A Work In Progress...

Gluten: What You Don`t Know Might Kill You...

Here is a great article about gluten and why many of us need to avoid it...

Gluten: What You Don`t Know Might Kill You...

Top 15 Healthy, Trendy Foods for 2012

Great article I found about this years most healthy and trendiest foods...

Top 15 Healthy, Trendy Foods for 2012

Down 5lbs in 4 days!

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great week! I am feeling great today because I am down another pound since Monday. That's 5 lbs in 4 days! Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast:

Kashi GoLean (1 cup)

Skim milk (1 cup)

Apple

Lunch:

@ Pita Pit!

Chicken Souvlaki Pita with lots of veggies and light mayo

Snack:

Yogurt

Strawberries

Dinner

California roll (9 pc)

and...

a yummy and filling salad :)

After work today I went to the gym and then grocery shopping and bought a lot of veggies. I even bought a few new things to use this week:

Butternut squash to make a soup

Avocado, cucumber, crab, roasted seaweed and sushi rice... to make sushi lol

Lots of green peppers to make stuffed peppers later this week (keep ya posted)

Happy Friday, errbody!

Crunchy Chick Peas

Yummmmm...

Crunchy Chick Peas:

Can of chick peas, drained and rinsed
Olive oil
salt, pepper and other seasonings (I used Barbeque Spice)

Toss chick peas in oil and spices and bake at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes or until crunchy :)

Joe enjoying some crunchy chick peas :)

Day 4 and Still Going Strong...

Good evening, everyone!
Another successful day :) Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (1 cup)
Skim milk (1 cup)
forgot to grab a fruit :(

Lunch:
Left over cabbage, rice noodles and shrimp from yesterday

Snack:
Yogurt
Strawberries

Dinner:
A huge and delicious salad! Chicken breast, lettuce, Craisins, almonds, sunflower seeds, olives, dressing

Trust me, that's a huge serving bowl and I ate the whoooooole thiiiiiing, lol

Working My ASS Off!

Hurray for another successful day and down another pound this morning! Today I ate well, went to the gym and made another healthy concoction, lol. Here is my plan for the day:

Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (1 cup)
Skim milk (1 cup)
Banana

Lunch:
Lentil concoction from yesterday
Salad (same as yesterdays)

Snack:
Yogurt
Strawberries

Dinner:
1/2 cup rice noodle
Shrimp
Cabbage, spinach, baby bok choy, onions, garlic

Delish!

So I bought my first cabbage a few weeks ago and I am in love. They are super cheap and I spread out one cabbage to work for three different meals! So versatile and yummy :) Did the same routine at the gym today although Joe`s mom wasn`t able to join me. Anyways, until next time! (...probably tomorrow :))