Sunday, January 29, 2012

Day 255- Recipe Friday: Homemade Refried Beans

I love refried beans.... but the ones in the sores have sooooo much fat & salt in them. i am gonna try this recipe, you should too!

(***there was 2 Tbls of salt and 1 tsp of garlic salt in this recipe, but it took out the salt and changed the garlic salt to garlic powder)

Ingredients
  • 1-2 pound of pinto beans
  • 1 onion, peeled and chopped (you can just cut in half, if you want the flavor, but want to take the onion out later)
  • 9 cups of water per pound of beans (basically you just want double the amount of water in there than there are beans)
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin
  • 2 teaspoons of black pepper
  • 1/2 jalapeno pepper seeded (optional -I left this out, because I don't like jalapenos or spicy food 

Instructions
  1. Thoroughly rinse the beans. Place in crockpot and add all other ingredients.
  2. My first time to make the beans, I put the onion in whole (I just cut it in half). The second time, I threw in chopped onions and the onions stays in with the beans. I prefer this way, but if you are not an onion fan, you might just want to toss them in whole so you can strain it easier.
  3. Cook on HIGH for 6- 8 hours or LOW for 8-10 hours. They will start to get really soft.
  4. Once they are cooked, use a slotted spoon to scoop out some of the mixture into another bowl. Begin mashing with a potato masher (you could use a food processor here but it is easy to do it by hand).
  5. Add liquids from the crockpot as needed to get the consistency you prefer.
  6. You get to decide how “mushy” you want them. Continue to do this until all beans have been mashed.
  7. Then place the beans into containers for the freezer until ready to eat. 1 pound of dried beans will make about  4 “cans” of beans.
  8. When you are ready to eat, just thaw in your fridge and cook on low in a sauce pan, until heated through.
http://eatingonadime.com/2012/01/11/how-to-make-your-own-refried-beans/

Kelly

Friday, January 27, 2012

Days 252-254: SICK, SICK, SICK!

on Sunday i started feeling a crusty throat. monday a lil more noticeable.... and by tuesday, ugh! i ended up going to the dr after work and the dr said i probably have a virus of some sort and put me on a z-pack of antibiotics, clairitin & sudafed. each day i have gon to work even though i feel like poo.... but that is what we as americans do because we have to- work when we are sick, so we in turn get other co-workers sick, and so on and so forth. sure i could have taken a sick day.... i have time, but i would have gotten a guilt trip and it is just not worth the agnony of hearing about how they were so slammed the day i called in sick and how it was such an inconvieneince (aka-selfish of me).

anyway.... i have gon from the day 1 sounding like a dude and feeling like poo,  day 2 nose is super sensitive and sneezing all day and still sounding like a dude/frog, day 3 sounding more like myself with a dry tickly throat coughing all day. i cant win.

every nite i go straight home. have cancelled all my meetings, all my going out.... even missed a friends karaoke b-day bash and pj night at the spotlights ladies nite. have not worked out since monday and not going out this weekend either. i am going to be in bed/at home all weekend doing costuming and making bracelets & purses.

have not been that hungry either being that i cannot taste anything. and of course the things that sound good to me i cannot eat :(

hopefully next weeke will be better. 2 weeks till my next big production!!!


Kelly

Monday, January 23, 2012

Day 251 & Week 37 Results

here they are..... a day early!!!!

 Day 1                                                                        Day 251






 5/16/11                                                                       1/23/12

Day 249-250: Frekin' weekend

This weekend was another busy one with more costuming, 2 performances, grocery shopping, cleaning and making time for me.
 My huny was plowing all weekend for the city because we got 8 inches of snow in 48 hrs and it was not melting! but the over time will help out!!!

 on friday nite i really wanted badness (aka junk.... mostly pizza) but i knew if i gave in i would ruin my weeks worth of work in 1 or 2 bites. sure i could make "my" version of pizza, but i did not have any of the supplies and did not want to spend our grocery money on me. so i looked around the store, sticking to the outside like i usually do, and i found that they had fresh salmon fillets marked down (because of the the lack of customers because of the snow). so i got a nice size fillet which would normally be $6 for $3!! it was tasty and i had enough for the next days lunch :)

Kelly

Day 248- Recipe Friday: Baked Salmon

I use to do this recipe a lot..... but with a lot of butter. But here is my healthy alternative. same idea.... a lot less butter! it is real easy!!!

