Sunday's Dinner

Last night was a pot luck dinner. As I'm going away tomorrow, I'm trying to use up my ingredients that will go while I'm away. Last night I had a "microwaved" baked potato with salt & pepper and spray butter. That along with a tomato cut up with FF Italian Dressing. I had a 4 oz Chicken Breast that I placed a little bit of Feta over it. Then in the freezer I had a piece of Turkey Enchillada Casserole. Sounds like a lot and it was but it was so good. Total meal was about 14 points.

Got to run and get ready for a half day at work, then back home to pack, eat, and bedtime.

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Am I On Plan?

Certainly have tried, but certainly have had a few set backs, but I'm still headed in the right direction. My workouts at the gym have increased to 1 hour eliptical and 30 minutes of doing situps. Working those rock solid flabby abs.....LOL....okay I had you going for a minute. I am not eating bad unless I don't plan.

Tonight I pulled Chicken and a piece of an turkey enchillada casserole I made a couple of weeks ago. We will see which one I eat tonight.

Take care....as this might be my last post till after Texas!

Remember "Don't Mess With Texas!"~Don't worry I plan on DOING just that!LOL

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

T Minus 2 days

That is right only 2 days left till I hit the friendly skies and end up in Dallas TX. I can't wait to get out of the cold and into the warm sunny TX. Well I have cleaned my apartment to make it sparkle as mom will be taking care of my 2 babies....okay their cats Martin & Molly. But none the less. I have spent about 5 hours, and lots of sweat to get the job done. Now I'm done, but still have to run and do laundry. I'm running around to get everything done before I leave for Texas.

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

P.S. I will have pics from my trip posted in February, so stay tune!

Huge Non Scale Victory

I went to see the Dr. on Thursday afternoon after having a minor headache about two hours after taking my medication. The only appointment I could get was in the afternoon. Megan who is one of the assistants to the Office Manager (who I admire deeply...LOL) told me why don't we do all your blood work on Thursday as well. Wait that means you have to fast since 6am. I told her I would be fine with making that sacrifice as long as we could get everything done. I agreed and took the appointment. My doctor was so impressed with my weight loss. She told me keep it up. That isn't the NSV, what is......she took me off half of the medication that I took for my High Blood Pressure. My pill I took had 2 medications in it. So I still take one pill but it only has half the medication in it. YEAH for me....huge non scale victory.

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

T Minus 10 Days

And I will be in Dallas TX for my Hilton Training. I can't wait, was a refreshing moment that will be as I can't stand the cold weather. I'm really excited and it is T Minus 12 days till I go to San Antonio and see my friends that I left behind. We will ROCK SAN ANTONIO.....!!!!!!!

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Non Official WI

I weighed in today at my apartment like I always do on Wednesday's. I have gained weight last week, and I can't continue that, as I have done so well. Today I hopped on the scale to find out that I've lost 2.4lbs already as I'm 285 even. That is great, and who knows by next Wednesday. It is more of a reason to stay OP.


"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Breakfast/Lunch 1/16/09

I guess after posting that I should include the other two meals....right

Breakfast

2 portions of instant oatmeal with added cinnamon

Lunch

Toss Salad with balsamic dressing Wishbone spray
WW Yogurt
Apple
Italian Skillet 2 portions but only 5.5 points got to love that....it was so good as the flavors got to sit.....I think that is one of my fav new dishes....quick, simple, yet delicous!

Enjoy!

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Dinner Tonight 1/16/09

I decided I would have

2 5oz grilled chicken
1 large bake potato nothing in it
1 garden salad with green leaf, tomato, and a couple of croutons for good measure. I used my balsamic vingarette dressing that I make.

MMMM it was so tasty!

Quick, simple, and yet delicious!!!!!

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Dinner Tonight...NO Cookbook needed

I wanted to use what I had in the house. We use to do this a lot when I worked in the restaurants. We would make specials with items that we had, and never would purchase items.

Here we go:

Oven Fries:

8 oz of Potatoes
1 t Olive Oil
Sprinkle Kosher Salt
Sprinkle Black Pepper
Sprinkle Garlic Powder
Sprinkle Onion Powder

Cut the potatoes into strips. Place the potatoes in a container (with a lid) and add seasoning and oil. Shake until the potatoes are coated. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes (or until cooked) at 375F.

It serves 2 people at 2 points per serving.

For the entree:

Stuffed Chicken with Veg

2-4 oz Chicken Breast (Skinless, Boneless)
2 small button mushrooms diced
1 celery stalk diced
1 carrot diced
1/4 onion diced
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 slice of Weight Watchers Bread
Sprinkle of Kosher Salt
Sprinkle of Black Pepper
Pam Spray

Take a medium skillet over medium heat, and add Pam Spray. Add mushrooms, carrot, celery, garlic. Saute for 5 minutes (this is optional, if you like your veggies a little more crunchy then don't do the saute part). Remove from heat, and place mixture into bowl. Take the slice of bread and add it to water, and let soak for 5 minutes. Squeeze out the water, and add to the veggie mixture. Mix the mixture along with seasonings. Now take your mixture and split into two parts and fill your two chicken breasts. Fold chicken breasts and pin closed with toothpicks. Take a medium skillet over medium heat, and wait until it is hot. Spray the Pam Spray and immediately place the chicken into the skillet. Cook on all 2 sides, for no more than 3 minutes per side for a total of 6 minutes. Now take it off the heat, and place the 2 chickens onto a cookie sheet and place in the oven for about 15 minutes or until cooked at 375F.

