ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!?!?!?!

To turn that frown I just put on my face, upside DOWN, I just listen to my favorite song...

BIG SEAN - DANCE... what a GREAT workout song, and damn, these are my favorite lyrics...

Woah, white girls, black girls, tall girls, fat girls 
Shake that ass shake that ass, shake that ass 
Shake that ass, shake that ass, shake that ass 

Go, go Short girls, smart girls, skinny girls, all girls 
Shake that ass shake that ass, shake that ass 
Shake that ass, shake that ass, shake that ass

Damn straight... all girls, shake that ass!!!!! Love it... just makes me want to work out hahaha..

Well anyways, GUESS WHATS TONIGHT??!?! ohhhhhh YEAH baby... GIANTS vs COWBOYS in the SEASON OPENER!!! Could I be that much happier??!?! The sad part is that I have class from 7:45-8:45 and I mean I guess if I just posted about being pissed at my friends for not being happy for me, then I shouldn't skip class for the game HAHA... Maybe they will put it on at the gym for me?!??!

Could I just say, that Raise the Bar in Manassas is probably the awesomest gym I have ever EVER been to? You should all go - not only are the TRX classes with Evie awesome, but the boot camps are great too - they aren't judgmental, rude, ANYTHING, they just want you to be the best you can be and it's really rubbing off on me!

Well, for football season, since I can't freaking eat probably any of the shit we normally eat, here are a few recipes you should try (courtesy of SkinnyTaste) to make for SUNDAY FOOTBALL FUNDAYS!!!! ANd yeah,

GOOOOOOOO GIANTS!!!!

1) Crock Pot 3 Bean Turkey Chili 

Servings: 12 • Serving Size: 10.8 oz • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 5 pts Calories: 206.3 • Fat: 1.4 g • Protein: 16.8 g • Carb: 31.8 g • Fiber: 9.0 g

1.3 lb (20 oz) fat free ground turkey breast
1 small onion, chopped
1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 (16 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (4.5 oz) can chopped chilies, drained
1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, undrained
1 (15.5 oz) can black beans, undrained
1 (15.5 oz) can small red beans, undrained
2 tbsp chili powder

Topping:
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

For topping shredded cheddar to top (extra pts) Brown turkey and onion in a medium skillet over medium high heat until cooked through. Drain any fat remaining and transfer to crock pot. Add the beans, chilies, chickpeas tomatoes, tomato sauce and chili powder mixing well. Cook on high 6-8 hours. Garnish with onions, cilantro and cheese and enjoy!


2) Hot Spinach Dip

Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes  
Servings: 10 • Serving Size: 1/4 cup • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 92.2 • Fat: 6.8 g • Carb: 3.0 g • Fiber: 0.7 g • Protein: 5.3 g 

• 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and excess liquid squeezed out
• 1/2 cup light sour cream
• 5 tbsp light mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
• 1/4 cup scallion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 cup (4 oz) shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
• fresh pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375°.

Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl. Place in an oven-proof dish and bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes, until hot and cheese is melted. Serve right away.

Can be made one day in advance and stored in the refrigerator before baking. Makes about 2 1/2 cups.

3) Lighter Buffalo Chicken Dip

Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes

Servings: 9 • Serving Size: 1/3 cup • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 107.9 • Fat: 4.9 g • Carbs: 5.4 g • Fiber: 0 g • Protein: 10.3 g

Ingredients:

• 4 oz reduced fat cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup fat free sour cream
• 1/2 cup Franks hot sauce (or whatever hot sauce you like)
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1 tsp white wine vinegar
• 2 cups (14 oz  raw) cooked shredded chicken

Directions:
Mix the first 5 ingredients together until smooth. Add the chicken and put this in the crock pot on low for 3-4 hours. Serve warm.

4) Asian Turkey Meatballs With Lime Sesame Dipping Sauce

Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes

Servings: 4 • Size: 3 meatballs • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 7 pts
Calories: 229.1 • Fat: 11.1 g • Carbs: 8.5 g • Protein: 24.3 g

• 1/4 cup panko crumbs
• 1-1/4 lbs 93% lean ground turkey
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tsp sesame oil

Dipping Sauce

• 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh scallion

Preheat oven to 500°F.

