Two Pounds a Week » Nothing But Noodles http://www.twopoundsawk.com A 29-year-old Southern gal's journey to losing a goal weight of 23 pounds. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:59:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Veggie comeback http://www.twopoundsawk.com/2010/01/27/veggie-comeback/ http://www.twopoundsawk.com/2010/01/27/veggie-comeback/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:23:21 +0000 Meg http://www.twopoundsawk.com/?p=596 As the weeks go on, I am slowly but surely starting to like vegetables again. Cooked ones are still on my uh-uh list (especially my old friend, broccoli), but raw seems to be getting the thumbs up from the baby. :) Another thing the baby likes? TEMPEH! I tried the coconut curry flavor last night, and it was beyond delish. Now I know what all you bloggers are talking about!

I cooked six strips in a little bit of olive oil, and made a tasty wrap with them that included, yes, vegetables! :)

Along with the tempeh, I had cucumbers, tomatoes, melted cheddar cheese and 1 tablespoon Sabra plain hummus on a sun-dried tomato Flatout Flatbread. So, so good!

Vegetables also made a big appearance in today’s meals. Jessica, Lori and I got takeout from Nothing But Noodles today for lunch, but knowing I was going to have pasta for dinner, I skipped the noodles and ordered a spinach cranberry salad with grilled shrimp and a cup of tomato bisque soup (which I only ate half of — Jason’s Deli soup is way better!) I lapped up that salad though — it was the perfect sweet/salty combination with sliced walnuts in the mix. I also splurged a bit and had a couple of breadsticks. (Bread is my weakness) The best part of lunch though was that 25 percent of today’s proceeds at Nothing But Noodles went to Haiti relief efforts. Can’t beat that!

My sweet husband made a wonderful dinner tonight while I napped on the couch.

This is angel hair pasta with meat sauce and a big salad with a tablespoon of light raspberry vinaigrette. The sauce had grass-fed ground beef and was full of mushrooms, green pepper and onions — and these cooked actually tasted good! Secret must be in the sauce.

I have gotten in some exercise the past few days as well. Yesterday, I did 30 minutes on the elliptical while reading the latest issue of US Weekly. Today, Jessica and I walked the stairs to the 10th floor of our building. Our legs were so shaky coming back down!

I’m about to get on the elliptical again to get a little extra exercise in for the day. I should sleep really good tonight!

And a question for those of you who work behind a desk…how do you get in quick workouts throughout the day? Do you take walks? Run stairs? Let me know!

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