hey all!  I hope your week is going well!  it's almost FRIDAY!!!!  WOOHOO!!!!!  I'm doing my good deed fo rthe upcoming week.  I'm taking in a person who is trying to get back to Wisconsin and can't until his partner gets paid and can get him a ticket back home.  It'll be good to have company if we can find something to talk about he's only 21 LOL  anyway,  here's my three things.....what's yours?

1.  working from home again!
2.  being able to shovel snow without getting out of breath!!!!!!
3.  Nice long hot showers with my body wash from Lush!

like the new pics Aaron

1. the ice is melting

2. just made plans to go visit my best friend out near Boston at the end of February

3. my daughter is coming for the weekend. go pick her up tomorrow so today is the last day I have to come into the office.

Thank you for the compliment!  I love your new avatar :)

1. Still struggling with this damn head cold. Slept like crap last night.

2. Lost the pound I had gained over vacation... but feeling kinds stuck.

3. Going to spend the morning in the kitchen cooking fabulous recipes from EggFace to have for the week and put in the freezer. Does anyone else use her recipes?

   A. Shelly's 5 Minute Sugar Free Banana Caramel Nut Cake
   B. Shelly's Creamy Crab Topped Baked Fish
   C. Shelly's Beef Fiesta Bites
   D. Shelly's Chickpea Patties with Greek Sauce
   E. Shelly's Pizza Bites
   F. Shelly's Turkey Slaw (one of my favorites)
   G. Shelly's 5 Minute Sugar Free Chocolate Raspberry Cake

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

oh can I come to your house????  you know I haven't tried any of eggface's recipes!  i relaly need to try a couple!  the SF cakes and stuff don't sit too well with me......unless I need a laxative LOL

You come to my home anytime Darlin'. I will cook up a storm for us.

Fortunately the sugar alcohols do me "good" considering my starting point most of the time. LOL... I make sure I eat any "dessert" with my meal so it's not a snack but it has really helped my attitude of not feeling deprived. And they are all high protein, no flour, no sugar.

I totally  Shelly's recipes. They are mostly variation on several themes but enough that I'm not bored. I am copying and printing ones that I'm using and putting them in a binder so I have my own little cookbook. At the start of my food week (shopping on Tuesday, cooking on Wednesday), I just go through the binder and pull out five or seven recipes and cook them up. One recipe usually feeds Z and I both for several meals. I normally put half of everything in the freezer for the following week.

I would say 90% of my success is in the planning. If left to chance, I will **** it up and eat what is easy which is not on my path to weight loss.

One of my treats to myself for doing so well are things for my kitchen that make the cooking easier. I spent $24 on Williams-Sonoma mini muffin cups that are silicone. Absolutely easy and no stick. I also ordered myself a beautiful creme brulee set (for protein soufflets) and an eight-slot mini loaf pan for mini meatloaves.

Now when you come to visit and I'm cooking for you, I'll be wearing my hot pink Williams-Sonoma apron... hell yes with pearls!!! 

LOL AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  a modern day leather version of Donna Reed!

I have made several of her recipes.  Have you ever checked out Jean's?  She posts her next week's menu on Fridays on the lapband forum. I am not sure if she posts them elsewhere on OH. Here is the link for Jean's recipes: http://jeanslapbandjourney.blogspot.com/  She has innovative dishes that are tasty and easy.

Very cool... thank you. I can use all the help I can get. I love to cool and very frequently cook for others. I like to be able to serve something more than steamed chicken and broccoli. LOL

I'm coming over to help cook!    I have used some of her recipes lately.  I really liked the baked ricotta cheese cups, they were really good.  I want to try that crab topped fish though, sounds really good.  You know, since I have today off I may have to cook and put some stuff in the freezer---  thanks for the idea!!!