So, it's Sunday Dec 26th, day after Christmas, and I have decided to lose weight in the new year with my wonderful and supporting partner, E. While sitting here watching the football game I made a couple Spanish coffees that I made from a recipe I got off Huber's web site. I'm also looking through a couple of cooking magazines we picked up in the grocery store while waiting in line. We bought them at the time because E enjoys the way I cook and wanted me to try a few new recipes she saw from these magazines. I also received a new cook book for Christmas, Ina Garten's " barefoot contessa, how easy is that?" It looks like there're a few good recipes that are easy enough to follow.
I would say that right now is the heaviest I've ever weighed in my life. A disappointing 200 pounds (almost.) I never thought that I would reach that weight in my life! But here I am and I have to do something about it soon. E isn't happy about her weight as well. I know at my age it takes twice as much effort to drop the weight as some one that is in their 20's or 30's or for that matter 40's. My bones and joints seem to be more fragile these days and I don't have the energy like I use to. I know that losing weight will reduce the pain I get in my back every day and make my joints and bones much stronger.
So, here's the plan. Starting January 1st E and myself are going to limit our drinking to nothing in the first month and just weekends there after. We are also going to come up with a menu of planned meals for each day. Meals that are delicious and filling enough to keep us from snacking. While on this journey of getting healthy I'm going to keep a log and share it with my friends and family so that after my transformation I'm able to inspire others to do the same if they feel the need and are seeking a simple easy diet. I will be looking at different meals and recipes this week to put together a game plan before the 1st. I think not drinking for the first month is going to be the hardest to start with, because I do enjoy having a drink in the evenings. I do realize that alcohol is fattening and that is going to make a big impact on my weight loss.
I will posting my menus and meal plans and our weight loss.
Cheers and here's to 2011!!!
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Huber's Spanish Coffee "Yummy"
Ingredients:
Lime Juice
Granulated Sugar
1 oz 151 Rum (2 Tablespoons)
1 ds Triple Sec
1 1/2 oz Kahlua
Coffee To Fill The Glass
Whipped Cream To Garnish
Nutmeg
Preparation:
Dip the rim of an 8- to 10-ounce glass in lime juice and then in sugar. Add the rum and Triple Sec. With a long match, carefully light the liqueurs, swirling the glass to melt the sugar on the rim. Pour in the Kahlua and then add the coffee. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve immediately. NOTES : Hubers Alex Perez is generally regarded as the Baryshnikov of Spanish Coffee. He has been serving as many as 200 of these flaming drinks a day for 17 years. He sent along his recipe as well as some tips for achieving the drama that is as essential to the presentation as the whipped cream. Recipe by: Hubers (Portland, Oregon) Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #864 by LBotsko@aol.com on Oct 25, 1997
