42.5 POUNDS!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!

To break the 40 pound hump seemed to be a chore. BUT I AM THERE!!!!!!!!!! Actually, past it. lol. Although I was not fully aware of it this morning.

I was focusing so much on being two pounds away from the 40 mark, that when I went to weigh in this morning, in my mind for some reason, I was 208 the last I weighed in. So when I saw 2o5.5. I thought great. I made my 40. Come home, post it all over facebook. Ya!!! lol.

Here comes the blonde moment. I log into livestrong.com which I have been using lately to track my calories, I also track my weight on weigh in days so I have a record. Other than here. Anyway, when I track it there I was doing a double take. I had not lost 2.5 pounds. I, in fact had lost 4.5 POUNDS!!!! Happy Dance! (Don't picture this too hard, I am not a good dancer) lol. I am now at 42.5 POUNDS!!!! I feel great and am enjoying the compliments. The next milestone is 7.5 pounds away. Not only will I reach the 50 pound mark, (half way through my journey) but it will also be the first time in about 3 years that I have been below 200.

The more I successfully loose, the more I want to keep going. The more I hear compliments and other people telling me their stories and the fact that I have inspired them. I want to do more. So thank you to every one that keeps me going.

Till next time. Cheers! xo

Turkey Western Cups 139 Calories Each

I call this Turkey Western Cups. My friend Kerrie gave me this recipe. It's from the biggest looser. Pure Protein! I find them filling. When I tried them the first time they reminded of a western sandwich, which I would never have because of the calories. I LOVE THESE! Dalton does as well.

Shopping List:

Ground Turkey, Red Pepper, Green Pepper (I used Orange in this batch), White Onion, Italian Seasoning, Eggs, Salt, Pepper, Frank's Red Hot, Dempster's Whole Wheat Tortillas (least amount of calories, less than the WW ones), Fat Free Cheddar Cheese, Pam cooking spray

Start by frying up the ground turkey with Italian Seasoning. Use half of each pepper and onion, cut into small squares. Fry up with ground turkey. Portion it in half. Put half in a container in the fridge for the next batch.

Find something round about the same size as the bottom of your muffin pan to cut out circles in the whole wheat tortillas.

Combine 9 eggs in a bowl and whip up with Salt, Pepper and Frank's Red Hot. I used quite a bit of pepper and Frank's Red hot because I like spice. Flavour to your liking.

Spray the muffin pan with Pam. A LOT OF IT!!! Otherwise it sticks and is a mess to clean. Put a whole wheat circle in the bottom of each muffin opening. Follow with a heaping tablespoon of turkey mixture in the bottom of each. Then top this with the egg mixture over each, finally topping with just a little fat free cheese.

Bake at 350 Degrees for 15 Minutes. Pop them out and cool. You can carry these all day and pop into a microwave. Snacks, I have them for breakfast as well.

These are 139 Calories each. Enjoy!

Berry Salad 241 Calories

This is one of my favorite salads. Very different from your everyday salad.

2 cups of prepackaged salad...Lettuce......15 Calories

1 Cup Fresh Blackberries......70 Calories

1 Cup Strawberries.......46 Calories

1 Cup Raspberries.......64 Calories

1 Tablespoon Slivered Almonds.........46 Calories

Total 241 Calories

Dressing is extra and everyone likes different amounts. I use Raspberry Vinaigrette which is 30 Calories per 1 Tablespoon. So don't forget to count the amount you use.

Enjoy!

Disappointed but ok

So I am a little disappointed this week. Which tends to happen. lol. We are our own worst enemy. I stuck to 1200 calories a day give or take, from Monday to Friday. And I worked out everyday. I also worked out Saturday before going to a BBQ. We have to keep in mind it was a long weekend. I had a great time Saturday with friends and I did not count calories. I also had beer. Sunday I did not work out. (I know....bad girl.) And again went to spend a day with Friends at a BBQ. Again I did not count calories. Had some beer and even a sliver of cake. Monday I had a friend's daughter's over and did not work out again. (Two days now). And we went to the movies. I had movie popcorn (not good) and kit kat bites with Dalton.

Needless to say I did NOT hit my 40 pound mark this week. I did however, remain the same. Not up. Not down. Still at 210....but that's OK. I enjoyed my long weekend with my son and my friends and I didn't gain. So now I know that can be managed. 40 Pounds however, is coming next week.

I also have to mention that I had a great week seeing friends, socializing, and not counting the calories and I had a great time and my weight stayed the same. I did to pay attention to this when I are ready to maintain.

I have had an overwhelming response privately. I am going to be posting recipes with calories to help those that are following in private. And thank you for doing so. You drive me to do more.

Luv to all. xo

Motivation is everything!

Good Morning Monday! Well it is today anyway. The last few weeks have been up and down for me. Or should I say up, up and down. The last week of April I gained a pound. I can live with that. However, the first week into May was crazy and I didn't know if I was coming or going. It is very easy to fall back on old habits. I had even ordered in a pizza one night. And those of you who know me well. I don't even do pizza! lol. But that's OK. This past week I knew I had to commit and really stay focused.

It was a good week. I kept my calorie intake to about 1200 calories everyday. Except Saturday. I had a birthday party to attend and did enjoy food and drinks. But I made sure to have salad and fish before going. That way I was not going to fill myself with all the wonderful large calorie foods that were there. I did have a little sliver of cake as well. That being said. I also worked out everyday this week. Cardio was 30 to 40 minutes every day and I did resistance every other day on top of the cardio. Friday evening my friend Michelle was going to work out with me but got sick. So I kept putting off the work out. I finally posted on facebook, Help! I was in need of motivation today. Thank you to my very good friend Sommer, who reminded me of our trip to the Dominican and me wanting to look awesome on that beach. My ass got up and did my workout. Now I have remembered that everyday.

It paid off. When I went in this morning to weigh in. I could hardly believe my eyes. I lost 6 pounds this week! Happy Dance!!!!!! Now, not that I am looking to loose that much every week. I just really needed to get off what I had put on and get back on track. So I am back to 38 pounds weight loss and still going. I am however, going to stick to 1200 calories a day this week, other than my one day for a BBQ and work out ever day again and see what next week brings.

Thank you again to everyone for your kind words and those of encouragement. I appreciate them from the bottom of my heart. A lot of you have been sending me messages in many different ways and it really does help me. So thank you. Until next week...have a great week!