Day 3 on my challenge - 7 Lbs to go & PB Review

Lost another pound this morning. Felt good. Still feel it's water weight, but at least it's coming off. 
Not sure now how my plan should be. How many days on PP? before going to cruise? This will be my 3rd day. Should I start with PV tomorrow? or do another 2 days of PP? Any thoughts?
Thanks for your comments on my last post. Your encouragement and thoughts help me big time. Yes, a little exercise goes a long way & you guys are right. The first few minutes and getting to start is the hardest. Once you've started, it feels great and you keep going. Need to keep that in mind! :)
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WF Peanut Butter Spread Review:
Oh, and for you who asked about the WF peanut butter spread. Again, not your real thing. It's creamy, doesn't REALLY taste like peanut butter, a little sweet I'd say. But it works.  Yesterday I used it as a dipping sauce for my chicken. What I did is I put a little in the pan, mixed it (made it smoother) and added some fresh Ginger to it. It did kinda feel like I was eating Thai food -well, at least it was pretty close! :)  - I would recommend it as it is a different texture/tast. Something different to try for sure.
Breakfast: coffee w/ non fat creamer
Snack: 1 slice of non fat Cheddar cheese & 1 slice of fat free Bologna && cup of coffee
Lunch: 3 slices of non fat Swiss cheese & 3 slices of fat free Bologna
Dinner: 2 thinly cut beef steaks w/ WF Ketchup & Mayo

I'm really full right now, but I need to have my oat bran. I'll probably have an Oat Bran cookie w/ some tea later on "hopefully" :)

I had some "tummy problems" today (I'll spare you the details) but that's why I didn't really have a proper lunch/breakfast. But managed to eat dinner. Hopefully it'll sit! :)

Hope you're all having a good Dukan Day.

Woohoo! 8 Lbs to Go!

Daily Weight Loss: 2 Lbs
Awesome start. This is probably mostly water weight, but it's 2 lbs down and I'm feeling happy about it.
Thank you all for all the support you've been giving me. It keeps me going.

There are a couple of things that I need to concentrate on, besides food. Water & Exercise.  Need to drink more. Yesterday, I did a good job. I made it a fact to drink water every time I'm in the kitchen (and I'm in there a lot, trust me! with 2 toddlers wanting snacks, milk, water etc ... I'm in there quite a few times a day!) hehe
The other thing, exercise. Well, I don't know what is happening, but I don't feel like I have any energy to work out. Need to make it a point to "at least" walk a little everyday.
Here's how my day went:
Breakfast: Cup of coffee w/ creamer
Snack: Activia Light
Lunch: Grilled Chicken w/ Walden Farms Peanut Butter (added a little fresh ginger)
Snack: 2 slices of non fat Swiss cheese
Dinner: 3 hot dog beef franks w/ WF Mayo & WF Ketchup

Might have a cup of tea with an Oat Bran cookie later on tonight.

Good Day - Hopefully Good Results Tomorrow! :)

I did pretty well today. Stuck to a PP day and felt good about it.

Breakfast: 1 cup of coffee w/ non fat creamer
Snack: Oat Bran Chocolate Muffin
Lunch: Grilled Beef Kebab & Chicken Kebab
Snack: 2 slices of non fat Swiss cheese
Dinner: Miracle Noodles w/ chicken in a Walden Farm Alfredo Sauce
Snack: 2 slices of Cheddar Cheese/ non fat

Ohh, I think my son just woke up. Got to go check on him. Sorry for the short post! I'll update you tomorrow! Wish me luck! :)

Hey, I'm here!

Sorry for not posting the last few days. I have a post (that I didn't publish) with the results after my 1st day on PP. I didn't post it because I was, well, surprised, upset, disappointed, a bit embarrassed and because I decided to put everything behind me and move on.

What happened that after a really good day on PP, the next morning I weighed in and was really surprised that my weight had gone up `1.8 lbs! UP i said, not down! Which is very surprising to me because I usually use that much on my 1st return to PP. So, i felt all the above! And ended up not publishing the post.

Later that night, I got my period. So, in a way, it kinda explained everything. (well at least I hope that was the reason I added the weight).

