Healthy eating.

I find that most of the healthy foods such as vegetables and fruits I really don't care for. There are a couple of exceptions, I LOVE broccoli, cauliflower and brussel sprouts but I can only eat so much of them before I grow tired of them. I have to eat a lot of protein so I have been trying to eat a lot of tuna and chicken but again you can only eat so much before you get tired of eating it. I am not a great cook, in fact my skills in the kitchen are minuscule but I do like to experiment with different seasonings. Tonight I was tired of chicken the way I usually make it (I usually do not fry it or bake it, I put it on the stove but I add water so it is more boiled than anything) so I decided to do something different. This morning I took my "healthy" size portion of chicken out and marinated it in 2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce and 4 cups of water. I also took a quarter of a lemon and squeezed the juice over the mixture so add just a little bit of flavor other than BBQ sauce. Now I know that BBQ sauce is not very healthy but I figured with how watered down it was and that I used so little it would be better than just putting it over the top and cooking it that way. So Anyway, I left it in the refrigerator for most of the day and when I was hungry, took it out and instead of using the stove I put it in the oven for 30 minutes. I did not drain the BBQ mixture but cooked it right in that and when it was finally ready the chicken was soooooooo good. It had just a faint taste of BBQ and lemon and it was tender and not at all tough, I was able to cut it with my fork with no effort. I do not think I will make it that way all the time but it was a nice change from unseasoned chicken. I also had broccoli and cauliflower mix that was steamed. I usually do not add salt or pepper or anything but this time I took another part of the lemon and squeezed the juice onto it and also added just a small pinch of pepper jack cheese. I did not smother it in cheese, just enough to have a slight taste on each bite. That was good as well but I think next time I will leave the cheese off.

I am on a low carb diet so I did not have anything else to eat but I am craving some pasta. I know I shouldn't eat it but it sounds so good. I will not eat any because I know that if I do my stomach will be upset for a couple of days because of my medication that I am on Meformin. What it does is basically take all the carbs and flush them out of my body in a most uncomfortable way. *sigh* I love breads and pastas.

David and I were thinking of starting a family when he gets home. In preparation of the possibility I have been wanting to sorta clean my body out. I am trying really hard to eat healthy. I have not been exercising lately cause I have not managed to find the effort to actually leave the house. I need to start exercising again but I think I will wait until I have my stitches removed from my cheek. I have also started on the path to quit smoking. THAT is going to be the toughest thing to do I think. I know I can do it, it is just a matter of getting mentally prepared and with everything that is going on with different things I am very stressed out. Haha, being stressed out does not help me in other ways. When I am stressed I tend to stop eating and I start sleeping. I can sleep all day when I am stressed out. That is really really bad for me but it is how I deal with stress. I do not know what is worse, being a stress eater or a stress sleeper. I am, in a way, thankful that I am not a stress eater because I am trying to stick to my diet.

My goal is to have lost at least 50 pounds by the end of the year. I was hoping that I would be able to loose an average of 2 pounds a week which would put me at 104 by the end of the year but I know myself. If I do not meet that goal then I will be discouraged and will give up. That is why I set it to 50 pounds. If I exceed the goal then I will be ecstatic. We shall see how it goes.