Month: May 2011

This is a GREAT way to change things up a little bit for breakfast! You gotta play with this a couple of times. I mastered it by the third time. 1/2 C quick cooking oats 2 egg whites 1 smashed banana 1/2 t vanilla 1/2 t cinnamon  Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Heat skillet on medium-low, coat with cooking spray. It’s really important to not get your skillet too hot. Pour mixture onto heated skillet. Spread out into about an 8” circle? Let cook about 4 minutes or until you can scoot it around the skillet a bit. I cut it into four pieces to flip. Flip and cook about another 2 minutes. Put on plate. I put 3 choc chips on each quarter and top all with 1 T. syrup. Let set while you fix yourself something to drink. Then the choc will be melted just enough to […]

So I probably should have looked up the nutritional information BEFORE suggesting to the family that we head to Smashburger for a Sunday Funday! Most of the burgers are around 50 grams of protein, 60+ carbs, and 60+ grams of fat! It’s around 30 PointsPlus!! Egads. I’m really gonna have to work hard at the gym tomorrow and Tuesday for the results I was hoping for Wednesday morning when I step on that scale at Weight Watcher’s. But seriously? It was DELICIOUS!!

It’s really nice to see you again. I was never really happy with your neighbor, size 14, and frankly, size 14’s neighbor, size 16, really pissed me off and stuck around WAY too long.  I hate to be rude, but since I’m 5’5”, I’m really more interested in your neighbor, size 10. I’m sure you and I will be hanging out for awhile, so I’m very appreciative of you showing up again, but I just wanted to be honest with you, and let you know this is going to be a short term relationship, then I’m going to be moving on. But Welcome Back!

For breakfast I had my favorite Luna Lemon Zest Bar (9 grams of protein, VERY tasy, and very filling) and a Starbuck’s Grande, non-fat, 2 splenda Misto! If the Starbuck’s menu is overwhelming and freaks you out, a Misto is simply one half coffee, and one half steamed milk. Delicious! And I get in one of my milk’s for the day. The Luna bar is 5 PointsPlus and the Misto is 2 PointsPlus. No need for a midmorning snack on that breakfast! 🙂 I met a friend at the gym this week on Tuesday morning and on Thursday moring. She has been doing the stationary bike to get her heart rate up, and that’s one I hadn’t tried. So I gave it a go! WOW! My thighs burned and my BUTT hurt! I’m pretty sure my butt looks different already! Great workout Linda! Thank you! Going to make lunch now. Another favorite […]

Wednesday is “Weigh In” day for me. I usually step on the scale at home before I head to my WW meeting so I have an idea where I’m going to be. Sometimes it’s accurate at home, other times I wonder why I continue this unpredictable routine. Today however? SUCCESS! I was a little worried about over indulging on the Mother’s Day Feast I had prepared last Sunday. Monday and Tuesday I made a huge effort to keep the intensity level of my workouts as high as I could tolerate, without falling off of the treadmil, or becoming so dizzy on the stationary bike, I fall off of THAT! I walked into my meeting, pee’d, stepped up to the scale, exhaled, prayed, and stepped on!! I broke the plateau! Today’s weight? 179.6. I plan to never see the 180’s again. In saying that, and with my experience of ups and downs, […]

I can’t really make this blog a success unless I’m completely honest. My life has always been an open book (not always a good thing), so why stop now? If I skip a planned day of excercise, I will be honest about it. If I over eat for the week, I will be honest. I’m 5’5″ (5’4 1/4″), and weigh 182 lbs. According to the BMI chart, I am OBESE. I’m just BIG BONED! Okay, that has worked for me for awhile. In highschool I weighed 155. I always thought I was fat. I was “the fat friend”. Never really seemed to hold me back though. I look back at highschool pictures, and I think I look pretty normal. So in the confusion and panic of getting to a goal weight of which I have never been, and maintain, I went to two personal trainers and my doctor. After much […]

The last six weeks have included many changes. I am now attending a Wednesday Weight Watcher meeting AND a Friday Weight Watcher Meeting. I love my leader, Joan. Every single meeting I leave with something new! Sometimes it’s a new “Food Find”, other times it is a recipe, other times it’s a change in attitude, other times it’s a new friend! I leave every meeting knowing I have made a wise decision in going! Another change I have made? I have never enjoyed excercise. I almost panic at the thought of it. I know how important it is for my health, so I have begun to approach it that way. I met with a trainer for one hour for $50. Totally worth it! Before, I would go to the gym, do the treadmil, then feel lost. So I’d call it a day and leave. Now I have a routine, a heart […]