Week 5, Day 3

Well what can I say about today....

When I got to work this morning, it started out as one crazy day.  Two delivery drivers didn't come to work today so I end up having to drive around delivering car parts this morning.  It was not my idea of how to start a work day, but since my work is my Dad's business he owns...we all have to work whatever position we need when people are out.  I usually work as the office manager and handle accounting.  I share this position with my mother who also works up front, but she only works part time.  But after lunch time it calmed down and things got less hectic.  But it did exhaust me a pretty good bit driving around from place to place and carrying around all the big car parts.  But one good thing, it helped the day pass really fast.

What I ate today:

Breakfast- Egg McMuffin with regular coffee plus the creamer and purevia sweetner

Lunch - salad with bacon bits, cheese, sunflower seeds, turkey, and Ken's salad dressing and 1 serving of vitamin zero water lemonade flavor.  It was tasty to have something different to drink for once.

Dinner - two small tilapia fillets made with Mrs. Dash and lemon juice, side salad with same stuff as lunch except turkey and sauteed zucchini and mushrooms tossed with curry & braggs.

Total Calories: 1253
	Fat(g)   Carbs(g)   Fiber(g)  Sugar(g)  Prot(g)  KCals 91.07 56.76 7.1 7.99 58.21 1253

Week 5, Day 2

Well not much new happened today, just one of those routine boring days.  One good thing though, I came home to a clean house again today.  My hubby hasn't worked for a week or two so he cleaned the kitchen and the dishes and since none of you guys know him, that is a milestone. LOL!!! But I was happy he did it.  Helped make my day better.  =)

What I ate today:

Breakfast :  Egg McMuffin and my regular coffee

Lunch :  Salad with turkey, cheese, bacon bits, sunflower seeds, Ken's salad dressing

Dinner:  Pork chop lightly breaded with bread crumbs fried (maybe this wasn't a good idea, but I did use canola oil), sauteed zucchini, and bowl of salad with same ingredients as lunch except the turkey and half vitamin zero water (lemonade)

I finally found a sugar free bread today at my grocery store.  I honestly think I looked at every bread in the bread aisle today.  People were probably looking at me like I was crazy, but hey I don't care because I finally found what I was looking for.  This bread is only sweetened with malitol and 11 g of carbs per slice.  I wish I could find one that is only one carb serving per two slices, but I don't eat bread much anyways lately so one slice with breakfast or lunch should be fine. =)  Shopping and finding new things at the grocery store have become an art to me, lol!! I actually have fun trying to find new things we can use with the BFC. 

Good luck everyone!! Hope everyone's week is going well so far. =)

What I ate Monday (Week 5 Day 1)

Well since I already posted earlier today about my weekend, I just wanted to post real quick what I ate today to share.  When I got home, my Valentine's gift was no cooking and all dishes cleaned.  It was so sweet of my hubby.  He even tried to cut me a heart of the deviled egg he made, but it was harder then he thought.  HEHE!! But hey its the thought that counts.  We didn't do gifts for each other this year because we are saving money and I told him not to get me anything so he was sweet and did this instead. : )  It made my night simple and sweet. =)

Breakfast - none, I don't know how but I totally forgot lol!! Work got hectic and I never ate the oatmeal I brought to eat.  So I just had coffee with the regular stuff.

Lunch - small salad with deli turkey, cheese, few sunflower seeds (I always use for the extra crunch), bacon bits, and Ken's brand salad dressing

Dinner - my hubby made his Honduran Enchiladas so I just had two of these.

