I’ve decided to post my weigh-ins every Monday to give me motivation to not gain a ton of weight during the upcoming holiday season. My goal is to be 155 by January 1. I think that is completely possible! Last week I weighed in at 166. Today. . .
I love this scale! After you stand on it for a few seconds, it blinks to let you know its locked in the weight. Then I can actually take a decent picture of the number! So I am down –2.6 for the week. 
For breakfast this morning I had a honeycrisp apple that I nuked in the microwave. I actually pushed the “fresh vegetable” setting and it was nice and tender. I put 1 ounce of 50% reduced fat Cabot cheese on top and broiled the cheese, then sprinkled with 1/2 ounce of granola. HOLY YUM! Loved the sweet/salty combo of the apple and cheese, and I liked the added crunch of the granola!
Since i had a lot of chicken leftover from our chicken tostadas last night, I decided to make a chicken quesadilla. My tortillas were low carb, only 50 calories each and a whopping 7 grams of fiber for each one!
I put 1 tablespoon of refried beans on each side, 3 ounces of chicken breast, 1 ounce of Cabot reduced fat cheese, then Pam fried it. After it was cooked I added the lettuce and red pepper. It was messy to eat but delicious!
Over the weekend I made low cal taco soup. Wondering why it looks orange? That’s because the peppers I put in the broth were too spicy, so I ended up adding 1/2 cup of fat free half and half to bring it down a notch. So while it doesn’t look too appealing, it tasted good!
I have to show my snowman bowl I have at my desk. It’s an all season bowl, and I always make sure the snowman in season is facing me – here is November . . . soon to be December!
I decided to try a pork chop recipe that called for a dijon mustard cream sauce. It was kind of a flop. While the flavor was there, the sauce never thickened properly and I overcooked the pork chops. My rosemary new potatoes were delicious though! it helps to start with fresh rosemary.
My plate: I ate 1/2 of this pork chop – it was 6 ounces total.
And like most nights, I usually spill something either on me, the floor, or the counter! I was staining straining the mustard sauce to a gravy boat, and didn’t even realize I had spilled while I was doing it!
After dinner I made pumpkin pancakes for my breakfast tomorrow! Here’s a sneak peak – you’ll have to come back tomorrow for the recipe!
Stats for the Day:
- 1238 calories
- 43 fat
- 130 carbs
- 100 protein
- 31 fiber
- 10 minute AM walk with the dog
- 45 minute walk at lunch
Check out my friend Shelley! She made it into Woman’s Day magazine for her weight loss blog! You go girl!!
See you tomorrow!
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Great job on the weight loss!
I want one of these pancakes for breakfast tomorrow! Great idea to make them the night before!
Good job on droppin those pounds!
Your breakfast sounds soooo good!
Thanks for the shout out – I am still so thrilled!
Congrats on losing 2.6 this week – you can totally hit 155 by Jan. 1…and I love that you will do it while eating like a gourmet!!!
Yum, the quesadilla looks delicious! I think the soup still looks good, too!
I’m the same way in the kitchen – every trip in there has some sort of a spill or mess. J just shakes his head and laughs at me. Half the time I don’t even notice, which is bad. I guess that’s why the dog is always following behind me, huh!? hehe
Good job on the weight loss! I have my 4th sticker, going for the 5th tonight. I did all of my measurements in inches and took my weight. But I don’t lose fast AT ALL, so I’m not sure I’ll do weekly, I’ll probably get discouraged. I might do monthly so that I’ll see a result.
your breakfast apple looks AMAZING!! And I’m still waiting on that cheese, they are taking forever! lol!
I think you’re doing amazing, Biz…you’re so determined, and yet…you seem to have FUN!
Hey there. I’ve been sitting at 162 for what seems to be forever. The athlete in me and the Dr say that 145 is optimum. I need to be more active. I am eating healthy, now it’s time to push the last 2 weeks of the BFL challenge. Hey 10k might just be worth it…
Nice! Congrats!
Great Job on the Weight Loss.
I am now really craving pancakes now
can’t wait to see what you put on the pancakes
and i’m FINALLY going to try the pear + cheese thing this week! It’s in the plans – I just have to find the right day/time.
Congrats on your weight loss….YOU CAN DO IT!
I appreciate you stopping by!
Enjoy!
great job on the weightloss! you’re inspiring me. i honest to goodness tend to panic this time of year because there is so much food and i have no self control! maybe i can turn things around and lose some weight too!
Wow! Good job on your weight loss this week – that’s awesome! I know you can get down to at least 155 by January 1st! And I love your scale!
Mmmmm man I love pancakes.
YOU are doing super!!
Oh my that apple cheese granola breakfast looks the best! I will definitely have to try that one morning. Thanks Biz!
Whoo hooo! Great loss this week!!!!!
Love those tortillas
How brave of you to post your weight…maybe I should try that too…it would certainly add motivation to lose more pounds. Good luck with the rest of your plan.
Congrats on your continuing weight loss, excellent! the pumpkin pancakes look wonderful, looking forward to seeing the recipe!
woohoo…congrats
Oooh, I like the looks of that breakfast
Cheese + apples = awesome, so I’m sure the addition of the granola just kicks it up that extra little bit 