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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 […]

I am loving the Spring weather. The tree’s have colorful little buds on them, the grass turned green while I was gone over the weekend, we are sleeping with the windows open, and I am ready to grill up dinner as often as possible! I found a great recipe for Marinated Greek Chicken Kabobs last year. I loved the marinade and it tasted so good on the chicken and the veggies. As much as I like the kabob’s, occasionally I like for dinner to take a little less time. This marinade taste great on chicken breast alone, and on a night when I don’t want to spend the time cutting up veggies and making kabob’s, I marinade a few chicken breast for about 30 minutes, then throw them on the grill! You can click HERE for the original kabob recipe over at A Hint of Honey! She has some great […]

I’m a little behind in blogging over the last several days….and surprise! I have LOTS to say! I got to spend the weekend with one of my favorite peep’s this weekend, my daughter Tess! I went to Dallas Wednesday night for a nice long weekend! We had beautiful weather and a great weekend together! I miss having her living here so much, and we both really needed this visit.    If you are a new reader, my daughter, Tess, lives in Dallas and works for Southwest Airlines. Basically, she tweets for a living. Social Media amazes me. What does that job at Southwest mean for me and my husband? It means we get to fly for FREE!  It makes visiting Tess, and Tess visiting us, so easy. I’m not sure how we’d manage if we didn’t get to see each other as often as we do. She really is one […]

I came to Dallas Wednesday night to visit my daughter, Tess, for a nice long weekend. We went to Frozen on Ice Thursday night, we went to a WW meeting Friday morning, followed with a little “Spring Clothes” shopping and lunch outside, then early to bed last night and The Color Run 5K this morning! It feels so good to be here with my kiddo! I had this great long post that I was in the middle of writing yesterday morning while Tess was at work, when I lost internet connection.  I also can’t seem to load any pictures!! I haven’t blogged in a few days and I have all sorts of great things to chat about too! Since the internet is questionable for me right now, I’m keeping this super short just to say “hi” and I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend! I’ll get in a […]

I recently discovered this Pizza Crust at Target.   When I calculated the Points Plus for this crust, I calculated it as 4 Points Plus, and I was ecstatic! I made myself a great little pizza for lunch one afternoon, and it turned out so good, I made myself another one the next day for lunch too! Yesterday, I received an email from a new reader who went shopping for this pizza crust, only to discover that 1/3 of the Pizza Crust was 4 Points Plus, not the entire Pizza Crust. I was certain this was a mistake, so I went to my pantry to read the label again. I just went shopping yesterday to buy more of this amazing, low point crust! She was right!!!! AHHHHHHH! I suppose, because it is labeled “Personal Size Pizza Crust”, I didn’t even think to look at the serving size. And I thought […]

Staycation ended yesterday with a great Sunday spent with my husband. Saturday morning, I was pondering treating myself to a breakfast out, when a friend invited me to an early lunch with her and another girlfriend! Perfect! We found a great little spot to sit outside in the sun. It was still just a tad cool outside, so I ordered a coffee and enjoyed the conversation and the sun on my face. While the girls sipped on beautiful sangria’s I sipped on coffee. When my shrimp salad came to the table, I ordered a beer. Lunch was delicious and the three of us spent the rest of the day on my deck, sharing wine and enjoying my staycation! I grilled up some Chicken Sausages and Asparagus for dinner, and went to bed happy.   Saturday’s Eats… Smashed Avocado with Lime Juice and Salt over Gluten Free Toast, Soft Egg, Fruit […]

I decided to cook shrimp for dinner last night. I got out my grandma’s big iron pot, filled it up with water and lemon and seasonings! The house smelled so good! I made a big salad, I was going to put some garlic bread in the oven. I wanted a cold beer, and I was boiling shrimp! I have never cooked raw shrimp before. Any meal that I have made at home, that had shrimp in the recipe, I bought the shrimp already cooked. It’s just one of those foods that I fear I will undercook or overcook, so I don’t cook. It’s kinda like salmon. It took me forever to get that right! Yesterday, I put on my big girl pants, and boiled shrimp. Guess what. The suggested 1-2 minutes for large shrimp didn’t sound like long enough, so I added some time. Yeah, you guessed it. I overcooked […]