Low Calorie chocolate muffin

This recipe is delicious!

1/4 Cup ground flax seed
2 tablespoons Cocoa
1/4 teas baking powder
3 tablespoons Spenda or Stevia
3 Tablespoons egg whites
2 tablespoons water

Mix well in coffee mug and microwave 1 minute.     Dump onto plate and enjoy.
About 120 calories.    If you omit chocolate about 100 calories.  If you want to use sugar' sugar is about 48 calories a tablespoon.... I would try it without the cocoa and with only 2 tablespoons of sugar..this would give you a plain muffin of about 95+96 191 calories still a good breakfast option!

Food Review: Veggie Egg English Muffin by Lean cuisine

The veggie egg white English Muffin by Lean Cuisine is awsome!   It tastes great and has less than 200 calories.   To cook it, I take off the cheese and microwave egg and muffin for one minute.  Put muffin in toaster for light toasting.  Put cheese on egg and microwave for 20-30'seconds.   It's a little bit more work but I get a nice slightly crunchy breakfast sandwich!

Lower Calorie Potato Chip Replacement.

I love potato chips. But they are really high calorie. Cheese-its has these great 100 calorie packs. I love the snack mix version. It tastes just as salty as chips and it comes in a nice portion control size. I save them for when I cannot fight off the potato chip urge.

Shawl without border

I am in the process of adding a knitted on border to this shawl

 

 

Untitled

 

 

Food review Taco Bell Doritos Taco

I am usually not a big fan of Taco Bell but I really like salty foods. I had to try one Nacho Cheese Doritos Taco. At about 170 calories I would count it as a big snack or a small meal. If you like salty food you will enjoy this.. It has the extra punch of flavor from the Doritos Taco shell that gives it some kick. According to myfitnesspal ipad application it has 9g of protein. It is a nice treat that won't kill your diet. I would give it 4 out of 5 stars

 

 

 

Almost three months of fitbit

After three months with my fitbit I have lost about 12 pounds with the majority of it being fat loss.
I have walked over 1000 miles.   Here is proof:

It can be exhausting at times.   Definitely one thing that helps is to log all of the food I eat.  When I stop logging is when my weight loss plateaus.   Just the simple act of logging food seems to help me to eat less.  I am not sure why that works but it does.   Other things that help are to always walk while talking on the phone... seems silly but really adds on the points.  I try not to sit for too long.   I will
only watch HGTV while I am on the treadmill or elliptical.   I don't always have to be doing fast cardio but  I force myself to keep moving.

I have added in more biking lately.. I am hoping that will help keep Achilles tendon issues at bay.    I would like to lose about 7-8 more pounds.     It might take longer.. as the less you weigh the harder you have to work to lose weight.