Who doesn't love a giveaway?
I posted earlier this morning that I hit 98.5 pounds lost, despite being worried about my new focus on lower calories instead of low-carb. Part of the reason I was worried was because I cooked and ate this over the weekend:
Seriously. Drool.
I made nachos for the Steelers game (hubs is a die hard fan). He is almost as big of a fan of nachos as he is his Steelers. When we went to Key West on our cruise, he didn't order Key Lime pie from the restaurant we went to – he ordered nachos. The boy must try nachos everywhere we go.
So I made these nachos from Rocco DiSpirito's cookbook, “Now Eat This!” (aff. link) which has 150 recipes of old favorite comfort foods, but with less than 350 calories per serving.
Hubs had zero idea that these nachos were made with ground turkey instead of ground beef and that he ate greek yogurt instead of sour cream. I told him when he was halfway through scarfing his plate and he was shocked. Seriously, they were that good. Good wife points for me!
Then last night, I really wanted some comfort food, so I chose the macaroni and cheese recipe from the “Now Eat This” cookbook, and made it with some skepticism. It also used greek yogurt, lowfat cheese and panko bread crumbs? Confused, but undeterred, I made it and it turned out like this:
It was seriously good. And might I add: I am the laziest cook on the planet. LAZY. But these dishes were not only tasty, but they were EASY, and I didn't have any problems finding the ingredients for them. And the cookbook has pretty pictures (seriously, it makes a difference.)
Anyway, I want to share the deliciousness with you, so I'm giving away two (2) SIGNED copies of Now Eat This! (uh, signed by Rocco, not by me)
TO ENTER: Simply respond to this post in the comments and share with me what your healthy goal or resolution is for 2011.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book at no charge, however my review and opinions are all my own. My taste buds speak for themselves.
My goal is to “just start!” So, slowly, but surely, I am changing my eating habits and going to the gym more. I haven’t lost weight yet, but I feel so much happier. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
My healthy goal of 2011 is to compete in and finish my first full marathon.
My goal for this year is exactly the same as last year, to lose 30lbs. The bad news is that I didn’t lose the 30lbs in 2010, but the good news is that I gained 0 lbs, too.
You’re doing great!
My healthy goal for this year is to loose the baby weight (baby due in March) and get back into shape for the 2012 Feb. Surf City 1/2 marathon. It is going to be tough but I am ready and determined.
p.s. Emmie you inspire me greatly! I am learning to have faith in myself by following your journey (all of it).
My weight loss goal for this year is to cook more meals at home (not easy when you live in a restaurant-saturated city) and to incorporate more exercise (baby steps with that).
Congrats on the weight loss to date, and, more importantly for winning successive battles with your mind. 🙂
Would love this cookbook! My healthy resolution for 2011 is to continue exploring ways to make fabulous and healthy food at home. I’ve come a long ways in 2010, and there’s more to go. I love experimenting in the kitchen and luckily my DH is a willing guinea pig. 🙂
I have several healthy resolutions for 2011. 1.) Stop smoking 2.) Significant diet changes 3.) Make exercise a habit, not a chore 4.) Give up sodas, diet or otherwise. I really need to just bite the bullet and buy a couple of good cookbooks. I am a pretty decent cook (I love to cook, but hate to clean up), but growing up in Texas I only know one way to cook. Fry it and if you can’t fry it cover it with copious amounts of cheese and sour cream. I am learning to change these habits though. BTW congrats on the -98.5, you’ll be in the -100 club before too long. I find a lot of inspiration in you commitment and candidness.
Excellent! Let’s hear it for lazy cooks! I am trying to do the healthy thing and cook at home more, so this would certainly help. I’m still in the process of deciding what my exact goals for this year are (procrastinator, much?) but the idea is that I will continue to eat healthy foods and live a better life overall – and hopefully lose some weight in the process.
This sounds like a great book!! I need this! Your pics look awesome. And congrats on the 98.5. WOOT!
would so love this book. Fitness resolution for 2011 – work out consistently and limit sugar and fat.
awesome job onthe 98.5 pounds. You ROCK>
Congrats on the loss! I would LOVE to try some of these recipes! My word for 2011 is Sparkle (which will take faith!)
Both of those look DELICIOUS! Serious noms! My resolution is to keep doing what I’ve been doing and to try to be nicer to myself and stop being so hard on myself. Congrats on your weightloss! That’s AWESOME!
Cool! The mac and cheese looks particularly intriguing. One of my healthy new year’s resolutions was to start making the processed foods that I usually buy in stores such as pesto, mayonnaise, certain cheeses, bread, and pasta. So far, so good! I was particularly amazed at how well the homemade mayo turned out-it was so cool to see oil and egg actually solidify like that!
My goal is to lose 42 lbs by my 42nd birthday. We are going to New York 2 days after my 42nd birthday and I want to be fit enough to do all the walking we will be doing. Oh and I love Rocco!
