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Last night I made a yummy stir-fry with a little less than a pound (0.83 ounces to be exact) of lean beef, one large green bell pepper, a 20-ounce can of pineapple chunks, 4 chopped carrots, 1 onion and teriyaki sauce, served over brown rice.
I cut the onion in half, then sliced each half thin, cutting it in half again when done. Tossed that into a pan with a bit of olive oil and let it soften and brown just a bit. Then I added the carrots & green pepper and cooked til softened. I cut the beef into small pieces and browned it in a separate pan. When all the redness was gone, I added the drained pineapple (save the juice!) and let that cook for a bit. I added a bit of the pineapple juice to the veggies and steamed them for a bit. Then I added the meat mixture to the veggie mixture, along with some teriyaki sauce, and voila! Twas done, and delicious! Thanks, Faith, for the idea!
You might have noticed I haven’t posted anything about what I’ve been eating for a few days. Well…um…things haven’t been going so well. In fact, I feel a bit like an alcoholic.
When I took the dogs to the beach Saturday, I stopped at Stop & Shop on the way home to pick up some things for dinner. While there, fully knowing I shouldn’t be doing it, I bought a package of chocolate covered pretzels, and proceeded to eat about 14 of them before I stopped. When I got home, I emptied the package under the bird feeder … hopefully it won’t make the squirrels sick!
So…I’ve decided to join Weight Watchers. Maybe I need to be accountable to people I’ll have to look in the face each week. Maybe…
Ironically, I weighed myself this morning (each Wednesday since the initial weigh-in) and I was down 2 pounds. I put on a pair of jeans this morning that I haven’t been able to fit into for awhile. Maybe all this walking (at least once a day for 25 minutes) is helping…
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January 16th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Hey, whatever works! Good for you, especially the walking.
January 16th, 2008 at 11:43 am
I’ve just started walking too. Six laps around the course a couple blocks away from the house. We can do this thing … we can do this thing …
We can has love for self!
January 16th, 2008 at 11:59 am
I am doing WW — I walk every morning….I don’t always follow it to the letter but I am still losing weight — I does help to be accountable to someone….I have 12 down with another oh 50 to go but still, slow and steady wins the race………..
January 16th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Your stirfry looks great–makes me wish I had some more at home! And you’ll do great on WW! It’s so wonderful to start losing some of the extra pounds.
January 16th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Janet, that sounds yummy!!! -2 is great and you fit into a pair of jeans you hadn’t fit into for a while! That’s awesome. Keep up the good work…love the fact that you are walking.
January 16th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Janet,
So glad you decided to go to WW. You will, now, be able to eat the chocolate cover pretzels without any guilt. I’ve eaten a hot fudge sundae and was still able to meet my goal weight. Happy counting!
January 16th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Mmm I love foods with pineapple cooked in!
Good for you about the loss – that’s great!
January 16th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
I think you’re doing great. Everyone falters a little bit. It’s just about showing up every day. In fact, my tea bag this morning said: “Failure is not falling down, but refusing to get up.”
January 16th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Hey! You fell of the wagon, and you got right back on! Thats awesome. Better than the two years I fell off and gained 20 pounds back!
January 16th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Hey, a few pretzels- no biggie. Down two and the walking is great.
January 16th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Yum. This looks good. Keep it going, girl.
January 16th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
That’s exactly my problem – I’m not accountable to anyone. Maybe I should go to WW too.
January 16th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
i heard that pineapple is supposed to burn fat cells. i think from Dr. Oz. (might wanna Google just in case) ever since then i make sure to add it on pizza and salads etc. it is really hard to control what to eat in this hibernating like weather. losing 2 pounds is GREAT!! i need to lose some too. walking and yoga are GREAT too!
January 17th, 2008 at 5:31 am
WW works…..it really does. And we all fall off the wagon…dont beat yourself up!
Congrats on the weight loss!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Oh I am so proud of you! Get their starter kit it is awesome!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Good for you! Sounds like you are doing all the right things. I was thinking of doing WW again…I need to lose a couple of extra pounds too
January 18th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Awesome! I haven’t started yet…WW will be sending an e-mail soon, I think then I’ll join and I’ll have to change my eating/exercising habits FOR GOOD this time!