I feel like chicken tonite! Like chicken tonite!

So I got some delish chicken from Wally World last night. :) It is boneless/skinless chicken thighs that are only 130 calories per 4-0z serving! It is yummy when you grill it (I have a George Forman Grille) and then top it with fat free cheese and salsa. Dang, I should have taken a picture! Oh well, next time! It is all only 185 calories! And of course if you make it a salad it will be even more filing for like 5 more calories. :) Anywho I am finding success so far with my new calorie plan. I have lost 9 lbs which brings me about to where I was right before I hurt my legs and then gained it all back from being depressed, lol. I am managing low-impact walks and finding quite a bit of success there! :) Anyways, Ryder is climbing in my lap and poking my face and laughing so I better go and entertain this little toot, lol. :D

Sooooo I had some fun in the kitchen today cooking up some healthy versions of my favorite dishes! I love cheese and I love eggs but dang, y'all know those calories add up! So today at the store I picked up some Eggbeaters and fat-free cheese and thought I would give it a go. Everything turned out pretty good! I am having some seasonal allergy issues so my sense of taste is slightly off, but I think you'll enjoy it! On a calorie note, today has gone great. I had Malt-O-meal, 100 calories, the breakfast burrito you see here, 240 calories, two glasses of iced tea, 90 calories, two bowls of peaches and cream oatmeal, 260 calories, one quesadilla, 200 calories, leaving me with 200 calories left for the day. I am thinking more oatmeal... Anyways, here are the recepies for today. Note: I am going to omit the ground turkey because I could barely taste it and it added 50 calories to the mix so I say to heck with it, lol.

Garden Breakfast Burritos
Yeilds one burrito 205 Calories

Ingredients:
--Small Tortilla (110 cal)
--Lettuce and 1 tbsp onions (10 cal)
--1/4 cup of Egg Beaters (30 cal)
--1/4 cup of fat free shredded chedder cheese (45 cal)
--2 Tbsp of Salsa (10 cal)
--Salt, Pepper, and Garlic

Layer ingredients on top of the tortilla as follows: Tortilla, lettuce, and cheese. Set aside. Next mix egg, onions, and seasonings, spray pan for a second with Pam, then scramble eggs until done. This takes like maybe less than a min if the pan is good and hot, lol. Once the eggs are cooked lay them on the cheese then top with salsa. It is important to spread them out evenly because at this point you roll it all up into a burrito, and cut in half. Yay! You might need more salt but like I said, I kind of can't breath right now so it may taste different to non-allergy sufferers, lol.

Healthy Quesadillas
Yeilds 1 Quesadilla (170 cal)

Ingredients
--Small Tortilla (110 cal)
--1 tbsp onions (5 cal)
--1/4 cup of fat free shredded chedder cheese (45 cal)
--2 Tbsp of Salsa (10 cal)
--Salt, Pepper, and Garlic

On quesadilla, place cheese, onions and spices, and fold over. Spray pan with Pam and grill on both sides until crispy brown! :)

Hope everyone finds these as yummy as I do and if not, I'm sure you can put your own twist on it. Well folks, I've got to get ready for tomorrow and get some sleep, but I shall be back soon with more healty (and random) news and tidbits! :D

So today I had basically an awesome workout! Not my usual 4mph at a 2.5 incline for half an hour but I am getting there slowly. :) I am also doing pretty well with my new caloric intake plan, and no diet aids to make me feel like I am having a heart attack, so yeah lol. Now that I am able to do excersises that will actually make a difference, I seriously think I can see some results by New Year's! Annnywho, on a completely unrelated note, my phone is nuts! Hoping to remedy the situation tomorrow while getting to visit with Melly the great. AND I get to see two of my besties from Abilene after church tomorrow, and hopefully HARRY POTTER tomorrow evening! Wait, speaking of which...I better get busy re-reading "Deathly Hallows"...again! Nite all! :D

So yesterday was my cheat day. Apparently it is good to have one cheat day a week so your metabolism stays in check. Plus I am super hugry this week, lol. Today has gone well though. Also, diet cherry limades only have 17 calories! And I'm not allergic to the sweetener. So...yay! :)

...Or Not, lol.

Sooooo after going to Whole Foods and getting the purest form of Hoodia I was a little dissapointed to discover that I am alergic to it. Dissapointed, but not surprised seeing as how Hoodia is a plant and it was serum from that plant. Lots of fruits and veggies cause reactions for me. Anyway! So...I am going it alone, again, lol. But I will be fine. :) I have managed more excersise today too! 10 min of abs and 20min of walking at 1.5mph! So I have burned 150 calories so far. I have also discovered (after doing a little homework) that 1500 calories has not been doing well for me because that was my intake at 25. Since I am now 30, 1200 is the ideal for weight loss, and possibly 1500 for maintenance. SO if I can manage to burn at least 200 calories a day plus eating a diet of 1200 calories, I will be netting 500-1000 calories a day LESS than before which will definatly result in some...well, results. ;P Wish me luck! Oh yeah, also I downloaded this really cool app on my phone called "Cardio Trainer." It's awesome. Just saying. :) Enjoy your evening! I have 200 calories left today. Hmm...what will it be? ;)
Amber

Thanksgiving!

So...in the past two days I've managed to really get my calories in control with this SlimQuick stuff, BUT my lower back is hurting and since I am pretty sure there is a diuretic in it, I am going to not take it anymore because it might be too hard on my kidneys even though I have been drinking LOTS of water. Today was eh. Food was great but I know I dun went waaaaay over. :/ I am going to try Hoodia next. All it does is supress your appetite without all the diuretics, caffine and whatever else was making me feel a bit humped up on something, lol. I got a lot done over the past few days though, lol. That stuff gives you MAJOR energy! Anyways, not for me though. So on to try Hoodia. :) P.S., Seriously though the food was SO good! Bryan did most of the turkey and my mom helped me with a few things. Good times all around. Oh yeah, I am going to try a powerwalking DVD later tonite. Yes, this is what I've been reduced to. I'll be 100% one day soon though and can get back to kickboxing. Hope everyone has had a great day btw! Wish me luck and send prayers my way for success with this peeps.

Amber
P.S., Here is a link to the stuff I am thinking of starting next. Hope it is gentler on my system.
http://www.myslimquick.com/products/slimquick-hoodia And here is a link to my Fatsecret.com page. This site is fantastic for all things heath/diet/fitness related!!! I log my daily caloric intake as well as my workouts too, and it calculates everything! Anyways, check it out! :)http://www.fatsecret.com/Default.aspx?pa=mem&id=116260

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