? Enjoy!


      INDONESIAN COCONUT CHICKEN
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 tsp. cumin
2 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp fennel
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 c. light coconut milk
1 c. water
1 tbl lemon juice
6 chicken thighs (without skin)

Put the chicken in the crockpot. Mix everything but the chicken togethe and pour over the chicken. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.

Cheesecake Tarts

2 blocks of low fat cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup Splenda Blend or 1 cup Splenda

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp lemon juice

Vanilla wafers

Blend the cream cheese and sugar together, add the eggs, vanilla and lemon.

Use a 12 cup muffin tin and paper liners. Place a vanilla wafer in the bottom of each liner. With a medium size cookie scoop, use 2 scoops for each. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. While allowing the cups to bake and cool, take a jar of your favorite Sugar Free Jam and warm it a bit in the microwave. Then add 3 packs of Splenda. Set it aside. Once cooled the tarts sink in the middle, leaving the perfect spot for the fruit jam topping. A teaspoon full was enough to be placed in the middle of each cup.

P.S. I used the Splenda Blend, so if a recipe calls for a cup of sugar, by using the blend, you only use a 1/2 cup. If you use regular Splenda, it would be a full cup.

Plateau

Apr 05, 2008

PLATEAU BREAKERS MENU

#1 - Do this for 10 days to break a plateau

#2 - Drink 2 quarts of water a day

#3 - You must have 45 grams of protein supplement and all your vitamins/minerals supplements each day

#4 - You may consume up to 3 oz of the following high protein foods, 5 TIMES a day

beef
pork
chicken
turkey
lamb
fish
eggs
low fat cheese
cottage cheese
plain yogurt or artificially sweetened (?)
peanut butter
beans/legumes

You may also have:

sugar free popsicles
tea or coffee
sugar free soda
sugar free jello
broths/bullion (sp?)
crystal light drinks

#5 - If it's not on the list, you can't have it for 10 days!!!!

#6 - Keep a food diary and try to get up to 30 mins of exercise daily

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