Spiced Up Fish!

Loving tilapia right now!!! Last week I prepared it with three different spices and had myself a taste test! I used Mrs. Dash, Salt-Free Lemon Pepper & Tomato Basil Garlic and McCormick's Perfect Pinch Cajun.

Prepared stove top with a little olive oil. Dinner was served. A little piece of each spiced up fish.  Overall, they were all pretty good! The Cajun was the best, just enough spice without making it spicy! This is a half portion of the daily Lean and Green.

The Lemon Pepper spice made a second appearance during the week. This portion is the full Lean and Green for the day. My healthy fats included olive oil and the Walden Farms Thousand Island dressing. Paired with baby green salad with tomatoes,broccoli and chopped white mushrooms.

 

Yesterday's weigh in was a little dissapointing. I lost only one pound during the last week. Its good to hear that at least there was a loss. But not meeting my two average was a let down.

Weigh-In #4 - Day 15

Weigh-in  #4 was this week. Less 2 more lbs for a total of 13. So excited! Averaging 6.5 per week! Yay! Such a positive note to finish off the week with. Unfortunately, weigh-in #3 was not great.  Did not gain any, but did not lose any either.  This past weekend really affected my weight-loss goals. It was great to know I was getting back on track!  

I was visiting the office twice a week, but beginning next week I am doing only one visit per week. Yikes. A bit nervous but I think I can do it. The support has been great in providing the guidance and answering all the questions that came up during the beginning.

Our next step is joining a gym.  The hot humid weather is uncomfortable to even walk in. The enjoyable walks are gone! So we will tour the Fort Bend YMCA, the online tour has a great kiddie area.  The office recommended Fitness Connection for their low monthly price. Just today I saw that one is coming soon less than a few miles away. We do have a stationary bike, a weight machine in the garage, and pilates videos, so we have to decide what we think will work best.

To catchup on this week's dinners, here is the Citrus-Grilled Pork Chops. Five ounces of boneless pork loin chops marinaded with lime juice, garlic and olive oil. So good!

 We also tried the sun-dried tomato chicken baked with broccoli.

The night before work. I prepped all my meals for the next day. In the blender cup is the morning favorite iced Cappuccino, ready for a final spin in the blender in the morning.  Chicken and wild rice soup for lunch, with chocolate shake and pretzels.

Our favorite recipe from the Lean and Green book is the Nothern Italian Shrimp & Broccoli. Such a good recipe and quick to prep and cook!

The Medifast office gave me a sample of this Peanut Butter Soft Serve. 

 I crushed the ice in the blender.

 Combined the peanut butter soft serve powder.

 The results! Smooth and delicious. I don't think I would buy it again. I am more of an almond butter lover.

 I am trying out the Chocolate pudding for my 5th Medifast Meal of the day.  What better to end the day with chocolate pudding.

 Combine water with the pudding powder.

 Wisk away until combined. Do not stop to take a picture or the result will be a little lumpy.

 Not like the picture on the box, but definately really good! I placed it in the fridge for about 15 minutes. Just enough time for it to chill. Love it!

Via Colori!

Today was the Via Colori street painting festival in downtown.  It was AMAZING!!!!

Wow!

Bento containers make me happy!

The cute little bentos have really been making my life sooo much easier. It's easier to prepare the daily lunches at night before going to work. Hubby just takes them out, heats and serves. It takes the work out of what she has available to eat.

For tomorrow she has the following waiting for her.

Lunch: Earth's Best Organic Baked Chicken Nugget, string cheese, pasta shells with veggies and half of Dr. Praeger's Sweet Potato Littles.

Dinner: String cheese, the other half of the Sweet Potato Littles and pasta elbows with Tilapia and homemade sauce.

If you have yet to try the baked chicken nuggets, careful, they are DELICIOUS!!!! The breading has a great taste. My little one loves them!!!

This is my first time buying the Sweet Potato Littles at Whole Foods. They taste pretty good and warm quickly in the microwave. I found that the texture is quite soft so they are perfect for my little one and her four little teeth.

In other news, IT'S HERE!! The Disney Princess pink and cute portable player for our little princess. How did we get here? Let me tell you. It all started after a very long day at the office. We did not feel like cooking and went out for Mexican food to Pappasito's. Well our princess was sitting in the high chair looking around like always. I turn to look at the table next to me and WHAM!!! I had a "Why didn't I think about that?!?" moment. In the table next to us a family had a portable dvd player for their little one! Perfect! We bought her the Baby Einstein DVD's that she loves! And recently bought her the Pre-School Prep series of the Alphabet and Numbers in both English and Spanish. Definately recommend. Since she does not get to see much TV at home. I figured our treat of going out can become her treat of watching cute characters that make her laugh.

So online I went and found it. With headphone, car charger and remote control, it was a great deal. And of course it's pink! Now to find a carrying case....=)