They consist of two tostados (the hard shell big tortillas) 24g carbs per 2

Seasoned ground beef with a little homemade salsa, shredded cabbage, sliced boiled eggs and fresh honduran cheese.  They aren't the typical enchiladas everyone may be familiar with, but each country has there own way of making some of these recipes.  Honduran tacos are very different then the typical taco we all know too.  But I love all the foods he makes and this one is totally BFC friendly. =)  

Happy Valentine's Day! Start of Week 5, Day 1

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!! =)

I hope everyone's day is filled with lots of LOVE <3  :)  

I didn't get a chance to post the last couple of days what I ate, because I have been pretty busy this past weekend.  I visited my grandmother and went out to dinner with my family and some friends.  Then Sunday I got sick from apparently the dinner out Saturday night and then had friends and there kids over for a little Valentines' dinner/get together.  It was fun after I recovered from the morning migraine and major major nausea.  You would think I lost a couple lbs by the amount I had gotten sick, but it didn't show on the scale lol!!! Well until this morning :)  But I think it was from the healthy food I ate all week, not the sickness...or I hope. ;)

Last Monday I was 211.0 and this morning I was 207.8 so 3.2 lbs. lost this week ! yay! I will take anything I can get so I am happy about that.

Here is what I ate the past couple of days:

FRIDAY

Breakfast - Sausage Egg McMuffin with my usual coffee and stuff

Lunch - Turkey deli meat and cow pals cheese

Dinner - Low carb wheat tortillas (made into thin crust pizza with pepperoni & cheese)

SATURDAY

Breakfast - none because I was going to my grandmothers and she always feeds me too much lol!!

Lunch - had chick fila chicken n strips salad with one packet of ranch dressing and sprite zero (i know I shouldn't have had this artificial sugar-but every once in a while I have something like this) And watch out because apparently chickfila salads have 6 g of sugar when I entered on my meal calculator.  

Dinner - went out to eat with my parents and friends of ours to O'Charleys and it was good.  It was very hard because they all four ordered Tangerine/grapefruit margaritas which I did have one sip of my mothers' but knew it would have to much sugars so I stuck to water only.  They also ordered a big appetizer which was all bad stuff for the BFC.  :(  It was very very hard, but I survived.  I did have one jalapeno cheese triangle which was very small.  I don't think it hurt me because it was only two bites.  For my dinner I had the panko shrimp with cod and double sides of steamed broccoli.  It was so tasty, but I woke up so so sick the next morning, so unfortunately this meal didn't get to stay with me. : (  Sorry if TMI.  

And my grandmother sent me home with Valentines Lindt truffles. :( ugh!! One ball is only 4 g of sugar, so I guess I could eat one every once in a while.  I did have three this day she gave them to me, so Saturday was a fail on the sugar levels, but didn't go over carbs.  Oh well, I am going to keep moving forward and look past this day.

SUNDAY

Breakfast - NONE I was sick  I did have some coffee around 1:30 but that was it

Lunch - NONE still feeling sick

Dinner - had friends over for a Valentines get together with there children.  My friend made Arroz con gandules which is rice with lots of yummy stuff in it.  I only had about 1/2 cup and one pork chop with a Pepsi Max (yes another artificial sugar drink)  ugh!!  But like I said every once in a while I just might have to have these because Zevia sodas allowed on BFC are too expensive.  And one Lindt chocolate truffle.  

I stayed well under my carbs and just under my sugars today, but I hardly ate but about 500 calories for the day.  

Well hope everyone has a wonderful night with there loved ones! : )  

Keep going strong on your new BFC lifestyle!! = )

Week 4 Day 4

Well not much to talk about today....

I woke up to snow this morning here in GA.  Not much, but enough to cover everything except the roads.  Luckily it was light fluffy snow instead of the awful ice like we got a month ago.  That was ridiculous with all the ice we got here in December, because my work was closed for 3 days.  Anyways, just going to write real quick what I ate because this is my major night for all the best tv shows. lol!!  AI, Greys, Private Practice!! Woohoo!!

