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I got a lot off of my chest in yesterday’s post, and I’ve had a lot of great comments from people telling me how much they relate to my story and my struggles with food.  Those comments always mean so much to me. This blog was started as a public diary to help hold myself accountable, but it has become so much more than that. When people comment and tell me that they relate and that they understand, it reminds me how “normal” my abnormal is. Thank you for reading, thank you for commenting, and thank you for accepting my honesty without judgement. Now, here is how my Sunday went! Mike and I got in a great date day yesterday afternoon. After blogging about food struggles and drinking too much, would you believe we bellied ourselves up to a bar to watch the Chiefs game?? Well, we did. I started […]

I REALLY struggled to write this blog post. I’ve started it over and over and over again since Friday.  If Food Addiction is a real thing, (I haven’t done the research, so I really don’t know the answer), then I am a food addict.  I don’t have a weight problem, I have a FOOD problem. All the way to my WW meeting on Friday, I was in some deep thought. Deep thought about life, family, friends, relationships, current events, goals, lack of goals, food, exercise…….my thoughts were racing like crazy! I gave myself a headache from thinking. When I got to my meeting, I opened up my Weight Watcher book and I realized that it had been 4 weeks since I had been to a meeting! I knew about where my weight was, and after weighing in, I was correct. I’m back in the 170’s. I weigh 173. A little refresh […]

Tess was vomiting and had a fever all day on Saturday. Then we received a text from my son asking if anyone at our house was sick. Then we all started exchanging text and realized that at least 10 of the 21 people that were here for Thanksgiving had experienced some tummy issues and/or fever! Mike and I had somehow escaped the bug, I thought. Yesterday, around 3:00 in the afternoon, I realized that I had no appetite at all. Later, I felt nauseous. I ended up eating very little and sleeping a lot! I never actually did get sick, but I was extremely nauseous. Still am. I hope if I’ve seen you in the last few days, I didn’t pass on anything I might have! I thought I was safe! Breakfast I’ve tasted several of the Greek Yogurts out there that are Pumpkin, and this was a favorite. It […]

After talking it over with Tucker for a couple of weeks now, last night he and I created a Instagram Account for him. No. I am not kidding. He even posted some pic’s and got a few followers! He can be a real pain, but he can be super smart too! I hardly did any of this at all.     In other news, I got in a Yoga class, had lunch with a few Yoga friends, made a trip to Sprouts and Trader Joe’s, and did a little Christmas shopping! They were sampling this at Trader Joe’s, and I’m a HUGE hot drink person, so I picked up a box and sipped on it all night last night!   Here are yesterday’s eats!  Breakfast Scrambled Egg Whites, Salsa Light English Muffin with One Wedge of Cinnamon Laughing Cow Cheese 5 PPV   Lunch Chicken Tortilla Soup Blackened Salmon Caesar […]

I made it to the Hot Yoga class, I got a lot of Christmas shopping done, I did a few chores, I had dinner planned and Mike and I enjoyed a quiet night on the couch with a fire going, the Christmas Tree lights sparkling, and watching a Country Christmas show hosted by Jennifer Nettles. I can’t remember the name of it, but I loved all of the music and while I watched it, I sipped on Candy Cane flavored coffee! Today will be a real close repeat to yesterday. I’m headed out to yoga now, I’ve got dinner planned (Chicken and Roasted Veggies) and a Christmas shopping list ready to go! I hope you have a Healthy and Happy Day! Here are yesterday’s eats.    Breakfast Sweet Potato and Scrambled Egg Whites Frothy Coffee 5 PPV   Snack Weight Watchers’s Vanilla Smoothie Mix with Frozen Banana’s and Strawberries Smoothie […]

Tess came in town for the Thanksgiving Holiday early last Monday morning, and I just took her to the airport last night. We had almost an entire week together and I loved every minute of it! I spent two full days getting the house ready for Thanksgiving, and the rest of the week, we spent having lunches, coffees and dinners with lots of family and friends. We had 21 family members here for Dinner, and it was The Perfect Thanksgiving! How Mike didn’t realize that a large portion of his face was covered up, I have no idea….and, not ONE grandkid cooperated for this picture, but from goofy to prayerful to irritated to completely oblivious, their expressions and this whole family picture makes me smile!   I had so much fun getting the tables ready!   I loved the chalk table runners that I found! Everyone loved that they were […]

Things are not going exactly as planned for my week! Friday, the first day of my Weight Watcher Week, was an early birthday celebration with too many cocktails, but I did get my walk in. Saturday, I didn’t make the best choices where food was involved for my birthday dinner, but I did walk. Sunday, Thanksgiving number one seemed to be a plate full of carbs with a side of wine. Tucker and I took a misty three mile walk on Sunday, but I am really behind in this challenge!   I picked up Tess at the airport early Monday morning and we got all caught up over latte’s and breakfast.   I spent the rest of Monday getting the house ready for Thanksgiving. If I wasn’t doing something in the kitchen or dining area, then I was making a list of something that needed to be done before Thursday. […]

Yesterday was my 48th birthday and I’ve been spoiling myself all month long. I like having a birthday month! I know there are some who would rather not discuss their age, some who don’t want to make a big deal of their birthday, some who say “It’s just another day”, and some who don’t expect much on their birthday.  I am none of those people. I say celebrate all month long! I like card’s. I like girly lunches. I like Happy Hour’s. I like massages. I like coffee in bed. I like the traditional birthday song sung to me. I like birthday phone calls. I like birthday cake. No need to tell the waiter it’s my birthday, I told the hostess when we walked in the door! I’m all for it ALL! I think your birthday should be just as special as the day you were born. Everyone was so […]

Success! When I rolled out of bed yesterday morning, (it’s not just a metaphor, sometimes I literally roll out!) I went to my coffee corner. Staring me in the face was a baggie with a leftover corn muffin in it. That corn muffin seemed to be staring at me. I really wanted to make that first morning cup of coffee, heat up that muffin, drizzle it with honey and gobble (hello, it’s almost Thanksgiving…..gobble…get it?)  it up! Instead, I threw it away. I promised myself that I was going to have a great week, and Thursday is day 7 of my WW week! I didn’t want to blow the last day of my awesome week! Eating that muffin would have sent me into carb cravings for the rest of the day for sure! Part of me hated that I couldn’t just let that muffin sit on the counter and have […]

I’ve been looking at a lot of recipes lately, and I have loved everything that I have made from Gina’s awesome recipes over at skinnytaste.com. When I found this recipe for Broccoli and Cheese Tot’s, I knew I had to try it! They were absolutely delicious! Now, I can’t wait to try her recipe for Zucchini Tot’s and Cauliflower Tot’s. These were easy too!. You mix up a few simple ingredients, roll em in little tater tot shapes, and put em in the oven!   Ta Da! The last thing I would have thought to dip these in was ketchup, but you know what? That’s exactly what we did and they were crazy tot tasty!   Yesterday morning, I made Mom’s V-8 Soup in the crockpot, and the house smelled so good after a day of errands!   I struggled to get to the treadmill yesterday. I actually got on it, […]