Talking Turkey

OK, I'm sure that occasionally I type things in this blog that cause other home cooks to shake their heads and say "Duh!" -- and this is probably one of those posts.

The boys have been asking for Tacos again, and I'm sort of stuck at a plateau of just less than 40 pounds of weight loss. . .so whole wheat tortillas and I used Ground Turkey for the meat.  We had tried ground turkey for something once before, years ago (I think I made either turkey meatloaf or turkeyburgers) and it was awful.   But tonight it worked out very well.

And on the side black beans, and fresh veggies for the tacos, and fat free cheese and low fat sour cream.

Friday night we're going to try Turkey Kielbasa.   I'll let you know how it goes.

What does 38 pounds look like?

As of this morning, I've lost a total of 38 pounds since I started this process on May 15.  In the past I've commented on feeling like a kid playing "Dress up" wearing my older clothes.   Today, I thought it would be fun to show off a little bit.   So, here are a few pictures of me modeling a pair of dress pants I purchased in the Spring of 2010.  These were custom tailored by Men's Wearhouse, and I assure you, they fit when I brought them home.

The power of zero

Milestones are always fun, and Sunday morning, I hit another one.  Our month of August had been a bit rough on the diet, but we've been able to really crack down the last week of August and in September so far.

Sunday morning, I reached 240.0 pounds on the scale.  I'm lighter than I've been in several years now, and it feels wonderful.

Continuing to add a little variety to the diet with recipes from Hungry Girl on the food network (www.hungrygirl.com).   Yesterday lunch was her grilled cheese with roasted red peppers.

As things cool off this fall, I'm expecting to pick up the exercises routine a bit more and hoping to see 235 pretty soon, and 230 on the horizon.

Have a good Labor Day, everyone.