I’m working at John Bingham’s 100 day/ 30 minutes per day of exercise challenge. Love your blog!
I can’t bear to look too far ahead with regards to health/fitness goals, so I just have immediate, mini-goals. I want to try spinning class and get over my phobia of it. I plan to do that in the next few weeks with a girlfriend who just joined my gym. I want to run an 8K at the end of February in an hour or less. Those are my two mini-goals right now 🙂
My healthy goal this year is to just not give up. To not worry if I only lose one pound or even gain one pound. I just can’t throw the towel in. So far I’m 6 weeks in (I started early) and doing okay. There have been bumps, but I’m still in the game.
My goal is to be more positive and believe in myself while continuing to trust God no matter what.
My “goal”, not resolution is get healthy and to be able to walk up a flight of stairs without feeling like I am going to date. I am 34 years old and morbidly obese, but I am definitely ready to make some many needed changes in my life. By achieving this goal I should be able to overcome my last goal of building up my self confidence.
Today I just wrote a post about my desire to lose weight before my 30th birthday in November, and one of my friends in the comments mentioned this exact book! It’s like the blogging fates are trying to tell me something 🙂
My fitness goal this year is to try to do one 5k a month. I started 2011 by doing one and they are great for fitness but most benefit worthy programs and charities. Way to go on the WI!!!! You are an amazing and great person and I really enjoy your blog!! 🙂
I have a lot of goals for 2011, but my biggest goal is to change my eating lifestyle. I would love to learn how to fuel my body so I can stay healthy and happy. Other than that, I’d love to run a 5k, and I’d also love to go on a bike trip with my husband.
Oh man, your dishes looked great. I’m a fan of Rocco and Emmie, you so inspire me. I’m on a quest to cook healther, eat healthier and feed my family healthier. This would so help!!! Pick me, pick me!!!
My family already eats healthy, local, natural foods with very little processed foods in our diets. I raise free-range chickens and plan to grow a large garden in 2011. Additionally, an orchard is in the plans for this coming growing season!
Also in 2011, I need to step up the exercise component–I have yet to try Zumba. I might have to check this craze out!
I am really interested in this book. My goal for 2011 is to learn to accept who I am and not beat myself up so much. On a more practical level, I want to develop a regular exercise habit and start cooking for my family more often. This book would help with that for sure!
My goal is to finish the weight loss journey I started 2 years and 100 lbs ago, and get in shape long before my wedding so i don’t have to worry about it! I also want to get my fiance’s ass in gear, too!
My goal for this year is just to improve my health and add time to my life. I want to cherish every single second with my wonderful husband and in order to do that I have to be healthier.
To be honest, I have been fat my entire life and U=I don’t think I will ever be skinny )+(I have PCOS so that doesn’t help either), but my goal is to make better choices, be more active, and if in the process I lose weight, that is a bonus! 🙂
I’m hoping to lose 100 lbs this year….lost 75 before and I know I can do it again…just struggling.
Mmm, nachos and mac & cheese are two of my favorites!
My goal for 2011 is to have this be the last year of my life where I have weight loss as a new year’s resolution. I’m so tired of it! I’ve logged 616 exercise minutes so far in 2011, so I’m on my way!
Now that I have my exercise under control, my goal is to get my eating in check so that I can start seeing the results of my hard work in exercise.
Oh my goodness both of those dishes look delicious! And Rocco is such a cutie who wouldn’t want a book with his pic on it?? Actually I’ve wanted this cookbook since I saw him do a couple of his recipes on Rachel Ray, I’m just too cheap to buy it….
My two big goals for this year are to run a half marathon with my sister in May and to start cooking more healthy meals for hubby and I. I hate to cook and we eat at different times so usually in our house meal time is just fend for yourself. I broke out the crockpot the other day so I can at least have a meal ready for him some days. It’s the thought that counts, yeah?
I’m starting a new desk job this week, so my healthy goal is to work out in the morning before work and make a conscious effort to drink lots of water while I’m at work.
Hubs and I signed up for a 10k in April. I hope to simply finish it.
My goal is to lose 15 pounds and complete the marathon I was training for when I completely ruptured my Achilles last summer. Considering I am still not cleared to run, this will be a HUGE accomplishment!
My goal right now is to lose just 10% of my weight – then I’ll work on the next 10%. I rejoined Weight Watchers last week and I just now rode 30 minutes on my exercise bike. I was really inspired by your yoga photos and want to try to do some type of activity every day. I could really use some great recipes to help me get started in the kitchen again.
*gasp* I want this cookbook so bad!Thank you so much for the opportunity to win!
whoops, you can delete my previous comment b/c I forgot to answer your question to enter! My healthy goal for 2011 is getting down to my goal weight (I’m 20 lbs away) and staying there through healthy living!