Mix ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp soy sauce, and 2 tsp oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 1/4 cup meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a baking dish. Repeat with remaining mixture. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.

For the dipping sauce mix together lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a bowl. Add scallions.

Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce.

Serve meatballs with remaining sauce, about 1 tbsp per person. Chances are you won't use all the dipping sauce.

Makes 12 meatballs.

5) Lighter Buffalo Wings

Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes

Servings: 9 • Serving Size: 2 chicken wings • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 204 • Fat: 5.4 g • Carbs: 2.3 g • Fiber: 0.6 g

• 3 lbs (about 18) chicken wings
• 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp Franks hot sauce
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 2 tbsp oregano
• 4 tsp paprika
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• salt and fresh pepper
• 2 celery stalks, sliced into strips
• 2 carrots, peeled and sliced into strips
• low fat blue cheese dressing (extra pts)

In a large bowl combine chicken, 2 tbsp hot sauce, vinegar, oregano, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder salt and pepper. Mix well and let marinate for 30 minutes.

Place wings on a broiler rack and broil on low, about 8 inches from the flame for about 10-12 minutes on each side. (All ovens are different so be careful not to burn and make sure it is cooked before removing)

While chicken cooks, heat the remaining hot sauce until warm. Toss the hot sauce with the chicken and arrange on a platter. Serve with celery and carrot strips and blue cheese dressing or dipping.

ALRIGHT, ENJOY!!!!

2 weeks down, 2 to go.

So, it's been TWO WHOLE WEEKS since I've been on this detox.... let me tell you - I feel amazing... I really do - This weekend I went on a serious drinking binge with my cousins in NYC and then at the Giants game, and I don't know how I did it with only like 4 hours of sleep, but I made it, and I made it like a champ. I wasn't tired at all - and I KNOW if I wasn't on this diet, I would have felt like shit and probably wouldn't have even made it to the Giants game on Sunday....

I was so worried going into this weekend - I got to the city on Friday before Sam got out of work... I was like well shit, what am I going to do? I guess there isn't anything to do but drink... so, that's what I did. I went to the bar around the corner of their building (The Mason Jar) and started in on my Vodka and Waters (which will now be called, VODS AND WADS). Waiting for Sam, I only had 2, but as I sat there waiting for her, I thought, well shit.... what am I going to do all weekend about eating? I knew that Sam has basically told me that there was no way I was going to be able to stay on this detox while in NYC... with the bagels, the pizza, all the other delicious street treats... But thankfully, Sam was awesome and totally catered to my needs... For dinner on Friday night, along with the Vods and Wads that we were drinking, she made this amazing stir-fry dish with chicken, quinoa, and veggies... it was amazing, and it totally filled me up and was detox approved.. :) Thankfully Friday night was chill, and all we did was sit on the couch, drink vods and wads and watch Jersey Shore! :)

RECIPE FOR the dinner that Sam cooked on Friday night:



1 cup quinoa
2 chicken breasts diced

Garlic powder to taste

Pepper to taste

1 small red onion, chopped

2 carrots, thinly sliced

2 cups steamed broccoli florets (I buy the ones that you can just steam in a bag)

2 cups snow peas

1/4 cup teriyaki sauce (the lower sodium kind)

Bake chicken seasoned with garlic powder and pepper in oven at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cook quinoa as directed on the box. Meanwhile, spray a large pot with cooking spray and add carrots and onions. After about 5 minutes, add snow peas, broccoli and teriyaki sauce. Cover and cook for another 5-10 minutes, stirring every couple minutes. Dice chicken into bite size pieces and add to the veggie mix. You can either mix in the quinoa at this point (that's how I did it for us) or take a scoop of quinoa and put it on a plate and then top with the veggie/chicken mixture. Add more garlic/pepper/teriyaki to taste.

