One Week

This morning I stepped on the scale and I am  EIGHT pounds down. 8.

So psyched and I can totally feel it.

 I have a lot more energy. No more cravings and I am very excited heading into week 2 of my diet turn around. This week I will add in low carb wraps to increase my options.

This morning i kicked up my eggwhites with two wedges of herbed cheese and some deli ham. Very yummy and my baby girl gobbled up more than her portion.

HOoray for me!

Day 4

Last night's dinner was SO yummy.

And actually way easier than I envisioned ( but it helps to have my husband home so he can entertain the kiddos).

I haven't cheated at all. And i caught a glimpse of myself in a store camera this morning and I already LOOK less bloated and puffy. I know it's fluid. I've been peeing like a racehorse. But i'll take the improved appearance.

No headache today. That's a good thing. Maybe I'm through withdrawal?

Day Three

I"m on day THREE of my diet turnaround....

Yesterday, I noticed major withdrawal. At my workout I was sluggish and it seemed way harder than it should have felt. And in the afternoon I was cranky, headache y, and craving carbs. But i stuck strong to my plan.

I"ve been eating eggs for breakfast. Lunch has been salad/protein combos. And dinner is where I like to experiment. 

The first night I made chicken breasts baked with salsa, cream cheese and fresh tomatoes. YUM!

I made buffalo chicken burgers with blue cheese and scallion dressing for dinner yesterday. They were super yummy and very fast and easy to whip up.

Tonight I'm going to try this: Recipe from Skinny Taste.

Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 8 • Size: 1 boat • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 4 pts
Calories: 153 • Fat: 7 g • Protein: 12.8 g • Carb: 9 g • Fiber: 2 g • Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 372 mg

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups quick marinara sauce
• 4 (31 oz total) medium zucchini
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 small onion, finely diced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 14 oz lean Italian chicken sausage, removed from casing (Al Fresco)
• 1/2 cup part skim shredded mozzarella (Polly-O)
• 8 tsp grated Parmesan cheese

Fat Pants

You know the ones.

 The elastic/stretchy I can't tell how fat I am kind. With my second child literally turning one tomorrow, I think it's time to ditch the fat pants and get serious about my health.

Two things are spurning me on.

1) I have taken my blood pressure TWICE at a publix pharmacy and each time it is borderline hypertension. With my family history, it won't be long until it is full-blown hypertension.

2) I looked in a mirror yesterday at the mall and honestly did not recognize myself. I am the heaviest i've ever been un-pregnant.

So I need to get back to basics and I'm taking my own approach from all i've learned over my 33 years of being the chubby chic.

EATING:
I"m going to be doing a week of Dukan Diet/South Beach ( Lean protein, low fat, no processed carbs). This will help ditch my cravings for chips and pizza and hopefully I will feel motivated by all the fluid/fat loss that comes quickly when you deprive yourself of the glorious carbohydrate. 

MOVING
I"ve already gotten the exercise thing going. Thanks to my MIL I have joined curves and have dedicated myself to going 3-4 times a week so far for a month. I feel stronger, and in great shape...just not thinner.  

Monday Menu

B:
Two eggs scrambled with tomatoes and Turkey Bacon
Coffee with half/half

L:
Chicken Salad
Spinach and Carrots

D:
Baked Chicken breast with light cream cheese and salsa

Snacks will be almonds or fat free greek  yogurt.

Holding Pattern

Weight is something that infiltrators your entire life.

Even pregnant life.

Here I am nearly 13 weeks pregnant and already thinking about how much i'm going to weigh at the end of this journey.

With my first baby I gained 55 pounds. FIFTY-FIVE.

I remember having to tell the anesthesiologist  my weight and asking her if i could write it down b/c i couldn't BARE to say it outloud.

I don't want that to happen again.

This pregnancy I started 10 pounds below what I did the last time. And due to incredible morning sickness I'm down another 7. So i have a real advantage heading into my second trimester.

As my appetite returns I hope to continue what I started. More veggies and fruit, less junk.

But right now i have only an eye for carbs and juice.

Wish me luck.

Dreaming of Dinner

I"m very hungry today. So I've been thinking about what I'm going to have for dinner tonight.

White Pizza.

I miss pizza.

miss WHITE pizza more than anything.

Here's how I'm going to adapt it to my plan.

1 Whole Wheat Sandwich thin
1 tsp of olive oil
1 oz low fat Ricotta Cheese
.5 oz of FF mozzarella
Minced Garlic
Chopped Spinach
Chopped mushrooms.

Preheat oven to 400. Saute mushroom and spinach and garlic in pam. Brush sandwich thin with olive oil and top with ff mozzarella and ricotta. Toss on mushroom/spinach/garlic mixture. Salt and pepper. Bake until melted.

I can't WAIT.

Stuffed Peppers

I love stuffing things.

Stuffing things gives you the illusion that you are eating copious amounts of food.

That's why I really enjoyed making stuffed peppers last night.

1 Orange Bell Pepper with top cut off( scoop out the seeds and white stuff)
1 spicy black bean burger (morningstar farms makes great ones) crumbled.
1/4 Cup black beans ( rinsed)
1 Can of diced tomatoes with green chilies
Handful of chopped mushrooms
Red onion
Minced Garlic
1tsp of olive oil
Cooking Spray
1 oz of 2% cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350.
Saute burger, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms and onion with garlic and olive oil until tender and onions are transparent. Spray aluminum foiled pan. Stuff burger mixture into pepper and top with cheese. Bake 30 mins or until pepper is very soft. Top with FF sour cream or salsa verde.

FANTASTIC