Month: February 2015

No Doc for me today, but I’m heading out the door early this morning to chauffeur Mike to a doctor’s appointment. He’s been having all sorts of throat, heart burn, acid reflex type issues for a few months now, and after giving up several foods and all soda pop, and seeing no change, he’s decided it’s time for the doc. Today they will send a little scope down his throat and hopefully find some answers?? We’re out the door.  Have a great day! Here are yesterday’s eats……. Pre-Breakfast Frothy Coffee, Grapes 1 PPV   Breakfast Oatmeal Pancakes topped with Almond Butter and Blueberries 7 PPV   Lunch   Food Truck Boom Boom Pork Taco, No Tortilla 8 PPV     Snack Smoothie 1 C Coconut Milk, 1 C Frozen Berries 1/2 Frozen Banana, 1 T. Chia Seeds, Raw Stevia 2 PPV   Dinner I received a great email from a reader this […]

Tuesday was a much better day than Monday. 🙂 I started off the day with a great breakfast, then I walked on the treadmill. It was only 0.6 mile, but I did it. It didn’t feel good. I think I’ll give the collarbone one more week before I go all treadmill. It was warm enough today to open the Food Truck! I honestly am not sure if I should be working or not, but I wanted to try. I am feeling less pain and the swelling is almost all gone. I was cautious. I know the ultimate goal is to maintain stability in order to heal, and I certainly don’t want to prolong healing, but I wanted to work today. So…..I did. We were super busy and sold out of everything! I took it easy and everything went just great!   Here are Tuesday’s eats!  Breakfast Egg Whites, Salsa Light […]

Let me first say this…… If you are trying to lose weight, or even maintain a weight loss, tracking what you are eating can be such a great tool! Whether you are counting points, or counting calories, or simply writing down what food you eat, I encourage you to continue to do so, even when it’s difficult.  I had a rough day yesterday. I didn’t take pictures of everything that I ate, but I did write it all down. When I start to see those points add up, it can be helpful in not going as overboard as I might have otherwise. Yesterday…….was icky. I slept like crap and woke up cranky. I had lot’s of things that I could have done yesterday at home. I did none of them. I had errands that I could have ran. I never left the house. I have book club next week, and I’m […]

We had a great Sunday! As much as I like hanging out with Mike at the house on a Sunday, I’ve been trying to plan things for us to do so were not just sitting on the couch all day, although, once in a while, that’s a pretty good way to spend a Sunday. We’ve been hitting the movie theatre a little more than usual and trying to be better about spending time visiting family. Being an empty nester has it’s perks, but this house can get lonely at times, so we’ve been trying to spend more time seeing our parent’s, kids and grandkids. Yesterday, after lots of coffee and a late breakfast, we went to visit our son and daughter in law, Jake and Jordan. They moved into their first house in October, and we had seen the house, but we hadn’t been over lately to see them all […]

I made it to the treadmill yesterday for only the second time since breaking my collarbone. The first time might have been a little too soon, and since then I’ve been a little reluctant to try that again. Yesterday was the day. I didn’t feel super great at the end of my mile, but I did feel better about myself just getting on there. After that, I got out of the house for a while. I picked up my Little Sis, Samone, and we did some shopping. I went to Samone’s string concert one night this week, but we didn’t get a chance to chat at all, so I decided a little shopping was in order. It was really nice outside, so we walked from shop to shop and found all sorts of cute things….that we didn’t buy. 🙂 It felt good to get some fresh air and sunshine. We ended […]

I bought this bag of Butternut Squash at Walmart, and it is so handy if you just don’t have time to peel and dice a squash.     Eat on a salad, mixed in with Scrambled Egg Whites, add to your Omelette or bulk up your Taco Salad by adding this to your Taco Meat.  There are so many ways to eat this yummy Roasted Squash!  It taste great all by itself too!    “love the life you live, live the life you love”

Today’s post is plain and simple cuz it’s Super Duper Late in the day for me to be getting this posted! Yesterday was a yummy food day and I kept the day at 26 Points Plus and got in 100 ounces of water! Here are the day’s eats…..   Breakfast 3 Egg White Omelet topped with 3 oz Cooked Sweet Potato, 1/8 Avocado 1 Slice Center Cut Bacon, Salsa Frothy Coffee 6 PPV I don’t usually take the time to cook up one piece of bacon, but this was really really good!   Snack Apple 0 PPV   Lunch Almond Joy Oatmeal  6 PPV Un-Pictured Bites of Coconut! 4 PPV I was craving one of those Girl Scout Cookies with the chocolate and coconut….and caramel, (I mean, we don’t have any in our house, and it’s a good thing….I was just thinking about them…) when I remembered that I had […]

Before I talk about this…….     I finally did get to the grocery store on Tuesday! It was doing this outside….blah……   I decided we needed at least a few staples….Eggs, Chicken, Turkey, Fruits and Veggies! Before the store…..   Ahhh, after the store……I love a full fridge!    Would you believe that after all of that grocery shopping, I still ended up having the last 1/2 of a Turkey Burger for lunch, and I pulled Chili out of the freezer for my dinner last night! While shopping, I was grabbing things and not really planning out any meals in my head. At least we won’t go hungry! Here are yesterday’s eats…. Pre-Breakfast Frothy Coffee 1 PPV   Breakfast Berry Berry Oatmeal 4 PPV This satisfied my sweet tooth and carb cravings! I will be making this a lot! I made my oatmeal following my Blueberry Oatmeal recipe……. Ingredients 1/2 […]

I seem to be in a Blueberry Bliss lately. It’s great to have a favorite food with so many healthy benefits! I have read that blueberries are super high in antioxidants, a great brain food, great for your eye sight, great for our cardiovascular system, and you can freeze them without losing any of their health benefits! Some of the fresh blueberries that I have had lately have been super plump and juicy! One of my favorite things in my freezer right now is my gigantic bag of frozen blueberries! I have discovered that if I put one cup of frozen blueberries along with 1 packet of sweetener (I’m currently loving the raw stevia) in a bowl in the microwave for about 2 minutes, it makes a great topping for my oatmeal, my pancakes or my french toast! No need for any butter or syrup with the sweetness that these […]

I woke up to snow here in KC yesterday. It wasn’t much, but I have a rear wheel drive car that doesn’t like an inch of snow, so I decided to stay home for the day and enjoy the fireplace, a few cups of coffee, and lots of water!   I spent the day helping Tucker post pictures to Instagram, (You guys, he loves his Instagram page!)……. Tucker literally laying on my broken collar bone two days after it happened!! He would not leave my side. True love…..   Playing Hide and Seek in Mishka’s bed!   Acting like he hasn’t had a meal in dayzzzzzz……   Then I spent a lot of time looking up recipes and decorating ideas on Pinterest, cleaning out the fridge and freezer, and practicing the piano, with my left hand….. On my list for 2015 is to spend some time learning to play. This […]