Nice dinner...

Today was a bit of a challenge...everyone Monday our Marketing director brings donuts for the Marketing meeting. This morning I walked in and thought...I must have a cake donut. But then remembered that sugar is "rat poison" (see Anticancer book) and decided not to have the donut after all. By the time lunch rolled around, I went into the break room and all the rat poison was gone. Whew!

I have been reading a book called Anticancer by David Servan-Schreiber. What a fantastic book...really informative. In an effort to lose weight, I wanted to eat healthier and why not fight cancer at the same time. So, I've been working my way through the book and taking mental note of all the really beneficial foods.

And, I've been trying to make some changes. Like switching from coffee to green tea (extra good cancer fighter). Green tea is a slightly acquired taste, but the benefits really outweigh everything else.

I thought this might be a venue to let people know about good products or tasty things. Maybe a recipe or two make its way onto the site. Tonight I had a lovely dinner...salmon with a nice sauce I made from fat free plain greek yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, pepper, fresh dill, and capers. I seasoned the salmon with a little olive oil and pepper and salt and grilled it on a grill pan in the kitchen. My salad was romaine lettuce, purpose carrots, mushrooms, and a little bit of bleu cheese with a light balsamic vinegrette. Very filling and really pretty healthy...and anticancer friendly.

I am going to post my "Incredible Shriking Woman" pictures to this website as well. When I lost weight in 2003-04, I took a "before" photo and an "after" photo and every 10 pounds I took a photo so I could see the progress. I have resurrected this tradition this time.