Mike' Make Over Madness!

[keenercam]

WOOHOOO!!!! You GO, Mike!!!!! I LOVE your gold! You got some serious bling goin' there, buddy! I want some!!!! Hopefully, I will join you in the not-too-distant future.

You are awesome! I am really happy that you are seeing your hard work pay off. Keep up the great work, Mike.

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Pearlieq!!

Thank you!! On you too! I hope to be wearing a matching clippie like yours soon too! hehe

Mike

 

[eeyore25]

Way to go Mike!!!! 31 pounds...that is great!

Hope you are having a great, healthy day!

 

[Mykelogan]

WOOHOOO!!!! You GO, Mike!!!!! I LOVE your gold! You got some serious bling goin' there, buddy! I want some!!!! Hopefully, I will join you in the not-too-distant future.

You are awesome! I am really happy that you are seeing your hard work pay off. Keep up the great work, Mike.

Hi Cam!!
I am loving the gold too and hope you get your own soon! Of course not that I have gold, I want the silver!!! Just 19 more pounds! hehehe Maybe I will start a silver ribbon clippie ticker?!

Than you so much for your support!
Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

Way to go Mike!!!! 31 pounds...that is great!

Hope you are having a great, healthy day!

Thanks Jamie!!!! Have a good one yourself!!!
Mike

 

[keenercam]

So, what did you decide on for dinner? Did I corrupt you to the pasta life?

Have a great night, Mr. Gold Ribbon. I really, really want one! And I want it NOW!!! Oh, that's right, you had to work for it! Never mind! Figured if you were any kind of friend, you'd share. But I guess that's not possible, right? That's okay. I'll just gaze admiringly at yours!

Have a great evening, buddy!

 

[Mykelogan]

Hey Cam...

Well actually, instead of using my carby portion of my meal on the tortillas or the pasta although I have lower carb versions of both in stock, I was surprised by some of my students with ice cream, Ben n Jerrys ice cream! They went for a pint run and brought me a pint of New York Superfudge Chunk. I pleasant accepted their gift and they were on the way so I altered my dinner plans so I could have a dish of ice cream.

The menu ended up being my usual starter salad, then I took the green bean recipe I posted before and tweaked it a bit (I upped the heat to caramelize the beans a little, tossed in the garlic at the end so it wouldn't burn and added a sprikle of parm cheese). With the beans I took a chicken breast and sliced it into "tenders" then grilled em on my George Foreman, when done I tossed em in some Buffalo wing sauce I threw together. I saved a few of the chicken pieces for lunch tomorrow as the breast was HUGE!

And after the main course, all within plan and the rules of my RM, I had a dish of the ice cream. It was delicious, and yummy, and felt great in my mouth! hehe! But I did not eat the whole pint, infact I did not complete the entire dish I scooped. I portioned out about 3/4 of a cup and left a few bites! hehe

If you want Cam, I will loan you the Gold for the weekend! hehe!

I think I'm going to go watch a scary movie now! Have a great night!
Mike

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go Mike!!!!

That new clippie of yours is lookin' mighty fine! Woohoo! Woohoo! Woohoo!

I'll tell ya: Your meals sound so much better than mine. I wish I could cook! I can open up a box of spaghetti, boil it, and add sauce, but thats' about it. I would love to be able to add more chicken to my diet, but cooking chicken intimidates me. I'm always afraid that I won't cook it well enough or that it will turn out rubbery. Maybe some day, I can take a cooking class at Chef Mikey's!

Keep up the good work, Mike! You have done such an awesome job so far and I just know that this is the beginning of great things to come for you!

Have a healthy and happy day!

 

[keenercam]

If you want Cam, I will loan you the Gold for the weekend! hehe!

How kind of you to offer! Unfortunately, it might be a little heavy to lug on the 5K course tomorrow. Thank you for offering!

The ice cream sounds wonderful! Good for you for not totally succumbing to it.

Hey, you should consider doing the 100 day cheat-free challenge. You have the whole cheat-free lifestyle down pat! You'd have to jump in at having 20 days done already or something like that, since you have been so on-target for so long! Stop by that thread if you want to jump on the bandwagon!

It will be a crazy day at work today, so if I don't get to tell you later, have a great weekend, Mike!

 

[pearlieq]

Your dinner sounds great! You've actually got me craving green beans, which is quite a feat!

Wishing you a happy and healthy day!!!

 

[Mykelogan]

Way to go Mike!!!!

That new clippie of yours is lookin' mighty fine! Woohoo! Woohoo! Woohoo!