Salmon filet
lemon juice
Mrs Dash (i used herb & Garlic)
Foil
non-stick cooking spray

take 2 peices of foil about the same size (bigger than the salmon fillet)
lay one piece of foil on a baking sheet and spray with non stick cooking spray
lay out salmon fillet on the just sprayed foil and sprinkle with seasoning and lemon
cover with second piece of foil and do a butcher roll (rolling long sides of the foil together to seal the packet, then the short side

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-30 mins depending on the thickness.

Kelly

Friday, January 20, 2012

Day 147- The Snow Storm

Got snow last nite and it is still snowing! the roads are a real mess..... good thing the gym is closed today. Also Good thing that i also did my training sessions at the beginning of the week, but sad that i did not get pics for this week. i took my workout clothes home to wash and forgot to bring them back. oh well.... next week!

Kelly

Day 146- Add Spokes Model To Resume

Today is the day i am in a new ad here is Spokane for my trainer Angela's personal training gym. and here it is.......

there i am on the right hand side.... page 32 of this weeks Inlander in Spokane, WA

Kelly

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Day 245- YAY!!!! 60 lbs Down!!!

It finally happened!!! i am officially 60 lbs down!!! (Happy Dance Ensues)

My trainer even said she noticed that i am looking slimmer.... and that is before i told her!!! she said my body is starting to tighten up in my arms and tummy. i noticed it last night in my thighs. i took a bath last night and i use to be able to wiggle my thighs in the water and make wave.... not so much anymore! :)

Here is the song i wake up to sometimes in the morning when i sleep in.... it is on my husbands phone for his alarm! (i am not kidding!)

Kelly

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Day 244- Tip of the Teeth, Tip of the Togune

One of the resolutions i set for myself this year was to get my mouth finally taken care of  instead of  just when i have pain. i went to my first cleaning since my extraction and root canal the last week of december. it went pretty well. i expected bad news and i got some..... need possibly 2 more root canals, and ortho appt to move a tooth and possibly a bridge as well as some fillings here and there. could have been worse, but will be expensive.

since i am working on my outside, i figured i might as well mork on the inside as well to get total body health. oral health problems can lead to other health issues in the body including sinus, heart, ect. so to avioid those i fugured i am at a place in my life where i can do this for myself. being double insured helps too! it will make eating easier too....dwont have to worry about tough, crunchy or hard foods.



Kelly

Days 242-243- Key Word: Productive

I would say that this weekend has been the most productive this year (hehehe).

even though i did not do bootcamp saturday morning because i over slept, but did a bit of grocery shopping, stayed under budget, got ready to do drag that night at the Spotlight for the Military show, got my music ready, packed all my gear, showered, curled my hair and then i was off to the club to get glam for the evening.

That night was very sad because one of my fave drag queens last night. she has decided to take a break. I made her a giant White daliah hair flower clip and she loved it. when i gave it to her i gave her a hug and tried not to cry because i knew that she was probably gonna have a hard time not crying the whole night.... and i was right. it is a tough giving up something you love no matter what the reason especially if it has been a part of your life for 20+ years. every one was in tears by the end of the night.

Got home around 2 am and slept till about 7:30.... got up, sent my huny off to get fire wood at his dad's in Idaho (about an 90 mins away) and i deep cleaned th kitchen., which hasnt been done in a while. after that did some laundry, and got to work on busting out some purses. i have 8 1/2 way done..... meaning the skeleton of the purse is together, just need to put in the lining and attach the strap. i have some good ones too!!!

