Month: April 2014

I was a little nervous for the 4 Mile Trolley Run this morning. I had a couple of beers after mowing the lawn yesterday, then some wine last night at a neighbor’s house. I basically skipped dinner, and woke up a little puffy this morning after not drinking enough water yesterday. Not the best physical condition to go RUN four miles. I really hadn’t even decided if I was going to run it, or walk most of it.  We got all lined up. There were over 10,000 participants. The crowd was pumped, I was starting to feel pumped. The temperature was perfect, and all of a sudden, I decided I would run to the three mile marker, no stopping. Not for a drink, not to tie my shoe, not to catch a breath. Just run. My little, nice, slow pace. So I did. Around 3.25 I took a short break, […]

    Charlotte was taking the longest nap EVER, so I cleaned out the fridge and made myself a yummy lunch with the veggies that I found! I had some zucchini, red bell peppers, onions and mushrooms. I prepped my mushrooms by washing them and removing the stems. Then I sautéed my diced veggies in a little Butter infused Olive Oil and added Sea Salt and Black Pepper.   Then I decided to add a little cooked quinoa. I almost always have this stuff in the fridge now! I added a few wedges of Laughing Cow Cheese to hold it all together, and really, this cheese taste great on ANYTHING!   I gave it all a good stir and took a few bites! It was delicious!!   Before stuffing the few mushrooms that I had, I baked them in the oven, open side down, on a cookie sheet sprayed with […]

I am having so much fun taking pictures of Charlotte! I follow a lot of interesting people on Instagram. Do you? mommyshorts is one of my favorite people that I follow. She did a bit on #babysuiting.   I’m not sure where #babymugging came from, but when I discovered it last night, I knew what Charlotte and I would be spending our morning doing.   And since it’s Thursday, and my girlfriend sent this to me last week, why not join in on a little TBT?   I LOVED the 80’s!!! “love the life you live, live the life you love”

Slacker! If it isn’t obvious, or if I haven’t made it clear, Blogging and Babysitting is not NEAR as simple as I had thought! My “21 Day’s of Simple Weight Watcher Meal’s” took me about 30 days, due to day’s where I didn’t have time to get a blog in, or we ate out, or I didn’t plan well, or we had a celebration where dinner was included, and even if I kept within my points, it didn’t seem right to make “Party Food” a part of my 21 Day Plan, so I thought it’d be fun to drag it out as long as possible!!! That was possibly the longest sentence that I have ever written!   Break-time! I’m going to be taking a few day’s off (possibly 2 week’s) from the blog.  This is my last week to watch Charlotte, and next week we are taking a trip with […]

I had carb craving’s ALL day long and then did a terrible job of getting in my veggies. Not the best Food Plan Day, but I will say that dinner was easy and delicious! A salad for lunch would have been a much smarter option! I had a nice quiet morning cuddled up with these two. Tucker can’t stand for Charlotte to be too close to me without him being right there beside me too! I can’t tell if he’s just in love with her, or jealous! ! After the nap, we got in an awesome 1 hour walk outside.   Breakfast I almost always have protein for breakfast, but I was going for variety here…   Toasted English Muffin Cinnamon Cream Cheese Wedge Fresh Fruit Salad Un-Pictured Coffee with Skim Milk 5 PPV   Lunch Then I was craving the egg I missed for breakfast. Egg Sandwich 2 Slices […]

Easter Day was great, but I’ve been anything but a “Weight Watcher” for the last two days! I did make it to my meeting (with Charlotte) for the first time in three weeks on Friday morning! It felt great to get there. I’ve maintained my weight now for several months with no loss. I’m getting eager to get back to losing those final pounds, but taking a break from the scale has been what I needed mentally and I don’t regret the decision to do that. My ultimate goal in my weight loss journey all along has been to be healthy, and since realizing I really could run 3 miles, I feel really good about what my body can do. The “21 Day’s of Simple Weight Watcher Meal’s” has been great for making me eat a variety of food’s, but I didn’t end up losing any weight during the process. […]

Well, watching Baby Charlotte really is a full time job. I can’t imagine that last three weeks being any different. This little girl completely has me wrapped around her little finger, and anything else she could wrap me around! When she falls asleep on my lap, I refuse to do anything but just stare at her!! I’m only watching her for one more week, but I’m pretty sure I’ll make regular trips to her Day Care after that and take her for the afternoon! Her mom said I can do that whenever I want to! 🙂 Instead of writing long blog post, this is what I have been doing…….   Breakfast Peanut Butter Packed Pancake   6 PPV  Coffee with Frothy Skim Milk 1 PPV   Lunch Green Giant Steamer’s  Probably not the best lunch, but when bouncing a baby and changing a baby and rocking a baby and changing […]

Sorry with the boring post. Being a full-time babysitter REALLY takes up a LOT of time! Who knew???   Breakfast Baked Egg Cup’s (I omitted the tomatoes from the original recipe and added canadian bacon. I used Goat Cheese in these and really did like them!) 2 Cups = 5 PPV Total Breakfast with 1 Slice Dry Toast and Coffee with Skim Milk 7 PPV Click HERE for the Original Baked Egg Recipe     Lunch 1/2 Cup Sloppy Joe’s over 15 Baked Tostito Chips 1/4 C. Reduced Fat Cheddar 8 PPV   Snack un-pictured Banana 0 PPV   Dinner 8 oz. Fillet, Corn Baked Zucchini Fries with Marinara Sauce for dipping 13 PPV Weight Watcher’s Points Plus I can eat 26 PPV a day. I can earn Activity Points by doing exercise, and eat them if I choose. I have an allowance of 49 extra points that I can […]

Just food today…… Pre-Breakfast Coffee with Frothy Skim Milk 1 PPV   Breakfast I got the idea for sweet potatoes in my skillets from the Weight Watcher Simple Start Menu Idea’s when Simple Start first came out. I love sweet potatoes, but had never thought of them with my scrambled eggs, but I LOVE them together!! Skillet Scramble 3 Scrambled Egg Whites, 2 oz. Cooked Sweet Potato Diced Onions, Diced Red Bell Peppers 1/2 C Cooked Quinoa Fresh Fruit Coffee with Skim Milk 5 PPV   Snack Apple 0 PPV   Lunch Steel Cut Oats at First Watch I took along 2 T. PB2 Powder and asked for Banana’s on the side 6 PPV   Snack 1/2 Serving Leftover Chicken Sausage and Spinach Bake 5 PPV   Dinner After my 4:00 snack of leftovers, I wasn’t that hungry. I had planned to make zucchini Fries with this and have a salad. […]

Well, The Color Run was a SUCCESS!! We did it! We ran it together, we crossed the finish line together! We’re ready for another one!   I really have so much more to blog about. The run, the scale, some thoughts on life, but blogging while babysitting is not nearly as easy as I had anticipated!! i’ll have lots to say when my regular schedule resumes. right now I’m just happy with baby Charlotte and trying to cook breakfast, dinner, clean up my mess and shower for the day! i get to look at this all day! Pre-Breakfast Un-Pictured Coffee with Frothy Skim Milk 1 PPV Breakfast Extra Cheesy Sausage and Eggs on Toast Trader Joe’s Bread 1/4 C Turkey Sausage Crumbles 4 Egg Whites 2 Slices 2% Cheddar 6 PPV         Lunch Just bought this and really liked it! I bought this at my local Price […]