Author: julesfarm@yahoo.com

Friday was full of all sort’s of fun, so I didn’t get a chance to write a post! On Thursday, I did Yoga for the first time since the broken collar bone and it felt pretty darned good! I just did a 30 minute Restorative Yoga routine from my exercise on Demand station on my cable, but it felt good, so i am heading out the door for a Yoga class this morning! I’ve missed it so much! I’ll get a blog in all about yesterday later this afternoon. I’m looking forward to a great weekend and I hope that you are too!   Weight Watcher’s Points Plus I can eat 26 PPV a day. I can earn Activity Points by doing exercise, and eat them if I choose. I have an allowance of 49 extra points that I can dip into throughout the week if I choose. I should […]

It was rainy and chilly when I got up to let the dogs out…..and all I could think about was Fall, so I needed pumpkin! “love the life you live, live the life you love”

I’ll spare you all of the details about yesterday….not because I don’t want to share….I really do. But I’m limited on time. Anyhow, you’ve already heard all about my exercise pants and sports bras! 4:30 a.m. Snack! Nonfat Greek Yogurt, Cheerios, Raspberries 3 PPV   6:30 a.m. Breakfast Light English Muffin, Scrambled Egg Whites 14 g Reduced Fat Cheddar, Strawberries 5 PPV 1/2 Serving of cheese (most packages list 28 g as a serving size) really goes a long way!   8:30 a.m. Snack Toast, Almond Butter Smear 3 PPV It’s maybe 8:30 at this point…….   10:00 a.m. Snack Dried Apples 6 PPV   Lunch at 11:30! Tuna, Garbanzo Beans, Reduced Fat Feta Red Bell Pepper, Cucumbers, Carrots Olive Oil 7 PPV It’s 11:30, and I’ve consumed 24 Points! I’m really working on a goal of 26 per day!   I cleaned house like crazy and kept myself super […]

I finally made it to a Jazzercise class yesterday! It’s been over 8 weeks since I broke my collarbone so it’s been a while since I’ve been to class! I was going to go last week, then I had all sorts of really good excuses why I couldn’t make it. You believe me, right? Okay, let me talk exercise pants and sports bra’s. Forward to the food pictures if you’d like to skip the TMI. I’ll understand. I have a small variety of yoga/exercise pants that I like to wear. Some of them fit great, some of them are more flattering than others, some are capri length, some are long, some fit like leggings, some have a flared bottom, some are black, some have a cute pattern, some stay up well, and others I am constantly pulling up! I keep them on two different shelves in my closet. One stack […]

We celebrated Easter with our kids and our grandkids last weekend, but Mike and I still had lots planned for yesterday that included two Easter Meals and a long drive. Mike has been sick all week, so we changed up our plans and we slept in yesterday. We had breakfast at home, chilled most of the day so he could get some rest, then we went to my mom’s for dinner. Since our plans changed a little, my food challenges were easier to tackle and I had time for a nice walk outside! I’m trying to stick to 26 points a day this month, and I finished the day with 30. Not too bad for a Holiday. I started off my morning with my Frothy Coffee in Pink for 1 Point. I made an Egg White Veggie Omelet with a little Cheese and Avocado with a big bowl of fruit at […]

Happy Easter to those of you celebrating today! I’m really focusing on only eating 26 points a day this month and I am feeling “In the Zone”. I love that feeling of control and I wish I knew why sometimes I have it and sometimes I don’t, but for now, I’m enjoying the fact that I have it! Yesterday I took my Little Sis, Samone, downtown to the West Bottoms in Kansas City, where tons of old buildings have been turned into awesome shops full of vintage furniture, refurbished furniture, great Flea Market finds, clothes, vintage jewelry and Food Trucks galore! We had a great time shopping and walking from truck to truck trying to decide what we would eat! I ended up choosing Shrimp Taco’s from the Twisted Asian truck and they were awesome! I had packed a cooler with apple slices, grapes and carrots sticks and wholly guacamole……. […]

I left my house at 9:00 am yesterday morning and got home just before 7:00 pm last night. That being said, I did NOT drink all of my water for fear of not being able to find a bathroom in time, and I did not get a workout in. I’m not making excuses, but facts is facts! Wait…what do you mean get up earlier? Yeah, yeah…I know. Lot’s going on this Easter weekend. I’m taking my Little Sis, Samone, to the West Bottoms today in Kansas City for a day of browsing through some fun shops and hitting up a few Food Truck’s for lunch! There’s going to be 20 or so to chose from! Mike and I are going out to eat with my dad and stepmom for dinner tonight, so I’ll need to chose wisely today to stay within my 26 points! That can be tough when eating […]

I started my blog in May 2011 (I can’t believe it has been almost 4 years!) as a way for me to journal about my weight loss journey, my battle with the food demons and hopefully learn a little something about myself along the way. I’ve learned so much about me! In this journey, I’ve also learned a few things about blogs and how they work. I didn’t know anything about the technical side of a blog, (okay, I still really don’t), but I was determined to figure out enough about blogging to be able to sit down and write about my day, my food choices, whether I made it out the door to exercise or not and my relationship with food. I admit, that most of the things that I have figured out about “how to blog” have been complete trial and error, or a happy accident. Some techie […]

I woke up feeling great Wednesday morning so I’m thinking that the cortisone shot is kicking in. I slept pretty good (of course the Advil PM helps) I felt less discomfort when I first got out of bed, and pulling on my shirt and getting dressed felt better. I have a large sheet of PT to do at home that takes about 30 minutes and I got that done with little pain too! I was excited to get to go to Jazzercise yesterday after working at the Food Truck. Well, apparently I wasn’t as excited as I thought that I was…….I was into some serious File Deleting on my computer when I got home from working at the Food Truck when I realized the time had slipped away from me and I completely forgot about Jazzercise! I went for a walk. It was gorgeous outside again yesterday, so I had […]

My oldest dog, Mishka, despises car rides and always has. Tucker, my younger pup loves car rides, but has terrible anxiety when it comes to dog crates, so between the two of them and their fears, taking them to the groomer in the car, and having them hang out all day in a crate, is traumatic to say the least. I found a mobile groomer that I love and it’s been an answer to both of their fears. Erin is great with the dogs and they always smell like they’ve just left the spa when she’s done with them. While I was in Dallas this weekend, Tucker spent the weekend at Doggie Day care where there are no crates and the dogs are free to come and go inside and outside as they please. Mishka prefers to stay at home while I arrange for friends to stop by and say […]