Okay, so I weighed again this morning and it looks as though I have lost most of the weight that I gained. I still need to lose about 2 more pounds to get back down to where I was before I gained a little back. I should be able to do that this week. I think I will start posting weight reports once a week. Probably on Sunday. Not the amount I weigh, (I don't have that much nerve yet), but how many pounds I have lost. After I lose enough weight , for me to feel comfortable, I will probably post a before and after weight. In the meantime I just want to concentrate on eating right, exercising, and getting in shape. That will take a while and a lot of effort by itself. Not to mention everything else I have to do, everyday! Pray for me! This is going to be a very long and tedious journey! My pain seems to be gone now, (I think I had a virus), so I should be able to exercise this week a little easier than I could last week. After I get off of here I think I will go exercise, before the day gets away from me. This isn't exactly diet food, but my husband made breakfast yesterday, so here is a picture of it.

                                                French Toast with Fruit and Sugar-Free Syrup.
French Toast
2 slices Texas Toast per serving.
1-2 Eggs, whisked per serving.
1 cup Milk per serving.
Cinnamon to taste.
Nutmeg to taste.
Sugar or Sweetener to taste.

Topping
Enough fresh or frozen fruit (thawed out), for the amount of French Toast you are preparing.
A little Butter, for topping each piece of French Toast.
Sugar-Free Syrup, for topping.

Preheat a skillet or griddle, lightly oiled.
Place all the ingredients, but the Texas Toast, in a bowl and whisk together.
Put the Texas Toast, one piece at a time, in the Milk mixture and coat on both sides.
Place the Texas Toast, a piece at a time on the skillet or griddle.
Brown on one side turn over and brown on the other side until cooked through.
Continue this process until all the pieces of French Toast you want are done.
Remove to a serving plate.
Top with the Fruit and Syrup.

I weighed this morning before I had anything to eat. It looks like I may have gained a couple of pounds. But my stomach has been hurting some today, too. So I wonder if I may be retaining some fluid, which concerns me because of my kidneys. I guess I will wait and see how I feel by next week and decide then if I need to go to the doctor or not. Before all of this my back had been hurting for a while, too. Needless to say it has been very difficult to do much exercising, lately. I did get on the Ab Coaster Pro, though and tried to make myself exercise. My back hurt so bad that I had to quit. I will try again later today, if I'm not in too much pain. I really believe if I can manage to lose enough weight to do me some good, that I will feel much better. It definitely seems to be an uphill battle. I'm trying to lose weight and improve my health at the same time, which is not easy. I think for the rest of today I will try to eat only healthy foods. We'll see! If I do that, it might make me feel better by in the morning. Okay for now I think I will go eat a few grapes. Hopefully I will get on a better track, soon.

I haven't weighed today, so I don't know how I'm doing weight wise, but I believe I'm doing okay. My back has been hurting me and I've been babysitting, so I haven't been eating a lot lately. I probably am not going to stay on here long enough this time to post a recipe. Although I may make that Chef Salad tomorrow and hopefully post a picture of it with the recipe. I'm hoping my back will quit hurting soon, so I can start exercising on a more regular basis. So for now just try to remember to eat healthy and get some exercise and your weight should adjust.

                                                           Beef Pot Roast with Vegetables

I got this picture off of Pinterest. It looks and sounds good to make for dinner tonight. If I do make it for dinner I will take a picture of my own food and post it on here tonight. Either way here is the recipe for it:

3 pound Arm, Chuck, Sirloin Tip or any other Beef Roast of your choice. I believe I will be using an Arm Roast.
1 medium Onion, chopped.
2 Cloves of Garlic, chopped.
3 Beef Bouillon Cubes-low-sodium.
2 cups Beef broth, Stock or Water (add more later, if needed).
5-6 large Carrots, cut-up or several Baby Carrots.
5-6 large Potatoes, peeled and cut-up or several small Red or Yellow Potatoes, scrubbed well.
1 small container fresh Mushrooms, cleaned and sliced.
1 can Reduced-Fat Cream of Mushroom Soup 1 cup Red Cooking Wine (optional).

Brown the Roast, in a large pot, in a small amount of olive oil, on all sides.
Add the Onion and Garlic. Brown lightly.
Add the Bouillon Cubes and liquid.
Simmer on low for about 2 hours.
Turn the Roast over.
Add the Vegetables and Mushrooms.
Continue cooking for about an hour or until Roast is falling apart tender and Vegetables are tender, too.

This is another meal that takes me back to my childhood. When I was a child we almost always had either Beef Roast or Fried Chicken for Sunday Dinner. There was the occasional time we went out to eat, but generally on Sunday one of these two meals was what we had.
They were both yummy and comforting.


                 

So it's Monday. a good day to start over with a diet, if you need to. I personally start over just about every day. Which may be the best way to keep moving forward on a weight-loss program. If you don't give up eventually you just might succeed! Keep on keeping on! We went grocery shopping over the weekend and I managed to get some of the stuff I need to eat right! I'm glad that I can now try to eat the way I really want and need to for longer than a few days at a time. I plan on eating more salads and maybe soups, too. I'm kind of excited to try to eat even better than I have been. Hopefully this plan will help me lose at least a few more pounds; maybe more. I will probably post a recipe later; after I figure out which one to post. Let's move forward this week and make some progress. I will post updates along the way this week. Have a good day and week!

Well here it is Friday already! I don't feel like I've accomplished very much this week. I haven't even posted for a couple of days. But I did weigh this morning and it looks like I may have gained a pound! This losing weight process does require a lot of effort. You need a lot of self-control, but you need to be flexible, too. Sometimes it's near to impossible to eat right, but you don't quit! Keep on keeping on and you will succeed! I'm still learning this lesson myself. If I can offer some valuable advise; try to always keep enough of your new diet around that you can always find something healthy to eat. I think this is at least part of the secret to losing weight consistently. If we can change our eating habits and develop the right ones our weight will adjust itself. This will take some time. Although if you gear your grocery shopping to the foods you need to eat; that will make it a lot easier. If you don't have any junk food it makes it more difficult to eat it. My grandson ate a salad, at our house, the other day and enjoyed it! I think I learned something from him. I do love salads, but don't eat one near as often as I should. If we would just decide to eat at least one salad a day that would go a long way in reducing our daily calories; as well as boosting our daily nutrition. We can learn a lot from watching children! Especially if they like healthy foods! So maybe my recipe for today needs to be a salad recipe and here it is:

                                                                 Chef Salad

1 large head Romaine Lettuce.
2 large grated Carrots.
2 English Cucumbers, peeled and sliced.
1 small container Cherry or Grape Tomatoes, cut in half.
1 small bag of Radishes, grated or sliced.
1/2 pound boiled Ham, cut in small pieces.
1/2 pound Roast Chicken or Turkey, cut in small pieces.
Grated low-fat Cheddar Cheese. Add this to the salads before serving.
3 hard boiled Eggs, peeled and chopped.

Combine all the ingredients, except Cheese and Eggs in a large salad bowl.
Divide evenly into serving bowls.
Add Cheese and Eggs.
Serve with low-fat or fat-free salad dressing.