Chicken Parm Meatballs

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 11:34 | Category : About Me
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Ingredients
1 lb ground chicken
3/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp italian seasoning
3 cups spinach
1 tbsp sun dried tomatoe italian pesto
1 egg
1/4 cup shredded 3 cheese blend (fontina, asiago, parmesan) or parmesan
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees & spray large baking pan with PAM
Shred spinach with knife, rinse, place in microwave [...]

Induction Day 3

Sunday, 17 January 2010, 10:25 | Category : About Me
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Another day under 20 net carbs!
Breakfast- Scrambled Cheese & Chive Eggs Beaters
Snack- Turkey Pepperoni w/Swiss Cheese, Cucumber slices
Lunch- Cajun Tilapia & Shrimp with Spinach Wine Sauce (mmm… leftovers)
Snack- 1 Slice Swiss Cheese (I wasn’t hungry & in a rush but it was snack time)
Dinner- Steak, Cucumber Slices, & Roasted Garlic Cauliflower
Snack- Jello

New Years Resolution… Blah

Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 19:45 | Category : About Me
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Ok, how many times do we make the same goals year after year only not to keep up with them. The entire practice seems a little insane to me. We have life to beat us up enough why on earth add to it. So this year I have decided no resolution for me… just sane [...]

My Version of Induction

Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 11:20 | Category : About Me, Diet Tricks & Facts
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I’m an Atkin’s Fan and big believer in the need for Induction so we can jump start our bodies into diet induced ketosis, the burning of our bodies stored fat for energy. Atkins Induction calls for a maximum of 20 carbs a day for 2 weeks. They have a suggested food list which you can [...]

It’s Been A Minute

Monday, 16 November 2009, 10:59 | Category : About Me
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Hey, everyone sorry for the delay. Last month was the one year anniversary of my mom passing away from Lung Cancer. It was truly a rough time. I must admit I fell victim to emotional eating. A full month of eating in a quest to feel better. Talk about damaging. I can physically look at [...]

1 in 10 Women!!!

Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 11:47 | Category : About Me, Diet Tricks & Facts
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There’s a syndrome most women don’t know about yet the new estimate is that 1 in 10 women of childbearing age are living with it. It’s a syndrome that often manifests itself in different ways depending on the individual. The symptoms are varied and many doctors are ill informed resulting in misdiagnosis.
This syndrome is Polycystic [...]

Let’s Get Cooking!

Friday, 4 September 2009, 11:58 | Category : About Me, Recipes
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I LOVE TO COOK! I’ve baked my first cake from scratch at 7yrs old and spent every Sunday in the kitchen making the most delicious Soul Food meals my Big Moms & Aunt Ida could turn out. As I reached my teens you’d find me in the kitchen with my friends parents learning the different [...]

The Moment of Horror!

Friday, 4 September 2009, 6:34 | Category : About Me, Fashion
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One day I was forced to buy a pair of jeans cause my last pair were worn to bits.  I’ve always had a hard time finding pants due to my curvy shape. It seems to me designers rarely take a body type like mine into consideration when designing plus size clothes. I have a waist, [...]

Why This Fat Black Chick???

Thursday, 3 September 2009, 13:37 | Category : About Me
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I ran into a brick wall online the other day. Yeah, I know IMPOSSIBLE! I was searching for a blog or website by a fat black chick like myself that was working on improving herself inside and out. Bam!!! Brick wall!!! The lovely Google genies failed me. I found lots of blogs and sites geared [...]