My goal, after I lose the weight (and I’m getting there) is to learn correct portion sizes. I go to restaurants too much and they give you five times what the portion is supposed to be, and growing up I never learned, so I bought myself a kitchen scale (it’s pink!) and I am practicing!
Please pick me!
Yoga weekly and to run a 5k!
my goal for 2011 is to feed my family more “natural” food. no more processed, unhealthy food, just what God gave us. i came upon a great website – 100 day challenge and it has helped me make the right choices when it comes to cooking for my family which consists of 4 boys, ages 4-14. it’s so hard these days to feed everyone healthy food when you do have a busy life and you want your family to eat the best food there is. yes, it does take a little more time and planning but my family is SO worth it.
My goal is to do the couch to 5k program from beginning to end and hopefully take up running/jogging…I know I can do it! The book looks awesome! 🙂
My goal for 2011 is to finished what I’ve started. I started my weight loss journey in June of 2010. I’ve lost 55lbs, but I still have a long way to go! As an aspiring runner, my goal is to complete a 10k this summer with my husband.
My healthy goal for 2011 is to run and finish my first half-marathon!
No way! I haven’t heard of this book! I hope I can win it, but otherwise, I’ll just save up for it – looks like a good find! My New Year’s Resolution (one of them) is to walk my dog every day! I’ve kept my resolution pretty well – and have been walking her at least 6 days a week! However… these regular walks have made her MORE energetic! Which is great, but I had the idea that they’d tire her out – lol! They tire ME out, which is a GOOD thing!
I have a bunch of fitness-related goals, but the biggie is I’m training to walk a marathon!
I’m going to exercise more, drink more water, and stop going to bed so late at night.
My goal is to lose weight, and to start cooking at home more – alot more! I’ve been doing great this year so far (7 pounds gone), and I really feel like I have turned the corner!
My healthy goal for 2011 is working out 5 times a week!
I’d love to win. There are so many comfort foods that I won’t make because of their awful nutritional value and high calories!
My healthy goal for 2011 is to TRULY listen to my body and feed it. Intuitive eating baby!
Whoa both of those dishes look delicious! My goal for 2011 is to get healthy and I would like to start cooking some of my own meals rather than getting premade salads and items from the frozen food section.
Thanks for the contest
Oh my…I’m in love with Rocco…! My goal for the year is simply to continue to thrive in my weight-loss journey. I track my caloric intake daily, workout 5 to 6 times per week…and I want to continue losing weight so that i can move into 2012 as someone who has lost over 200 pounds..I’ve come far enough that I believe it’s realistic. =)
I also want to cook adventurous meals more often..and Rocco’s book would make that easy! =) Have I mentioned that I love him? Sigh…=)
Oh my gosh that would be amazing!!!!
I have started the 30 day shred and my goal is to complete 2 5k’s!!!
Hi! I recently began reading your blog and I think it’s great! I only recently began cooking and I’ve gotten pretty into it! I’d love to win this book and try out the recipes! My goal for this year is to learn to fit work, exercise, cooking and all other daily activities ino my life. I tend to get caught up in the “I don’t have time” excuses and I want this year to be about creating a lifestyle that will work for me! 🙂
My 2010 resolution was to lose weight and change my lifestyle, and I was successful! (I lost 110 lbs!) So this year, I wanted to keep with the theme of overall fitness & I set a goal for myself to run 1000 miles and keep making healthy decisions! Love your blog Emmie!
My goal is to lose weight this year. I would like 50 lbs, but I will be happy with 25. I’m competing with you for Lazy Cook! I would love this book!
my goal is to practice more yoga each week – i always feel like it isn’t “real” exercise (compared to my cardio), but i know how good it is for my body and how good i feel when i am practicing regularly, so i want to try to fit more in!
This is awesome.
My goal is to get to my goal weight of 140 and run at least 1 if not 2 half marathons this year. I have registered for one in June so lets hope all injuries stay away and I can get there!
My goals this year are to:
A) Lose 50 lbs. I’m not asking to break the bank here, this should totally be doable.
B) Get set in a good 3/4 day a week workout routine.
C) Get preggo with baby #2. This may not seem like a health goal, but it IS a goal for me and a big reason I want to get healthier now.
I totally want one! I have lots of health-related goals for 2011, but I most look forward to getting to a healthy enough weight to start a family.
That looks seriously delish, the boyfriend and I are starting to focus on going out to eat less and cooking at home more. I’m a cook, he is NOT… and needs to learn. May have to check this book out for us.
That looks amazing, yum! This year I will be trying making more meatless meals during the week! Thanks for the giveaway!
Yum! My goal is to get off the yo-yo dieting roller coaster and stay off!
Seems to be a popular resolution…I’d like to drop 30lbs and then get to baby making!