What I ate today:

Breakfast -- One high fiber/low carb wrap with black beans, crema, and parmesan cheese, also my reg. coffee

Lunch -- one piece of cheese and Lay's Sour cream and onion chips (2 oz bag)  I know it wasn't the healthiest of choices, but I stayed under my carb/sugar limit for the meal.  I just got a super panicky stressful moment today and I couldn't eat my regular turkey/cheese lunch so when I was at the gas station on my work errand to the bank, I got this small bag of chips. I don't know...just really craving something to calm my nerves.  I don't usually do this, but today I just wanted to feed my craving.

Dinner -- Stir fry with chicken, broccoli, cabbage, onions, celery, mushrooms mixed with the curry sauce



Have a good night everyone! : )

Pollo en Crema Recipe (BFC Approved)

Pollo En Crema

Really tasty and simple to make!

Ingredients (this recipes makes 6-8 servings)

5-6 chicken breast

2 red peppers (the ones that look like green bell peppers)

Crema (Salvadorean/Honduran works best because the particular taste) (CANNOT use regular sour cream)

chicken broth (or mix 2 cups of hot water with chicken bouillon cube)

meat tenderizer

salt

butter (about 3 tbsp or you can use olive oil)

Directions

First cut up your chicken breast into large chucks.  Sprinkle tenderizer, salt, and any other seasonings you like to put when boiling your chicken.  I usually cook my chicken in the crock pot so its ready when I get home from work.  This is where I use the 2 cups of chicken broth and pour over the chicken in the crock pot.  Then cut up the red peppers in long thin slices and saute them until tender in a little butter or olive oil, whichever you like best.  Once the peppers have been sauteed then add the chicken pieces on top of the peppers.  Then next pour approx. 2 cups of crema over top of your chicken and peppers.  It will be coming out pretty thick, but as it simmers for a few minutes it will melt down around the chicken.  Just let it simmer for about 15 minutes so the cream can melt down and get warm.  Then you can serve over brown rice if you would like because generally this type of dish is served over a white rice, but I just had alone with some veggies and a side salad for a delicious BFC approved meal.

See pictures below for the step by step look of the meal.

Sauteing Red Peppers

 Boiled Chicken Breast in crock pot

 The type of crema I use which is purchased at a spanish grocery store, my hubby likes to shop at, but they also sell this in our area farmers market.  Most grocery stores do sell a type of crema, but its not always as good as this brand.  But you might just have to try what you can find.  I live in an area where there is a big Hispanic population plus my hubby is from Honduras so I have easy access to this sorta of food.  And spanish cuisine is one of my absolute favorite tastes and ways to cook!! =)

 Look 0 Sugars =) Hopefully you can click the picture to see better.  The blog resized the photos.

 Putting the chicken over top of the peppers

 Pouring crema over top of the chicken and peppers

 Now the thick crema has melted down around the chicken and peppers

My finished BFC approved meal 1 cup of green beans, half a chicken breast with approx. 4 tbsp. of crema and 1/4 of red peppers with a side salad.  The total counts for my meal is 17g of carbs and 3.6 g of sugar S/C value = (3/1)

Week 4, Day 3

Well today was even more of a boring day at work, but its finally over.  I am glad to be home and relaxing. : )  I am looking forward to watching American Idol and We Live to Dance.  Two of my fav shows.  I am looking forward to weekend too and sleeping in.

What I ate:

Breakfast - Sausage Egg McMuffin with bottled water, and coffee with the usual.

Lunch - Turkey slices and cow pals cheese

Dinner - Pollo en Crema with green beans and side salad


I am planning on posting the recipe for Pollo en Crema, because its absolutely DELICIOUS!!!  Its one of my husband's favorite meals.  I usually make with white rice and put the chicken over top with the red peppers, but I omitted the rice from my meal and just had the chicken breast with the cream (which by the way has no sugars) and the red peppers.  It was very filling, but very very flavorful.

I will post the recipe in another post tomorrow because now its time for all my shows. hehe!!! I am addicted to American Idol and just can't miss the show.  ;) heh!!

Goodnight to all my fellow BFC ers