Shocker!

I weighed in for my SIL's BL contest at 164.9!! I don't know how in the world I've lost that many pounds since last week considering how poorly my week went. Maybe my body needed something different to work on. Who knows, but I'll take it!!

I was realizing that that number puts me only 15 pounds away from my goal! 15 seems so much more obtainable than 20. I don't know why, it's only 5 pounds. But, I am excited and renewed in hope! YAY!!!

Withdrawals

I have been having such a hard time adjusting back to a reasonable amount of eating since my weekend binge. I am starving and making poor food choices. Now that the week is almost over it is getting better than it was, but it is still a rough road. Hopefully once school starts again on Monday I can fall back into a routine.

I did do CardioX the other day after talking myself into it. But, I was sore yesterday and ended up going back to sleep in the morning instead of staying up and exercising because I felt a little bit off (dizzy, slightly nauseated). Once I got up again it was better, but then we had places to go for the day.

This morning I could not get myself out of bed. I ended up staying in bed until almost 11 am, but I did not feel rested at all. I am wondering how much of this tired feeling is a result of my poor food choices, the time change, or maybe I am fighting a bug. Whatever it is, it needs to stop so I can function again.

Captain Courageous Meets Her Twin Major Dumb

Note to self: Do not take your child out in underwear when you are potty training! Especially to a friend's house.

I decided to continue trying Aaron in underwear the last two days, and since we were heading to a birthday party, I made sure he went potty before we left. Unfortunately it meant we were an hour late, but fortunately he did go and didn't have an accident at the party. yay.

After the party we hung out at a friend's house. I stopped by the house and picked up Aaron's chair so that our chances of success would be better considering the 'falling in' incident at the beginning of the week. Aaron did really well staying dry. At first. I took him potty after a few hours of being there because I figured he'd need to go. I praised him for staying dry. He didn't really resist going potty, but I made the mistake of letting him take a toy in the bathroom with him. He sat on the toilet playing with the toy for awhile. Finally I took the toy from him and waited some more. Eventually I told him we'd try again in a few minutes, dressed him, washed his hands and left the bathroom. Not even five - maybe not even TWO minutes later I turned around and he had peed all over himself and his favorite boots. ARGH!! *sigh* I guess I should have waited some more. I cleaned him up and put a diaper on him.

I decided to be valiant and tried taking him again after I felt an appropriate amount of time had passed. His diaper was wet. Guess it's a good thing he had it on. I put it back on him though because it was what we had. He didn't care. When we got home I used the fitted diapers as underwear because at least it's meant to be more absorbent than regular underwear. Aaron ended up pooping in it. Again, at least it was in a diaper. I gave up on the pottying for the night and stuck him in a diaper with a cover and figured he'd go to bed that way and left for piano lessons.

I should never assume smooth sailing when it comes to me leaving and Aaron in diapers. When I got home Matthew said that Aaron had an accident in his diaper. huh? Apparently Aaron needed to go potty so he went to the bathroom and couldn't get the diaper off and ended up peeing in it. Go figure. Matthew found a size 5 disposable in the bedroom, so he put that on him.

It's amazing how lackadaisical a disposable diaper can make a person. Guess who didn't care this morning if Aaron was awake and what he may or may not be doing in his diaper? yeah. But, once I got up and going and finally got the boys dressed, I tried Aaron in his very-nonabsorbent regular Thomas the Train underwear. I told Aaron he needed to go potty in the toilet so he wouldn't get Thomas wet.

We headed out for a friend's house, so I made sure he pottied before we left. Again after an appropriate amount of time had passed, I took him to go potty. Yay his pants were still dry! He even pottied on the big toilet! I let him go play and figured we were good for another little while. Apparently the 'little' was too long. When I went to go check on him there was a nice wet spot on their couch. And worse, we smelled poop. OH sadness!! I took him to the bathroom to clean him up while my friend went to work on the couch. And the carpet. And on his boot too. Well, I cleaned the boot, but she discovered it there. Oh I felt so bad! I put Aaron in a diaper and gave up for the rest of the day.

So, again, the moral of the story is: Take your child in diapers in public when potty training. Don't be a hero because all you'll end up being is dumb.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Sweet and Sour Meatballs LT02, 116, 9 pts (plus rice)

Ingredients

1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks
1 egg
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 teaspoons canola oil
2 large green peppers
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
6 cups hot cooked rice

Directions

Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice (discarding remaining juice or save for another use). Set the juice and pineapple aside. In a large bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, garlic, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 40 meatballs.