I would love this book. I’ve been on Weight Watchers for a week and want to lose 20 lbs. My goal is to eat healthier and learn to cook better.
Need to lose 19 lbs by June. Better eating habits and exercise is my way to change.
My healthy goal for 2011 is to drink more water and to teach my one year old son how to eat right – he already loves his fruits and veggies so I think we’re going in the right direction! 🙂
I will be making sure that we cook more at home and get my kids eating healthier meals.
My goal is to expand my cooking horizons in a way that has us eating healthy. A nice side bennie would be the weight loss.
Those look amazing! I am currently in nursing school and just had a baby 7 months ago so I have some work to do to get into shape. My healthy goal for 2011 is to loose about 50 lbs and drop about 15% body fat. Most importantly to be healthy and lower my blood pressure. 🙂
Rocco, you are an inspiration and being adorable is a bonus!! I’ve taken on the challenge of coming up with healthy alternatives to everyday foods such as rice pudding, chicken fingers, etc. and share it with friends via email and on the Fox News Latino website. And I’ve seriously committed to working out again and started with Zumba! Nothing makes me happier than to break a sweat while dancing! As simple as this sounds, my goal is not to stop.
I am a cookbook collector and would love to add this to my collection! I love Rocco! I looked at this book at the bookstore this past weekend. Lost 50 pounds in the past year and could use this to lose another 50!
Emmie, you are such an inspiration to me!
My goal is to cook more meals at home and, obviously, eat out less. My hope is that this will help my family eat healthier on a regular basis.
My goal for this year is to get off my duff and get more exercise….I eat well (healthy)…but I don’t get enough exercise!
That looks yummy! My goal is to have a healthy pregnancy, just lost 30 lbs don’t want to make all my hard work go to waste lol. Of course gain weight for the baby but only healthy weight. 🙂
I just hit 71 pounds lost at my weigh in yesterday. My goal this year is to hit my goal weight–just 17.8 more pounds to go!!
Looking forward to trying!
Both dishes look delicious….My healthy goal for 2011 is to cut out sugar whenever possible. Its easy to not buy cookies and candy..its harder to check labels on everything to check for sugar. I was shocked when I saw sugar in my peanut butter…REALLY sugar in my peanut butter?????
I have kidney disease & eating healthier & not adding salt to my food. watching my saturated fats & calories for a healthier year
My goal is to increase exercise
This year I AM going to reach my goal to get healthy. Instead of just obsessing about my body and needing to lose weight and whining about it; I am taking action and am so excited to enjoy a healthier lifestyle. I have lost 5 pounds already on a low carb healthy eating regime. I am going to try new foods, types of exercise and activities and keep it interesting and fun to keep my mind on all the possibilities, instead of what I might be missing. I am so motivated and have really wanted to check out Rocco’s cookbook because it seems to fit in my goal to just live, be healthy and enjoy the journey!
Love Rocco and glad to hear good feedback on his new book, excited to try some recipes. My goal is to provide healthy, but tasty dishes for my family and help both my husband and 4 year old daughter to have fun with good/healthy food choices.
My plan for 2011 is to do my best to keep my calories between 1200 and 1500 per day, exercise 4-5 times per week, even if its only for 20-30 minutes (especially this time of year when I cant get outside). I want to put some new foods into my diet and not the same things I’ve been eating for years. I’m betting this cook book would really help!
Thank you for the inspiration! My goal for 2011 is to improve my health by eating better and getting into an exercise routine. (and if that leads to consistent weight loss for me and better health for my family too, all the better!)
My resolution is to stop the negative self talk and to turn it around to positive self talk. We all need to love ourselves more. :0)
I LOVE this cook book! I gave it away on my blog last year. I <3 the Mac & Cheese big time, this was my post about it http://dezolutions.com/2010/04/29/10-what-do-you-mean-healthy-mac-n-cheese/
My blog is ALLLL about resolutions, I.E. Dezolutions, hehe. This year, I'm going to make it to my green belt in taekwondo and get into a two piece AND wear it in public on the beach! 🙂
My main healthy goal for 2011 is to lose my last 10 pounds (30 lost so far) by continuing my lifelong eclectic diet that I started last year (1 of the reasons I’d love to finally get Rocco’s cookbook!), and increasing my workouts to 5x/week.
My goal is to work out 3 times a week. Yes, I’d like to lose some weight, but that’s NOT my goal.
And just for the record, if I do win one of those yummy books, I want you to sign it! I don’t often comment or engage with you, but I have been reading your blog for quite a while and can honestly say, You are inspiring! Thanks for sharing this journey…
Yum! That mac ‘n’ cheese looks great! I almost licked the monitor! Ha!
Thanks for having this giveaway! I’d love to win one of those books! 🙂
So, basically – I want to lose as much weight as possible this year! I’m down almost 30 (since August ’10), but I have a long way to go! I’m aiming to be at goal weight by the end of the year, but it’s going to one heck of a challenge! I’m up for it, though! 🙂 Thanks again!
