Cheating, again.

This morning, I decided to make some ricotta pancakes, which would be low carb, but I added banana and a few sprinkles of dark chocolate chips.  I had a bunch of bananas that were going south fast, so I just said 'to hell with it', and went all out.

The thing about ricotta pancakes is that they are messy.  Not the clean, circular Bisquick variety.  But they taste just as delicious, if not better.

I combined the dry ingredients first:  about a half cup of flour, 2 tsp of baking powder, 2 packets of stevia or splenda, and a sprinkle of salt.  Then in another bowl, the wet ingredients:  2 eggs and a 3/4 cup of skim milk, and about 12 ounces of skim ricotta.  Then, after combining the wet and dry, I sliced two bananas into the mixture, and sprinkled about a tablespoon or two of dark chocolate chips on top.

I brushed some canola oil on the top of my griddle and got it good and hot.  I had enough batter for about 8 good-sized pancakes. 

As soon as little bubbles appear on the pancakes, it's time to flip them.  But these pancakes don't always flip easily.  Some of them break up.  So they're a little ugly.  Still taste good, though!!  I don't even use syrup.  Never do.  I top mine with fresh fruit.

I feel guilty about having eaten them, now, but it'll pass.  LOL.  I will definitely fit a workout in today, to make up for it.

I also wanted to share with you, the bane of my existence.  It's coffee creamer.  It tastes so good, but it has 6 grams of sugar per serving.  I have one serving a day, and I know that if I could cut it out, I could lose weight faster.  But damn, it's like there's crack in it.  I can't give it up.

Bastard!!


Ok.  Well, I'll try to check in later.  Lunch will probably be a smaller version of my plate from last night's dinner.  And dinner?  Don't know yet......something vegetarian, no doubt.

I'm BAAAA-AAAACK.

Back from vacation and probably FATTER THAN EVER!

Actually, I was fairly good.  But eating out, meal after meal, is just so difficult.  There are so few options at most places to eat healthy.  Breakfast is easy---I just order egg white omelettes with veggies and a side of grits.  Lunch is the hard one.  Everything comes with bread, in a sandwich form.  I'm not doing bread right now.  So it's a toughie.  And I'm not a salad eater.  At home, I can do all sorts of things, like veggie chilli, baked sweet potatoes, soup and so on.  Dinner is easier, because you can always do a protein and a vegetable.

I forgot to photograph my meals.   So I'll catch you up on tonight's dinner, and we'll just go from there.  Tonight's menu consisted of steamed broccoli rabe, mashed cauliflower, and BBQ pulled pork from the slow cooker.  

So I steamed the broccoli rabe, then hit it with a little oil and garlic, salt and pepper.  I then steamed the cauliflower, mashed it up, and added a tablespoon or so of Light Peppercorn Ranch dressing.  I would have added horseradish, but we were out.  A little blue cheese dressing would have been okay, too.

I bought a pork shoulder roast, added an entire bottle of General Tso's sauce, and left it in the slow cooker for about 6 or 7 hours.  I used this brand, because it was all natural, no high fructose corn syrup.

I pulled the pork apart with two forks, and let it soak in the sauce for the last hour of cooking.

 Everything turned out fantastic.  Husband enjoyed it!  And so did I.