Week 6 already!?

Week 6 weight in!
starting weight: 247.0
todays weight: 237.2
total so far: 9.8 lbs!!

I will not deny that I had hoped to further along but I am still happy to be losing none the less!!

Slow and steady wins the race?

Man... bummed about the weight in. No more words for now.
Week 5 weight in!
starting weight: 247.0
todays weight: 239.4
total so far: 7.6 lbs!!

You have to know where you've been.

The other day I found some old film. So i went and got it developed. I was excited to see that it was from 2006 when we lived in Oregon...the sad news....I looked huge! Huge! i remember being bigger but gees, I felt so ashamed and a little tear welded up in my eye. I have been feeling like I am just not trying hard enough and I was feeling so much like a failure at this who losing weight thing....but those pictures reminded about where I have come from. In those pictures from Oregon I weight in at 276, that is also how heavy i was when i got pregnant with Zoey, I managed to only gain 8 lbs the whole pregnancy until i became ill at 30 weeks, from 30 to 32 weeks i skyrocketed from 276- 297! 297!! Once I had Zoey and with the help of my works biggest loser competition I was able to drop to 222 in 5 months, although I gain a bit back I am back down to 239 and continuing, even if it is slow to my goal of 160-170. I know I can do it and seeing how far I have come means alot!
 Taken in 2006..276!












                                                                               taken 2 days ago...239!

Tortilla Soup for cold winter days! Easy, healthy, crockpot recipe

For soup:
1 carton chicken broth
2 cups water ( if your crock-pot will hold it)
1 can yellow corn
1/2 lime ( optional, or sub with 2 tablespoons bottled lime juice)
1 can pinto beans
1 can Ro-tal diced tomatoes and green chilies
1 can black beans
5 large Chicken tenders, browned and chopped
1/2 cup chopped white onion
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 teaspoon of the following spices:
 pepper, cumin, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder ( add more of the spices for personal taste)

*Topping:
4 corn tortillas, warmed in microwave and cut into strips
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 


For Soup:
Combine all ingredients ( just dump those cans on in, juices and all) in a crock-pot let cook from morning to dinner time on low heat (option 2 cook in crock-pot for 4 hours on high heat

Once soup in ready, it makes 5, ~ 1 1/2 cup servings ( 180 calories per serving without topping)
*For a more filling, hearty meal add the topping to each serving, top soup with 1 chopped tortilla and 1/4 cup cheese for a total of 320 calories per serving!

Here ya go! Another healthy, flavorful dinner for under 400 calories!

Salmon done right...

Salmon Cakes with dill yogurt sauce ( a healthier way!)
230 calories per cake, including 2 tablespoons sauce (recipe makes 5 cakes)
Serve with your favorite vegetable, or salad and have a filling,delicious dinner under 400 calories

For cakes:
1 can of canned salmon ( de-boned and drained)
1 tablespoon olive oil mayo
1/4 a lemon
5 club crackers ( crushed)( option 1, sub crackers for 1/4 cup cooked white rice)
1/2 tablespoon lemon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon  parsley
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4-1/2 teaspoon pepper (depending on taste)

For lemon dill sauce:
1/2 cup non fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon olive oil mayo
1/4 lemon
1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper
1 teaspoon dill ( add more for personal taste, i usually use almost 2 teaspoon)

For breading:
1/2-1 cup bread crumbs, i use parmassian bread crumbs
1 egg

Directions:
For cakes:
Combine all "cake" ingredients in medium sized mixing bowl.
In a med-lrg skillet heat 1/4- 1/2 cup olive oil ( another option to frying is baking but I have not tried that yet!), turn on med-high heat
In a small bowl, beat egg
In another small bowl put bread crumbs
Roll cake mix into 5 even balls and shape into discs
one by one dip cakes into egg and then into bread crumbs and add to heated oil
cook until golden brown
For sauce:
Mix all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and serve over cakes

Pleased to welcome.....Joy

So, my friend Joy, who is a amazing hard worker and house mom at a group home wants to join the cause and help out children while getting healthy as well!! She already lost a whooping 15 pounds! I am so excited to have  a buddy come along with me on this journey!check out her amazing blog here http://myfullnessofjoy.blogspot.com/

Also I have a good friend named Ruthie who is also working her booty off, literally! She has been my inspiration to run and is a fantastic encouragment!! Check out her updates at http://mylife4good.blogspot.com/

You go girls!!

