June Food Management

It’s the first Monday of the month and I thought I’d share my meal planning.  I’ve started walking for 30-45 minutes a day, my weight has been fluctuating 4-6 pounds but my measurement is still the same, what gives?

I’ve changed my snacking to Special K protein bars and Special K protein shakes

Sunday Dinner :

•  6/5- beef and broccoli/brown rice
• 6/12- Taco Salad- lean elk burger/shredded lettuce/Colby jack cheese/tomato/chopped onion/salsa/corn chips
• 6/19- Grilled Chicken breast/white rice/tossed salad
• 6/26-  Crockpot: Peppered Beef Tips/tossed salad

Monday Dinner:

• 6/6- Chef’s Salads with Hard boiled Eggs/Ham/Turkey/etc.
• 6/13- white bean and trimmed ham crock-pot soup with wheat thins/ celery sticks filled with light cream cheese
• 6/20- Elk steak, green beans, tossed salad
• 6/27- left over chicken/Cherry Tomato/onion/green bean Salad

Tuesday Dinner:

• 6/7- Roasted Garlic Onion Chicken/Peas/Green Salad
• 6/14- Elk Steak Stroganoff(low fat mushroom soup,low-fat sour cream), Peas/Wheat Egg Noodles
• 6/21- Turkey Kielbasa/Steamed Cabbage/Steamed Red Potatoes
• 6/28- Grilled Pork chops/Wild Rice/Asparagus

Wednesday Dinner:

• 6/1- elk burger patties/Green Beans/Tomatoes with Cucumbers
• 6/8- Crockpot: Shredded Pork wheat pita Sandwiches
• 6/15- Spaghetti/tossed green salad
• 6/22- Salad
• 6/29- Crockpot Pepper Steak/Brown Rice/Peas

Thursday Dinner:

• 6/2- Goulash (½#elk burger, ½# lean beef burger)/Green Salad
• 6/9- Taco Salads on a toasted wheat tortilla
• 6/16- Baked Chicken/Green Mixed Salad
• 6/23-Beef/broccoli/rice
• 6/30- Ham/Spanish rice/green&red pepper

Friday Dinners:

• 6/3- Hamburger on a thin wheat bun/lettuce/tomato/onion
• 6/10- Chicken quesadilla/rice/
• 6/17- thin wheat bagel/Scrambled Egg/canned pears
• 6/24- Chicken Stir Frye/Rice

Saturday Dinner:

• 6/4- Chicken Fajitas/low fat tortillas
• 6/11- Crockpot Roast beef/green salad/baked potato fries
• 6/18- Grilled Salmon/Brown rice/green salad w/Italian Dressing
• 6/25- Grilled Chicken/Red Potato Kabobs/Fresh Vegies

My breakfast consist of coffee, lite creamer, Fiber One Cereal with 2% Milk, and a piece of fruit.  For lunch a choice of salad or soup or a 1/2 wheat pita made of leftover meat.

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

P.S.

As of today I've lost 4.5 lb and mantaining

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June Celebrations

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
- Theodore Roosevelt

Activity list of June celebrations:

• National Ice Tea Month
• June 4th-5th-Colorado Free Fishing Weekend
• June 14th-Flag Day
• June 15th-18th-Whittle of the Woods Community Festival
• June 19th-Father’s Day
• June 21st-First Day of Summer

Let me know what are your June Celebrations are.

Have a wonderful Day!

Colo Junkett

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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

My youngest daughter is graduating!  I’m so proud of her, she has worked really hard.

And then there was the party!

 

Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins and Friend where here to celebrate. 

 

 

 

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Mother’s Day

I went over to my sister house in Utah, for Mother’s Days, we had planned a brunch for our Mother.

Mother’s Day Brunch Menu

*Strawberry Short Cake*

*Pineapple Upside-Down Cake*

Mimosa

I brought pineapple upside down cake, my sister made the strawberry short cake and made mimosa in honor of a great bunch of Ladies out on her deck it was a great Day!

This is a view of Split Mountain off  my sister’s deck.

Have a Great Day
Colo Junkett

My Graduation

I became unemployed in February 2009 with not a single job insight that I qualified for, and still had a daughter at home. I live in a small energy dependent town.   I wasn’t sure how I was going to support us.  I went to a seminar that the job service was giving for people that might want to further their education in hope of being more marketable.  At 54 years old, the day is finally here! Tomorrow I graduate from college with a Associate of Applied Science Degree and honors, who would have known.  Last time I was in a College situation, I was 19 years old, that was a long time ago.
Now the job hunt is on!

