Lovin Today!

Hello peoples!

First I have to talk about my pet peeve, Computers! Yesterday I was trying to fill out some forms and my numlock was on, which meant where certain letters were I was getting numbers in my typing. I could not figure out how to fix it, and I was not happy. I finally googled, which is my solve all for info I don't know. And I discovered it was my numlock on. Wow, I felt silly. But really? Does it have to be such a pain?

Okay so there's my rant on that. The other thing we did yesterday, Cody and I got the money order for my immigration papers! WHOO HOO! I'm excited, now everything is complete. All that work...it really was more difficult than I thought it would be. But it's done, and ready for me to walk it to the post office tomorrow and mail it. Then it will be up to the US department of homeland security...OI! Hopefully that is a good thing. It'll be nice, then I can go get a job!

UPDATE WEEK 5! This week I lost everything I gained by eating that blasted birthday cake! YAY, plus another half a pound. All together 1.2 pounds of weight lost this week. Thats a total of 8.6 pounds lost! Wow that feels good. And I feel good too, less and less aches and pains. I think I'm even sleeping better. I definitely have more energy, and I'm loving finding more foods to cook that are healthy and delicious. I googled (i love google) weight loss recipes. Guess where I found some of the best ones? The Mayo Clinic website, how cool is that. I think I will make one new recipe every week and see how I live them all. Some of them husband will even like, some definitely not. But that's okay, because I can freeze my extra portions.
...what else...Oh, my friend that is losing weight with me lost 6 pounds last week just by keeping her food journal. Props for her!

So here's the recipe I will try and make this week for my lunch with my friend.

Chicken and Spinach Calzones! Courtesy of the Mayo Clinic Staff
Serves 6

Note: to make vegetarian saute 1 pound of sliced mushrooms and 1/3 of a cup chopped onions in a tsp of olive oil and use in place of chicken.

Ingredients:
2 tsp olive oil
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained.
8 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp chopped parsley
4 tsp parmesan cheese
2 egg whites, divided
1 frozen whole-wheat bread dough loaf, thawed not risen.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.

In a large non-stick frying pan, heat olive oil over med-high heat. Add the chicken and saute, turning occasionally until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes. Set aside to cool. When cool to the tough cut the chicken breasts into cubes. Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine the spinach, ricotta cheese, garlic, parsley, parmesan and 1 of the egg whites. Mix until well blended. Set aside. In another bowl use a whisk to beat last egg white lightly.

Cut bread dough into 6 equal sized pieces. On a floured surface, press each piece into a circle. Using a rolling pin, roll each dough piece into an oval 8 inches long by 6 inches wide. Brush the edges of dough with lightly beaten egg white.

Place 1/6 of chicken cubes in center of each oval. Add 1/6 of spinach mixture to each. Fold dough over the filling, pressing the edges together. Crimp with fork and place on prepared baking sheet. Bake until browned and crispy, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Serving size: 1 calzone.
Calories 377
Total fat 9g
fiber 4 g

I think this will be a great recipe. From now on there will be a new recipe every post. And I'll put them on facebook too. In general life is pretty good, I'm almost to my first reward point (15 pounds lost) and then I will probably buy a new dress or something. I'm so looking forward to that!