Only a .4lb loss for me last week, but at least it wasn't a gain, right?   Jason lost another 2.   He's been awesome about getting his exercise in and I'm so proud of him!

Here's our menu plan for the week:

Monday:  Jerk-rubbed catfish with spicy cilantro slaw (recipe to follow)
Tuesday:  Hamburgers (made with free-range beef),  fries?
Wednesday:  fish tacos, black beans (I'll post that recipe on Wed)
Thursday:  low-carb pasta w/ meat sauce, salad, maybe garlic bread
Friday:  leftovers
Saturday:  pizza night

Jerk-Rubbed Catfish w/ Spicy Cilantro Slaw

Ingredients:
3 c. cabbage and carrot coleslaw mix
2 T. chopped fresh cilantro
3 T. canola mayonnaise
2 T. fresh lime juice
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 to 1 1/2 tsp. finely chopped habanero or serrano pepper
4 (6 oz) catfish fillets
4 tsp. jerk seasoning

Preparation:
Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl; toss well to coat.  Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.  Coat pan with cooking spray.   Sprinkle fish evenly with jerk seasoning.  Add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.  Remove from heat; serve fish with slaw.
Yield:  4 servings (1 fillet, 1/2 c. slaw)

256 calories, 12.6 g. fat, 1.5 g. fiber

Weigh In

Woo Hoo!
 2.6 pounds lost last week!  I did 3 days on the treadmill, but only 30 minutes each time.  Maybe just getting up and moving around helped?  :)

Jason did great too.   He lost 3 pounds and did his 3 days of exercise.  He's trying to do the Couch to 5K program and I'm proud of his efforts!

Weigh-in day...  

I was down 1 pound this week, which puts my total for the month at 5.6 pounds.  I am happy with that.   My goal was to lose at least  5 and I did.    I knew it would be a rough month for me, one full of emotional ups and downs.   I won't say I did great following my plan every day, but I never ventured too far off my path.   I wish there was an easy way to stop or even get control of emotional eating.   I think it will be something I'll have to work on for the rest of my life.

I am finally away from those 4-5 pounds I kept gaining and losing.   Now that I'm over that hump, I hope things get better.  

My goal for the week is to get in some exercise.   I was a big fat blob on the couch most of last month.   :(  

Weigh In

Okay...I'm back.  The campaign and voting are over and we managed to stay in 6th and win $100,000 for SMA research.  Well worth the effort last week.

I still managed to lose .4 lbs week, so it wasn't a total loss.  I thought I'd lose a bit more than that, but we had a bit of a high sodium dinner last night and then popcorn for a snack.

That puts me at 4.6 for the month I think?   Not too bad.  Hopefully I can make my 5 pound goal and earn my prize!

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. We have a HUGE voting campaign going on over on Facebook. One of our SMA foundations has a chance to win some money from the Chase Community Giving campaign so I've been messaging and urging friends to vote through blogs, emails, and Facebook messages. It is taking up a lot of my time.

On a good note, I lost 1.6 pounds last week! Woo Hoo!

Weigh in today: -2.6 pounds

Yay me! I can almost smell my new Philosophy body wash. :)

Recipe and Update

We've made meatloaf muffins many times in the past and last night we made them and added even more vegetables!

Meatloaf Muffins
Ingredients:
1lb extra lean ground turkey
1/2lb 93% lean ground beef
1/2 box packaged stuffing mix
1 15oz can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup grated celery
1/2 cup finely diced onion
1/4 cup fresh chopped basil
1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
ketchup
Preparation:
Saute vegetables in a bit of olive oil until soft. Mix all ingredients except ketchup until well mixed. Divide into 16-18 muffin cups; top with ketchup. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until no longer pink.

Here's another version that also looks very yummy!

My weight loss is still going... I lost .4lbs last week. My goal this week is to get back to tracking my food more closely and get in some exercise!

Weigh In

I lost 1.8 lbs last week.
Jason lost 3 lbs last week

Still going.... :)

Thursday Weigh-In

Thursdays are weigh-in days and here are the results:

I lost 2.8lbs last week.
Jason lost 4lbs last week

I think that is a great start on our renewed path to better health.