Cooking Adventures

Since I started on Weight Watchers, I've really gotten in to cooking. I find that it really calms me and puts me in my old little world and it's just amazing to me to see things come together and make fantastic tasting items!! I turn everything out except what I'm cooking.

So I've taken some pictures of 2 recent dishes (on my cell phone, so I apologize for the poor quality) that I was excited about and that turned out well!


Dish #1 - Cheese Quiche from scratch:

This was the quiche going into the oven. It was supposed to be a spinach and cheese quiche, but the spinach wasn't defrosted by the time I made what you see below, and I didn't want to leave a bowl with raw eggs and milk in the fridge overnight.

And I can I just say that the finished project (below) looks YUMMY?!!??!??!?! I didn't have the spinach ready, but I felt like adding something extra, and so I just threw in the rest of the onions I had in the fridge. This was breakfast for me for about a week. O....M....G....

And then here's a great side shot of a slice of the best quiche ever (sorry mom!).

Then...
Dish #2 - Turkey Burger:

I attemped 2 first with this dish: I had never tasted ground turkey, let alone a turkey burger, AND I had never made my own turkey burger from scratch! Here's what it looked like in the bowl when I mixed it with onions and seasoning - the MOST disgusting consistency and feeling in between my fingers I have ever experienced. It was like the feeling you get when you chew your gum too long, and it goes from being "elastic" feeling to dissolved in 2 seconds. Ew.

So, it looks great, but here are the two patties I made (Justin wanted one). Still kind of yucky...

But, in the end - doesn't this look good? It was really tasty too - with a slice of cheese and some spinach leaves, on a whole wheat flattened sandwich bread. So all in all, I think I would make it again, because it was SOOO good, but I'm really not looking forward to touching the ground turkey again. EW - just had another nightmare flashback.

Quick Update

So I realize my posts have been getting few and far between, and not really full of substance, but I like to think it's also a way for me to look back and see my own progress. So maybe these past few posts have been just for me, but someone could be reading them ... who knows. I will try to bring "good" posts back!!

We had another weigh in last week and I'm now at 22 lbs lost!! I only have about 10 more to go before I reach my goal weight. I can say that I'm very proud about my B.M.I. and how much I've reduced it in just 3 months!! (B.M.I. - Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women.)

When I first weighed myself on my Wii Fit Board, my B.M.I. was over 25. Now, as of this morning, my B.M.I. has reached just over 21. YAY!! I went from being in the overweight range to the normal range - and once I reach my goal weight, I will be at exactly the B.M.I. I should be! I'm finally glad to see results and that I'm making progress - I can do this!!

No news on the Weight Watchers front - I'm not gaining, but I'm not losing anymore. I just hate exercise!!!

However, I'm still being a good eater, and now my new favorite thing to do is to look at menus ahead of time! I know that sounds weird, but I'm the "take-30-minutes-to-look-at-every-item-and-drive-my-guest-nuts" kind of restaurant order-er. It's very exciting for me to now have 3-4 options when I got out and have my #1 choice ready, and then BOOM it's good!!

Makes me a nerd, but it makes me "me".

So, at least I'm maintaining!!

Yummy...

Saw this today while I was searching for more images for our Food Safety and Sanitation class..
Slices of tomato and mozzarella with black pepper, fresh basil and olive oil.

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM.......

Another milestone!

We had another weigh in this week, and I finally hit a HUGE milestone - I finally lost this many pounds ...

WOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I don't want to toot my own horn, but I am very proud of myself. I am proud that I've finally stuck with something, and very happy that I've seen results. I'm also proud that I haven't seen a little progress and then stopped. I'm just very excited! I now have less than 10 pounds to go before I reach my goal weight!!!

Weight Watchers update

This will be a short blog but I wanted to share some victories!

• At my weigh-in last week, I was 1.4 lbs down!
  
• I was able to take Wednesday off this week because my sister was in town, and when I was getting dressed that morning - I fit into an old pair of jeans from my "skinny stack"!!
  
• I am only 3 lbs away from reaching my 20 lb mark!
  
• Exercise - Wednesday at the zoo, we walked for 4 hours, then later I was at the dog park for 45 minutes. I'd definitely say I put some miles on my sneakers that day. Then, I went to the dog park today for an hour! I'm feeling good!

Weekend Update

I write this blog with heavy eye lids - I need more sleep!! I wouldn't say I've had a busy weekend, but I did get a lot done.

Friday was a fluke day in the Springs...we had 2 straight days of 65-70 degree weather and then BAM - an all day "blizzard" with several inches of snow. So needless to say, our plans to go out to dinner were put on hold when we passed a stopped car on the highway, then watched in my rearview mirror as another car slid right into them.

Saturday was a lot nicer outside, and we got a lot of chores done around town and just stopped at Sportsman's Warehouse for some window shopping. We got haircuts (I needed it BAD!) and even got some groceries. We had an early dinner at home and then went bar hopping downtown. It really was a great night!

Today was a great weather day, so while Justin went fishing, I got a few things done myself. I went to the dog park for an hour and earned 2 Activity Points! (Weight Watchers "gives" you points for exercise, much like eating food takes points "away"). Anyway, I was able to do the dishes and pick up the apartment and even take a little nap with Bailey. It was a great day!

The only bummer - I've had a sore throat since last Tuesday. It was really bad through Saturday, and finally started to let up. But, while there's no more "dagger" pain, it still hurts. That's the only thing wrong, no fever or aches or anything else. It's just because of the sudden, drastic weather changes. Could be worse though...at least it's almost gone!

So thanks for following my blog and checking in! Have a great week!