OK, so I thought I left the closet years and years ago. Well, I did but now I am a closeted...Lady GaGa fan. Yes, I admit that whenever I hear Pokerface or Paparazi come on-I dance. I may even sing. She lifts my spirit. I thought about other singers that have that effect on me. As any friend or family knows, I battle depression-now hugely more infrequently than many moons ago, but music always has a way of lifting me up. Depression is suffocating so any outlet is appreciated. Here are a few singers/song that lift me up/motivate me to get moving out of whatever rut I am in.
Lady Gaga
Leona Lewis
Cher (yes, Cher)
Anything from The Big Chill soundtrack (thank you, Judi for the CD)
Michael Crawford (huge Broadway actor-Phantom of the Opera, anyone?)
Michael Buble
Madonna-old school stuff
Motley Crue,Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Cinderella-The Big Hair Bands of the 80's
Alicia Keys
Evanecence (spelling is wrong-Only Time great song)
Melissa Etheridge (have to have a token lesbian on the list or my card is revoked)
etc. etc. etc.-pretty much any music except rap.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
3 more bite the dust
Woohoo! 3 more lbs bite the dust. ONLY 93 more to go! (lol) It's slow going but they'll come off. I've heard the slower they are to come off (1-2 lbs/week)the better it is in the long run. So, I'll take it. Anything new?
Well, I read YOU:on a diet by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen. It was a good book, covering a lot of what he talks about on his talkshow. He has a two week plan-which I'm not going to follow, but I am going to do the exercises he has. He said the most important exercise to do is a 30 minute walk every day, even if it's just around a table over and over. That I can do. I am also 3x a week going to pop in my Sweating to the Oldies DVD that is sitting, still wrapped collecting dust for about a year, into the DVD player. "A" will do it with me. He saw Richard Simmons on a show recently and was doing one of the dances. "A" follows them. Let the music and the pedometer begin!
Well, I read YOU:on a diet by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen. It was a good book, covering a lot of what he talks about on his talkshow. He has a two week plan-which I'm not going to follow, but I am going to do the exercises he has. He said the most important exercise to do is a 30 minute walk every day, even if it's just around a table over and over. That I can do. I am also 3x a week going to pop in my Sweating to the Oldies DVD that is sitting, still wrapped collecting dust for about a year, into the DVD player. "A" will do it with me. He saw Richard Simmons on a show recently and was doing one of the dances. "A" follows them. Let the music and the pedometer begin!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Supplements, Diet, and Energy
Today is Thursday and I have to say that after "watching" what I eat, I have more energy. I heard that it would happen and it has. That is one of the biggest perks. I have to admit that in addition to loading up on the veggies, I owe a lot of energy credit to the dietary supplements that I've been taking. So, here they are:
Vitamin D3 for my immune system and bone health.
Iron for my anemia-I tried to do it without it, but my body just doesn't make enough red blood cells on it's own.
B-Complex-this is to help my body turn food into energy. It helps absorb the iron and helps metabolize food.
Prenatal Vitamins-no I'm not pregnant but they are packed with everythign, including extra iron.
Every day I take these. Also, every day I eat either broccoli or spinach for the iron and avocado, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries for antioxidants and yogurt for the calcium.
Vitamin D3 for my immune system and bone health.
Iron for my anemia-I tried to do it without it, but my body just doesn't make enough red blood cells on it's own.
B-Complex-this is to help my body turn food into energy. It helps absorb the iron and helps metabolize food.
Prenatal Vitamins-no I'm not pregnant but they are packed with everythign, including extra iron.
Every day I take these. Also, every day I eat either broccoli or spinach for the iron and avocado, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries for antioxidants and yogurt for the calcium.
Monday, February 22, 2010
2 More Down, 96 to go
96 more pounds is crazy! I think I can, I think I can. It's slow but at least it isn't 104 lbs-I could have very easily gone that way. Time to add in----exercise. Not too thrilled with that. At all, really. But alas, tomorrow night I will be going on a walk, weather permitting, with Judi and "A".
Recipe from Ann (as posted by Ann)
Fillets and Spinach with Balsamic Vinaigrette
from B. Homes and Gardens
1 pound fresh or frozen fish fillet - white flaky fish of any kind. 3/4" to 1" thick.
4 cups fresh baby spinach leaves trimmed
3 Tbsp olive oil or cooking oil
1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
1 medium red or yellow sweet pepper, cut into thin strips
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp honey
I strayed a little from recipe by not measuring the salt and pepper and using a mix of red and yellow sweet pepper.
Pat dry thawed or fresh fillets, salt and pepper and set aside
Place spinach in a large bowl and set aside.
