Weight Loss Program:

A few minutes ago, I asked my mom a question I've never asked her.  Even though I was nervous about asking her, I was really excited about it.  The excitement was greater, definitely.  "Mom, can I look through your clothes for something to wear to my job's holiday party?"  That's right, ladies and gentlemen.  I asked my mom to borrow some clothes, not socks.  This was not possible since probably junior high, which coincidentally was that last time I remember being able to fit a size 14.  Can I just tell you that I'm really excited?  Yeah, yeah, yeah being able to fit my mom's clothes is great, but my mom's clothes are fly! 

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I have to give a huge, superduper shout out to Debbi from Debbi Does Dinner Healthy for a fantastically, delicious recipe for Butternut Squash and Apple Soup.  Here's mine (that's probably a little more than 1 serving):

This soup has a curry flavor and I coupled it with my version of PF Chang's Coconut-Curry Vegetables ( I added chicken as well) for my lunch yesterday and was quite happy.  The coconut-curry dish is not what it should be flavor wise, because I ran out of some ingredients, but I will make it again when I stock up and I know it will be excellent.  Here's my Coconut-Curry Chicken & Veggies (that's 1 serving by the way):

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I know that I've read a lot on other weight loss blogs about the difficulty at times with maintaining regularity.  I've got to tell you, I have found victory by increasing my intake of pumpkin, sweet potatoes and butternut squash. I'm sure my increase in water is also helping. Happy days are here again! 

Had breakfast: egg white omelet (with 2 egg whites) w/ green, red, orange pepper, onions, diced sweet grape tomatoes and some tomato paste; 1/2 grapefruit; coffee w/ English toffee sugar-free syrup; and 20 oz of water...working on my second 20 oz right now.

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Ok, I'm going to search though my mommy's closet! 

Weight Loss Program: Weigh-in and Prep Day

Ok, so I lost 3 pounds this week...31 more pounds till goal:-)  That's amazing to me.  I really want to step things up with my work outs and crank it up a bit with the toning.  I can feel my body underneath the leftovers of my former life.  I want to maximize the results I hope to get with the SSDDDC.

Alright, I don't have too much cooking to do today...I made a lot of protein dishes last week and I made some awesome turkey soup yesterday.  On the menu today we have: turkey and quinoa mealoaf--adapted from allrecipes.com (already cooking in the oven and smelling amazing!); butternut squash w. apples (no beans) soup--adapted from Debbi Does Dinner Healthy; Pumpkin loaf--adapted from The Joy of Cooking (cookbook); and "PF Chang's" coconut-curry vegetables--adapted from CDKitchen's webiste, will be adding chicken instead of tofu.

Ok, meatlaof is done so I need to get with the rest of my dishes before my babysitter has to go home and get ready for school tomorrow.  If I remember, 1st grade can be tough! lol  My son is quite occupied with his older god-brother.  I'm able to get lots done in between the boo-boos, boo-hoos and ya-hoos (which usually isn't a good sign.)