Favority low fat, Very TASTEY meal

Having on my favorite quick suppers tonight. grilled Chicken breast (coated in olive oil, garlic powder, & Parm cheese) chopped then put in WWlow fat tortilla wrap with spinach, and favorite veggie, for crunch I add toasted almond slices and a fat free dressing (optional).

I'll take this for my lunch the next couple of day.... if there's any left!

Watermelon!

The Facts:
**Not only does it quench your thirst, it can also quench inflammation that contributes to conditions like asthma, atherosclerosis, diabetes, colon cancer, and arthritis.
**Over 1,200 varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide.
**Watermelon is an ideal health food because it doesn’t contain any fat or cholesterol, is high in fiber and vitamins A & C and is a good source of potassium.

**Watermelon is a vegatable! It is related to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.
**Pink watermelon is also a source of the potent carotenoid antioxidant, lycopene. These powerful antioxidants travel through the body neutralizing free radicals.
**Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.
**Watermelon is grown in over 96 countries worldwide.
**In China and Japan watermelon is a popular gift to bring a host.
**In Israel and Egypt, the sweet taste of watermelon is often paired with the salty taste of feta cheese.
**Every part of a watermelon is edible, even the seeds and rinds.

Love it!

Biggest Loser tip

I am a fan of the Show





I'm highly motive by the hard work, the challenges and of the losses, of course.



I find someone that is about my size (when I was bigger) and watch their progress and the physical gains their body goes through.

Throughout the show they give us, the viewers tips and a couple of weeks ago the tip was.

Eat a strict diet a couple days a week
Eat a moderate diet a couple days a week
and then take off a couple of days a week (still eating healthy)

Your body then won't go into starvation mode and you'll be able to drop weight quicker.

I have done this through out my weight loss this time.
I eat anything I want on the weekends and I usually see a drop in my weight on Mondays!

I can say one thing that my body is highly sensitive to cheese. So if my 'anything I want' consist of a cheese product (even the slightest bit) then there is a 'clog in the plumbing' (if you know what I mean) and I won't see a drop in weight for a few days. I try to steer clear of cheese products as my "anything I want" things.

Hello my name is Shelly and I'm an addict.....

OK, it's time for me to discuss my addiction to High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS).

It's real, It's addictive and it's everywhere!

I know that if I eat something sweet for breakfast I'm doomed all day.
I'm snacky, I wander around the kitchen wondering what there is to eat.
If I can stay away from HFCS then I'm fine and relatively satisfied all day.

Now that I've been off (or much lower amounts) HFCS for several weeks, junk food and sweets still have their appeal (due to mental conditioning) but they don't taste good.

I generally take weekend off from counting calories and eat basically anything I want. I found 3 oreos, popped them in my mouth and they were nasty tasting. When I was done I thought these weren't worth the calories at all! I'd done the same thing with some M&Ms at Easter. I popped a few in my mouth and swore they were dark chocolate. This is not to say I couldn't go ahead and nibble the entire bag of either goodies! Eating for me is just as much mental has it is taste and necessity.

Watching what I eat is and will be a constant issue.

I was sick

Last night I went out to eat. It's not that I don't eat out but I always know what I'm going to eat and what it is and how many calories it is before I go. Last night we went to a locally owned place (that is/was one of my favs).

I snacked on chips and salsa. Not nearly as many as I have done in the past, but snacked just the same! I ordered what I thought was more healthy (chicken fajitas) than I usually order.

By the time I was done I was sick and I don't mean alittle sick I mean feeling nasty sick. I don't mean sick from what I ate, but sick from eating things my body wasn't use to anymore.

It was still daylight so we walked around the square before getting in the car to head home. I was hoping that alittle exercise would make me feel better, but NO. I laid in bed and just wish I could 'rid my body' of this meal. I didn't but I fell asleep and finally woke up this morning feeling better but with the memory of that BAD BAD feeling of last night.

Thank you body for letting me know it's not good to eat like that!

hmmmm it was tasty

Yesterday I was sitting in my trainer's office, well, she was first my friend and I suppose since I don't currently pay her she is back to being my friend (we attend church together). She was eating her lunch of Quinoa and baby spinach leaves.

We got to discussing Quinoa. I'd heard Dr Oz prompt the wonders of Quinoa, but once I walked away from the TV I never thought of it again.

It's a tasty whole grain, similar to couscous only better! She had hers flavored with garlic and I tried to flavor mine with garlic but it wasn't flavored (I suppose not enough).

I had mine with fresh asparagus... goodness it was good!