ok so there was a brief interlude BLIZZARD come through, but the sun is OUT AGAIN!

yippe!!! 

GOOD TUESDAY MORNING~sunshine all the way !

Gorgeous sunny day here in freezy PA, so that will help a lot  when we go out to run errands today...


 The snow is gorgeous recoating everything in that pure,bright unadulterated white...  the woods looks  inviting and the yard so pretty..


time to get up and get going...dad is waiting for his smoothie and oatmeal breakfast!


for me V8 today! not  very hungry this morning


                        

FIRST GOAL REACHED~not that I was even TRYING!

Well as you all know by now, my initial change in the foods I eat was caused by my diagnoses of Diabetes type 2... 


Today was a mile marker for me, and  took just over two months! I weigh the least I have weighed in 11yrs! and it is SO MUCH FUN tossing out my FAT  FATTY clothing...I know I will never need them again, so it's no loss to me...


KEEP GOING EVERYONE...you can do it and you can feel amazing too... just stay away from those animals, and watch your fat intake!! 
oh yeah exercise too, which I still need to do... ya know when I have to go to the store, I always take a few extra laps around the store, at least I am doing a bit of exercise..

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY~ I CHEATED

Well, yesterday was a fun day.. I had purchased some fun foods for the super bowl party, it ended up being the old faithfuls, hubby, dad and me...oh well, we tried! 


I had purchased a Sam's club steeler cupcake and tiny cake tray since I don't eat that  anymore...well didn't want hubby to feel left alone celebrating so dad and I dug in and had a piece of the cake. It was good, but after not eating that sort of food since November, it left that sticky, greasy feeling in my mouth, and my head got a bit woosy.. yikes! I still must say I don't miss  swill.. 


 This morning, Blood sugar was 94, YIPPEE.. so  my body compensated for me , thanks body! 


ok back to my healthy diet... that I love so much...  and I created a good recipe for garlic sauce to put on eggplant and rice etc.. going to put it  on the recipe page... stop by if you are interested! 


have a great day! 

LOMEIN! YIKES

Yeah so how disappointed was I to find out lomein has EGGS IN IT.. OMG BLAH!

After two days of eating lomein, yeah  had leftovers, and I love leftovers... I looked it up just to  see.. heck what do I know? evidently not enough! so now I  ask and read labels MUCH more carefully...

I have  been looking for a real garlic sauce recipe to put over my eggplant.. well so far they are all gross, I assume  the peanut oil is what really makes it?

I will keep looking, if I find one OR if you do,   I will share it, will you?

have a great weekend EAT PLANTS!

EGGPLANT IN GARLIC SAUCE AND PLAIN LOMEIN... omg

yep, from our favorite chinese restaurant in wheeling, SILVER CHOPSTICKS!! and it was good for breakfast too... I LOVE LEFTOVERS... ok back to NO ADDED OILS..

NUTRITIONAL YEAST

B12 is the only vitamin we  eventually would need  as we keep eating starch, I use Nutritional Yeast in my soups, chowders, chilis, and stews, that way it covers ya! 

BOTTLED WATER~ no more!

No, I am not becoming GREEN, I don't  believe in that scam... I have always taken care of what God has put in my care...BUT I have stopped buying  plastic bottles of water to drink... Yes they were so convenient and tasted so good  ( well Deer Park did, the others were gross tap water with all those chemicals added) in place of my sulfur well water...

 A bit ago I purchased a Brita  container to filter my well water.. ( speaking of fresh free spring water I have it right here on the farm duh) and it tastes SO GOOD...plus with the big scare about  plastic bottles and the hormones it sends out blah blah blah.. why take the risk?   depend on yourself... though yeah you still have to buy the filters....and the Brita container is plastic.. well I am trying!

 We are working on  being off the grid so to speak, but I don't think I could ever really be , not with the internet!!

have a nice day, DRINK WATER

CHOCOLATE ALMOND BREEZE~

omg...have you tried that yet? Now remember, that is a "rich" food, so just a little bit once in a while! it's decadent!

GOOD TUESDAY MORNING~ it is amazing!

  DOWN another pound!   Blood sugar 99, and I ate so much   yesterday I thought for sure I would have gone up a bit... but nope...  I will have to say of all the ways I have tried eating for health or weight loss etc, this is the first time ( ok second since I did this once before) that I haven't gained any back during it... leveled off a few days, yes, but not actually gained... very cool and oh so inspiring!

  So today, it's a rainy cold day, with ice and a huge storm expected...I will make up some corn chowder and eat and eat and eat it... I love having food all ready to go, so if I get hungry, I don't have to think... I think that is one of the secrets of this... NEVER GET HUNGRY, always have something ready to put into your mouth...

GOOD DAY ALL, and GOOD EATING!!