Day Two - Cycle Two (Day 19)

OH HAPPY DAY!

     So, I get up this morning around 7:30 to get the little one off to school.  I asked her to make my lemon water, so half-heartedly made it (she didn't really juice the entire half of the lemon - in fact, she barely got the top part out).  I made my own tea, and ate my yogurt and fruit.   I intended to sit back down and watch a movie, but as always, the computer draws me in.  However, it was giving me problems freezing up.  So while I sat here, my mind started thinking about my weigh in yesterday.  I actually was feeling lighter than yesterday, so I wondered to myself ("self", I said),  "  I wonder how much you weigh today?  I resisted as long as I could, but with the computer thinking, I gave up and went to the garage to weigh myself.  Since it was not an official weigh in, I didn't take everything off to be lighter, I just climbed up on it.  I was mildly amused and extremely excited and thrilled that the scale, (scoundrel that he is) decided to try and make up with me for what he did yesterday.  He said I was four pounds down  from yesterday's weight!!  Woo Hoo! 
    I recently posted some shoes on facebook that boasts 4 inch heels that are slammin', and I am going to own me some of them shoes as soon as I lose this weight and can climb up on them again.  I have really missed wearing my high heels.  I always feel sexy in them.  Shoes used to be my thing.  Nowadays shopping doesn't interest me much because there is nothing I want to buy.  I want to purchase all the sexy shoes and clothes, but that isn't possible since it's very difficult to feel sexy while being this large.  I actually hate going shopping for myself now, when I used to love to treat me to new things all the time.  I am telling you, this weight affects EVERYTHING in our lives.  That was one of my favorite past-times, was going to the mall, ask my older daughter, we used to go all the time.
    I had grapes for snack, they were crunchy and delicious.  I made a (1) grilled chicken breast on my George Forman Grill.  I steamed some cauliflower and broccoli, and I grilled onions & mushrooms to top it all off for lunch.  For dinner, I made my friend Diana's Meatball Soup recipe, which the family loves!  I will post it below, as usual.  It's quick, simple, and can be made on the stove top or in the slow cooker.
  Other than that, I have spent most of my day TCB.  I made some color changes to my blog - I hope you enjoy the new color scheme and rearrangement.



TODAY'S STATISTICS

     Green Tea = 4; Water = 7; Probiotics = 2 yogurts; Fruit = apple, and grapes; Protein = Chicken breast and hamburger; Vegetables = broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cabbage, green pepper, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes; Friendly fats = 1 Tbs. olive oil;
Outlook = pumped up positive

RECIPE FOR MEATBALL SOUP

     1 TO 2 Pounds Lean Ground Beef (or Turkey)
     1 cup Basmati Rice
     1 Bell Pepper
     1/2 Medium Onion
     1 Large Can Whole Peeled Tomatoes
     4 Oz. Can Sour Kraut
     1 Medium to Large Head of Cabbage
     1-2 Cups Carrots (coined or shredded)
     6-8 Cups Water (or fill pot a little less than 3/4 way up)
     2 Cups Fat Free Reduced Sodium Broth (Beef for beef, Chicken for Turkey or   
              Vegetable, as you please)
     Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder to taste
     (Optional:  add any other vegetables you like in soup, i.e. okra, etc.)

     Using stock pot or large pot,  put water and broth on stove at medium high temperature.  Slice bell peppers thin (Julienne) and then cut into 1 inch pieces.  Place peppers into pot.  Squeeze tomatoes into pan and pour juice in too.  Open Sour Kraut and lightly rinse in colander once or twice so the flavor doesn't overtake the soup, but STOP before there is no flavor left.  Squeeze out juice and water from sour kraut and place into pot.  Cut cabbage into half, then quarters, then cut each quarter into thirds and throw the cabbage into the soup.  Add carrots and other vegetables if you opted for them.
     In large mixing bowl, mix the meat, rice, onion, and seasonings (and optional Parmesan cheese) until thoroughly mixed.  Make small meatballs *about the size of a quarter and place into soup.  cook on stove top for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until cabbage is cooked and no loner crunchy.

IN SLOW COOKER - Throw all ingredients into the crock pot and cook on low all day while at work.  Eat when you get home.

    









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