We are the proud owners of 2 new skillets! You know, sometimes it is just time to get rid of some of the old worn out stuff and replace it. Today was that time for some very used skillets. I'm not sure how much of the non-stick coating we ate, but enough of it was gone that the skillets were no longer non-stick.
I guess I'm just getting too old to put up with mediocre cooking utensils these days. I want to enjoy cooking and I want the food to turn out right. And I think these new T-fal skillets will do a great job.
And the timing for these skillets is perfect. Since I ended my relationship with the 17 day diet, I will be doing more frying and sauteing. I am looking forward to that.
I was feeling a bit sad about having to give up yogurt again. As far as I knew yogurt was not a low carb option. But I just found out that I can make low carb yogurt! I found the recipe on Hold The Toast and I can't wait to try it.. It is even easier than the crock-pot recipe! So, if you're a low carber, go on over to Dana Carpender's blog and find all kinds of great low carb recipes.
As far as my progress on the 'weightier' issues of my life, it's too soon to tell for sure, but it looks like the scales are showing some decline! This is encouraging! I am still getting on the treadmill almost daily and working out with weights one or two days a week. I should probably concentrate more on the weight training, but with the way I work it's just too difficult. But I am determined to stay with the treadmill as many days a week as possible. Maybe I'll be able to do more of the weight training after retirement. In the meantime, I'll just do what I can. And I've noticed that even the little bit I do is making a difference.
Blessings!
Reny
This may come as a surprise to those who know me, but this year I will start the new year with a clean oven. No, I didn't get the oven cleaner and the rubber gloves out. I just used hot soapy water and a steel wool pad. But it's clean enough for me and that's all I care about. I'm not necessarily a neat freak, but I do like things tidy and relatively free of disease causing organisms.
That said, I want to address this thing of new years goals again. I suppose I should get serious about it and make a few goals that are challenging and worthwhile. Trouble is, I've done this every year and seem to make very little, if any, progress. However, I am not one to just give up, so once again I will add fitness and diet to my list of things to improve on in 2012.
My daughter, Mac, is striving for 52 # in 52 weeks.
check out her blog here.....
http://thehappyhomester.wordpress.com
That sounds reasonable to me, so I am borrowing her plan for myself. How to go about doing this is still a mystery to me, but I hope to figure it out as I go along. I do already walk for 30 minutes at least 4 times a week. Most of the time I try to incorporate a slow jog of about 5 to 10 minutes into that time. The eating plan is probably going to be my biggest challenge. It's crazy, but I eat about the same things as my DH, and am twice as active, but he doesn't gain and I do. Totally not fair! I'm convinced it has something to do with the kind of carbs I consume, although DH consumes all manner of concentrated carbs with no apparent ill effects. But I think this is where I need to focus, so I'm off to research glycemic index.
I won't be posting my weight, but I will post my weight loss and anything special that I think may be contributing to it.
In the meantime, Happy New Year to you all!!!! May it be filled with health and happiness.
Reny
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