Chicken Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed Peppers!

What you will need:

Desired meat (ground beef, chicken, turkey)
Brown Rice
Peppers
Onions
Tomato Sauce
Cheese (optional)
Desired herbs/seasoning

How to get this meal:

1. Cook meat w/onions/ herbs
2. Cook Rice
3. Cut stems off peppers, clean and boil in water (add seasoning to water if desired) 5 min.
4. Add rice and meat together, mix with half can of tomato sauce (cook together) 5 min.
5. Place peppers on baking sheet and fill with rice/meat mixture
6. Pour the rest of the tomato sauce over the top of the peppers and sprinkle with cheese (cheese is optional)
7. Bake in the oven on 350 degrees for 30-45 mins
8. Let sit after you take it out, it's hot!

Add a little lettuce and tomato if you want! 

So Good! Hope you enjoy it!

Remember you can be creative and add whatever vegetables you want to the peppers, it is completely up to you!

Day 15: Slacking

I have not been focused. While I have been working out and eating right, I haven't been giving my full dedication. It's not easy when you don't have a support team. Everybody has different schedules and doesn't agree on the same foods. I am a healthy person so its not hard to eat the right food but it is hard to turn down a bag of hot fries. I'm just being honest.

The truth is, I always start and finish my day with good food. What happens in the middle of the day is usually not what I would like the most because I'm at work, it's not bad but not what I would prefer. I have to get better at preparing my meals ahead of time. So that is a personal struggle I am currently working on.

The good news is, my running is improving because I've been running almost everyday. I bought a blender so I can start making my own shakes/smoothies. I haven't gained any weight, I think I'm losing more inches. My body always start with the inches off the waist, thighs and neck. I'm starting to think 140lbs is it for me. I guess I won't really know til I come back from Afghanistan. I'm sure wearing loads of gear in horrible heat for a year will shed some weight but we will see. I'm still trying on my own.

I hope you enjoy my posts as much as I enjoy doing them for you.

Day 1: 3-Day Cleanse

My groceries for today and the next two days! Yes, this my cleanse. It's not the best or the most accurate but I've seen it work. I did it a few years back with my very good friend who was experimenting with the Medical Weight-Loss Program. I don't eat red meat but I will during this cleanse. Honestly, there isn't all that much I need to cleanse ( my healthy eating is a lifestyle). While I'm away training though, I can't control what the Army decides to feed me and I usually have to eat a lot of what I don't eat if I want to maintain. I would pass out if I didn't eat the food they give me.

So after my training, I didn't want to go grocery shopping because I'm going to be moving in a day or so. So I was basically eating fast-food, snacks or not eating at all these last few days. I pizza, cookies, candy...everything I don't eat. So as a punishment to myself for not keeping my discipline in check, I am going to do this very depressing 3-day cleanse.

It consists of water, eggs and half of an orange ( I use grapefruit too) for breakfast. Lunch is water, green vegetables, the other half of your fruit and red meat. Eat as much as you want until you are full. Dinner is the same as lunch, minus the fruit. <------The most depressing 3 days ever!

Basically, drink water, eat green vegetables and red meat until you dispose of all the unhealthy foods you decided to stuff yourself with lately. I bet you I won't eat any pizza/cookies again. That is unless I end up losing 20lbs that I don't want to lose.

I will also start my consistent workout schedule today. I did my workout this morning and will do another if I have time after work. Two workouts a day are not required, I just have to feel any down time I have and prefer to feel it getting in better shape.

Good luck with your experiments or new lifestyles!

p.s Keep a smile on!

MY GROCERY LIST

I hate grocery shopping!


I'm sure it's because it's so expensive and the cheap food is the food that makes you fat!

Okay, enough of my problems. I've decided to write a grocery list. I have sort of a rough draft and wanted to go to all the stores (Whole Foods, Kroger, Meijer, Target) in the area and put a price on things. I am also going to start using coupons as much as I can to save more money. I am going to post my grocery list. It is not complete and I am not a vegetarian or on a diet.

Although, I am considering becoming a vegetarian.

Here it goes...

Fruits              

Apples
Oranges
Grapefruit
Kiwi
Strawberry
Grapes
Avocado
Tomato
Coconut
Peach
Pear
Mango
Banana

Vegetables

Amaranth
Broccoli
Celery
Lettuce
Spinach
Kale
Peas
Asparagus
Carrot
Artichoke
Black beans
Green beans
Onions (chives, garlic) (joint lubricant)
Sweet Potatoes
Peppers (all)

Herbs/Spices

Basil (anti-bacterial capabilities, treat constipation, cramps, colds, indigestion )
Cilantro
Dill
Lemon Grass (digestion, relaxation, constipation, acne, rough skin..)
Oregano
Parsley ( relaxes stiff muscles, flushes excess fluid, control blood pressure)
Rosemary ( improves memory, mood elevator, migraine help,
Sage (helps w/ allergies, anti bacterial inflammatory, digestion)
Thyme ( cleanse organs, helps PMS symptoms)
Garlic ( anti bacterial inflammatory, detoxification ,weight management)
Turmeric ( weight management, immune booster
Cayenne pepper
Cumin (anemia fighter,
Lime ( relieves constipation,
Cinnamon
Ginger
Lemon

Meat/Poultry/Protein fats

Chicken
Turkey
Fish (Salmon, Tuna, Tilapia, Swai)
Shrimp
Tofu
Veggie Burgers
Eggs
Almonds
Pecans
Pistachios
Walnuts
Peanut butter (real)
Whey protein powder strawberry/vanilla
Genisoy natural protein powder


Grains/Cereal/Rice

Whole grain waffles
whole wheat flour
granola
Quinoa
Brown rice
Whole grain steel oats
Special K almond cereal
Greek Yogurt

Oils/Dressing

Olive Oil
Canola Oil
Apple Cider Vinegar ( thermogenic)
Low fat  Balsamic Vinaigrette 
Low fat Caesar
Coconut oil

Liquids

Water
Almond Milk
Green Tea
Crystal Light

Enjoyment

Skinny Pop Popcorn (don’t eat the whole bag in one serving)
Multi Grain/Sweet Potato chip (Food Should Taste Good)



Still in Progress, but this is typically what you will find in my kitchen...

What's in your kitchen???