Saturday was the tough day.... Jon woke up and the first thing he did when he woke up was went and grabbed a dozen bagels... Now, anyone that has been to NYC knows that their bagels are the best.... THE BEST. (don't event try to fight me on that, I will win). And do you know whats even better than NYC bagels? NYC bacon egg and cheese's on bagels hahaha.... Anyways, Jon rolls in with bagels and cream cheese, Sam looks at me and says, your having one. There's no way around it, you can't NOT have one... and I thought back to when Mia said it was ok to have a cheat day once a week.... so I said fine, ONE bagel but with peanut butter (for protein) instead of cream cheese. LET ME TELL YOU, that bagel was amazing, and that my friends, was the only, yes the ONLY time I cheated these whole 14 days.... But, at the time, I didn't think that was going to be a true statement. I thought to myself, there is no way I am going to go out tonight, not get drunk and not want a slice of NYC pizza... but whatever.

So during the day we went around and shopped, got a Jamba Juice, love love love and got back to the apartment to get ready to go to dinner and go out. Thankfully Jon and Sam had picked this awesome spot called Wine 30 for dinner... I had chicken and roasted potatoes for dinner, detox approved, and we indulged in some amazing wine... Now this was 7pm - we probably had our first drink around 6. The night was filled with beer pong, shots, wine, everything you could think of, we had it. I was wasted..... and guess what? I had to be up at 7:30am the next morning to get my ass to Jersey to meet up with Val and Rog and crew for the Giants game.... When my head finally hit the pillow at 3am, I thought, I am sooo sooo SO FUCKED.

7:30am on Sunday. Wake up, feel a little woozy, maybe a little drunk still, but I thought I would be much worse... Got in the car, ate one of my awesome already cooked chicken breasts that was sitting in Sams kitchen, and headed up to the game. 9:30am I cracked my first beer.... hahaha

Now, one would think, omg she must be exhausted... How did she do it - she probably only had about one beer... nope, shit I probably had about 10 - I totally surprised myself... I didn't even feel tired! In fact, I didn't even go to bed till like 11pm that night! If you ask me how I did it, I will say this detox. HAHAHA.... Even at the tailgate - I stuck to my guns and only had chicken and a hamburger without the buns and some pop chips --- even INSIDE the stadium when we went to get hot dogs - I just got peanuts... I was so proud of myself. But the more I thought about it, the more I knew that if I wasn't on this detox, that Sunday would have sucked and I would have been miserable.

I have honestly been living off of, chicken, veggies, fruits, smoothies, quinoa, and sweet potatoes and thats really it for the past 2 weeks.... I never thought I could do it - but I did! :)

I have been up and down, but honestly, I feel 1,000,000 times better, and I don't want to ever feel the way I did before...

OH AND THE GIANTS WON. Yeah, we are awesome.

Ok, that's it for my weekend wrap-up -
FAT KID OUT!

F. my life. It's football season and I'm on a diet...

So football started this weekend... That means 2 things... 1. I'm super super SUPER pumped to watch the Giants kill it on the field.... and 2. FATTENING FOOOOOOD. HOLLER.... but fucccck me. I'm on a diet... All the wings, the beers, the fries, the mozz sticks, pizza... I can't eat that shit anymore. And as much as I want to cave.. I just can't --- I need help friends.... I'm DYING here... it's only been the first week and I already want to house a whole pizza and 2 dozen wings from Wing It. What the hell am I going to do? OH, and don't forget the TAILGATING when I go to games!! WHAT am I going to say? No, please don't shove that amazing flank steak in my mouth, I'm on a diet, pass me the fat free crackers please????? Fuck.

I totally read up on some "healthy football snacks" and yeah, I'm sure that I will try them out, but dudes, that's still not going to replace the yummy goodness of grease filled food on Sundays... What to do, what to do -- maybe I will just start sleeping through Sundays so that I won't have to deal with sitting at a table at our local Buffalo Wing Factory watching all my friends sip their delish cold dollar beers and house wings and fries.... perhaps. But that would suck. hahahaha... Or do I work out super hard during the week so come Sunday, the only thing in my stomach is coors light and buffalo wing pizza? WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO. This is seriously such a dilema...

In the meantime, I am going to use this week to figure out what to do come Sunday... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, because I'm not exactly sure I can make it through this whole season without at least a few weekends of binge eating. Football, my friends, is NOT fat kid diet friendly.

WHAT DO I DO????????
Fat kid out.

ps. I hope you realize from all my cursing that I am really passionate about this issue... HELP!

me in my happy fat football days... in my hands, a foot long and a nice ice cold beer.

beer bongs??? kiss them good-bye... :(