Today I have a great recipe that I want to share that we had tonight for dinner. It came from the Body For Life Cookbook entitled Eating For Life. What a great resource it has been to help us plan a healthy weekly menu. It helps our trips to the grocery store as well because it has pictures of the actual ingredients that you will need for each recipe. I found a used copy online for right at $20.00 plus shipping and handling.
The recipe is called Singapore Shrimp and it takes about 25 minutes to cook. This meal was cooked Vineyard style because of some substitutions that were made due to lack of some ingredients.
The ingredients are: 1 cup of jasmine rice uncooked (we substituted brown minute rice), 1 package (12 oz) soybeans in the pod ( we substituted frozen mixed veggies), 1 pound cooked frozen shrimp peeled and deveined, 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch (we substituted flour), 1/8 tsp white pepper, 1/4 cup reduced -sodium chicken broth, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tbsp lite soy sauce, 2 tsp olive oil, 1/4 cup egg substitute.
The directions are: 1. Prepare brown rice as directed and keep warm. 2. While rice is cooking prepare frozen vegetables as directed. Then mix with rice. 3. In a mixing bowl stir together shrimp (you can rinse the shrimp in cool water first to defrost), flour and white pepper. 4. In a mixing bowl combine chicken broth, ketchup, and soy sauce. 5. Heat olive oil in a skillet over high heat. Add shrimp mixture to skillet and stir fry for 2 minutes. Then add chicken broth mixture and stir fry for 1 more minute. 6. While stirring slowly pour egg substitute into shrimp mixture. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for another 30 seconds. 7. Plate the rice and veggie mix and top with shrimp stir fry. That is it and you can play around with different ingredients to suit your taste. You might add garlic, ginger or to spice it up 2 tbsp of chili garlic sauce (found in the Asian food section of the grocery store).
We had plenty with some left over and it was great. I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Day 8
Things are still going great! I had a free day for eating on Friday and it is amazing how yucky you feel after you eat free food. We had pizza on Friday and once again I realized how terrible the Vineyard family eating habits were before we started eating healthy. Just so you know we are not on a diet we have had a lifestyle change...
So here are the do's and don'ts for this week: The Frozen Microwavable Tilapia from Gordon's...Right off the bat three words that should never go together... microwavable frozen fish es no bueno and I love fish... Not only did it stink up the plate it will stink up the house as well so it is better if the Gordon's fisherman sticks to catching sticks. The second shopping mishap for the Vineyard's this week was the South Beach Living Garlic, Rosemary and Herbs Multi Grain Wraps. I now know why the people in South Beach are so skinny....They enjoy eating dirt...I will mention that this was purchased by accident. However, that will never happen again!
For those of you that live in Texas stick with Mission whole wheat tortillas...they have been making them for a while and they seem to know what they are doing. 1 Tortilla has 80 Calories, 2g fat, 12 carbs, and 3g of protein.
Another great from this week was a pasta salad made with Ronzoni's whole wheat spiral pasta. We added precooked fajita chicken meat that can be found in the meat section of the store (not in the frozen foods) for $2.50. We also added some chopped black olives, cherry tomatoes, and added a low fat olive oil and vinegar dressing. It only took the amount of time to cook the pasta and mix, so dinner was really simple and really good.
I have cardio tomorrow and weigh in on Friday...Sweet! Pray for my family this week we all seem to have some sort of congestion...I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
So here are the do's and don'ts for this week: The Frozen Microwavable Tilapia from Gordon's...Right off the bat three words that should never go together... microwavable frozen fish es no bueno and I love fish... Not only did it stink up the plate it will stink up the house as well so it is better if the Gordon's fisherman sticks to catching sticks. The second shopping mishap for the Vineyard's this week was the South Beach Living Garlic, Rosemary and Herbs Multi Grain Wraps. I now know why the people in South Beach are so skinny....They enjoy eating dirt...I will mention that this was purchased by accident. However, that will never happen again!
For those of you that live in Texas stick with Mission whole wheat tortillas...they have been making them for a while and they seem to know what they are doing. 1 Tortilla has 80 Calories, 2g fat, 12 carbs, and 3g of protein.
Another great from this week was a pasta salad made with Ronzoni's whole wheat spiral pasta. We added precooked fajita chicken meat that can be found in the meat section of the store (not in the frozen foods) for $2.50. We also added some chopped black olives, cherry tomatoes, and added a low fat olive oil and vinegar dressing. It only took the amount of time to cook the pasta and mix, so dinner was really simple and really good.
