So it has been quite sometime since I last posted anything. It has been a really tough month for me. Almost 3 weeks ago I had a hysterectomy, which is something that I was not at all planning on going through. I had been having horrible abdominal pain and after my exploratory surgery had failed in relieving my pain, I resorted to having a hysterectomy. I never really planned on having more kids. I had thought about it but it never seemed to be in the cards for me. However, now that I don't have that option anymore I feel so sad about it. I can't say if I hadn't had my hysterectomy I would have more kids but at the same time at least there was always that option. My emotions since the surgery have been the worst part. I elected to keep one of my ovaries and just adjusting to the difference in hormone levels has been hard. I am elated and happy one minute and I am crying and screaming the next. It really is a roller coaster.
As for weight watchers I missed 2 meetings one because there was a funeral at the church it was held and the second because of my surgery. But I was happy at my first weigh in back that I had lost almost 10 pounds. I am just short of 4 pounds away from my first 20 pounds lost. My goal for the week is to loose those 4 pounds. I just have to get back on track of eating right and walking if not anything else. Wish me luck and Happy Saint Patrick's Day to everyone.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
A lighter Blueberry Muffins
So I lightened up some blueberry muffins and they turned out pretty good. Feel free to make this and let me know what you think. They are only 2 points for a good sized muffin.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cups Splenda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup no sugar added applesauce
1/3 milk
1 egg
1 pint blueberries
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Spray a muffin pan or use paper muffin cups
Mix all ingredients well in a bowl
Scoop into muffin pan
Bake 15 - 20 minutes depending on how your oven cooks
Enjoy
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cups Splenda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup no sugar added applesauce
1/3 milk
1 egg
1 pint blueberries
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Spray a muffin pan or use paper muffin cups
Mix all ingredients well in a bowl
Scoop into muffin pan
Bake 15 - 20 minutes depending on how your oven cooks
Enjoy
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The past weeks highs and lows
So after weighing in last week I was exstatic to know that I had lost 7 pounds. This is a huge accomplishment for me. I was still glowing on Thursday when I started having abdominal pains. After going to the Emergency Room and having them run a cat scan, ultra sound, and x-ray. They couldn't figure out what was going on. So the next step was exploritory surgery. After the surger they iformend me they removed a growth that was on my intestine.
This brings me to Tuesday this week. I go to weigh in not with high hopes since I was in the hospital the last week. I ened up gaining about 1 and 1/2 pounds. I was sad and dissapointed. But I also know that I couldn't do the things I had normally been doing.
Every week I (1) Write down everything I eat and the points they all are. (2) Try to get at least a 10 minute work out in a day. They main thing is journaling, writing what you eat. Everything down to those 2 M&M you ate.
HOPING FOR BETTER NEWS NEXT WEEK!!!
Leslie
This brings me to Tuesday this week. I go to weigh in not with high hopes since I was in the hospital the last week. I ened up gaining about 1 and 1/2 pounds. I was sad and dissapointed. But I also know that I couldn't do the things I had normally been doing.
Every week I (1) Write down everything I eat and the points they all are. (2) Try to get at least a 10 minute work out in a day. They main thing is journaling, writing what you eat. Everything down to those 2 M&M you ate.
HOPING FOR BETTER NEWS NEXT WEEK!!!
Leslie
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Lightened up Banana Bread
Hello everyone,
I am a lover of sweet food. I think that is part of how I ended up weighing as much as I do. With my Weight Watcher's meeting being cancelled this past week due to the blizzard we had I have been bored out of my mind. So today I was really craving something sweet and my sugar free chocolate pudding wasn't going to cut it. So I came up with this lighted up banana bread. I make them in muffin tins that way they are already in an individual size. These are very yummy, they made the house smell amazing, and they are only 3 points per muffin.
1/2 cup Splinda
5 Tbsp of Brummel and Brown Butter
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 skim milk
4 bananas smashed
*Preheat oven to 350
* Mix the butter and sugar together and add the egg.
* Add vanilla, milk, and smashed banana. Mix well.
* In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda together
* Add to the banana mixture.
* Scoop into lined muffin tins
*Bake 10 - 15 minutes depending on oven variance.
Notes:
Mixture will be thick but the bananas make them so moist. Mine made 13 good sized muffins and only 3 points per muffin. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
I am a lover of sweet food. I think that is part of how I ended up weighing as much as I do. With my Weight Watcher's meeting being cancelled this past week due to the blizzard we had I have been bored out of my mind. So today I was really craving something sweet and my sugar free chocolate pudding wasn't going to cut it. So I came up with this lighted up banana bread. I make them in muffin tins that way they are already in an individual size. These are very yummy, they made the house smell amazing, and they are only 3 points per muffin.
1/2 cup Splinda
5 Tbsp of Brummel and Brown Butter
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 skim milk
4 bananas smashed
*Preheat oven to 350
* Mix the butter and sugar together and add the egg.
* Add vanilla, milk, and smashed banana. Mix well.
* In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda together
* Add to the banana mixture.
* Scoop into lined muffin tins
*Bake 10 - 15 minutes depending on oven variance.
Notes:
Mixture will be thick but the bananas make them so moist. Mine made 13 good sized muffins and only 3 points per muffin. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Beef and Broccoli Recipe
I made Weight Watchers Beef and Broccoli for dinner last night and it was so good I thought I would share it with everyone. It was pretty easy and it is all made in one pan which is nice too. I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.