Rocco’s new recipes are great! I just made the Eggplant Manicotti and it was amazing. My goals for the year are to learn to cook healthier versions of my family’s favorite foods..they’re teenagers & a very thin husband so this will be a challenge but so far so good. And weight loss is always a goal. I only need to lose 20 lbs but those are some very stubborn 20 lbs! I am also planning to walk a half marathon but I’m currently lacking the motivation 🙁
While working full time and going to nursing school part time, it’s been so hard to create meals that are nutritous and I keep putting on weight, both from snacking and from lack of time to exercise. Your inspiration is so helpful and your book would be an addition to that inspiration.
Everything looks so good!! Thank you for posting that you are a lazy cook – this helps me decide to go ahead an make them!! 🙂
My goal: finally lose these lbs I have been struggling with. I just started 3 month weight loss challenge at my chiro’s office, so this book would help me a lot!!
Thanks!!
MakeMineCadburys
Whoa those dishes look awesome! DH and I are doing HCG and then low-carb/low cal. We would love this book for the next phase of our diet. I need that Nachos receipe!
Um those Nachos look delicious!!!! Okay, but seriously my health goals for this year are to be able to complete the Mud Run I am doing in April and to weigh 10% less than I do now. Also, Emmie You Rock! Your blog was referred to me by one of my best friends who has been my inpiration. We really enjoy sharing your journey with you. You are a great support to us.
I have been hoping to get a copy of this book since I read about it a couple of weeks ago. As for my resolution: I’ve always been overweight but after graduating from college and not being able to find a job my self-esteem is at its lowest. I really just want to live a healthier lifestyle this year by working out (regularly!) and eating right. If I start to live better I think I will feel better and I’ll have more confidence to go with that.
I’m going to continue to embrace my new, healthy life…lost 60lbs, dropped total cholesterol from 286 to 87, and ran my 1st half marathon in 2010 and relied less on pre-packaged foods. In 2011, I’m going to continue to expand on my *clean eating* philosophy, run my 1st marathon (5/15), a 1st triathlon (9/17), and participate in at least 1 fitness event per month for the entire year. Loving every minute of it so far!! 🙂
I’d love to receive a copy of that because I’m so in need of new healthy recipes to add to my kitchen. My resolution for 2011 is to take one day at a time and exercise/eat better & drink more water since I’m a Diet Coke addict.
My healthy goal for 2011 is: To continue to try new healthier foods & continue to work on being the “me” possible.
I am constantly looking for ways to eat lighter, reduce fat and sugars. I have been diagnosed with High Blood pressure and my Fiancee has Diabetes. Our goal for this year is to lose our winter/holiday weight and maintain a healthy diet.
I have been working out for the past year and am down 23 pounds and would like to loose another 20. I have had a few health issues/bumps along the way, but life is full of challanges. My goal is to continue my journey and help others w/theirs. I love to cook and am always looking for healthy recipes to try.
Looks awesome! Always looking for ways to eat a healthier version of my favorite foods.
I am so glad I found your blog. I started a weight loss program 12/26 and am trying to lose 75 pounds before the end of the year. I am down 17 pounds so far!
My goal this year is to maintain my weight loss from 2010. I have heard that maintaining a weight loss can be equally as stressful as losing weight. I hope I can continue to do all the things I used to do to lose weight.
I just made a Rocco mac & cheese and it’s on my blog. It was awesome! I’ve been meaning to get this book! Thanks!
My goal for the New Year is to not give up on health and fitness…no matter what comes my way. I’ve done so well and lost so much…so many times. This time will be the final time. Even if it takes me 2 years…I’ll get there without giving up!
Congratulations on your weight loss thus far.
Those nachos looked delicious! I like the idea of substituting greek yogurt for the sour cream. Greek yogurt is great stuff. High in protein, good for you.
Your switch from a carb restricted diet to a general caloric restriction is interesting. I hope that it works out for you Emmie, please let me know how it goes!
Wow – those both look super delish! My healthy eating plan for this year is to cut back on overall calories instead of trying to eat “fat free” things. I have found that fat free items usually have more calories than the full or low fat items.
I took the book out at my local library and want a copy for my own. My 2011 goal is to eat delicious but healthy foods and share them with my friends and family.
I am trying to get back on track and cook healthier foods and hopefully get back to losing the weight I started losing two years ago. Last year was full of a lot of medical issues that got me off track, but I’m hoping this year will have a more successful outcome to it!
Overall better health is my goal for 2011. That for me starts with the food choices I make!!
hello….I would love a copy of Rocco’s book, can’t really splurge on buying it since I’m one of the many unemployed Americans. BUT I’ve resolved that this year will be about me. new year, new me. thank you!
