tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80129533417045139902024-03-19T05:46:10.641-04:00CJ's Low Carb CornerA blog about living a Low Carb lifestyle, exercise, recipe ideas, weight loss, PCOS and getting healthy.CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-80405789753722681632014-07-05T21:54:00.000-04:002014-07-05T21:56:04.169-04:00Losing the weight for the 3rd time!
Those of you who have ready my story know that I had been injured before and gained back 130 lbs after losing a little over 200 lbs when I was on bed rest for 6 months. It took a few years to recover and get the weight back off and then I lost even more and got to 249 lbs lost. I had maintained that and built some more muscle and was sitting in a comfortable range for a few years. Then ICJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-16110743328383285432014-07-03T12:37:00.000-04:002014-07-03T12:44:41.660-04:00BBQ and Picnic Foods
How to survive BBQ's, Picnic's and other Summer Time Outings.
Tips and Tricks:
Offer to
Bring Something- "Thank you for inviting me, can I bring a veggie tray
or deviled eggs?", "How about a green salad?", "Would you like me to
bring some finger food like pinwheel sandwiches or roll ups?", "How
about some unbreaded chicken wings?" if you bring CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-52471670452876740652014-06-29T23:59:00.000-04:002014-06-30T05:18:26.152-04:00Watch out for added Carbs/Calories in Frozen Drinks!With
summer sometimes comes more temptation with summer time parties and
celebrations and everyone drinking slushies, milk shakes and frozen
alcoholic beverages in various colors and flavors. It's important to
remember how much sugar those drinks contain and avoid them.
Alcohol also has sugar in it and can lower your inhibitions and let your judgement slip on just how much food CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-43486540136683377962014-02-28T12:33:00.001-05:002014-02-28T12:33:40.079-05:00What's for lunch at work? I often get asked what I eat for lunch at work. Normally it's bacon and eggs but today I got tuna and boiled eggs from the salad bar and put some bell pepper in it with some mayo. Yummy and simple! :)
CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-16905313623040152892014-02-05T17:54:00.001-05:002014-02-05T18:03:06.143-05:00Atkins Bars...
I often get asked if I eat Atkins bars and if so how often...
I occasionally eat them as a treat or when traveling or sometimes when I have to work late and my other options are not healthy.
I can't have soy and most of their bars contain soy so I avoid them except for the "Caramel Chocolate Nut Roll" flavor that only has soy in the chocolate. I still use them sparingly and notCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-46599424971578995672013-02-16T05:13:00.000-05:002013-02-16T05:18:06.319-05:00Long Term Sucess/Life Time Maintenance and Rewarding Yourself!This topic came up in my reply to Melody who's lost 45 lbs in her first 5 weeks on Low Carb and I decided it might be helpful to others as well so I'm going to share it. Congrats Melody! You're off to a great start!!!
As we all know this is a long process and a life time change to improve your health and way of life. To change the way you think about food and not to comfort or reward yourself CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-41434377875445861702012-06-06T19:07:00.003-04:002012-06-06T19:08:19.669-04:00Homemade Broccoli, Bacon and Cheese Soup with a BLT WrapIt's cold and rainy and nothing sounded good the other night except for Broccoli Cheese Soup and I decided to add some Bacon!
I just used my standard go to combination for a sauce base.
1 stick of butter
16 ounces of Heavy Whipping Cream
2 cups of shredded cheese (I used Cheddar here)
For an Alfredo I use an Italian Blend of whatever I have on hand.
Just melt the butter, melt the cheese, add CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-3242364719401905152012-05-16T22:15:00.006-04:002012-05-16T22:17:56.593-04:00Dreamfields Low Carb Rotini
Dreamfields Rotini pasta with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, garlic and ground beef.
Once again I want to stress the importance of following the cooking
instructions exactly! I boil the water, set the timer (but don't hit
start yet), measure out the portion size of pasta that I want to cook.
Hit the start button and drop the pasta in the boiling water. As soon as
the 8 CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-48223586557549695202012-05-10T05:13:00.001-04:002012-05-10T05:13:32.185-04:00Mac 'n Cheese with Bacon, Broccoli and Grilled Chicken
Hello Everyone,
It's been a while since I last posted so I thought that I would share what I cooked for dinner yesterday. I cooked homemade Mac 'n Cheese with Bacon, Broccoli and Grilled Chicken. And yes, it's Low Carb! :)
I've posted about Dreamfields pasta before and as always it's very important to follow the cooking directions and only boil it for 8 minutes and then immediately drainCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-19434590478571321202011-09-06T16:02:00.001-04:002011-09-06T16:04:57.011-04:005k for Cancer ResearchI really enjoy having my life back again and one of those activities I was unable to participate in before losing weight was 5k's for cancer research. Please join me in raising funds to help Dana-Farber Cancer Institute conquer all forms of cancer. I'm walking in honor of 21 people (16 of them family and 5 of them friends) sadly only 7 of them are still with us today.
Any donations are CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-48717479391157916122011-08-24T22:53:00.001-04:002011-08-24T22:55:36.515-04:00I got a Harley, Happy Birthday to Me!This is my birthday present to myself, from myself. I've always liked bikes and my Dad, Uncle and Brothers ride so I've been around bikes my whole life but had never ridden one myself. I wanted a bike for a few years and took safety classes and got my license in the spring. It was such a nice feeling to be able to ride a bike and not have the tires pop or the frame bend underneath me. I never CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-77606099855658015882011-08-18T22:20:00.000-04:002011-08-18T22:20:15.840-04:00Nom Nom Nom....Tri -Tip!!!
