» Monthly Archives: January 2006

Start Today Fitness

By: Lisa on 01/31/2006

What’s been keeping me so busy that I haven’t been updating this site much over the past few weeks? Well, I run this site & blog design company that has been keeping me pretty much tied up lately. Reason I mention this? I just finished this site I want to give a shout out to ...

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Baked Tilapia

By: Lisa on 01/28/2006

We had this for dinner last night – – it was a sure hit and made it onto the family’s “DO AGAIN” list! Baked Tilapia Serve with a green salad or steamed asparagus. Servings: 4 • 4 tilapia fillets (about 4 ounces each) • 1 teaspoon dried dill weed, crumbled • 3/4 teaspoon paprika • ...

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Grapefruit

By: Lisa on 01/28/2006

I have always loved fresh grapefruit – even when I was a kid. When I was young, one of my favorite things to do was cut a fresh grapefruit in half – put it in a bowl and load the top of it up with sugar. I’d eat it all up with a spoon, then ...

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Busy Bee

By: Lisa on 01/23/2006

I haven’t had much time to update this site at all this week, really. Work has been keeping me hopping and on my toes pretty much the entirety of last week! Just wanted to check in on my weigh in date and record my progress. It was a slow week – but I did manage ...

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Mouth Watering

By: Lisa on 01/20/2006

Anyone else wake up this morning craving thick buttermilk pancakes? Laden with butter and thick maple syrup? I did – talk about torture!! Arghh! I resisted the urge, as difficult as it was. I made myself a bowl of hot oatmeal and sprinkled it with cinnamon and splenda, instead – to try and tone down ...

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Entering Week 4

By: Lisa on 01/16/2006

As I enter week 4 of the challenge – I still find myself motivated and encouraged by my current roll of successes. Today was my official weigh-in day and my progress so far equals a loss of 11lbs and a loss of 8 inches. How could I not be encouraged by that? When this first ...

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Lemon Roasted Chicken

By: Lisa on 01/15/2006

I ran across this recipe somewhere on the web and thought it looked easy and yummy! Since then, I’ve prepared this for my family three times and it is ALWAYS a hit! I used to roast chicken in the oven with TONS of butter to make it moist and tasty – – this recipe uses ...

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Tasty Ginger Chicken

By: Lisa on 01/14/2006

This one was such a hit with the entire family – I made it twice in one week. The first time, I used asparagus. The second time, I used broccoli. All good stuff! This recipe fed my family of four – adjust for yourself, as needed. Tasty Ginger Chicken 4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts. 1 ...

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Fun day!

By: Lisa on 01/14/2006

My official weigh-in day is Monday. I normally try to stick to that – particularly because this week I had my period and I was more than happy to stay off the scale! But, this morning I walked upstairs and was headed to the laundry room to do a load or two. I had to ...

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Burn, Baby

By: Lisa on 01/12/2006

I know how fortunate we are to have our own exercise room in our home. We refer to it as our ‘gym’ – though it’s really a bedroom we’re not using for anything other than storage. So, we cleared it out and stored our storage somewhere else and about 8 months ago, moved in the ...

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Egg Whites: The Other White Meat

By: Lisa on 01/11/2006

Great protein source…without the fat. Try some egg white recipes I found in the Body-for-LIFE mailing list I belong to: Reference: 3 Tbsps Egg Whites = 1 Whole Egg 2 Tbsps Egg Whites = 1 Egg White Egg White Poppers – 1 Plastic ice cube tray – Enough Egg Whites to fill tray – Cooking ...

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Monday Weigh In

By: Lisa on 01/09/2006

Mondays are my weigh in and measuring day. I’m staying at an even 7lb weight loss, but my inches have decreased quite a bit: Bust – Loss of 0.5 inches Rib Cage – Loss of 1 inch Waist – Loss of 3 inches Hips – Loss of 1 inch Butt – No loss here (big ...

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