Sugar Snap Peas and Baby Carrots with Dill Butter

As some of you know, I am not a vegetable lover. I am actually a vegetable hater. I could go my whole life (and I usually do) and not eat any vegetables. This fact and my new lifestyle do not mesh very well. So vegetables I must eat. I do like spinach, so that is an easy addition. But I must do away with the rice, potatoes and stuffing that fills my plate. So today I found 2 new recipes that I am going to try...sugar snap peas and baby carrots with dill butter. It's almost funny how little I know about vegetables and preparing them. I don't know how to store them, cook them or even where to begin. And I do believe that with the right preparation, I could learn to like some vegetables. Steve won't be all that excited about the carrots, but I don't care. He's going to try them!!! We tried spaghetti squash...didn't like it very much. I kind of wonder if it was fully cooked.

The other problem is that I pretty much don't cook. Steve does all the cooking. Life at our house is crazy busy and cooking is whatever is fast. Tonight will be spaghetti. Fry up the meat, add Ragu, some seasoning. Cook pasta. Done! Quick & Easy. We have switched to whole wheat pasta and are using ground turkey breast (must be the breast to get the benefit). And we'll skip the bread and add a salad. But I need to start cooking and I need to start planning. For this to really take, we can't just modify what we eat, we need to add some new fresh and healthy meals that are just yummy. If I can learn and teach Steve and Jacob that this lifestyle doesn't have to be all grilled chicken breast and salad, then maybe we'll last more than a few weeks.

Yesterday was OK. I stuck to my 1800 calories, although I did have 150 calories of nutritionally void food (chocolate). But then Steve & I had a tiff and at 10:00 pm I chowed on some better cheddars that were still in the house and had more chocolate!! Emotional eating at it's finest!! I didn't let last nights Oooops mess up today. I am still on plan.

I didn't have time for the YMCA after work (nail appt - more on than later). So around 8:30 after Jacob was in bed, I took Bailey for a walk. Yea, right. What was I thinking? He pulled the whole way. I forgot how bad he is on a leash. I need to do some training. In the meantime, I think I'll train with him for 5 -10 mins and then throw him back in the house and do my walk.

NAILS!!! I love nothing more than a perfectly polished nail. I used to have the best nail tech in the world and then she went off and had a baby and only came back 1 day a week and I went off and wasn't having my nails done for a while. When I wanted to come back, all her spots were full. :( So I have been going from one bad nail tech to another for a couple of years now. Finally, a new girl started at the shop, I had an appointment with her last night and she is spectacular!! Woo Hoo!!! Back in business. I am very excited to have a good nail tech again. Those of you who are into nails know exactly what I mean. The rest of you are rolling your eyes right now and wondering just how much this crazy lady pays to get her nails done. $20.00. Plus tip...plus $5.00 if I want a french and I usually do. I wish I had my camera to take a picture of my perfect manicure. Since I am so thrilled with her I made a standing appt every 2 weeks. And as my reward for getting under 300 lbs is going to be a pedicure!! :)

My 12 week start-fit program at the YMCA finishes up this week. I have an appointment with my trainer tonight to set up a new weight routine in the normal area. I'll be glad to have that all mapped out. Then starting next week it will be up to me to go on my own. Yikes!! Water aerobics starts up next week again, so I am looking forward to that!!