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I haven’t made French Toast in a LONG time. I got up Sunday Morning knowing exactly what I was going to fix for breakfast. I was going to enjoy eating it outside in the cool morning on the deck with a big mug of coffee. I had exactly four pieces of my Trader Joes bread left. One piece is 1 PPV, and I was going to enjoy all four of them! I had everything ready to go! I topped it with real Maple Syrup, sliced banana and fresh blueberries! Isn’t it beautiful? Would you believe right after I took this picture, I went to get my coffee, and when I turned around, Tucker was IN MY PLATE! He got a good lecture! Wouldn’t even look me in the face! Finally, he said he was sorry. I told him under absolutely NO CIRCUMSTANCES, would he get to play with his favorite […]

Saturday’s duties included washing the car, grocery shopping, walking the dogs, exercise and laundry. I was scurrying around to get it all done because we had a big afternoon planned! Music on Main! An Annual Event on Main street in Grandview. Free Admission…..bring your own chair……Food Trucks…..Beer Tent…..great Music……and possibly even Better people watching! We thought we could bring a cooler, so I packed it full of healthy snacks to munch on throughout the afternoon. Turkey, cheese, almonds, apple slices, grapes, carrots………….lots of good stuff! When we arrived, the entire cooler had tipped over and the large amount of ice that had already melted was now water all over the trunk! Yay! Good times! Then we discovered you couldn’t bring coolers after all. 🙂 On the stage in this picture is Liverpool. They are a Beatles cover band and did an awesome job! Next on the stage was Blues Singer, […]

Sunday is Grandparents Day. Mike and I had the privilege of visiting our Grandsons Kindergarten classroom Friday afternoon to celebrate! Malik is third from the left. The class sang us a song, we had cookies and Apple Juice, we answered questions about Malik to see how well we knew him, and we talked about what his mom was like when she was his age. Then we all got on the floor and played games. It was fun to get to see him in his new classroom and see how proud he is to be old enough to be in school! After school was out, we met his mom and we all went out for ice cream. I ate a half of a cookie at the school and passed on the juice and ice cream. 🙂 Well, my WW meeting went as expected. I had a significant gain from last week. […]

Last week I had a very unexpected 6.8 pound weight loss that put me at my lowest weight yet, and that much closer to goal. But I must have been carrying some water weight, right? I have no idea. I knew I had a good week, but I did not expect that at all. I always weigh before I head out the door to my meeting. My home scale always says the same thing as the WW scale. Even though I didn’t quite get it, I was very happy to be at 165. I go to my WW meetings on Fridays. I usually weigh at home the Tuesday after my meeting to see how things are going. When I got on the scale at home on Tuesday, it said 169! It just doesn’t make sense! I feel like salt might be the culprit, but is it really making me go […]

The forecast for the day……mid 90’s. Not very Fall, huh? But I am ready. I am ready for Orange and Red Leaves…… Jeans and Boots and Sweaters and Hats and Football and Fire Pits and Hot Chocolate! Gimme a minute….I’ll think of some more. I’m ready for a crockpot full of Mom’s Vegetable Soup, Chili and Corn Bread, Chicken and Noodles. I guess I will settle for a nice Big Bowl of warm Oatmeal.Apple Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal…………5 PPV ………with a cup of Cinnamon Roll Coffee…….. Ah…..the taste of cinnamon…… You want that bowl of oatmeal??? Chop up an apple and sprinkle it with cinnamon. Microwave for 2 minutes. This bowl of oatmeal has…Cooked oatmeal 4 PPVJust a few raisins 1 PPV1 chopped, microwaved apple sprinkled with cinnamon1/4 tsp vanilla1/4 tsp cinnamon1 packet of Truvia A Bowl of Fall! My afternoon………. I worked at my friends, Sydney, Food Truck today during […]

I wasn’t sure if the entire Walking Club would show up Tuesday morning or not (the other member and her dog). But I headed out into the light drizzle and black sky with positive thoughts. I was positive I wanted to be back in bed! When I reached the designated meeting spot, I was excited to see my walking partner did NOT show up! I decided she was home in bed, thinking it was Monday, or thinking it was pouring, or both. By now it was not a light drizzle, but a light rain. I was so happy to be able to go back home to my warm bed, with good reason. So instead of our 30 minute walk………I walked 4 miles in the rain! I would have been grumpy all day had I really gone back home and went to bed! I switched up breakfast a bit. Reason one……I […]

I wasn’t sure if the entire Walking Club would show up Tuesday morning or not (the other member and her dog). But I headed out into the light drizzle and black sky with positive thoughts. I was positive I wanted to be back in bed! When I reached the designated meeting spot, I was excited to see my walking partner did NOT show up! I decided she was home in bed, thinking it was Monday, or thinking it was pouring, or both. By now it was not a light drizzle, but a light rain. I was so happy to be able to go back home to my warm bed, with good reason. So instead of our 30 minute walk………I walked 4 miles in the rain! I would have been grumpy all day had I really gone back home and went to bed! I switched up breakfast a bit. Reason one……I […]

I enjoyed my Labor Day morning in my P.J.’s, catching up on blogging and laundry and sipping coffee. Did you know that Labor Day has been celebrated since the 1800’s?? Neither did I! When I finally changed out of my P.J.’s, it was 1:00 p.m. and I hopped on the treadmill. While deciding if I wanted to listen to Pandora for an hour, or watch TV, I discovered Julie and Julia was just beginning! I LOVE this movie! I love the stories, I love the cooking, I love the blogging, I love the title, I love it all! I lost all track of time, and walked for 85 minutes, remembering that my original blogging bug came from this movie! One of my Favorite Movies! When I did get off the treadmill……At 5.0 miles……. …….Tucker got on it, as if to say……”Please take ME for a walk!” Later Buddy, I’m exhausted! […]

You thought I was missing in action, didn’t you? I was. I have not FORGOTTEN to blog in a long, long time. The last two days have been really full, and fun and busy. Saturday and Sunday had a few unexpected things come up. Lunches out, dinner with family and friends, lots of errand running, Tess came in town, and the weekend included very little scheduling. Fridays food choices were great! Saturdays food choices weren’t terrible? Maybe a little too much sodium going on in my choices? Sunday I believe I ate over half of my “49 Weekly Points Allowance” Where to start…… Let’s see. Saturday’s breakfast was great, all though I am feeling its time to change things up a bit in the breakfast department. I need to get back to adding in yogurt and fruit, or oatmeal to my morning menu. GrapefruitOne Scrambled Egg with Three Scrambled Egg […]

Today’s WW Meeting Topic was all about Routine and Healthy Habits. Sometimes the meetings can really make me reflect on the changes I have made, the need I have for a Routine (which I have talked a lot about lately), the healthy habits I have adapted, and the unhealthy habits I have eliminated. Healthy Habits I have adapted that have helped me eliminate some of the Unhealthy Habits I had. 1. Journal and Photograph my food. I take most of my pictures with my Ipad, so they are nothing fancy, but the photos force me to put a little more planning into my meals so they appear attractive and tasteful, and I have more variety. 2. Blogging. Sometimes I am honest to a fault. Knowing that I will tell it all has made me stop a few times when I wanted to over eat. Wanting an interesting blog to read […]