Do you have Tri-Tip in your area?
Do you know what Tri-Tip is?
I checked wiki for a good definition:"The tri-tip is a cut of beef from the bottom sirloin primal cut. It is a small triangular muscle, usually 1.5 to 2.5 lbs. per side of beef. In the United States, this cut was typically used for ground beef or sliced into steaks until the late 1950s, when Otto Schaefer marketed it in CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-55078940491084936062011-08-08T19:59:00.004-04:002011-08-08T21:01:26.902-04:00Yummy Yummy from California!I went to visit family for a long weekend in CA. I had to stop and get a Double-Double Protein Style from In-N-Out Burgers. I hadn't eaten there in about 10 years. It was very good!
I was stuck on the 405 for 3 hours but I had a ziploc bag full of bacon that I brought on the plane with me so I was quite content. :)
I had an 8 hour flight that was supposed to be non-stop and I got worried CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-3847069223944945742011-07-05T20:07:00.004-04:002011-07-05T20:30:28.079-04:00Hello EverybodyThanks for the emails, pm's and messages.
I'm fine, just been busy. :)
Yes, I'm still low carb and I will be for life!
This isn't just a diet, it's a healthy way of eating and a healthy lifestyle. I hope everyone is doing well.
Here's my dinner from tonight, it was yummy but it needed bacon! LOL
~CJ
Sent from my Droid 2.CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-83521052403810412492011-05-14T23:18:00.000-04:002011-05-14T23:18:10.461-04:00My Mom has lost 100 lbs on Low Carb!I'm so proud of my Mom for changing her way of eating and getting healthier! She feels better, has more energy and she's now reached her goal weight with the 100 lb weight loss.
Of all the people who have emailed, messaged me or posted thanking me for inspiring them..... this is one of the ones that has touched me the most, because well...... she's my Mommy. :)
These before pictures are about CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-40440587510839062692011-04-29T19:15:00.000-04:002011-04-29T19:15:45.665-04:00PodCast with Jimmy Moore and FriendsHi Peoples,
Here's the the link to the PodCast that I participated in with Jimmy Moore.
There's links at the bottom to listen to it on itunes or download it.
(It's 30 mins long, so go pee first! LOL)CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-22972366819629280392011-04-02T16:40:00.004-04:002011-04-05T01:56:28.133-04:00Podcast, LowCarb Cruise and My Mom is 95 lbs lighter!I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the benefits of being low carb. I'm good but busy. I had to stop and share this though.... I got asked to be a guest on a low carb podcast with some great low carb people and it will be on at the end of the month, I believe he said April 29th. (I talked way too much though! LOL) I'll post the details of it later. It was for Jimmy Moore's blog.
I also CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-85529815734589623082011-03-24T20:05:00.002-04:002011-03-24T20:17:43.557-04:00Stalled???What to do in a stall?
I get asked this a lot........
First of all sorry to just sort of abandon my blog, I've been super busy and try to keep up with questions and pm's on Facebook and the forum and my blog has been neglected lately. This post is something that I posted a few weeks ago about stalls. I've re-typed this same thing a few times to different people and figured I might as well add itCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-63791592963039620122011-01-05T20:04:00.002-05:002011-01-05T20:04:58.239-05:00What's Cookin in CJ's Kitchen - 66 of 90Mmmmmmmm Bacon!!!
Bacon, Bell Pepper, Onion and Cheese Omelet with a side of Bacon!
I actually used a dinner plate tonight and it made my food look a lot smaller, but this is the same size as my omelets usually are. :)
-CJ
Sent from my Droid2, please excuse any typos.CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-11480623722586784882011-01-04T20:52:00.000-05:002011-01-05T19:49:40.198-05:00What's Cookin in CJ's Kitchen - 65 of 90Lettuce Wrapped Cheeseburgers!
I seriously never get tired of these, they fill me up, keep me full and digest very well in my tummy. :)
-CJ
Sent from my Droid2, please excuse any typos.CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-75102121064741941172011-01-03T18:58:00.002-05:002011-01-05T19:29:03.224-05:00What's Cookin in CJ's Kitchen - 64 of 90Steak and Cheese with Onion and Peppers.
Just like you'd make for a Cheesesteak Sandwich only skip the bun.
-CJ
Sent from my Droid2, please excuse any typos.CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-83088624224141891272011-01-02T23:57:00.006-05:002011-01-03T02:39:05.528-05:00What's Cookin in CJ's Kitchen - 63 of 90 Bacon Cheeseburger. CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-80543487395235089882011-01-01T23:33:00.005-05:002011-01-03T02:41:04.957-05:00What's Cookin in CJ's Kitchen - 62 of 90Bacon Cheeseburger Smiley Face. LOL
CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-86281931834445685362010-12-31T23:20:00.006-05:002011-01-03T02:37:28.588-05:00What's Cookin in CJ's Kitchen - 61 of 90Chicken Soft Taco from Taco Bell
I asked them to put it in a bowl instead of on a tortilla and they did. :)
CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354827878462131783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012953341704513990.post-79446289450425603722010-12-30T23:26:00.009-05:002011-01-03T02:20:22.251-05:00What's Cookin in CJ's Kitchen - 60 of 90Fajita Steak with Salad.
I cooked some well done and some medium, so I just cooked the well done ones longer before adding the medium ones.
Then added some diced tomatoes and water to let them simmer with some taco seasoning.
Until they simmered down and then I added the onion and bell pepper too.
This is the steak sliced on my plate.
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