Author: julesfarm@yahoo.com

The wedding is officially THIS WEEK! I am so happy for Jake and Jordan! I have decided my goal is to maintain through these next two weeks, and then continue my weight loss the day after all of the festivities. I say two weeks because that’s when what I eat this next weekend will show up on the scale, the following week. So I feel like if I put a little extra effort into the exercise this week, I will maintain for sure, and who knows? Maybe I actually will lose another pound. I got up and got an early start on my walking outside Sunday to beat the heat. The forecast calls for a little break in the heat this week. Let’s hope so! And how about some RAIN? My heart rate monitor tells me at the end of my workout my average heart rate and time. I really […]

I had a nice, quiet, Saturday morning at home with my dogs. My mom and I had planned to make a trip to Trader Joe’s later in the day, do a little shopping and have lunch. Soon after getting up I had a banana, just to get a little something in my tummy. Before I left to pick up my mom, I packed a little snack. Veggies, string cheese, pretzels, an apple and some water. It is CRAZY hot out there! We went to Trader Joe’s where I decided to pick up some Luna bars, banana’s for 19 cents a piece, maple syrup and Coconut Milk. I have not bought it before, but thought I should give it a try. Then we went to TJMaxx and I bought a pair of shorts. Yip, that’s right. Size 10. 🙂 Then we were starving and went to First Watch for lunch, but […]

……to you size 12! Okay, my closet is full of 12’s. And some of them fit just fine…..but some had to go! I know sometimes that large, curvy women wear larger clothes to hide the parts of their body they don’t like, but I have learned to try to wear more tailored, fitted clothes. Now I can’t just go out and buy a whole new wardrobe, and I am kinda jumping the gun here, because many things in my closet can still work, but I found this old post, and it made me feel great to read it. Old Post…….. The title? “Size 12”. “It’s really nice to see you again. I was never really happy with your neighbor, size 14, and frankly, size 14’s neighbor, size 16, really pissed me off and stuck around WAY too long. I hate to be rude, but since I’m 5’5”, I’m really more […]

A serving size is 2 Tablespoon’s and 2 PPV. 1 Tablespoon = 1 PPV. You can read all about it here. Basically, it is a Peanut Butter Powder. You mix it with water to make peanut butter! I actually have not done this, but I do Love it in a smoothie! You can also buy it in Chocolate. I buy this at HyVee. “love the life you live, live the life you love”

These are Four PPV of Fabulous! I buy my VitaTops at HyVee, but I am certain other stores carry them too. They are sold in the freezer section. I like to put them in the microwave for a few seconds, and top with Better N Peanut Butter. If I am craving something sweet for breakfast, I will have one of these with some scrambled egg whites. But they do make a great evening dessert too! They also come in an Apple Crumb, Banana Nut, Chocolate Chip, Golden Corn…….and several others. Click here for more info! “love the life you live, live the life you love”

Our completely awesome son, Jake, and his equally awesome and beautiful girlfriend of 7 years (now fiancé), Jordan, are getting married one week from today! Here the’s Bride and Groom To Be! This is going to be one of those weddings right out of a fairy tale! We are all so excited for the Big Day! The plans have been underway for several months now and it is hard to believe it is finally here! On Friday we will have the rehearsal dinner at Boulevard Brewery! It’s being catered by Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ! Beer and BBQ! Does it get ANY better than THAT? I think not! I wanted to do the centerpieces for the rehearsal dinner myself, and was really worried they’d turn out super corny, but I kinda think they look pretty great! I will post pictures from the dinner next week! We are going to have an awesome […]

I found this recipe last Fall when squash was all over the produce isle, and I was trying to attempt eating foods I don’t usually eat. I LOVE this recipe! I must admit there is a little work to this recipe, so I should by no means call it easy, but it is so good, I HAD to post the link to it! Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese “love the life you live, live the life you love”

I think I found this recipe last winter. It is certainly great comfort food for those cold winter days, but I also like the idea of the crockpot for these hot summer days when you have no desire to grill out, or turn on the oven. I am going to say it is approximately 7 PPV, but it will of course depend on the size of your pork chops, and how much sauce you serve up! Click HERE for the recipe!   Crockpot Pork Chops “love the life you live, live the life you love”

This weeks “to do list”. Drop off recycling (there were a lot less beer bottles than usual!) Drop of donation clothing (aka…FAT clothes) Cash in loose coins at the bank……$35.82! When I do something fun like that, I hate to just put that money in my purse and spend it on groceries, or on every day items. It needs to be on something special! So I decided to buy a Milk Frother! My old one seems to be shot, which is why I have been frequenting Starbucks more often. I figure it will pay for itself, right? So really, it’s like…..free. I am really good at analyzing…….and justifying. It’s a gift. Cute, huh? On the way home from my WW Kick Ass Weigh In, I was really going to town on this apple at a stoplight, when I realized I was kind of gnawing on it like an old man […]

I swear at times I think I’m psychotic, no wait…..I have psychosis? No, that’s not it either. Okay, actually, I Googled psychosis, and maybe I do have that. There are moments that I have a word in my head, but it won’t come out of my mouth…..it’s psych….something…… PSYCHIC!! That’s it! I think I’m Psychic! I was really nervous about today’s weigh in. I gained a bit last week and went to 170.8, and I wanted to be back where I was the week before that……167.2. I don’t want anymore 170’s. Early in the week, I weighed a home and the scale said 166. I was pretty sure my scale was broken. I woke up this morning at 4:30 am and wanted to get on my scale, but I thought I should wait until at least 7:00 am……because I might still be losing weight! My stomach was growling, and when […]