I have cardio tomorrow and weigh in on Friday...Sweet! Pray for my family this week we all seem to have some sort of congestion...I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Day 4
Great day today!!! Today was a lower body day. I love lower body days because the workout seems to go so much faster. I was surprised at how much I was able to do on the first day. I guess my legs are pretty strong from having to carry all of me around...Tomorrow is cardio again...yeah! I am also surprised at how well I have done with the diet cokes or rather the lack there of...I have not had one since we started. As a matter of fact the only aspartame that I have is in the yogurt that I eat in the morning for my breakfast carb. I have waved off the caffeine headaches with one cup of coffee in the afternoon after lunch. The amazing thing is even though I am sore in the mornings from the workouts, I feel better...no headaches and I think that I am sleeping better...God is good!
Joley and set down tonight and planned a menu for the week and it looks pretty good...I can't wait for my cookbook to get in! Praise God for everything...I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
Joley and set down tonight and planned a menu for the week and it looks pretty good...I can't wait for my cookbook to get in! Praise God for everything...I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Day 3
Today was a cardio day and it went better than I imagined. I not sure if that was because of the pace or what. I survived and that is a praise. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and then my ab workout. That, on the other hand was not so good...Who knew that you could get a charlie horse in your stomach muscles. Holy Cow! That hurt and for at least a couple hours you can't bend over or the fun starts all over again.
Eating plan went very well today. I think that it helps when the whole family is eating right instead of just one person in the house. It makes shopping and cooking so much easier. Joley and I did do some shopping and we stayed on the perimeter of HEB. That is where all of your fresh food is around the edges. The only middle isle purchase was some whole wheat tortillas. I took the advice of a friend and ordered the Body for Life Cookbook. I can't wait to get it in and really start cooking!
All in all today was a good day! I have my first lower body workout tomorrow and hopefully I will be able to move my arms soon. It hurts just to scratch my nose...Praise God that I have another day to be sore...AMEN!
I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
Eating plan went very well today. I think that it helps when the whole family is eating right instead of just one person in the house. It makes shopping and cooking so much easier. Joley and I did do some shopping and we stayed on the perimeter of HEB. That is where all of your fresh food is around the edges. The only middle isle purchase was some whole wheat tortillas. I took the advice of a friend and ordered the Body for Life Cookbook. I can't wait to get it in and really start cooking!
All in all today was a good day! I have my first lower body workout tomorrow and hopefully I will be able to move my arms soon. It hurts just to scratch my nose...Praise God that I have another day to be sore...AMEN!
I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Day 2
Well, the first actual day is almost over. I had workout number one this morning at Muscles and Curves. I worked on upper body and did pretty good until I got to biceps and that was when I hit the wall. I always do...Biceps are not my favorite muscles to work out. All in all I will be rather sore in the morning. I have cardio and abs tomorrow. That is always a fun day especially when you also realize how truly out of shape you are. But in a month it will be great to run on the treadmill for ten minutes and not even be winded.
I am about to have my sixth meal for today and I am excited about how good I feel already. My total caloric intake for today has been somewhere in between 1000 and 1200 calories. I do feel a little hungry but it is a good feeling that I have not felt in a long time. I believe that I have drank enough water to sink a battleship and my whole body feels better for it.
All right the moment that you all have been waiting for...the weigh in.
DAY 1- 350 lbs.
Actually somewhere over 350 but that is as high as the scale goes...I am embarrassed and ashamed of how bad I have let my self get... However, it is fuel for the journey...It will be my motivation... So that someday I will have an opportunity to shop for clothes at a store that's name doesn't have "big" or "XL" in it. So that I can go to Six Flags and ride all of the rides. It will happen and I know that I can do it by the grace of God.
I am about to have my sixth meal for today and I am excited about how good I feel already. My total caloric intake for today has been somewhere in between 1000 and 1200 calories. I do feel a little hungry but it is a good feeling that I have not felt in a long time. I believe that I have drank enough water to sink a battleship and my whole body feels better for it.
All right the moment that you all have been waiting for...the weigh in.
DAY 1- 350 lbs.
Actually somewhere over 350 but that is as high as the scale goes...I am embarrassed and ashamed of how bad I have let my self get... However, it is fuel for the journey...It will be my motivation... So that someday I will have an opportunity to shop for clothes at a store that's name doesn't have "big" or "XL" in it. So that I can go to Six Flags and ride all of the rides. It will happen and I know that I can do it by the grace of God.
