Month: July 2015

I planned my food for the day a little better yesterday than I did the day before. I spread my points out throughout the day, I allowed myself to eat a delicious lunch at the food truck, I snacked smart, I ate Cake AND Ice Cream, I stayed within my 26 points and I went to Jazzercise. Yay. Good day. Here are yesterday’s eats….. Pre-Breakfast – 1 PPV Banana and  Frothy Coffee made with Vanilla Flavored Coffee, Vanilla Stevia Drops and topped with cinnamon.   Breakfast – 5 PPV Light English Muffin with Egg Whites and 30 g Smashed Avocado, Strawberries and a Pear.   Lunch – 8 PPV Pork Bahn Mi Bowl at the Food Truck   Snack – 3 PPV I ate the missing 1/4 (basically, two bites) of this really rich, Cherry Filled Iced Chocolate Brownie Cake at the Food Truck. Yuuuummmmmm. Two co-workers ate their 1/4, and then I […]

Yesterday I was out of the house and busy. By the end of the day, I really had to work at dinner to get my points in, where as the day before I was at home all day and I ate more points than I needed to eat. It’s funny how the brain can work sometimes. One day, practically all that I am thinking  about is food and eating, and the next day, food and eating (or should I say overeating) is not on the brain at all. I had a great breakfast yesterday and I headed off to work (doing food prep for the Food Truck this week) without a plan for lunch.  We worked from 10-3 and I never really thought about eating anything, except for a taste of cheese. It was about 4:00 pm. by the time I made lunch at home. Obviously, I did not plan well for my […]

After a morning Hot Yoga Class and a trip to the grocery store, I spent the rest of the day at home completing a long list of chores and fighting the snacking bug. As I write this, I remember that I didn’t get in all of my water, and I should have been drinking water instead of sticking my hand in the cereal box! I am NOT doing a great job of only eating 10 of my Extra 49 Weekly Points. I have not eaten all 49, and I will earn a lot of activity points by the end of the week, but I really would like to get through one week of only eating 10 of those points and exercising a lot and see what the scale does. Dang it! Here are yesterday’s eats…… Breakfast – 4 PPV 8 oz Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt with Vanilla Stevia Drops and […]

Yesterday I woke up to take care of doggie responsibilities, then I got back in bed and went to sleep and didn’t wake up until just before noon! I don’t remember the last time that I slept that long, but it felt good! While I was sleeping the morning away, Mike was mowing, and to discover that, made me really happy. Then we both did nothing but watch movies and baseball, and that made me really happy too! Late afternoon, I decided I was done being a vegetable, so I cleaned house and cooked some dinner. After dinner, more nothing. It was a really good and restful Sunday. Here are yesterday’s eats…..   Late Late Breakfast – 15 PPV Scrambled Eggs with Turkey Sausage, Pancakes and Sweet Potato Hash Browns. I used my Veggetti to make Sweet Potato Spirals and cooked them with red onions in Olive Oil in the skillet. Tasty!!   […]

I had a great time at The Bubble Run on Saturday morning! I really had no idea what to expect. I was signed up with a few friends that I know really well, and a few other ladies that I had never met. The race was at 9:00 am and there were approximately 10,000 participants. I was being picked up at 6:30 am, and I had no idea why we were going so early, and I didn’t ask. I found out later, that with so many participants, parking was one reason for going so early, and apparently, so was tailgating! Yep, right before the run, we all met at my favorite little neighborhood restaurant parking lot, Sunset Grill.   There were Bloody Mary’s and Mimosa’s!! These girls were prepared for a fun day at the Bubble Run!   I passed on a drink, and I hadn’t really decided yet if […]

I had a great time Friday night at my 30 Year Class Reunion. I was hoping to see a few faces that I hadn’t seen in a long time, and I was pleasantly surprised to see even more people than I was expecting to be there! We had a great turn out and a great time! I went to Junior High with everyone in this picture and actually grade school with two of these girls.   Here is a group picture of all of the people that were there that I went to Junior High with. The photographer in our class did a great job of getting smaller groups together for photo’s! I have NO idea what I was so tickled about in this picture, but I’m telling you, I had a really good time Friday night.    These are all the people at the reunion that I went to […]

Yesterday wrapped up the end of a really great Weight Watcher week! Short term goals and writing down my goals definitely proved to work for me this week.  Last Friday, I worked in the yard, and that was the first activity that I had done in about 10 days since not feeling so great. Saturday I got in a 2.5 mile walk. Sunday, no activity. Monday, I walked 6 miles. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I went to Jazzercise. This morning, I am going to Yoga, which means that I am going to a Weight Watcher meeting later today than usual. Tomorrow, I am doing a 5K at the Kansas Speedway with a group of neighbors! I’m feeling really good about the activity that I got in this week, and my weekend activity plans. I ate good this week, I got in lots of water, and I even passed on a beer offer two different […]

I slept like absolute crap last night. I woke up at 1:00 am to pee from all of the water that I drank at dinner, then I literally just lay in bed awake. The last time that I looked at the clock, it was 3:45 am. I counted sheep. I practiced deep breathing. I made to do list. I covered up. I uncovered. I went from side to side and then to my back. Finally, sometime after 4:00 am, I went back to sleep, only to wake back up at 6:00 am. So….I got up. I had a busy morning anyhow, so I’m just now getting a post up. Here are yesterday’s eats….. Lots of snacking yesterday. Breakfast – 4 PPV Pear with 1 tsp Almond Butter and 1 tsp Chia Seeds, Egg Whites with 1/8 Avocado and Salsa   Lunch – 8 PPV Pork Taco on Corn Tortilla   Snack […]

Yesterday I worked at The Food Truck, then I went to Jazzercise, then I showered, made dinner and was on the couch with the hubs and the dogs in my PJ’s watching the Royals game before 7;30. I love those kind of days.  It was also one of those really yummy food days that I just need to repeat often. I ate several small things yesterday. Days like yesterday sometimes make me think……..Why is it so hard for me on some days to not overeat? Some days, eating only 26 points can be so easy. I know it’s because I ate a combination of the right foods, and I need to remind myself of that. At the end of the day, I had to make something to eat after dinner, just to get my 26 points in! Here’s hoping today goes just as smoothly as yesterday did. 🙂 I made it to my […]

I had points left after dinner last night, and wanted something sweet. I decided to give the Banana Ice Cream a try. There are recipes all over Pinterest that say to just blend frozen banana’s. I’ve tried it before, and decided that it was…..okay. I love my banana’s and Almond Butter, so I decided to give it another go, but add a few tasty toppings. Ingredients 2 Frozen Banana’s 3-4 Tablespoons of Almond Milk 5-10 drops of Vanilla Stevia 1 T. of Almond Butter (I love my Trader Joe’s Almond Butter) 1 T. of Granola (I used Gluten Free Vanilla Granola) Directions Blend frozen banana’s, almond milk and stevia drops in blender until it has the creamy consistency of ice cream. Top with Almond Butter and Granola. This was DELICIOUS!!   Yesterday was an all around healthy living day. I actually didn’t eat all of my points, but that was […]