@changewithmee – http://www.twitter.com/changewithmee
http://eflhbracelet.com – Eat. Fit. Live Healthy Bracelets

As you know, I’m all about the super easy and quick healthy (or healthy-ish) meals here on the recipe section of the blog.  This is one of those easy recipes that even someone as culinary challenged as I am can make in no time.  JP is a good friend of mine, co-founder of the YouTube Weight Loss Community on FaceBook, and an awesome cook. When he made this, I had to hi-light it on my blog for the rest of you.

Here are the ingredients:

• flounder 4 oz
• olive oil 1 tsp
• tomato 6 oz
• basil 2 tbsp
• onion 2 oz
• garlic 2 cloves
• chix stock 1/4 cup
• salt/pepper

One serving gives you  200 Calories, 5g of fat, 1g of Carbohydrates, and 30g of Protein. I would say this is a definite win for those of you who are following a low carb approach on your weight loss journey. If you decide to try it, please let me know how it turned out and please let JPSovereignStrikes know how much you loved his recipe.

You can find JPSovereignStrikes at the these location on the interwebs:

• Revolution Chronicles - http://revolutionchronicles.com
• Twitter – @jp_cosentino
• YouTube Weight Loss Community on FaceBook – http://facebook.com/youtubeweightloss

If you want to add to the recipe section just remember the 3 commandments for BigManShrinking.com recipes:

1) It Has To Be Relatively Healthy – No excessive salt, sugar, processed, or refined ingredients, high fat, etc.etc. Organic alternatives preferred.

2) It Has To Be Relatively Easy To Make…because my non-cooking self may give it a try!

3) It Can Focus On Any Dietary Approach – Low Carb, Low Calorie, Vegan, Vegetarian, Raw, etc. etc.

To Your Success On Your Journey!

Jamal

Here We Go…

5. LESS SWEAT

I’M SO TIRED OF THE EXCESSIVE SWEATING! I know that carrying excess burger grease around my midsection (and other places) means it takes maximum effort to move from point A to point B. I get it!  However, it’s INCREDIBLY annoying to start soaking through my t-shirt the second I try to put two thoughts together. Seriously, there’s is nothing more frustrating than walking somewhere and arriving at my destination with a soaked shirt, sweat dripping from my brow, in the WINTER, while some skinny dude that ran two blocks to the same destination arrives crisp and dry (that really happened!).

4. The End Of “THAT LOOK”

For my brothers and sisters on the journey, how many times have you decided to go to a buffet (or wherever your desire for “bad” food takes you), and upon walking in the door of the establishment, out of the corner of your eye you spot people giving you THAT LOOK? That LOOK that says “How dare they come here to eat [insert bad food here]!”  ”They KNOW they don’t need to be eating [insert bad food here]!” Meanwhile, the people giving you THAT LOOK are gleefully indulging in whatever decadent food is in front of them.  Apparently, only the non-overweight are allowed to enjoy bad food while the rest of us are sentenced to a  life of salad and crackers. The day the weight loss phase of my journey is over, I’m going to the most expensive buffet I can find in NYC with a shirt that says “If You’re Seeing This, You’re Being Robbed” just to see who gets nervous.

3. No More “Fat What The F**K Moments”

Let me define what a Fat What The F**k Moment is. It’s a moment in time when those of us who are on the journey are minding our own business, doing whatever it is we do, when some random person is COMPELLED to come up to you (unsoliticited I might add) to say or do something just to remind you of how fat you really are.  Case in point, I was at a bar with a group of friends recently. There I was enjoying myself and minding my own business when I noticed this waiter approaching our table with a HUGE tray of food. Keep in mind that in order to get to us, he had to pass about 3 or 4 OTHER tables with groups of people larger than ours.

He bypasses my friends (naturally) and comes right to me to ask “did you order this?”  In his mind, the other tables he passed to get to ours, all of which had twice to 3 times as many people, couldn’t have POSSIBLY ordered all of that food! It HAD to be the table with the FAT GUY and 5 other people!  He was absolutely stunned when I told him no. He even asked me if I was sure. Twice.  It turned out to be an order for the first table he passed. The one with about 20 – 25 people.  I have so many more FWTFM’s that I can share, but I long for the day when I no longer have to experience them.

2. No More Unsolicited Weight Loss Advice

It seems that once anyone finds out you’re on a weight loss journey (or thinks you need to be on one), they instantly become doctors, nutritionists, and fitness experts. I mean after a whole season of watching Dr.Oz, they really think they know everything there is to know about anything there is to know about weight loss. Not only that, but you are just waiting with baited breath to hear what they have to say! (Not). I had one guy run up to me while I was walking to the store a few months ago to tell me that all I needed to do to lose weight was drink water with oatmeal in it (true story).  The sooner I’m done, the sooner this reoccurring scenario will come to an end.