Decided that I will start my challenge when I'm done with it. Because I really want to feel good and positive about everything. So, now, I'm done. And today I start my challenge. I know that a few of my Dukan friends wanted to join in on the challenge. Did you guys start? :) - I still have to read your posts. I had a really busy weekend. Fun, but busy.  I didn't check my weight the last couple of days. I think I'm afraid because of the weight gain a few days ago!!! :) - But I'll get over it, no worries!

It always feels good to start on a Monday anyways, right? :)

So, I'll be posting again at the end of the day about the progress of my 1st day of my 10Lbs challenge!

Gotta do this! I need to do this!! :)

Couldn't wait to share!

I couldn't wait till tomorrow's post to tell you about the Chocolate Oat Bran Muffins. They were absolutely delicious!! Oh wow! Couldn't believe that it would taste this good with those little ingredients! :)  Although I'm not a "sweet tooth person" , this is something i really enjoyed. Great texture, not too sweet and just simply delicious :)
Thank you Vicki !!

Question: how many of these can we have a day?? :)

Ready, set, BAKE!

Good day in general. Nothing exciting really. Rained almost all day, it sucks! Everywhere else in the States are getting a massive heat wave, except us, here in Seattle! You'd think we get used to it. We don't! Oh well, it's just another day.
I wanted to workout, but again, didn't get the chance to do that. Also, I know I need to drink more water. I don't drink enough. Some days, I realize I've only had 1 or 2 cups of water. NOT GOOD!  Got to get myself into the habit of drinking more.

Breakfast: 1 cup of coffee/ non fat creamer, Activia light
Lunch: 2 eggs, 1 slice of 2% Swiss cheese, a little crab
Snack: Cup of coffee w/ non fat creamer
Dinner: Miracle Noodle & Walden Farms Pasta Tomato Sauce & Ground Beef
Snack: 3 slices of fat free swiss cheese & some crab (felt a bit hungry after dinner).

I'm "attempting" to bake Chocolate Oatbran Muffins tonight! If they're good, i'll probably have it for a snack with a cup of tea. I'm trying Vicki's recipe. Wish me luck! :)

FYI: I didn't have the Wheat Bran that the recipe needed, but did find something called Cream of Wheat (it's not creamy at all, has the Oat Bran texture). Thought I'd give it a try with that. Let's hope it works! :)

The last few days have been really tough for me. Not talking about the diet (directly), but life in general. That's when I struggle with my food. It's like "yeah, whatever, I'll just eat" . In the past, that's something I would do. Lately, I've been better. Although it takes everything in me to be disciplined about it.
It's also really hard to concentrate on myself and what I need to do to get healthier and be happier. It takes a lot of work to do that. Especially with the daily struggles, routines and experiences with my two little boys. Don't get me wrong, I love my boys. I would do anything and everything for them. I'm just saying, it takes a lot of effort physically and emotionally to juggle between the family needs and my own personal needs.
I'm sure a lot of mom's out there understand where I'm coming from :)

with my husband at the Manchester United Game

Going to another subject now! Last night, my husband and I went to a soccer game (as it's called in the united states) also known internationally as football! :) - My favorite team, Manchester United  were the visiting team. And they were playing our own Seattle Sounders FC. It was a great game.Great atmosphere. And I loved every minute of it. And the timing was great, since I needed a break and do something with my husband without the kids :) 

Have a great one!

Walden Farms Tomato Basil Sauce - Review

One of the things I bought from Walden Farms was the Tomato Basil Sauce. Was a bit skeptical on how this will turn out. Especially that after I opened the jar, the color wasn't really RED, more of a orange pink weird color :) - So, decided to make spaghetti using Miracle Noodles. I sauteed a little minced onions (used an olive oil spray), then added ground beef, some mixed spices, net mug and Cinnamon, salt and pepper. Then I added the Tomato Basil Sauce. and let them cook together on low heat. When everything was done I added the sauce on top of the noodles and mixed them.

The taste, wasn't exactly your traditional spaghetti, but it was very good. Very descent and I will definitely make it again!

Here's the end result (sorry, not a clear picture - the food was really hot when I took the picture)