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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

September 2nd, 2014 Creative Ideas

September 2nd, 2014 Creative Ideas

This day, oh my--it was a long one! I managed to maintain the integrity of my food plan despite the long hours. I must admit, I worked a split shift today, opting to come home for a midday nap before returning for a long afternoon of radio production.

I left the studio at 5:15pm and headed for the store to purchase some items for dinner. I'm challenging myself to discover new and exciting things to prepare. I have my tried and true regulars and believe me, they wouldn't be regular menu items if I didn't love them. Sometimes, I feel like stretching my culinary skills and imagination. This is when it get's fun.  I decided on a sirloin tip steak stir fry with squash, zucchini, onions, green pepper and red bell pepper. For my side dish, I cut sweet potatoes into round medallions and baked them at 420 degrees for 30 minutes. The entire dinner was amazing. I prepared it pre-conference call--and enjoyed it immediately after the presentation tonight. I love creative ideas in the kitchen!

Our presentation tonight was all about the weight loss support group conference calls I co-facilitate and moderate with Life Coach Gerri Helms. Currently, this weekly group is only available in the U.S. and Canada.
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This was our "poster" for tonight's event. And here's the audio from tonight's presentation in its entirety:

We're looking forward to a very successful ten week group starting September 9th and taking you right up to right before Thanksgiving. I'll include a direct link for you to register and sign up in tomorrow night's edition. We're giving those who were on the conference presentation live, the first opportunity.

I enjoyed the aforementioned dinner immediately after tonight's presentation, then made my way to the YMCA for an elliptical workout. I cranked it up to level 10 tonight. Pushing it like I did on Monday's walk with Heather has really opened my eyes to the concept of what can I really do? I'll never know unless I try, right? I set the elliptical to 10 and took off and I made it, yes, made it just fine. It was an incredible workout. I'm getting a bigger sweat with every new resistance level.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's weigh-in. I know to ground myself and maintain some perspective while approaching the scale. Still, I'm excited! And excited doesn't necessarily mean high expectations, it just means I'm feeling great and regardless of what the scale says tomorrow morning, I'm okay! If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you'll be the first to know the weigh day update!

My Tweets today:
















Thank you for reading and in this post, thank you for listening!
Strength,
Sean
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Saturday, August 16, 2014

August 16th, 2014 No Longer On My List

August 16th, 2014 No Longer On My List

My day started earlier than my late bedtime encouraged. I was scheduled for a location broadcast at a grocery store where the special of the day was fresh roasted Hatch Chili Peppers from Hatch, New Mexico. Guess what ingredient you'll likely see in some of my dishes! I started with lunch today.

One of the effects of taking extraordinary care in preparing and enjoying my food is the excitement I feel when I think of something new or something old, made new again.  I made chili relleno bean tostados for lunch. Oh my--incredible. The flavor of the Hatch Chili was phenomenal, taking my usual bean tostados to another level. I left off the usual sour cream simply because I didn't want to diminish the flavor of the chili. With the reduced fat shredded cheddar and mozzarella, it really tasted like a chili relleno!

I decided to walk, outside in the middle of a hot August afternoon. I'm not sure what I was thinking. Actually, I was thinking it would be quicker than going to the YMCA--and it's been a while since I've visited the trail. I did a short 1.7 miles that felt like 7.1 from the heat and humidity. It was hot!! I was dripping wet.

I had a very nice evening out with some very special people. I knew the plan was to ride go-carts and have dinner at a pizza restaurant. First, the go-carts: Wow. It was an amazing experience. I really thought I would need the two seater, but no--I didn't! I was able to enjoy the go-cart in the regular size. This would not have been possible 69 pounds ago, I promise you. The experience reminded me of the freedom I felt when I first rode a roller coaster. I've driven a go-cart before. It wasn't a new experience, but the thought of, I can do this now, was powerful. When you're as big as I was not too long ago--and especially when I was at my heaviest, there's a big long list of things you simply cannot do because of your size. For me, go-carts is no longer on my list of things I can't enjoy.

The pizza restaurant took some planning. I knew they made a special gluten free thin crust pizza. The question was the sauce. Does it contain sugar? I called the restaurant earlier this afternoon and expressed how important it was to me that I know with certainty one way or the other. I spoke with two different people and finally was able to confirm the sauce was sugar free! I shared a small 10 inch veggie pizza and the calorie count was much smaller than I expected. My calorie budget was a little low this evening because I drastically overestimated how many calories I needed to spend on the pizza. It made some room in my budget for something I rarely enjoy...

Wine! I'm not a drinker really, at all. I will occasionally enjoy a small amount. And by occasionally, I think my last was a couple of years ago. I allowed two measured 4 ounce servings, 98 cal each. It wasn't bad, it was a good year. Isn't that what wine drinkers say? A good year? :)

I had a wonderful time this evening. I'm feeling very good about some developments in my personal life and it has me trying to decide what is appropriate to share and what I want to keep private. I've learned many tough lessons over the last six years of this blog--and one of them involves what's appropriate to share--and what's good to keep private and personal. This is first a weight loss blog--but really, it's about so much more--it's about freedom and living, it's about life. So yeah--perhaps I'll share a little more in the coming days about this development, because it's certainly about life. And it's good.

My food Tweets today:
















Thank you for reading and for your support!
Strength,
Sean
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