Work, Food, Work, Food....

Im working tooooo hard! I haven't had time to think about food. Mostly I'm thinking about the servers that I have to deal with, the management that I have to deal with and the constant struggle. What fun. Im making dinner tonight as I try to do a least twice a week.

Baked Chicken with a Red Wine reduction

4-6 Leg-thigh combinations (2 whole boneless breasts for lower cal version)

8-12 fresh mushrooms

1 can/box chicken stock

1 cup red wine (as they say, make sure it's something that you would drink)

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. fresh ground pepper ( I dont' measure I just grind on top of the chicken)

1 Clove fresh garlic minced ( or 1 tsp garlic powder)

2-3 tbls. Olive Oil

Wash chicken and pat dry. Season with garlic (rub the fresh garlic on the chicken), salt, and pepper. Pour olive oil in frying pan and lightly brown on each side. Take chicken out of pan and pour small amount of chicken stock in. Deglaze pan by gently stirring. Cut mushrooms into slices and add to deglazed pan. Let mushrooms heat and slightly reduce the chicken stock. Add wine and chicken and cover bake for 25 mins. at 400 degrees. After 25 mins. take out of oven, take lid off and reduce liquid to half on top of stove.

You can pour this mixture over rice, mashed potatoes or just savor it next to a green veg of your choice! Enjoy

Dulce

More Recipes for weight loss because we had our Holiday Party!

good morning! sitting here with my chai tea which I absolutely adore. Oh, I forgot to write down the oven temp for the Salmon which should be 375'. There now that's off my mind. I realized that I hadn't included that shortly after I left my blog the other day but of course I had no time to get back here.

I work quite a bit, in the food and beverage industry, so Im not able to get here as often as I like. I aspire to be here at least once a day! I promise.

Last night we had our "Holiday Party" after the fact? We are tooooo busy to do any celebrating before Jan. with all the parties we are hosting for the members. It was hilarious, went better than I thought it would. We had the usual employee event food-chicken fingers (yuck), onion rings (soggy), quesadillas (no filling whatsoever, tasteless and soggy), chili made by the Gen. Mgr himself (too tomatoey, not enough spice) pizza (fair), cheese plate, veg plate and leftover ice cream from the Ohio State/LSU game party last week! Yep, suffice to say that I and my fiance and another couple went out to dinner after Ha!

We kareokeeed, that was fun for awhile. We talked about everyone else that was there! That was fun too! Found out a few new secrets and drank for free. What a night. I have the day off today and am feeling guilty about the amount of food and drink I consumed. Calories in, weight on! So here goes another recipe:

KICK YOUR METABOLISM INTO GEAR!

Your morning meal is very important, it says everything about your metabolism for the day.
Try to stay with a protein and a low carb count.

For Breakfast try this:

Your drink of choice, tea (iced or hot), coffee, water or a diet drink. No calories here.

• Two pieces of toast with peanut butter (no butter or jelly just yet, we could go there later in the day). Peanut butter is about 35 cal. per tsp. You could forget the p'nut butter and use butter instead if you like- also 35 cal. per pat. But you will definately need the eggs at that point.

Bread slices are about 85 cal. each. You could try the light varieties and have a few more slices if you choose (40-50 cal. each slice). Im shooting for a 350 cal b'fast.

• 2 eggs-anyway you like them! 70 cal. each. Yes, you can use the whole egg. If you want to cut the calorie count you can use just the egg whites. 63 Calories for the yolk and 16 for the white. Use a pan spray to cook them in for the cal. count-or use a pat of butter (35 cal) or a tsp of olive oil (35 cal.)

The main idea is to keep the calorie count to a minimum and eat a protein first thing in the morning!

Play around with the numbers and stay below 400 calories. Then you can use the rest of your calories for lunch and dinner. 1200-1500 calories for an active female and 1500-1800 for an active male. Take away 300 calories in each instance for inactivity.

If you are in a hurry I would eat the peanut butter toasts and coffee and run! Note your heart rate! Your metabolism is in gear! Your day is set....

Thanks for listening, Dulce Dreamz

Recipes for weight loss

I used to be 50 lbs. overweight. I decide one year that I didn't care how much I weighed and ate everything that wasn't nailed down. I then noted that I wasn't getting dates anymore and tried to lose some of my fat. That wasn't as easy as all that to do. I tried the usual skipping meals, that didnt work. I tried the carb counting, that didn't work either. I tried the all protien, the cabbage soup regimen, the all fruit, the all veg until I was exhausted. I then started putting my own eating style back into play. My train of thought was this. All things in moderation. A balance. Something I had always tried to live by in every other area of my life. I just didn't think of it when I was eating. I lost my 50 lbs and I feel and look great!

Here's one that I always use when I need to fit into that party dress!

For two days before you're going to that oh so important party try this one....

Beautifully Broiled Salmon

1 4-6 oz Salmon Filet
1 c. brocolli
1 c. of pineapple
Beverage of choice should be coffee, tea or a diet soda.

You can prepare your salmon broiled, steamed, poached or baked.

I usually season my salmon with garlic salt and pepper. A little olive oil in the pan and brown lightly on both sides. Then into the oven to bake for 10 min.s- covered. Steam your cup of brocolli with a little pepper and salt. Cut your pineapple into bite sized pieces!

This recipe will yield about 5lbs of water weight after two days. You should of course be moderate with your other meal choices too. Remember Calories in, weight on

So take out that party dress and prepare for a wonderful evening of looking beautiful! And please remember.......COUNT THOSE CALORIES!

Note: responsibility for you looking great in that classic black dress is all yours!