Month: April 2015

Large or Small…..it’s alway’s nice when a plan works. I worked at the Food Truck yesterday and while I was there, I only ate an apple that I brought from home and some cheese! Working at the food truck more frequently has made it difficult for me to not indulge and go over on my points for the day. When I do eat at the food truck, I am guessing on points too, so it can be a Weight Watcher challenge for certain! Yesterday, I took my own advice and ate a late breakfast that included lots of protein in hopes that it would keep me full until I got home, and I took an apple. I’ve also been drinking Diet Coke while working at the food truck. It taste so great with that spicy food! Yesterday,  I skipped the Diet Coke and had three bottles of water! Now….if I can […]

I spent most of the day yesterday shopping for items to decorate my laundry room. We have lived here for almost 16 years, and I’ve never done anything fun in there. It’s a fairly small laundry room, so it’s not like I’m putting a chase lounge in there or anything, I just want to perk it up a bit. I did paint a few random flowers on the walls a few years ago, but it’s always looked a bit cheesy, and after spending a little time on Pinterest, I decided I needed a small project. Hopefully that gets done tomorrow! 🙂 On Monday, I went out to dinner, but I had made Mike a meatloaf. I’m not sure what I did wrong because this recipe taste awesome every time I make it, but for some reason, it just wasn’t great. Mike choked it down. Last night, I made a big skillet […]

A lot on the “to do” list today, so I’m out the door early. Yesterday was a great Happy and Healthy day, and that’s my focus right now. I went to Jazzercise, and I’m loving that class more and more! I went to dinner afterwards with a girlfriend and I kept my beer drinking to just one. However, there was some sort of a delicious Cinnamon Biscuit that came out with my Salmon Caesar Salad along with 2 large pieces of garlic toast?? What the HECK??  I’m not sure what the Cinnamon Biscuit was all about, but I ordered a cup of coffee and thoroughly enjoyed it! I left the garlic toast alone….well, except for a taste. Here are yesterday’s eats! Have a great day! Breakfast Light English Muffin Scrambled Egg Whites, 14 g Cheddar 30 g Avocado, Smashed with Lime Juice and Sea Salt Grapes Frothy Coffee 7 PPV   […]

I wasn’t sure if to title this post….. Not “In The Zone”….or…. “Happy and Healthy” Confusing…right? I am definitely Not “In The Zone” these last several days with my food choices! I’m drinking my water and I feel good about the exercise I’m doing, but the food and drink??? When I am “In The Zone”, I am constantly telling myself that it really isn’t that hard, and that I feel great! I think no matter what I weigh, being “In The Zone” feels good to me mentally. It feels good because I feel strong. I feel confident. I eat without any guilt. When I am Not “In The Zone”, I feel rushed because I am grabbing something to eat without planning and thinking about the quality of the food, I feel guilty about the food and drink choices that I make, and I feel lazy for not being “In The […]

I worked at the food truck yesterday. I did NOT eat my breakfast late in the morning so I wouldn’t be as hungry when I got to the food truck, as I suggested to myself in yesterday’s post.  I was hungry as soon as I started smelling the burgers cooking. I did NOT wake up early enough to get any exercise in before working, and not only did I eat a little pork that I didn’t take a picture of, I also ate a little chicken salad and a bag of chips. To top it off, we are babysitting the grandkids for the weekend and I have none of the food planned. On a good note, my WW week starts on Friday and yesterday wasn’t the end of the world. My granddaughter took a mile walk with me and the dogs last night. I have a fridge full of plenty […]

The last couple of weeks have been busier than usual for my typical schedule. We’ve been super busy with the Food Truck, which I love, and there’s just been a lot going on…..in life. The last two day’s I’ve had major computer issues which have consumed way more time than I’d like to admit. After Googling all sorts of things and tying to do some troubleshooting of my own, followed by two phone calls to tech support, I solved the whole problem (I think) by turning my computer off, then on. I hate it when that happens. WHY WHY WHY do I not simply do that to my computer and/or phone EVERY time I have an issue, 90% of the time it solves the problem, and I would save myself so much mental frustration and time!!! Wow…I feel better after a good vent. Thanks for listening….or reading. 🙂 Yesterday I […]

It was just one of those good days that moved right along. Things got done. I had a plan for the day for what I would do, what exercise I would do, and what I would eat. I stuck with my plan. Along with all the good things that filled up my day, there was some weird stuff too. Here’s my day…… Breakfast – delish Blog, Emails, Facebook…Instagram!  (super important stuff!) Yoga – Yay! Starbuck’s – Yum Car Wash – Overdue Lunch – 1 POINT!! Walk – 3 Miles! Yay again! Errand’s – Weird Dinner – Loving this salad combo! Shower Couch time…..Ahhhhhh……… One of my errands yesterday was to return a Rotisserie Chicken to Target. Yes, you read that right. I was returning a chicken! I’ve never bought a rotisserie chicken at Target before, and I love me some Target, but there was NO meat on this chicken! I […]

Yesterday was a full day at home of “to do’s”. After completing most of the “to do’s”, I met a friend at Jazzercise. This is just my second class since being back after the broken collar bone. The first class I did with no weights, and I felt great afterwards. Yesterday, I went with the 4 pound weights, and again, felt great afterwards! Yay! After Jazzercise, we went to the little neighborhood Mexican joint around the corner, where Monday is Taco night. I ordered two taco’s……..and a Bud Light. After some deep, good girlfriend chat, I had more beer. Sometimes a good long chat with a girlfriend over a few beers, out ranks how many points I’m eating for the day.  (I’m at the weird weight where I don’t feel fat. I want to get back to my goal weight of 160 and I know I will feel amazing when […]

Hello Blog! It’s been a busy crazy weekend!  I’m ending today’s post with the Weight Watcher Zero Point Soup Recipe, but first let me get caught up! I mentioned in a blog post last week that it was going to be a challenging week with food, and that it was! I did a little socializing on Tuesday, which I blogged about. I worked at the Food Truck on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I attended an awesome Blogging Event on Thursday night, where I walked into a room full of an awesome buffet of food, drinks and dessert! I met some friends for a Happy Hour on Friday to celebrate a friends birthday, Mike and I had a long overdue date night and went out to dinner on Saturday, and Sunday Mike and I went to breakfast with a few family member’s, then to our niece’s daughter’s 2nd birthday party! Lots […]

Last week, I tried really hard to stay at 26 points a day. At the end of the week, I was happy with my food choices, and I was happy with the scale. I’ve been trying to get out of the 170’s and back at goal weight for awhile now. I know that the way to do that is to stay at 26 points a day, and get in lots of activity. At our WW meeting last week, we talked about Negative Talk, and Positive Talk within ourselves. I really used to have a lot of negative conversations about myself inside my head. I’ve gotten so much better at remembering all of the positive changes that I’ve made over the last few years, and the Positive Talks within myself are now much more common. That being said, here is my confession for Tuesday…. I spent the entire day and night […]