Oh, the magic of

Lycra. I was REALLy starting to feel like a fat cat (and you'll get the meaning of that reference here in a minute) until I realized the jeans that I KNEW should fit and didn't.. were 100% cotton. Yes, If I were true to the plan and had pulled my head out of my ass long ago, said jeans would be too big, but as it stands, jeans are now too tight. I can get them on, I just cannot sit or bend over for fear of rippage. Now my point is, the jeans in question are a 32. The jeans which I am comfortably wearing, with no worry of rippage are 31's. The difference? 1% lycra. It's amazing what 1% can do. But only 1% anymore than that and the jeans get way too stretchy and are four sizes too big by the end of the day.
Now for the fat cat reference. Please don't send PETA after my ass or anything, I own a freakin' farm full of animals, but I realized they are just that...animals. We are number one on the food chain for a reason. Anyway...our insanely fat- pregnant, whore, psycho cat has taken a shine to sitting on the roof of Miss Bonne and then will leap up into the rafters of the garage when anyone comes in our out of the house. Mr. Dan has taken a shine to using psycho whore cat as target practice when he sees her on Miss Bonne and the whore cat knows this, so she tends to try and scamper to the rafters as quickly as she can whenever the door opens. Last night, I opened the door to the garage to check on Jaci, who was playing outside, and there sits whore cat on the car. She sees me, jumps for the rafters, misses and manages to cling to the garage door opener. You see, she's underestimated her girth and the fact that she's freaking huge. She hung there by her two front paws, frantically trying to get her fat ass up on to the top of the garage door opener while her front claws were sliding on the plastic of the opener. The dogs started barking at the cat hanging in mid air, i was laughing my ass off and all of the sudden she looks around and lets out this huge "MEOW" that certainly had to be "What the fuck did I just do, would someone help me?" in kitty speak. I'm not sure if she eventually made it up or if she fell onto the car. There was a tuft of fur on the roof of the car, but no dent, so I'm thinking she must have gotten the strength to haul ass.
I tried another new recipe last night: (Its a few too may carbs for on plan, I only had two, I fed the rest to the family, telling them they were sweet potato fries, while I ate broccoli.
Butternut Squash French Fries
Take a butternut squash, peel off the skin. Cut the squash in two so you have the roundish bottom part and the long skinny top part. The seeds are in the bottom round part, so cut it in half and take the seeds and innards out of it. Use a crinkle cutter (if you have one) or just use a knife to slice the squash into french fries. Place the fries in a bowl. Toss with your favorite seasonings and 1 T EVOO. If you can't "afford" the healthy fat, then just spray your baking sheet with PAM and spritz a little on the squash pieces so the seasonings stick. bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. I used garlic and onion powder, black pepper and a salt free "salt" seasoning. They taste a lot like sweet potato fries, only squash has 40 calories and 9 carbs per FOUR ounce serving, versus a sweet potatoe's 54 calories and 10 net carbs per TWO oz. serving. So you can have twice the squash fries as you can sweet potato fries. Real sneaky way to get the kids to eat a good "orange" vegetable and when they dip them in ketchup, the kids gobble em right down. (Isn't that the kid way? Cover anything in ketchup or ranch dressing and chances are a 6 year old will eat it.)
Today's reason for losing weight: To say goodbye to the Lycra. While I love its magic, I really would just like to wear the 100% cotton :)
Goal: Leaner protein tonight. Too much beef and pork this week--its what's in the freezer so its easy, cheap and handy, but I need to get some fish and chicken, or maybe egg beaters into the mix tonight. The boys will be at a Squawk-eye rally, so I should be able to have free range over what the menu says.