Orange Beef & Broccoli with Sauteed Cabbage
This is what we had for dinner last night. I made a couple of changes mostly because I used Buffalo flank steak instead of beef, and flour instead of cornstarch. I didn’t have any cornstarch, but didn’t know this until I had started fixing the meal so couldn’t go get it. LOL! But since when do I ever follow a recipe anyway?
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NUM NUM!! Low Carb Low Fat Southwest Chicken Soup!
Low Carb, Low Fat Southwest Chicken Soup
I just made this for lunch and WOW is it good! And it was easy to make as well! Which is a must for me to be able to stick to any diet. I’m lazy and I just don’t want to have to go through a ton of steps to make a good meal for my family. Which is why we usually turn to something easier, not so good for us stuff. But this took a total of 30 minutes to make from start to finish!
Happy New Year!!
This year instead of making resolutions, I’m making goals. Every year I’ve made resolutions and end up failing at them. Of course that makes me feel horrible and ends up making things worse, such as gaining weight. LOL! When I make a resolution to lose weight, I fail and gain weight instead. Not productive at all. So this year, instead of making resolutions I’m making goals.
Bountiful Baskets – Local Fruit & Veggies
A couple of weeks ago, a friend & fellow homeschooler, mentioned that she was just getting home from her Co-op with a ton of fruits and veggies for a GREAT price. Of course I asked her where she got them and how much, and if there was any link she could send me. She sent me the link to Bountiful Baskets Food Co-op.
Challenges and Goals
One of the things that you’re supposed to do when trying to be successful in anything is to set goals for yourself. I have tried many times to set goals and challenges for myself in various areas of my life. From weight loss to blogging (or should that be from blogging to weight loss). However, I find myself always falling short on my goals and challenges. Almost like as soon as I set a goal for myself, I do everything possible to keep myself from actually reaching that goal! It’s maddening, frustrating, irritating… just annoying the living crap out of me!
My Gallstone Diet
Those things are nasty looking, aren’t they? Those are gallstones… not MY gallstones, but someones. These nasty little things have been acting up on me this week. I’ve been in pain because I cheated on my diet a teensy weensy HUGE bit. So I’m in pain and back on my “Jack Sprat Diet”. I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve been eating to get myself back on track.Breakfasts – Some of the things I’ve been eating for breakfast aren’t very different than my normal breakfasts. Sourdough bread only has .5 grams of fat per slice! It’s my favorite type of bread too, so I toast up a couple of slices, use fat free butter spread, and have a banana pus a cup of coffee with fat free non-dairy creamer. Total Fat – 1 gram Continue reading
12 Pounds & 1 Grey Hair
Valentines day was Sunday. Steve and I went out to play some poker tournaments, including a “Couples” tournament. We had fun, even if we didn’t win anything. I wore some jeans, that I was finally able to fit into again. I started fitting into them a few weeks ago after I lost 15 lbs because of my gallstones. Well Sunday, when I put those jeans on, fresh from the dryer, it seemed that they fit me a little better than they had before. I didn’t take the time to weight myself, mostly because I had been cheating a little to much and last week I had a mild gall bladder attack. Then yesterday I woke up, and went straight to the scale (ok, maybe not straight to the scale.. I went potty first). I nearly had a heart attack when I saw what the scale said!! I am down to….. drum roll please……………………………………………………………………………………
Updates
My Health:
So, After I was diagnosed with gallstones I stopped eating so much fat. I ended up losing 15 lbs in almost as many days. Then over the holidays, I didn’t stick to my diet and I gained 5 lbs back. Well since New years, I’ve stuck to my diet much better and have lost 7 lbs so far. I”m feeling really good, even cute! So this whole “eating right” thing is working pretty nicely for me. Continue reading
Another Look
So I find myself with an answer that I asked for a while ago. I’ve worried about my weight off and n over the years. As I get older my matabolism has gotten ess active, and with my back my… Continue reading









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