Check In and a New Recipe......

This week for my weight journey post, I wanted to post the entire diet, but quickly found out that this is so long. Likewise, if I included the important information that goes along with the diet the post would be so ridiculously long, no one would read them. With that being said, if you would like a copy of the diet, please email me and I will send it to you right away in the form of an email attachment. I have to refer to my diet plan often, and it really would be easier if it was in your hand, than trying to read it off a computer screen. Thanks to my son for helping me get it into a format that I could email out.....so thankful!

Going to see my nutritionist is not cheap, it is not covered by my insurance, but if my journey will help someone else, I am glad to blog about my journey.Please, if anyone is reading this and has severe health problems..chronic problems, fighting cancer...email me, and I really want to put you in contact with this office. They treat people all over the country, do phone consultations, and ship supplements. You can not imagine how much a role your diet has in beating health issues. I go visit my nutritionist and instead of talking about myself, I find myself asking about health problems of fellow bloggers I have read about....finally, she told me to tell anyone who needs help to call...they treat people all over the country...so there it is....I want you to know, there is help and hope...I truly believe it or I would not take the time to do these post. But I also believe many would just like a good diet to follow, one that they would see results pretty quick..so I am posting about that here too...hopefully, someone in need will find the way to make a change.

I am slowly getting back on board...and let me stress slowly. It seems since the holidays, I have had a real struggle committing to not "have a taste" of this or that, things I know I am not supposed to have. And well, I know myself....a taste usually will not do....it leads to a larger sampling. I'm glad I did not mark the 1st as the day to get in gear, even though I did say something like "soon after" the 1st. This next week, I am going to do it...stay focused, eat what I am supposed to....get in gear..... and since I have to report back here next week....well...maybe that will help to motivate me to stick with the plan.... I did not weigh myself this week....no need to....Next week, we will see. I don't think there is any reason to weigh if I KNOW there is no reason to weigh....

My week goals: (1) Eat the recommended vegetables per day....(this is the hardest part for me for some reason) (2) Drink my recommended amount of water daily (3) get back to eating breakfast, no matter how late I wake up or in a hurry I am (4) leave the Peanut brittle my son brought into the house alone. It is one of my favorites, and well...(those little tastes) are really adding up.

Uhh......what a set of goals.....but for myself, it will have to be enough this week. I want to leave you with a recipe I tried this week. It was good, but I don't care for olives, so I picked them out. It was super easy, no fuss type of dinner. Honestly, I should have not had the rice, but darn it was good. Served this with a large salad, and it was a great dinner. Don't let the olives steer you away, the flavor of the meat is really good, and if you are one of those folks who love olives, (like my husband) then you will really enjoy this dish.



Mediterranean Style Beef Dinner


You will need:
2 pounds beef cut into ½ to ¾ inch pieces
2 cans (14½ to 15 ounces each) chili-seasoned diced tomatoes,undrained
1 cup olives, pitted, cut in half ( I used Spanish and black olives)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder
pinch of oregano
crumbled feta cheese
Cooked basmati rice

Cut up meat into 1/2 to 3/4 inch peaces. Season meat with salt, black pepper, garlic powder and oregano. Place beef, tomatoes and olives in 3½ to 5½-quart slow cooker.

I took out the pimento from the Spanish olives...just because I don't like it. Go ahead and leave it in if you want...but remember, I don't care for olives...or pimento...so I had to eliminate one of them.

Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours, or on HIGH 5 to 6 hours, or until beef is fork-tender. This does not need to be stirred during cooking. Just place it in the slow cooker and forget about it. LOVE that!


Serve over rice if desired.( I desired) Sprinkle with feta cheese on top before servings.
Serves 4 to 6

I don't have the exact calorie calculations, but this really should not be too high in calories, especially if you cut the amount of rice or eliminate the rice all together....but I did not do that, I love basmati rice....just sayin'