1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
olive oil cooking spary
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp chile powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped, about 1/2 cup
1/2 cup nonfat plain greek-style yogurt
5 tbsp low fat buttermilk
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp all natural hot sauce
1 head romaine, lettuce, thick spines removed, chopped
1 head red leaf lettuce, thick spines removed, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1 cup peeled and shredded carrots
2 oz blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
Preheat broiler to hight. Place chicken on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lightly mist chicken with cooking spray and sprinkle evenly on both sides with paprika, chile powder and salt. Broil 6-8 inches from heat until center of chicken is no longer pink, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to cutting board and let rest for 3-5 minutes before cutting into bit-size chunks
In blender, pruee onion, yogurt, buttermilk and 1 tbsp hot sauce. Taste and add remaining hot sauce if you want more heat. Divide romaine and red leaf lettuces among 4 places and top with bell pepper, tomatoes, carrots and chicken, dividing each evenly. Serve yogurt mixture on the side or drizzle evenly over each plate. Sprinkle with blue cheese and serve immediately. CE mag
Calories 258
Total fat 6
Sat FA t 3
Carbs 13
fiber 4
Sugars 6
Protein 35
Sodium 416
cholesterol 76
Now I had this last night for dinner. I am most defiantly lactose intolerant. With just this little bit of lactose in these ingredients I woke up to a very sore tummy. I started getting uncomfortable about 15 minutes after I ate. So no dairy for me, unless I can find something that sets well. I don't think I can!
Monday, April 4, 2011
Crustless Breakfast Quiche
2 cups chopped mushrooms
3/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers (from jar squeezed of liquid)
1/2 cup chopped artichoke hearts (in water, not marinated) squeezed of liquid
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1 tbsp olive oil
Liberal sprinkling of Italian Seasoning
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 oz goat cheese
1/2 oz grated parmesan
Preheat oven to 350f
In large skillet on medium heat saute mushrooms, red peppers, artichoke hearts and onions in olive oil and seasoning until soft and warmed through. Place mixture in a round cake pan, or divide in 4 large ramekins, either misted lightly with cooking spray. Cover with eggs and add goat cheese in small drops before sprinkling with Parmesan. **May need to salt eggs before adding.
Cook 25 minutes or until set.
3/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers (from jar squeezed of liquid)
1/2 cup chopped artichoke hearts (in water, not marinated) squeezed of liquid
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1 tbsp olive oil
Liberal sprinkling of Italian Seasoning
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 oz goat cheese
1/2 oz grated parmesan
Preheat oven to 350f
In large skillet on medium heat saute mushrooms, red peppers, artichoke hearts and onions in olive oil and seasoning until soft and warmed through. Place mixture in a round cake pan, or divide in 4 large ramekins, either misted lightly with cooking spray. Cover with eggs and add goat cheese in small drops before sprinkling with Parmesan. **May need to salt eggs before adding.
Cook 25 minutes or until set.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Chained to the kitchen
Really I've just been avoiding the mountain of laundry strewn about the house. lol. I hate laundry so I've been cooking all day long. So far I have made
Breakfast Quiche 168 calories in each, I will post later, a very good P3 choice
Fried a pound of Bacon for breakfast for the boys this week. I put it in a bowl and then pop about 7 pieces in the microwave at breakfast for 1 minute for them to have with eggs.
Made almond pancakes with strawberry and cream topping for the boys, 'T' gobbled them up.
Made 7 half pints of no-sugar strawberry syrup. I water bath canned them for 10 minutes and did not cook as long so I got a syrup instead of a jam. I used 8 cups of strawberries, 1 1/3 cup of water and 1/4 tsp of sweetzfree. It is still warm, I'm hoping it firms up just a little bit more.
I made Italian Ziti for my 25 yr old son. He lives alone and I made it to take to him when I pick him up at 5. It really looks goooood, but that is a big NO NO right now.
Made a Buffalo Chicken salad for dinner, 260 calories in total. The old recipe was 1120 calories and I used greek yogurt with onions, buttermilk and hot sauce to do the dressing. I will post that as time permits.
I'm getting the boys lunches ready for tomorrow, they are going to have Chef Salads, so I just cut up extra romaine, iceburg, kale, cukes, red pepper, tomato and onions in a big pot. I'll use that as a base for the Buffalo salad tonight and their Chef Salads in the morning.
Wow, it seems like I should have more food done, I've been going at it all day. I did clean the fridge out and pulled it totally apart so that took a good bit of time.
Tonight is some sort of Wrestling Show, Money in the bank or something. It's the WWE and my boys love it so I ordered it for them because they have been so very good about the new way we are eating in our house. 'T' is still in ketosis so I know he hasn't been cheating. I am allowing 'S' to eat what he wants, he needs some extra weight and does not have insulin issues, as long as he is part of the team and doesn't give his brother a hard time he gets rewarded too. It's nice to have everyone working together to get 'T' where he needs to be weight wise. I hope my boys learn life long lessons about food. It just donned on me that my kids have not had soda pop in 7 weeks and have not asked for it once. They have been drinking water and I just introduced them to green tea with sweetzfree, he loved it!
