But I LOVE food, I can't give up the things I LOVE, that would just be too restrictive! Oh love, such a silly game we play, I mean do you hear yourself, you can actually see your eyes glazing over at the thought of those white chocolate mochas and classic coffee cake. Do you ever notice that people claim to love many things, food, clothing, furniture, houses, restaurants, hair products, BLAH, BLAH, blah, blah, blah! C'mon people why do you "love" these things, do they sustain you, do they shelter you, do they make you feel safe and secure, do they make you who you are? NO! Because I bet if each one of you stripped away your nice houses, your fancy designer clothes, you got on sale by the way, your fav saturday night restaurant rituals, your no frizz hair mousse and of course your decadent food items you just had to have, you would find YOU, just you, and a very naked you by the by : D but none the less YOU, all that other stuff that you had to have, that you just couldn't live with out, that complete you, that you LOVE those aren't really you.
And so how much easier it is to give up these things that only really may be destroying you. For some of you it may be food, it may be always having to have the newest and best clothing, or maybe you just have been trying to control your life so much to "appear" perfect to the outside world. Whatever your vise may be you will soon see that once you strip all those things away they were never that important to begin with. In fact they are the very things that people noticed about you, they noticed the front you were putting up, that perfect life you are trying to portray, that addiction to fine foods and pastries, that need to compulsively shop. To you and only you these things are your dirty little secrets, but to everyone else they can see what your trying to hide behind.
Ahhh yes they are the ugly truths that we must face while we're going down this road, not every pit stop is going to be a main attraction, but at least you get to pee. What I'm trying to say is when your making changes about yourself, it isn't always pretty or comfortable but once you face those inner demons that have been whispering in your ear all these years trying to stop you from being the person you were made to be, once you do that, they will retreat they will start taking steps back and soon they will be non-existent because they never were a part of you in the first place. I encourage all of you to face those things that have been holding you back and when you do don't stop, don't slow down, keep on going till your free, you'll be so happy when you do. Well it is that time again to bid you all a farewell till tomorrow!
Warm Regards,
Candace
Stuffed No Shells Shells
1 pound Ground Chicken
generous amounts of Italian Seasonings
fresh Spinach
chopped Green Olives
1 container Cottage Cheese
1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
2 cups low carb and low sugar Tomato Sauce
cook chicken, spinach, green olives and italian seasonings together in a pan, once cooked put in a glass pan and mix with cottage cheese, pour tomato sauce over mixture and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top, bake on 400 for 15 minutes or until melted and Enjoy : D
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
No seriously not one bite! Yes I made a very tasty looking red velvet cake and though I know it looked gorgeous I have absolutely no idea how it tasted. There is nothing more gratifying than saying your going to do something and then actually doing it. It is an amazing feeling that only makes me want to continue this journey for the next 31 days now.
It really is astonishing how if you start to get the wheels in motion on a goal that after awhile of doing it it seems so natural, so second-nature, like you were suppose to be doing this all along. And you were, that is exactly it, because you are stepping into the person that you were meant to be, your taking that first step somewhere over the rainbow till you reach the blue birds, they are there, you just have to take that first step, then the second until your step turns into a run because your so anxious to get there, because you know once you do, well once you do it will be the most liberating, amazingly wonderful thing you won't be able to describe it when you do in fact get there.
Isn't is funny how we watch all these movies, romantic comedies, dramas, etc, etc, and we some how feel that if that were just us, just for one moment then our world would seem somehow in place, somehow complete. And in all honesty if we were characters in a movie that would be true, but we're not, and this isn't a movie, it's life, it's filled with real challenges, real decisions, real disappointments and it doesn't always have a happy ending. BUT if you can reach deep down inside yourself, now hold on this is where I get real philosophical, if you reach deep down and look real hard and be REAL with yourself you will find what is lacking and from there, from the point of looking in the mirror and finally realizing you aren't the nicest person or your way too negative or it really isn't your jeans that make you look fat it's you, from there you have a choice you can change it or you can continue on always knowing that your that person you begin to hate.
