AS OF MONDAY APRIL 27th...

I AM DOWN 22 lbs!!!!!!!!!

BACK FROM BARBADOS...UPDATE TO COME!

BEST LUNCH EVER!

I made this for Frank, Ian and Carlos, so I thought I'd post the recipe. SO EASY and SOOOO DELICIOUS!!

GRILLED CHICKEN BURGER WITH SWEET POTATO FRIES

1 Chicken cutlet (basically butterflied chicken)- Maple Leaf Prime
1/2 oz Cheese - Sharp cheddar
Lettuce
Salsa (homemade)
1 tsp mayo
2 pieces of light bread (Safeway 60% stone thin bread)
1/2 sweet potato

DIRECTIONS

Grill chicken (spritz with salad dressing, shake on Mrs Dash)and set aside. Cut sweet potato into sticks (a la fries, place on baking sheet (covered with tin foil for easy clean up), spray with Pam, shake on spices then bake at 350 for about 40 mins, turning at the halfway point.

Assemble sandwich- toast, chicken, salsa, chicken, 1/2 of the tsp of mayo, lettuce.

DIP for Sweet Potato Fries - 1/2 tsp mayo with 1 or 2 tsp of salsa.

SO GOOD!! ENJOY!!

AS OF MONDAY APRIL 13th...

I AM DOWN 18 lbs!!!!!!!!!

UNREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Barbados here I come!!!
I WAS nervous, but I am ok now. I am IN control of things, I will make great choices and I will come back and be DOWN!!!

Can you tell I am excited? This is so good.

HAPPY EASTER!

Well, this year will be a BIT different for me, I am going to say NO to the gravy and chocolate. I'm not worried about it being Easter though, because I have a PLAN.

I am going to my friend Bev's house on Sunday, but will be TAKING my own dinner.
Now don't get me wrong...I am NOT afraid of eating her food, I just thought about it and said to myself...I can either say NO and stay home, or GO, take my OWN food and concentrate on the COMPANY.

Here's my plan:

Big salad
Grilled chicken
Sweet potatoes

It REALLY doesn't vary much from her menu, but with Barbados coming up, I'd like to cook as much as I can before I go and I'm thinking if I sub grilled chicken for ham it will probably save on sodium.

SO. To that end, have a WONDERFUL and HEALTHY Easter weekend and if I could offer a tip, when you are thinking of having that second serving of pie...think of my grilled chicken, politely say no thank you and just concentrate on the company.

Meg

AS OF MONDAY APRIL 6th...

I AM DOWN 16 lbs!!!!!!!!!

That's a 10lb bag of potatoes
A 5lb bag of onions
And 1 lb of butter.

HERE'S TO NEXT WEEK!!

MEG'S SIMPLE SALSA!

• 1 pint of cherry tomatoes
• 1 green onion
• splash of red wine vinegar
• splash of lime juice
• Mrs Dash Table Seasoning (loaded with spices and salt free)

*One of the BEST investments I bought was the Cuisinart Mini Chopper ($49)...TOTALLY saves you from dragging out the blender or spending an hour chopping.

DIRECTIONS

• Throw the tomatoes in the chopper, pulse for 3-4 seconds max.
• Pour into tupperware, add the onion, vinegar, lime juice and a shake of Mrs Dash

THAT'S IT! It'll last for up to a week, use on burgers, chicken, eggs...EVERYTHING!

PS- this has completely replaced ketchup and bottled salsa for me (which PS is LOADED with sodium).

ENJOY!!

ANOTHER WEEK DOWN!

It's Friday! Have a healthy weekend...Ian and I are going on our 5km trek and I plan to make more of my homemade salsa today. I'll be sure to take and post a pic!

Meg