Girl to Mom…trying to become a grown up before my kid does.

Picanha Steak Salad and My Low Carb Diet

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Heidi Ferrer

Hey, I’m still on my high protein, low-ish carb diet to get in shape for the beach, and it seems to be going well, so far. I’ve been doing it for about 8 days and I’ve lost 2-3 pounds.

True story, the third day on the program, my son won the cake walk at a fair, and we had this giant, homemade vanilla cake in our house all day. Frosting is a weakness of mine, I can eat it straight from the can.

Then we were invited over to dinner that night by our lovely neighbors, where more cake and pastries were served. I didn’t even have a bite of frosting, I was a rock! *cries*

In case anyone else out there is working on losing weight along with me (or wants to), I thought I’d share a bit as I go along. I bought an American flag bikini yesterday (‘Merica, baby!) and I’m using it for motivation to lose at least 5 or 6 pounds before the end of June.

I’ve been eating every kind of protein, eggs, a lot of salad and green veggies, portion controlled amounts of cheeses, nuts and seeds, avocado, olive oil and lemon, a little fresh salsa, a little hummus, hot sauce and ranch and Caesar dressings, and I even added some fruit after day 3.

For sauces and dressings, I check the label, some ranch dressings can contain a lot of sugar, but if it says 1 carb per serving, I know I’m fine.

The strawberries I’ve included are also a thermogenic food, which means your body burns the calories in them just to digest them. I’m not eating any bread, pasta, flour, rice, etc…this is definitely not a no fat or starvation diet. I get stabby/crabby if I’m hungry.

When in doubt, eat some protein, even a bunless microwaved hot dog. You can have mustard, too.

Carb counters know you can subtract the fiber from the carbs in a food. Like say, your avocado slices have 7 grams of carbs, but 4 grams of fiber: that counts as only 3 net carbs.

But I digress: Have you ever eaten at a churrascaria? I love it, it’s a restaurant that serves traditional Brazilian style barbecue. My Brazilian friend Drika said their most popular style of beef called picanha is her favorite, and it’s mine, too. Continue reading →

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Tory Burch Summer Sandals

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Heidi Ferrer

Helllooo! First of all, I’m so sorry that you have to look at my big feet. I am clearly never gonna make it as a foot model, ahem. But I always say these big boats sail me where I need to go.

I was at the mall and on a whim, realized I craved some new Summer sandals. It turned out that Bloomingdale’s was having a shoe sale that very day (fate!) and it also just so happens to be Mother’s Day this weekend.

I decided I would buy my own early Mother’s Day present, dang it. I haven’t really shopped for myself much in a while and I’ve never owned anything made by designer Tory Burch before this. I’m tickled.

I got two pairs of Tory B., the vibrant orange leather ones above called Selma Flat Slingback Thong in Fire Orange, and these cool patterned red, white and blue thick flip flops named Thandie.

Here’s what they appear like on mah boats…

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All American Speakers and Girl to Mom

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Heidi Ferrer

Hi guys, I’m very excited to announce that I have new representation as a speaker for corporate events, college venues, etc.

I’m now with All American Speakers, which also lists very fabulous famous people like Tina Fey, Maya Angelou, Ellen Degeneres, Rachel Ray, Chelsea Handler and Dr. Oz.

Needless to say, I’m, wayyyy less expensive to book than these “A” list people, ha. They have a wide spectrum of choices, to fulfill any client need.

I’m sorta on the lower end of their speaker list pricing, but it’s negotiable if the venue is local to Los Angeles and I don’t have to travel away from my kiddo for it. Like, jetting off to Dubai for a week, la dee da!

But seriously, while I’ve had agents and managers as a writer for years, this is my first representation as a speaker. Their website is really very impressive and I’m happy to be a part of it.

You can check out the main website home page here: All American Speakers.com

My bio is the full out, everything I’ve ever done in my entire career, braggy P.R. release type version, but it’s also all of the things I would put on a job résumé, ya know?

A man wouldn’t apologize for listing his business and creative accomplishments on a job résumé, so I won’t either.

My page is listed under Heidi Ferrer here which has all of the details, and I’ll add the link to my Contact Me page today in case anyone wants to find it at a later date.

Yay! I’ll travel to you and we’ll talk, I’ll tell you everything I know about blogging, screenwriting, motherhood and women’s issues and we’ll keep it real.

XOXO-

~ Heidi

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Fear is a Lie

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Heidi Ferrer

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Sausage Salad

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Heidi Ferrer

Sometimes I forget how much I love sausage, and it’s great on the grill for Spring and Summer.

Here’s another super simple and delicious, light idea for a high protein, low carb meal (I’m personally doing low carb this week, possibly for the whole month, gotta get in shape for the beach!):

1.) One medium to large sausage (or more if they’re the smaller kind). I used a chicken herb garlic sausage, which was already fully cooked, from the refrigerated section of the grocery store. (130-140 calories)

I stabbed it with a fork a few times and heated it in the microwave first until just hot, then I browned it in some olive oil spray in a non stick pan for a few minutes.

2.) Lettuce, I used arugula here from a bag, but any kind will do.

3.) Soft goat cheese, I used one 70 calorie medallion, warmed for 10 seconds in the microwave before adding to the plate. You can use feta instead, whatever you like.

4.) Extra virgin olive oil and fresh squeezed lemon juice for the simple dressing. I use one to two teaspoons of olive oil (30-60 calories).

5.) A sprinkle of roasted sunflower seeds if you like, you can’t really see these in the photo, but I did have them in there. They add a lot of nutty flavor, crunch and nutrition.

Toasted pine nuts would be awesome, too.

One tablespoon of roasted sunflower seeds shelled is 47 calories. I used less, maybe a teaspoon.

6.) Tomatoes. (If you’re going very strictly low carb, you can leave them off.)

Salt and pepper to taste.

The entire above salad I made was only around 300-350 calories. Very satisfying. I sliced up the sausage and tossed the whole thing together, yum!

XO-

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Rooster Lovin’

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Heidi Ferrer

Have you ever been really bored on the internet and you decided for some random reason to search your own name and see what comes up? Don’t do it. It’s a trap.

I had no idea that roosters were such a big part of my life. I mean, my friend Jenny Lawson aka The Bloggess is known for her giant metal chicken Beyonce, but me, why? Huh.

Oh yeah…this is why.