Listen, there isn't enough ways I can explain to you how important it is to lay your emotions and pride aside and just be honest with yourself. There isn't enough ways I can say once you do you'll be much happier with yourself, you'll be able to look people in the eye again, you'll be able to stand with your head held high knowing that you've done everything you possibly can to be a better you and there is nothing better than that my friends. Well it is time again to bid you all a farewell till tomorrow of course!
Warm Regards,
Candace
Crab Salad
1 can of Crab Meat
3 TBSP of Mayo
1 Stock of Celery
2 Dill Pickles chopped
Dash of Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder
Mix all ingredients and eat plain or put on top of a salad and Enjoy : D
It really is astonishing how if you start to get the wheels in motion on a goal that after awhile of doing it it seems so natural, so second-nature, like you were suppose to be doing this all along. And you were, that is exactly it, because you are stepping into the person that you were meant to be, your taking that first step somewhere over the rainbow till you reach the blue birds, they are there, you just have to take that first step, then the second until your step turns into a run because your so anxious to get there, because you know once you do, well once you do it will be the most liberating, amazingly wonderful thing you won't be able to describe it when you do in fact get there.
Isn't is funny how we watch all these movies, romantic comedies, dramas, etc, etc, and we some how feel that if that were just us, just for one moment then our world would seem somehow in place, somehow complete. And in all honesty if we were characters in a movie that would be true, but we're not, and this isn't a movie, it's life, it's filled with real challenges, real decisions, real disappointments and it doesn't always have a happy ending. BUT if you can reach deep down inside yourself, now hold on this is where I get real philosophical, if you reach deep down and look real hard and be REAL with yourself you will find what is lacking and from there, from the point of looking in the mirror and finally realizing you aren't the nicest person or your way too negative or it really isn't your jeans that make you look fat it's you, from there you have a choice you can change it or you can continue on always knowing that your that person you begin to hate.
Listen, there isn't enough ways I can explain to you how important it is to lay your emotions and pride aside and just be honest with yourself. There isn't enough ways I can say once you do you'll be much happier with yourself, you'll be able to look people in the eye again, you'll be able to stand with your head held high knowing that you've done everything you possibly can to be a better you and there is nothing better than that my friends. Well it is time again to bid you all a farewell till tomorrow of course!
Warm Regards,
Candace
Crab Salad
1 can of Crab Meat
3 TBSP of Mayo
1 Stock of Celery
2 Dill Pickles chopped
Dash of Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder
Mix all ingredients and eat plain or put on top of a salad and Enjoy : D
Monday, November 8, 2010
Aahhhhhh
Aahhhh... I finally feel like I have mastered my weight loss plan. Some people say that I may be "too restrictive", but I say I am teaching myself how to eat and in doing that I have to discipline myself. I am taking things out of my diet that have gotten me to this point in the first place. I am sure you have heard people say "just eat in moderation", well let me tell you something, if I could eat in moderation I wouldn't be doing this in the first place! And I don't exactly agree with that statement "in moderation", I could have 1/2 a pack of Starburst, 1/2 a donut, 1/2 a cheeseburger and small frie for my daily meal choices and even though that would be in moderation it sure as heck wouldn't be healthy.
The truth is I am tired of poisoning my body with harsh chemicals described as "food". A hundred years ago our ancestors would have thought we all had lost our minds with all the CRAP we are putting in our bodies. I mean no wonder the average american dies around 65-70, WOW just when you retire and can actually enjoy life your DEAD! Oh yes some may say I am being "too restrictive" but I say I am being smart, I am being healthy, I am going to live longer than you. Why? Because I didn't allow my mind to have free-rein, I didn't allow myself to have a cookie or piece of cake every time I wanted it, because thats just it, I WANTED it , I don't NEED it. When you finally train yourself to recognize the difference between wanting something and actually needing it, your whole mind-set will begin to change.
