My imagination?
It could be my imagination, but I think I saw a faint ripple of definition on my shoulder today that I had never noticed before. How Awesome!
And the other day in the shower, I noticed some muscle near my arm pit that I had never felt before. Whoa!
Today has been a good day so far. I managed to cook up a large acorn squash that I bought last night. I wasn’t sure how to cook it, but I did what my mom told me. I put it in the microwave for about 15 minutes. Half way, I took it out and cut it in half so it wouldn’t explode. As it cooks, it softens, and then it’s easy to cut it. I wouldn’t want to hack at a fresh squash with a knife like I have done in the past. This is much easier. When it seemed to be fully cooked, I scooped its contents out and put them in a plastic container. Ready for the next several meals. I will eat it with meat or some other source of protein.
By tomorrow, I will figure out how to cook sweet potatoes.
While I’m on the topic of food, I am going to share some meals that have been working really well for me lately.
green apple and almonds
green apple and low-fat muenster cheese
cottage cheese along with a sugarless apple cake that I made out of lots of cubed fresh apples and cake batter (flour, butter, 2 eggs, baking powder).
sauteed yellow squash with romano cheese and small sourdough roll
slow-cooker beef with cooked vegetables (I give the broth to my dog. She loves it!)
fresh baked salmon and salad
Quiche made of cottage cheese, mozarella, and eggs with mushroom inside and red onions on top and fresh challah bread.
turkey burgers and fresh squash or sweet potatoes
roast beef in a sandwich with a green bell pepper or a cucumber or tomatoes or all of the above
quiche with rice and cooked zucchini
large tomato stuffed with rice and zucchini
vegetable soup
cheese lasagna (moderate amount) with salad and garlic bread
everything bagel with a slice of provolone, a slice of American, cucumbers, tomatoes, sprouts, and red onions
7-grain oatmeal cereal with flax seed oil and half a piece of fruit or an orange
seafood with brocolli in a nice sauce that comes in the package with the frozen brocolli. I don’t know how to make the sauce and I wouldn’t eat this kind of meal too often, because god knows what is in that sauce.
protein shake
lean beef burgers in half the bread with fresh tomato, ketchup, and relish and mushrooms on the side.
What do you think of these meal ideas? Am I on the right track? If you have any meal ideas to share, I would love the input!
October 27, 2008 at 7:50 pm
They sound good. I would buy broccoli without the sauce. Just squeeze lemon juice over it and its not too bad.