Repeat after me...

Sunday's Weigh-In: 247.0 lbs
Goal Weight: 175.0
Pounds to Lose: 72.0

Repeat after me, "No meat will touch my lips today."

"Easier said than done, " he whispers under his breath.

Ok, that's step one. Next step is to figure out what the hell to eat. For lunch, I had two portobello mushroom burgers with iceberg lettuce, mayo, and ketchup. I also had chips and salsa on the side. The burger was ok; I seasoned it with olive oil, sea salt and black pepper. The chips, Tostitos Artisan Recipes Grilled Red Pepper and Tomato Salsa, were delicious. I had plan on portobello steaks for dinner, but I opted to try the burger again. But this time I over seasoned the mushrooms. I didn't ever start on the second burger. It's in the trash. So my first Meatless Monday is a EPIC FAILURE! Next Meatless Monday, I'll just get some baked beans or some stew/soup. I can't wait for my 7pm snack so I can get the taste of mushrooms out my mouth. :-/

So I was browsing through posts on myfitnesspal and I stumbled upon a post by a user asking for grocery list suggestions.

A young woman responded:

"I just recently learned about powdered peanut butter. It tastes just like normal peanut butter but instead of being almost 200 cal. in 2 tablespoons, it's only 45 cal. I like to keep a jar of it in the house to eat with apples or celery. I'm a snacky person so I have to make sure to have healthy low cal snacks in the house. :)"

I was so thrilled to hear this I had to email the young woman:

"Thanks for posting about the powdered peanut butter. I never heard about it before. I love peanut butter and now, thanks to you, I can have it with less calories and fat. Awesome! :-)"

She replied:

"No problem I was super happy when I found out about it :) it's all natural and is only 1 gram less protein then other peanut butter. You can add it to shakes for peanut butter flavor protein shakes. I've tried the PB2 brand so I don't know if they all taste just as good. It reminds me of Reese's peanut butter."

So my quest begun. I found it on Amazon PB2 powdered peanut butter of less than $5. It has a score of 4.5 out of 5 star (736 customer reviews). Ok, I'm sold.

The label says "Superior quality peanuts are first slow roasted then pressed to remove 85% of the fat and oil. The result is an exquisitely natural roasted peanut butter flavor that's deliciously rich in taste, easy to enjoy and wonderfully healthy." The direction are easy, mix 2 tbsp of PB2 with 1 tbsp of water and stir until smooth.

And for you chocoholics, they have PB2 powdered peanut butter with premium chocolate.

Click Bell Plantation, for more information, recipes, and other products.

I'm going to order some this weekend. I'll give my review on it then.

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"Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you've got a kingdom." 

-- Jack Lalanne

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