What I ate Jan. 19, 2011

Another good day for food choices yay!!!

Breakfast: Sausage Egg McMuffin with Coffee (w/creamer & truvia)

Lunch: Turkey slices and cheese

Dinner: Carnitas Tacos (see yesterday's post for pork Carnitas) I used two corn tortillas with cilantro, onion, and a little shredded cheese.

Water with all meals.

I haven't weighed myself yet, because I don't wanna get unmotivated if I don't see enough weight loss right away. I am going to weigh on Monday and hopefully there will be great news with my good eating and new thyroid med dosage. :)

Sharing a way to make something sweet !

MACADAMIA NUT CLUSTERS

 Makes 12

 3 ounces 85% dark chocolate (Approx. 1/2 of large size bar) 

1 teaspoon butter 

1 cup macadamia nuts 

Salt (optional)

Microwave chocolate and butter in medium size glass bowl for 1 minute, stirring every 15 seconds (or use double boiler).

Add 1 cup of macadamia nuts to chocolate mixture and stir to cover. 

Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons onto tray covered with wax paper. Salt lightly if

desired. 

Refrigerate for 45 minutes and enjoy

I found this recipe online, and I believe its from the BFC book, the new one.  Thought I would share, I might try this because I can't stand just the plan dark chocolate, but this might help when I need a little something sweet to mix with the dark chocolate.

UPDATE!!!!!!!

I made these last night, and they were actually pretty good, next time I might try a different nut, because macadamia aren't my fav. I only like them in those white choc. cookies, which I know I can't have. Anyways, next time I might advise putting a little sugar (like truvia) in them when the chocolate is melting because they still are a bit bitter, but much better then just plain candy bar.

Here is a pic:

Oh and the nutrition values:

Total recipe (when doubled)

Carbs = 56 g
Sugars = 15 g

Individually (each cluster) since makes 24 clusters

Carbs = 2.3 g
Sugars = less then 1 g (0.62g)

Jan 18th---what I ate & some good news

Okay well today was a half successful day because the evening got a little out of whack, but I am making up for it today.

Breakfast-  Coffee with powdered creamer, 2 truvia, Egg McMuffin

Lunch - Several slices of turkey lunch meat and 2 slices of cow pals cheese with water

Dinner - this is where it got bad : ( two thin slices of pizza and a small piece of birthday cake. : (  I was doing so well, and I was sad about this choice.

The reason for the bad dinner choice is I actually had to go to my best friends house after work to drop off her wedding photos that my brother gave me since he was the photographer for her wedding.  So in trade she fed me dinner, but then I found out it was her husband's mothers' birthday and we celebrated and someone just started passing out cake and I feel rude not to accept what they give me.  Now it was a very small piece so I don't think its totally bad with carbs, but probably awful with sugars, b/c it tasted like some sort of tres leche/flan sorta thing.  It was yummy, but actually made me feel sorta sick so I guess that is a good thing so we know I want make this choice again as long as I can stand it.  Or next time I will just take Rosalie technique and have one or two bites of someones' just for taste. ; )

I am so so happy that I feel like I can really stick to this this time around, so far I haven't craved anything like uncontrollably so this is a very good thing.

Let me share some recipes I tried from www.skinnytaste.com which is a great great website.  You just have to watch out for the sugars in some recipes, because she doesn't sub the sugars we are allowed to have in the BFC diet, but I am sure we could figure out how to sub the right sugars (like truvia, stevia, etc).

I have tried:
Mexican Slow Cooked Pork Carnitas (which I must say were so flavorful) and you can put it on a low carb tortilla of your choice or on top a salad with cilantro, avocado, or onions.

Broiled or Grilled Pollo Sabroso (this literally is the juiciest most tasty chicken I have ever had and its all BFC approved.)

And on a good news size, I had a doctors appt. yesterday to get my blood checked for my thyroid levels and I had told them I was trying to diet and the dosage of 50 mcg just wasn't raising my TSH levels to were they needed to be so he tested my blood and decided to double my dosage to 100 mcg which I truly hope helps with the weight to come off.  I have lost weight doing this diet, but the the holidays had hit and I gained most back plus an extra 10. : (  I am have had the hardest time losing so I am happy for hopefully finding my right dosage for my thyroid because that would make things that much better for my weight loss journey.  : )

God Bless all!! And give us all the strength to succeed in our goals for weight loss this year!



