Month: August 2013

I haven’t been to the swimming pool all summer, and for some reason yesterday, it’s just what I thought I needed for a relaxing hour or so. And you know what? I had it ALL to myself!! With all of the kids back at school, all the moms must have been busy running errands, and apparently I was the only one in the neighborhood available for an afternoon swim, so I pretended that I was in my own backyard and played in the water! Perfect afternoon! My morning started with an awesome 4 mile walk with a friend on some trails at Shawnee Mission Park. This was my drive to the trails! Breakfast 8 oz Nonfat Greek Yogurt1 Truvia2 T. PB2…….. …..with 1/2 Sliced Banana Snack Lunch My Dressing! All Chopped up! Snack Dinner Yes, that is a glass of wine with my dinner. I’m going to stop saying I’m […]

Definition: responsible to someone or for some action; answerable Accountability can be a powerful thing. I find it interesting how having to answer to someone else can change my mindset. There were several things I wanted to eat yesterday due to stress, but knowing I first had to take a picture of it and send it to my “coach” made me think before I put it in my mouth. Here is what I did eat……. My new favorite ingredients in my Oatmeal…….. 1/2 C Oatmeal, 1/2 smashed banana, 2 T PB2 Powder, 1 Truvia(I like to add about 3/4 C Hot/Boiling Water. The PB2 makes it extra thick!) Breakfast Snack Lunch Snacks…. And…… Dinner Refresh…I can eat 26 points a day.I can earn Activity Points by doing exercise, and eat them if I choose.I have an allowance of 49 points that I can dip into if I chose. I should […]

…….of eating whatever I want and not writing it down and forgetting to take pictures, and maintaining but not losing!!!!!! Oh, and I am keeping on track with my exercise, which is probably why I have been able to maintain!! Yip. It was a very full weekend of planned events, unplanned events, healthy foods…….and then some NOT so healthy foods. I have gotten off track from my daily morning ritual of blogging and again, have become side tracked from the events that have unexpectedly come up in life. I’d just like to slap some sense into myself sometimes!!! I had a long and productive chat with my awesome coach last night, who said to me, “So, what’s going on with you” Side-note…..My coach participated in AND completed her first Triathlon on Sunday! How cool is THAT? At the age of 50, she has decided to become an athlete!!! She plans […]

This is for you, Darlene. 🙂 Since I have been blogging, I have been introduced to many other bloggers, some in person, and some simply through Pinterest and other bloggers online. I have one blog that I read regularly and she always has the BEST…..SIMPLE recipes!!! I saw this recipe on her blog yesterday, and literally RAN into the kitchen to make it! I was craving something sweet and knew this would hit the spot! WARNING!!!! You may want to have a house full of people to avoid eating all of these by yourself!! Click HERE for the recipe. Her recipe calls for 1/4 C of Peanut Butter and 1/4 C of Almond Butter, but I used 1/2 C of Better n’ Peanut Butter. Dump all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix! (Oatmeal, Nut Butter, Chia Seeds, Ground Flax Seeds, Cinnamon, Honey) Roll into balls and refrigerate overnight. […]

A Gigantic “To Do List” today, so not a lot of time for stories. Here’s all the deliciousness I put in my mouth yesterday! Breakfast Lunch Unexpected and very unplanned Dinner!! I know. WHAT???(I did NOT eat it all. Calm down.) Snack Refresh…I can eat 26 points a day.I can earn Activity Points by doing exercise, and eat them if I choose.I have an allowance of 49 points that I can dip into if I chose. I should drink a minimum of 6 (8 oz) glasses of water each day. The food I ate and it’s PPV Breakfast = 5 Egg Whites, Cheese, Strawberries, Coffee with Milk (4) Lunch = Fish Taco’s at West Side Local at 16th & Summit. Super Cool place!Check out their website HERE! (12) Dinner = 1/2 of that Beef on Bun, 1/3 of those Fries (15)?(I simply went in to Oklahoma Joe’s to place an […]

After spending over two hours spewing on my blog yesterday, it was time to put myself to work. After canceling with Jamie, my trainer, last week, I was looking forward to getting back at it! In order to eat like he says I should eat, I’ve determined it’s best to eat at 7:00 am, 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 7:00pm. This won’t work everyday, but at least if I have some guidelines, it helps. Here is what I found in the fridge at 7:00 am…… Needless to say, I ate nothing. So much for plan A. At 10:00 am, I did remember I could cook up some oatmeal and add my PB2 powder so I could get something in my tummy before a workout! Breakfast Lunch Snack Dinner Snack Greek Yogurt with PB2 I did get to the store and I plan to cook up lots of chicken […]

I am starting with this story….. On Wednesday last week, I went to Trader Joes. While at the checkout, the clerk asked he how my day was. I replied…”Mediocre”. He said….”Oh, I’m sorry.” I said…”It’s okay. Yesterday really sucked, so it’s an improvement.” We both smiled. On the way to my car, I hear footsteps behind me in the parking lot. It’s the clerk! The dude brought me flowers!!!! How sweet was that?? There still just as pretty, sitting in my kitchen…. In a nutshell, life got crazy for a few days and I felt completely out of control. Sometimes I get into a routine that I am really comfortable with and things are all going as planned and going MY way…..then something in life happens that I’m not expecting, and I kinda go crazy. That’s what happened. Over three years ago, I ended up in the ER, via ambulance, […]

I walked into Trader Joe’s yesterday afternoon (Following my awesome class at the Apple store! Look out Geek Squad!) for a couple of things. As I was waiting in line, a clerk came up from behind me and took my cart to his register. They are always so nice there, I think. As he was ringing up my Greek Yogurt Guacamole (so delicious!), he said….. “How’s your day going?” Me….. “Mediocre.” Him……. “I’m sorry.” Me….. “We’ll, yesterday really sucked, so mediocre is actually a huge improvement!” We both smiled. As I was walking to my car, I hear running behind me, and the awesome clerk that had just rung up my order brought me out a bouquet of flowers!!!! How sweet! The last few days I seem to be meeting myself coming and going, yet I feel like I never actually GO anywhere or make any progress. My “To Do […]

Wow, you really clicked on that to read this?? Okay, I’ll try not to judge you. I missed posting yesterday, so I will try to play catch up here, after I first most likely, gross you out. My morning started off on Monday absolutely perfect, which should be a really good clue that things are about to possibly go wrong. I had coffee with friends, a nice chat on the phone with my daughter, then a very pleasant phone interview for a position with Weight Watchers, which I will fill you in on. Then I went to my mom’s house to view a possible oozing wound, post surgery. After determining everything was fine (I closed my eyes really tight while pretending to look at the area of concern, then I told my mom that I didn’t see anything that looked abnormal), I then came home to mow the lawn. Before […]