I'll tell ya: Your meals sound so much better than mine. I wish I could cook! I can open up a box of spaghetti, boil it, and add sauce, but thats' about it. I would love to be able to add more chicken to my diet, but cooking chicken intimidates me. I'm always afraid that I won't cook it well enough or that it will turn out rubbery. Maybe some day, I can take a cooking class at Chef Mikey's!

Keep up the good work, Mike! You have done such an awesome job so far and I just know that this is the beginning of great things to come for you!

Have a healthy and happy day!

Hi Tracy!!!

Glad you like the new clippie!!!
I can understand your chicken woes, I know I have trouble sometime overcooking (aka last night! a few pieces were drier than I would like!) it. Do you have a crockpot? I think it does chicken very well! Toss in a few frozen breasts in the morning with your "sauce of choice", it could be a can of diced tomatoes with garlic, a can of any cream soup, etc. Heck, if you are a soda drinker you can even use a can of cola or even a lemon-lime soda, makes a tender juicy chicken for some reason. Set it on low and when dinner time rolls around you will have tender and juicy chicken. The trick is starting with frozen chicken as it stays juicier, and it cooks all the way too. This is a great way to make shredded chicken for tacos too, toss in a jar of salsa with the chicken, and voila!

The cooking class I took in college was a 4 hour "lab" every friday and our textbook was Julia Child's "The Way To Cook." To this day I still use that book all the time. It is full of great basic techniques that you end up adapting into 1000 different things. No I get no money pushing the book! heheh!!

And of course there will be free cooking classes for all WISHers at Chef Mikey's! hehe

Hope that you have a great day!!!
Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

How kind of you to offer! Unfortunately, it might be a little heavy to lug on the 5K course tomorrow. Thank you for offering!

The ice cream sounds wonderful! Good for you for not totally succumbing to it.

Hey, you should consider doing the 100 day cheat-free challenge. You have the whole cheat-free lifestyle down pat! You'd have to jump in at having 20 days done already or something like that, since you have been so on-target for so long! Stop by that thread if you want to jump on the bandwagon!

It will be a crazy day at work today, so if I don't get to tell you later, have a great weekend, Mike!

Hi Cam!!
Watch for me in the lime green DIS jet flying over the 5k tomorrow with the big gold clippie banner in tow!!
I have been thinking about joining the challenge, but can my sig handle more clippies! hahah! I will have to check it out, not sure if it is for me but you never know, I never like to close a door I haven't at least poked my head through first!
well as one person having a crazy work day to another, I hope that you have a good day and an excellent weekend!!!!

So will you be running the 5K dressed as Elphaba or Galinda? hehe!
Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

Your dinner sounds great! You've actually got me craving green beans, which is quite a feat!

Wishing you a happy and healthy day!!!

Craving green beans??? I think that may actually be a medical condition!
hehehehe!

But they were quite yummy!
Mike

 

[kardiebelle]

Hey, Clippie looks good mike. The clippie looks good. 31 pounds is a great achievement. All of your dishes sound wonderful. Although I did crave greenbeans when I was pregnant I had to eat them with ketsup. Sounds bad, hey? But I still do it today. It's weird but I can't lose the habit. I hope you have a wonderful friday much wishes to you.

Smiles kardiebelle

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Kardiebelle!

Thanks for coming by! The green beans and ketchup do not sound too weird to me. We were dicussing things people put ketchup on yesterday in my office because one of the women has mac n cheese with ketchup for lunch often. hehe!

Hope that you have a happy & healthy day!
Mike

 

[lillygator]

Hey Mike -love your crockpot chicken ideas...I am going to have to try some!! Hope you have a great weekend.

 

[Mykelogan]

Please do try em Lillygator! recipes are meant to be passed along and shared.

Hope you have a good weekend too!
Mike

 

[Storygirl]

Okay everyone - so how do we make sure Mike goes to Culinary School???

I love the crockpot chicken idea - and I can vouch for the garlic beans...yum!! I may have to try carmelizing them...

You sure do keep watching what we eat from getting boring!!

Hope you have a fabulous weekend Mike!!!

 

[Mykelogan]

Thanks Jenn!!
I think all food whether it is good for you or not so good should be exciting so I am glad to hear that.

Mike

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Mike,

How are you today?

You're chicken in the crockpot does sound yummy! I have always been afraid of cooking chicken, but I am slowly getting over that. My DH won't let me run the crockpot when no one is home, so I will make this on the weekend sometime!

Your clippie does look might good! Keep up the good work!