I am finally getting use to telling myself no! Because in all reality I don't need anything that I am craving. Now that I have been changing so have my taste buds, I no longer want the things that I use to. It is so amazing how you hate change at first but once you establish it it becomes something you desire. I am so much more in-tune with what my body actually needs vs. what I want.
I am feeling so great that I actually won't have a problem making my husband a red velvet cake for his birthday tomorrow. I don't even need a taste. Why?..because it's not worth it, its not worth the self disappointment that will immediately follow and it sure as heck isn't worth destroying all the progress I have made. You see once you get to this point, the point of no return, you won't want to do anything else but finish. Stay strong my fellow succeeders and soon you will be able to live up to that name, SUCCEEDER, remember that every time you want to give up, and then DON'T. Your already succeeders, now you just have to show yourself you are. Well I am off to bake! I would say wish me luck, but I won't need it! I bid you all farewell till tomorrow!
Warm Regards,
Mexican Casserole (SO GOOD!)
1 pound Lean Ground beef
2 TBSP Salsa (I use Pace)
Generous shakes of Mrs. Dash (I use the chipotle kind)
1 medium container of Sour Cream
5 Chives chopped
Green Olives chopped
1 package of Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded
Chopped Ice Berg Lettuce
Cook ground beef in a pan on medium add salsa and Mrs. Dash, cook till meat is browned then transfer meat into a baking glass pan or any deep pan would work, spread most of sour cream over meat and then spread, sprinkle package of cheese over meat and sour cream layers and then put in oven on 375 for 20 minutes, once done you dish out on your plate and add the toppings you desire, I put lettuce, chives, green olives and some taco sauce, Enjoy : D
The truth is I am tired of poisoning my body with harsh chemicals described as "food". A hundred years ago our ancestors would have thought we all had lost our minds with all the CRAP we are putting in our bodies. I mean no wonder the average american dies around 65-70, WOW just when you retire and can actually enjoy life your DEAD! Oh yes some may say I am being "too restrictive" but I say I am being smart, I am being healthy, I am going to live longer than you. Why? Because I didn't allow my mind to have free-rein, I didn't allow myself to have a cookie or piece of cake every time I wanted it, because thats just it, I WANTED it , I don't NEED it. When you finally train yourself to recognize the difference between wanting something and actually needing it, your whole mind-set will begin to change.
I am finally getting use to telling myself no! Because in all reality I don't need anything that I am craving. Now that I have been changing so have my taste buds, I no longer want the things that I use to. It is so amazing how you hate change at first but once you establish it it becomes something you desire. I am so much more in-tune with what my body actually needs vs. what I want.
I am feeling so great that I actually won't have a problem making my husband a red velvet cake for his birthday tomorrow. I don't even need a taste. Why?..because it's not worth it, its not worth the self disappointment that will immediately follow and it sure as heck isn't worth destroying all the progress I have made. You see once you get to this point, the point of no return, you won't want to do anything else but finish. Stay strong my fellow succeeders and soon you will be able to live up to that name, SUCCEEDER, remember that every time you want to give up, and then DON'T. Your already succeeders, now you just have to show yourself you are. Well I am off to bake! I would say wish me luck, but I won't need it! I bid you all farewell till tomorrow!
Warm Regards,
Mexican Casserole (SO GOOD!)
1 pound Lean Ground beef
2 TBSP Salsa (I use Pace)
Generous shakes of Mrs. Dash (I use the chipotle kind)
1 medium container of Sour Cream
5 Chives chopped
Green Olives chopped
1 package of Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded
Chopped Ice Berg Lettuce
Cook ground beef in a pan on medium add salsa and Mrs. Dash, cook till meat is browned then transfer meat into a baking glass pan or any deep pan would work, spread most of sour cream over meat and then spread, sprinkle package of cheese over meat and sour cream layers and then put in oven on 375 for 20 minutes, once done you dish out on your plate and add the toppings you desire, I put lettuce, chives, green olives and some taco sauce, Enjoy : D
Sunday, November 7, 2010
One week down five more to go...
