Good day!

Let me start by talking about the spaghetti squash mac and cheese.  O. M. G. it was heavenly.  It tasted like cheesy hashbrowns.  Here is a rundown of what I did:

• Cut a large spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, put it face down in a baking dish, add a few inches of water and roast at 375 for an hour
• shred 5oz of cheddar or your cheese of choice
• in a food processor, throw in the cheddar and a box of silken tofu.  Add in some salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes
• when the squash is done, let it cool a bit so you don't burn the shit out of your hands can easily handle it. scrape out the inside into a bowl, add the cheese mix
• dump out the water from the baking dish and put the squash and cheese mix into that pan, throw back in the 375 oven for about 30 minutes, and then finish it under the broiler.
• sit back and enjoy your guilt free fabulous meal.

If you make it just like i wrote it, it clocks in at frickin 234 calories for A QUARTER OF THE WHOLE FRICKIN PAN.  That's under 500 calories for half of the pan! That's a lot.  I didn't even eat that much. 
 

I paired it up with some broccoli and a glass of chardonnay and it was absolute perfection.

I loved it so much I forgot to take a picture until the pan was half gone.

 

You need to make this.  Now.  Right Now.

Kelly
(i feel like a poser with a cute little send off like "stay healthy" so i'm going to stop.  But seriously.  Stay healthy)

Not my best way to start a challenge

So yesterday was day 1 of our Lower Carb challenge.  TECHNICALLY, I did stay below my calories and carbs, HOWEVER, I could have done a lot better.  There may or may not have been some cocoa truffles from Trader Joe's.  They may or may not be in the garbage because I have no self control.

Saddest thing I've ever seen

I'm not sure why I do this to myself.  I do well all day, and then girlfriend goes down for her nap and I start perusing.  A little taste here, a little bite there.  I have the right snacks, lots of them! I suppose they don't do much good just sitting there though.  Some of my favorite lower carb snacks include:

• Raw veggies with low fat ricotta
• light string cheese
• faux turkey slices (favorite ones are Tofurky hickory flavored)
• low carb tortilla with goat cheese and roasted red peppers
• peanut butter with celery 
• almonds 

Those are just a few :-) It's much harder staying low carb while also staying lower calorie AND vegetarian.  But I just love a good challenge!

Getting in the right mindset today and really focusing on overall health! Christmas is sneaking up on us, and I really want to be down a few more pounds! I want this to be the first year that I don't feel sick to my stomach thinking about New Years Resolutions.  

On tonight's menu...spaghetti squash mac and cheese.  I'm super excited!

Stay healthy!
Kelly