Week 3, sorry haven't posted in a while!

• Week 3 went awesome.  I didn't have any slip-ups and ate everything I should.  I made a couple new dinners and they came out wonderful. 
• I weighed in on Sunday and discovered I've lost another 4 pounds.  Wow! I have lost 22 pounds to date, slightly more than 1 pound a day.  I hope this continues until I loose the 60 pound goal I set for myself.  
• I think once I reach my short-term weight loss goal, I am going to look into Weight Watchers Online.  I've been searching for a plan will help me make healthy meal choices all while teaching me size portions.  I have tried Weigh Watchers many times in the past, each resulted in FAILURE! This time will be different because I plan to limit my carbohydrate intake greatly and pretty much try and stay away from prepared foods. So far, I have found a lot of wonderfully tasteful foods that don't contain grease, sugar and carbohydrates.  I'm sure with this valuable information at hand, transitioning to Weigh Watchers shouldn't be difficult. 

Recipe #1

• Howlin' Horseradish Mexi-Chicken (1 serving) (I thought of this recipe myself!)
• Ingredients:
• 2 Chicken Thighs skinless (5-6 oz)
• Howlin' Horseradish Mix made by Tastefully Simple 
• 2-3 tbsp of Ro*tel or canned diced tomatoes and chili peppers
• Rubbed both chicken thighs with a generous amount of Howlin' Horseradish Mix. Place them in a baking dish, roasting pan or on a baking sheet.  Spread 1-1 1/2 tbsp of Ro*tel on each piece and cover with tin foil.  Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 45-60 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
• Brussels Sprout - steamed

Recipe #2

• No Points Vegetable Soup (Thanks to my SIL E)
• Ingredients:
• 10 oz baby spinach leaves
• 2 medium carrots chopped
• 2 medium celery ribs chopped
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 medium garlic clove minced (I use jar garlic - 1/2 tbsp) 
• 4-8 cups vegetable stock (depending on how soupy you would like it)
• 28 oz canned diced tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• Add prepared ingredients in large pot, bring to boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer, partly covered at least 10 minutes. I simmered it for about 30 minutes.
• I added 6 oz of uncooked frozen jumbo shrimp to 6 oz of this soup and steam cooked it all together in the microwave until the shrimp was cooked. What a delicious soup it turned out to be! The soup is very flavorful all on it's own however, my plan calls for a protein so I decided to add shrimp.  I am going to try salmon tomorrow.

Inspirational Quote

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, 

anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.  

~Author Unknown