In a nonstick skillet, brown meatballs in oil; drain. Cut green peppers into chunks. Add broth, peppers and reserved pineapple to meatballs. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the vinegar, soy sauce and reserved pineapple juice until smooth. Add to meatball mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3/4 cup meatball mixture with 3/4 cup rice) equals 456 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 755 mg sodium, 66 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 23 g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 vegetable, 1 fat.

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Made March 19th. This is a high point meal! As written, the recipe is worth 10 points. However, as I made it, it is worth 9 points for 8 servings. I used the Great Value brand meatballs instead of making my own and did not include the rice in point calculation because I only actually ate 1/2 c. of rice.

Because I used frozen pre-cooked meatballs, I just picked up the directions from "in a nonstick skillet..." and skipped cooking the meatballs. I just started adding the ingredients together. I left the peppers out because Matthew really doesn't care for them and I used red ones just the other day for the Asparagus Cashew Stir Fry. I thought I'd be nice and give him a break! lol

Once again Aaron wouldn't eat the meal, but everyone else seemed to enjoy it. I served it with california blend vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, and carrot mix) with mozz cheese and the Asian Peanut Salad.

Asparagus Cashew Stir Fry

Asparagus Cashew Stir Fry LT02, 190, 8 pts (includes rice)

Ingredients

1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon canola oil
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1-1/2 cups vegetable broth
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup cashews
1 teaspoon sesame oil
4 cups hot cooked brown rice

Directions

In a large nonstick skillet, saute the asparagus, onions, red pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Combine the cornstarch, broth, soy sauce and ginger until blended; gradually stir into the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

Reduce heat; add cashews and sesame oil. Cook 2 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with rice. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (about 2/3 cup asparagus mixture with 1 cup rice) equals 406 calories, 13 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 847 mg sodium, 64 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 12 g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 2 vegetable, 2 fat, 1/2 lean meat.

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Made on March 17th. I added 7 diced baby carrots with the asparagus and 1 medium chopped zucchini when I added the broth to the stir fry.

I bought a bunch of asparagus when they were on sale a few weeks ago, but I've never cooked with it before so I'm not sure if I did it right or not. When it said trimmed, I just cut off the bottoms about an inch up, then proceeded to cut the stalks into the 1-inch pieces as directed in the recipe. I used the thin stalks instead of the thicker stalks too. Most of the asparagus were fine, but we'd get one here and there that tasted more like a stick.

Everyone but Aaron seemed to like this. Jared REALLY liked it. I served with what I call Peanut Asian salad: greens (we used baby spinach), mandarin oranges, peanuts, coconut, and Toasted Sesame dressing.

The Plunge - diaperless

I decided to put Aaron in underwear today with a plastic cover just to see what happens. I'd planned/thought about really focusing on potty training this week since I don't have the distraction of piano lessons in the afternoon, but here it is Wed already and this is the first time I've really done anything pro-active. So far (at 2pm) we have gone potty twice and been dry since getting dressed. Yay!

We did have a minor problem with this last potty trip. Aaron was at the table eating, but got down and told me he was tired. So, I told him let's go potty and then he could go to sleep. He didn't want to, but he was fine once we were in the bathroom although he didn't want to sit and go. He told me he wanted to go finish eating, so I let him leave the bathroom without any pants. I figured he's the type of kid that would run to the bathroom once he felt the urge. I was kind of right. He was playing and then gasped, stood up and grabbed his tooshy. I knew then he needed to go poop. I should have taken him right then to the bathroom instead of just telling him to go. He hung around a little bit longer and then wandered down the hall. Again, I should have followed him but I did go and check on him. He was in the blue room with a slightly shocked look on his face. There at his feet was an 'oops'. I took him to the bathroom before he'd have a chance to pee too. I left him to do his business and cleaned up the other incident. HE did go potty in the toilet at least. We talked about making sure his poop goes in the potty too because that's gross. He said, 'ok' But we'll see what happens.

I've been giving him stickers and a piece of candy for each time he goes potty - both things he loves.

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9:30 pm update

Aaron was ready to go to sleep by 6:30 pm. I took him potty before dinner and he was dry again and went in the potty. yay! He asked for a diaper though so he could go to bed. He went to sleep, and I put a diaper on him. I was hoping he'd be down for the night but no such luck. I haven't had a chance to check his diaper condition though and my guess is that if he was dry through his nap, he went soon after waking up. He's eating at this point, so he's really likely to have a wet diaper.

