Broke the 320 barrier finally... taken a long long time. Eating virtually only foods we cooked ourselves plus all the shoveling after the big snow storm must have done the trick.
2/23/2011 morning weight: 318
(I checked 5 times. lol)
Coming soon, the recipe for "Cashew (Gesundheit) Chicken" stirfry... and it is REALLY good!
Breakfast today:
Breakfast sandwich; Green and orange peppers fried with some chopped onions in olive oil and minced garlic with a little salt. Beat two medium-small eggs, pour over veggies and add fresh ground black pepper. Flip. Served on two slices of Fiber One toast with some orange marmalade. Yummy!
Granted, I was hungry, but it was still awfully good. I'm estimating it was in the 400-450 calorie range. A bit high, but with the rest of the meals I have planned today I will still end up safely in the "lose 1-2 pounds a week" range.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Mid-week Recipe
We aren't going to wait for the weekend for this one. We made a stir-fry for today's lunch (and 2 more meals each) and it was awesome.
As usual, we started with a recipe but modified it as we went to fit our tastes and what we had on hand in the kitchen. But now we need to write everything down before we forget what we changed.
Makes six servings @ 328 calories each.
The only thing I did was cut up stuff. After all, that is the most manly part of food preparation. ;-)
Cube the beef roast while trimming out the bigger bits of fat. You can use beef that is pre-cut for soups, stews, stir-fry, etc. but we usually aren't very happy with the size of the bits. Plus it costs quite a bit more per pound than a big chunk of roast. Then chop the onion and the cauliflower (actually for the cauliflower it is more breaking than cutting I guess.) Carrie did the rest so here's her instructions:
Starting with a 12" cast iron pan on med/high heat (I love my cast iron pan!) Add the olive oil, beef, minced garlic, and onion. Fry on med/high heat until beef is cooked through.
There should be some bits of yummy goodness stuck to the bottom of the pan. Add about 1/2 cup beef broth to that and scrape all it off the bottom and into the broth. You want all that flavor to end up in your mouth, not the sink/dishwasher.
Add the raw veggies to the pan along with the soy sauce and ground ginger. Cover and let sit for about 7 min or until the vegetables start to become tender. I used some carrots we canned this fall so those just needed to be reheated. I left them out until the other vegetables were done. Add water chestnuts, stir and cook another 5 min.
Stir every now and then until everything is nearly done and as tender as you want. Take a cup and mix the rest of the beef broth and the corn starch together. Pour that in the pan and stir well. The the mixture will start to thicken almost immediately. Remove from heat.
Scoup ¾ cup of the stir-fry over ¾ cup white or brown rice and enjoy :D
As usual, we started with a recipe but modified it as we went to fit our tastes and what we had on hand in the kitchen. But now we need to write everything down before we forget what we changed.
Makes six servings @ 328 calories each.
- ¾ lbs chuck roast, cubed (approx ¾" cubes) (480 cal)
- 1 Med yellow onion, chopped (50 cal)
- 1 Tbs minced garlic (1 cal)
- 6 oz pkg frozen snow peas (70 cal)
- 1½ C cauliflower, broken into florets (25 cal)
- 1 C carrots, chopped or sliced (52 cal)
- ¼ C soy sauce (80 cal)
- 1 tsp ginger powder (0 cal)
- 1½ Tbs corn starch (45 cal)
- 1½ C beef broth (22 cal)
- 8 oz can water sliced water chestnuts (50 cal)
- 1 Tbs olive oil (119 cal)
- 4½ C cooked rice (approx 1½ C pre-cooked) (972 cal)
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 Tbs brown sugar
The only thing I did was cut up stuff. After all, that is the most manly part of food preparation. ;-)
Cube the beef roast while trimming out the bigger bits of fat. You can use beef that is pre-cut for soups, stews, stir-fry, etc. but we usually aren't very happy with the size of the bits. Plus it costs quite a bit more per pound than a big chunk of roast. Then chop the onion and the cauliflower (actually for the cauliflower it is more breaking than cutting I guess.) Carrie did the rest so here's her instructions:
Starting with a 12" cast iron pan on med/high heat (I love my cast iron pan!) Add the olive oil, beef, minced garlic, and onion. Fry on med/high heat until beef is cooked through.
There should be some bits of yummy goodness stuck to the bottom of the pan. Add about 1/2 cup beef broth to that and scrape all it off the bottom and into the broth. You want all that flavor to end up in your mouth, not the sink/dishwasher.
Add the raw veggies to the pan along with the soy sauce and ground ginger. Cover and let sit for about 7 min or until the vegetables start to become tender. I used some carrots we canned this fall so those just needed to be reheated. I left them out until the other vegetables were done. Add water chestnuts, stir and cook another 5 min.
Stir every now and then until everything is nearly done and as tender as you want. Take a cup and mix the rest of the beef broth and the corn starch together. Pour that in the pan and stir well. The the mixture will start to thicken almost immediately. Remove from heat.
Scoup ¾ cup of the stir-fry over ¾ cup white or brown rice and enjoy :D
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Ability Do I have it!?
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz
I've come to a tough time on this journey. We are leaving for a cruise on March 4th and I want to lose 10 more pounds before that time. *sigh* I'm so frustrated with things...I'm not doing 'the best' that I can do and wondering why it's getting hard again for me. What am I thinking! I just want the weight off but it's just not that easy I guess. Tomorrow I'm fighting a little harder for that pound I've been waiting for! I have not been the best this past week and it shows by the scale not moving. At least it didn't move in the wrong direction! I have to be thankful for that :D I have to find my motivation again...that same motivation I seen a few months ago. I can do it :D Right?! I can!
I've come to a tough time on this journey. We are leaving for a cruise on March 4th and I want to lose 10 more pounds before that time. *sigh* I'm so frustrated with things...I'm not doing 'the best' that I can do and wondering why it's getting hard again for me. What am I thinking! I just want the weight off but it's just not that easy I guess. Tomorrow I'm fighting a little harder for that pound I've been waiting for! I have not been the best this past week and it shows by the scale not moving. At least it didn't move in the wrong direction! I have to be thankful for that :D I have to find my motivation again...that same motivation I seen a few months ago. I can do it :D Right?! I can!
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