Life gave me lemons, and I made lemon butter sauce!

In my quest to keep this low calorie "diet" interesting I am ALWAYS looking to find something tasty & guilt free. Let's also keep in mind that I don't like to cook so it must be simple to prepare.

The situation:
It was late in the afternoon, I was tired, and really didn't want to cook. I did, however, have a craving for steamed broccoli. I decided that broccoli was the way to go, but I needed more than just those little trees (which is only 60 calories for 3oz *smile*) to satisfy my appetite. So with that I added chicken to the menu. Now, to be honest, I'm almost "chickened" out! I've baked it, sauted it, grilled it, had it on salads, had it in pasta, chicken and veggies, chicken and yellow rice... Blah, blah, blah! So needless to say, I needed something to kick the chicken in gear. While standing there trying hard to decide what to do, I remembered that I had a lemon so I let the creative juices flow. And what I came up with, was simple and oh so yummy! *Check it out!*

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Ingredients:  
1/4 cup Parkay (in the tub or the spray)
2 tablespoons REAL lemon juice
1/2 garlic, minced  
1 zest of a lemon (optional)

Directions:  
Mince the garlic and zest and juice the lemon. In a small sauce pan over low heat, melt about a tbsp of butter (Parkay), and saute the minced garlic for about a minute, stirring constantly. Add the remaining butter and stir until it melts. Add in the lemon juice. Stir until combined. Remove from heat and you're done! Pour over your food of choice and top with lemon zest.
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Its quick and easy, not to mention, low in calories and muy delicioso! Try it and let me know what you think.
*Happy Calorie Counting!*
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I think he tried to kill me!

I casually mentioned to my trainer that after our last workout together, I didn't exactly feel the burn. Well why did I do that? He came in with a vengeance! Last night's workout was killer. I found strength I didn't know I had, and used muscles I didn't know existed. What a workout!! If this is what its going to take to get these unruly thighs in order, then so be it.
With just under fifty days left in my journey, I have a LONG way to go. That means its time to step it up and feel the burn. I've got pounds to lose and inches to shed! Let's do this!! So until next time, work hard and *happy calorie counting*!
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Disappointed, but far from discouraged!

After waiting three long weeks to weigh in, I must say that I am extremely disappointed. *tear* I've ONLY lost 3 lbs since my last meeting with the scale. I was beyond shocked, peeved, annoyed, etc, etc, etc.
Now, I've come to grips with it & have realized that the scale hates me. LOL but really, I HAVE lost inches from all of the working out so I guess that's ok. *perhaps* BUT by the time I encounter that evil, red & pink scale of mine, I WILL have lost MORE! I will not let the lack of change in the numbers deter me from my overall goal. I am upset about it, but that just means that I must push harder to make it happen (working out just as soon as I hit "send"). So until then, *happy calorie counting*!
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