heart challenge

I ate something fried yesterday and it was not good. I am amazed at how fast you can get over something like that. I would like to know how to use a waterless stainless steel pan and be able to do stuff like milanesas or chile relleno without the oil and make them healthier.

down day

Everything I know tells me that there will be slow weeks especially as muscle begins building but sometimes that doesn't get through in reverse and so I feel that I have had a bad week. Whew what a run on. I know I ate pretty well and I know that I clocked 8.5 hours of exercise so why do I feel like I did a bad job and didn't lose more than a pound? I am soo impatient. If you are there just remind yourself like I am that there are still 9 more weeks and at the end of 14 weeks any improvement is better than getting 3 months down the road and saying man if I had only started in Feb. like I wanted to I would not have wasted another 3 months doing nothing. So that is my self pep talk for the day.

salsa

Versatile salsa. 1 quart whole peeled tomatoes, 2 serrano peppers, 1/3 small onion, two cloves garlic peeled, 1 t lite salt (good potassium) Liquify in blender

-Heat and serve on fried eggs
-Drain spagetti and pour back in pan then pour salsa over it and bring to a boil, sprinkle with white Ranchero cheese as a side for grilled chicken
-Add to soup like lentils
On tacos, with steak instead of A1 etc.

Nutrition Class

I really love the class this morning mostly because I want to see how you make good food good to eat. Some were creative and sounded fun to try and some were too far out there for me. I am a Mexican food addict. Make it from scratch really does make sense to me so I can dump preservatives. Organic cost seems a bit much so I do what I can and am just trying to find normal healthy living to incorporate and adjust to so I can not only lose but maintain.

heart challenge

Hope that everyone is enjoying this. No often do we get a chance to be walked through a life change. I am really trying to make this a change of habits and not look at is as a diet or restriction. I do like exercising and want to get away from the idea that there is an end to this challenge. Otherwise how did dieting ever promote health. I am more worried about what is going on inside than the end reflection of the outside. Fortunately the outside improvements are a fringe benefit.

Yummy meatballs

Green Meatballs

Peel and clean 1 pound tomatillo
Cut up 1 small onion and place all in dry fry pan to blister

In blender add the above plus
1 cup chicken broth
1 t sea salt
2 chipotle chiles in adobo
6 T chopped cilantro
2 chopped cloves garlic
liquify all

To one pound 93 percent lean ground beef add ½ c sauce and one raw egg. Mix together
Form small meatballs and toss into sauce. Bring to boil and simmer ½ hour. Serve over rice.
I love cooking good food and I don't think taste has to go away to eat right. Try this I love it.

heart health

I am finally recovering from last weeks sore spots. Sunday's are nice for recovery. But now I am ready to get back in the pool tomorrow. I don't know that any exercise feels as good as swimming. You don't advance as fast as runners but moving smoothly through the water is supreme.

Down with Cholesterol starters

What's your take? What have you learned helps to lower cholesterol. Please share. Lower Cholesterol Tips. Kendra
Healthier Fats:
Do eat cold-water fish twice a week.
Do opt for olive oil rather than butter on bread or creamy dressings on salad.
Do eat nuts for snacks in place of cookies of chips.
Do choose omega-3 enhanced eggs rather than conventional eggs.
Do drink skim milk rather than 2 percent.
Do remove the skin from chicken and other poultry.

Choose Whole Foods.
Choose Whole Grains
Eat Fruits and Vegetables
Eat plenty of Fiber
Learn about low glycemic load foods and choose those.
Limit your intake of high fructose corn syrup

Today I got back into the easy management. I don't like traveling and this was a rough weekend. I didn't feel like I quit just got distracted. I feel much better eating better. kendra

comfort food

fell into the the comfort food trap today. Emotional eating. I wasn't content though

heart challenge

The BMI chart is not so fun. My goal long term will of course be to drop from obese to overweight and finally to just right. Oh weight that would be goldilocks. Ha. So I have found this week that 1300 calories assigned by the dietician needs to be approximate for me if I am listening to my body and doing the intuitive eating. By eating whole foods and drinking plenty of water: I am fuller, have plenty of energy and my body is working better. I still lose weight but have the energy to do all of the exercising. Who would have thought after xxx diets that carbs would be a new friend. If you haven't picked it up go to your library and check out a copy of Intuitive Eating.

goals

I feel great that I am on track with my goals. I have been eating lots of whole foods so I am not hungry. Back at it this morning and really enjoying swimming.