The official Day 1

Time to put our money where our mouths are. We are following a basic eating regimen that has been very effective for both of us in the past. It is derived from the Body-for-Life plan. Basically it's 5-6 smaller meals throughout the day, each made up of a protein and a carb, with vegetables in at least 2 of them. It's making me totally change gears in the kitchen! For the last 2 months I have been cooking up a storm with pies, cakes and all kinds of other confections and now I am doing a 180 with healthy meals and snacks. We cleaned out the pantry, fridge and freezer and tossed all the junk, and I wrote out my list and off I went to Publix to stock up on healthy food (like everyone else, since all the healthy foods were very picked over).
One of the main points the BFL book stresses is that failing to plan is planning to fail. Jim and I sat down Sunday and made a list of about 14 different dinners that we could cycle through to avoid the boredom of salads. All of them are very low in fat and calories, and rich in nutrients and protein. Our dinner tonight was a stuffed Green Pepper and side salad with vinegarette. SO Good and Very Healthy!

Green Pepper Recipe
2 Green Peppers, tops cut and seeded
1 c. cooked whole grain brown rice
1/2lb browned lean ground beef (or chicken/turkey *make sure this is chicken/turkey breast*)
1/2 can italian stewed tomatoes
1 small diced onion
salt and pepper to taste.

Saute onion with gr. beef, salt & pepper to taste
mix ingredients together and stuff in pepper bake at 350 for 1 hour, or until peppers are cooked.

Est. Fat 9g, Cal 375, Carbs 34g, Protein 27g