Overall I think this was a pretty successful day. It's unfortunate that we'll be out and about tomorrow for a birthday party. The odds of getting him to go potty are slim, though I wonder if they'd be better if he were in underwear. Hmm, do I take a chance? I'll think about it.

Chemical Sabotage!

Sabotage, sabotage, sabotage!! And every time I think that word, the line from Veggie Tale's Larry Boy Episode of Leggo my Ego with the Evil Alchemist goes through my mind: Chemical Sabotage!

52 points spent on hot dogs and other concession stand goodies on Saturday; Sunday spent 30 points after cake and ice cream for my niece's birthday, Monday spent 27 points for cranberry/banana bread, brownie and ice cream, Tuesday ended up at 37.5 points for Ghengis Grill and cake and ice cream for my brother's birthday. AAAAACCCCKKKK!!! This has GOT to STOP!! The worst part is that there is no exercise to counteract it. It is almost 8:45 am and I have absolutely NO desire to do anything about it. I hate this feeling of flub, but it will take every miligram of control to get my butt off this chair and do it.

What is it with me and success? When I seem to be doing so well, I sabotage it. EVERY time! This is the point that I quit WW last time. I already feel the fat buildup again. I SAW it in the mirror yesterday. It's like Satan and his minions - never give us a break. You're either going forward or your going backward. There is no such thing as standing still.

Ok, motivated myself enough to get it done *whew* Let's Bring it!! CardioX here I come!!

Toilet Tale

YAY! Aaron pooped in the toilet tonight!! We sent Jared to go potty before getting in bed and Aaron said he needed to go too, so I told him to go. I checked on him after a little bit and he'd gone potty. I asked him if he was done and he said he had more. I left him to do his usually non-existant more, but came back to clean him up when he started wandering the hall. I was surprised to see a poop in the toilet when I followed up. YAY!! I made a big deal about it - he told me it looked like a caterpillar! lol. I don't mind if going potty before going to bed becomes a habit. With Jared his first potty habit was right before showering. It's better than nothing!!

Diaper Dunk

Tonight Aaron amazed me again. We are away from home for a few days, so tonight when he wanted to go potty, I explained that he'd have to use the big boy toilet since his little potty isn't here. I thought he'd refuse to try because he's always been afraid of 'the big toilet', but with the help of a fun 'ladder' he was willing to climb up on the seat. He was nervous, but content to let me hold on to him while he sat there backwards. He was kind of playing around but then wanted turned around sit forward. I was concerned about him falling in, but after a few adjustments he was situated and actually went!! We were both really pleased.

Aaron got down and then told me he had more. He went to get back on the toilet but in his haste ended up falling in. oops!! Of course that scared him. We finally made a breakthrough with the toilet and he had to fall in! *Sigh* I cleaned him up and soon Jared had to go potty too. Aaron was still saying he had more, but he was willing to let Jared go first. Once Jared was done, I put Aaron back on the toilet but he told me he wanted to potty like Jared. I gave him some instructions and let him stand on the stool and try. YAY - SUCCESS!! AND, it all landed in the the bowl! lol

We'll see if tonight's experience leads to more toilet use or not, but I'm pretty happy with the event either way. I think CD has really been helpful for Aaron. It hasn't been a bad thing for me either. I dreaded going into it, but it's not been that bad. I wouldn't call it fun or really enjoyable, but for what it is, I am content and not unhappy that we are doing it. We'll see if I still feel that way over the long term, but I'm at a point where it's not a big deal to budget money for diapers next month.

Been Busy

I have had so much I want to say, but I've been productive/busy the last few days and not had a chance - well, more like not taken the opportunity. By the end of the day I'm beat. But, laundry is clean and put away, front and back lawns are mowed, the garden weeded, the side yard cleared (been 2 years since the last time), Aaron's clothes switched out, the floors swept and mopped, friendships strengthened, and miles driven. To sum up my thoughts though: God is good.

I am down to just a couple of recipes left from my menu pull, but they are mostly stews. With the arrival of the warmth of spring, I'm not really too keen on making them now. I do have a bunch of asparagus that needs to be put to use, as well as some summer squash. It is time to go through the next set of cookbooks so I can have another menu plan. I feel so lost without my spiral of recipes waiting to be explored - and the fridge is so empty. I'd say my menu experiment was a success.

