LaTonga's Weight Loss Journey

This week I pledge that I am not going to have any foods with sugar.... Nada😁  I have done it before and I will do it again!!! #will power 😘

I really felt inclined to share this with my weight loss friends. On Saturday, I went to Atlanta to the Cheese Cake Factory. I was surrounded around these yummy sweets. I was able to resist! Being honest with myself, I had said  when I entered the building, "I am going to try one piece of cheese cake" Then I saw on the menu that there was a cheesecake sweetened with Splenda. In the back of my mind, that was what I was going to order. I was thinking "who goes to the Cheese Cake Factory and doesn't order cheesecake?" "NOT ME!!" Well, I started thinking, I had been to a wine tasting at Chateau Élan earlier that day, ( I am not a drinker, however, I will consume a glass of wine occasionally)  decided that it was too many calories wasted (wine and then cheese cake). I quickly recalculated what I had  eaten earlier today, and opted not to get the cheese cake. Instead I did order some crabmeat balls. Remembering the wls rules for success. (Protein 1st)  I had...

For this week, from 2:00-5:00, if you purchase any holiday drink, you will receive another on FREE!!!  I love this peppermint mocha. But today, I am enjoying the caramel praline. 

Thank God for all of the veterans.I am enjoying my day. Exercise, water, and portion control are on my agenda for today... Enjoy ur day!!! I know I am. My daughter and I are going to do crafts later on today. 

Another excellent experiment: I have seen these Veggetti Spiral Vegetable Cutter in the grocery store. However, they cost $14.95. I finally bought one: It is one of my best investments. So after browsing around the grocery store, I decided to purchase some zucchini squash. I came home and made some zucchini soup.  In the soup I put: squash, corn, cream of chicken, leftover chicken. I placed all of the items on top of the stove and top it with a little bit of cheese. 

Every morning I wake up and I check my email. This morning that was a recipe for some zucchini bread in my inbox. So of course I decided to experiment. I quickly checked my pantry to see if I had all of the ingredients. And you know what? Of course, I had everything I needed.  I decided to make some zucchini bread. This recipe calls for:  3  eggs 1 cup  olive oil 1 3 / 4  cups  sugar 2 cups  zucchini  ( grated ) 2 tsps  vanilla extract 3 cups  all-purpose flour 3 tsps  cinnamon 1 / 8  tsp  nutmeg 1 tsp  baking soda 1 / 2  tsp  baking powder 1 tsp  salt 1 / 2  cup  chopped nuts 1 cup raisins  Below is the finished product. 

Oh yessssss! I applied to insure nutrition to see if I could qualify to receive a months supply of protein. Well, it came in the mail. I got protein shakes, vitamins, and firming cream. God will make a way....no excuses baby! NO eXcUsEs!