Author: julesfarm@yahoo.com

It was a full Saturday!   I took Samone, my Little Sis, over to my dad’s house for the tour of his new toy! We took a moment for a photo op at the huge tree trunk that my dad has turned into a nice table in his back yard!       Then we checked out the new toy!       My brother helped him get it home last weekend and they spent they day cleaning it out. Yesterday morning, he offered tours to anyone who was interested. Surprisingly…..or maybe not so surprisingly, a few of us showed up for the tour!   It’s been sitting for a while, but dad seems anxious to get started putting some life back in to this cute little camper.   I’m excited to see it all fixed up! I see camping with my dad in my future, card games around the […]

(Updated to SmartPoints 9/25/16) You’ve likely already seen this recipe. It is all over Pinterest, so I’m certainly not claiming to be the originator of it, but let me tell you, it is easy, and it is super satisfying for the sweet tooth. I count this as ONE SmartPoint. I do not eat this very often. If this is something that you might eat on a daily basis, or at least a few times during the week, then I recommend that you enter the ingredients into your WW Recipe builder as a drink, and track accordingly. The recipe builder will calculate this as 6 SmartPoints when added as a drink. Those calories can add up through the week if you enjoy this on a daily basis!   I topped this with a little of my Homemade Granola and added the necessary points.    “love the life you live, live the […]

This blog post is all over the place. In short, I worked hard this week to count points, exercise, drink water and basically, follow all of the rules. When I weighed at home Thursday morning, the scale reflected exactly what I thought it should. When I woke up Friday morning, I didn’t have that lighter feeling that I did on Thursday. When I weighed at my meeting, the scale has me up one pound from last week. This had been my pattern for five years now, so I have no idea why this surprises me, but it does.   Below is the long version of the paragraph that you just read. I’ve been reading labels, counting points and going to WW meetings for over five years now. I know when I’ve had a good day and a good week in my Weight Watcher World. When I wake up in the morning, […]

I have so much to say this morning! First of all, sitting up in bed yesterday morning after doing my first Pilates class on Wednesday, was painful. You know that feeling in your abs when you haven’t done any abby stuff in a while?? Well, it was that! Every single muscle between my belly button and my rib cage was alive! Just thinking about leaning forward….hurt. I always think when I hurt like that, I must have at least done it right. Right??   I said in yesterday’s post that I was heading out the door to go to a Yoga Stretch class, because that is what I thought I was going to. Actually, it was a Restorative Yoga class, which was still great. If you don’t do Yoga, the stretch class is awesome and you literally hold each stretch for like 5 minutes. The Restorative Yoga Class is awesome […]

I hopped on Pinterest yesterday and started searching for a Gluten Free and Sugar Free Granola recipe! I found several recipes that sounded good, and after a quick run through of what I had on hand in the pantry, I came up with six simple ingredients that I thought might work! All of the ingredients came together with ease, and it took less than an hour from beginning to end. I loved it! I divided mine into baggies so I wouldn’t have to measure out a serving later.       Your house will smell like a great big Oatmeal Cookie!       “love the life you live, live the life you love”    

I spent most of Tuesday cleaning house and organizing a few piles of things that have been overlooked since the Holidays. It always feels good to get things back in order. We’re talking, washing the car, cleaning out my purse, organizing my desk, moving the treadmill back into the “treadmill” room, and getting every single piece of laundry done. I also got a nice 6 mile walk in, so I was feeling pretty stoked about my day. By 8:30 that night, I was ready for bed! Yesterday, I had breakfast plans with a few girlfriends, then I was talked into attending a Pilates class with a few of them. That was HARD! This core needs several more Pilates classes! I have a group of friends that are doing this class on Wednesdays at one of their homes, and the teacher comes to them, so it is super convenient and only […]

I got in an awesome walk yesterday. I drank 96 ounces of water! I ate lots of fruits and veggies! I kept myself busy so I didn’t snack. Yay!  I’m out the door to meet some friends for breakfast! Have a great day!   For the month of January, I am not eating the following items. Gluten Dairy Red Meat Soy  Corn Sugar Artificial Sweetness Alcohol   Here are yesterday’s eats…… Breakfast This Pancake Recipe topped with 1 T. Almond Butter Asian Pear with Honey Drizzle 8 PPV   Snack Apple 0 PPV   Snack 2 T. Sunflower Seeds 3 PPV   Lunch  Chicken Butternut Squash Stew 6 PPV   Dinner Roasted Veggies – Sweet Potato, Red Onion, Carrots, Brussels Sprouts Chicken 6 PPV    Snack Smoothie 1 C Almond Milk, 1 Frozen Banana, 1 tsp Cocoa, 1 Raw Stevia Packet 1 PPV Weight Watcher’s Points Plus I can eat […]

I can’t believe I’m on day 19 of my January Challenge! At the end of December, I felt like crap. I was extremely bloated and puffy. I ate too much sugar, I overdosed on cheese, and I drank way too much wine and beer. As December was winding down, I was ready to get back to rules and discipline. After chatting with a friend, and reminiscing about the challenge we did in January of 2014, we decided to give up a few things again in January of 2015. Gluten Dairy Red Meat Soy  Corn Sugar Artificial Sweetness Alcohol   On day 19, I am feeling so much better!  I’ll admit, I was nervous about going to Dallas for three nights this past weekend and feeling tempted to have a few beers, but I knew in my head that I wanted to be able to say at the end of this […]

I’ve had major computer issues these past two days, and I’ve had to send my daughter each of my food pictures, and then have her email them to me so I could post them. It was a pain, so I didn’t have her do that today and I have no pictures of yesterdays eats.   I did however just spend an hour and a half at the Genius Bar at the Apple store, and all of my email issues, picture issues and any other computer issues that I have experienced since the beginning of November are now all solved. Yay Genius Bar!! Everything will be back to normal in tomorrow’s post.   If I sent you an email in the last two months, you likely just received it today!   For the entire weekend, I broke a couple of my food rules for the month. I had a small nonfat […]

I had a great weekend in Dallas visiting my daughter, and I feel like I was really successful in sticking to my January Challenge. I am heading to the airport now, but I’ll post a few more details about my trip in tomorrow’s post! Have a great Sunday!   For the month of January, I am not eating the following items. Gluten Dairy Red Meat Soy  Corn Sugar Artificial Sweetness Alcohol   Here are yesterday’s eats…… Breakfast Pancakes with Warm Cinnamon Apples 4 PPV     Lunch Sea Scallops, Shrimp, Mango and Avocado Salad 15 PPV     Snack’s Pomegranate Seeds 0 PPV    Snack Banana and Better n’ Peanut Butter on Gluten Free Toast 3 PPV   Dinner   Skillet – Chicken, Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Onions 10 PPV     Weight Watcher’s Points Plus I can eat 26 PPV a day. I can earn Activity Points by doing […]