Day 2

I went yesterday and bought plenty of foods that I enjoy at Walmart and only spent 95.00 which also included 10.00 worth of hair products. Not bad!! Here are the foods I like....... but wait, wait, wait.... let me back up. This is what I do to lose weight and hopefully it will help you: 1. I eat stone ground whole grain carbs. or the closest thing I can find to it. I stick to it; if it is not brown, I toss it. Examples include: whole wheat tortillas, oatmeal, bread, wild rice and I'm going to try quinoa which I picked up for 4.88 because I keep hearing of its health benefits. It "contains more high quality protein than any other grain and stands alone as a complete protein grain."

2. I eat very "clean" proteins such as baked chicken, fish, crab meat,shrimp, Starkist Flavored Tunas and low fat milk products such as skim milk, Greek Yogurt, low fat cheese, cottage cheese. 3. I eat all the fruit and vegetables I want. My favorites are okra baked in the oven with a little vinegar to cut the slime! I also LOVE cauliflower steamed with beef bullion and then "mashed" in the food processor. Tastes even BETTER than mashed potatoes!!! I can't live without onions either. Love them!! 4. And finally, our bodies NEED fats. I stick with canola oil, extra virgin olive oil, avocados and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter whenever I need a butter fix. So that is the basics of my diet. I don't want to bore you with the Boca and veggie Burgers and the frozen Ezekiel bread that is so healthy it is actually a protein - but I guess I just did. :-) Whatever foods you enjoy eating, whatever new healthy foods you learn to love, buy them and keep them around; make them your lifestyle and see the weight fall off!!

Since I did share the foods I enjoy... here is what was for lunch and dinner today! Coffee, Butternut Squash Ravioli by Lean Cuisine, Strawberries, and Dannon Greek yogurt. For dinner, I had leftover vegetable burrito minus the burrito and cheese. It contained a small amount of beans and rice and vegetables. I put 2 small corn tortillas with it although Mike saved me 2 flour ones. I think corn is a little healthier. I am ready to get this weight OFF!! And no Mike, I'm not making cookies! lol. Love you!

I'm a teacher and I have a long day tomorrow. I made myself a smoothie with the Great Value mixed fruit, vanilla soy milk, 3 packs of Activa and a teaspoon of vanilla. It came out great in the food processor. It was delicious and made plenty! I then baked 6 pieces of chicken with a little salt and pepper as well as whole okra. This should last me 2-3 days. The quinoa was very easily cooked on the stove and tastes delicious. I'm ready for tomorrow. I put some fruit in a baggy to thaw in the refrigerator and I'm good to go! Here's to YOUR health!