Enjoy!

This serves 2 people and it is only 3 points per serving or 6.5 points for both pieces of chicken.

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Check-In 2009

Use this entry to log in your sucess so far. Like how many lbs have you lost, how long have you been doing it, how many lbs to goal. I'll start mine, look at the comments for my answer!

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

My weekend caught up to me!

I am starting to hate eating and eating out. No really I love both, but it just stinks when you try to behave yourself, but your mind takes over and gets you to eat things you love...ie Chicken Parmesan. Boy do I love that with a bowl of that white penne pasta....LOL...I'll stop now we don't need anyone binging off my website. I am back on plan this week, and back to tracking everything. I tell you it is tough when you go out to eat, because it is hard to tell how they cook things. But part of our social lives is to dine out with family and friends. Ouch! Well I'm off to have lunch....guess what it was another dish of Italian Skillet, except this time I put mushrooms in it. It is such a great recipe with lots of great veggies....if you haven't checked it out yet YOU ARE MISSING SOMETHING. Tonight I think I will try a new recipe with chicken of course....we will see because it is really cold outside today, and I'm not looking to go to the store for ingredients. Pantry to Plate cookbook, here I come!!!

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

New Pictures

I have updated per a readers request (because I got my new camera) a new photo of where I'm at with my weight loss. As you can tell in most my photos, this isn't a pleasureable thing for me....but either was gaining weight...right!

Well I hope to get another couple of shots up there when I lose another 10-15lbs, but not till then. I am going to San Antonio/Dallas later this month, so I will have trip pictures in the beginning of February, but no weight loss pictures.

I'll keep you posted!

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

It Been a Bad Weekend Oh NO

Yes that is right, I had a bad eating weekend. Basically I'll break down what I had for the weekend....let you be the judge.

Saturday:

3 Egg whites with veggies
1 serving of boiled &seasoned potatoes cooked in Pam spray 0 cal
Soft Pretzel with Salt (at movie theater....it was better than that big o bag of popcorn)
Turkey burger with 1/2 oz of Swiss Cheese
Chicken Parm with Penne Pasta with Marinara Sauce (ouch)
Salad with Raspberry Vinegarette
3 Slices of White Italian Bread with 2 t of Olive Oil with Garlic

Ouch of a day but I get 41 points


Sunday:

Egg white flatbread from Dunkin Donut
1/2 portion of almonds
2 slices of cheese (1 oz total weight)
2 slices of ham (1 oz total weight)
3 Sour Pickles
Chicken Cordon Bleu made at a restaurant (it was not breaded or fryed, it was baked...it included mozzarella cheese and proscuitto. It was only one chicken breast with 3 slices of thinly sliced proscuitto.....with a side dish of spaghetti and marrinara sauce.
3 slices of bread
Rum Raisin Geloto
2 Bloody Marys

(Ouch of a day)

Now be the judge about how bad of those days really were?


Monday:

Back on Plan, how about you?

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Spinning Activity Points

I have been working on my trainer/spinner, and have always wondered why it is such a workout. I mean seriously I'm only spinning my back tire of my bicycle. Why would this be more of a workout then riding a stationary bike at the gym? Well the answer to that question is I'm not exactly sure, but would believe it has to do with the intensity. On the other hand I did 30 minutes of it and first calculated under bicycling and received 3 activity points. Then in the Men's section on WW Online, a person suggested I look up spinning. Sure enough I did, and found out that my 30 minutes of kick butt intensity (have to take a nap afterwards, because I'm totally exhausted)....is really worth 7 activity points. Now that is AWESOME!! I mean I'm excited because for 3 Ap's I would rather ride my eliptical, but 7 I'm on the trainer, and then to a nap....LOL....we all need our rest....right?

"Let's eat and be healthy"
~Nathan

I Bought a New Camera

I thought I would let you all know that I just purchased a brand new camera. The reason for the purchase is that I had to sacrifice my previous camera to take those photos at Niagara Falls (died due to getting wet). Oh well the pictures are well worth the loss of the camera. I just took 2 pics yesterday of me at 284. I will post on my site very soon!


"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Italian Skillet Recipe

Last night I tried a new recipe from my WW Cookbooks. I had to make some adjustments, so I want to make sure I give some credit to WW. Here is the recipe and it was so yummy.