I have included this picture in today's blog because in November I was in my best friends wedding as a bridesmaid and well my brother (who was the photographer of the wedding) just finished editing photos and I got to see them for the first time this week, and this is my main goal on why I will stop at nothing to fail at this diet.  I have to achieve the goal of 70 lbs weight lose this year, because I was discussed at this photo.  The dress was not flattering on me at all.  : (  I just shared a couple photos from one day at work when we were taking some Christmas photos and a couple from the wedding.  I can't wait til the day I lose enough weight I am not discussed by the size of my huge arms.  Sorry today's blog was just a venting about all these pictures I hate.  I mean I love pictures but one day I hope I like what I see in them. : )

January 17th---What I ate :)

Good evening everyone!  I am a happy camper tonight because I made all good food choices today yay me!!!

Breakfast- Coffee with two truvia and a little powder plain creamer.  Wasn't very hungry other then that, but tomorrow planning on more of a breakfast.

Lunch- Turkey lunch meat about 6 slices, and three cow pals cheese

Dinner- Salad with chicken lunch meat, few sunflower seeds, half avocado, cheese, Newman's Own dressing, bacon bits, and I think that is all.

With each meal I had water.

I am happy for today's success, but right now at 9 pm me and my hubby are sitting down to watch a movie at home and I am longing for a snack.  I think I will just get a big glass of water to fill my belly cause they say most times that your craving something...it might just be boredom or maybe your just thirsty.

Goodnight ladies! : )  Here's cheering to successful day tomorrow! : ) : )

Crazy week!!

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted for almost a week now.  This has been a crazy week here.  It snowed like six inches at my house and well we just aren't prepared for that here in GA, lol!!! I know anyone in the north will probably laugh, but my work was closed for 3 days and Thursday my normal drive of 40 minutes took over 2 hours.  It was craziness!!  So needless to say I was just totally lazy and didn't blog what I ate at all.  I didn't totally make awful choices thought.  I ate things like meatloaf and pork chops.  I had some egg sandwiches for breakfast.  I didn't really eat that much.  Its funny how I wanna eat more when I am bored at work then when I am at home.  I would think its the other way around haha but not for me.  I will be back to regular blogging Monday and try to post what I eat so I can get critiques, that always helps me be more accountable for what I eat.  Hope all you girls are having a great week.  Big hugs to all!

A New Day!!

Well I am happy to report we decided to work it out (me and my hubby).  So I am sooo sooo happy he finally came to his senses.  But in the future I think I am going to try not to be so hard on him, because I gotta realize he isn't like me no matter how hard I try to make him be like me.  He does try, but in his own way.  I am so greatful for a friend helping me with this and helping me see in a different way.  I talked to lots of people about this and everyone gave me different thinks to think about but one person really helped me see something I didn't even think about.  I thank everyone that responded with help to my blog post the night before last.  It meant so much of you girls, that you cared so much.  I love my hubby so much and decided to try to talk to him calmly last night without trying to cry.  But I am sensitive and did end up crying a bit, because it was such an emotional thing for me.  He didn't respond right away, but then I left him with the thoughts and he came to me about 30 minutes later and we had a great talk and he tried to see my way and I listened to his reasoning as well.  I am sooo sooo happy we worked things out because I didn't want to leave him and regret not have trying my hardest to really work things out.  I believe in working til something gets fixed, he isn't that way, but at least he tried. : )

So I am going to look at things today as a new start completely.  New way of thinking, new way of eating, new way of enjoying life. :)

New Blog to share!!! Check it out : )

http://www.skinnytaste.com/

Check this blog out, a friend referred it to me, but awesome recipes and lots of them we can have on the BFC. =)

Hope everyone enjoys!

Thank you for everyone's nice comments on my blog yesterday.  I posted a response to you all in the comment section of yesterday's blog.