I was a bit worried to get on the scale this morning–not because I had cheated, but I had so many delicious meals this weekend, that I thought for sure I hadn’t lost. I was wrong. I lost 2 more pounds, which means in 13 days, I have lost 10 pounds total. 🙂 Happy!
For breakfast, you can pretty much gather by now I have some kind of egg and a sugar-free jello or pudding…so unless I have something special, I am going to start leaving those out. Today I made a delicious quiche, however–so I wanted to mention that. Making a quiche on the weekend is great (I had today off work for the holiday) because you can eat it the rest of the week…just pop it in the microwave for a minute or so and you have a great breakfast before work. My quiche is pretty simple. 6 eggs, 2/3 cup of milk and then any ingredients you want. Today I used artichokes, sausage, tomatoes and goat cheese. Cook on 350 for about 30 – 40 minutes or until you can stick a knife in it without anything on it when you remove it. Quiche, or mini quiches made in muffin tins, can get you through the week. Also, this weekend I went to brunch at Eggs in the City with a great friend and ate huevos rancheros–minus the tortillas. YUM!
Lunches consisted mostly of leftovers….boring, but necessary.
Dinner was where the fun was this weekend. Friday we went to see a movie at Brewvies, which also has pretty great food. I ordered the Spinach Salad without the cranberries and it was tasty–and left me pretty full. And even though I was at Brewvies, no beer was had!
On Saturday, we decided to go to the Pizza Factory because they have these amazing zucchini noodles. I swear, sometimes veggie noodles are better than the real thing. I have the zucchini noodles with alfredo (probably not the best choice) and artichokes. Ok, yes, I have an obsession with artichokes. They are God’s nectar, I tell you! 🙂 Another great meal, out on the town, that stuck to my diet–but maybe with some added fat I could have done without. But hey, I didn’t see it on the scale and the important thing here was to avoid carbs and sugar.
Sunday night I made chicken tortilla soup. I made enough to give me lunch 3 times over. 🙂 This is pretty basic, and you can add in a lot of things according to your taste. I start with one can of fire roasted tomatoes, 1 can of regular diced tomatoes, 2 cans of “tri-bean blend” beans, 1 anaheim pepper, 1 can of mild green chilies, about 1 cup of fresh chopped cilantro, 1 can chicken stock, 2 chopped tomatoes. You can cook your own chicken breast, but a great short cut is to purchase a rotisserie chicken already cooked from the grocery store and shred the chicken off of that. It is already moist and tender, and you don’t have to cook anything separate (just don’t get a flavored one–a BBQ chicken might not taste awesome in tortilla soup). I always remove the skin and only take the best meat–and it takes a lot of time off the soup. Bring to a boil for at least 20 minutes. Then add whatever else you like! We garnished with fat free sour cream, low fat cheese, and some diced avocado. Yum.
So, if anything, let this post help you to realize that YOU CAN eat tasty food on a diet. Once you figure out the ingredients that are allowed, you can be creative to make or alter many recipes. And, seeing that scale steadily decline is quite the motivation.
This week, I can add a little fruit. So, I purchased some blueberries and also some plain fat free yogurt. It will be nice to have some sweetness. Still no carbs or alcohol at this point however! Let’s hope to see another 10 shed off in the next 3 weeks or so!
Hope you all had a great weekend!
-Nosh
Chelsea Nelson
Nosh Maven 