Sloppy Janes

Sloppy Janes

This is one of my all time favorite health foods.  It's so good that I have a hard time eating one serving.  It's full of flavor and SO easy to make.

Ingredients:
1 lb. raw extra-lean ground turkey
5 small light hamburger buns (I actually use the sandwich thins in the picture above for less carbies 100% whole grain/wheat)
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped red bell peppers
1 small can of tomato paste
1 tbsp of sugar

1 tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. dry steak seasoning blend

Directions: Spray a large pan with nonstick spray, and bring to medium-high heat. Add turkey to the pan with onion, green pepper, and red pepper, and steak seasoning. Spread the meat around in the pan to break it up a bit until cooked and DO NOT DRAIN JUICE.

Reduce heat to medium.

Add Worcestershire sauce and vinegar to the pan. Stir, and then continue to cook for 5 minutes.

Add tomato paste and sugar to the pan and stir well. Reduce heat to low, and cook the mixture for an additional 3-5 minutes.

Toast the buns, if desired. 

Serving Size: 1 sandwich
Calories: 271
Fat: 3g
Sodium: 835mg
Carbs: 32g
Fiber: 3g
Sugars: 8g
Protein: 31g

POINTS® value 5*

I oringally found this recipe on www.hungry-girl.com, but I have changed it up quite a bit.to make it a thicker Sloppy Jane, and I didn't want to use artificial sweetners, so there ya go!

Hello Lovely's

It's been a couple days since I last posted and I hate that I have been away so long, but I found out on Wednesday morning that my boss of 2 1/2 years passed away from cardiac arrest.  It's been a very emotional and draining week for me.  I also had a really busy week and it's been a struggle to find time to work out.  I committed myself to working out 6 days a week, and I don't intend on breaking that promise.  So, I have worked out 6 nights this week.  It's just been a struggle to do so. 

I started on my Shakeology on Sunday and I have found that it really does curb my cravings and I don't feel like eating most of the day.  It's fantastic!  So, I'm excited to continue the Shakeology for as long as I am continuing to find my Skinny Gal. 

On Thursday evening, my husband was in another karaoke contest and placed first!  Last year alone he won somewhere around 8K in Karaoke earnings, and so far this year he's at $1500.  He really is a fabulous singer!  I will try to get some videos up soon.  They were taken on my cell phone, so the quality with the sound isn't the best, but you can at least get the point.  With all the contest that I have attended and I've seen him place, it still makes me proud every time.  He has had no vocal training and just started singing 3 years ago, which makes it all that much more enjoyable.

That's it for now.  Next week I will post a recipe for Sloppy Janes, which are absolutely fantastic, give y'all an update on my measurements/weight, and some new updated pictures from this week.  I am just out of control---BUSY--- this week, SO have a great weekend everyone, see you Monday-Tuesday. 

XOXO

 

           

The Golden Handcuff

So, today I am tired.  My work decided they would actually enforce the rules for once and now we're required to work (2) 12-9 shifts, in which I put my foot down with my boss and told him that I go to bed about 9:30pm and I need to keep my Brynnie on schedule.  He said that I could work 11-8, which still puts a hitch in my gitty up.  I have been working 9-6 since I came back to work in December and Brynn and I are on a nice little routine. 

Here's what I hate about the change in shifts. 

1. The 11-8 shift seems to drag on FOREVER. 
2. I'll have to work through lunch and supper, which means I have to plan and prepare even more to eat healthy food all day since I will be here through both times.
3. If I don't come home until 8, then the hubs will let Brynn sleep in his arms from 5:30-8 and not play with her to keep her awake. 
4. That means that I get LESS sleep at night since she won't fall asleep at 9:30-10, it'll be more like 12-1am.  
5. I have to workout at night on the 9-6 shift and then the next day I have to workout in the morning when I work 11-8, which leaves me REALLY exhausted like I am today.  Twelve hours or so is not enough time to recover from the intense Turbo Fire workouts.  There's a reason they advertise that you burn 9X more fat doing the workouts, because it's ABSOLUTELY true!

With that said, if I could find a better job that pays me what I currently get paid, then I would totally go somewhere else.  That's why my co-workers call this place "The Golden Handcuff", because the job itself is horrible, but it pays so well that we have to stay regardless of what we think.  Unfortunately, I am the bread winner in my house, so I have to continue to suck it up until I can find something different.  AND who has the time to apply, apply, apply, all the time???  I surely don't!

I guess that's why I became a Beachbody coach/consultant.  I have hopes that one day I will be my own boss.  The great thing about being a Beachbody coach is that I have a big O' open market.  Unlike Scentsy, Thirty-One, and Mary Kay, I have unlimited people in my area to share my story with and I don't know of any other Beachbody Consultant in my area to step on my feet. 

I can say the only difficulty I have came across is all the pirating of the Beachbody products.  Why buy it when they can pirate it and do it for free??  It's really frustrating, but there are people out there that are interested in actually buying the programs so that they can have the full set of information, calendars, meal plans, etc.

I can say that I had Hip Hop Abs pirated at one time-years ago.  I popped the disk in once and never tried it again.  There is a MAJOR difference in buying the full set and in copying the workout on the disk, ESPECIALLY when/if you join an accountability team or become a coach. 

