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I planned for a successful week this week, and so far things are really going well. I planned out my meals for the week on Sunday and I did my grocery shopping, I am continuing on my 100 Miles in November Challenge, AND I’m getting in some awesome Yoga classes! I’m keeping myself busy while I’m at home and staying out of the kitchen! If you read my blog regularly, you know that I work at my friends food truck throughout the week. Her food is really awesome, and that can be a real challenge for me sometimes.  I took this first week of November off, and since then it’s just been to cold for the propane to cooperate, so we haven’t been working. That means that I have not been tempted by her delicious food, but that also means more time at home, and there are days that that […]

I found all sorts of great ideas on Instagram yesterday! Do you have an IG account? I highly recommend it for inspirational quotes, meal and snack ideas, exercise ideas and motivation, or even cute outfit ideas! My yummy snacks and dinner from today’s post were inspired by Instagram accounts that I follow! More on Instagram in just a sec! Honestly, today’s blog post is all over the place! My Monday included a Hot Yoga class that I loved, a six mile walk on my treadmill that I did not love, lots of recipe searching and a little Holiday Planning. At some point during the day, I stumbled across this blog post that I wrote just after the Holidays last year. Shedding Those Holiday Pounds It’s about how careful I promised to be during November and December of 2014! I love writing my blog for so many reasons, and this is one. […]

    Even though it is ridiculously freezing outside, I was craving a cold sweet treat! I always keep a few of the Weight Watcher Smoothie Mixes in my pantry, and I hadn’t had one in a long time! I stepped away from the fireplace for just a few seconds, and I pulled this out.   I put it in a blender, then I added a few other simple ingredients (frozen banana chunks seem to give smoothie’s an awesome creaminess!) and then I remembered that I had some caramel ice cream topping in the fridge! It’s tough to say why or when I bought that ice cream topping (I’m thinking grand kids), but the shelf date was safe, so I knew I wouldn’t die if I used a teaspoon or two. Then I made this…..   Ingredients 1 Packet of Weight Watcher Salted Caramel Smoothie Mix 1 cup of cold […]

We came home from our night out on Saturday night (okay, Sunday morning) at 1:00 am. Tucker had pooped in his crate and it was a mess. I spent the next hour giving him a bath and disinfecting the crate. FUN!!  At 2:00 am, I crawled into bed. Mike was fast asleep. I’d love to tell you about how Mike helped me clean up the poop mess, but the last time this happened he did it all wrong and I let him know it, so this time, I just sent him to bed. I’m fairly certain he did it all wrong so he would never have to do it again, and it worked, so I gotta tell ya, the guy’s pretty damn smart. I slept in until 10:30 am on Sunday! After coffee and doggie cuddles, (I never thought I would actually love a dog unconditionally, but damn it, I […]

Yesterday, I accepted the winter temperatures that we are experiencing here in Kansas, and decided to move my treadmill into my newly decorated bedroom where I can rent movies or watch my DVR’d TV shows. I really hadn’t planned on this as a part of my new bedroom decor, but the 6″ ancient TV in the spare bedroom where my treadmill had been, just wasn’t going to do it for me if I’m going to be walking inside for the next few months. I decided that I could spend a bunch of money on a nice new TV, or I could drag the treadmill down the hall. I figured moving the darn thing might earn me a few activity points, right? I prepared myself for a half an hour ordeal and looked at the clock. Within 7 minutes, I had it in it’s new winter home! It actually folds up nicely […]

This Week I wrote one of those post this week where I had to admit I’m struggling. I hate writing those post, but I have to admit they do seem to get me back in a serious Weight Watcher Zone, for a while anyhow. I had a few comments on that post that also reminded me that many of us struggle in this food/weight battle, and that again, I am not alone in my struggles. I keep reminding myself that even though I have gained some of my weight back, this last 5 years is the longest that I have stuck with it, and I have not gone back on my word that I would be a Weight Watcher member for the rest of my life. Staying with Weight Watchers and continuing to work on being the best me that I can be, is keeping me from completely going to […]

Activity Yesterday, I went to my third Yoga class in a row this week, and I walked 4 Miles on my treadmill. I’m loving the Yoga classes, and I even got out of the house nice and early and went to an 8:00 am class! It was really cold here in Kansas yesterday, so I decided to stay in during the afternoon and walk on the treadmill. Ellen kept me entertained, and I’ll probably be back on the treadmill again for the next several days. Baby it’s COLD outside! Food I went out of town last week, and I did really well with my food and drink choices. I know that going into this holiday season, I have got to be really careful, which is one of the reasons that I made the decision to track so well while I was out of town last week. I felt like I […]

You’ve likely all seen this before. One box of any flavored cake mix, and one can of pumpkin. That’s it! No oil, no eggs, no mess. If you have not seen this before, it really does work! I’ve tried this with a few different cake flavors, and I think this one is my favorite! These are the easiest Weight Watcher Friendly Pumpkin Spice Muffins EVER! It’s only TWO ingredients!   You don’t even need your mixer!   I like to make mini muffins…I made 30.   I put most of them in a container to take to Book Club! Who wouldn’t like to have a Weight Watcher Friendly Pumpkin Spice Muffin??   I think they are best right out of the oven! My coffee with Pumpkin Spice Creamer had me in a Pumpkin Paradise.   Weight Watcher Friendly Pumpkin Spice Muffins Ingredients 1 Box of Spice Cake Mix 1 15 […]

We went from a high of almost 70 on Monday, to somewhere in the 30’s on Tuesday! Egads!! I had a lot going on at home yesterday that included a large “to do list”, and I had a really tough time not snacking! I snacked on peanuts, pretzels, and eventually just fruit. The peanuts and pretzels are gone now, so I should be good, but I hate that I snacked like I did yesterday. I did stop while in the middle of a mouth full of pretzels and think about why it was that I was eating like that, and I realized I was overthinking a particular thing that had been on my mind lately that was apparently bothering me more than I had realized. Damn you anxiety!! I made myself stop thinking about it, and moved forward with my day. Before phone calls, errands, (bingeing on peanuts and pretzels) […]

It was a really productive day yesterday! I got a lot of housework done, I ate well, (I was however only going to eat 26 points, and I ate 30) I drank a lot of water! I’d love to know how many steps I took going to the bathroom! I’m trying to get a lot of activity in this week, and I had a successful day of that! I walked 6 Miles yesterday afternoon and I went to a 60 minute Yoga class last night. I got a good night’s sleep, and I feel ready to do it all over again today! Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous outside, and today, I woke up to a light dusting of snow on the deck this morning, so those miles might be taking  place on the treadmill today. I’ll be going to a Yoga Stretch class this morning!   Breakfast  I took a few […]