Day 5....Diet

Wow, it has been a quick week or at least it seems like it flew bye fast. So, her is what I've done for day 5. I am down 4.2 pounds and my daughter is down 4.6 pounds. We did have a Birthday party last night and we both managed to have 3 bites of cake, but weighing this morning, we still lost! (the books tells if you really get a craving for sweets....blah blah blah, to eat 3 bites of the food and be done! So, we DID!

Brkfst-yogart and a peach

Lunch-tuna w/ celery, egg and small squirt of mayo light
apple

Supper- Chicken breast marinated in fat-free italian dressing (baked in over with foil on top) very juicy and good taste
salad with celery and tomatoes and fat free Catalina dressing
snack was yogart and 3 bites of cake....LOL
Once again, I was feeling bad yesterday and didn't get my 17 min. of exercise in...:(
Hopefully going to do better today with that. Have a Blessed day and weekend! Praying for all those along the East Coast in the path of the Hurricane!

Day 4...Diet

Brkfst- yogart
1 c. strawberries

Lunch-tuna
1 egg chopped
little celery and onion chopped
very small squirt mayo light
1/2 small tomatoe
1 apple

supper-
Taco Salad (recipe to follow)
yogart
and of course green tea

Taco Salad recipe:
1 lb of lean ground turkey
1 envelope of taco seasoning
Bed of lettuce
1 c. chopped tomatoes
2 1/2 c. chopped onions
Salsa 1/3 c. reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese ( I have fat free and used that)
Brown meat, add taco seasoning mix and cook according to it's directions. Place generous servings of lettuce  on 4 plates. Top with Turkey mixture,tomatoes, onions,salsa and cheese. (makes 4 servings)

This was excellent. Hope you and yours have a blessed day and weekend!

My morning photo shoot! I have a BEAUTIFUL subject!



Ariel's 4th day of school!

 I woke up with something on my mind this morning! I have been wanting to do some photos with the "frame" and kept forgetting it. Well, I take a new picture of her every month on the 25th (hence, she was born on the 25th) so I just have been in the habit of taking it them. So, I said to her "lets go get some photos before school" and she's pretty much always game for taking pictures.

Yes, she's now a 4th grader!

Here is the CUTE picture frame!

So, new outfit and all, we got them made pretty quickly. Even though she had the hiccups this morning and was complaining, I did a break check and a scream on the way to school to rid the hiccups! Did it work? I don't know but it scarred her! You should have saw the look on her face! LOL.. oh, well...Happy Thursday!

Day 3.....Diet

Okay, so day 3 wasn't so bad either. Other than I felt drained yesterday and really didn't feel like exercising...I still stuck to the diet. (and I weighed this am and lost again)
anyway, here is what I ate:
Brkfts-2 eggs scrambled (and I almost gagged-not sure about eggs, LOL)
fruit-peach

Lunch- Yummy, tuna and a tomatoe....LOVE this combination
yogart and a apple

Supper-Turkey breast
cooked cabbage and some good ole fat free spray butter. Now I had quit salt completely, but had to have some salt on the cabbage.

I have been drinking alot of water lately and quit using salt and drinking Diet DP. I do have 1/2 can or a few drinks of Diet DP about 1 time a week.
Oh, and my snack for the day was another yogart. Of course I drank my green tea with every meal also. Have a Blessed day!

Day 2.....17 day diet....

Well, day 2 wasn't too bad. Here is what I ate:
Breakfast
6 oz. light yogart (yoplait-fat free)
1 C. strawberries (sliced up with Stevia for sweetness)
 Lunch: Chicken vegetable soup
apple
raw carrots for a snack & 2nd yogart for the day
Supper: chicken vegetable soup (yes, I liked it that well)

I do drink green tea with every meal. I'm not going to re-type that every time, but also my 64 oz. of water for the day.

The chicken vegetable soup is in the book. It's just your vegetables (I used carrots, celery and cabbage) and diced canned tomatoes (I had frozen tomatoes from my garden last year) and then after that simmers for an hour, you add the chicken that has been cooked and diced up and just warm it all up. You can add onion or something else for the taste if you want to.
So, drum roll please........I weighed this morning and was down 2.1 pounds and Ariel was down 2.6 pounds....I REFUSE to let her beat me! LOL...
I also might add that I am walking for 17 min. a day also. (treadmill, not this darn hot Texas heat). Just 17 min. of exercise a day will work for you. Ariel counts what she does in PE for her exercise. Okay, guess that's about all....Have a Blessed day!

Life's a BEACH! Family photos....

 Here is some fun shots we did while
at the beach in Perdido Key. This is my Nephews,
Drew and Dustin, along with their Mom and Dad, Karen
and Donald.(my Sister in law and Brother in law)

And here is my family!

And my nephew, Drew and his gal, Emily.

The 17 day diet....Day 1

Okay, first off let me say, THANK you to a long time friend, Karen, who introduced me to this book. 2nd of all, I will be 1 day behind on postings, b/c I want to finish my day before I post.
I purchased this book about a week ago, but was going to the beach, so didn't want to start it till I returned. So, here we go...
Monday (yesterday I started it) It's NOT hard at all. Here's what I ate all day.
Brkfst-2 eggs scrambled
1c red grapes
green tea
Lunch-Salad (romaine & spinich leaves) w/ celery, onions, fat-free cheese(very little) and fat free dressing and green tea
6 oz. yogart
apple
SNack-6 oz yogart (your aren't supposed to have fruits after 2, but I goofed and had my fruit flavored yogart, so that was my mess up) It might not matter much, but I'm not sure.
Supper-Turkey breast
Sour Kraut and green tea
So, day 1 was pretty good and easy. Remember to drink 8 glasses of 8 oz. water daily. I got my whole 64 oz. in right before bedtime.  Stay away from watermelon, pineapples and bananas. Those fruits contain more sugar and don't eat fruit after 2. Oh, and remember, this is my own personal progress and is NOT connected to the Author of this book. I just though this might help others out. Have a Blessed day!