Month: April 2012

One of my toughest spots for sure. The socializing. Gets me in trouble every time. But it’s soooo much fun! I love my friends! Thursday I met a great girlfriend of mine that I see on a regular basis. The hubbies were playing golf, and we hadn’t had a chance to catch up in a while. The weather was great, and dinner at a local favorite place, on the patio, sounded perfect. Beers included. Friday was Happy Hour with a few friends. The stories and the giggles and the great conversation got the best of me. The hostess kept pouring, and I kept drinking. Lesson learned. Do my own pours from now on. Saturday was a great night out with neighbors to a local pub for some beers and a couple of hours at the pool table! We had a blast! I ate fine, but enjoyed more beers than my […]

I found a great blog this morning when I read my WW email. This is David Kirchhoff’s blog. He is the CEO of WW. I am going to follow him and see what great tips he has to offer. WW CEO Blog “love the life you live, live the life you love”

Pete and Repete were sitting on a fence. Pete fell off. Who was left? Repete. Pete and Repete were sitting on a fence. Pete fell off. Who was left? Repete. My dad thought this was hilarious when I was a kid. He had many similar to this. He would draw an imaginary half circle in the air, and then say, “do you know what that is?” Then he would draw the other half of the imaginary circle in the air and say, “the other half of this”. Every time I brought home a new friend, the jokes were endless. One of his favorites was to draw a squiggly line in the air, and say, “Do you know what this is?” My friends would shake their heads no, and he would draw it again and say, “I don’t know either…… but there it goes again”. Yip, that’s my childhood. But we […]

Do you have a food that when you eat it, you can’t stop? I have heard these foods referred to in the WW meetings as Red Light or Trigger foods. I have several. I was unfortunately reminded of one of them this afternoon, so I’ll be skipping dinner, or at least eating an “All Veggie Salad”……DRY! I bought some trail mix for those times when I am heading out the door for a few hours and I don’t want to come home starving! Now I have not bought any kind of trail mix in a long long time. Why? Because it’s totally a trigger food for me. And I know that! I guess I thought perhaps a miracle had happened and I could eat a 1/4 C (3 PPV) and be content. Well that’s just plain stupidity on my part. This stuff was delicious. I found it at Costco. Peanuts, […]

While riding through the car wash today, my sunroof leaked, BAD! Water poured down my back. I screamed! Okay, I gasped…….then the car in front of me honked and the whole thing shut down. All I could think about is that somehow my reoccurring dream of drowning in my car was going to come true! “love the life you live, live the life you love”

Okay, I am trying not to panic. Gotta be on my best behavior so Fridays weigh in is a success. Here is yesterday’s eats…….I started with my favorite. My oatmeal pancake…… Mixed it all up…… Instead of one big one, like I always do, I pulled my head out of my, you know what, and made three smaller ones, but different sizes so I could build a little pyramid. Can you say, “Loser?” you know you can. Yum! It tasted as good as it looks. Seriously, I this a lot, because I have a ton of oatmeal pancakes topped with banana, pictures. Lunch was Taco Soup…..another love…. Dinner was kinda the same spaghetti I always make, but just a bit of a twist. I love this Ragu….it’s a favorite for sure……kinda sweet. But this was new…… I usually buy the Honeysuckle cooked, turkey meatballs. They are so tasty and easy […]

Some foods just make you happy. Maybe just because they taste so darn good, or maybe they’re tied to a memory, or a person. I remember as a kid, during the summer time, taking a Sunday drive to the DQ for ice cream. Sometimes a vanilla cone did the trick. Sometimes it was a hot fudge sundae with peanuts and a cherry on top. Sometimes a Strawberry Shake was calling my name. Lots of memories tied to food as a kid. Certainly explains the need for Weight Watchers in my life, huh? Thank goodness I have learned that I can still have all those great things. Sometimes moderation is the key, and sometimes it’s learning how to have the same treat, but in a healthier way. This is a favorite of mine that I am enjoying on the deck, in the sunshine, with my dogs, bringing back some great childhood […]

Another great Pinterest find! I put this picture on Facebook yesterday, and immediately received a text asking me if those really were apple slices, or donuts? They really are apple slices, and it was such a tasty and different little Sunday afternoon treat! On one I put Better N Peanut Butter and drizzled some honey. 1 PPV On another I put Better N Peanut Butter and a few sprinkles of Kashi cereal. 1PPV And on the last I put Laughing Cow Cinnamon Cream Cheese with a few raisins. 2 PPV Truly deeee…..licious! “love the life you live, live the life you love”

I started this blog last May. Since I have not been in an office working for about six years now, I feel all computer knowledge I once had, flew out the door. My computer experience as of late, has been email, Facebook, google everything, balancing the checkbook, and my new love……Pinterest. All really super important things, right? Since I have started the blog though, I realize that I have picked up on more information than I thought I had. The more I blog, the more I want to learn, and the better I want my blog to look, so figuring out how to post pictures from my IPad was like a small miracle from Jesus! He really does answer prayers. Even ones about technology. My newest interest is trying to have pages on my blog. I didn’t even know what that meant two months ago. I am getting there. And […]

I really wanted to title this blog, “Staples”, but when I looked up the definition, just to be certain, (because I do have a small vocabulary) this what I found…… Staple food or staples, food that can be stored for use throughout the year. Okay, so not staples, since I have a lot of produce that will only last a week! But here are a few of the things I ate this week that helped me have a 2 pound loss at the scale! I might consume too many of these, but they always hit the spot for me! Plain, or with peanut butter, or freeze them and add them to a smoothie, or toast an English muffin, spread on peanut butter, or almond butter, or drizzle with honey and top it with banana slices! I remember eating lots of oranges as a kid, and I remember my mom always […]