Vegetable Omelet-- 192 calories per serving. Add 53 Calories for the 1/2 Grapefruit and I had a great Breakfast with only 245 Calories.

This was a good omelet, made in a nifty omelet pan that MaryLynn has.

Vegetable Omelet

2 egg whites

1 egg

1 T cold water

2 T sliced mushrooms

2 T chopped onions

2 T green peppers chopped

1/2 chopped tomato

1. Whisk egg whites,egg and water together until foamy

2. heat a non stick skillet until hot

3. Spray with vegetable cooking spray. Pour in eggs and tilt pan so that the bottom is covered evenly. use a non-scratching pancake turner to pull the edge of the omelet into the center and tilt pan so that the uncooked egg flow onto the pan. Repeat all around the omelet until the eggs are cooked.

4. Fill the left side of the omelet with chopped vegetables. Lift the right side of the omelet carefully with the pancake turner so that it folds the omelet in half.

OR

Use at nifty omelet pan

OR

Just mix all together and have a Vegetable Scrambled Egg Delight!

5. Carefully slide the omelet onto a plate and serve.

** Recipe from "Recipes to Lower Your Fat Thermostat" page,46**

Good Old Goulash- 232 Calories per serving!

I was at the D.I. and I found a recipe book that I once had. It is called "Recipes to Lower Your Fat Thermostat". I liked the book but got rid of it when I felt that I had too many recipe books. Seeing it again brought back some memories about being on this particular diet that were good. I bought the book again (cost $1.50) and I am using some recipe's from it. Such as:
Good Old Goulash- Page, 58
This was dinner on Monday night. It was really good. 1 serving of the goulash is only 232 calories. The recipe serves 8 and it was really quite filling. Served with a side of a great salad, it was a really good and nutritious meal.

Here is the recipe:
1/2 pound lean hamburger
1 medium chopped onion
1 8oz. can tomato sauce
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
1 pint stewed tomatoes
2 tsp. chili powder
1 clove of fresh garlic crushed or chopped
1 cup whole wheat pasta

1.Brown hamburger, drain well. (I rinse mine in a colander under running hot water) Add onions and cook until onions become transparent.
2. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste and stewed tomatoes.
3. Season with chili powder and garlic.







4. While this is simmering, cook pasta until tender. Drain and add to to meat mixture.


The rest of the family had a piece of whole wheat bread to go along with this dinner. I was not at home and did not have an accurate calorie count for my day, so I did not have the bread. I really felt full though.

The last day of the Cleanse

I am tempted to weigh today, but I will wait until Saturday. I had my fruit smoothie. It was good. I also had my lemon water. My friend is here today and she is going to help me on some of the recipes that I want to start. Hopefully I will get a weeks worth to work on. Then I will share the shopping experience total ($) and show the recipes. Thanks for hanging in with me. I really hope to make this blog worthwhile for you to come and be a part of. I am still new to this and every day I learn a little more.

I am going to Bear Lake for the night with MaryLynn, so I will write tomorrow.

Fast Sunday helped

Because it was fast Sunday, I did not eat my first cleansing drink. Because I liked the the fruit smoothie so much, I decided to eat the for my dinner. I did not exercise today either, but I forgot to write that I did do 50 push ups and 75 sit ups. I will start a better workout tomorrow.
It was kind of hard to stick to, but I do not want to give up. I actually can't wait to start cooking healthy.

The Cleanse

I went to the store this morning and purchased all of the food that I needed for the cleanse. The cost at Smiths was $39.87. I drank the honey-lemon water. It was OK. I can do this for 3 days........

Everything ready to go for the first meal of the day.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! This was so yummy. Can I have this all day long? I can definately do this for the 3 days. Even the grandkids liked this.

Here is lunch and snack for the rest of the day.

YUCK! This tastes terrible. I am eating it 1 tablespoon at a time. Any more and I will throw up.

I added way to much garlic. As I sit here eating my tablespoon at a time, the garlic is all that I am tasting. GAG! But I will eat until it is gone. I will have figure out how to make it taste better if I want to last the full 3 days. It is definately helping me to drink more water though. Ü

Thought for the day. Ü

People read newspapers, e mails, magazines and books- not minds. So tell each other your wants, needs and desires.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2011

Christmas Holidays are over and a new year and new life are beginning.

Thanks for joining me. I am so glad that you are here with me, because I already have thought, "Shelly, do you really want to do this?" and then I thought of the commitment that I have made with you and here I am. The answer is "YES"! I do want to make this life style change.

So, what am I going to start today? A body cleanse.

Not for any weight loss strategy, but because I want to start with a body clean on the inside. I feel so bloated from the Christmas holiday eating and want to start out clean.

I have been researching it and from the things that I have read, I feel that is the best way for me to start.

I want to do this naturally and I do not want to buy a kit somewhere, so after researching this, I have come up with the following 3 day cleanse:

First thing each morning:

1 cup warm water with several teaspoons of lemon juice and a pinch of cayenne pepper and a teaspoon of honey

Breakfast and mid morning:

8 ounces of juice blend made up from any combination of : apples, celery, pineapple, and berries (fresh or frozen), a pinch of ginger and cinnamon. A juice or high speed blender works well, water can be added to dilute.

Lunch and mid afternoon:

8 ounces of juice or broth made from any combination of several carrots, a cucumber, a few beets, 1/4 cabbage, spinach, kale, 3 apples, fresh parsley (important for cleansing) and several stalks of celery. (For broth, leave out the apple. Garlic and onion can be added for flavor).

There is really no limit to how much you can have, which is very satisfying and helps keep you full.
**I have added the link to the article where I got this information if you want to read the complete article.

I am going to the store and purchasing the stuff. I will let you know how much it all cost. I will also show the pictures of how I will make it.

So the 'Official" starting weight is 190. I will not cry about this and remember that I was 155 two years ago and 178 three weeks ago. I will just press forward.

I will not weigh again until next Saturday.

I was going to add my measurements, but then I thought, no one wants to read that so I will just keep track of the inches lost and my pant size. I am a comfortable size 16.