Day 8 First Weigh In

So here is the results as I posted on my first post I weighed in at 232 this morning I weighed 225.2. Yes you heard me right I lost 6.8 pounds in week one. I am so excited that means all the hard work is paying off. 6 pounds wow. All the workouts that I did but didn't really want to do the fussing over food and treats have paid off. Now to keep it off and keep this up.

Breakfast:
1 pkg Apple cinnamion instant oatmeal
1/2c milk 1%
1/2 cheese string
Calories = 211

Lunch:
1 Chicken breast (150 g)
2 TBS sweet red thai chili sauce
1c Mixed veggies
1/2 TBS olive oil
1 greek yogurt no fat strawberry
1 orange
 Calories = 432

Dinner:
Gingered Beef Stir-fry
Calories = 377

Snacks through out day:
4 rice crispy squares ( yes i did have a few of these but they were split up through out the day)
1 cheese string
Calories = 420

Total calories = 1440


Gingered Beef Stir-fry recipe:
1-1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp cornstarch
1/4 c cold water
3 TBS reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil (I just used)
1 beef flank steak (1 pound), cut into thin strips
1 jar (8 oz) whole baby corn, drained
1/4 c julienned sweet red pepper
2 tsp minced fresh gingerroot
2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 pound fresh sugar snap peas
3 cups hot cooked rice

1. In a small bowl, combine sugar and cornstartch, Stir in the wat, soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon oil until smooth; set aside. In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry beef in remaining oil for 4-5 mins or until no longer pink.
2. Add the corn, red pepper, ginger and garlic; stir-fry for 2-3 mins or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add peas; stir-fry 30 seconds longer. Stir soy sauce mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 min or until thickened. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cup beef mixture with 3/4 cup rice equals 377 calories, 12 g fat (4g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 618 mg sodium, 41 g carohydrate, 2g fiber, 25 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 3 lean meat, 2 startch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

 So today I wasn't up too much excersice so i rode the bike for 20 min took a short break and did another 20 min on the bike i wan't going to let 6.8 pounds go out the window just because i wan't feeling great. So here's to another great week.