Some posts that want to be heard but are still on the waiting list:

One Point Wonders
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
From Here to There and Back Again
Cloth Diapers 101

Lettuce Eat Cake - Final Results

March 14, 2010

Official Weigh in - 167.1! I thought for sure I'd be more because I weighed in on Friday when I saw the contest was over and was 167.4. Then I weighed myself for my SIL's BL contest and went back up to 168.2. I chalked it up to water retention. Then I took a day off yesterday from WW's and ate horribly!! OH man I felt so yucky by the end. It's a miracle that I lost any weight for today's weigh in.

So official weight loss for this contest is 10.3 pounds. I knew I would not reach my ultimate goal of 150 pounds, but I did make it to my last lowest weight, and that is something I am proud of. I can fit into size 12 jeans (depending on the cut), I have exercised 5 days a week, and I am eating healthier.

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Saturday was one of those throw caution to the wind days because there were so many unhealthy options that I just went with it. We attended a baseball themed birthday party (complete with hot dogs and nachos) and a drive-in movie Primary activity (complete with concession stand goodies like cotton candy, peanut M&Ms, popcorn, licorice and pretzels). I ate it all!! Plus pizza for dinner. I enjoyed it at first, but by the end of it I was feeling so icky.

Then today I was with family celebrating my niece's first birthday. Cake, brownie, and ice cream all made their way into my system and now I'm paying for it again. I have learned something from this experience though: it isn't worth it in the end!! My body knows the difference.

Last night I received the pleasant surprise of 'hand-me down' clothes from a friend. It's weird to look in the mirror and see a thinner version of myself. There was a range of jean sizes in the pile, and by the end I decided size is relative. The cut of the jeans is what matters. I put on a size 12 in one cut and brand and looked awesome, then tried on a size 16 that was totally not awesome. There was even a size 10 that I could squeeze into - wouldn't wear them in public yet, but they 'fit'.

In my excitement about the size 12 jeans, I went and shared with Matthew. I realized that I have not been in a size 12 since I graduated high school. At that point in time I was 150 pounds. If 15 years ago 150 pounds = size 12 and today 167 pounds = size 12/14, my guess is that clothes sizes have altered a bit to the larger side. In high school my goal was to be a size 9/10. With today's clothes sizing, maybe I'll finally reach my goal!!

Asian Quinoa

Asian-Flavored Quinoa Allrecipes.com, 2 points as written, 3 points as I made

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup quinoa
2 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
1 clove garlic, minced
2 green onions, chopped

Directions

1.Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in quinoa and allow to toast for 2 to 3 minutes, then add chicken broth, soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until all liquid has been absorbed, 25 to 30 minutes. Fluff quinoa with fork and top with green onions before serving.

My Variation:
Add to Ingredients:

3 medium carrots, chopped/diced
1/2 c. frozen peas
1/4 bag of frozen snap peas
3 oz ham chopped (or could use other meat)

If I'd planned and prepared well ahead of time, all these would have gone in at the same time as the chicken broth, but I didn't. The carrots were added in with the quinoa and the peas were prepared according to the package directions. The quinoa was actually done before the peas, so I added the ham straight into it and warmed through, then added the peas. I also added leftover glaze from my Mango-Glazed Ham (which is the ham that I used. The flavors blended really well).

Yield: 8- 1/2 c. servings or 4- 1 c. servings

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Made March 11th. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com. The recipe by itself is sound, but I figured if I was going to have an Asian flavor, I might as well make it an Asian dish. But as written, the recipe is 2 points. My final dish was 3 points.

This is my first experience using quinoa, and it went pretty well. The actual grain looks a lot like sesame seed, but as it cooks it sprouts. Pretty neat. On several sites it was highly recommended to rinse the quinoa before toasting it. I started it off in a 2qt saucepan but soon realized that was too small. I warmed up the dutch oven and moved the quinoa to it to be toasted.

I'd say this was a pretty successful dish. Aaron had a full 1 cup serving!! MIRACLE! Jared ate a full cup too, but the green onions were too strong for him. Once we added more of the mango glaze he didn't have any problem finishing it. Matthew liked the flavor but not the texture. I liked every bit of it :D

Whew!

This morning I did CardioX for the first time in at least a week and a half. Wowsers I could tell! I was still able to make it through, but I was a sweaty mess where before I'd barely break a sweat. I cannot let another week pass before I do that again! I need to find a balance between P90X and other exercise. Perhaps a rotation would work, but a lot of the schedule depends on the weather and my exercise buddies' needs/wants.