1 Carrot-peeled and diced
2 Small Onions-peeled and diced
1 Celery Stalk-cleaned and diced
141/4 oz Diced Tomatoes
3 Garlic Clove minced
8 oz Chicken cut into thin stips
1 t Dried Basil
1/4 t Kosher Salt
1/2 t Black Pepper
2 t Olive Oil

Take a large skillet and put over medium heat. Place Olive Oil in the pan once the pan has heated up. Add carrots, onions, celery, and garlic. Saute vegetables till onions are clear about 10 minutes. Add the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes until is partially cooked on each side. Add the diced tomatoes, salt, pepper, and dried basil and simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Your meal is ready.

It serves 4 people (but to be honest I ate 2 portions). It is 2 points per serving or 5.5 points per 2 servings.

I recommend a nice brown rice pilaf as a side dish.

Happy eating

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Going with a New Look

Okay it is 2009, and it is time to change up the blog a little. I added a few pics, and now it is time to change the template. I hope you all like.

Nathan

Profile Pics & Updates on Pics

Just an FYI, my profile pic is what I looked like at 280lbs which I'm almost there again. I have updated some photos tonight. I have one at 318 and one at 298. I'm about to go out and buy a new camera, because that pic on the boat.....I think killed my camera....oh well.

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

85.4 lbs To Goal

That's right I have lost 53.6 lbs in just 18 weeks, and I have another 85.4 lbs to go until I will reach my goal of 199 lbs. I want to get to the point that I can tell people I weigh less than 200 lbs. I know that my dr. would prefer me to be less than that. We can cross that bridge when I get there. I tell ya it is only one step at a time. Join the journey for the next 85.4 lbs.

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Spinning

Have you ever thought of joining a spinning class? Well I just got my new bicycle for Christmas. I decided to purchase a trainer for my bicycle. What the trainer does, it basically holds your back tire up against resistance so when you pedal, you spin your back tire but not your front. This is known as spinning. Anyways I have decided not to join a class but I enjoy doing it at my house. The main reason I don't join is a the time doesn't really work. Second is I can't last very long at this point spinnning. What about you joing?

Let me know?

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Were You There?

I've been working out at the gym since the New Year, so are you on track? Are you going to the gym consistently? Post your results in a comment!

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Invasion

Here I was standing, and it felt like I was being invaded by tall people, short people, average height people. Overweight people, skinny people, average weight people. They were males and females. They were white, black, Spanish, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Puerto Rican, they were all kinds of people. They were invading MY SPACE. They had never been there before, where did they all come from (wood work?). If you haven't guessed what I'm talking about is my gym and how many new members are there for their New Year resolution. Boy I was so frustrated with "them", they had shown up and taken over....and only to know that most will not be there in a month. They had taken my machine. That machine and I have been "dating" for 18 weeks, and I didn't dare to cheat on her otherwise I might stop losing. I wanted to rip that person off MY MACHINE. I was so frustrated that these people thought they could show up for a month and invade my space, when I have been doing this for 18 weeks. HOW DARE THEM? I have to say I can't wait till February and March get here, then they will disappear, and I can get back to my life and MY MACHINE.

I thought you might get a kick out of this entry.

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

How does it feel to 51 lbs lighter?

Well to be honest, it feels REALLY GOOD! That saying that "nothing tastes as GREAT as SKINNY feels" is so true. Now by no means am I skinny, but I'm not this huge guy who couldn't move up a flight of stairs without getting winded. I'm a 26 year old guy who can actually take the stairs and feel good when I get to the top of it. I'm someone who can clean my house, and not get winded when I bend over....use to be that person, and as hard as it is to stay OP...and on target.....it just has to be done.

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

Saturday January 3, 2009

Well I didn't make it to the gym, but I did get up and make breakfast for myself. A nice egg, cheese, turkey sausage and 1 point English Muffin=7 points, and it was well worth it. I then got to work for about 2 hours in cleaning the house. I still have the bathroom and the kitchen, and the kitchen table....but I'm loosing steam. I'm going out with a friend tonight, so I have to find a restaurant that serves chicken and salads, as that is what she wants. Works for me. I'm looking to be on plan today, and I got a few AP's in even though they were not gym points. Points are points...Right?

Enjoy the day!

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan

The New Year

Welcome to year 2009, and it has been a blast. I actually would like to correct my total weight loss. It is actually 51.2 lbs because I weigh 286.8. I got that confused earlier in another entry. Now bad I am 51 lbs lighter as I entered into 2009. What a great feeling. I'm going to the gym tomorrow for the first time in the year. I have to be honest it has been really cold here in upstate NY, and we have had the white stuff to the ice stuff. Not nice. In the winter I can become very lazy as my skins tightens up like leather, and when it stretches it bleeds. I have a condition known as exema ( I know that isn't close to how it is spelt). But basically my skin dries out. I use a lotion, but sometimes it doesn't work quick enough. Like this evening I have 2 cracks on each foot a long with 2 cracks on my right hand. I mean it does it so quick. I think that is one issue I have always struggled with in losing weight in the winter time. I'm going to definitely try and over come that this year. I wish you all the best.

Let's keep up the good work

"Let's eat and be healthy"

~Nathan