Losingit! My ChoommpyJourney to Fabulous: 03/21/2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

03/21/2012

Ground Chicken Tacos with Mock Lettuce Tortillas

Baked Salmon and Orange with Lemon Juice

Cabbage Rolls with Ground Beef

I am watching one of my favorite movies of all time! Country Song. Singing along and I decided to write my entry right now. So far my weight loss has been a little over 1lb every day! I am 11.4lbs down from when I started 10 days ago. That is the most weight I have lost in such a short period of time. I have not been happier and I find myself smiling more. I can tell when I walk that my thighs are slimming down, which is great for me because that is one of the areas I hate the most! On Monday I started my exercising routine, I am doing a little boxing for cardio, then I use my 5lb weights and do lunges. I am so sore, but today I will continue. I weighed in today at 200.3lbs =) tmrw I will definitely be under 200! How exciting. I am also happy that my sister starts the diet tmrw, she will lose what she wants which is about 15-20lbs and be extremely happy! I have also noticed I look forward to drinking my protein everyday, because its chocolate and I have been craving a piece so badly! Yesterday I made a lunch that is not worth discussing! I screwed up a recipe and it tasted awful, for dinner I had Salmon baked with orange and lemon juice. It was alright tasting. Now, today I had two spectacular meals! Ground Chicken tacos with lettuce as a mock tortilla and pico de gallo on top , for dinner I had Cabbage rolls with ground beef that were so delicious! I chose to make tacos for my lunch because yesterday my family ate taco bell! I wanted to eat it so badly, but my will power prevailed! I honestly have never felt better about myself.

Recipes

Savory Chicken Soup

100 grams(3.5-4 0z) chicken breast cubed
1-2 cups chopped celery or tomatoes
2 cups low sodium chicken broth (or subsitute 1 cup water for 1 cup broth)
1 tblsp. minced onion
2 cloves garlic crushed and sliced
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. organic poultry spice blend
cayenne pepper to taste
salt and black pepper to taste

Bring chicken broth to a boil. Add seasoning, bay leaf and crush garlic. Saute chicken before hand using MCT oil or lemon juice. Add chicken and let simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Makes 1 serving (1 protein, 1 veggy)

Orange glazed ginger chicken
1/2 orange rolled and slightly juiced
1/2(or a 1/2 tblsp lemon juice) lemon slightly juiced with rine
1/2 cup water
1 tblsp minced green onion
1 clove crushed garlic
1/4 tsp ginger (I used about a tblsp fresh ginger)
orange or lemon zest
pinch of cayenne pepper

Brown chicken breast in pan using MCT oil or Lemon juice, add to glaze and cook til heated through. You could also bake if wanted.

Makes 1 serving (1 protein, 1 fruit)

Cajun Blackened Salmon
100 grams salmon or red snapper
2 tsp paprika
4 tsp thyme
2 tsp onion
2 tsp garilc
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp nutmeg powder (I used cinnamon)
2 tsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
MCT oil(for frying)
Stevia

Mix spices well. Coat fish thoroughly, preheat a skillet to high heat. Add fish and cook until spices are blackened and fish is cooked through. Serve hot. Save extra spice mixture it will taste good on chicken also!

Makes 1 serving (1 protein)

Mongolian Beef with Kale
100 grams sliced beef
kale or cabbage
1/2 cup low sodium beef broth or water
1 tblsp apple cider vinegar
3 tblsp orange juice (optional)
2 tblsp braggs aminos
2 cloves garlic crushed and minced
1 tblsp green onion chopped
1/4 tsp chili powder to taste
MCT oil (for frying)
salt and pepper to taste

Combine spices into liquid ingredients. In frying pan or wok stirfry on high heat to cook cabbage or kale (I recommend cooking kale ahead of time) and beef. Add water to keep from burining if necessary

Makes 1 serving (1 protein, 1 veggy)

Caramelized Onion with Shrimp
100 grams Shrimp
slice onions into rings
1/4 cup water
3 tblsp lemon juice
1 tblsp liquid amino
salt and pepper to taste
MCT oil (for frying)

Heat up the liquid ingredients on high heat in small fruing pan. Add salt and pepper, onion and shrimp. Degalze several times with water to create caramelized sauce.

Make 1 serving (1 protein, 1 veggy)

Buffalo Style Chicken
100 gram chicken
melba toast (optional)
2 tblsp hot sauce
4 tblsp lemon juice (too much lemon for me!)
MCT oil (for frying)

Marinate chicken in lemon juice and salt. Fry until lightly browned by cook throughly. Toss with hot sauce and black pepper to taste. Serve with celery raw or desired veggy.

Makes 1 serving (1 protein, 1 veggy)