Recipe of the Week: Brunch Bake

Brunch Bake:

(serves 12; points value:  3 per serving)

12 small refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
24 oz. egg beaters (3 cups)
5 oz. Canadian bacon, chopped
1 cup reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella

Arrange biscuits in a 13x9 pan coated with cooking spray.  In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.  Pour over the biscuits.  Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

Weigh-in Thursday: Week 4

Oops - I forgot to post last week!  I lost a pound :)

This week I lost 3, for a whopping total of 4 pounds so far!  At this rate I'll reach my first goal 18.5 weeks.  Seems like a long time, but it took 32 years and 7 months to gain all this weight, so I shouldn't expect it to fall off in a month, right?

I'll be content for now for little successes, like already being motivated to shop for new clothes when my fat clothes start falling off!

Weigh-in Thursday: Week 2

I actually weighed in last night since the leader I love was at a different session this week.  I am up 0.2 pounds!  Must have been those damn Georgetown Cupcakes Bonnie and I bought on Tuesday!  I splurged, but splurged too much.

I've been doing really well tracking my points, but I went way overboard that day with the cupcakes and 2 high calorie/point meals.  Plus we had 2 cookouts for the holiday weekend.  I really need to decide if the 3rd deviled egg or 2nd cupcake is really worth it, or if 1 will satisfy my craving and then move on.

For the first full week I've been on the program, I feel like I've made progress in the right direction as far was watching what I'm putting in my mouth.  It's all about trade-offs.  If I have a big lunch, I need to make up for it at dinner.  If I decide to have a Java Chip Frappuccino as an afternoon snack, maybe I compensate with a 200 calorie Lean Cuisine meal the next day for lunch.

Learning experience, for sure.