I have watched so many people do everything unhealthy they can think of to lose weight, always feeling like I didn't have the "willpower" that they do because I can't starve myself ... or eat only broccoli or lettuce ... or do one of those stupid fad diets ... or go to the gym for hours at a time every day ... or even take the diet pills (yuck!!). I'm not doing it because I want to find a man or because I'm jealous of my skinny friends or any other nonsense like that. I'm doing it because I want to be healthy and live a long happy productive life. I spend time with my nieces and realize that I am pooped after a couple of hours while they are still running strong and I don't like that feeling (Aunt Meghan is supposed to be able to do anything) ... and I want to see them grow up.
I want to lose the weight in a healthy way - so when I got to San Antonio, I discussed it with my mother. She talked to a nutritionist friend of hers who suggested that we try this ... eat three meals and one snack a day, taking in no more than 45 carbohydrates per meal and 20 carbohydrates per snack, subtracting the fiber from the carbohydrates to get the right amount. We are supposed to eat close to that number - and those carbohydrates will give us enough energy to get through our day until the next time we eat.
I have been doing this for the last 2 weeks and happily I have lost a few pounds. I have also had to change things around a bit - mainly the last meal. I feel like 45 carbohydrates is WAY too much for me to be eating within an hour or two of bedtime, especially since there are at least 2 days a week where I eat late - waiting for my mother to get home, not wanting for her to eat dinner alone. While counting my carbs, I've also been paying attention to the calories, fiber and protein that I'm taking in.
As I said in a post before, I LOVE CHICKPEAS!! I make them from dried beans and since it's a little time consuming to do so (soaking them overnight, then cooking them until they are tender), I make a whole package at a time and use them throughout the week.
I also love the smell of sauteed onions. Especially with fresh garlic. Such a delicious smell that makes me smile and reminds me a lot of when my mom cooked all the time when we were younger. It has to be one of my favorite kitchen smells (I may have told you this before haha).
This dish I made for breakfast.
These are pretty much all the seasonings I need. I add others when I feel the need calls for it - but fresh cracked pepper, granulated garlic and this chili & lime spice blend that I LOVE LOVE LOVE right now are pretty much all this recipe needed.
I sauteed my onions, first with just some pan spray, adding 2 teaspoons of butter in the middle of cooking to give that nice buttery taste. The butter I use is Smart Balance Heart Right Light buttery spread (for 1 tablespoon it has 80 calories, 0 carbs). As they cooked, I looked through the refrigerator to see what leftovers I had in there - see, no real plan - just whatever jumps out and grabs my interest.
I found some leftover sweet peas (Bird's Eye SteamFresh, only fresh cracked pepper added) and the chickpeas I made the other day.
When the onions were done, I mixed 3/4 cup peas and 1/2 cup chickpeas into the mixture, then added the seasonings, cooking them until the peas and chickpeas were hot.
Once they were cooked, I took them off the burner and began to cook my egg. All I needed was a little bit of pan spray and some fresh cracked pepper. I crack the egg into a small bowl and then pour it into the hot pan so that it cooks on one side and doesn't spread out too far.
I dished in some of the onion/chickpea/sweet peas mixture into a bowl, then placed the cooked egg on top. That's all there is to it.
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