1. BETTER SEX

Yep, I went there. Come on now don’t look at me like that! I know that my brothers and sisters on the journey have  been thinking THE SAME THING. I’m talking about doing the nasty,  the two backed beast, getting your groove on, making love, or whatever colorful metaphor you like. For my tastes, I’m tired of having to calculate  mass and gravity ratios, attempting to solve pi to the last digit, and taking into account if Venus is in a retrograde orbit in the House of Pancakes to do some of the things I like.  There are so many things I want to do that I can’t do right now.  But, I can’t wait to see what kind of work I can put in when this phase of my journey ends. I’ll keep you posted

Now you know my top 5 reasons…what’s yours?

-Jamal

Here are the ingredients:

4 organic eggs*
1 cup garbonzo flour
1 cup tapioca flour
½ cup brown rice flour
Organic coconut oil
Spices and salt (optional)
Bone in split chicken breasts and legs
* May substitute eggs for ¼ cup ground flaxseed + ¾ cup water

Recipe:
- Whisk 4 eggs in a large bowl
- In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
- Dip chicken in eggs, then into the dry mixture (repeat optional)
- Make sure to heat your coconut to a sufficient heat before adding chicken. After the 2nd batch, you’ll probably need to bring the temperature down as the oil will get too hot.

Celine definitely has a passion for nutrition and you can find her at the following places on the interwebs:

• Celina’s Website - www.food-smarty.com
• The Food Smarty Blog - foodsmarty.wordpress.com

If you want to add to the recipe section (or know of a great recipe video you would like to see hi-lighted) just remember the 3 commandments for the BigManShrinking.com  recipe section:

1) It Has To Be Relatively Healthy – No excessive salt, sugar, processed refined ingredients, high fat, etc.etc. Organic alternatives preferred.

2) It Has To Be Easy To Make…because my non-cooking self is going to give it a try 

3) It Can Focus On Any Dietary Approach – Low Carb, Low Calorie, Vegan, Vegetarian, Raw, etc. etc.

Try it out and let me know your results. Better still, please let The Food Smarty know how much you appreciated her recipe.

To Your Success On The Journey!

Guest Blog Post – http://healthywage.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/you-didnt-fail-at-weight-loss

WHEW!!! How she finds time to do all of that and be a wife and mother is incredible. No wonder she had to come up with a quick and easy breakfast thingy that looks so good i wanted to bite the screen while I was writing this.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1 tortilla (your favorite kind)
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• Handful of baby spinach chopped
• 1 tbsp bacon bits
• About 2 tbsp store bought salsa
• 1/4 oz shredded cheddar cheese

One serving (the whole thing ) gives you: 170 calories, 9g of fat, 13g of fiber, 3 Weight Watchers Points (old) or 4 Weight Watchers Points (new), 4g of sugar, 3g of Sat. Fat. 12g of carbs, and 12g of protein.

If you decided to try it, please let me know how it turned out and please let Roni know how much you loved her recipe.

You can find Roni at the following locations on the interwebs:

• Roni’s Weigh - http://ronisweigh.com/
• GreenLiteBites – http://greenlitebites.com/
• BlogToLose – http://BlogToLose.com
• Twitter – @RoniNoon

If you want to add to the recipe section just remember the 3 commandments for BigManShrinking.com recipes:

1) It Has To Be Relatively Healthy – No excessive salt, sugar, processed refined ingredients, high fat, etc.etc. Organic alternatives preferred.

2) It Has To Be Easy To Make…because my non-cooking self is going to give it a try 

3) It Can Focus On Any Dietary Approach – Low Carb, Low Calorie, Vegan, Vegetarian, Raw, etc. etc.

To Your Success On Your Journey!

Jamal

You can reach VirtualPaul123 on his video channel on BlipTV, on one of his several blogs, on Facebook, and on Twitter .  If you like this recipe let him know..he’d love to hear from you! Don’t forget to let ME know how you made out with this recipe or if you added a twist to this idea!

Links To VirtualPaul123:

• BlipTV - http://blip.tv/virtualpaul
• Blog – http://scrawlingsofafatman.blogspot.com
• FaceBook – https://www.facebook.com/VirtualPaul123
• Twitter – @VirtualPaul1
• Cooking Blog – http://goodandeasymeals.blogspot.com
• Internet/Tech Blog – http://forcevector.blogspot.com/

If you want to add to the recipe section just remember the 3 commandments for BigManShrinking.com recipes:

1) It Has To Be Relatively Healthy – No excessive salt, sugar, processed refined ingredients, high fat, etc.etc. Organic alternatives preferred.

2) It Has To Be Easy To Make…because my non-cooking self is going to give it a try

3) It Can Focus On Any Dietary Approach – Low Carb, Low Calorie, Vegan, Vegetarian, Raw, etc. etc.

To Your Success On Your Journey!

Jamal