So it officially has been one full week of my little adventure and today it has not been feeling any easier. I have been craving only bad things and have constantly had to remind myself today why I am doing this. I know that week two will be a lot easier and hopefully any cravings will be completely gone next week.
Tonight's post will be short and sweet! I attempted to make sugar free, low carb chocolate mousse that is now chilling in the fridge. I am not sure that it will turn out, hopefully it does because I have had a chocolate craving that will not stop!
I just want to let you all know I am staying strong because I WILL finish this! I want to be the best me that I can possibly be and that means taking care of myself physically. If any of you are on this journey with me I encourage you all to stick with it, even if you have a momentary lapse, stay strong! The sooner you take care of this then the sooner you can step into becoming that person you've always wanted to be and stop being the person you constantly fight with. Thats all for tonight friends! I bid you all a farewell till tomorrow!
Warm Regards,
Candace
Decadent Hot Cocoa
1 cup of Water
2 tsp. of Half and Half
1 tsp. of Vanilla
1 TBS. of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Dollop of Cool Whip
Heat Water over stove, when water is hot add cocoa mix together, at the end add vanilla, por into a cup and add Half and Half and a dollop of whipped cream, Enjoy : D
Tonight's post will be short and sweet! I attempted to make sugar free, low carb chocolate mousse that is now chilling in the fridge. I am not sure that it will turn out, hopefully it does because I have had a chocolate craving that will not stop!
I just want to let you all know I am staying strong because I WILL finish this! I want to be the best me that I can possibly be and that means taking care of myself physically. If any of you are on this journey with me I encourage you all to stick with it, even if you have a momentary lapse, stay strong! The sooner you take care of this then the sooner you can step into becoming that person you've always wanted to be and stop being the person you constantly fight with. Thats all for tonight friends! I bid you all a farewell till tomorrow!
Warm Regards,
Candace
Decadent Hot Cocoa
1 cup of Water
2 tsp. of Half and Half
1 tsp. of Vanilla
1 TBS. of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Dollop of Cool Whip
Heat Water over stove, when water is hot add cocoa mix together, at the end add vanilla, por into a cup and add Half and Half and a dollop of whipped cream, Enjoy : D
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Choices
Man oh man the nausea and breakouts are finally subsiding from the complete rig-a-morel I've put my body through the past 6 days. I must of screwed my body over pretty good in the past if its taking this kind of hit on me. But it's finally getting better, the hunger pains are gone, I can be in a room full of pastries and not think about them the entire time, now its only part of the time : D In all honesty I didn't even think I would have made it this far but I under-estimated myself.
Isn't it amazing how the human body works, you literally control everything you allow yourself to do in one simple thought, one decision tells you if you are going to drag your lazy self to the gym or if your going to have that extra piece of cake. It's just one thought followed by one action that determines the outcome of your whole existence. Just think if you would have spent the last few years making all the right decisions that you are wishing you would have made today how different things would be, how ahead of the game you would be. Yes, yes the mind is a very powerful thing.
I have spent the last 6 days making the right decisions, the harder decisions, the decisions that you know you should do but instead you pick the easy way out and make the compulsive decision instead of really taking the time to think about the consequences down the road. Like if you eat the donut now you'll be buying bigger jeans next year or if you ignore your health now you'll spending most of your money on medications later.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to the decisions choose to make. There is a reason why your mother always told you "you can do anything you put your mind to." Now why would she say that, because its exactly true, the only reason you are where you are today is because you chose, in one way or another, you chose to be there, you molded yourself into the person you became. And while some of you may be perfectly content with that person I know there are others of you that are not. To those that are not, I encourage you to look deep down inside yourself and really think what it is you can do to better yourself, what can you do to become the person you were meant to be, the person God intended you to be, think about...think about it....are you thinking???...Good, now CHOOSE.