Purse themes for this time around- elton john, lilith fair, 80s/90s metal, black & white R&B, rainbow, hues of blue.... just to name a few.

as for food- i cooked a lot today. prepared chicken, lean burgers, veges and made some buffalo chips (sliced potatoes baked in the over). and i drank a lot of water both days :)



Kelly

Day 241- Recipe Friday: Homemade Shake & Bake Pork Chops

this past week we got a great deal on a lean pork roast and my huny tryied something new whan cooking it so that i could also eat it too and not have top worry about gaining from sodium and other preservatives. here is what he did-

1 4-6 lb pork roast
4 slices of whole wheat bread
1 Tblsp Salt free Country seasoning
1 Tblsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Black Pepper

Trim off most of the fat.
Cut roast cross grain into 3/4'' chops.
Toast bread slices until bread is dry.
Crumble toatsed bread into almost powder like consistancey.
Add seasonings to bread mixture and mix thuroughly in a big bowl

Pre Heat Oven to 375 degrees
Line cookie sheet with foil and spray with non stick spray (like Pam)

Coat each chop individually with bread crumb/seasoning mixture and place on the cookie sheet
Bake @ 375 for 40-45 mins or until golden brown.
Remove from oven and let cool for 5 mins

will make aprox. 10 chops depending on thickness



Kelly

Day 240- Faux Queen

Last night was my first time doing Amature Drag and i did great. got lots of praise for my performance, which feels really good especially since it is somewhat new territory for me and i do not want to step on and "toes". having acceptance from the drag community is a big deal!

yes....i am female. the type of drag i do is called Faux Queen. the easiest way to explain it is - a woman impersonating a drag queen. i do my make-up more exagerated than i would an a every day basis or even a going out basis. more contouring of the cheek bones, forehead, eyes and big false lashes. I also have a bra that gives me 2-3 cup sizes on what i am as well and panty hose are my friend.... they hold al my curves in the right places.

i have gotten a lot of my dresses & shoes at goodwill, value village and other local thrift stores. most dresses i pay $5-$16 and shoes for $3-$5!

before when i would go to thrift stores i would not be able to find much in my size that i liked..... now i can find a lot!

i love getting a dressed up fancy and performing in front of others. i have always loved performing and have been doing so since i was 4. and since there is not really an outlet for women to dance around and lip sync and perform..... this is my way of doing that.

I was asked a couple times on that nite if i was male or female, which i find amazing! i think it is great that they can't decifer 100% on what gender i am.... i guess that means i do a pretty goot job at my make-up.



Kelly

Day 239 & Week 35 Results

Here are this weeks result pics. i am down a couple lbs from last week

Day 1                                                                        Day 239



5/16 /11                                                                         1/10/12



Day 238- Eh....Another day

Yesterday day went ok.....yesterday night not so good.

Came home after 20 mins of cardio, worn out from the day (another really busy one) and i was hungry. Being that i start work earlier, i get off earlier. it is an hour and a 1/2 difference to what my schedule was before. i get up and leave the house about a 1/2 hr ealier than i did before to go do my morning cardio, then get to work at about 6:30-6:45 ish and start at 7 am, which means i get off work at  3:30pm compared to the 5pm time that i use to get off work at.

what all that means to me is that i have a bit more time to get things done after work before i go to bed at about 9pm. what that also means is that i eat earlier throughout the day.... and by the time that i would usually eat my dinner (6pm) i am starving, and that can be dangerous. i say that because i know myself and like so many when i am very hungry i eat fast. it takes the stomach a lil while to send a response to the brain that you there is food in there and so until that happens the brain keeps saying.... i havent received that message so you are still hungry, eat more.

in my brain it is the devil vs angel fight going on. the devil is saying- if you still feel hungry than you should eat more. on more is not gonna kill you. The angel side is saying- you have had the portion you should have... drink some water and the empty feeling will go away.

this is why getting back on track sucks! after ui have been back on track for a couple weeks my mind will calm and the cravings will go away.



Kelly

Day 237- Manic Monday

Mondays are always a lil hectic, but for the last couple weeks monday has been super crazy at work. calls into the call center are never ending and having to stack calls i do not like becuase no only do i have to remember what i am doing, i have to remember who is on whet line and what they need....ugh. to top it off it has been one of those days where i spend my breaks playing catch up. :(

Today i also chose to cut out a few crutches that i have had for a couple months in my maintaining.... mostly Swiss cheese and sourdough wheat bread. it was hard but i did it.

did my usual cardio @6 am for 15-20 mins and back again right after work for another 15-20 mins. headed home and felt cruddy.....so i took it easy for the evening.

