Today Marks an Amazing Day!!!

So I have been working on my weight since September of 2011. I vowed to myself that the 268 Lbs I weighed then would be a number I never wanted to see again. It has been a slow process. I have been trying to eat more at home, I have cut back on soda a ton, I for a while there incorporated a lot more water into my diet, but then I seemed to of sidetracked myself, I am now on a soda, kool-aid rotation with some flavored water mixed in every now and then. Eating at home has been such a blessing and I have managed to portion my food so well that it has been working for me. I used to use the program weight watchers and I have found that I was basically paying 18 dollars a month for them to basically tell me what was the right portion. Since I am good at eyeballing things I have been able to just do it on my own and saving that 18 dollars a month to spend towards something else.

I have also cut back on pastas, potatoes, and bread. Then again when you live in a state that is full of potatoes you tend to get tired of them anyway lol. Anyway, I used to eat some kind of pasta, potato, or bread with every meal, I also used to feel that you had to have Three different things on your plate. I used to have a meat, a carbohydrate, and a veggie. Now instead of having both carb, and Veg. I just have one or the other. Veggies to me aren't very feeling, and I found through weight watchers veggies and fruits were basically a plus item now so you could have more of the portion and it wouldn't hurt you. I like the new methods I have been using. I have incorporated basically veggies at almost every meal. On nights that it is carbs it tends to be either Wednesday night's hotdogs with mac and cheese, which i know isn't remotely healthy at all but tends to be a nice treat, or Chicken Alfredo, or Spaghetti. Very rarely do i make anything with potatoes, and I don't really keep bread in the house unless its one of those times where I have decided to make my Nonie's delicious rolls.

At anyrate that was a  long off tangent rant, my point that I am trying to make is I've made it to my goal of losing 25lbs so far. My first goal was to make it back to the weight I had weighed 4 years ago.. technically I made that goal 3 months early. I now weigh 243. I have lost inches off my waist, and I went from a size 24 jean to a size 20.  The 20's have even been pretty loose so it will be no surprise to me if I start to fit into my size 18 pants I have held in the closet for a while. My new goal is to lose another 20lbs. Im hoping I can accomplish this by the end of April.

I think if I really strict myself on the soda part and start drinking more water, as well as not eat out after valentines day this will be absolutely achievable. Im also going to be hitting the Wii Zumba a lot more. Im setting my self up for success and making my goal time frame further, but will be so ecstatic if I achieve this by my birthday.

Well that is really all that is on my mind today. I feel that this blog is very theraputic for getting my thought out and not having them in my head and my brain just constantly fumbling over it.. ah..

Well ciao for now. Happy Tuesday :)

The Last Few Days

So I started this blog January 10th and my last post was January 11th. Pretty dang sad, but over the last few days I have been pretty busy, I spent time getting the house cleaned up and put back in order after being sick, and then I spent a lot of time thinking about all these ideas I have that I want to do, like quilting, and making aprons, and just a bunch of stuff and selling them on some website just because it would be fun and well.. why let my talent go to waste when others could use the items. Then I got sick again. 1 of these days I am sure I will develop and immunity to the kids I am around while at work. Then I will have to redo it again someday I know because I wont always work in a daycare, and I will have children of my own. That is no where near in my future though lol.

I suppose I don't have much else to say for now, I'm sure when I am done writing this I will have a ton to say, but I will save it for tomorrow. Good evening all.

Day 2

I can't believe its already Hump Day. I mean really it seems like the older you get, the faster the weeks just fly on by. So yesterday was a pretty eventful day. I didn't really do much. I lost track of time being on the internet, mostly being on blogger lol. I rushed out the door to work about 8 minutes later then I normally leave, mostly because I was distracted.. and then I got to work, there wasn't much eventful about work other then it was a very rare day that the number of children in my room dwindled down to about 4 by the time it was 3:40 which is very very rare and made if feel like 5. I work in whats called the Muppet room. Those little one  year old's are so adorable and its so cute to see there personalities. Thanks to the numbers though, I was able to enjoy some time working with the Snoopy's, it is so much fun being able to interact with these kids and being able to communicate with them and truly listen to what they are saying.


