Author: julesfarm@yahoo.com

It was one of my Pinterest browsing days, and some Zucchini Pizza Bites caught my eye. I had some leftover Turkey Taco Meat with Black Beans, Corn and Tomatoes mixed in, and I decided that sounded like a great topping for some  Zucchini, so I made these little Zucchini Bites.   Broil for 1-2 minutes, or until cheese melts. Enjoy! “love the life you live, live the life you love”

Yesterday was one of those days at home that I wanted to eat all day long, but since I had Mike home to occupy me, I didn’t do too bad. I had breakfast, later I had lunch, then I had some healthy snacks. While preparing a salad to go along with dinner, I started eating the Walnuts and Dried Cherries that were supposed to go into the salad. When it came time to make the main course, I cut up leftover Baked Chicken Parmesan, cooked some spaghetti noodles, added marinara and a little Ragu Light Alfredo Sauce. I kept tasting it as I was making my concoction and before I knew it, I realized I was full. I’m sure the walnuts and dried fruit didn’t help. I am guessing on the points for the nuts and fruit, and the bites of concoction, but I think its a fairly accurate guess. The […]

Aside from a friend coming over for coffee with her dog for a doggie play date in the backyard, then my mom coming over for coffee and to see the new floors, I napped off and on and hung out on the couch all day yesterday. I snacked a lot, but kept it to fruits and veggies. Last night I switched from NyQuil to Mucinex and right now, I hate mornings.  That is all…….   Here are yesterday’s eats…… Pre-Breakfast – 1 PPV Frothy Coffee, Banana and Clementine   Breakfast – 4 PPV Peanut Butter Packed Pancake  I usually top this pancake with Almond Butter or Peanut Butter, but yesterday I put frozen blueberries in the microwave for 1-2 minutes and used them as topping along with a banana. Loved this!   Lunch – 6 PPV Salmon over Mixed Greens with 1 tsp Olive Oil.   Snack’s – 1 PPV […]

I live one mile from my Walmart. I almost despise going in there. I’m the person that always picks the super slow line when checking out, when I’m looking to buy something that I don’t typically buy, I can never find it there, and I always seem to get the grumpy cashier. Friday, I went to a Walmart that is down the street from my WW meeting, about 20 minutes from my house. I did not find what I was looking for, but I did find this super cute coffee mug, and I had to have it. While I was waiting in line to check out, the elderly gentleman that was working the check out, shook the hand of the customer (an elderly woman) in front of me as he handed her change back to her. Then he reached out with his other hand and held her hand with both of his hands and […]

I had a successful day in the healthy eating department yesterday. I ate a smart breakfast, I packed a snack to take to the Food Truck, and I did eat lunch at the food truck, but it was a smart choice. The rest of the day felt easy to make the best choices. I drank a ton of water and I even chatted with a few neighbors before dinner who were having drinks, while I sipped on a latte. Yay!  I’ve got some sort of an icky cold, or alergies, or something, but I feel blah and still have done no exercise this week. I’m the absolute worst at knowing what “over the counter” drugs to take when I don’t feel great, so I usually take a lot of Advil and hope for the best. Yesterday I bought some DayQuil and NyQuil since all of the symptoms I have were listed on the […]

Between not feeling so great the last couple of days, the rainy weather with temperatures in the 60’s, and 4 days of alcoholic beverages over my long weekend, I was craving comfort food and carbs all day yesterday. I literally thought about food and eating ALL day. I don’t have any extra points left for the week, and it was my goal for the day to only eat 26 points. I ate 35 points yesterday, and that’s actually just a good guess. Blogging about how much I eat on a “bad food day” can be difficult to do because admitting to eating so much in one day is embarrassing. Having this blog has saved me from some really bad binge days. I feel obligated (my choice) to blog everything that I’ve eaten. Last night I could have continued eating all evening long, but knowing I would be blogging about it this […]

It was such a long and fun weekend. The last of the long weekend of fun was a Monday night Happy Hour Birthday celebration with a few friends and more food and drink than I needed.    We actually had a Tornado Warning, and someone decided it was a great idea to go outside and take a look at the sky. This was posted to Facebook by someone living close to me.   I took this picture.   A little scary…..   But not scary enough, because we moved the party outside to the covered deck!   I ended up going to bed late on Monday night with a hint of a sore throat. Tuesday morning, I didn’t feel so great. I had a few things that I needed to get done, and by the afternoon, I was feeling pretty crappy. I did make it to the grocery store…. We literally had […]

Since my last post, I did a little Babysitting on Thursday, went to an Engagement Party Friday, a Wedding on Saturday and a Wine Tour on Sunday. I’ve had a really busy and fun weekend with lots of family and friends…and lots of food and drinks. Thursday night I babysat one of my granddaughter’s, Charlotte, at her house and spent the night. We had a great time playing, but I must admit, I was not prepared for the trigger foods that can be found in the house where children live, so after Charlotte crashed on me at 7:30, I had a few too many crackers and potato chips while binge watching Orange is the New Black, but I had gone to the grocery store in advance and made myself a salad for dinner! Terribly unflattering picture of me and my salad, adorable picture of Charlotte! I love this kid.   Friday, I […]

Happy July!  It’s time to set some new goals to keep me on the healthy track. I like short term goals. I do best with those. My 5 Week Challenge was perfect for me. Now I’ve come up with a plan for Exercise, Food and Drink for July and August.    Exercise… I really love my walks, but I’m going to increase how often I go to Jazzercise and Yoga and hopefully increase my cardio for the next two months. Food… When I eat more than half of my extra 49 Weekly points, I maintain, but I don’t lose. I need to stick to the 26 Daily Points, and just barely dip into those extra 49 points as little as possible. Drinks… I need limits on my dang drinks!   Here is my plan for July and August. Exercise Jazzercise three times a week (I’ve never gone more than once or twice a week) Yoga one time […]

Yesterday was the last day of my 5 Week Challenge. I walked 25 miles a week for 5 weeks. Not only did I walk 125 miles in 5 weeks, I also managed to squeeze in a few Yoga classes, and a few Jazzercise classes. Minus a few occasions, I ate mostly Weight Watcher Simply Filling Foods. I only lost 4 pounds in the past 5 Weeks, but I blame my love of beer for that. Okay, I blame me. I’m really not upset though. I feel good about my accomplishments. Making an exercise and food challenge for myself forces me to get out and exercise on the days that it would be so easy for me to make excuses to NOT exercise. It also reminds me to eat more fruits and veggies and lean protein. My husband started walking with me, and he hasn’t done any type of exercise in […]