20 POUNDS

Yep... and yes its another celebration day!  I am feeling good...

and no complaints...
just for the fun of it..

 A car tire is a good  example of the amount of weight I have lost..... its a good reminder of what I have been carrying.. wonder what 30 pounds will bring..  well I am fairly preoccupied with thoughts of tomorrow and the echo and stress test just want to get past it.. already..
Otherwise just going to keep it short and sweet tonight with a little inspiration:

MF LASAGNA recipe from MF library

Ingredients:

• 16  oz  Ground Beef 95% Lean  
• 4  oz  Cheese, Swiss, Low-Fat  
• 1/2  cup  Cottage Cheese, 1%  
• 1  cup  Egg Substitute, Egg Beaters  
• 1/2  cup  Cooked Mushrooms, fresh  
• 1  cup  Cooked Peppers, Green, fresh  
• 1  cup  Raw Lettuce, Romaine  
• 15  fl oz  Cooked Tomatoes, diced  
• 2  tbsp  Paremesan Cheese  
• 1/4  tsp  Ground Black Pepper  
• 10  sprays  Non-stick Cooking Spray  
• 1/4  tsp  Italian Seasonings  

Preparation:

Ingredient Notes
1. May use 1 lb 96/4 extra lean ground beef or Morning star sausage crumbles
2. For diced tomatoes use 1, 15 oz can diced petite tomatoes with basil & oregano
3. White mushrooms work best and you may use any colored bell pepper
4. Instead of low-fat swiss cheese, use 1 cup (4 oz) lowfat shredded Italian cheese

Directions
1. Begin by cooking ground beef in a non-stick pan. When done, drain fat.
2. Chop peppers and mushrooms and brown in same pan as beef. You may want to lightly spray the pan with non-stick cooking spray (10 sprays = 1 condiment choice).
3. Puree can of tomatoes in a blender or food processor.
4. Add ground beef back to the pan with the cooked vegetables and tomatoes. Season with pepper and italian seasoning. Heat through.
5. In a clean non-stick pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, pour 1/4 cup egg substitute into the pan and swirl. The goal is to use the egg substitute to make a crepe for the noodle like consistency in the lasagna. The crepe should be cooked all the way through.
6. When done, gently loosen it all the way around with a spatuala. Then carefully flip it to the other side.
7. Cook just a few seconds on that side.
8. Repeat steps 5-7 to make a total of 4 crepes.
9. In a 9x9 pan, begin layering your lasagna. Layer the beef/veggie mixture evenly on the bottom, sprinkle with 1/3 of the cottage cheese, 1/4 of the shredded cheese and sprinkle with Parmesan. Then top with a crepe.
10. Repeat to make 3 additional layers and then top with any remaining meat or cheese mixture. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.

The recipes provides approximately 1 Leaner, 1-3/4 Green, and 1 Condiment per serving.

THINGS ON THE HORIZON

SO Tomorrow I have a baby shower to go to.. It will be the first "event" I have had to go to since I started... the good news is... One of the Hostesses is on MF too.. .. I am going to bring a bar.. bring my water and bring my camera.. I figure busy will be my word for the party... .. so I do not anticipate any issues food wise... Clothes wise is another story.... my nicer clothes are all too big... so I am just going to wear black jeans and a nice top... best I can do...  ... 

Food Show in September is  making me a little nervous.. actually I have two ... The first show I should be okay .. packing a cooler with water and meal options... the second show  I am really hoping I can go with my husband... ( my support system)   but if I can't I will just suck it up... thats not until the end of September so I am moving that off the worry list for now.. the First show is early September so its kinda of on the worry list but the reality is as long as I am prepared I should be fine... I will post photos so you can see what my enviroment is like for 2 days... then you might have an idea of the challenges I sometimes face.. 

In the old ways.. it was no big deal for me to sample pizza 3 or 8 times at a show... not to mention muffins, cookies,   fried catfish.. and an assortment of things my body did not really need for fuel... 

