What's on your Tuesday Menu?

It's a lot of trial and error, because they might come out like a brick. You need to play with the timing and power on your microwave. I also found out the size and thickness of the mug affects the cooking. This is my favorite recipe:

• 1 Scoop protein powder
• 1 tablespoon plain non-fat yogurt (this will add moisture)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 Cup unsweetened nut (almond, cashew) milk

Directions

1. In your Cup, mix protein, yogurt, baking powder and milk into smooth paste.
2. Cook in microwave for 60-75 seconds. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
3. Cake will continue to cook once removed from microwave. Should be slightly molten and jiggle a bit.

thanks! I'll give it a shot - in fact, I'll try it as a snack today - only a little over 100 calories and 20+ grams of protein!

I make mine with flaxseed meal.

1/3 cup of flaxseed meal, one egg, 1 teaspoon of baking powder and whatever seasoning I want.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 2 teaspoon of Splenda for vanilla muffin

One ounce of cookie dough flavored sugarfree syrup and a few chocolate chips for my chocolate chip muffin

A teaspoon of garlic powder and 1/4 cup cheddar cheese for my Red Lobster flavored muffin to eat with fish

Vanilla, Splenda, and blueberries for a blueberry muffin

Vanilla, cinnamon, Splenda and a sliced and precooked (in microwave) apple for apple cinnamon muffin

Vanilla, Splenda, and two tablespoons of cocoa for mug brownie

I sometimes make "frosting" with a tablespoon of fat free cream cheese and a tablespoon of sugarfree cool whip.

Mine are really big, so I microwave them in a cereal bowl instead of a mug and sometimes have two or three servings from one recipe. This gives the protein from the egg and the fiber from the flaxseed meal, plus it delicious. They are more than one point but filling and delicious with no flour or sugar. Sometimes I add oil or butter.

They are not one point, but high in protein, low in carbs, and take the place of bread, cake, cookies, or rolls.

I'm going to have to try the cheddar bay version! that is the only thing I ever ate at RL!

Mornin' All!

no plans today other than a long bike ride (it's gorgeous out!) and lunch at Einstein's. DH wants to go and I get a free egg sandwich for my b-day, and I noticed one for 420 kcal that actually looks pretty good (egg whites, bacon, avocado, and tomatoes). So I'll get that - a little heavier than my normal lunches calorie-wise, but I can easily work that into my day.

I requested permission to audit three courses at the university this fall - an intro one in the astronomy dept on black holes & dark energy, and two in the history dept - one on the 20th century Middle East and one on the Vietnam War. I may or may not be approved for all three, but if I am, that's fine. They're all online and don't meet on a specific day or time, like some of the online ones do (I'm guessing the lectures for these "asynchronous" ones are all recorded and put on the class Web site, so you can view them at any time). So I can work them in whenever. Plus I'm auditing, so if I can't keep up with the readings, it's not a huge issue. I figured I'd try for three since once the weather gets cooler, we'll be stuck in our houses again, so might as well line up a lot of stuff to keep myself mentally occupied.

accountability much better yesterday after three days of b-day "celebrating". I skipped my piece of cake yesterday because it would have put me way over my calorie goal, but I'll work it in today. I love it and I'm not sure it'll freeze well. Weight is still way down. Maybe this is my new set point - at least for now. I hope so. It was disheartening to stay on track and exercise almost every day (1-2 hours of bike riding) and not see the scale move - but now, it has!

QOTD: I have tons of "safe" stuff around - baby bel cheese, baby carrots, Costco roasted seaweed snacks, Costco chicken skewers - but the ones I usually go for are SF Jello, SF popsicles (including the Aldi ones that are mixed with vanilla cream - 20 calories each!), and L&F yogurt.

TSS: 5y2m

B: plain Greek yogurt with strawberry/rhubarb compote, coffee with half & half

MS: protein shake (may push this off until this afternoon since it'll be 10:00 before I get around to eating breakfast)

L: Einstein's bagel sandwich (egg whites, bacon, tomato, avocado)

AS: small piece of cake - and some protein - maybe a baby bell or a L&F yogurt

D: 2 oz grilled salmon, cole slaw made with Thai-style peanut sauce

ex: biking!

have a great day, everyone!

Oh I forgot about the SF Aldi Cream popsicles. You turned me on to them and they are lovely.

I like them, too - I wish they'd have them year-around - I'll eat them all winter long!

Those classes sound like so much fun. Can't wait to hear more about them.

You know I feel like this has happened to me too. I will stay low in calories/points but my weight won't budge. Then I eat more than usual and my weight drops. Maybe our bodies hold on until they think it is safe to drop the weight?

Tacos. I really love tacos. Someone just asked me this weekend the "deserted Island" question, and I picked tacos. But I haven't had one in over a year now. Maybe soon. Work looks to be jumping so that will make the day go by fast and I get to announce profit sharing amounts to the staff today, so I'll be everybody's favorite today! The only other day is bonus day. LOL.

I'd really like the pandemic to end. For so many reasons, but in a very selfish moment, I'd like to go to the mall and try things on and see what styles fit this new body I have. I have spent years covering up my hips and butt with flowing loose blouses and tops. Now, I have no butt or thighs, so I don't know what to try. I've been ordering clearance items from Macy's and Old Navy and have been making do, but I'm excited to see what's out there. But shopping in a mask seems like a no go to me. No fun there. Woe is me. (ha! had to edit. Couldn't stand it) First world problems.

QOTD: definitely sugar free beef jerky for me right now. Which I find weird because my pouch is not a big fan of beef products, but likes the jerky.

Menu:

B: 1/2 PP shake and coffee to start. 1/2 crispbread and 1/2 tbsp peanut butter later

L: roasted chicken, edamame rice (tried it last night for the first time, I liked it, the hubs hated it, so bonus for me, I can use it for lunches this week) and a tbsp orange chicken sauce

D: few ounces pork chop with roasted peppers, onions and garlic on top. Maybe a bite or 3 of sweet potato

S: jerky if I need it!

Peace Everybody!