In a large skillet cook onion in 1 Tbps olive oil on medium heat for 5 - 6 minutes until tender and slightly golden. You don't want them crunchy. Add sweet peppers and cook for a minute more (I cooked until they were semisoft and crunchy in the onions.
Stir onions and peppers into bowl of spinach and cover.
Add last two Tbsp of Olive Oil and turn up heat to medium high heat and cook fish for 4 minutes. Carefully turn fish and reduce heat to medium and cook for another 3 minutes.
Transfer spinach mixture to a platter and place fish on top. Cover to keep warm.
For vinaigrette, in a small bowl mix balsamic vinegar and honey together. Add to skillet. Cook and stir until heated through, scraping up any browned bits. To serve, spoon vinaigrette over fish and spinach mixture.
It took me longer to type this with my toddler in the room than it did to actually make this dish. My husband loved it and wanted it the next night for dinner. I made it on Saturday and we are having it again tonight (monday). He insisted.
It's very fresh tasting and not heavy with seasonings but still very tasty and obviously very healthy. Bon Appetit!
from B. Homes and Gardens
1 pound fresh or frozen fish fillet - white flaky fish of any kind. 3/4" to 1" thick.
4 cups fresh baby spinach leaves trimmed
3 Tbsp olive oil or cooking oil
1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
1 medium red or yellow sweet pepper, cut into thin strips
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp honey
I strayed a little from recipe by not measuring the salt and pepper and using a mix of red and yellow sweet pepper.
Pat dry thawed or fresh fillets, salt and pepper and set aside
Place spinach in a large bowl and set aside.
In a large skillet cook onion in 1 Tbps olive oil on medium heat for 5 - 6 minutes until tender and slightly golden. You don't want them crunchy. Add sweet peppers and cook for a minute more (I cooked until they were semisoft and crunchy in the onions.
Stir onions and peppers into bowl of spinach and cover.
Add last two Tbsp of Olive Oil and turn up heat to medium high heat and cook fish for 4 minutes. Carefully turn fish and reduce heat to medium and cook for another 3 minutes.
Transfer spinach mixture to a platter and place fish on top. Cover to keep warm.
For vinaigrette, in a small bowl mix balsamic vinegar and honey together. Add to skillet. Cook and stir until heated through, scraping up any browned bits. To serve, spoon vinaigrette over fish and spinach mixture.
It took me longer to type this with my toddler in the room than it did to actually make this dish. My husband loved it and wanted it the next night for dinner. I made it on Saturday and we are having it again tonight (monday). He insisted.
It's very fresh tasting and not heavy with seasonings but still very tasty and obviously very healthy. Bon Appetit!
A Recipe
My dear friend Joy gave me the book "Hungry Girl-200 under 200" for my birthday and I've been perusing it but have not made the leap in making any. That is going to change. I am going to challenge myself to make at least 1 new recipe or try a new food each week. My friend Ann put up a great fish recipe that I am going to try and tonight I'm going to make the recipe below from the 200 under 200. It will be my lunch and Judi's lunch tomorrow.
1 bag of broccoli slaw mix
chicken breast, cooked 12 oz or so
1 can water chestnuts, drained/sliced
1 cup canned mandarin orange segments, drained &chopped (rinse if in juice)
1 cup scallions
3/4 c newman's own lighten up! low fat sesame ginger dressing (I couldn't find this so I am using Wishbon's version-also cheaper)
Toss together, refrigerate at least 2 hours. Stir very well before serving.
OH,YEAH--it was weigh day today! 2 more
1 bag of broccoli slaw mix
chicken breast, cooked 12 oz or so
1 can water chestnuts, drained/sliced
1 cup canned mandarin orange segments, drained &chopped (rinse if in juice)
1 cup scallions
3/4 c newman's own lighten up! low fat sesame ginger dressing (I couldn't find this so I am using Wishbon's version-also cheaper)
Toss together, refrigerate at least 2 hours. Stir very well before serving.
OH,YEAH--it was weigh day today! 2 more
Friday, February 19, 2010
A Day at the Park
I am not a fan of physical exercise. Not a fan at all but I listen to my friends and they say that they like it, or at least they are growing to like it. I know that if I am serious about losing weight, I am going to have to do it. I am going to have to learn to like exercise. Will I? I don't know but I do know that today I went to the park with our son and I had a blast. We built things with sand, went swinging on swings, and did twirls down the sliding board (he did-I just caught him). I chased after him. I laughed and he giggled. We had fun. It was a lovely 62 degrees. It was fun...and it was exercise. I'm in love with A's smile so I would have to say that any kind of exercise that makes him smile like as big as he did, I can definitely fall in love with.
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