Weigh-In Time...

Well, as you all know, I had a rough April, but I had an even rougher start to May.  However, I went to a new endo, pumped up my exercise, and am now in the weight loss zone.  I am officially...

265 pounds...

27 lbs down and feeling good. 

My new endo has me taking my Synthroid at night, removed the Cytomel, and has me drinking only protein shakes in the morning, and one after dinner. I think it has helped a LOT. After about a week of that, I started losing.  My trainer has me doing some sweet exercises now and my heart rate is very tolerable of them LOL.

I will post my weight before I go to FL at the end of June.  I am hoping to be in the 250s by then.  We'll see!

Weigh In Today! WOOHOO!

The scale is moving!  I was 273.2 here at home, which makes me 20 pounds down!   I can't believe it.  I am so excited!  5 more pounds and I get to cut my hair.  20 more pounds and I get to highlight it!  Ah, it's the little things... :-)

I Can See Already This is Going to Be the Biggest Battle of My Life.

I realize it's been a while since I posted last, and part of my accountability is posting in my blog.  So here I am.

I've had a lot of trouble this month.  I have not been able to keep much down, and for a while there, I couldn't keep anything down.  I am still having some trouble with certain foods, and I suppose I always will.  I thought I would need to get an unfill, but to be perfectly honest, I am not sure that is what I need.  I think what I need is a course entitled "Cutting 101" as in cutting my food into teeny tiny bits.  Then I have to learn to chew them properly.  If I don't, I get into big trouble.  I did have a couple of PBs this weekend, but on the whole, I've done better this weekend than I have any day since I got my fill.

The frustrating thing about all of this is that even though I was working out, and virtually not eating, I actually gained water weight from my workouts.  It really put me in a funk last week.  However, I am now back down to what I was April 8--275.  It was insane that I gained 5 lbs in water, but I did.  So hopefully, my body has gotten the message that the workouts are a regular thing and it won't go into "survival mode".  Old habits die hard, even for fat cells. :-)

Omelette in Photos...Step by Step

I thought I'd put together a step-by-step with photos of how I make omelettes.

This is a ham, gruyere, and broccoli omelette btw.  Good stuff.  Of course, you can add your own fillings in any way you like!
Start with an 8" fry pan, adding 1 T. oil and turn heat up to just under medium.

Get your ingredients ready.  We have cooked broccoli, ham (warmed in microwave and cut), and grated gruyere cheese.

Here's a tip: If you are using ham from a pre-sliced container (I'm using Oscar Mayer) then take the whole chunks out and use the shreds in the bottom of the container.

Now prepare your eggs.  I use 3 extra large eggs and 1 T. half-and-half.  I whisk it all for about 30-45 seconds.  I like to get it good and blended and incorporate some air.

Now, pour your eggs directly into the hot pan, pushing the oil out to the edges.  This will actually prevent the eggs from sticking to the sides. You will see that if your edges begin to bubble, your temp is just right.

Using a spatula, sort of push, or lift, an edge of the omelette, and tilt the pan to allow the uncooked liquid to roll down underneath. Continue to do this around the pan until most of the egg is cooked.  It should take no longer than 1 minute.

Now it's time to flip the omelette.  Yes, you can.  Do not shake your head at me.  There is a trick to it that you should know.  The egg should be almost set on top so that when you lift the omelette, nothing runs down underneath anymore.  It will still look "wet", but that's okay.  Pick up the pan in one hand, gather up your confidence, and in one motion, push the pan straight out in front of you while lifting it up. FLIP IT!  :-D (okay, okay, if you can't flip it, you can use a spatula.)

Now for the stuffing:  move your omelette to the edge of the pan.  Put in filling on the side closest to the edge. 

Ever so gently, slide the omelette out of the pan and have the other end come over on top, creating the "lid".  I use the bottom of the pan to sort of push down on top of it while the cheese melts inside, creating a seal.

And there you have it!  I added some more shredded gruyere on top to make it even cheesier.

Add a bit of salt, pepper, and bring your appetite.  I usually split this with Matt for a meal.

Bon Appetit!

Productive Burps and Small Bites

I found Dr. Terry Simpson's website, and love his podcasts!  So it's not chewing that's getting me in trouble as much as the bite size.  He says a bite should be no larger than a pinky fingernail.  Hopefully that will stop some of my PBs!

Weigh-In Drumroll...

Eh, I'm actually up a pound.  275. Oh well!  I guess fluctuation...it will be better next week, I know it!

I'm having trouble with eating...lots of PBs.  I am going to have to look into this further.  It is very annoying, and I know it can't be good for me.  I think I am chewing and eating slowly enough, but maybe not.

I Forgot...to Weigh In!

Whoopsie!  I will weigh in tomorrow AM.  Promise!! :-)