Confession is good for the soul...

Betsy and I ate at IHOP today.  The good news is ---- we split the meal.  Yep.  One meal, 2 plates, so I guess I was only half bad --- or was I half good?  Anyway, I simply can't be perfect every day.  It's not in my repertoire of options!

Which begs the point....if I gain weight, do I have to tell the cyber world?  Or do I simply wait til I've lost it again to report?????

I am giving myself til Christmas to lose the 50 so I don't even want to lose it all this week.  Oh, my.  Too much to think about.  The old me would go have some macaroni and cheese to deal with it.  The new me will go for a walk.  I'll get back with you.

Y'all Are Going to Owe Me Big For This One - Marinated Corn Salad!

I have already made it and it is terrific - if I do say so myself!  Here tis - with my embellishments:

1 pkg frozen or 1 can corn kernels - I had canned - drained

3-4 green onions - chopped

1 can black beans - rinsed - I used Bushs seasoned recipe

1 can diced tomatoes - I used  Rotel - Mexican flavored with lime and cilantro - I drained them - probably shouldn't have

1/2 cup Publix Mojo marinade

1 tablespoon honey

Mix, Marinade in fridge or just dig in like I did.....YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm cooking!  I'm cooking!  I'm cooking!

Additional info for your enjoyment:  1/4 of the big bowl of this stuff only has 230 calories, 2 fat grams, 10 grams of protein, and a giant 10 grams of fiber!  Whoa!

Hold On To Your Hats - Here's Cooking Advice From Tasty E. Herownself!

Holey, moley - did I find something terrific today at Publix!  It's called Mojo Marinade by Publix.  If you can believe the label, it has all zeros for calories, fat, cholesterol, carbs, fiber, and protein.  All it has is 270 mg of sodium in 2 tbsp - so I guess it's a 24 oz. bottle of salt water - but OMG is it good!  The ingredients list citrus juices, vinegar, and spices with soybean oil last.  They were serving it in their corn salad with black beans and onions and it was FABULOUS!

It's a Great Day - Down 3.4

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.  Woooooohooooo!

Starting the Day Off Right

What I am hearing from you guys is that you think I should eat healthy stuff, drink water, walk, and exercise.  So here's a lowdown on what I'm doing.  I joined Inches-A-Weigh, a women's weight loss center.  I go every morning, usually six times a week.  I start with the seven toning tables that are making me long and lean and then I hit the bikes or the ellipticals for 20-30 minutes of cardio.  What makes the place really great are the friends I meet there every morning and the ladies who work there who try, Lord they try, to keep us in line.  It's really a great place.

I'm making better choices with my food.  I do drink lots of water.  I'm grocery shopping.  I'm cooking.  I can drive past a drive through.  All of these are new skills for me.

It's working.  I'm weighing in the morning.  If all this doesn't work, I can always staple my lips together!

Thank You For Visiting!

The Microcellular Biophysics of Weightloss

OK.  I'm pretty sure I have this thing figured out.  I'll attempt to simplify:

Moving your rear end around in time and space makes calories jump out of your body (A).  Inserting food and yummy, sometimes alcoholic, beverages into your mouth makes calories jump in to your body(B).  Quite simply, if A is greater than B, you lose weight.  If B is greated than A, you gain.  Any questions?

Down .6 - Woohooo!

Minutia to you - happy dance for me! Am I, like, weighing too soon?  too often?  If it keeps going down, I'll weigh every 30 minutes...

In the Beginning - or Taking That 1st Bite

Being one of the world's greatest procrastinators is trying at best.  So little gets done.  However, today I begin an effort to lose fifty pounds and I will documents all efforts toward that cause right here.  All great procrastinators know the story about tackling any challenge.  To eat an elephant, you have to take that first bite.  I will eat this elephant one bite at a time and I plan to succeed.  I even plan to like it, hence the name Tasty Elephant.  I chose cupcakes as my background because they are probably as close as I will get to cupcakes for the next long while.  You will know I have made great progress when I change to a tofu background.  Just don't expect too much too soon as I am still the same person I was when I gained the fifty I'm planning to lose.  Stay tuned - this should be interesting.  Please feel free to share recipes, ideas, encouragement...And, don't worry; I'm not really going to eat an elephant as that is what got me in this mess in the first place!