Where ARE all of you!?!?! Am I the only one blathering on and on about my experience? C'mon people, is anybody out there in internet-land? Can anyone hear me? ECHO!....Echo....echo.....
So last week I sucked on half of the exercise portion of my commitment. I went to Jyze each day (albeit begrudgingly) but didn't work out on the elliptical trainer like I was supposed to. Boo! I am resolving to do better tonight and Thursday night.
Diet is going well... eating the same foods is getting more and more boring. But do I have a recipe for you!!
EGGPLANT PARMESAN:
You need:
1 eggplant
3 egg whites
1/2 c parmesan cheese (the kind in the green can -- less fat!)
Pam
Spaghetti Sauce (I bought the Hunts low-carb version)
Preheat your oven to 375. Peel one large eggplant and cut it in 1/4 inch thick slices, so you have a whole bunch of round pieces. Beat the egg whites until foamy in one bowl and pour the parmesan cheese into another bowl. Spray a cookie sheet with Pam. Dip your slices of eggplant first into the egg whites, then press them into the parmesan cheese on each side. Place the slices onto the cookie sheet. When all the slices are ready, spray them on the top with Pam. Bake them for 10 minutes, then flip them over and bake for another 20 minutes. Warm the spaghetti sauce in the microwave until it's nice and hot. When the eggplant is done, put it on your plate and spoon some spaghetti sauce on top. YUMMY!!
I also tried to make eggplant lasagna (you just use eggplant instead of noodles) but the eggplant came out kind of rubbery. I am going to try it again soon, but this time I will slice the eggplant thinner and steam it first!
Even though I sort of sucked on the exercise thing last week, I still lost 3.6 pounds. I am super psyched to keep on going now, since my jeans are a little looser and I don't have quite as much spare tire and muffin top. I even wore a skirt to church on Sunday that I haven't worn in almost a year -- a super-cute Talbots pencil skirt that my Mom gave me -- and my sexy red spike heels that complete my life. *love*
BTW - Shane has only lost a couple pounds so far, but I know he's lost some serious inches... he's still sticking it out with me!
FOLLOW UP: The eggplant parm makes 2 large servings, but I wanted the kids to try it too so I made two batches for dinner last night... I should have made three. They LOVED it! : )
AND! I'm glad I posted that I was going to do better on the exercise this week -- we KILLED IT on the elliptical last night for 30 minutes.
I promise I am here! We decided to stay an extra day in St George as the weather was a very balmy and sunny 60 DEGREES!!!! I just couldn't make myself come back to the land of frost and dirty snow! I'm back though and ready to get back to it! I LOVE reading your posts and hopefully have figured out how to make my comments show up so you know you are not alone and that I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
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