Chicken and More

How’s your New Year going?  So far, mine has been uneventful.  I like it that way.  As I said in my last post, we have a new puppy.  Think we’ll name her Freckles.  She seems to like that name.  

I have been trying a few new recipes since my heart attack. I tried this chicken breast recipe from The Recipe Crayon Box and fell in LOVE.  Normally, I hate skinless, boneless chicken breast, but this one is to die for!  I followed it to the letter and it was so moist and tasty.  You HAVE to try this.  I won’t ever cook chicken the same again.  Hubby and son LOVED it, too, so BONUS!! 

Another thing I have been doing is keeping serious track of what and how much I am eating.  I am using SuperTracker through the USDA website.  The thing with this is you have to be honest about what you eat.  NO CHEATING!  This is a great way to see which food groups you need more of, how much fat and salt you are consuming, and which foods you need to cut back on. You put in all your information and it automatically gives you the details of calories needed to lose or maintain your weight, which foods you need, everything.  

There is also a fitness tracker.  You put in the amount of exercise you do each day and what type you do, walking, running, yoga.  The downfall to this is if you do less than 10 minutes a day of exercise, it will not count it.  As it is, I’m doing 10 minutes a day on the treadmill but it’s not counting it.   Bummer!

This is a great way to keep healthy, but, as I said, you have to be honest about it.  Nothing helps you if you can’t be honest.  Lying never produced anything helpful or positive. 

I weighed myself this morning.  I have lost 4 pounds since my heart attack.  Not bad, and a great start to this new life.  Adjusting to this new life style has not been as hard as I had once thought.  The eating 3-5 meals a day is the hardest, but I figured I just eat less each time.  There have been some great benefits to this, as well.  My blood sugars are lower (sometimes too low) so, I am cutting back my insulin.  This is a GREAT thing!  I am drinking more water, something I would not have done in the past, and I am finding I’m not as swollen. This means I do not have to hit the water pill as often.  Another GREAT thing! 

If you are trying to live a heart healthy life, keep up the great work.  And try out that chicken recipe.  You will not be disappointed.

Gershelda