Leo Quinn

I'm not sure which direction I should take tonight. Should I write about the food that was on Patti's plate today? Should I write about the exercise that I have been doing faithfully every morning for the last couple of weeks? Should I write about the weight loss I have actually thankfully experienced since I started writing again? I think I will skip all of that for another day. Today I am going to share with you a really exciting by product of my weight loss blog. I originally started writing as a way to focus on my diet and to help and share with others who are on a weight loss journey too. Not long after I started writing regularly, Google reached out to me and offered to put advertising on my site. It was fun to see my daily entry on the same page as a Weight Watchers ad. (Especially since I have spent so much money on Weight Watchers in my life.) But, what was really fun was what happened today. I have been a reader of financial guru, Leo Quinn, for several years. His latest newsletter mentioned making money by blogging. I wrote to him and told him how excited I was to learn more. And..... I sent him the link to Patti's Plate. The next thing I knew, he posted my link in his newsletter, and my readership multiplied overnight!

Thank you, Leo. I will return the favor by posting a link to you.

http://www.leoquinn.com/    

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another."

Luciano De Crescenzo

Home Made Sushi

Tonight I got very lucky! Our good friend, and neighbor, Jim, just came back from a 5 day fishing trip 200 miles south of San Diego off the coast of Mexico. He brought back fresh sushi grade yellow tail in vacuum sealed bags.

I opened a bag, sliced the fish  very thin, and sprinkled it with sea salt and pickled jalapeños. I added a slice or two of avocado and......delicious!!!! I have to admit, I only ate this as an appetizer, but believe it or not it was quite filling. I also made a salad for dinner. 

Bludso's

I've had to do a little catch up with my posts. I've been pretty busy the last few days, but I did not let that detour me from my goal. I've watched my food intake, and I've been faithfully exercising every morning. (Except Sunday) I have really been striving for consistency. I find that keeping to a pretty strict schedule every day is  really key to me losing weight. I make sure I go to the gym each morning, and I try to make good food choices every day, even when I am faced with an unexpected meal invitation. Today I went to lunch at a BBQ restaurant that didn't even have a salad on their menu. I ate a chicken breast (removed the skin)  and collard greens. I was slightly tempted to order the pork sandwich with jalapeños, but I didn't!

Lamb Chops

I have really been looking forward to my dinners since I stopped eating fish almost every night. I much prefer meat to fish. When I realized that lamb chops had almost the same amount of calories as Tilapia, it was a no brainer. I  much prefer the lamb chops. I made a big green salad and broiled lamb chops and I was very satisfied. I would have added a sweet potato, but I am being really strict right now. I am so tired of being overweight!

Petros

This was an unusually full weekend for me. Anyone who knows me well, knows I have become quite the hermit. I do not like going out much. But I was invited by my son who lives in Redondo Beach to go to a Greek Festival. Since it was an opportunity for me to visit with my son, I went!  We took my Mom for a ride and had a nice scenic view of the ocean. We ended up dining at Petros in Manhattan Beach. I love this Greek restaurant. We ordered a few appetizers for the table,  but I only ate the salad and the beets and octopus. Opa!

PNH

I went out for lunch again today! I was asked as a favor to go to a luncheon health conference by a pharmaceutical representative who I have known for a while. It took place at a steakhouse in downtown Los Angeles. I won't say the restaurant's name because the picture really does not do it justice. The food did not taste as bad as it looks. The first thing that was passed on the table was a big basket of hot bread. (My weakness) I didn't touch it. They served a small ceasar salad with fresh croutons, and I slid all of mine to the side of my plate and didn't touch them either. I had a choice of breaded fish, chicken Parmesan , or beef with a cherry sauce. I ordered the beef without the sauce. I was doing so well, I most certainly was not going to give in to temptation with dessert. They served one of my favorites, Creme brûlée. I immediately gave it to the nice lady sitting next to me. She was so appreciative, and I was proud of myself!

Ps. I did not touch the mashed potatoes either !

Lettuce Wraps

Today was a really great day. I have the best job ever. I got to work and was invited by my boss to go to the Design Center with her. We picked up her brother in law who was my boss over 30 years ago, and together went looking for furniture at different showrooms.  Then, we went to lunch at Wolfgang Pucks restaurant,  Red Seven. Rather than join the others and order an entree, I ordered an appetizer of chicken lettuce wraps. It was a perfect choice.