1/4 lb cocktail shrimp zest from one lemon sprinkle cayenne pepper sprinkle cinnamon salt and pepper to taste Most of the time cocktail shrimp is already cooked so you’re just warming it up. Heat shrimp in medium skillet. Add lemon (or orange) zest, cayenne pepper and cinnamon. Stir until warm throughout. Serve and then season to taste with salt and…
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R1P2D11 – Profundity
Starting weight: 298.0 Today’s Weight: 289.0 Today’s change: -1.1 Net change: -9 VLCD day 11. I want to have something profound to write here.. but really I’m just bumping along. It’s day 11 and I finally grok the diet. Grab four things for lunch, pack your lunchbox. Head to work. It’s very simple. I’m still missing breakfast terribly but at…
R1P2D10 – Cabbage Soup Diet
Starting weight: 298.0 Today’s Weight: 290.1 Today’s change: -0.7 Net change: -7.9 VLCD day 10. And we’re off.. again. I think I have a mental block about the cabbage soup. My head says “I don’t like it.. I don’t want it.. it’s icky” but my body says “OMG YOU’RE HUNGRY JUST EAT IT”.. and then when I finally eat it…
R1P2D9 – Perplexed
Starting weight: 298.0 Today’s Weight: 290.8 Today’s change: -0.0- Net change: -7.2 VLCD day 9. Bah. I hate the stalls. It makes me question everything. Yesterday I had work-machine-coffee. The last time I had a stall I’d had work machine coffee the day before. Is the work machine coffee poisoned? Yesterday I had a huge loss because of a skipped…
R1P2D8 – Scavenging for lunch
Starting weight: 298.0 Today’s Weight: 290.8 Today’s change: -2.3 Net change: -7.2 VLCD day 8. Well alrighty then. Although not recommended, skipping a meal has a positive effect on weight. Not planning to make a habit of it. Since I was gone all weekend.. and didn’t get home until late yesterday.. and totally spaced it.. I didn’t have food prepped…
R1P2D7 – HAM!
Starting weight: 298.0 Today’s Weight: 293.1 Today’s change: -0.8 Net change: -4.9 VLCD day 7. Ok. Short entry today. I’m at my sewing weekend. I stayed with Helga and used her scale in the morning. The only cheat yesterday was 1 piece of lunchmeat ham .. and a few extra strawberries. Regardless, I was very happy to see a loss…
R1P2D6 – Whew
Starting weight: 298.0 Today’s Weight: 293.9 Today’s change: -1.1 Net change: -4.1 VLCD day 6. Ok. Short entry today. I’m on my way out the door for sewing weekend. I’ve packed my meals for today and tomorrow.. and tomorrow’s injection. I’m happy to see a loss. This is the direction I want to go. [edited later to add more] Up…
Friday Five – Summer is coming
1. Work/Programming I was right. I finished all of my code work (including the two additional features that crept into scope) by Thursday. So my work on my pet project is code complete.. I’m waiting for another guy to submit his code so we can do code reviews. Then we’ll be off to the land of QA. Wheee. On the…
R1P2D5 – Don’t Panic
Starting weight: 298.0 Today’s Weight: 295.0 Today’s change: -0- Net change: -3.0 VLCD day 5. FFS. The closest thing to a “cheat” yesterday would be the cream in the morning coffee. I had plenty of water and not-too-much salt. My period is over a week away. Ok, ok, don’t panic. Current plan is to keep keeping on. If this last…
HCG P2 Moroccan Meatballs
1 lb lean Ground beef 92/8 1 Egg white 3 cloves garlic; minced 1 tablespoon coriander; ground 1 teaspoon Mint; dried 1 teaspoon Cumin; ground 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon; ground 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/2 teaspoon Freshly ground pepper In a large bowl, combine beef, egg white, garlic, coriander, mint, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper. With your hands, mix well to combine…