With that said, if anyone may be interested in joining the Beachbody team or becoming a coach as well, please contact me on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/stephanielpotter

Or shoot me a message on here or to my email: 

slpotter83@gmail.com

I promise I don't bite!

Monday Results???

Results???  Well, I guess so.  If you haven't read my post from Friday, it was all about the sabotage from last week.  I forgot to mention I also had ANOTHER kids Birthday party I was dragged to yesterday and of course it was Shawn's family event. 

What I like about my fam is that we only get together for the major Holidays, and guess what,,,,, I'm actually excited to see them every time!!!  Family get togethers are nice, but when you start to have them every month it gets to be too much for me.

Luckily, I resisted the crack potatoes even though they were at the B-day party as usual and STARING at me (Come eat me Stephanieeeeee... You shut your face crack potatoes!).  Instead I ate a handful of fresh fruit and veggies from the different trays, a couple spoonfuls of the Italian pasta salad, and 3 halves of deviled eggs.  There's a reason they are called DEVILed eggs too.  Just 3 came out to be 300 calories and 19g of fat.  The fat content was way more than I needed in a single serving.  Plus, they are kind of irresistible for me, those lil' devils.  I love eggs, and can eat them in just about any form they come in, except runny (I don't particularly like to chase after my yokes).  My grandmother will make deviled eggs just for me for every family event my family has, because I have always loved them.  They're just SO delish!

Anyways......   Stop complaining already Steph...... 

Ok, so first off, I hate the scale this week, but I still lost inches, which is all that matters to me.  I'm actually amazed I was able to do so with all the food and beer that was tossed in front of me this past week, BUT I did work out all 6 days and Saturday on my day off, I walked around quite a bit at the Tri-fest.  This is why a workout routine is so IMPORTANT!  If you are losing inches and look better, WHO CARES WHAT THE SCALE SAYS, RIGHT?  Well.....  Yes, but I'd still eventually like to see that number start to diminish.

April 16, 2012
Waist: 41"  -2"
Calves: 17"
Neck: 12 3/4"
Thigh: 23 1/4" -3/4"
Arm: 12 1/2"
Chest: 40 1/2" -1 1/2"
Hips: 45" -1 1/2" 
Weight: 209.6
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TOTALS (Week 2): 2.8 lbs and -5 3/4"

April 23, 2012
Waist: 39 1/2"  -1 1/2"
Calves: 17"
Neck: 12 1/2"  -1/4"
Thigh: 23 1/2"  + 1/4"
Arm: 12 1/2"
Chest: 40"   -1/2"
Hips: 43 1/2" -1 1/2" 
Weight: 210.4  +.08
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TOTALS (Week 3): +.08lbs and -3 1/2"==TOTAL since starting TF:  4.2 lbs and 18"

WHAT!?!?!  18" in only 3 weeks!  That's pretty A-MAZING!

Even though I'm only down 3 1/2" this week, I FEEL more defined and thinner.  I don't measure my badonkadonk, but I am pretty sure I have lost some major inches in that area this week.  It looks tighter to me, which is great considering that is a major fat collector in my body.  I also can tell I am getting definition in my thigh, hence the +1/4" and in my arms.  

I know I measure everything and see results that way, but for the most part I have noticed a lot of weight loss/inches in my back, butt and face/neck more than anything.  My measurements every week is what keeps me going, BUT my biggest motivator is when someone from work or that hasn't seen me in a while asks me how I am losing weight and that they can tell a difference.  I'll take that over the number on the scale ANY DAY!  I received two comments last week.  One even said, "Well, I saw you walk by and thought, 'Wow, she's getting skinny'."  Skinny?  Not hardly, thinner-YES!  Though I am an aspiring Skinny Gal, and I did enjoy the comment.  

That's all peeps, have a good Monday!

       


 

New this week: Sabotage

Every now and then we have those weeks where the world is against us losing weight!!  That week for me is this week.  I'm not sure how Sunday's weigh in and measurements are going to pan out for me.  I feel like I have been completely sabotaged!  I have a very difficult time doing the following:  1.Turning down FREE food, 2. Going to a bar and NOT drinking that golden delish, 3. Resisting the temptation of festival food.  Every time I think of the sabotage this week, Beastie Boy's song "Sabotage" pops in my head. 

So, this is what the Universe had in store for me this week:

• A social bonfire to where I couldn't resist drinking.  It was our annual peep roast, and there was no way I was going to just sit in my lawn chair and not enjoy myself.  Last year I was pregnant, which meant this year- IT..... WAS..... ON! 

• Shawn's competition finals at the Fox in Hound.  I couldn't resist being a social butterfly and, well, drinking on top of that too.  

• Work catered in Toroni's pizza (local establishment), which is like my FAVORITE pizza.  So, I had (5) 2-3" veggie pizza squares and tried to resist any more than that.

• If that wasn't bad enough, work catered Grandy's in again yesterday.  I only ate veggies again and didn't eat the fried chicken.  I did probably have bigger portions as well of the veggies.  It was torture watching everyone else enjoy the fried chicken that I resisted.  