Have a Great Day!
Colo Junkett

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May Food Management

It’s the first Monday of the month and I thought I’d share my meal planning for the month of May.
As I’ve said before I’m trying to follow the 400 calories meal idea I’ve tweaked it a little so that I can have snacks for some reason my brain tells me I’m hungry about every two to three hours I realize it’s a habit I need to break, but….. So here goes.
Sunday Dinner:

• 5/1 -Grilled Pork Chop/light mushroom gravy/green salad with Italian dressing,
• 5/8 - Honey mustard chicken
• 5/15 -Spaghetti with meatballs/green salad
• 5/22 -Chicken stir-fry
• 5/29 -Sloppy Joe

Monday Dinner:

• 5/2 -Goulash/green salad/
• 5/9 -bean burrito
• 5/16 -Grilled Chicken
• 5/23 -Shredded Pork
• 5/30- Grilled Steak/green salad

Tuesday Dinner:

• 5/3 -Tuna Noddle deep dish/peas/green salad
• 5/10 -Hamburgers
• 5/17 -Beef stroganoff/steamed greenbeans
• 5/24 -Chicken Fajitas
• 5/31 - Beef Taquito's-

Wednesday Dinner:

• 5/4 -Ham potato deep dish
• 5/11 -Beef-n-broccoli
• 5/18 -Stuffed Cabbage rolls
• 5/25 - Salsa Chicken

Thursday Dinner:

• 5/5 -Meatloaf/green salad
• 512 -Beef /pepper stir-fry
• 5/19 -Jambalaya
• 5/26 -Chicken Enchilada

Friday Dinner:

• 5/6 -Pork tenderloin
• 5/13 -Oven Fried Pork Chops
• 5/20 -Taco Salad
• 5/27 -Crock pot Roast

Saturday Dinner:

• 5/7 -BBQ Sandwiches
• 5/14 -grilled salmon fillet
• 5/21 -Oven fried chicken breast/ Green salad/steamed carrots
• 5/28 -Beef-n-Broccoli/brown rice

For Breakfast: 2 cups coffee, bowl of Fiber One cereal with 2% milk, Fruit
Snack: Special K protein bar/Special K protein shake/nuts/fiber crackers/1/3fat cream cheese
For Lunch: I usually have a mixed veggie salad with the leftover protein and homemade Italian dressing.

Hope this helps
Live you day to the fullest.
Colo Junkett

P.S. I've been bouncing back and forth, but I believe I have shed 4.5 lbs.   Yepee!

May Celebrations

 

Activity List for May Celebrations

• May Birthday’s –2
• May 1st - May Day
• May 5th - Cinco da Mayo
• May 7th – College Graduation
• May 8th - Mother’s Day
• May 26th – last day of 2010-2011 School Year
• May 28th – High School Graduations
• May 30th - Memorial Day

May Day

It all started when I was in elementary school, making may baskets filled with flowers to give to my friends and neighbors.  Now that I’m quite a bit older, I send cards to my friends and neighbors. Did you send flowers or a card  to someone today?

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Happy Easter

Now that my kids are older there is always some one working or is out of town, there really isn’t any hype about the coloring the eggs for the Easter Bunny or the Easter Egg Hunt any more, but they still want to have a picnic (if the weather permits), dinner with all the fixings.

I asked my daughter if she wanted to color eggs this year, she said,” she didn’t have time and was to old for that sort of thing.”   However, she was disappointed that I didn’t buy a bag of  robins eggs this year.Go figure?  I just couldn’t because, I’m trying to stay on a food management program and I don’t have will power to stay away from the bag!  Anyway, I did plan for an Easter Dinner and this is what I made…

Easter Dinner Menu

*Glazed Spiral Ham*

*Scalloped Potatoes*

*Green bean casserole*

*Deviled eggs*

And for Dessert - *Pineapple Upside Down Cake*

The day turned out pretty good, my youngest daughter work Easter, so I had a few close friends over and held dinner till she got off work.

Happy Easter,

Colo Junkett

Define Procrastination

 

Procrastination: to postpone doing something, especially as a regular practice

Graduation is less than a month away announcements haven’t been sent out yet and I’m still ‘hem-haw’ about the graduation party plans, when where, who and how much. Yep, Guilty!  I think I’m a procrastinator.

What plans do you have?

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

April Food Management

It’s the first Monday of the month and I thought I’d share my meal planning.

I’ve been kind of following the 400 calories meal ideas.

Breakfast: 2 cups of coffee, Fiber One cereal with 2% milk, peach

Snack: Special K protein bar

Lunch: green salad with Italian dressing, roast chicken

Dinner:green salad with Italian dressing, elk steak and frozen stir-fry vegetables

Snack: Special K protein shake

This is just a example of how I plan my meals.

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

April Celebrations

 

April Showers bring May flowers

Activity List of April Celebrations

• April Birthdays – 2
• April 1st – April Fools Day
• April 15th – Tax Day
• April 22nd – Good Friday
• April 22nd – Earth Day
• April 23rd – High School Prom
• April 24th – Easter
• April 29th – Arbor Day

April Fools Day

A wonderful day for that little jokester inside each and everyone of us to play a innocent practical joke on our friends and family.  Be nice.

 

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett