Chicken, Squash and Long beans

Chicken, squash, and long beans

Calling all squash lovers!!!

I never liked squash until my mother-in-law moved in with us and cooked it this way. I just tweaked it to make it my own with lesser calories. The whole meal with the brown rice is about 285 calories. I LOVE this dish though it might not be for everyone...

2 oz. Chicken Breast  60 calories
1 cup squash 82 calories
1/4 cup Long bean 11 calories
Pam cooking spray olive oil  0 calories
1 tsp. garlic 4 calories
1 tbs. onion 4 calories
1 tbs. tomato 10 calories
1/4 of a whole cube of Knorr chicken cubes 5 calories
water

1. Spray Pam on pan, then sautee garlic, onion, and tomato
2. Put in chicken breast pieces, after somewhat cooked add a little water
3. Mix in the chicken cube, after chicken is cooked
4. Add the Long bean, until at desired texture
5. Add the squash and simmer
The recipe itself has about 176 calories, total of 285 with the 1/2 cup brown rice...

**** Note: The calories is just an estimation and is not guaranteed ****

Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad

Yum.... This was really good and filling!!! All this for about 268 calories!!! Yummy!!!

1 4oz Chicken Breast about 120 calories
2 Tbs. Newman's own balsamic Vinigerette Dressing
45 calories
1 Tbs. All natural Almond Accents 40 calories
6 Pieces Pepperidge Farm croutons 30 calories
3 cups Fresh Express Romaine Lettuce 23 calories   1 tsp. Kraft Parmasean cheese  10 calories

All I did was take Pam olive oil and spray it on the pan sprinkled the chicken with some Johnny seasoning and pan cooked it. Then I mixed in all the ingredients. Then Voila........................ A Yummy lunch!!!

Oh, I was able to do body works today, sore but I feel great!!!! Did other cardio on top of that too...... I hit a milestone today!!! I RAN at 5.0 for 5 minutes, never did that before. It may seem like a small thing to other people, but this was HUGE for me, and I tried it at 6.0 and made it 2 minutes. Not to shabby for me..... =)

*** Note: The calories is just an estimation and is not guaranteed ****

Special K Cracker Chips....

This is greatest snack ever.... curves your salty cravings for only 110 calories for 30 chips!!! OMG..... I am in love with these chips. Thank you Special K for this great creation...

Now to other business.... I just got home from yet another good work out at the gym but today my husband "trained" my arms, and they are already sore. I'm suppose to go to body works tomorrow but I don't know if I will be able to do it since my arms are just killing me and I know they will be worst tomorrow, I guess we shall see.

Ok, here's the deal. I am so frustrated with this whole weight loss thing. I have been doing this since January 2011 and am down 15 pounds but I feel like I am stuck. Its crazy coz everyday I am up and down 3 pounds. How in the world does a person gain or lose 3 pounds in a day. Yes, Yes.. water retention, how much sodium has been eaten lalalalala... I get it, its just sooo annoying. I feel like I have been working my ass off but still... "This is it?"... Don't get me wrong, I am happy with the 15 pound loss but again I am just Frustrated. Nobody said this would be easy....... Keep Keep Keep on Chugging.....

First Blog ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought I would start Blogging so here goes!!! 
This picture shown was taken Christmas day 2010. This is not at my biggest size. I was about 222 lbs after I gave birth to my second child, that was my biggest!!! I am about 210 lbs in this picture. Months after I had my baby I was diagnosed with Diabetes and Hypertension. At 26 years old I was a diabetic with high blood pressure. What!!! At 26 years old!!! This was unbelievable!!! Oh and would you believe I am nurse! I should be practicing
what I preach. The doctors told me all I needed to lose weight and exercise. Well.... DUH!!! I know that. But did I do it??? Nope.... and why not??? hm... one word LAZINESS!!! I told myself I couldn't be lazy anymore!!! Do I wanna live to see my kids get married??? Do I wanna see my grandkids???
YES!!!! YES!!! YES!!!

Being a nurse, I saw a lot of young people having complications with diabetes at various ages. The ones that affect me the most are the young ones, the ones that are my age. I feel so sorry for them, all this has changed their lives. Then I think, do I wanna be like this in a few years??? HELL NO!!!! No dialysis at age 30 for me!!! I started to get scared and realized that I needed to make a lifestyle change. One I could stick with. I keep thinking this is gonna be hard, but I think I can do it. So on January 1st, 2011 I started this journey AGAIN!!! I say again because I don't know how many times I have tried and kept falling off. I told myself this time it will be different, I will not fall off again!!!! So here's to a new life.... Cheers!!!