MY 2011 YEAR!!!!!

THIS IS ME TODAY 12/30/2011

MY GIRL HAD ME TAKE THIS ONE.. MY THIGHS ARE NICE.. MY BUTT...WHERE DID IT GO JOE??? LMAO!!

Jerk Wings with Curry Cabbage

So I Love Caribbean Food... Been missing it with my new lifestyle. So I put on my THINKING CAP.. and this is what I came up with.

For the Wings:
6- 8 of Tyson Sections
2 tspn of McCormick Perfect Pinch Caribbean Jerk Seasoning
1 tspn of thyme
1 tablespoon of Grace's Fish and Meat Sauce
dash of black pepper
sprinkle some crushed red pepper to taste
SO SEASON WINGS WITH THE ABOVE.. lay on aluminum foil and place in oven at 350 degrees for approx 45-60 mins. ME? I love mine to have a slight crisp so I do about an hour 15 mins.. but on the last 30 mins I reduce the temp to 300


For the Cabbage:
2 cups of cabbage ( make sure you chop evenly so it cooks evenly)
30 grams each of -red,yellow,green,orange peppers
30 grams of onion
3 ounces of shredded carrots
1 tspn of your favorite curry seasoning ( I use Grace's)
1 slice of bacon OR Coconut oil (1 tspn)
black pepper to taste.. sea salt IF DESIRED.. I don't..
1/4 tspn of garlic POWDER not salt..
2 tablespoons of Swanson's Cooking Stock

FIRST: in a skillet with a lid... cook the bacon (or heat the oil) DO NOT TURN IT UP TOO HIGH.. lol
once the bacon is crisp done.... add the veggies EXCLUDING the cabbage.
cook approx 5 minutes.... add the seasonings... then the cabbage... stir and stir.. HEAT SHOULD BE Low to mid.. you want the cabbage to stay firm. After approx 10 mins. ADD the Stock... Cook  another 5 mins. YOU ARE DONE!
this is less than 550 calories... 15 NET carbs...8 grams of fat... 52 grams of protein..8 grams of fiber.. AND SO GOOD!!!

NOW ON MY TREAT DAY... I bake a VERY SMALL sweet potato and sprinkle with cinnamon and truvia (granular)... as a side item. I MEAn the smallest potato you can find. This also helps with portion control. We often try to buy the biggest potato..but in this lifestyle.. maybe going for the little bitty baby would be our best option.
Hope you guys enjoy!

And As always.. Keep It Classy Yet Sassy.. Truthful Yet Respectful!

THE FRICKIN' REMOTE!!!

Oh My Goodness.... I lost the remote 2 days ago... I have looked in freezer..boots..purses... closet..trash can... even through MY WIGS!!!!!!! I have a huge Lazy Boy Rocker Chair.. that I KNEW I was in the last time I had the dang remote. I ASSURE YOU, I have lifted that sucker several times and let it DROP to see if anything would fall. NO REMOTE! This morning.. I hit my shin on the corner of THAT CHAIR... THAT CRAP HURT! And then... there was a rattle... my heart dropped... could it be??? my remote??? I ripped the fabric and Wua-la... THE FRICKIN' REMOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy I don't know what to do... What's gonna trip yall out is when you see the pic of its location AND the distance from my FAV CHAIR and the T.V.  I MUST BE LAZY AS HELL!!! HAHAHAHA.. DONT JUDGE ME! Love yall.....
oh yeah.. you read right.. I ripped the fabric! lol.. I can fix it! I needed my remote!

SO .. THE LOCATION.....

SO... THE DISTANCE!!!!!!!! LMBO.. LAZY.com...

AND YES!! Your eyes are not deceiving you!!!! I'm watching In The Heat Of The Night! HHAAAHHAHAA I'm all messed up! But with no remote I just left it on the channel. I have been watching some crazy stuff!!

As always.. Keep It Classy Yet Sassy.... Truthful Yet Respectful!

LOW CARB: SPICY SHRIMP ALFREDO W/SPAGHETTI SQUASH SUBBING AS PASTA

THE FINISHED PRODUCT!!! 

OUT THE OVEN THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS..WELL KINDA.. I ALREADY REMOVED THE SEEDS.. 

THIS IS WHAT SPAGHETTI SQUASH LOOKS LIKE DONE!

DIRECTIONS:
USE SKEWER TO POKE HOLES ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SQUASH SO IT DOESNT EXPLODE IN OVEN... BAKE FOR EXACTLY 1 HOUR AFTER PREHEATING OVEN AT 375..



TOPPING:
6 OUNCES OF ANY KIND OF MEAT.. I USE SHRIMP AND/OR CHICKEN BREAST
30 GRAMS EACH:RED ONION; RED PEPPER; GREEN PEPPER; YELLOW PEPPER
1/2 CUP OF CHICKEN BROTH LOW SODIUM
1 1/2 OUNCE OF CREAM CHEESE
3 TBSPOONS OF PARMESAN CHEESE
1 TSPN PAPRIKA
1/2 TSPN OF GARLIC
1/2 TSPN BLACK PEPPER
DASH OF SALT
1/2 TSPN OF CRUSHED RED PEPPER


IN A SKILLET SPRAY WITH BUTTER SPRAY. I USE CRISCO SPRAY. SAUTE THE VEGGIES UNTIL DONE THEN ADD SHRIMP . SHOULD SEASON THE MIX.