WOW! I just found your blog today and I love it!! Way to go!
My goal this year is to stick to my weight loss plans. I’ve been going strong since November and I’m not giving up!
Congrats on your weight loss! My goal is to lose 60 pounds this year, exercise daily and eat smart, nutritious foods! Always on the lookout for delicious,healthy recipes so that I won’t sacrifice taste in exchange for lower calorie meals! Keep up the great work! Cheers!
I’ve already lost 15 pounds and im hoping to lose 45 more. This book would be a big help!
My Goal? Lose 15lbs.. (i lost 10 before end of the year) Save more money. Find a bettre apartment.. Pretty simple huh? 😉
My healthy resolution for the year – less/almost no artificial stuff…which = less Splenda in the coffee. It’s hard. Lol.
I love Rocco!!! Serious. Celebrity. Chef. Crush. I have wondered if there is someone in his life who needed or needs to lose weight or live healthier because he put a ton of work into developing this cookbook and I would imagine that he could have done a cook book on almost any topic with great success.
Anywhoozle, my 2011 healthy living resolution is to exercise at LEAST 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week, no excuses. So far I am on track! I am also working on eating delicious, healthy food in reasonable portions and with reasonable calories. It sounds so simple when you type it out, how come it’s not so simple when living it out?
I hope I win, I hope I win, I hope I win! Thanks Emmie for the opportunity.
My goal is to eat healthier and cook more. I am totally LAZY when it comes to cooking but you said that you’re lazy also and that recipes are easy so I definitely want to get this book. I like that Now Eat This contains comfort food that is delicious but without all of the calories. Rocco Dispirito is awesome!
I’m love your blog and just found it a few months ago. My goals for 2011 is to focus more on myself. We adopted 4 children in November and I feel like for 2 years my focus has been on social workers etc. I need to lose about 80 pounds and although I haven’t been gaining, I’m not losing either. With 5 total children, it’s hard to find time to exercise, but I have been doing it with Just Dance 2 (which is how I found your blog by looking up others who used it); the kids can do it with me. So, my goals…take better care of myself so I can be a better mom.
thanks for your posts, they keep me going!
Loved reading your reviews of the recipes. I love to cook, love to eat and am always trying to make the dishes I love more healthy. That’s one of my goals for this year, to get myself and my husband eating more low calorie meals, we eat good foods (as in natural, not much processed) but that doesn’t always equal healthy! Also trying to stop letting health issues and other things stand in the way of getting the exercise I need to lose weight. Congratulations on your amazing weight loss, you’re an inspiration!
congrats on your weight loss so far, gives me something to look up to. great job emmie
Oh, how exciting! I’d love to enter 🙂
I’m going to Vegas in Aug to celebrate my 15th anniversary, & the man & I turning 40. I plan to lose 40 pounds by the 40th b-day. 40 by 40, that’s the plan. 🙂
It is my goal to get my body healthy again (after kicking cancers butt)
My goal is to eat right, work out, and be the health person I know I can be! Love your blog, btw.
Thanks for your honest reviews of the recipes! They sound amazing!
My main healthy goal for 2011 is to cook more/eat more real food!
I would love to win the book! 🙂
2011 is the year that I will run a 1/2 marathon. While we’re at it, 2012 is the year I’m going for the full 26.2. 🙂
I want eat something delicious and not feel guilty about this!! eat healthier I love the Italian food but the people say that Italian food is not good if you want lose weight…
the true is that I don’t want have this feeling as if I did something wrong when I eat… I love vegetales! a lot and health food…
My healthy goal this year is partially to lose weight but mostly to alter the way in which I lose weight: positive lifestyle change instead of negative crashes. My goal is to learn how to work out and manage my calories POSITIVELY, not PUNITIVELY: to do these things because I LOVE my body and it’s AWESOME, not because I hate my body and it’s gross.
You remain an inspiration to me, as ever! 😀
My goal is to become a runner and raise money for cancer families.
Wow, those look yummy! My resolutions are to cook more and work out!
First of all, LOVE Rocco! I’ve never read this book(s), but I’ve seen him on TV before and I can only imagine how great his recipes are.
Second, my healthy goal of 2011 is to be more adventurous with my healthy cooking. I typically cook fairly healthy, but I tend to get stuck in a rut, where I just keep making the same things over and over. So my goal for this year is to try and make at least 1 new recipe a week. So far, we’re three weeks in and I’ve made 5 new recipes already!
Trying my hardest to lose… but I am so afraid to eat.. so I dont! It would be awesome to learn what foods could work…
I’m really enjoying your blog..love the “looks” of it and is very inspiring! I just want to eat healthier and exercise so I can finally be living a healthy lifestyle! I’m over the fad diets, starvation, cabbage soup, etc…..just be healthy and happy!