Neither one of them liked the smoothie shake I made last night, but I put about 2 oz in paper cups with a Popsicle stick and froze them. They did not connect the two and gobbled up the freezes for snack. 'S' went to the fridge freezer for another one and scoffed that I didn't have any, I said they are in the chest freezer, he happily helped himself to another one. tee hee I tricked them. That recipe is on my blog under April posts.
Breakfast Quiche 168 calories in each, I will post later, a very good P3 choice
Fried a pound of Bacon for breakfast for the boys this week. I put it in a bowl and then pop about 7 pieces in the microwave at breakfast for 1 minute for them to have with eggs.
Made almond pancakes with strawberry and cream topping for the boys, 'T' gobbled them up.
Made 7 half pints of no-sugar strawberry syrup. I water bath canned them for 10 minutes and did not cook as long so I got a syrup instead of a jam. I used 8 cups of strawberries, 1 1/3 cup of water and 1/4 tsp of sweetzfree. It is still warm, I'm hoping it firms up just a little bit more.
I made Italian Ziti for my 25 yr old son. He lives alone and I made it to take to him when I pick him up at 5. It really looks goooood, but that is a big NO NO right now.
Made a Buffalo Chicken salad for dinner, 260 calories in total. The old recipe was 1120 calories and I used greek yogurt with onions, buttermilk and hot sauce to do the dressing. I will post that as time permits.
I'm getting the boys lunches ready for tomorrow, they are going to have Chef Salads, so I just cut up extra romaine, iceburg, kale, cukes, red pepper, tomato and onions in a big pot. I'll use that as a base for the Buffalo salad tonight and their Chef Salads in the morning.
Wow, it seems like I should have more food done, I've been going at it all day. I did clean the fridge out and pulled it totally apart so that took a good bit of time.
Tonight is some sort of Wrestling Show, Money in the bank or something. It's the WWE and my boys love it so I ordered it for them because they have been so very good about the new way we are eating in our house. 'T' is still in ketosis so I know he hasn't been cheating. I am allowing 'S' to eat what he wants, he needs some extra weight and does not have insulin issues, as long as he is part of the team and doesn't give his brother a hard time he gets rewarded too. It's nice to have everyone working together to get 'T' where he needs to be weight wise. I hope my boys learn life long lessons about food. It just donned on me that my kids have not had soda pop in 7 weeks and have not asked for it once. They have been drinking water and I just introduced them to green tea with sweetzfree, he loved it!
Neither one of them liked the smoothie shake I made last night, but I put about 2 oz in paper cups with a Popsicle stick and froze them. They did not connect the two and gobbled up the freezes for snack. 'S' went to the fridge freezer for another one and scoffed that I didn't have any, I said they are in the chest freezer, he happily helped himself to another one. tee hee I tricked them. That recipe is on my blog under April posts.
Results
Today I took my last shot at 6:30 a.m, I weighed in at 155.6 I am still TOM so may have some water retention. My low weight 3 days ago was 154 so I think I may have a few pounds of water.
Beginning Weight Dr. Scales 181.4
LIW 155.6
Pounds Lost 25.8
Measurement
Bust 44 Bust 42
Waist 37.75 Waist 31
Waist at navel 38 Navel 32
Hip 44 Hip 40
R Leg 25 R Leg 22
L Leg 24.5 L Leg 22
R Knee 15.5 R Knee 14
L Knee 15.5 L Knee 14
R Arm 12.5 R Arm 12
L Arm 13.25 L Arm 12
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Total Inches lost 29 inches
Size start 14 End 8/10
Beginning Weight Dr. Scales 181.4
LIW 155.6
Pounds Lost 25.8
Measurement
Bust 44 Bust 42
Waist 37.75 Waist 31
Waist at navel 38 Navel 32
Hip 44 Hip 40
R Leg 25 R Leg 22
L Leg 24.5 L Leg 22
R Knee 15.5 R Knee 14
L Knee 15.5 L Knee 14
R Arm 12.5 R Arm 12
L Arm 13.25 L Arm 12
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Total Inches lost 29 inches
Size start 14 End 8/10
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Berry Smoothie
Ingredients
1 C (8oz) Greek Yogurt1/2 C fresh or frozen strawberries
2 ice cubes (optional)
1/4 Cup heavy whipping cream
Preparation
Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. If using frozen fruit, omit ice cubes.I have not figured out the calorie content of this smoothie yet. They had about 2 oz of it and I froze the rest in small paper cups with Popsicle stix so they can have a frozen yogurt after school or anytime. I will enter the ingredients and come back and post the nutritional info.
