Baby Steps....

I walked around the back yard

2 separate times today :)

Still coughing like crazy.

No more Nyquil for me though....

I wake up feeling like

I was hit by a truck.

Hopefully

I won't cough my head off tonight.

I am still doing

Seattle....

I am beginning to fill up quickly now,

which is kind of nice

:)

Happy Memorial Day !!!!

I walked 2608 steps yesterday and

I weighed in

3 POUNDS LIGHTER THIS MORNING !!!!

YAY ME !!!

Sunday Morning .... May 26

   BAKED SPINACH SOUFFLÉ

- Served with whole-wheat bread and fresh fruit.

This was pretty good :)

The fruit was sliced pears....

very tasty !!!

I am getting ready for lunch and

today I am having:

                                                                                       FRESH CAESAR SALAD 

- Hearts of tender romaine, shredded cheese, almonds 

and Caesar dressing.

 Served with a zucchini muffin.

For dinner last night,

I had Stuffed Green Pepper,

and Cornbread.

Very delicious  !!!!

This stupid cough and cold is

making me very lazy,

so I am not

being as diligent about

blogging.

I DO feel psyched and energized !!!

Have a great day

:)

Saturday Morning....

Yesterday was pretty good.

I had the 

                                                                                   ROASTED VEGETABLE WRAP 

- Mediterranean flatbread

 filled with roasted vegetables, 

served with sweet potato casserole 

and nut clusters.

That green stuff is guacamole which

I didn't use

blecch

For breakfast this morning

I had 

                                                                                       

                                                                                     HIGH-FIBER COLD CEREAL

- With dried fruit and nuts.

IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!!

I was going to take a picture

but I ate it too fast 

:)

What I am really liking about 

Seattle Sutton

so far

is that the nuts that we get,

walnuts, pecans, etc

are roasted and very easy to eat.

Looking forward to lunch,

although I am pretty stuffed,

I think I will be having

                                                                                     TERIYAKI CHICKEN SANDWICH 

- A chilled marinated chicken fillet 

seasoned with tarragon, chives and parsley,

 served with a fresh baked bun 

and dessert.

We'll see

Tomorrow for our cookout

I will have Caesar Salad

:)

Friday Morning.... May 24th

Dinner last night was very good :)

The salmon was delicious,

the couscous were (was) very flavorful and

the asparagus was not that bad.

I dipped them into the dill dip :)

Those green things 

I THINK was edamame.

This morning for breakfast

I had:

                                                                                   APPLE CINNAMON OATMEAL

- Served with seasonal fruit.

Here is my picture....

It was pretty good :)

Very filling.

The melon and pineapple

were ripe and flavorful.

Lunch to day is probably going to be this:

                                                                                               HERBED CHICKEN

- Delicious oven roasted, herbed chicken 

served with a side of vegetables 

and yogurt.

:)

Wish me luck !!!

My Dinner For Tonight..... ( Looking ahead )

    SALMON FILLET 

- A grilled salmon fillet 

on a bed of couscous

 topped with dill sauce, 

served with vegetables.

I am not a fan of asparagus.

I hope it won't be woody.

We'll see....

Breakfast and Lunch on May 23 , Thursday......

 

                                                                                          BELGIAN WAFFLES

- Adorned with a cherry lingonberry sauce, 

served with cream cheese.

This was YUMMY !!!!

Here are my Photos:

This was the sauce:

It is not a spleen,

which I suspected it might be.

It was, in fact, a 

very tasty mooshed

whole berry cranberry sauce

( I think )

My lunch today was pretty tasty too:

                                                                                                  SPRING SALAD 

- A fresh, crisp salad served with 

a chilled vegetable sipper

 and cracker.

It was a little vinegary but

quite tasty.

I ate the pecans separately

for my dessert

:)

Breakfast on Wednesday Morning, May 22

RAISIN BAGEL

-

Served with cream cheese,

 dried plums and juice. 

(100% Juice. No sugar added.)

My Photos:

It was pretty good 

although I can't say that I have

ever had plums

quite like that before....

It is almost 11:30 and I am getting hungry

This is what I will probably do for lunch today:

BBQ ON TEXAS CRUST 

- Meaty BBQ with shredded cheese atop a tasty crust,

 served with crisp garden fresh carrots 

grapes.

I am going to save my salad lunch for tomorrow 

because Gary's Mom, Fred and Barb

are coming for lunch...

:)

I'm hungry

did I say that ???

lol

My actual lunch

which is pretty yummy !!!

A LOT of carrots tho

with a side of cat !!!

lol

:)

Dinner Tonight.... Tuesday, May 21

I decided that 

I am going to look at

the menu and

read the descriptions

BEFORE

I choose one of my meals....

That way,

I can 

"have a plan"

Since I made Spaghetti

for everyone tonight....

I have decided to have this:

TETRAZZINI

- 

Ground turkey, 

sliced mushrooms 

and whole wheat pasta 

baked together in a light sauce, 

topped with Parmesan cheese and paprika. 

Served with roasted veggies 

and spiced apples.

Oh crap

That looks an awful lot like

breakfast

and

those vegetables better not

smell like vinegar 

or I will 

BARF

Dinner Last Night and Breakfast and Lunch Today.....