Week 4 weight in!!

Hey guys!!!
Week 4 weight in!
starting weight: 247.0
todays weight: 239.8
total so far: 7.2 lbs!!

And we press on!

I am getting Balls-y! I wrote Oprah!!!

 o I figured if all these other amazing people could get help losing weight why cant I, I would love more then anything ti surprise Justin next time I see him face to face and would love to raise a lot for money for Compassion! so...I wrote her this...wish me luck!
My name is Robin Ashworth and I, like many others have struggled with my weight all my life! I love to help others and after many failed weight loss attempts I decided to transform my love to serve/help others into a goal to help myself. I started a blog and asked my friends to sponsor me at $1 a pound. For each pound I lose from now through May 25th I will send all the proceeds to Compassion International to help feed hungry children! Can you help me out? I cant do this on my own, I have two friends sponsoring me so far and I have lost 7 lbs. My husband moved to MI last week to start a new job, i miss him desperately and we ( my daughter and I) will be moving up there in May, I would love to lose the weight and surprise him, as well as lose as much as can to help the children of Compassion, my blog is http://compassionateweightloss.blogspot.com/ Thank you so much for reading my mail and for your amazing giving heart to help others. God Bless!

Ok...so my blog is poop brown...I know

Time to change! Not sure what it will be yet but I'm sure it will be exciting!

Random thoughts:
My Friend Joy, had a great post on living for God, You all should join her blog, wouldn't let me comment but I still loved it!
A book, I do need to write a book just my wedding and honeymoon alone could tickle a few funny bones not that I look back on it, ( not so funny when it all went down) but that is for the future, right now...lose the weight, be healthy and feel good, enjoy life with the Zozo and see more of nature!

To workout or not to work out...now that is the question...

Been a hard week with Justin gone but.. I managed to run once, do Richard 3 times and do "ok" on my food intake, I weight in tomorrow but I also want to up the exercise! I have been under the weather and had a kid with Bronchitis so my usually playing and exercise buddy was been down for the count! Prayers for fast healing for her and strength to make wise food choices for me! Thanks all!!

A delicious/ healthier alternative to Baked Potato Salad...

This light and fresh tasting salad tastes similar to baked potatoes salad but the total recipe contain 900 calories, makes 6 serving at 150 calories a serving!!!!

Ingredients:

1 lb baby red potatoes ( sub option:regular red potatoes cut  in 4ths)

2 pinches salt

Dressing ingredients:

3 tablespoons mayonnaise ( sub option: use olive oil mayo)

3 tablespoons plain non-fat yogurt

1/2 a small/med lemon squeezed

2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon whole grain ( spice) mustard ( sub option:yellow mustard)

2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill  ( sub option: put 2 teaspoons of dry dill in 1 tablespoon of water and let it "rehydrate" for about 5 mins)

black pepper (add as little or lot to taste)

2 -4 tablespoons chopped green onion

Directions:

1. Wash potatoes, leave skin on ( cut lager potatoes in half), boil for 15-20 mins until tender

2. Combine all dressing ingredients in small mixing bowl

3. Drain and let the potatoes cool a bit, place in large mixing bowl

4. pour over salad dressing and mix everything together

5. Chill in fridge and serve with your fav. chicken or pork meat dish!

Week 3 weight in

Hey guys!!!
Week 3 weight in!
starting weight: 247.0
todays weight: 240.6
total so far: 6.6 lbs

Now that Justin is gone it will be easier to kick into high gear eating right ( we had a great date night but i ate way too much sushi!) and i got my workout video which I will start tomorrow! Yay!!