Things To Eat

Chicken and Rice Soup

I wanted to make a chicken and rice soup so I could freeze it for lunches over the next month. I’m a little bit hesitant to make a huge batch without having tried the recipe before.. and I just couldn’t find a recipe I liked.. so I figured F*it, I’ll make up my own šŸ˜€ Features I wanted: I want…

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My So Called Life, Progress

December Goals

November Achievements: Goal: Lose 10 lbs. Outcome: I started the month at 291.2 and end the month at 284.6. That’s a difference of 6.6 lbs. That’s not great.. but considering I had 2 weeks of 0 movement.. I’ll count that as a win. At the moment, I’m currently down 33.4 lbs since I started in August. Goal: Cook at least…

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Progress

Week 16: November 23-29, 2010

This week I: – Lost 4 lbs. Color me surprised. (285.6) – Drank all my water everyday. 66oz/day. – Didn’t go to the farmer’s market (Thanksgiving) – New recipe this week: Bowtie pasta with pork sausage ragu. It was good.. but I think next time I’ll do 50/50 ground pork/ground beef. Also would benefit from added garlic.. and from cooking…

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Food Musings

Soup Soup Soup

I haz a plan. A Soup Plan. I hate that part where you get to the middle of the week and you can’t think of what to make for dinner.. or you get to that lunch where you just don’t have any leftovers from dinner the night before so you end up buying something out like pizza.. or ugh.. just…

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Week 15: November 16-22, 2010

This week I: – Lost 0 lbs. Seriously, 2 weeks in a row, 0 loss. /fume (289.6) – Drank all my water everyday. 66oz/day. – Went to the farmer’s market (leeks, carrots, wheat shell pasta, gigli pasta, walnuts and pink lady apples) – New recipe this week: I still need to: – Finish cleaning out the fridge I’m feeling a…

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Week 14: November 9-15, 2010

This week I: – Lost 0 lbs. Literally stayed the same. 😐 (289.6) – Drank all my water everyday. 66oz/day. – Didn’t go to the farmer’s market (ended up Working at Home instead) – New recipe this week: Crockpot Chili Con Carne (it was nasty. I do not recommend) I still need to: – Finish cleaning out the fridge In…

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Week 13: November 2-8, 2010

This week I: – Lost 2 lbs. (289.6) – Drank all my water everyday. 66oz/day. – Went to the farmer’s market (raspberries, cucumbers, yellow onions, red onions, red bell peppers, wheat shell pasta, another pasta) – New recipe this week: Baked Gigli with red sauce I still need to: – Finish cleaning out the fridge Pretty even this week. I…

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Week 12: October 26- November 1, 2010

This week I: – Lost 4.4 lbs. (291.6) – Drank all my water everyday. 66oz/day. – I didn’t go to the farmer’s market, but my co-worker did and she picked up some stuff for me (red onions, yellow onions, celery, carrots, green beans) – New recipe this week: Healthy Chicken Tikka Masala I still need to: – Finish cleaning out…

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Things To Eat, Worknight Dinners

Healthy Chicken Tikka Masala

Earlier this week Fearghus commented that I tend to avoid spice in my cooking. I totally agree. I grew up in Ohio and then in Montana. Not exactly spice capitals in the US. My Father is very definitely anti-spice. So I never adventured into spicy cooking. I -have- gotten spicier since I moved to California.. but not to the levels…

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My So Called Life, Progress

November Goals

October Achievements: Goal: Lose 10 lbs. Outcome: I started the month at 292.2 and end the month at 291.2. Oof. So that’s, um. 1 lb lost. Yeah for small victories. I’m slacking and I need to stop slacking. ESPECIALLY with heading into the holidays. I was on track for the month and then threw a monkey wrench in it with…

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