Kelly

Days 235 & 236- The Weekend

Decided to start back doing Boot Camp on saturday mornings and it went very weel it was nice to be back to some-what of a weekend routine with getting up at 7ish, going to the gym and doing cardio for 10 or 15 mins to get warmed up them a 1/2 hr of non stop cardio, then home to pick up my huny and then shopping..... on a very tight budget.

when shopping with my husband whenever i tell him we have a budget, then he becomes the guy who says he doesn't need anything. our budget for food every week is $50, but when we are being strict about it we have to stick to it or be under.... no going over. So about 1/2 way thru the store and he had picked out only 2 items. i kept asking him - do you need_____? he would say no because he was thinking of the need vs want aspect (aka-do i really need this or do i want it) when we got to the dairy section i asked him if he needed yougart and he looked at it, then looked away and said no. i took the calculator and showed him that we were only at $18.45 so far and that i demanded he get something.... and he did. as we were heading to the check out i said.... what is your splurge? he said sausages (polish hot dogs- bleck) mine was a sugar free energy drink. i usually have one on the weekend because i wake up at 6 or 7 on saturdays and usually don't get to bed will midnight or later.

I made a hatler top out of a t-shirt and wore it out that night with 2 skirt slips layered- red on on the bottom, shorter black one on the top. it looked ab-fab!!!

ended up reading on a friends facebook that their was going to be a fundraiser drag show at one of the local bars. being that i am a sucker for fundraiers and helping out our community i went and found a few freinds there  as well. while chatting with friends and meeting new friends one of the drag queens who new that i had done faux queen before asked if i wanted to perform. I said oh no... i can't, i didn't have any music with me. and everyone at the table said that it was no problem that the DJ could get what ever i wanted. so of course i daii am in .... thinking to myself- good thing i dressed up, but at the same time kicking myself for not bringing my makeup to do my drag makeup which is more dramatic than my regular going out at night makeup.

I had originally planned to do the song tough lover from Burlesque..... but then as i was waiting for my turn, the queen before me did the exact same song. so i had to scurry up to the DJ booth and choose another song. went with Sexy silk by Jessie J and i KILLED IT. i had people coming up to me aftwards and saying i was sooo entertaining to watch. that made me feel very good.

after wards i went to my usuall haunt... the spotlight and danced for a couple hours then came home and watched SNL with my huny like we do every saturday night :)

Sunday was much of nothing... a lot of ambition but not a lot of gumption. so much so that i don't remeber much of what i did on sunday other than watch tv & seperate over 300 cassette tapes into generes. ended up going to bed a lil early that night because of my lack of energy.



Kelly

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Day 234- Recipe Friday: Spanish Rice ala Kelly

I make my own version of what i call Spanish Rice, but i make it all separately so that if i choose that week to eat something different then i am not stuck and wasting money because it goes bad and i have to toss it.

Spanish Rice ala Kelly-
  • cooked rice
  • mixed veggies (onion, mushroom, green beans, etc)
  • cooked brown rice
  • cooked chicken breasts
  • home made or canned spaghetti sauce (low sodium and sugar)
cooking veges
i start with onions on high heat for a couple mins in a non stick pan, no stirring, no pam or non stick spray because the onions have their own moisture that will cook them and the high heat will glaze the pan. add the mushrooms, chopped into bite size chunks and add them in and turn the heat down to medium, stirring occasionally. depending on the cook times of your other veges you would also ad them in at this point, even if frozen veges. if thawed then add them in at the end.

Spagetti sauce
2 cans of no salt added tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, Mrs dash garlic and herb seasoning and splenda or stevia. all seasonings & sweeteners to taste.

i store the rice, veges sauce and chicken separately and assemble as needed.

when assembling i measure out 1/2 c rice, 1 c+ veges, 4 oz chicken breasts, 1/4 - 1/2 c sauce. heat up and you have Spanish Rice ala Kelly :)




Kelly

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Day 233- Lots To Do In A Short Time

so last nite i went to the Pasties and paddles cast meeting and found out pretty much what i will be doing for the next 5 weeks- costuming & props for 1 solo and costuming for 2 supporting roles, as well as helping out with set production, painting and other show related stuff all before Feb 11.

i am very excited for this show because i am doing a character for my solo that i have always wanted to be and thought i was a bit like as a kid/teen. Pippi Longstocking!!!! i use to do my hair like her on a semi regular basis (as well as Shirley Temple) my 9th grade year.... my hair was to my shoulder blades back then.

on top of all that i am making more product for my Etsy page..... purses, bracelets, bows, etc. and i have been commissioned to make hair flowers and other vintage/pin-up hair accessories for photo shoots.


