Fab Fall Challenge Week 1

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back!

I'm back, it feels good to be back. I'm pretty excited about the Fall Fabulous Challenge because I just told myself that I need to get back into taking my weight loss seriously. This week I'm focusing on eating as many homemade meals as possible. I have a real bad habit of being lazy and eating out, so I've been prepping meals all weekend. 

One thing I wanted to do is experiment with more vegetables. So I found a recipe for Eggplant Parm, I used 4 Oz of ground beef and eggplant for the rest. It came out pretry good. I could definitely easy that again

So since that came out so good i decided to make a casserole for breakfast. It has potatoes, ham, broccoli, and eggs. Don't know how it taste but it looks pretty good. 

This week I am also drinking tea and water only, with the exception of one diet Dr pEpper a day if I need it. Well, Monday and Tuesday all I had was tea and water. Wednesday I had one cup the sugar cravings were getting bad around noon. For the most part week is going OK, and it's HUMP DAY!

Until next time!

Back On My Grind

I'm not one of those types of people to make resolutions. I mean I do, but my weight loss can't wait until New Year's. So, I'm back on my weight loss grind. I've been trying new recipes, tracking my food, and being more food conscious. I was able to stock up on fruits and veggies this weekend so I've been eating much better this week. So here's a look at what I've been eating. 

Fluffy Cream Cheese Dip 

I made a fluffy cream cheese dip to have as a snack on fruit or even cinnamon tortilla chips. Now, its much better to make your own chips but, I didn't.....next time I will. 

Love my slow cooker!

So, I have a love affair with my slow cooker. I L-O-V-E it!!! Its amazing to me, I spend about ten minutes in the morning prepping some foods and when I get home, its ready. Fall is perfect for it too, because I love soups and stews when its cold out! Of course you can make so much other stuff in the Crock-Pot! I have a big Crock-Pot with a timer, then I have a little one that I make my sides in. Check this out..... I cut up and peeled three sweet potatoes, I sliced two apples, added cinnamon and a little oil to my little Crock-Pot. I cooked it on low for about 5 hours and BAM!! I had Sweet Potato Apple Bake, and it came out delicious.  

I had it for breakfast with sausage and a green smoothie!

Then one morning I got up and decided to put some turkey wings in the slow cooker. I used some turkey gravy, cream of mushroom soup, chicken broth, and the turkey wings and cooked it slow for 8 hours. Man, it was good, once I got home I added some yellow rice and cooked it for another hour. Talk about fall off the bone good. I eat it again with the sweet potato apple bake and it was divine.  

All in all I had a good week last week. I didn't eat out as much because I cooked most days and always had leftovers. So, yeah....I'm back on my grind.