Feelin' great

No topic today just idle ramblings.

Lost a pound this week. Nice. However the ol' buddah belly is shrinking and my abs and legs and glutes are tightening up nicely. W00-Hoo. Work-outs are paying off.
The missus is happy so I'm happy.

Linda made eggrolls for us last weekend. Really, really good. You have to try this recipe.

Weight Watchers Vegetable Egg Rolls

1 head Chinese cabbage, outer leaves removed, shredded
2 medium carrots, peeled and shredded
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
2 medium scallions, white and green parts, chopped
1 Tbsp ginger, fresh, minced or 1/2 tsp dried
1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp sesame oil
8 average egg roll wrappers, about 1/2 oz each
4 serving olive oil cooking spray, or enough to coat egg rolls

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray. Place cabbage in a microwavable dish and cover. Microwave on high until wilted, about 4 minutes; drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add carrots, garlic, scallions, ginger, soy sauce, cornstarch and oil; mix well.Arrange egg roll wrappers on a clean, dry surface. Spoon cabbage mixture diagonally onto each wrapper. Fold over one corner to cover filling. Fold up both corners. Moisten edges of remaining flap with water and roll up wrapper jellyroll style until sealed. Transfer egg rolls to prepared baking sheet and coat with cooking spray. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Serve hot.
1 point per egg roll

I had a great time at this week's WED 715 Weight Watchers meeting. Lots of folks showed up, even some new faces were there (even though it was super cold). Excellent discussions and celebrations of weight loss milestones. Thanks fellow WED 715'ers. Looking forward to next week.

Super Bowl Party this weekend. Gonna be a challenge to stay on track. Just figure I'll eat a good healthy lunch beforehand and nibble on the goodies rather than show up hungry.

Excellent find at the grocery store. I love soda pop but the diet stuff gives me killer headaches. Look up aspertame (artificial sweetener/ aka NutraSweet) on the web and you might never touch the stuff again. http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/

Anyway, I found a great substiute. Big K Lemon Lime Sparkling Water (King Soopers/Kroger).
Lots of fizz, no calories, and tastes really good. Just carbonated water with natural flavors.

Dusted off my rollerblades a couple of days ago. I used to be a regular skater and loved it. We have a rink right down the street from us and I've decided to check it out. Variety in working out is the key to not getting bored.

Bought a fitness ball and started working out with that. Amazing what you can do with it. Very low impact exercises with great effects on the body's core muscles.
http://gymball.com/exercise.html Check out this site, good info. Lots of fun too. Who needs an expensive gym membership ? Ball costs like 20 bucks. Neat.

Can't wait for Spring so I can get started on my gardens for this year. We have 21 seperate gardens at our house and each one we do differently. Might dig up a few more too. Excellent excercise and the fresh veggies are to die for.

That's all I got time for today. Take care.

Healthy eating to all.

Dave and Linda