Good Luck and many Blessings, Andi
My goal for this year is to finally lose the weight that has been plauging me since I was about 5 years old. I’m so tired of letting my weight hold me back!
Those nachos look amazing!
My resolution is to try out one new new healthy recipe in my own kitchen each week. I love to cook but recently have been very lazy about it. I’m excited to look up some new recipes and get cooking!
I resolve to be more forgiving with myself. A bad day is a bad day, but it doesn’t need to be a bad week. Remember to be exceedingly gentle with myself and others.
For my nutrition class we have to do a food journal with calories and carbs and fat grams and protein–for just one week–and I have gained 4 pounds doing it. So my health goal is to not keep a food journal. somehow it messes with my brain. Which is kind of weird, but I’m glad I know.
My goal for 2011 is to get healthy and lose weight. As a mother of 4 I don’t put myself first ever but this is the year! I want to be around to see my little ones grow old! I actually bought Just Dance 2 after reading your review and the kids are loving working out with their Mama. You are truly an inspiration to many, best wishes to you!
I am a sucker for comfort food so this cookbook looks awesome!
I had my second child last June with her came 74lbs! I now have 10lbs left and those last 10 are always stubborn. Doesn’t help that I love food! My goal for 2011 was to do a half marathon. I got hooked up with a website for a company that puts on many races. They do a series of 5 different races. You get a metal with each race and cool race gear. Anyways now that I see you can “collect all 5” I have to do all of them! So I kicked off 2011 new years day with a 5k (and it’s cold here in MN)! Now I will be doing 3 half marathons this year and a duathlon! Kinda crazy but those metals are enough to make me do it all!
2011 resolution –> More exercise for healthier living.
Bonus resolutions: Smaller portions, more vegetarian.
My resolution is to cut way back on carbs and sugar. I’m at high risk for diabetes, so I’m basically trying to eat like I already have it so I don’t get it!
Weight is slowly gaining, cooking is not a passion. Having a book of easy-to-cook and tasty items sounds wonderful. My goal this year is to be healthier and to take on this task in reasonable steps.
thanks for sharing the 2 books!
This year I want to be more focused on getting healthy and nourishing my body, rather than just losing weight!
I WANT IT! I want to lose 100 pounds in 2011! I am exercising and counting calories. I would also like to DECLUTTER!
I started out at 274 pounds and I was so sad nad though it was not possible to loes the weight I needed to lose. I am not sure what happened but Ihave been up at 5:30 every morning before work to go to the gym, and I am loving it. I have lost 12 pounds and so inspired by you! It is nice to see a real person go on this journey, and feel like I can do this also instead of looking at all those magazines thinking there is no way I can ever look like that!
I am so thankful to have found your blog. You’re an inspiration!
My health goal this year is to develop a healthier lifestyle. I want to cook at home more often and eat more fresh, unprocessed foods. I am also trying to increase my activity level.
My healthy goal is to reach my goal weight! I am 45 lbs from it and having a difficult time right now having already lost 30 lbs. I need to remotivate myself and push forward. You are a true inspiration!
My healthy resolution for this year is to get back on track with my weigh loss. I had lost over 20 lbs in 4 months with the help of my doctor, but since the holiday eating frenzy, I have hit a plateau. I got engaged for Christmas so I would love to get down to my goal weight for the wedding! (15 lbs to go)
p.s. Sounds like Rocco’s book sure would help………. 😉
Thanks for the great post!
I have lost over 100lbs so far and have hit a standstill with the last 45….i have run out of ideas and would love to get a copy of this book to change things up and hope for final sucess!!
Hottie potattie + a great chef = the perfect man! 😉
Any my goals for this year and to continue on my journey…I’d like to lose somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 pounds this year…
My healthy goal for this year is to get back on track and start nourishing my body with good healthy food, and to move my body more. I also set a resolution to stick with a budget, which is impacting my eating quite a bit because I don’t have the wiggle room for fast food or junk that I used to have.
That mac ‘n’ cheese is to die for!! Looks so yummy. My goal for 2011 is to continue my weight loss (about 45 lbs. down so far) and run a half marathon! I’m already making progress, getting back to eating only 1,600 calories a day and exercising for at least an hour nearly every day. But I need to start training for the run again. Since I completed a 10-mile race a couple weeks ago, I’ve been letting my knees rest. Time to hit the pavement again!
After reading the type of meat fast food restaurants use to make their burgers my husband & I have decided to stop going to fast food restaurants. If we are “desperate” then we’ll go to In-N-Out, El Pollo Loco, or Pandera. I’ve also started making homemade bread for my boys sandwiches & cooking healthier meals. Cooking healthier has been hard as my boys as I don’t have that many healthy cookbooks so winning one of Rocco’s would be GREAT!!
I’ve resolved to eat a better breakfast and have a homemade veggie juice every morning.
