Let's Get Cookin'

On December 30th, 2011 we had a major loss in the family. After hours of steaming tamales our poor stove couldn't handle the pressure and cracked.........more like exploded.

Glass Shards Flew All Over the Kitchen

The tragedy continued as delayed insurance claims and a back ordered replacement left us without a stove for two months. But I'm proud to announce that we now have a new stove!

Can't Wait to Take This Baby for a Spin!

The one upside to being without a stove for 2 months is that it was the catalyst that lead me to recommitting to getting healthy. However I couldn't have been this successful without one store and that's Trader Joe's. When I decided to stop eating out at fast food joints I knew that it meant eating prepared microwaveable food. While I was not looking forward to a diet of Lean Cuisine I knew it was needed. Then I decided to check out Trader Joe's to see if any of their food would fit in my diet......and WOW did it. I found SO many entree's that fit into my diet! I love their food because they feature all kinds of cuisine from Indian and Mexican to Italian. Their food is so flavorful and so different from the big box store prepared food that I actually crave it. My favorites are Tandoori style butter chicken 360 calories, reduced guilt pizza primavera 250 calories, and Grilled Eggplant 270 Calories. While I can't wait to start cooking on the new stove I will definitely be keeping Trader Joe's prepared meals in my diet. 

On the waking up early and going to the gym front, I won half the battle this week.....This past week I've been waking up between 6:15 and 6:45am while I've spent most of that time still in bed reading...I know that it will come in helpful when I go back to Boot Camp on Tuesday! Also I lost 1 more pound this week!

My Brother Abe Assembling Tamales