R3 LM D46...

Photo courtesy of World of Mysteries.

I was just reading an article over at World of Mysteries. They show all of the popular drinks from Vitamin Water to Rockstar to Starbucks. Along with many of the favorite drinks at fast food restaurants. The kicker is they have pictures of the drinks with an example of their sugar equivalent along side them!!! HOLY CRAP!! That really puts things into perspective :) Click here to see the article: http://worldmysteries9.blogspot.com/2010/05/harmful-drinks-in-america.html.

Had a great free day yesterday, and am back on track to day! The sun is out, and supposed to get even warmer from here on out. Just got back from a walk around the lake, and will probably go play volleyball at the park a little later.... have a great holiday weekend!

R3 LM D45.... Maintenance Photos!

Well, I said I would be accountable and keep up with photos. So here is today. The first photo is at the end of my 3rd round on 3/4/10 (with a lot of self tanner :). The second is 4/9/10. And the last is today at 5/29/10. It has been almost 3 months since my last round. My weight in the first photo is 144.4 my original LIW. The second is 149.8 after adding excercise and locking in. The last is today at 149.4 where I seem to want to stay.

© Jennifer Payne, West Jordan, Ut. "All Rights Reserved"

© Jennifer Payne, West Jordan, Ut. "All Rights Reserved"

© Jennifer Payne, West Jordan, Ut. "All Rights Reserved"

After scrutinizing as much as I can, I think they pretty much look the same. I do think things are slowly tightening up with the exercise. I still wish my butt and thighs looked better, but overall I am pleased with the maintenance. Let me know what you think. As usual, I could be off my rocker and you guys will tell me to consider another round:) Then again when I put in in perspective, I really can't complain..... :)

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© Jennifer Payne, West Jordan, Ut. "All Rights Reserved"

© Jennifer Payne, West Jordan, Ut. "All Rights Reserved"

© Jennifer Payne, West Jordan, Ut. "All Rights Reserved"

R3 LM D44......

As of this morning I am same weight as last week: 149.4! So here is what I have found. If I have one free day on Saturday, then I just have to follow my normal eating pattern and I will be back to 149.4 by Thursday. If I have 2 free days on the weekend, then I do a steak day on Monday, then follow the my regular program and am back to 149.4 by Friday. It works like clockwork so far :) So easy and I love my food. I think I will take another round of photos tomorrow morning to compare to the end of my last round. It has been over a month since the last ones and my weight is exactly the same this morning. I know I could lose another 12lbs or so and have toyed around with another round, but the hubby doesn't want me to. He likes curvy girls :) And probably to make my butt get smaller, I would have to look emaciated everywhere else. I am okay for now, and he would always support me no matter what. So I am just going to enjoy life until I really feel the need to do it again :) Here was yesterday:

R3 LM D41.... Coconut Pudding!

Photo courtesy of: karlmacphee.com

I came across this recipe on karlmacphee.com Is is called coconut pudding. It only requires almond flour, coconut milk, egg yolk and maple syrup (or honey or stevia). I was trying to keep the carbs lower so I just used 2 tbsp sugar free maple syrup and a sprinkle of stevia. I also put a little vanilla and cinnamon in mine. It was warm and delicious! Click on this link for the recipe and directions: http://karlmacphee.com/2010/05/22/coconut-pudding/.

My variation was:

56g or 4TBSP almond flour

1 egg yolk

1 can coconut milk

2 tbsp sugar free maple syrup

stevia, cinnamon, and vanilla to taste.

* about 8 70% cocao dark choc chips :)

After making this a second time here is what I did:

28g almond flour

1 cup almond milk

1 egg yolk

2 tbsp sugar free maple syrup

1 packet stevia, cinnamon, and vanilla

1 tsp arrowroot

7g pecans, 7g coconut flakes, 7g dark choc chips

This is one serving, while the other one was for 2. YUMMY!

Yesterday when I got to work, I was greeted by a policeman! Someone had busted out our front window and stolen all of our product and stevia! So sad! We were able to get more shipped in and are putting things back together. I can't believe what people will do these days! Starting a new business is hard enough without having to deal with things like this. So frustrating!!

R3 LM D39....... Hot Pockets :)

As you all know I try not to eat anything out of boxes or bags. For this mornings humor, this is a very good reminder as to WHY!



So yesterday was definitely too FREE of a day! I was so sick by last night. It started off great. I went running and then went to Kneaders for french toast. Delicious! Then we went shopping and everyone has told us we need to try Five Guys burgers. So that was where we went to lunch. I am an In-and-Out girl thru and thru, so I was a little skeptical :) I will say their fries were pretty good, but I don't want the fries so much anymore. I got the bacon cheeseburger and all the fixings. I had the bun too. The funny thing is the bun completely ruined it. It tasted like chemical cardboard. I tried to take it off, and it was so messy. In the end, I would not go back. Sorry Five Guys lovers, for me it is double, double protein style any day :) Then we went to see the movie "Letter to Juliet". It was really good. We shared some red velvet bundt cake, reeses pieces, licorice and nuts. TOO MUCH! When we got home we took our son to get some sundried tomato cheese bread and Coldstone. I was sure I was going to throw up but I didn't :) Needless to say, I was not proud :) I gained 3 pounds from yesterday! BUT- that doesn't scare me. I have my new secret weapon: excellent "carb tweaked" eating, combined with fun excercise = same weight next saturday! :)

R3 LM D38......

Happy Saturday everyone! So today is the weigh in. Last saturday morning I was 149.4. My goal was to have a free saturday and then eat on program all week. Then don't weigh all week and weigh again on Saturday morning and see if I was the same weight or lower. Well, this morning I am..... 149.4! I did really good about the scale, but have to admit I did get on once on Tuesday morning. It was 151.8 so I was a little nervous about today. But just like last week it corrected itself with good eating :) Plus, knowing I get to have whatever I want on Saturday makes any temptations thru out the week easier. Today I am considering the following: Kneaders french toast, In and Out, Coldstone, Cafe Rio, and glazed nuts! Now if the sun would just come out, that would be the icing on the cake :)

R3 LM D37....... Pancakes!

I was going thru some old recipes and found my favorite pancake recipe that I used to use during Body for Life. They are really good with tons of protein. Perfect way to start the day!

Protein Pancakes:

4 egg whites

(56g) 1/4 cup cottage cheese

(40g) 1/2 cup oats

1 packet NuStevia sweetner (0r sweetner of your choice)

cinnamon to taste

Syrup:

1/4 cup sugar free syrup

(31g) 1/4 cup costco frozen berry mix (or fresh berry)

I just put all the pancake ingredients into the magic bullet and blend. Then make like regular pancakes over medium heat. While that is cooking I put the syrup in the small magic bullet cup along with the berries. Put in the microwave for 30 seconds, then take out and blend for 10 seconds. Instant berry syrup! This makes 3 good sized pancakes. The picture only has about 1/2 the syrup recipe because I wanted you to be able to see the pancakes before I covered them completely!

Calories: 306.5 Protein: 27.75 Carbs: 34.25 (I don't count the sugar alcohol carbs in the syrup. The carbs would be even lower if you subtract the fiber from the oats and berries.)