I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Day 1
Hi my name is JW and I am starting a personal journey. I say it is personal because I do not believe that anyone will be reading this blog. I am a pastor of a small church in a small town in east Texas and I am overweight and out of shape. There I said it...I am glad that is over. I was a school teacher and football coach for 11 years before I went full time into the ministry. It has been an adventure moving to the small town and adjusting to a pastors schedule. What is so bad about a pastors schedule? There is no structure unless you create it yourself. As a school teacher I had a very defined work schedule. Obviously, the school bell shaped and directed my day but now there is no bell, no principal, just me. What is this blog all about? It is about me becoming half of the man that I am right now. I want to get in shape, lose weight, and eat healthy...so my children will have a Dad in ten years and my wife will have someone to share the next 20, 30, maybe even 40 years with. Currently my eating habits are horrible. Is it bad when the people at the drive-thru know you by name?
Where do I begin? I am not a complete health idiot...I have been a coach for ten years and I have been involved in sports for more than half my life. This morning I toured the local gym and it was really nice...it has everything that you need for weight training. I visited with Eunice who is the owner along with her husband ( I did not get his name). She is a nutritionist and was also a competitive body builder. They have owned and operated this gym for 20 years. That is a feat by itself. I will begin my workouts tomorrow morning...the plan is to work out every morning after I drop my daughter, Olivia, off at school. I purchased a family plan so,my wife, Joley could go and workout as well. I also want to start a prayer walk everyday here at church. I would just spend time in the afternoon walking and praying for the community.
Eating is the obvious next priority...I will use this blog daily to try and record what I am taking in...As far as calories, saturated fat and sodium. I have cut out carbonated drinks (diet cokes) and plan on replacing them with water. I have decided to cut the Aspartame as well...no artificial sweeteners at all. I will be eating five to six small meals a day. I will be using the body for life eating plan because I really saw success with that before. Why did I quit? LAZINESS and summer vacation. I no longer have a summer vacation so hopefully that will not become a stumbling block. This blog will hopefully be a motivator as well...maybe even accountability...That was one of the things that really helped the last time that I began this process...I had an entire coaching staff to keep me motivated and they held me accountable... So, grocery shopping tonight and my weigh in and first workout tomorrow.
I will leave today with this scripture...
Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
This scripture is referring to Paul knocking out the bodily impulses that would keep him from his mission of winning souls to Christ...He was no shadow boxer, just waving his arms without effect...Paul may be referring to such fleshly sins that disqualify a man from preaching and leading the church...one being blameless and above reproach in sexual purity, because such sin is a disqualification from church leadership.
This self-control (through Christ) could be applied today to a lot of areas in our lives not just sexual purity...self-control of my eating...my workouts...my bible study...and many others. My prayer today is to thank God that by His Grace and Mercy I still have a day one... to start disciplining my body, getting in shape, eating right...and that I will have self-control as I travel through this journey. I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
Where do I begin? I am not a complete health idiot...I have been a coach for ten years and I have been involved in sports for more than half my life. This morning I toured the local gym and it was really nice...it has everything that you need for weight training. I visited with Eunice who is the owner along with her husband ( I did not get his name). She is a nutritionist and was also a competitive body builder. They have owned and operated this gym for 20 years. That is a feat by itself. I will begin my workouts tomorrow morning...the plan is to work out every morning after I drop my daughter, Olivia, off at school. I purchased a family plan so,my wife, Joley could go and workout as well. I also want to start a prayer walk everyday here at church. I would just spend time in the afternoon walking and praying for the community.
Eating is the obvious next priority...I will use this blog daily to try and record what I am taking in...As far as calories, saturated fat and sodium. I have cut out carbonated drinks (diet cokes) and plan on replacing them with water. I have decided to cut the Aspartame as well...no artificial sweeteners at all. I will be eating five to six small meals a day. I will be using the body for life eating plan because I really saw success with that before. Why did I quit? LAZINESS and summer vacation. I no longer have a summer vacation so hopefully that will not become a stumbling block. This blog will hopefully be a motivator as well...maybe even accountability...That was one of the things that really helped the last time that I began this process...I had an entire coaching staff to keep me motivated and they held me accountable... So, grocery shopping tonight and my weigh in and first workout tomorrow.
I will leave today with this scripture...
Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
This scripture is referring to Paul knocking out the bodily impulses that would keep him from his mission of winning souls to Christ...He was no shadow boxer, just waving his arms without effect...Paul may be referring to such fleshly sins that disqualify a man from preaching and leading the church...one being blameless and above reproach in sexual purity, because such sin is a disqualification from church leadership.
This self-control (through Christ) could be applied today to a lot of areas in our lives not just sexual purity...self-control of my eating...my workouts...my bible study...and many others. My prayer today is to thank God that by His Grace and Mercy I still have a day one... to start disciplining my body, getting in shape, eating right...and that I will have self-control as I travel through this journey. I give Him all of the glory for this day and for the day that I will finally be half the man that I am now.
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