Sunday, May 23, 2010
New way of life = clown pants fitting like clown pants
Most of you are aware of the life style changes Emily and I have made... hence the last 6 or 7 posts about the low calorie food we are eating. I have been on a study for Icon H&F for the past 9 weeks. They gave me an elliptical and said eat right 6 out of the seven days and workout 5 days a week for no less than a half hour. We have really made a big effort in not eating out, avoiding soda and making my exercises count. I have lost 40 pounds in 9 weeks! And I really do feel a lot better. I am about ten pounds away from my high school weight and all the clothes I have left from high school fit again. I have really enjoyed all the healthy food we are eating and I look forward to reaching my goal weight of 260. I will try to keep you all posted on the progress!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Because My Mom Asks...
"Have you tried any new recipes lately?"
Well, YES we have. Thanks for asking. To be completely honest my mom only asked me once but it was in the lull of not trying new recipes and it made me think that I should.
Sunday morning I made Cinnamon-Oat Pancakes for Drew and I. This recipe says it will make 20 pancakes and they are really filling. The serving size is 4 pancakes for 296 calories and that sounds really reasonable but on my 3rd pancake I was thinking, "I don't know if I will finish this one." Good thing they are delicious and it really wasn't hard to finish it. This is listed as a recipe to freeze and we did have plenty of leftovers. I love homemade frozen pancakes and waffles. It means a warm breakfast in a hurry!
I used half all-purpose flour and half wheat flour. This may have contributed to the filling factor but I really enjoy the flavor of the wheat flour. Also, we don't have a standard size food processor. We were given a 2-cup capacity food processor for our wedding so I simply used it only for the one cup of oats and then whisked the chopped oats and dry ingredients together before adding the wet ingredients.
Sunday evening Drew made Pasta with Bacon and Peas for us. This made a lot of pasta and had a fresh taste. Growing up I didn't like spaghetti sauce and would eat my pasta with cheese only. Having this dish took me back to the delicious taste of naked noodles enhanced with a fresh lite sauce.
We used bagged pasta like every other day and we chose not to buy shallots and used half a yellow onion instead. If I were on my own I would reduce the quantity of all the ingredients and make it to my own needs but as is easily served 6 with 361 calories each serving. Drew told me the leftovers were tasty as well.
I'd love to hear if anyone tried these or if they can recommend any recipes.
Well, YES we have. Thanks for asking. To be completely honest my mom only asked me once but it was in the lull of not trying new recipes and it made me think that I should.
Sunday morning I made Cinnamon-Oat Pancakes for Drew and I. This recipe says it will make 20 pancakes and they are really filling. The serving size is 4 pancakes for 296 calories and that sounds really reasonable but on my 3rd pancake I was thinking, "I don't know if I will finish this one." Good thing they are delicious and it really wasn't hard to finish it. This is listed as a recipe to freeze and we did have plenty of leftovers. I love homemade frozen pancakes and waffles. It means a warm breakfast in a hurry!
I used half all-purpose flour and half wheat flour. This may have contributed to the filling factor but I really enjoy the flavor of the wheat flour. Also, we don't have a standard size food processor. We were given a 2-cup capacity food processor for our wedding so I simply used it only for the one cup of oats and then whisked the chopped oats and dry ingredients together before adding the wet ingredients.
Sunday evening Drew made Pasta with Bacon and Peas for us. This made a lot of pasta and had a fresh taste. Growing up I didn't like spaghetti sauce and would eat my pasta with cheese only. Having this dish took me back to the delicious taste of naked noodles enhanced with a fresh lite sauce.
We used bagged pasta like every other day and we chose not to buy shallots and used half a yellow onion instead. If I were on my own I would reduce the quantity of all the ingredients and make it to my own needs but as is easily served 6 with 361 calories each serving. Drew told me the leftovers were tasty as well.
I'd love to hear if anyone tried these or if they can recommend any recipes.
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