Well, here it is the 25th of August already. Today was a weigh day. I weigh when I first get out of bed, so sometimes I am a little bleary-eyed. After not losing any last week, I was a little scared of stepping on that scale today. Shoot, I stepped on that sucker 3 times in a row because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I am down 13.6 pounds since starting the second week of July.
 I had to switch flipflops today. I believe that I mentioned before that my feet were so swollen from the way I was eating(waaaaaaaaay too much salt) and I had to search really hard to find a pair of flips that didn't attempt to cut my feet in half. All swelling is gone and my feet are as skinny as when I was young. I had, at least, a half inch of room between the straps and my feet. Yay, me!
 I bought 2 jars of pickled beets this week. (Yes, I really, really like them.) They have no fat in them!! I also loaded up on cucumbers again....I really like them sliced with onion and the Mediterranean Vinaigrette on them. (The tomatoes get soggy, so decided to eliminate them from future cucumber salads.)I will just eat them plain.
 Today for lunch I had, a small pork chop, a few French fries, cucumber salad and pickled beets. That meant that half my meal had absolutely no fat. It was delicious and filled me up.
 Tonight, I am thinking of something with hamburger and noodles done in the skillet. It will be my version of Hamburger Helper. I will be making more cucumber salad, but I think tonight calls for pickles. I love pickles, but try to limit them a bit because of the salt. Mostly, I eat one at the end of a meal...it makes it sort of like dessert and tells my mind that I am through. You have to trick yourself any way you can.
 Well, that's it for today. Anyone wishing to join me in my loss is more than welcome.

Something new from the grocery store....

Hi, everyone! It's still hot as the devil in TX. Cold meals become more appealing daily. Today, I had a little cold ham, a few French fries(remember...homemade and fried fast...less time in oil...less oil absorbed, pickled beets(no fat at all), and Tomato-Cucumber Vinaigrette. I got the idea for adding tomatoes to the cucumbers from Facebook. I also added sliced onion. Well, I love this 3 Gyros SlimFitt stuff. Convenience is my middle name. No mixing the vinegar and stuff...open lid and pour it out. I just love it. If you cannot find it anywhere, they have an online store. I found it at HEB in TX. I chose the Mediterranean one. This is now a regular part of my diet. All in all, this was a great lunch for a hot day.

Homemade Taco Salad for Lunch!

Greetings!!Today is a good day! It is Weigh Day!! I am down 9.8 pounds in less than a month!! Yay, me!! I love it when a plan comes together! Lots of baked potatoes this week with FF sour cream. A few French fries(homemade, of course). Rice one night. Lots of turkey breast from the grocery deli.

I didn't think of taking a pic of my lunch until I had already stirred it up. Hahahaha...it still tastes terrific. Mostly lettuce and tomato. A few tortilla chips crunched up. 2 T. taco meat and 2 T. refried beans(they came from Rosa's, by the way). Pico de gallo and the squeeeeeeeeeeeeze jalapenos!! Delicious.

I am thinking on leftover roast beef with gravy on rice tonight. The best part is that the roast beef is already cooked. ;-) If you haven't been to my blog before, check out the recipe link on the right!!! Lots of low-fat good eating in there.

Not a bad lunch for a hot August day.....Saw the cucumber sandwich idea on Facebook. It is pretty good. Hollowed out cucumber, shaved turkey, Colby cheese and Tony Chachere's Zesty Sandwich Sauce. Rounded out with sliced grape tomatoes and 5 olives.

Sorry I slacked off last week. I just got busy with other things. Plus, it is hot and that tends to make me procrastinate. I will strive to not let it happen again.

I cooked the Miracle Rice this week. I could hear screaming in my ears. At first, I thought it was the pounds screaming to get away from the jalapenos that I put in it, but on second thought, that could have been my mouth screaming in pain, just as easily.  Whichever it was, hot peppers are good and if you can stand to eat them, they help the metabolism. Milk will stop the burning afterwards. Whatever you do, don't drink water!

Speaking of peppers, I was in the canned peppers section of the grocery store and found squeeze jalapenos. There was also squeeze chipotle and squeeze habaneros. I got the jalapenos and will work my way up to habaneros because they will totally set you mouth afire!! I am going to try jalapeno on a sandwich....possibly a homemade hamburger. Always looking for things to which I can add peppers. Scrambled eggs and jalapenos, anyone?