In the new ways its whats in the cooler and thats it ..

Tuesday is test day so .. say  a prayer for me please.... echo and stress test... I hope things are okay.. my doctor is not anticpating any issues at all... so hopefully things will be fine.. 

Other wise its been a nice weekend.. looking forward to the baby shower tomorrow... and then spending the rest of Sunday with my sweet Husband <3

TSFL ONE MONTH OP CELEBRATING!!!!

 TODAY I AM CELEBRATING ONE MONTH OP 

♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪░H░A░P░P░Y ONE MONTH OP ░to ME HAPPY ONE MONTH OP TO ME ,♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪¯''•.¸*♥♥♥* ¸.•''(¯''•.¸*♥♥♥ ¸.•''¯░H░A░P░P░Y♫♪░ONE MONTH OP~dear    ME    happy ONE MONTH OP  to ME ,♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥AND ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN OP ONE MONTH!!!!!♥♥♫♫♫♫♥♥♥♫♫♫♫♥♥♥


I did peek at the scale this morning with happy results... but won't say anything until official weigh day Monday ..

Here is what I believe after one Month:

Anything you want is possible

Find what works for you and make a commitment to stick with it

Find what fits into your lifestyle

Other's Opinions  be damned.

We must take pride and have faith in ourselves!

Its all about choice

4 seconds ~ in those 4 seconds do you choose to eat that or is your health more important ? 

MY TSFL BOOK

This is where I put recipes, articles notes and motivational stuff ..

LUNCH

3 OZ PIECE BONELESS  SKINLESS CHICKEN GRILLED ( mine was left over from a couple days ago) CHOP IT UP

ONE MEDIFAST MAC AND CHEESE

1/2 cup WATER

teaspoon finely shredded 2%  CHEESE OF YOUR CHOICE FINALLY SHREDDED MINE WAS FEISTA BLEND

2 PPIECES OF JULIENNED CHOPPED SUNDRIED TOMATOES

 

MAKE MAC AND CHEESE PER PACKAGE DIRECTIONS

ADD CHOPPED CHICKEN AND CHOPPED TOMATOS MIX WILL POUR IN SMALL 7 OZ OR SO BAKING DISH   SPRINKLE CHEESE ON 

 

BAKE 375 UNTIL WARMED THROUGH AND CHEESE MELTY..

YUMMY

SORRY PHOTO IS SIDEWAYS FOR SOME REASON..

 

 

FEEDING ME FANCY FUDGE *** just a dream****

Could someone please tell me... about my weird dream last night.... I dreamt that people.. ( some I did not even know) were feeding me fudge .... I don't really even like fudge.. why weren't they feeding me ice cream.. I like ice cream...  why weren't they feeding me pizza LOL??????  

 I thought it was so funny when I woke up.. I told my husband and he said its just my subconscious at work.... so I said.. I don't  think I am really thinking deep down about people feeding me fudge... lol....   and it was fancy fudge with roses on it... and white  chocolate fudge icing.. what the heck??????    I really got a good laugh from that.... and  no I was not salivating in my sleep or woke up drooling lol.. but I sure am curious as to where that dream came from...

Rock it on WEDNESDAY!!  have a great day! 



OHHH AND BEFORE I FORGET ....  I  JUST PUT BACK 4 PAIR OF REGULAR ZIP UP JEANS SIZE 18 WP IN THE GENERAL POPULATION OF MY CLOTHES HAVE NOT WORN REGULAR JEANS  ( GRANTED THEY ARE PLUS SIZE I KNOW) ... IN 4 MAYBE 5 YEARS.. TIME TO START DUMPING THE ELASTIC WAIST JEANS... WHOO HOO... 

STILL HAVE A FEW 16 WP  AND 1 16 REGULAR AND 1 12 REGULAR IN PERGITORY RIGHT NOW... WAITING TO BE RELEASED.. HAVE  A FEW TOPS TO GET ME THROUGH * will purchase new items as needed... eventually going to revamp my wardrobe once goal weight is achieved...