Kelly

Day 232 & Week 34 Results

Day 1                                                  Day 175                                                      Day 232




5/16/11                                               11/22/11                                                      1/3/12

on tuesday (1/3/12) i weighed at 187 (11/22 pic i was 183). defiantly retaining water, but Angela (my trainer) says that under my skin the fat feels very marbley..... which means the fat is breaking away from the muscle and disolving. i consider tuesdays weigh & measure a re-starting off point, or the 2nd phase of my body reformation. i did really well maintaining thru the holidays, but now it is time to get back to work. 5 weeks till my next Pasties & Paddles show (2/11/12) gotta get in shape for that and go from there.

BTW- i think hand placement on tuesday would have made the forward facing pic look a bit better, but you can deffinatly see the water retension in the side pic!

Kelly

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Day 231- Back in the Saddle Again

yesterday was a hard day for me food wise. back to reduction, not maintaining, which means i am cutting my portionsback to what they were before the holidays and being  more accountable for what i put in my body. I wasn't doing that much different the last couple months. i would say that the only difference is that every once in a while i would eat a lil more or have a cookie... aka enjoying bites of the holidays. i stayed with in the same 5-10 lbs for these last 2 months which is very good for me considering my efforts in the past have failed. i would say it was super successful :)

Even though i ate more than i had planned, it was all food that i am suppose to eat. i mentioned my hunger to my trainer, Angela, and she said that it was fine as long as the foods i was eating where on my list. it is just my metabolism getting geared back up....  yay!

so back to the grind. my schedule has changed at work from 8:30-5 to  7-3:30. that hour and a half makes a big difference. i now feel like i have more time to get things done. I do cardio @ 6 am M/W/F, Training with Angela T/F @ 4pm and Cardio @ 4 pm M/W/.... gym is closed on Thursdays and opens later in the morning on Tuesdays.

Kelly

Monday, January 2, 2012

Days 223 thru 230- Resolutions for 2012

I was expecting the week between chistmas and new years to be quiet and uneventful...... Boy was i wrong!

planned on cleaning and orginizing my craft toom.... didn't happen. got my root canal finished and they decided to extract a wisdom tooth as well, resulting in me taking another day off because of the pain and not being able to talk with gauze in my mouth. that evening i got word that i would be performing New Years eve....only 2 1/2 days notice, but i already had an idea of what i wanted to do, just had to get everything together for it.

only ran into 2 problems with my act- my dress didn't come off as easily as i would had liked (fore thought would have been good on that one- aka scissors) and i forgot the glitter/confetti that i had to throw out into the audience at the end. it went to good use though.... we threw it out into the crowd dancing shortly after midnight :)

I ended up Go-Go dancing for the rest of the evening after the show was over till 4 am when the club closed. it was a wild, crazy and epic nite!

already starting out to be a very busy year with a new Pasties & Paddles show on Feb 11th, Teaming up with a local photographer friend of min to do Pin up hotoshoots and making the hairpieces and accessories for those, and needing to make more purses for my etsy site and possible networking event..... all in the next few weeks.

But i am looking forward to the new year.

I try to think up 1 or 2 things that would make me a better person in the new year and here are mine for the New Year that will be 2012-

Start a Savings Account
Be more accountable with my money
expand my crafts/ business
keep up with losing weight & inches as well as my work out routine
make time for me (so i am not stressed) not sure how i am gonna work that one....
and most important of all  (my biggest goal) finally get my teeth fixed, not just when i have a problem.
AND.... Save up for VEGAS!!! this year  I turn 35, my huny turns 40 and my oldest step son turns 21 :)

I also resolve to keep up better with my blogs since the holiday craziness is over and since the holidays are over i am back to losing phase. since november i have been maintaning and have stayed within the same 5-10 lb range, which is really good for me. i am getting more focused on shrinking, working out on a regular basis and getting more lean muscle and shrinking the amount of flab and extra skin i have from years of being 250+ lbs.

Well.... CHEERS and welcome to 2012!!!



Kelly