Lettuce Wraps

I'm soooo excited I'm down 4lbs! For the first time I wasn't starving this morning. I was satisfied with my apple (without peanut butter) I made eggs with mushrooms, garlic and bellpeppers. I normally do 3 egg whites with 1 whole egg but today I did 2 1/2 eggs because we didn't have enough for the whole family to eat if I only used the whites. On tonights menu for dinner is Lettuce Wraps. They are delicious and I would eat them even if I wasn't on a diet

4 shitake mushrooms (which can be hard to find so I sometimes use the dried ones found in the asian isle at the grocery store)
7 stalks napa cabbage (chopped)
1lb ground turkey
1/2 chopped onion
3 tbs hoisin sauce
2 tbs lite soy sauce
1/4 tea five-spice powder
1 (8oz) can sliced water chestnuts
12 large iceberg lettuce leaves

brown turkey meat and remove from pan. In the same pan spray some pam and throw in onion and chopped cabbage. Stir fry until tender. Add all your sauces and five-spce powder, mushrooms and water chestnuts and stir-fry for another 2 minutes. Add turkey meat and serve in the iceberg lettuce leaf

Serves 4 Nutrition per serving:
Calories: 268
Protein:29.4
Carbs:17.3
Fat 8.8 gr

Enjoy!

Pancakes

I'm not quite as hungry today but I'm still craving sugar and bread. So when i crave something sweet I eat a apple and peanut butter it's satisfying. Troy made some terrible oatmeal pancakes today. I don't know how he choked them down. I found a good recipe for some that are actually pretty tasty

1 cup uncooked oatmeal (not instant)
6 egg whites
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 tea vanilla
1/4 tea cinnamon
1.5 tbs honey

(serves 2)

Combine in a blender and cook. Serve with fresh fruit and sugar free syrup. The pancakes by themselves with out syrup and fruit have:

Calories (per serving) 394
Protein: 31
Carbs 53
fat 6gr

It is really satisfying and you feel like you are eating bread. I'm only down a pound I'm hoping it's because I'm bloated...I've been having sugar withdrawl headaches but they haven't turned into migraines. Overall I feel healthier, semi-hungry and proud that I have been so good for the worst 2 days on the diet. It can only get easier right?!?!?
p.s. I went for a walk tonight it was 3.7 miles

Day 1

It has been 6 years since I've had my first child and I still haven't lost the weight. Having 2 more has only added to my already overweight body. I decided to start a fat camp blog so I have someone to be accountable to, even if it's just to myself. I'm tired of dodging cameras ( I don't want to document this fat body) I'm missing out on life with my kids. I'm tired of not feeling sexy even though my amazing husband tells me I am. I'm tired of wearing sweats because I refuse to buy clothes since I feel like that would give into my size. And I'm just plain tired. So here it is for everyone I weigh 218lbs....wow! My goal is to lose 80lbs hopefully by August. I have a couple of weddings next year and I want to be chasing down the photographer not running from him. I will try to post healthy recipes or tips for the day and hopefully you will join me on my journey. Or rather walk beside me on your own journey.

So today is day 1 and it is rough! I ate so much sugar and crap over the holidays that I am having withdrawls. I think about sweets all day long. My body sees the chocolate chips and is willing me to make a batch of cookies. My mind is weakly telling me to stay strong. So far I have been good. Today I have eaten:

yogurt with 1/2 c cottage cheese

Apple with 2 TBS of peanut butter

6 mandarin oranges

15 raw almonds

salad with boiled chicken

So I am not concentrating yet on calorie intake or fat yet. I am concentrating on getting a protein with my meals. I took a bag of chicken and boiled it with like 12 cloves of garlic to add a little flavor. I bought the bag o salad from costco. The cherry and blue cheese one. I split the salad in half between my husband and myself and added 4 oz of my boiled chicken. I went for a walk this morning. I think it was like 3 miles. I'll drive it later and figure out for sure.

P.S. Stan is my nickname I got as a child. If you are wondering why my blogs are signed as Stan that's why. Oh and the picture of me is the only one I found and I'm about 18lbs heavier now. But fat is fat...I'll try to take a picture...we were lucky enough to go to Hawaii in April. It was a blast even if our 4 month old came along with us.