Mammy Goes Out of Town

Mammy went to Louisville this weekend to pick up my niece from some summer vacation. She stayed at a hotel and did a great job. She's lost 37 lbs now and is going to my women's retreat and fitness camp this weekend. We've worked HARD getting her ready and making exercises she can do to work around her shoulder and ankle injuries. I'm so excited to be able to show off my mom at camp as my next big success story. If Mammy can do it....SO CAN YOU!

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Here's what Mammy had to say about her weekend.

I did well on the weekend.  On the way, we stopped at Arby's and I just ate a snack that I brought in my purse (no sugar applesauce with a handful of walnuts).  We got to the hotel, and there was a Subway within walking distance.  I unpacked, and walked to Subway. I got a chicken sandwich with no mayo or cheese, but all the veggies I like (lettuce, tomato, onion, bell pepper, cucumber, and pickles) with spicy mustard, oregano,  and black pepper. 

The convenience store next to Subway I decided to pick up some Slim Fast, water, pretzels.  I ate 1/2 of the sandwich for supper and the other half for lunch on Saturday.  I drank the Slim Fast after my workout in their gym.  I actually got on a treadmill and walked 30 minutes.  I could have gone longer but it was so hot in there.  The AC was set and locked on 85 degrees.  I was sweating like no other. 

There was a Cracker Barrel a little further down the road. I walked to it for breakfast both mornings and had two Poached eggs, plain grits, grilled chicken, dry whole wheat toast.  The only "treat" was I got hash brown casserole.  Like you, I love the potato!  

On Saturday night we went to a Hibachi place and I got the Sirloin and Lobster entree (where the cook it in front of you) and instead of fried rice, I got the plain steamed rice and ate my veggies: mushrooms, onion, zucchini.  Orange for dessert.  After dinner, everyone wanted to go to Dairy Queen.  They all had ice cream but me. 

The other exercise I did was swimming.  I swam Friday night after supper and most of the day on Saturday. I was puffy this morning I guess from the long car ride or sodium rich foods but I still lost 0.6 lbs.  Not much but it's a loss and not a gain. 

Here's a recipe from Mammy that she included in her menu this week.

Penne Pasta with Shrimp and Asparagus

Ingredients:

3/4 Package of Whole Wheat Penne Pasta
Drizzle of olive oil
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 bunches of asparagus (cut into bite size pieces)
Fresh basil chopped
2 TB of minced garlic (more or less depending on your taste)
1/8 Teaspoon of Cayennne Pepper (more or less you decide)
1 TB of Italian seasoning
1/4 cup white white (can substitute chicken broth)
2 14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes
1 pound of peeled, deveined shrimp
Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Cook pasta 8 to 10 minutes (al dente; drain).

Heat oil in skillet over medium heat, stir in onion, garlic, asparagus, basil, red pepper, Italian seasoning until veggies are just tender.  Mix in wine and tomatoes, and cook for 10 more minutes, stirring occasionally.

Mix shrimp into the skillet and cook 5 minutes or until shrimp is opaque.  Toss with pasta and top with Parmesan cheese.

Makes 6 servings and is about 450 calories per serving

 

I hope to have a few videos and pictures of her progress after this weekend. She's been doing an excellent job and this weekend will be a first for her. Wish her good luck!

Comments

[Lorie]

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy for Mammy!!

[Betty]

I love mammy! She's my hero.