Sunday, July 28, 2013

12 weeks out!

Well, technically yesterday was 12 weeks out, but I am starting today. Everyone else started weeks ago. But I am jumping on the late train. That means all those other girls will have a long lean leg up. But as long as I'm willing to put in the work I think I can catch up!

I HaTE posting before pics, but I know that I need to. So here goes nothing...





This is going to be a long hard journey. But every day it's all I can think about. Before I decide to have another kid I would like to achieve this. Because who knows what could happen between now and the next time I have this opportunity. It's now or never! Why should I keep putting off my dreams and goals??!! Especially when I regret it every night.
I hope you follow me along this journey and join me!

83 days left!


Egg whites and Oatmeal

This morning I made egg whites and oatmeal... for 5 days. My first batch I accidentally left the yolks in though. So I tried taking them out with a fork. Bad idea. I was able to remove most of the yellow, but accidentally took a lot of white. That and the fork spilled some yolk. So it ended up more like 3.75 egg whites and 1 egg yolk. oops. lol.
make sure you use something to make the eggs not stick!
In order to make sure I measured the eggs correctly for each morning I made five separate batches. Don't worry, it didn't take very long. I cooked up 4 egg whites with season salt and green pepper. When I ate it it still needed something because I'm used to LOTS of flavor. So I drizzled some mustard on top. Yummy! Mustard is acceptable because it is flavorful, but low calorie and pretty clean.


I also cooked up one batch of oatmeal. One cup of steel cut oats and one cup of old fashioned oats. Make sure you use the correct amount of water! Steel cut oats are quite different from regular oats. Don't worry about following normal cooking directions. Just follow the SCO directions.
Alright, so let me explain it better. Boil 4 cups of water. This is usually when I add in cinnamon and any other flavors or extracts. Add in 1 cup of steel cut oats and one cup of old fashioned oats (Not quick cooking oats). Turn off stove and stir every now and then until oats soak up all of the water. And whala! You're done. Today I added some blueberries, honey, and banana to sweeten. I know I shouldn't but I needed to!

This was my breakfast this morning before the banana  and mustard.

Split it over the course of five days. About one cup of oatmeal per day.

I love these containers!
Perfectly portioned!

Oh and here are the nutrition facts for the steel cut oat/old fashioned oat mix

Servings - 5
Calories - 196
Calories from fat - 31.6
Total fat - 3.4g
Saturated Fat - 0.4g
Cholesterol - 0
Sodium - 0
Carbohydrates - 34
Dietary Fiber - 5.6
Sugars - 0.4
Protein - 8