The person you want to be is only one choice away, it's that simple, thats all you have to do, have one thought and make up your mind in the right direction, take the road less traveled, step into your destiny. I hope you all make the decisions you want to make in becoming a better you. I will bid you all a farewell till tomorrow!
Warm Regards,
Candace
Buffalo Celery Sticks
3 Boneless Chicken Breasts frozen
1 cup of Buffalo Sauce
1/4 cup of Water
Celery Sticks
combine chicken, buffalo sauce and water in the crock pot on high for 2 hours, once done pull apart chicken and put onto celery sticks, you may use blue cheese if desired, enjoy : D
Isn't it amazing how the human body works, you literally control everything you allow yourself to do in one simple thought, one decision tells you if you are going to drag your lazy self to the gym or if your going to have that extra piece of cake. It's just one thought followed by one action that determines the outcome of your whole existence. Just think if you would have spent the last few years making all the right decisions that you are wishing you would have made today how different things would be, how ahead of the game you would be. Yes, yes the mind is a very powerful thing.
I have spent the last 6 days making the right decisions, the harder decisions, the decisions that you know you should do but instead you pick the easy way out and make the compulsive decision instead of really taking the time to think about the consequences down the road. Like if you eat the donut now you'll be buying bigger jeans next year or if you ignore your health now you'll spending most of your money on medications later.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to the decisions choose to make. There is a reason why your mother always told you "you can do anything you put your mind to." Now why would she say that, because its exactly true, the only reason you are where you are today is because you chose, in one way or another, you chose to be there, you molded yourself into the person you became. And while some of you may be perfectly content with that person I know there are others of you that are not. To those that are not, I encourage you to look deep down inside yourself and really think what it is you can do to better yourself, what can you do to become the person you were meant to be, the person God intended you to be, think about...think about it....are you thinking???...Good, now CHOOSE.
The person you want to be is only one choice away, it's that simple, thats all you have to do, have one thought and make up your mind in the right direction, take the road less traveled, step into your destiny. I hope you all make the decisions you want to make in becoming a better you. I will bid you all a farewell till tomorrow!
Warm Regards,
Candace
Buffalo Celery Sticks
3 Boneless Chicken Breasts frozen
1 cup of Buffalo Sauce
1/4 cup of Water
Celery Sticks
combine chicken, buffalo sauce and water in the crock pot on high for 2 hours, once done pull apart chicken and put onto celery sticks, you may use blue cheese if desired, enjoy : D
Friday, November 5, 2010
Parties
Can I just say that it is incredibly hard to be at a party with lots of wonderful treats and have nothing! I mean why don't we serve low carb, sugar free snacks for all to enjoy. I'll tell you why, because nobody likes that crap! There is a reason they call it a "sugar high" because it makes you feel so good. But you have to keep in mind that that "high" only lasts for so long and then you crash and wind up wishing you would have eaten something low carb and sugar free items in the first place.
Needless to say I will definitely be skipping any dinners out and parties in the next 35 days. Thanksgiving is going to be hard enough there's no need to drag out the torture any more than I have to. So on that note I will tell you to avoid anything that will tempt you to get off track. But I will say that I did very well and stuck to my sugar free water : D
Life is so short and if I have to spend one more minute of it feeling like I'm not the best I can actually be, that I didn't succeed, that I spent yet another year feeling like I wasted time, well lets just say I will NOT be doing that this year. I will be ringing in the New Year already having completed my resolution.
In all reality 40 days is not that long and I will not die, in-fact when completed I will be jumping up and down with joy not only that its over but that I can breath, that I can relax, that I can walk in a room and feel like I'm captivating instead of hiding behind my insecurities.