Shrimp Taco's Low Carb
4 Low Carb Shells (see flaxseed tortilla recipe)
6 oz Shrimp, detailed and deveined
4 oz Goat Cheese
1/4 Cup Roasted Red Peppers
1/4 Cup sliced olives
1 tsp fresh basil chopped
1 tsp EVOO
Mix shrimp, cheese, peppers, olives and basil in medium bowl. Place shells on parchment paper on a cookie sheet, spoon even amounts into each shell, fold shell over and brush with small amount of olive oil. Bake in 450 oven for 6 minutes. Cut tacos in half. Two halves is one serving.
Calories 209
Net Carbs 4.5 for store bought tortillas (If you are using the flaxseed tortilla recipe there are zero net carbs)
These are delicious. I was completely satisfied with one taco (yeah, I went off protocol again). The only thing I will do differently is to dry the shrimp well. The tacos were a little too wet due to the water content in the shrimp.
Eat Well Live Long
6 oz Shrimp, detailed and deveined
4 oz Goat Cheese
1/4 Cup Roasted Red Peppers
1/4 Cup sliced olives
1 tsp fresh basil chopped
1 tsp EVOO
Mix shrimp, cheese, peppers, olives and basil in medium bowl. Place shells on parchment paper on a cookie sheet, spoon even amounts into each shell, fold shell over and brush with small amount of olive oil. Bake in 450 oven for 6 minutes. Cut tacos in half. Two halves is one serving.
Calories 209
Net Carbs 4.5 for store bought tortillas (If you are using the flaxseed tortilla recipe there are zero net carbs)
These are delicious. I was completely satisfied with one taco (yeah, I went off protocol again). The only thing I will do differently is to dry the shrimp well. The tacos were a little too wet due to the water content in the shrimp.
Eat Well Live Long
LIW
LIW= Last Injection Weight
The weight I am on 4/3/2011 will be my set weight. I take my last shot in 12 hours, I will weigh in as soon as I get up and take my last shot. I am sort of disappointed I did not make my goal, but I am relieved that I will be taking my last shot and be going on to P3 (phase 3). I will go for 3 weeks on no starch no sugar. I am completely prepared for this phase. I have ordered and received the sweetzfree, have stocked my pantry with flaxseed flour, almond flour and wheat germ gluten free flour. I am armed with a large stock pile of recipes from searching online and my favorite magazine. This magazine has terrific recipes that gives you all the calorie, carb and nutritional content. It takes favorite staple foods and makes them figure and heart friendly. I just love it!
I purchased Julia Child's DVD's on French Cooking, and will be making Boeuf Bourguignon. I have watched her make it twice and have all the ingredients, it's perfect for P3, of course I will not have the traditional new potatoes or french bread as a side. I will have my favorite red wine and a big salad. That is going to be an awesome night. My first recipe from Julia and my first P3 meal. I am going to be doing a lot of cooking from those videos as well. My kids, hopefully will enjoy them, 'S' has been helping me with the new recipes and I'm sure he will love to learn to cook French meals. He claims to want to open a restaurant when he's older so this will be the true test for him. Cooking is hard work and very time consuming. I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to keep a full time job and get all three meals on the table plus 2 snacks. It will happen, I'm that determined. Actually I made the boys a shake about 20 minutes ago. I'll post that recipe along with the shrimp tacos.
The weight I am on 4/3/2011 will be my set weight. I take my last shot in 12 hours, I will weigh in as soon as I get up and take my last shot. I am sort of disappointed I did not make my goal, but I am relieved that I will be taking my last shot and be going on to P3 (phase 3). I will go for 3 weeks on no starch no sugar. I am completely prepared for this phase. I have ordered and received the sweetzfree, have stocked my pantry with flaxseed flour, almond flour and wheat germ gluten free flour. I am armed with a large stock pile of recipes from searching online and my favorite magazine. This magazine has terrific recipes that gives you all the calorie, carb and nutritional content. It takes favorite staple foods and makes them figure and heart friendly. I just love it!
I purchased Julia Child's DVD's on French Cooking, and will be making Boeuf Bourguignon. I have watched her make it twice and have all the ingredients, it's perfect for P3, of course I will not have the traditional new potatoes or french bread as a side. I will have my favorite red wine and a big salad. That is going to be an awesome night. My first recipe from Julia and my first P3 meal. I am going to be doing a lot of cooking from those videos as well. My kids, hopefully will enjoy them, 'S' has been helping me with the new recipes and I'm sure he will love to learn to cook French meals. He claims to want to open a restaurant when he's older so this will be the true test for him. Cooking is hard work and very time consuming. I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to keep a full time job and get all three meals on the table plus 2 snacks. It will happen, I'm that determined. Actually I made the boys a shake about 20 minutes ago. I'll post that recipe along with the shrimp tacos.
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