Hubby in the Kitchen: Spaghetti and Meatballs

This will be a quick post. Tonight is my night "off." That's right, friends. It's another edition of...

Hubby in the Kitchen!!!

Mr. Myers decided to make Spaghetti and Meatballs. Instead of purchasing the pre-made ground turkey meatballs at the store, he decided to make them. (Did you guys know we don't eat red meat?) Anywho, when I got in from class, the house was smelling realllllly good. Hubby had decided to cook up some italian sausages in the case that I would allow him to put it in the spag (I don't really love italian sausages). After a quick taste test, I approved and off he went. Since the dinner was a bit higher carb than my typical fare, I split the difference by steaming some cauliflower and zucchini. I filled the majority of my bowl with the veggies (kinda hidden in the pic) and topped it with a little pasta, a bit of sausage and one meatball. Delish!

Do you know what the best thing about the meal was? I didn't make it. :)

The rest of the day was just fine. Lunch was particularly spectacular today. I knew I wanted some of my carrot-ginger soup, but when I pair it with a salad (which was the plan) it's never enough to fill me up. So I cooked up some brown rice in coconut chicken stock. I poured my soup over about a half cup of rice and voila, a very tasty, filling soup!

Along with my salad (w/strawberries), I also had a couple pieces of turkey rolled up since my meal was low in protein.

Later, I did about 5 miles during my little break from work, which ended up being more like 2pm instead of 1 as I'd planned. Of course, the sun chose that particular time to come out from behind the clouds. Despite my sunscreen, I still got a tad sunburned and man, was I hot!!!

Afterwards, I had a fairly big snack: whole wheat english muffin w/almond butter and low sugar jelly and a peach. I was kinda starving.

I also had about 4 ounces of soy milk when I got home from school (we did 45 minutes of circuit training).

And, that's all folks... I was planning to walk over to Costco after dinner (for grapes and bananas), but they close at 8:30 and it's already 8pm, so... that'll be a tomorrow thing. I'm about to curl up on the couch with the hubby. If he's lucky, I might even consider helping him with the dishes. ;)

Have a wonderful Tuesday night. Tomorrow is humpday, and you know what that means... Two days till Friday!!!

xoxo

-j

Tuesdays with Mrs. Myers

It's Tuesday! That means we're one day closer to the weekend. It's another dreary (but cool) day here in SD. The sun is trying to peek out as I write this, but its yet to achieve its goal. Today started busy, but I'm feeling good. Thank you for your wonderful posts and emails to last night's blog. It's always a little uncomfortable to put yourself out there, and it feels good to be able to share those moments. Also, I think it's safe to say that yams were a bigger hit as flavor of the week than strawberries. :)

My job now has many facets. Today, I work on one project until 1pm. Then, I'm going for a run. I'll come home, clean up and work on other projects until around 4. Busy bee, that's me. Oh, here's a picture of my office, which is finally getting some good use (other than blogging).

I started off this morning with PB&J oatmeal with some fresh strawberries.

And around 10am, I had a snack. A half-sandwich using my cute mini bread, a half slice of pepperjack, a schmear of hummus and some deli turkey. And a clementine. Yum.

Well, that's it for now. Back to work. Have a beautiful day, guys, and I'll talk to you tonight.

Currently Listening to: Rehab by Rhianna

xoxo

-j

Flavor of the Week: Strawberries

Hello Beautifuls,

I'm feeling very inspired today. I wonder if you all realize how much your blogs motivate me. It's a constant source of joy to see other people who do what I do and succeed at it each and every day. It's positivity breeding positivity breeding positivity. Today I was lucky to get to talk to a couple different people about weight loss and it always touches my heart that I can do even the smallest thing to help them on their journeys. I'm often approached about my story. I've had emails from desperate, anguished people, in some cases heavier than I ever was. And, it's a humbling, honest experience to remember I was once that person. I get questions about my food intake, my exercise regimen, loose skin from large weight loss, etc. People are always so surprised at how willing I am to share, which in turn surprises me. To me, it's simply "paying it forward." I am so grateful, so grateful.

January 2005


June 2009

Losing 200 pounds was the culmination of so many things and people in my life. There were the doctors, nurses and nutritionists, who encouraged me and reminded me gently (and sometimes not so gently) that weight loss surgery is a tool, and nothing more. And, a tool is only useful when you use it. There were those who stood by me in the worst of my rages against my eating demons, my lifelong disease. There were those who literally helped me re-learn how to eat, how to walk, how to live life in a way I'd never had the opportunity to live it. There are those today who motivate me, encourage me, remind me that who I was and who I am are two interdependent beasts that I must constantly reconcile in order to become who I want to be. Again, grateful doesn't cut it and words can barely say it, but I'm a writer, so I try (and that, my bloggy friends is where "the book" comes in).

I won't carry on any further, because, really, you're here to read about my food, but I'll say again, thank you for being my daily motivators by simply sharing of yourselves for all of us to read. It's a beautiful thing. :)

So, as you know, today was a busy day for me. I worked at the office until about noon. I came home and made a delish spinach-feta scrambled egg lunch with a side of maters and hummus toast. It was eggcellent if I do say so myself. ;)

When I went grocery shopping this time, I was shopping the sales. I ended up with this cute little loaf of miniature bread (very small pieces). It's really very tasty. I love that each slice is 50 calories and 5 grams of fiber. Perfect for a small snack.

After lunch, I had a boatload of work to do. I knocked it out and went straight through to about 3:30, when I realized I'd better have a snack before class. I wasn't that hungry, so I had a kashi bar. I love the pumpkin flax! Yum-o!

Class was good. I figured out how to turn the bikes up to a higher resistance last week and now I work up a pretty good sweat. Fun stuff. When I got home, I got straight to work on dinner. Hubby was starving after the gym, and I was ready to make a yummy dish with the flavor of the week. Yes, that's right. I'm like Souplantation, and this week is Strawberry Week.

On tonight's menu... Strawberry Fish Tacos

Holy Strawberry Poptarts, these were good! I used tilapia for the fish, which I browned with olive oil and some random spices from my cabinet. I made a sort of relish out of fresh tomatoes, frozen corn, chopped spinach and broccoli slaw.

I piled everything on whole-wheat tortillas and topped with strawberries, a tad of greek yogurt and a bite of salsa. Awesome! This was the best meal I've made in a while (well, since Yam Pancakes, right?!).

I even made enough fish for hubby's lunch tomorrow. Yes, I pack his lunch every day (I love doing that kind of stuff.) Am I a good wifey or what?! :p

Right now, the hubby is watching a Spanish horror film (with subtitles). Actually looks interesting, so I may go watch it (or should I say read it?). he he...

Much love to you all. See ya tomorrow.

xoxo
-j