Skinny Jim's Menu Guide and Cookbook is here!

After several months, long nights, many dishes and learning how to publish, Skinny Jim's Menus and Cookbook is a reality! I ordered 120 hard copies today. The book is also available as a download and as an eBook.

The book contains nine weeks of menus and over 120 recipes. Click the link to order your copy today!!

Want to Look Younger?

Losing weight can make you look younger! You don't have to worry about pills or creams, just eat healthy and watch the years melt away!  On the left is a picture take of me about 1 week after I began my healthy eating journey. I had lost about 5 lbs at that point and weighed around 185lbs. The picture on the right was taken when I had reached my goal and weighed right at 155lbs. I look a little different! Many say I look younger too. Too bad healthy eating doesn't make your hair thicker (LOL)!

Eating healthy and losing the weight has its benefits.

Skinny Jim

Menu 5/6

Breakfast (FP/FC)

French Toast

• 2 whole eggs
• Imitation Vanilla
• A little water
• 2 pieces Double Fibre Wheat Bread
• Cinnamon 
• Du-lop of low-fat whip cream 
• Ms. Butter's Worth  Sugar-Free Syrup

Combine mixture of eggs, vanilla, and water
Soak bread in mixture
Cook in 0 calorie butter cooking spray
Add du-lop of low fat whip cream and sugar-free syrup

Lunch (FP/FC)


1 small hamburger
1 small pork chop (grilled)
Broccoli/Cali-flower mix

Snack
Dark Chocolate Protein Crunch Bar

Supper (LP/FC/NC)

Chicken Salsa Casserole

• 1 Chicken breast
• sprinkle with mixture of Cayenne pepper and white pepper
• Sprinkle with shredded no-fat cheddar cheese
• Top with salsa
• Sprinkle salsa with onion poweder
• Cover pan with foil
• Cook at 350 for 45 minutes (or until done)

1 c of chili beans
Salad topped with Walden Farms creamy bacon dressing

64 oz water

Extra
Sugar-Free Jello

NEW ITEM: Weight lost today .8lbs (This is not a guarantee, but simply to let you know that weight will come off if you eat this way.)

Menu for 5/5/2011

Breakfast (FP/FC)
2 whole eggs scrambled
Sauteed green peppers, onions and mushrooms
1 kraft fat-free single
2 pieces of Double Fibre Wheat Bread



Lunch (BF)
Syntha 6 Cookies and Cream Protein bar

Supper (LP/FC/NC)
1 Chicken Breast
Green beans
Sugar-free Jello

Snack
Protein Plus Chocolate and Carmel Bar

96oz of water

Menu for Today

The following is what I ate today. Hopefully, it can help you in your meal selection.

Breakfast (LP/LP)
1 Protein Shake (Oh Yeah! Vanilla Creme 12 oz)
1/2 c egg beaters

Lunch (FP/FC/NC)
Restaurant: Chick-fil-A

• Chargrilled Chicken salad with fat free Honey Mustard Dressing (used sparingly)
  

Snack
Atkins Chocolate Coconut Bar

Supper (LP/FC/NC)
Breaded Tilapia filet (4 oz) and Blackened filet (4 oz)
Cali flower with Kraft fat Free Single Sharp Cheddar Cheese Slice
2 Strawberrys dipped in Walden Farms Chocolate Dip

96oz of water

My Weight Loss Journey

For years I have struggled with my weight. I have an "apple" body which means I collect most of my weight in the stomach area. For a number of years I have felt increasingly self-conscious of my weight for several reasons: 1. My wife is a personal trainer and has managed to stay fit and trim for a number of years; 2. As a communicator of the Gospel, I have felt embarrassed at my increasing size; and 3. I felt that I should look trim since I was in the martial arts yet I was not.

I tried a few diets like Atkins and South Beach. I had moderate success on both. I liked South Beach the best and lost about 10lbs on it, but I went back to my old habits when the Holidays (Thanksgiving) hit.

Admittedly, I am at the beginning of my journey, but a couple of months ago I attended a class taught by a friend on weight loss. (Click HERE for the link to the material and HERE for the Facebook page.) For years my weight stayed around 188lbs but now I was topping the scales at 190- 193lbs! The old 188lbs was looking good! When he began his class, I was ready to make a change and the class seemed to be the perfect opportunity.

The class was on Thursday, Feb. 10. I weighed in at home at 190lbs with a 41.5" waist, 42.5"hips and 22.5" thighs. I am 5'10" high and medium build. After attending the first session, I decided I was going to give the plan a try. The next day February 11, my sister's birthday, I began my weight loss journey.

Now, two-and-a-half months later, I have lost 24 lbs! My current measurements are: 37.5" waist, 39.0" hips, and 19.25" thighs! My cloths are all too big!

I will write about my journey in future blogs; however, the purpose of this blog is to share with people what I eat. I have had people to say that the diet (I don't like that word, this is a lifestyle change!) is too complicated or too restrictive, but it is not! Since I love to be creative, I am constantly looking for new ways to cook food and new dishes. Please note, I am not a chef! However, hopefully this blog will help others discover that this lifestyle change is VERY doable, sustainable and enjoyable.