Mary•Poppins
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- Mar 10, 2010
QOTD Sunday, January 6, 2013
Do you meal plan?
And--say something positive.
I tend to meal plan for my breakfasts and lunches. Then, I plan one or two days ahead for dinners. When I am trying to lose weight, I will focus on healthier meals. But, I am pretty frugal with food and will always try to look up what I can cook with what is in my frig. I see it as a challenge. My goal for January is to cook what is in my freezer instead of buying anything. My husband looked in our kitchen 'frig and said, "We really do have a lot in here."
For dinners I try to make a salad and eat that before dinner. This tends to keep me from eating more at dinner.
Positive: I walked/ran for an hour today. I got a GPS watch before Christmas but was just too busy to set it up and use it. Well .... I love it! It tracks where I have run, how fast, how many calories I used. I can't wait to use it again.
I also bought a Groupon before Christmas for 30 classes. My goal is to go to a class tomorrow. I haven't been to Jazzercise in a LONG time and I am looking forward to trying it again.
Thanks for the encouragement. I am trying to enjoy every single moment, especially since we had our last baby and now I know I'll never get these moments again. But after a couple of hours of repeating "no, stay in your bed" it gets a little tiresome I am lucky though, she is doing very well with the transition. My only problem is that her older sister and she are in bunk beds, and she wakes up in the middle of the night and climbs to the the top bunk and starts playing with her sister! Bad for 2 reasons. I don't want her climbing the bunk beds, and I don't want my older DD being woken up! So today I fashioned a sort of ladder cover for the bottom rungs and we'll see how that goes. Hopefully she won't be able to climb anymore.
I had to chuckle at this! The things moms do to get everyone to sleep at night! Let me know if that contraption works!
SNACK BREAK!!!
Most. Amazing. Snack.
Do you eat Mozzarella Cheese sticks? You know, the Part Skim ones that you pull into the strings and eat like you are a 6 year old again?
Try this:
Get a NON-Stick pan (has to be non stick!). Put it on low heat and put the cheese stick in. Slowly let it melt. I use a knife to help it spread out a bit. Cook on low until the cheese is completely melted and the edges are brown. Getting it out of the pan is a little tricky but using a spatula or pancake flipper you should be able to ease it out on to a plate. Eat immediately!
I am not sure if I like the browned edges or the plain melty part best! You can adjust the temperature and cooking time depending on how brown you want it. Sprinkle on a little Garlic powder while it is cooking for added flavor. Someone said that if you don't mess with it while it cooks and let it stay in more of a melted lump with the brown bit on the bottom and sprinkle on the garlic powder it tastes just like garlic bread.
The biggest problem with it is only eating one! You can also use other cheeses but this is so quick and easy. I also found instructions for melting in the microwave but haven't tried that yet.
That sounds delicious. I don't have any of that cheese in our house. When I do, I will be trying that recipe!
Dropping in quick to say hi! It has been awhile.
I am now on the road to weight loss due to the fact my dh had a heart attack and a triple bypass on Dec. 27th. 2012.
Here is how I am doing it. Instead of counting calories I am counting fat grams, saturated fat grams (most important number), cholesterol, and sodium.
I will post later what I am cooking. Have to say enjoying it.
I am off to make "hearty healthy beef stew" & banana muffins.
Sitting in bed, bored, tired, frustrated, eating chips, waiting for biggest looser to come on
What is wrong with this picture !!!!
I am so sorry to hear about your husband. I am glad the surgery went well. My dad had 6 bypasses after a heart attack about 10 years ago. It ended up being a blessing in disguise. He had numerous stints put in and none of them worked. Now, he feels like a new man!
The road to recovery will take time. Hang in there.