The Lettuce Eat Cake weight-loss contest is coming to a close this week. I was looking back at my weight for the last almost 2 months. I'm 10 pounds lighter. I suppose 5 pounds in a month isn't too shabby, but I find myself feeling discouraged that I didn't lose more. I try to remind myself that 'slow and steady' wins the race though. It does no good to lose a lot of weight fast because it's much more likely that it'll just come back and double. Hm, in reflecting on this just now I realized that it's taken me 2 1/2 months to lose what I gained in 2 years. I think I can live with that :)

It is hard for me to imagine actually getting down to 150. I plan to succeed but brace for failure. I don't know if this really a good thing or not, but I recognize in myself that I will most likely not be able to maintain my weight without the accountability of WW. I often tell myself that once I reach my goal, if I quit WW I will gain about 10-15 pounds in 2 years - based on the my previous experience. And I am ok with that. Is that wrong?

More diaper tales

I am constantly amazed by Aaron. CD certainly brings your child's bathroom habits a little more into the spotlight because you can't let them go all day in one diaper like you can a sposie. Last night Aaron woke up at 1:30 am again requesting his diaper to be changed. Though I was not thrilled by having to get up and do it when I felt like I had just gotten to sleep, but it's nice to have a gauge for when he is wetting at night. I changed his diaper this morning while he was sleeping to get him ready to leave for an appointment. I was curious how soaked he was, but was amazed to discover he was completely dry!! This is the second time that he's woken up dry when I've changed him at 1 am. I don't know if it is a second fluke, or if he usually doesn't go potty after 1.

Tonight the boys needed a bath after playing outside, so Jared had gone on to the bathroom to potty and get in the tub. Aaron insisted he needed to go potty too, but I refused to let him go into the bathroom because I figured he just wanted to play with Jared. Once I was able to convince him he needed to get ready for a bath, I let him go in. He got undressed and then surprised me by sitting down on his toilet and going potty. He even emptied it! The boys had fun in the tub, then got ready for bed. I put a 'night' diaper on Aaron and was laying down with him - just laid down - and he told me he went potty. I asked him if he needed his diaper changed and he told me yes. I debated telling him to just deal with it, but instead I told him that it was ok to use the toilet if he needed to go potty. He said OK and got out of bed. He dawdled getting there, but he eventually did make it to the bathroom. Surprise! He went potty again!! His diaper was dry after all. He NEEDED to go potty, he hadn't gone potty. I need to pay more attention to when he tells me he's gone potty because he may really be saying he needs to go. So, he went potty, we got him all cleaned up and headed back to bed. I told him I'd get him dressed in bed, but by the time we got back to the bedroom he told me had more. We traipsed back to the bathroom and just as he sat down he had gas. He never did go potty again, but he didn't want to leave the toilet either. I'm thinking he may need to poop, so I told him that he's been trying for awhile now and it was time to take a break. When he feels like he needs to go again, he can go. I'd leave the light on so he can go right in. I decided to be brave and put him in underwear that way if he did run to the bathroom it'd be easier to get undressed. We'll see what happens. I may have a big wet poopy mess, but at least there's already CDs that it can be washed with instead of having one pair of dirty underwear!!

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Well, that was short-lived. Aaron went to the sink and was playing in the water. I had the thought at the time that it's going to make him go potty, but I didn't do anything about it. Apparently I should have paid more attention to the warning because that's exactly what happened. Oh well.

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Aaron started making whiny/crying noises about 11:40 pm. I went in and changed his diaper and he immediately stopped and went back to sleep. I'm thinking that all those times he's woken up about that time of night was because he went potty in his diaper. hmm I'm interested in seeing what his diaper situation will be in the morning.

Exercise Surprise

I was on my own for exercise today, so I utelized the treadmill again. I decided to be brave and try the 5 mph/30 minute program since the 4mph/20 minute one went so well last week. It's been long enough since I've done it that I couldn't remember what to expect. I ended up getting a 10 minute warmup with most of it a 3.5mph pace, then it changes in 1 minute increments: 4, 4.5, 5, 4.5, 5, 4.5, 5, 4, 4 and ends with some more 3.5, 3, then 2.5 for the cool down. So, I ran for about 9 - 10 minutes during the 4 - 5 mph part. If the intervals had been longer than one minute, I don't think I could have done it. By the time I was done with the workout I thought I had killed all motivation for being productive around the house, but amazingly it didn't. I think one thing that helped keep me going was never sitting down (and the fact that Aaron didn't wake up until almost 11). My legs would quit working if I did that too. So, I did dishes. Then laundry. Then cleaned the bathroom. Then swept and mopped the floors. It was amazing!! My legs feel pretty good at the end of the day now too. I might just have to try that program again!

