Where is everyone?

I haven't looked on the blog for a while and noticed that no one else is posting. Where are you??

Well, I'm really liking week 6 (as long as I use chicken instead of tuna and shrimp--seafood and I don't get along).

The other night I was watching the Food Network show, "Throw Down with Bobby Flay" and saw an excellent idea for making pancakes. They beat the egg whites like you would for a merengue and then fold them into the rest of the batter. Well, I decided to try it and my pancakes from meal 3 are so much fluffier! It is a little work, though, so if you do it, do more than one batch at a time.

I hope everyone is doing well. I'm not following this thing perfectly--I cannot resist temptation very well--but I'm still progressing slowly but surely. How is everyone else doing?

Wendy

Cooking Eggs

Hello,

So I've figured out a trick with eggs that makes them so much easier. I'm really weird about making sure they're super scrambled so I can't see any white, I'm also a freak about cleaning up after eggs since they can carry salmonella. Anyways, here's what I do.

1. First of all I bought a carton of only egg whites made by egg beaters. I've only had to use 2 so far because they last so long.
2. When I'm actually cooking, I first start the pan warming and spray the cooking spray.
3. Before the pan gets too hot that it cooks the eggs before I can scramble them, Icrack the whole egg into the pan.
4. I wash my hands quickly and start scrambling with all my might, while I pour in the right amount of egg whites (3 Tbsp=1 egg white).

They're usually scrambled enough for my picky tastes. That saves me washing more dishes since I don't use a bowl and I don't contaminate my blender or mixer with raw eggs. I also started making 2 servings of eggs at once and saving half for later (it's not as good re-heated, but worth the saved cooking time).

Anyone have any tricks they've used?

Wendy

Just Beginning

I am Julie Burnside and I am in your group but got a late start. So this is actually my first week only the 2nd day. I am excited to start a new program and see the results. It is so helpful to have others who are in the same boat as me. I look forward to all the changes that will happen. Thanks for letting me be part of your group and for the encouragement. This is going to be great and we are going to have awesome bodies when we are all done.

How I Did

In answer to Kristen's post, I did pretty well. I ate when I was supposed to, and what I was supposed to with one exception... I had a low carb bar between meals once when I was starving! Trish helped me fix the hunger, and as you remember we are not supposed to eat between meals, so I won't be doing that again. I was unable to check the inches this week (I don't have a tape measure, I used someone else's last week), but I will get one by next Sunday. I was down a pound Sunday morning, but this morning I am down 2 whole pounds! I am excited for the upcoming weeks for sure. I hope everyone is doing well :-)

Some Corrections to Our Books

Meal Plan Week 6 GROCERY LIST
1. Multigrain Waffles (71 cals/14 carbs PER ONE WAFFLE)
2. Bananas
3. Sugar free syrup
4. Eggs
5. Deli Turkey
6. Whole Wheat English muffins (130cals/26 carbs)
7. Apples/orange/etc.
8. Oats
9. Baking powder
10. Pam
11. Cinnamon
12. Nutmeg
13. Vanill extract
14. Granny Delight Fiber added bread
15. Canned tuna/canned chicken/deli turkey
16. Relish
17. Light/fat free mayo OR miracle whip
18. Lettuce
19. Mustard
20. Cucumber
21. Celery
22. Salsa
23. Low Fat Cottage Cheese
24. Strawberries
25. Multi-grain Cheerios
26. Shrimp
27. Sweet Potato
28. Cocktail Sauce (15cals/4 carbs PER TB)
29. Fat Free Sour Cream
30. Mushrooms
31. Onion
32. Truvia
33. Fresh lemon
34. Ranch DIPS packet
35. ziplock bags/containers

GOOD EARTH

COSTCO/SAMS CLUB:
1. Eggs
2. Fruit of choice
3. Veggies of choice
4. Salsa
5. Shrimp (fresh or frozen)

Salad Recipe From Kristi

Our favorite Salad to bring to Parties!!!

1. CHOP A BUNCH OF: spinach and romaine lettuce
2. VEGGIES: cherry tomatoes (slice in half)/ small amnt of olives/cucumbers (we like the English ones from Costco-dice them small)/purple or green onions/moz cheese (1/2 cup for a LARGE salad)/shredded carrots/sprouts if wanted/red and yellow bell peppers/mushrooms/
3. 1-2 cups garbanzo OR white kidney beans
4. 1.5 large apple diced SMALL
5. 1 cup grapes diced small
6. 4 boiled eggs/4 boiled eggs whites chopped small
7. 4- 4oz cooked chicken breasts cut up in small slices/chunks
8. Cottage cheese to the side (you can add it to your salad for a little more protein)
9. Balsalmic vinegar to the side
10. Light Newmans Honey Mustard Dressing to the side (dilute the bottle—take out about 1/3 of the dressing and then pour water to the top. Keep the other 1/3 portion in a Tupperware container in the refrigerator and use for later. The dressing drizzles much better when diluted)
11. TOSS All together! YUM! People LOVE THIS SALAD!
12. You can add 1/4th cup slivered almonds to the top if wanted!

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Sweet Ginger Grilled Chicken salad

*sautee mushrooms, onions, fresh ginger (just use a carrot peeler and slice off a little bit), salt, pepper.
*take 4 oz. chicken and cut w/ kitchen scissors to make small pieces. Rub on dijion mustard and worechester sauce on to chicken. Add to mushrooms and sautee until cooked.

DRESSING:

½ tsp ginger OR ½ dime sized fresh ginger
1 c. fat free Plain yog
2 tbsp. rice vinegar
1-2 full droppers of vanilla stevia
1 tbsp. dijion mustard
½ tsp. garlic powder OR ½ small garlic clove
1 tbsp. olive oil
*you can have 3 tbsp. of this dressing!
*blend w/ flat blade or in good blender

**tip-the fresh ginger and fresh garlic make it way better.

Dressing Macros:
3 tbsp serving equals:
50 cals/3 carbs/2 fat

Salad: tomatoes, bell peppers, 1 tbsp. slivered almonds, romaine lettuce, sprouts, cucumbers, etc.
Add chicken on top!! Yummy-If you like ginger stuff.

Hope this helps!
Trish and Kristi

One Week Down, YEA!!

We did it! We made it through Week One!! How does everyone feel? How did you do? I bet everyone is wondering how each other did. I know I am. My biggest struggle this week was eating the same thing everyday. By Thursday, I was SOO sick of chicken. Thursday and Friday were my hardest days. But Saturday, I was giddy that I got new food for the next week. :) I am already see a change in my body. I feel better and have more energy. It's great! I hope everyone had a great week and is looking forward to this week. Tell us how you did and what works for you.

Jenni Bagley