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Another benefit of walking with friends…..Meal Ideas!  As I walked my 6 miles yesterday, I was already pondering dinner, and just couldn’t come up with anything. My friend, Becky, mentioned an Asian Chicken Salad that she likes to make. Mike orders that a LOT when we go out to eat. I never do. I never know the points value of the dressing, so I shy away from it. Making my own sounded like the perfect way to satisfy Mike’s love of an Asian Salad, and my curiosity of the points value! This was last nights dinner! Becky found the recipe on Pinterest, but I can’t seem to find the exact one. There are SO MANY!! I want to give credit where credit is due, so I apologize for not being able to find the original owner! I’ll give you the dressing recipe as Becky gave it to me. Thanks Becky!! […]

I’m really enjoying this walking challenge! Instead of a chart at home, I post my progress on Instagram. Here is yesterday’s Instagram for my walking challenge.     I’ve made charts for walking in the past, and that did bring a log of satisfaction, but the unexpected amount of support that I’ve found with other WW members, and walkers on Instagram has been awesome!! I am going out of town Thursday through Sunday on a girls trip to the beach, and I know we will get some activity in (maybe even Yoga on the beach!!), but just in case, I wanted to make sure I got a little over 25 miles in during my first week, so I’m on track, and feel just a bit ahead of the game! Have you made a Walking Challenge for yourself?   I had a lot going on yesterday, and never really was super […]

The last few days have been much busier than my usual day to day routine, and I had a hard time getting in a blog post. I’ve also not been the best WW member. I’ve had sandwich cravings for over a week now, and now I eventually succumbed to my cravings in some form or another on Wednesday, Thursday AND Friday! I’ve been drinking beer or wine more than I should be. I have not been tracking, however I have tried to be aware of what I was eating, and I have missed my last three WW meetings, due to things in my schedule that simply didn’t allow me to make it to a meeting! On the other hand, my 100 Mile Walking Challenge is right on track, and I’ve been getting my water in. I still feel really good, I just feel a bit “Off” when I’m not tracking […]

Wednesday was a MUCH busier day than Tuesday. I woke up to an oddly beautiful red sky, and a thunderstorm that made rolling out of bed really difficult. If I didn’t have dogs, I would not have gotten out of bed. Thank you, dogs. I had a walking date with a few friends at 8:00 am, but due to the storm, we had to cancel. Sidenote: Schedule a walking date with a friend, or a group of friends! I know that it helps to get me out of the door on days when I am struggling, and I walk faster AND further! Where was I? Okay….so I stayed in my P.J.’s a little longer, which was nice, then to Beauty of the Bistro Food Truck for a little Wednesday fun. I swear this is the best job ever. I just take the orders, take the money, and talk to people […]

I have nothing super exciting to say today, so I’m going to tell about the paint color I decided on yesterday. I’m not even kidding. Oh, and I threw some things in a pan for dinner, and they tasted really good together. I’ve been pondering a new bedroom wall color for months now. I wanted a change and I wanted to brighten things up, but I had no idea what I wanted to do. Our Master bedroom is painted a dark Barn Red right now, and the Master bath is Olive Green. Looks better than it sounds….I think. My bedroom has been those colors for about 10 years now. I didn’t want to spend a whole lot of money on redecorating, but I knew change meant new bedding, new lamps (one has been broken for years) new window treatments, and a new wall color.  I unexpectedly found curtains one afternoon […]

I think you can find motivation and inspiration in many different forms. At times, you may be seeking motivation or inspiration, and other times, it just kind of happens! I’ve had my Instagram account for a while now. At first, I was just following different friends and family, not really knowing much about Instagram, or knowing what I was doing. Then, as I got a little more comfortable with Instagram, I learned to start using a hashtag (#)…it took me a while to stop calling it the pound sign. I really thought that was only for Twitter (which I am still getting familiar with too!), but then I realized that by using the hashtag on Instagram, I was discovering all sorts of awesome Weight Watcher members, walkers, and those that love avocado’s and eggs just as much as I do! People “hashtag” all sorts of things! You can search anything […]

Roasted Chicken and Vegetables I have no idea when I made this last, nor do I know why I’ve waited so long to make it again. I think I got into such a habit of only eating skinless, boneless chicken breast, that I forgot that I could make a whole darn chicken! The PointsPlus values of a chicken thigh and a chicken leg are more than they are for a chicken breast, but sometimes, it’s just worth it to indulge a little bit, and really…..we’re talking about chicken, people. Not to be confused with Chicken People. Ha!   Oh come on. That was funny, right?  Moving on……I adapted this recipe just a tiny bit from Ina Garten’s Food Network recipe. For the most part,  the recipe’s that I looked at for Roasted Chicken and Vegetables were very similar. With lots of advice from the recipes of others, this is how […]

It was a late and entertaining Saturday night, and a lazy and quiet Sunday morning. Mike and I had Brunch at home at around 11:00, because that’s when I decided to get off of the couch! We were a little low on breakfast items, so we shared an omelet, and I added to our plate what sounded good at the time. Then we didn’t eat again until we took Mike’s parents out for dinner for their birthday! I didn’t even pick the restaurant, but they picked J. Alexanders, one of MY favorite restaurants and the place that I like to go for my birthday!! I’ve slacked this last week on my exercise. I mowed the yard LAST Sunday, and I went to Yoga on Tuesday. I did a few short walks with the dogs, and that was about it. I’ve been following some really awesome and motivating people via Instagram. […]

Friday afternoon, I attended a funeral. I, along with many other people in the community, have had the family heavy on my mind since Tuesday, the day they lost their 13 year old daughter, far too early in her young little life. My heart goes out to all of them,  and they are in my thoughts and prayers. I’ve skipped a few pictures these last few days…..but here are some of the eats…. Hug your kids tight today….   Thursday I was in a cooking mood on Thursday. For lunch, I cleaned out the fridge and filled a skillet with red onions, yellow squash and a little olive oil and sea salt. I had a cooked sweet potato that I chopped up and added to it at the end. As I looked at it, I decided it needed a runny egg on top of it! It was delicious. I liked […]

Well, it doesn’t happen often, but yesterday I only took a picture of my breakfast, then I’m not sure really what happened. I had a nice breakfast, walked the dogs, made a few phone calls, and headed out to The Food Truck for my regular Wednesday routine. It was hotter than H E double tooth picks (or double hockey sticks, depending on where you’re from)  in that truck yesterday!! The flies had decided to multiply like crazy around our feet and ankles, and there was literally NO BREEZE whatsoever!!! Before we even opened up for business, I was ready to chug my first bottle of cold water! We were pretty busy, and at the first break, I was STARVING!! I had a Pork Taco with no tortilla, then I had some of Sidney’s awesome Buffalo Chicken, and added the tortilla to make it a wrap. The rest of the afternoon […]