it's been a while!!!!

UPDATE! July 2011 weighed in at 196! Today, Sunday, December 4,2011...after being on low carb (on and off in August,Sept, and up til a week before Halloween.... Steady from week b4 Halloween with 3 cheat days up until today, I AM NOW 166!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have about 30 more pounds to loose, then gain Hopefully 10/15 pounds in toned lean muscle.... GOAL-Lean 146 by February when we go to Disney! I went from a size 16/18 to 9/10 which is kinda snug... but hey! I can button and zip them and GET THEM OVER MY HIPS! ooh how i've missed my jeans!!!! Ya know, you don't have to miss out on the good stuff.....

My Thanksgiving dinner as opposed to the rest of the fam..(my lc food pics to follow)


They had-turkey with gravy...I had Turkey w Heinz Classic Turkey gravy w added mushrooms Did i miss out? Nope They had Stuffing (bagged/homemade kind)..I had Homemade LC stuffing Did i miss out? Nope
They had-Mashed Potatoes...I had Mashed white turnips with chives and sour cream Did i Miss out? Nope They had-Green beans I had-the same Green Beans Did i miss out? Nope.
They had-Cranberry Sauce...I had SF/LC Cranberry Jalapeno Relish Did i miss out? Nope(and they enjoyed my cran jalapeno relish!) They had-Butternut Squash I had..Butternut Squash Did i miss out? Nope. They had-Pumpkin and apple pie ...I had SF/GF/LC Crustless Pumpkin Pie SF/LC Choc.Chip Cookies Did i miss out? Nope They had some holiday"grown up" Beverages I had Diet Cranberry Gingerale Martini Did i miss out? Nope


PICTURE TIME :D

The following day, I helped myself to left overs, and noticed, i had some left over jalapenos in the fridge.. so, i decided to make jalapeno poppers!

All that said, I will be posting pictures and recipes of the goodies... but it's gonna take me a while... so enjoy, i hope this motivated any readers... YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR FAVORITE FOODS! Btw, Since lc, my cholesterol is perfect, bp-DOWN, hair,skin,nails.. fabUlOus! Check back over the next few hours, as I will be updating MANY recipes. <3 Happy Nomminz <3