Corn N Bean Burritos

Corn n Bean Burritos, LT02, 1 pt per 1/4c. or 3 pts for 3/4c serving

Ingredients

1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies, drained
1/3 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups frozen corn, thawed
1 can (16 ounces) vegetarian refried beans
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
3/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
8 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed

Directions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first eight ingredients; add black beans and corn. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate overnight.
Drain and discard marinade. Place beans and corn in a large microwave-safe dish. Add the refried beans, cucumber, salsa, onions and cilantro. Cover and microwave on high for 5-6 minutes or until heated through.

Spoon about 3/4 cup down the center of each tortilla. Fold ends and sides over filling and roll up. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 burrito equals 305 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 825 mg sodium, 56 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 12 g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 lean meat.

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Made March 8. I'm not sure what attracted me to this recipe, but I'm so glad it did! This recipe is so delicious! The flavors blend in a surprising way. I did find it had a little bite from the salsa, but once I added sour cream it took the spice out and added creamy sweetness!! Everyone enjoyed it. The best part is that it is so low in points that I can eat almost as many as I want. I preferred it in a taco shell over a flour tortilla with a tablespoon of sour cream and some shredded lettuce.

The recipe calls for a 3/4c scoop per tortilla, but I found that 1/4 c. was just right.

I also really like that this a microwave prepared dish, so once you put it all together it goes to the table quickly. The recipe says to marinade overnight, but I just put it together early in the morning and let it marinade for the day (about 8 hours).

Diapers - Eureka!

For the first time in my cloth diapering history we've exclusively used CDs day and night!! I tried using CDs at night with Jared and still ended up using sposies instead. Last night I put Aaron in the same system as the night before and ended up with the ultimate test. He didn't get up until 11 today. His diaper was absolutely soaked, but his clothes weren't and the fleece liner was dry!! YAHOO!! We have a winning ticket! :D

Diaper Report

I was excited this morning to wake up with only Matthew in bed and both boys still asleep. YAY! I should make them walk a mile and a half every day!!

For Aaron's diaper last night I used a premium prefold (tucked in the front) with a microfiber insert and a fleece liner to help him feel dry. Apparently it worked because he did not wake up requesting his diaper to be changed until this morning. Maybe it was a fluke since he was so tired, but I'll try it again!

Tonight at one of his changes I put him in a velour/knit diaper I made, and I've decided I really like the fit. If I remember right, it was challenging to find a cover that completely covered it, but my MotherEase one fit over it without any problem. Maybe one of these days when I pull my sewing machine out (and finish my other projects) I'll whip up another one.

Tomorrow is definitely CD laundry day!!

Lettuce Eat Cake - Weigh-in Day

March 7, 2010

Weigh in - 167.9. 167 was where I was 2 years ago when I quit WW. So yay for making it back down!

Oh! I didn't lose a point last week. I still have 25 points. I don't know why I didn't, but I'm ok with that :D
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Just a little peak at how far I've come:

Florida trip in January of 2007. I was 9 wks pg and about 216 pounds.


Florida trip in November of 2009. I was 4 wks pg and about 180 pounds.

Lettuce Eat Cake

March 6, 2010

Weigh in for my SIL's Biggest Loser contest actually went well. I weighed in at 168.2 on the Wii. I'm finding myself in an interesting situation. I've done pretty well at not eating out of my daily points for the most part, but I feel so full and heavy at the end of the day that I find myself wondering if I accounted for everything. I really didn't expect to see any weight loss at all. I'm ending this week with 29.5 weeklies remaining, but again, I'm not guaranteeing that is completely accurate.

I went through the clothes at Target on Friday and found a dress in a size 14 that I really liked. I was pleasantly surprised when it fit. Even more surprising is that the friend who was with me thought I could go down another size b/c the top is a little too big and there was even an inch in the waist that could be brought in. The dress was marked $10 from $40, so I bought it. I came home and tried it on again and took pictures. By the end of that I decided the dress wasn't really as flattering as I thought it was, and now I'm pretty sure I'll return it. I really like the A-line look, but I think it makes me look even more hip-y.




Since I was trying on clothes anyway, I tried the swimsuit again and took pics to see if I could tell a difference. I decided I couldn't. It makes me feel discouraged despite knowing that I really have made a lot of progress. We didn't do much by way of P90x this week either, so I don't feel like I really worked out much. I feel like I'm in a slump, but I think hormones are playing a part in it.

For now, I guess I'll just keep swimming, just keep swimming and see where I end up.