Month: January 2015

I started off my Friday with my Weight Watcher Meeting. That place is really packed in January! It was a really good meeting for me and here’s why. This week we talked about Serving size and Portion size. As a long time WW member, it’s easy to get confident in your knowledge of a serving size, so you stop measuring and weighing, and you do a lot of estimating. After a period of time, it’s easy to allow those serving sizes to grow without realizing it, or maybe realizing it, but thinking it won’t matter much. In reality, eating larger portions over and over throughout the week means eating more points, and those extra, un accounted for points, can really add up! All of that being said, after a week of eating really healthy and cutting out all of the crap, I didn’t lose one pound. Do I feel better? […]

Jazzercise! I got to try something new yesterday! A friend of mine has done Jazzercise for as long as I can remember, and I’ve never tried it. She had a pass for a friend for One Free Month of Jazzercise, and offered it to me! I love to try new things, and I was needing some help getting motivated this month for some exercise, so the timing could not have been more perfect! I really liked it and I’m looking forward to having a variety of exercise for the month of January!   For the month of January, I am not eating the following items. Gluten Dairy Red Meat Soy  Corn Sugar Artificial Sweetness Alcohol   Here are yesterday’s eats….Um, I ate a lot.   Breakfast  Chocolate Banana Breakfast Quinoa 7 PPV Makes 2 Servings. One Serving = 6 PointsPlus. I suggest making this to eat the following day. I […]

Have you ever had or even heard of a Pour Over Cup of coffee?? Well, I hadn’t heard of it, and I hadn’t had it. Yesterday morning I met a friend at a coffee shop. It was the coffee shop of all coffee shops too! Super cute, and lots of different ways to order your coffee! When we get together during the week, we usually meet at the park and walk, but it was 50 below zero, so we had coffee instead. She asked me if I had ever had a pour over, and when I said…”a what?”, she insisted on me ordering one and watching the barista make it. So I did. Truly…..the best cup of coffee that I have ever had! Smooth, strong but not bitter, and so delicious. I can’t wait for my next Pour Over cup of coffee! (this is not my photo, but this is […]

Yay! I actually got in a little exercise yesterday! I walked on the treadmill, at an incline even, for 30 minutes! I got my heart rate up and burned a few calories. Then I did 30 minutes of various stretches, Yoga moves, crunches and push ups. Note to self: Exercise makes you happy! When I went to Scottsdale in November and stayed at the Omni Hotel, I had a really yummy Quinoa Burger for lunch one afternoon and I’ve been thinking about trying to make it since then! I played a little in the kitchen last night and came up with a Sweet Potato, Quinoa Burger that I thought was really yummy, but it needs a little tweaking. I’ll work on it and post the recipe when I think its worthy.   But, not too shabby for a first time go at it!   For the month of January, I […]

Another simple day with no shenanigans. January is boring. Okay, I was ready for a little boring, so it’s good. I spent most of the day in the kitchen. If I wasn’t making something, I was reading about something to make. I’m enjoying the January Challenge of avoiding all sorts of foods, and I’ve had the extra time to meal plan and cook, so I think it’s going to be a great month in the kitchen! Having a challenge makes me be a little more creative with what I am eating and it also forces me to plan, which is a good thing! I think it’s easier to succeed when I have a plan. When I mentioned to my friend that is doing this challenge with me, (actually, her idea all along) that I thought I would miss cheese a lot, she said she used avocado in a lot of […]

Just a quiet Sunday spent taking down the remainder of the Christmas decorations and giving everything a good cleaning. Not one single shenanigan. I’m hoping for a little excitement around here today. I did get signed up for The Color Run in Dallas in March, so let the running begin!!   For the month of January, I am not eating the following items. Gluten Dairy Red Meat Soy  Corn Sugar Artificial Sweetness Alcohol Here are yesterdays eats….. Breakfast Egg White Omelet with Peppers and Onions Topped with Smashed Avocado and Salsa Grapefruit, One No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls 7 PPV   Lunch 1/2 Small Sweet Potato Turkey Taco Meat, Black Beans, Smashed Avocado 12 PPV   Snack Gluten Free Cinnamon Bread, Toasted, Honey, Kiwi 5 PPV   Dinner 1/2 Small Sweet Potato Turkey Taco Meat, Black Beans, Egg 12 PPV   Weight Watcher’s Points Plus I can eat 26 […]

My Saturday started off with breakfast out with a couple of girlfriends. My afternoon involved a cozy fire, a little un-decorating, but mostly some movie watching. My evening was filled with un-decorating and a ridiculous number of trips up and down the stairs. Pretty simple Saturday. Here are yesterday’s eats.   For the month of January, I am not eating the following items. Gluten Dairy Red Meat Soy  Corn Sugar Artificial Sweetness Alcohol Pre-Breakfast Smoothie 1 C. unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, Stevia Frozen Strawberries, Frozen Banana Chunks 1 PPV   Breakfast Egg White Veggie Omelet, topped with Avocado Fruit and Black Coffee 5 PPV   Lunch Butternut Squash Chili (with chicken added) Topped with Chopped Avocado 8 PPV   Snack Gluten Free Cinnamon Raisin Toast with Honey 5 PPV     Snack No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls I’ve made these in the past using 1/2 C. of Better N Peanut […]

  I felt so great last year at the end of January, that I am going No Gluten, No Dairy again for a full month.   This is a full list of what I am cutting out for the month of January. Gluten Dairy Sugar Artificial Sweeteners Red Meat Corn Soy Alcohol  Day 1 – Thursday Pancake Recipe  Topped with 1 T. Almond Butter and then… I thaw frozen blueberries in the microwave and it makes a great additional topping = 7 PPV Butternut Squash Chili Recipe  I added shredded chicken to this recipe and topped it with smashed avocado = 8 PPV The Chicken and Peppers and Onion, I sautéed and added homemade Fajita Seasoning = 8 PPV Gluten Free Cinnamon Toast with honey = 5 PPV Total = 28    Day 2 – Friday Egg Whites, toast, Fruit (1 un-pictured piece of toast) = 6 PPV Tuna Salad…..Tuna, […]