Month: January 2014

(Revised to SmartPoints 9/25/16) You will want to make the Warm Cinnamon Apples filling to put in this Quesadilla. I found these Gluten Free, Brown Rice tortilla’s at tSprouts Grocery Store. They remind me more of a pastry? They’re a little flaky…..and they are 4 SmartPoints. I sprayed one of the tortilla’s with nonstick cooking spray. I put it on the hot skillet. I made my Warm Cinnamon Apples, and put them on half of the tortilla, leaving a few out to sprinkle on the top.    I browned the tortilla for just a few minutes….then, I don’t know how ordinary people flip their quesadilla’s, but I use my “Pig Cutting Board” that my Great Grandfather made. Don’t you think he’d be proud? I lay it on top of the tortilla, apply pressure with my hand, and flip the pan really fast with my other hand. Then just slide it from the […]

  (This post has been revised on August 4, 2014, to include my Homemade Marinara that I promised that I would make when tomatoes were in season!) Tuesday was a day filled with lots of food and unexpected, really good food! I could talk (write…type…blog….whatever) about some of the food I ate yesterday….all day long, but I’m getting this written late today, and it’s almost time to start writing tomorrow’s post, so I’ll try to make this short. Yeah, yeah, yeah….Your Welcome. After doing 21 days of “Gluten Free Dairy Free” at the beginning of January, then doing my weird little experiment that included cheese and crackers, then going back to just a regular diet of healthy eating, I’ve realized it was a lot easier for me to eat less points when I was really paying attention to the “No Gluten No Dairy” thing. So I am going to continue […]

(This post was modified on April 19th, 2014. I had previously miscalculated the points. This recipe has been modified and is now correct.)   I do love a pancake for breakfast (or any meal, really). Since I’ve been reading blogs and looking on Pinterest for recipes, I’ve discovered all sorts of different ways to make an easy, healthy, low point pancake. You really can’t mess these up either. It’s Banana’s and Eggs, just in a bunch of different combinations with lots of yummy additions to the banana’s and eggs! I made one the other day called a Three Ingredient Pancake! That one was just as tasty as this one, but that was several little thin pancakes, and this is one, big nice and thick pancake! Peanut Butter Packed Pancake! Pancake = 4 PPV Pancake with Toppings = 6 PPV   Ingredients 1/4 Dry Oats 3 Egg Whites 1/2 Ripe Banana, mashed 2 […]

(Revised 1/11/2018 to WWFreestyle) Sunday we celebrated Amiyah’s (our Granddaughter) 4th birthday with a few friends and family. It was a “Frozen” theme, but being all out of the 4 year old loop, I didn’t really know anything about “Frozen” until the party.   Her cake was super cute!   Her mom always does such a great job decorating!     There was even a Photo Booth! Kinda….. Thanks Uncle Jake!     Of course, Amiyah had to approve all photo’s….. Then there were lots of presents and a good time was had by all!   Now, let’s talk food…..  I was trying to get a lot of protein in today, so I started the day with egg whites and quinoa, then I made this really tasty Tuna Salad for lunch!  Sweet & Chunky Tuna Salad This would be great over a bed of lettuce served with a nice little chunk of […]

My dad loves Antique shopping. He could look at trinkets and collectibles for days. I’m not sure I could look as long as he could, but I am certain, the curiosity of what is hidden away in some of those little booths, has been passed down to me. He collects elephants, but loves to look at anything really, and I seem to have a love for chairs and clocks? I have no idea why. I have an odd little chair collection scattered throughout my house. The two of us were due for a day together, and agreed we needed to spend some time shopping at an Antique Mall that I honestly have NEVER shopped at, and he said that he hadn’t been there in years, and it’s likely the closest one to our houses!  If you’re local, and you enjoy a little antiquing, this one offers double the fun, because […]

After weighing myself at home on Friday morning, and finally being under the 160 mark, I decided to see if I could slip into those size 8 jeans that I bought back in October! Yay!! Yes, I am quite pleased with myself, and yes, this is my butt. And….Yes, those upper thighs are why I think swimsuits suck!    Below is a picture from a Blog Post that I wrote back in December,  “The Truth Is In Your Jeans”, where I talked about how frustrated I was with myself for putting on enough weight that I couldn’t button these, and then be able to breathe! It felt so good to be able to wear these yesterday!    I LOVED my WW meeting Friday morning! It was one of those meetings where the Leader has asked a few members to come up to the front of the meeting room as a […]

Okay, after Pinning the “3 Day Diet” on Pinterest Monday, and making a really fast (and possibly desperate) decision to start it on Tuesday morning, (oh, and while fully admitting that it sounded “stupid”) I was anxious to finish it up last night at dinner, and step on the scale this morning! I lost 4 pounds! It is exactly what I was hoping for and it got me back out of the 160’s! Now I need to bet back to the 154 that I had gotten to in October and move forward to 150! The “3 Day Diet” is supposed to be the right mix of foods, chemically, to burn fat fast, or something like that? How that stuff all works is over my head. Sometimes I just like to be told what to eat. Deciding what to eat three to five times a day, and staying within your points, […]

Day 2 of the “3 Day Diet” I shared on my blog yesterday that I was participating in an experiment. I mean, I’m the only participant, but it is an experiment. I pinned this silly “3 Day Diet” on Pinterest, and I became curious. The food was easy, I’m anxious to get the holiday weight off before vacation, it sounded simple, and there’s not much cooking at all, so I decided to give it a try. The “3 Day Diet” is pretty cut and dry, but there are a few substitution options. The only thing on the diet that I didn’t want to eat, was the (2) hot dogs that you are supposed to eat for dinner on Day 2. Plain hot dogs. No bread, no ketchup. That seemed like a lot of fat and salt for this girl. You could substitute 4 oz. of beans for each frank, so […]

Yesterday was such a weird day, food and otherwise, that I won’t even go into “otherwise”. I don’t know where to start. I’m always honest on my blog, and sometimes when I make a decision, (a food decision) it’s much later in the day that I remember that I am going to have to blog about it! Well, I guess I don’t HAVE to, it is a decision I make, but it is what I do. Then I think….how will I explain myself without looking so stupid? Then I realize, I kinda look stupid a lot, and really, people are used to it and nobody cares. So…here’s the deal. It is super important to me that I weigh less that 160 when I leave for vacation exactly three weeks from today! I can’t explain it, except for the fact that I have never been on vacation and weighed less than […]

I woke up really looking forward to the day that was ahead of me. It was going to be a Great Girlfriend Day! A friend of mine had the day off work and had decided she was due for some quality girl  time! I agreed that spending the day together doing some girly stuff sounded like a great idea! We decided on an early movie, then lunch, then a pedi. I had promised myself that I would get up early enough to get my”chores” done around the house, exercise and shower and be out of the house by 9:00 to get a couple of errands in before the movie. Typically when I plan to exercise early in the morning, I figure out all sorts of reasons why I just can’t get it done. I convince myself that I will get it done later in the afternoon, or at least in […]