The rest of my night was simple. I took care of some errands and bills, and then came home and put supper together before, trying to enjoy some relaxation and gaming... that didn't go far though thanks to the massive headache I got within minutes of dinner... so instead I enjoyed a good book, before watching a movie and bed. That's how the arrival of this morning came. Lots of tossing and turning last night, and dreams of all sorts of weirdness, and finally the okay okay I am awake. Right now I really should be cleaning the dishes lol but I found this new love for blogging and just being able to express myself so really what can compete with that?


Eventually I plan to write down my goals for 2012. The main goal for now is to try and blog everyday, workout with my zumba fitness and gradually increase the time for that, and make delicious meals at home that are not only healthy but from scratch as best as I can. Ive discovered in the year of 2011 my meals consisted of eating out everyday, and that got me absolutely no where, this year I want to eat out less and  come up with my own recipes and food, and just make it more fun for me to experiment and try new things. The only thing really sucking about the whole food and meals and what not is the fact that I can no longer eat fish, but there is so many other good things out there to eat and try.. and I've realized there's a million ways you can cook chicken.. Should be fun.


So while we are on the subject of chicken I thought I would share this little tid bit, so one day I was craving Chicken Cordon Bleu' and at the same time French's Crunchy Onion Chicken... so I thought to myself why not put the two together and come out with an amazing meal. It was worth a shot right? So I did and oh my goodness was it not the most mouth watering, juiciest, tenderest chicken I ever did taste in a while. I guess I should share the recipe to huh? I mean my description probably has your mind being curious right? I call it Crunchy Onion Cordon Bleu.




Crunchy Onion Cordon Bleu






1-4 Chicken Breasts ( basically one chicken breast per person)
1-4 Slices of Ham
1-4 slices of provolone cheese
       Honey Mustard ( I eye balled the amount I put on so there is no real exact amount)
1-1 1/2 things of Frenches Fried onions  (chedder flavor or just original, I used a mix of both)
1 1/2 TBS Flour
1 TBS  Bread Crumbs


Preheat oven to the temperature labeled on the back of the French's Fried Onion container..


Smash the chicken breasts so that they are flat using a meat tenderizer. Squeeze honey mustard onto one side of the chicken and place one slice each of the ham and Provolone cheese. Roll up and old with toothpicks if necessary ( colored toothpicks are best for easy sight to remove once cooked).


In a bag crumnle the French's Fried Chicken mixed with the flour and bread crumbs.


Rub the outside of the chicken with honey mustard enough so that the Coating mix will stick.


Place the chicken into the coating and cover completely.


In a shallow casserole dish line it with oil, vegetable or olive whichever you prefer this should help the bottom of the coated chicken be crisp and not soggy from the chicken juices.


Place in oven according to length of time on back of French's Fried Onion container ( I always double check chicken to make sure its not pink.. once inside of chicken is white remove from oven).


Remove toothpicks and there you have a delicious dinner for however many desired to make it for.


I suppose that's all the chatter I have for this morning. I really wish I had a picture to go with this recipe but I was so anxious to eat it that day, that it slipped my mind.. guess you will just have to try for yourself.


Have a happy Wednesday all, Ciao for now. 

Introduction

So its Tuesday  January 10, 2012 and I don't have much to post about yet, but I just feel like welcoming you to my page. I'm glad you took interest in what I have to say and I hope you follow me through my life journey, check out whats new, see uploaded recipes from time to time, and of course the latest craft or art project I am working on. Not only that but this is my life's journey so you will be able to keep up on my thoughts, my life, and where this path that I follow takes me. 

In starting Id just like to say that this year has many new adventures for me, I look forward to exploring and enjoying them all. I'm back on track with the lord and I love every minute of it. I love being able to be close to my heavenly father again and learning more of him and watching where my path that he has given me takes me. Its a very long process to get back on track, each day has its challenges, but along with those challenges I have learned come blessings as well. I kinda feel like I am in the chapters of 1st Nephi. I have my days where I've been met with trials and tribulations, but I've learned to hold to the rod. If the lord brings you to it, he will bring you through it. That's my food for thought for the day.  Enjoy this day, may your adventure lead you to blessings as well. Ciao for now.