HOMESTYLE MEATLOAF 

- 

Great tasting seasoned meatloaf with turkey meat and seasonings

 topped with tomato sauce and

 served with garlic whipped potatoes, 

cabbage 

(AAACCCHHHH!!!!!)

and cream style corn.

The cabbage was

sweet/sour and pickley

BLECCCHHHH

I ate half of it.

The meatloaf was very good

Breakfast This Morning:

SOUTHWESTERN FRITTATA

- 

A frittata of fluffy eggs 

served with salsa 

and an English muffin 

with apricot fruit spread.

ya...

I already knew about the apricot fruit spread

It was ok

I am not a fan of 

Southwestern eggs.

Did you know that

they put corn in it?

they do

and something like sausage

but I ate it all and

I was grateful that

I wouldn't have to have that

cabbage again until

next month !!!

Lunch today was pretty good :)

ROBUST POTATO SKINS 

- 

A lunch favorite. 

Potato skins with cheese sauce 

and a sour cream topping. 

Served with fruit

 and dessert

I had a COOKIE !!!!

go me

:)

Breakfast Pizza on Monday Morning........

BREAKFAST PIZZA

-

Pizza crust

 topped with eggs and veggies 

served with juice. 

(100% Juice. No sugar added.)

This one (below) is my photograph :)

It was really yummy and

I AM SO PSYCHED BECAUSE 

I LOST 10 POUNDS MY FIRST WEEK !!!!

lol

truly, I am so excited that 

I am actually FINALLY losing weight !!!!

Thank you so very much to my

amazing family

who support me by telling me,

just out of the blue.....

how very proud of me they are

and also 

Thank you so much to Donna who took time to tell me

about Seattle Sutton

and  her experience....

how close they are to me and

how it works.

Thank you !!!

:)

I Lost 10 Pounds !!!!!! :*)

Sunday , May 19th.... Breakfast and Lunch

BAKED FRENCH TOAST

- 

With peach topping and nuts

no picture

but it was actually

pretty good :)

I seem to like the Breakfasts most of all

This was lunch :

TUSCAN MINESTRONE SOUP & SANDWICH 

-

 Delicious minestrone soup

 served with our homemade fruit spread and 

roasted nut spread to use on fresh baked wheat bread.

+

they did not mention

the disgusting little green apple 

that came with it 

I am proud to say,

I saved the peanut butter to eat with it.

I ate it all but

one slice :)

GO ME !!!

Here is the photo:

I added a new page

I decided to keep track of

my Blood Pressure and Pulse.

Dinner Saturday Night... Day # 5

MANICOTTI

- 

Manicotti noodles stuffed with Ricotta cheese 

smothered in tomato sauce and 

sprinkled with aged Romano cheese, 

served with gourmet whole green beans.

It was very filling and

actually pretty tasty !!!

I am trying to eat my breakfast at 8am

lunch at 12pm

dinner at 5pm

It is working out pretty well for me.

I am drinking 4 glasses of water between

breakfast and lunch,

another 2 glasses between lunch and dinner

and 2 glasses between dinner and bedtime.

I am waking up between 3 and 5 times a night to pee

which is no problem because

I am able to get right back

to sleep.

I am hungry right now.

It is 20 to 9 pm.

Bedtime soon and then it 

won't be a problem.

I am determined :)

Gary has said he is proud of me a couple 

of times already !!!

YAY 

:)

I can't believe that tomorrow will be day # 6 .....

I am going to do this !!!

Last Night and Today..... Day #5 :)

Dinner Last Night was

Chicago Style Chili:

Yesterday's Lunch was delicious !!!

Chicken Salad and Grape Tomatoes

This Morning's Breakfast was and egg scramble

which wasn't too bad and

a whole grain roll with a tasty spread and

fresh melons and pineapple :)

The lunch that I just had was very tasty too :)

Macaroni and Cheese

Beets and a Crispy Flatbread sort of thing.

I am doing really well

I was really hungry before I went to bed last night 

but I did not cave !!!

I feel like this time I am going to do it 

:*)

Day # 4 Plus Last Night's Dinner ......

This was my dinner from last night :

ACAPULCO TACO PIE

-

 Tomatoes, cheese and spices 

baked together on an authentic crust 

along with chips, salsa 

and crunchy corn salad.  

I will like it more

NEXT month.....

Becky tasted and

she said she felt sorry for me.

lol

I no longer eat for pleasure....

I eat for health and vitality 

:)

GO ME !!!!

Today is a new day and my breakfast was very very good !!!

CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD

- 

with nut spread 

and tropical fruit.

I am a little concerned that my breakfast was 2 slices

and the picture shows only one.

That happened with another meal.

I am going to see if 

I am signed up for the

1200 calorie or the 2000 calorie....

no matter,

I just need to make sure I am getting

the right one .

I am still doing well with one cup of coffee a day.

That is HUGE for me 

so proud :)

I am drinking 8 glasses of water a day and

also taking my vitamins !!!

I woke up this morning at 635

I had to hurry and get Dad up before Sandra got here !!!