Serving size 1 1/4 cups. 5 points per serving.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 Tbsp Cornstarch, divided
1/4 tsp table salt (I used seasoning salt)
3/4 pound lean beef trimed, thinly sliced
2 tsp canola oil
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
5 cups broccoli florets (or 1 12 oz bag of thawed broccoli)
1 Tbsp of fresh ginger minced
2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, or to your taste
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup water
Directions:
* On a plate combine 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and salt, toss beef in mixture to coat
* Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat
* Add beef and saute until cooked and brown about 4 minutes
* Transfer beef to a bowl with a slotted spoon
* Add a 1/2 cup broth to the pan and scrape the bottom of pan to pick up drippings
* Add broccoli and cover.
* Cook until tender crisp and add a few tbsp of water if needed (about 3 minutes)
* Uncover and add garlic, ginger, and red pepper
* Cook until fragrant (about 1 minute)
* In a cup stir together soy sauce, the rest of the broth, the rest of the cornstarch, and the water
* Pour into pan and reduce heat to medium-low and bring to a simmer
* Simmer until thickened
* Return beef and any juices to the pan
* Toss to coat and serve
Serving size 1 1/4 cups. 5 points per serving.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 Tbsp Cornstarch, divided
1/4 tsp table salt (I used seasoning salt)
3/4 pound lean beef trimed, thinly sliced
2 tsp canola oil
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
5 cups broccoli florets (or 1 12 oz bag of thawed broccoli)
1 Tbsp of fresh ginger minced
2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, or to your taste
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup water
Directions:
* On a plate combine 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and salt, toss beef in mixture to coat
* Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat
* Add beef and saute until cooked and brown about 4 minutes
* Transfer beef to a bowl with a slotted spoon
* Add a 1/2 cup broth to the pan and scrape the bottom of pan to pick up drippings
* Add broccoli and cover.
* Cook until tender crisp and add a few tbsp of water if needed (about 3 minutes)
* Uncover and add garlic, ginger, and red pepper
* Cook until fragrant (about 1 minute)
* In a cup stir together soy sauce, the rest of the broth, the rest of the cornstarch, and the water
* Pour into pan and reduce heat to medium-low and bring to a simmer
* Simmer until thickened
* Return beef and any juices to the pan
* Toss to coat and serve
Sunday, January 30, 2011
School is finally underway
So I started school last week... lets say the first day didn't go nearly as good as I hoped it would. My first class is Math and I have always been a little bad at math. Well college math is no exception to my past math problems. My first day I had so much home and word problems that I was stressing. However, I have now completed all my homework, not that I totally understand what I was doing.
My second class Psychology. It was going great and loved the teacher, the people in the class, everything. Turns out I was in the wrong class the entire time. So besides wasting my time, I felt stupid, and was very concerned about what I missed in my actual psychology class. After talking with the registration people at the school I found out my schedule had somehow gotten changed with out my knowledge. I was furious. The next couple days went so much better then my first and besides the huge amount of homework I already have, I am pretty sure I am going to like my classes.
As for my weight loss update. As of Tuesday of last week I had lost another .8 of a pound. I was disappointed to say the least and my lack of much weight loss happened on my horrible day at school. I am praying and hoping that this week I will see a little more of a progress with the weight loss. I have changed so much about my eating, and what I cook with that it should be making some sort of difference.
My second class Psychology. It was going great and loved the teacher, the people in the class, everything. Turns out I was in the wrong class the entire time. So besides wasting my time, I felt stupid, and was very concerned about what I missed in my actual psychology class. After talking with the registration people at the school I found out my schedule had somehow gotten changed with out my knowledge. I was furious. The next couple days went so much better then my first and besides the huge amount of homework I already have, I am pretty sure I am going to like my classes.
As for my weight loss update. As of Tuesday of last week I had lost another .8 of a pound. I was disappointed to say the least and my lack of much weight loss happened on my horrible day at school. I am praying and hoping that this week I will see a little more of a progress with the weight loss. I have changed so much about my eating, and what I cook with that it should be making some sort of difference.
Friday, January 21, 2011
A recipe for the day
The other night I found a recipe on Weight Watcher's website and decided to try it. I love cooking, espeically baking, but that got me where I am today. Needing to loose weight. So after searching through recipe after recipe to find something that I would be willing to eat and that I had ingrediants to make.
Dijon-Roasted Potatoes: (4 points) makes 4 servings
Ingrediants:
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tsp olive oil
3/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp pepper
1 1/4 pounds of potatoes cut in 1 inch cubes (I used new potatoes)
Preheat oven to 425*
Coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray
Mix all ingreadiants in a plastic ziplock bag
Coat potatoes well
Place on cookie sheet
Bake 20 minutes toss
Bake additional 20 minutes until cripy.
If you happen to have left overs:
1/2 c of potatoes
1 egg
Salsa
Reheat potatoes in a pan
Once heated through place on plate
Cook egg to your liking
Place on top of potatoes
Add salsa and enjoy.
It is a nice use of leftovers and tasty at that. Bonus recipe is 5 points.
Dijon-Roasted Potatoes: (4 points) makes 4 servings
Ingrediants:
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tsp olive oil
3/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp pepper
1 1/4 pounds of potatoes cut in 1 inch cubes (I used new potatoes)
Preheat oven to 425*
Coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray
Mix all ingreadiants in a plastic ziplock bag
Coat potatoes well
Place on cookie sheet
Bake 20 minutes toss
Bake additional 20 minutes until cripy.
If you happen to have left overs:
1/2 c of potatoes
1 egg
Salsa
Reheat potatoes in a pan
Once heated through place on plate
Cook egg to your liking
Place on top of potatoes
Add salsa and enjoy.
It is a nice use of leftovers and tasty at that. Bonus recipe is 5 points.
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