What's for Dinner tonight???

Recently, I've been doing a lot of home cooking and I absolutely LOVE it. I;ve made homemade beef barley soup, Ham and split pea soup. Tonight I had some left over bacon in the fridge and was trying to think of how to use it up. I decided on making some mini crustless quiches and they were so yummy they will definitely be made again.

Here is what I did:

I sauteed some onion and celery until almost soft then added about 4 stripes of bacon all chopped up. When the bacon was just about cooked I threw in some mini mushrooms halved.
In a separate bowl I beat up some eggs with parsley, salt & pepper, and garlic powder. Then I shredded about 1/2 fat free cheddar cheese
Spray the muffin tins with Pam, fill the bottom with the bacon mixture, cover with eggs and top with cheese, mix it up a little with a spoon and then bake for 30-45 mins at 350

I can't even describe how tasty these were, and 1 muffin was the perfect serving size for me, Darren at about 4..lol

I served them with some potatoes that i had boiled and then fried up in some olive oil with TONS of spices and onions

New Measurments In

Mom was over today and since I hadn't updated my blog in awhile, we thought it would be a good time to take some measurements. So here they are...they can be compared to the post from August with my original numbers


Neck 17.5

Bust 63

Calf right 17.5
left 18.5

Thigh Right 30
left 29.5

Hips 69.6

Waist 58.5

Bicep right 17
left 18.5

Forearm right 12
Left 12

I also wanted to note that my watch that was tight, I can now spin around my wrist, and I can no longer wear my wedding rings because they fall off..lol

Oops, I forgot some stuff

Sorry about that, I forgot to add this into the previous blog.

The last week, i've been feeling very sick...tired...dizzy...weak...almost a feeling of being high or stoned. The one day I went to lay down at 11am and slept right through until 2pm the next afternoon. Only waking up to use the washroom and to eat something. I thought maybe I wasn't getting enough protien, so i was eating eggs, cheese...etc. Then I got thinking about how much water I'd been drinking and started to add it up. I was drinking far less than i should have been drinking. The thought of drinking water was making me gag and crystal light wasn't helping any. I got some suggestions from fellow Loser's, and the most repeated suggestion was decaf Tea. I've started to drink it and its going down very well and staying down. So i think that is going to be my new beverage for awhile.
So if you don't' want to feel like crap...DRINK YOUR WATER!! and take your vitamins regularly

PMS and 100 pounds

Alright, everyone has been bugging me to update my blog, but I didn't think I really had anything to write about.
As I posted before I had lost a total of 96 pounds since May, well.....I have finally hit the 100 mark, 100 pounds gone forever. How awesome is that??
Also, I have had 2 periods since surgery. These are the first 2 periods I have had since I was 18 yrs old. Let me tell you, the PMS was horrible. I felt like Satan himself had taken over my body. I was moodier than usual, every little thing would set me off and I would cry at the drop of a pin. Poor Darren, I don't think he knew what hit him..lol Thankfully its over....for another month anyway. The only good thing I see about getting my periods now is the whole getting pregnant thing. 11 more months until we can start trying...its gonna be a long 11 months

Off to New York

Leaving early tomorrow morning to go to my 1 month appointment in Utica. I'm excited to see if i've lost any more weight since I weighed myself. Hopefully Dr Graber will be happy with my progress so far.
I'll keep you posted and let you all know how it goes.

I got a recipe from my sisters Bf Farzan last night using Tofu and Thai peanut Satay Sauce, I'm really excited to try making it tonight, i'll post later and let you know how it turned out. I've never in my life tried tofu, so this should be interesting..lol

43 down

My wonderful mother bought me a scale for Christmas and let me have it early so I could start keeping track of my weight loss. So far, i've lost 43 pounds since surgery, and 96 pounds since I started losing weight in May!!!!!
I feel fantastic, I've started going for daily walks with my dogs. Tonight we took a trip to Belleville and went walking at Zwicks.
I found a super alternative to tuna salad with mayo, this one uses cream cheese, its very tasty

1 can tuna
2tbsp fat free cream cheese
1tbsp Mustard
diced veggies (whatever you like, I used carrots and cucumbers)
fresh or dry dill

rinse the tuna under water to get rid of all the extra sodium, mix in the cream cheese and mustard, add the veggies, and some dill, salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup serving
145 calories
28g protein!!!



Start leaving me comments folks, let me know if you try any of the recipes and how they turn out for you

One Down

Tonight I was bored and decided to dig out some of my clothes that I hadn't been able to wear for awhile to see if i've made any progress. Even though I don't know how many pounds I have lost, I do know that i'm down one pant size!!!! One month...One pant size, and they weren't even stretchy pants...lol they were jeans. I am so proud of myself.
I'm noticing that each and every day i'm getting more and more energy, and I want to be out doing things.



I also wanted to mention something new that i've tried that is super tasty. New Triscuit Parmesan Garlic Thin Crisps. They are 100% whole grain. 10 crackers is a serving...I can only eat 3 or 4 of them at a time. so per one serving of 10 crackers there are 90 calories, 3g Fat, 120 mg sodium, 2g Protein. I've used these with my tuna, but they would taste amazing with Hummus