My goal this year is to start moving. I am recovering from my second foot surgery and for the last year haven’t been moving much because I have been in so much pain. I should be back on the treadmill within the next few weeks. I am also going to try to eat healthier. I am the worst cook ever and so my husband and I go out to eat every night. I am trying to teach myself to cook so I know what is going in my body. I am so happy that you are sharing your experience, it is such a motivater for myself.
My healthy goal for this year is to get in shape and STAY THAT WAY. Even if I don’t win this cookbook it looks like I’m going to have to purchase it myself and start cranking out recipes for my own food blog.
PS – your hubs has excellent taste. GO STEELERS!!!
I want to tone this year and be comfortable in my own skin.
My goals for 2011 are to continue to gain a foothold in my healthyness journey. Having shed 150+ pounds since 2009 with healthy eating and exercise has left my cooking repitoir in a slump so having one of these books would be awesome!!!
I absolutely love to cook (and bake!) unfortunately most of what I like to make I end up passing on eating because of the calories involved. My goal for 2011 is to get to a healthy weight range (30 more lbs) and not give up the foods I love the most. If this is going to be a lifetime commitment to health I want to be able to eat!
I too have started on a similar journey. My journey is to conquer my eating disorder. You have served as an inspiration for me. I am comforted by your honesty and admire your determination to succeed in a way that is healthy. It helps me to read your struggles and feel like I am not alone in this crazy process of self discovery. Thank you for sharing your story with all of us out here.
Yum! (the mac and rocco)
My resolution is to respect my body. Listen to what it needs and doesnt need
My goal for this year is to be kinder to myself. No self hating comments. No thoughts of doubt.
I want to continue on my healthy lifestyle and lose at least 50 pounds this year of the too many I have to lose. I love your blog Emmie and would love the cookbook too. Keep up the great work. You are inspiring.
Maintain my 60 lbs weight loss, lose the last 20 lbs, and run the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler in April!
I went out and bought this cookbook a few months after test-driving it from the library. I love it! I do have to say though I didn’t enjoy the Mac and Cheese as much as you seem to. I do want to give it another whirl though, I’m not sure I used the specific cheeses the recipe calls for (sometimes I subsitute based on what I have on-hand). This post has reminded me to break it back out!
In 2011, I would like to lose 50 more pounds *at least*. I would also love to win this book! 🙂
My healthy goal for 2011 is to stop eating when i’m full, and lose the 20 extra lbs i’ve put on by being sedentary at my desk job. Also to run a 5k!!! 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration, Emmie!
So I have been heavy my whole life and have decided its time to take control over my life one of my problems is i LOVE food but if I could make things healthier it wouldn’t be that bad, and would make the life style change alot easier. I would love to win a copy of this book….. and seeing your site makes things better because I see that it can be done with a little determination!!!!! Thank You!!!!
My goal healthy goal this year is to actually pay attention to what I eat calorie wise, actually start cooking again (so this new cookbook would be perfect!) and to run more consistently. I trained for a marathon last year and I’ve done a bunch of 5Ks & 10Ks but I want to do a half marathon this year! 🙂
My resolution for this year is to get out there and try all those things I’ve been putting off or avoiding until I lose weight. Dance classes, yoga, swimming, things like that. I also want to work on being better about weight training, because while my legs are getting stronger from training for and completing a half marathon, my arms aren’t quite in the same shape, unfortunately!
My healthy goal for this year is to continue my weight loss journey. I really want to reach my goal weight this year, and that requires me to recommit to a healthy lifestyle, eat well, and get my behind to the gym.
Oooh! I LOOOOVE healthy cookbooks! My goal this year is that I will reach my goal weight!!! I have 60 pounds to go, and I plan on being done by the end of August. 🙂
Emmie,
I was skeptical when I read your mac/cheese recipe but after looking at the pic I have to admit it does look yummy. i’m wondering if low fat cheese changes the taste much.
Am just starting this weight loss journey and it has taken me 3 weeks to lose my first 2 pds. Its going to be slow. Thanks to my new iPhone app LoseIt journaling is easy and keeps me on track. Your blog is inspiring and reminds me I am not alone in this struggle.
Yes! My health goal this year is to be stronger than ever before. I want to carry heavy items, climb steep mountains, and hold a yoga pose for as long as i want.
My healthy goal was to make menus for dinners and slowly add in lunches. That will keep me from eating calorie-laden foods as well as save money. Everybody wins!
My healthy goal is to fully make the switch over to free range/organic meats. I had been slowly making this switch in 2010 and am really getting on it in 2011!
I have a few goals for the year. The first is to lose another 10-15 lbs (I lost 20 last year) and also to build muscle. The second is to run a 10K (I ran my first 5K last year). My third goal is to be better about planning meals in advance (as in, before I do my grocery shopping so that I have the right ingredients when I want to cook).