IN A PAN. ADD BROTH AND CREAM CHEESE AND REMAINDER AND SEASONINGS.
HEAT SHOULD BE LOW.. STIR UNTIL IT BECOMES A SAUCE.. ADD 2 TBSPNS OF THE PARMESAN CHEESE STIR..

THEN ON A PLATE PLACE A CUP OF THE THE SPAGHETTI.. THEN THE MEAT AND VEGGIES.. THEN AD THE SAUCE ON TOP.. DONE!

THE WATER!!!

1/2 Cucumber 1 knuckle Ginger 1/2 cup mint leaves  1 lemon juiced 1 gallon water

Directions: 

Peel ginger & cucumber, Puree all ingredients together in food processor mix with water let it sit overnight in frig, strain into another container or water bottles and enjoy ice cold - be sure to refrig unused portions for up to 2 days

NOTE.... ITS GOOD.. 

As Always Keep It Classy Yet Sassy.. Truthful Yet Respectful. 

PER Dr. OZ

DR. OZ on eating fruit  Wow. This is truly enlightening.  I thought it was going to be funny.  But there are some very interesting healthy facts  included here.  Read on. EATING FRUIT     This is informative!   We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It's not that easy. It's important to know how and when to eat fruit.   What's the correct way to eat fruit?   IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUIT AFTER A MEAL! FRUIT SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.   Eating fruit like that plays a major role in detoxifying your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.   FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD.   Let's say you eat two slices of bread, then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it's prevented from doing so.   In the meantime, the whole meal rots and ferments, and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach, and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.   Eat your fruit on an empty stomach, or before your meal! You've heard people complain: Every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc. This will not happen if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. Fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas. Hence, you bloat!   There's no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruit becomes alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruit, you have the Secret of Beauty, Longevity, Health, Energy, Happiness and normal weight.   When you need to drink fruit juice drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT the concentrated juice from the cans. Don't drink juice that has been heated. Don't eat cooked fruit; you don't get the nutrients at all. You get only the taste. Cooking destroys all of the vitamins.   Eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit-fast to cleanse your body. Eat fruit and drink fruit juice for just 3 days, and you will be surprised when your friends say how radiant you look!   KIWI: Tiny but mighty, and a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E and fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange!   AN APPLE a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants and flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C, thereby helping to lower the risk of colon cancer, heart attack and stroke.   STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits and protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.   EATING 2 - 4 ORANGES a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent and dissolve kidney stones, and reduce the risk of colon cancer.   WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. Also a key source of lycopene, the cancer-fighting oxidant. Also found in watermelon: Vitamin C and Potassium.   GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene, good for your eyes.   Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer!   Can you believe this? For those who like to drink cold water, this applies to you. It's nice to have a cold drink after a meal, however, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you've just consumed, which slows digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.   A serious note about heart attacks.   HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE   Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they're asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Be careful, and be aware. The more we know, the better our chance to survive.   A cardiologist said if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.   It can even be your life!

6 WEEKS TO ABS....

So I am on a new mission. 6 weeks to abs.. Myself and several of MY FITNESS PALS are going hard for six weeks. Its started on Monday..9/12/2011...It consists of each person making a schedule and STICKING to it. The exercises of choice are AbRIpperX or the Ab Workout on the NIKE TRAINING CLUB APP for Apple products. Well my first day doing my ABRIPPERX was TODAY!! I was scheduled for Monday and Tuesday! lol.. Oh well..
Moving Right Along....

This is my before picture. 9/12/2011.... WORK TO DO!!!

THIS IS A PIC I TOOK LAST MONTH.. SOME PROGRESS.. BUT not REALLY!!!

PLUS!!! I WANT MY HIPS TO GO DOWN MORE.. WHICH MEANS LOSE WEIGHT! LOL

NOW I ACTUALLY VIDEOED ME DOING DAY 1 OF ABRIPPERX.. REMEMBER. MY SHOULDER BURSITIS IS INFLAMED... BUT I REFUSED TO ALLOW THAT TO WIN.. AND MAAAAANNNNNNN I LOOK ROUGH!!!! LOL.. OH WELL. I HAD JUST FINISHED 5 MILES AND THE ELLIPTICAL FOR 30 MINS..AND COMPLETED WEEK 3 DAY 3 BUSHMEN SERIES (50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 50 Windshield Wipers, 50 Kick Squats (don’t pop those knee joints), 50 Globe jumps (each jump up counts as one), 50 Lunges (25 each leg))  SO HUSH!!! LOL

At any rate thanks for hanging out on my journey!! As usual... Keep It Classy Yet Sassy and Truthful Yet Respectful!! HUGS!