Not much else to say tonight besides, stay strong if you any of you out there are trying to change any area of your life, just know its only for a short time and once you have accomplished it you won't be able to describe the freedom you feel! Lets do this, lets get it done and lets move on. I bid you all farewell till tomorrow.
Warm Regards,
Candace
Buffalo Wings
1 cup Buffalo Sauce ( I get the kind with zero carbs)
15 Chicken Wings
Put in the oven for recommended time then put wings in a bowl and mix with buffalo sauce, serve with blue cheese dressing if desired and enjoy : D
Needless to say I will definitely be skipping any dinners out and parties in the next 35 days. Thanksgiving is going to be hard enough there's no need to drag out the torture any more than I have to. So on that note I will tell you to avoid anything that will tempt you to get off track. But I will say that I did very well and stuck to my sugar free water : D
Life is so short and if I have to spend one more minute of it feeling like I'm not the best I can actually be, that I didn't succeed, that I spent yet another year feeling like I wasted time, well lets just say I will NOT be doing that this year. I will be ringing in the New Year already having completed my resolution.
In all reality 40 days is not that long and I will not die, in-fact when completed I will be jumping up and down with joy not only that its over but that I can breath, that I can relax, that I can walk in a room and feel like I'm captivating instead of hiding behind my insecurities.
Not much else to say tonight besides, stay strong if you any of you out there are trying to change any area of your life, just know its only for a short time and once you have accomplished it you won't be able to describe the freedom you feel! Lets do this, lets get it done and lets move on. I bid you all farewell till tomorrow.
Warm Regards,
Candace
Buffalo Wings
1 cup Buffalo Sauce ( I get the kind with zero carbs)
15 Chicken Wings
Put in the oven for recommended time then put wings in a bowl and mix with buffalo sauce, serve with blue cheese dressing if desired and enjoy : D
Thursday, November 4, 2010
STOP THE MADNESS
I'm sure we have all heard that saying "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." It all sounds so perfectly simple and so easy to avoid, but I guarantee 99% of people live through this saying day in and day out. Its so easy to get stuck in a routine and then just stay there. I mean who would have ever thought that if we would just change the way we do things and the way we thought about things and the way we ate things, that we might just have a shot at stepping into who we were placed on this earth to be.
So lets STOP THE MADNESS ALREADY! This whole thing of living each day only to the minimum potential is so depressing, its like watching the Titanic and thinking that there will be a different ending other than "I'll never let go Jack", well let me tell you something, its time to let go already!
I was so naive to think that once I got past the first three days of this journey that everything would just kind of fall into place, boy was I wrong! Let me just tell you that the first three days of my little "wanting to change" I have been miserable with nausea and my face broke out in so many different ways I am not even sure the coroner could have been able to identify me. So I thought that day four would be a breeze and it turns out it is the day from Hell disguised as a breeze! I mean I was craving every food you could possibly ever imagine and I was so much hungrier that I thought I might eat my own arm, but I didn't! I stayed strong! I told my "friend" no thanks, I don't need your taunting for the day, now go away.
And I made it, I made it all the way home from work and it turns out I didn't die! I'm still alive! Yes! Because you see the truth is (the truth that doesn't get spoken about very often) is that you can do this, you can change, you can make a real decision other then you Venti Caramel Macchito. ITS TRUE!!! So hop on this band-wagon and do something different today, do something your going to remember for a while, change the way you think, change the way you eat, change anything and just watch what can happen! I hope that you do, and if you do feel free to shoot me a comment so we can read about it and encourage each other! I'm off for now, my sugar free water is getting cold! : D I bid you all farewell until tomorrow!
Warm Regards,
Candace
4 teaspoons of sugar free French Vanilla Coffee powder (from the grocery store, you can find by the coffee and tea products)
1 cup of Water
2 Tablespoons of Half and Half
1 dollop of Cool Whip
Pour over ice and stir and top with cool whip, or prepare hot if desired and enjoy : )
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