• I'm pretty sure Brynn's first tooth has been pushing through this week.  She has been majorly fussy, we've had two sleepless nights, and even though I couldn't see a tooth this morning, it felt like one was just about there and pushing through her bottom gum.  When I don't get enough sleep, I tend to want to eat more the next day. 

• AND LASTLY, this weekend is my hometowns annual Tri-fest.  I already have plans to eat a big ol' bratwurst with onions, mushrooms, green peppers, and mustard.  THEY ARE TO DIE FOR!  Plus, an orange or lemon shake-up.  HEY don't look at me like that, Tri-fest only happens ONCE a year.  I can sabotage one week out of the 20 committed Turbo Fire weeks. 

On the positive side of the house, I have worked out every day so far.  I'm hoping that this week I can just pull out a MAINTAINED weight and measurement.   

I was totally agitated this morning when I went to upload Shawn's videos of the karaoke contest the other night and found that the video took on his cellphone, but for some reason the audio was just static.  I wanted to cry.  He only does these songs for contest finals and so it's not often he sings them.  Regardless, here is an audio of Clay Walker's "Fall" from country week.  He does a great job with the song, but it's definitely not his best.  This was an audio recording from a cellphone, so you can hear all the feed in the background and it's nothing like it sounds like in person.  

 

So, there ya have it.  Hopefully, everyone else is doing better than I am this week.  It is MOTIVATIONAL Friday, so I leave you with this: 

I need this on my fridge this week--->>>>

I saw this picture on Pinterest and could not stop laughing.  It's so fitting! 

     

And a photo of a midsection I would absolutely die for!-->> 

TGIF! 

Shakeology

Shakeology-The Healthiest Meal of the Day!

So, I want to take a minute today and talk about Shakeology.  Shakeology is a shake that Beachbody created.  BUT, don't let it fool you, this isn't your average shake on the market!  This is my favorite video that shows how much nutrients are packed in ONE single serving of Shakeology:

 Isn't that amazing?  Once I saw this short video, I was intrigued.  I wanted to know more about it.  So, then I found this video:   

Did I mention how low it was on the Glycemic Index scale????  What does this mean you ask?  Foods that are low on the Glycemin Index scale help you get full, stay full longer, and give you energy! 

Ok, so I was sold.  I tried a sample of the chocolate Shakeology with a half banana, a tbl of reduced fat peanut butter, ice and water.  It was SO good!  It taste like those little Easter egg Reese's in a liquid form.  If you like chocolate like me, you will definitely get your chocolate fix on a daily basis.  I can't wait to get my 30 day supply today in the mail! 

So, being a Beachbody consultant, I actually now sell Shakeology.  If you are interested, head over to my website and check it out at: 

http://myshakeology.com/esuite/home/turbomomma83 

Before you go though, let me give you a little bit of perspective.  The most common response I get with Shakeology is, "Wow, that's kind of expensive."  Well, yea if you look at the full cost it is expensive, BUT PEOPLE it's a 30 day supply!  If you take the $119.95 cost and divide it out 30 days, then it comes out to be $3.99 a meal.  Pretty much the only place you can buy a meal that cheap anymore is on the McDonald's menu, in which is NOT healthy food in your tummy.  

Two other things I'd like to mention.  If you get Shakeology on home direct, which means they will ship it to your house automatically every 30 days, then your shipping is FREE!  Also, if you DO NOT LIKE Shakeology, you can get a FULL refund of your money.  

Enjoy, 

   

Brynnie @ 7 months!

Sweet baby Jesus, I have a 7 month old! 

Ok, maybe I am biased, because I am Momma Bear to Brynnie-Boo, but she is ABSOLUTELY the most BEAUTIFUL BABY I have ever seen and she turned 7 months old on Sunday.  

First off, let me just say that I can not believe she is already 7 months old.  It felt like it was yesterday that I had her.  She is SO sweet and smiles nonstop everyday.  She definitely makes my world brighter.  

So, what's new with Brynn?

-She still has NO teeth.

-She sits up with no help and doesn't wobble a bit while playing.

-She can stand for about 30 mins and weeble wobbles about five steps.

-She can get into crawling position and sways forward and backward like she wants to take off, but can't quite figure it out.  SHE SEEMS LIKE SHE IS SOOOO CLOSE, and I can't wait for that new adventure!

-She can go from a sitting position to all fours like she wants to crawl. 

-She says "DA, DA, DA, NA, NA, NA, MA, MA, MA, BA, BA, BA" all the time now.  Not in that particular order, but she is constantly being a chatter box and socializing with EVERYTHING.  She can entertain her self talking to the floor, her favorite toys, the dog, Shawn and I, and any stranger off the street.

-If you can not tell, she absolutely LOVES bath time and playing with her rubber toys in the suds.

-She eats veggies/fruits once a day with cereal, formula, formula with cereal, and 50% juice now.

-She just started turning and reaching out for Shawn, Grandma, and myself just last week, which absolutely melts my heart every time.

-AND she has the biggest smile I have ever seen.  I love it!

And that's what's new with my Boo Bear.  :)