The Weight of My Weight

First of all……Seriously….Yay Sunshine! Another successful day, mentally and physically. I got a lot done around the house early in the morning, then left to meet my mom for a cup of coffee and a short chat. Then I hit the Tasfeful Olive, a great little Olive Oil store in Downtown Overland Park. I was out of my Butter Infused Olive Oil, and I was missing it. I was kinda looking for a new flavor too. I found one that I’m anxious to try.  Chipotle Infused Olive Oil! I’m thinking Fajita’s…..Mexican Eggs…..Shrimp and Roasted Veggies stuffed in a Corn Tortilla? It certainly has a bit of a kick to it! I’ll put it to good use in something! It was sunny and above freezing, so I took advantage of that and got in a good 40 minute walk outside. I took the mutts with me for a bit too. I […]

At Weight Watcher’s they say….It’s Not a Diet, It’s a Way of Life. And it’s true. It is. You are learning to eat healthy. You are learning facts about different foods and how they affect your body. You are learning a proper portion size. You are learning to try new foods. But still, in the back of my mind….I’m like….well, I am on a diet. I’m trying to lose weight. That’s a diet. Some weeks, I work harder than others to make that number on the scale go down. Speaking of the scale……It has felt good to get up in the mornings and not feel the need to step on the scale this last two weeks. Let me say that again. It has felt good to get up in the mornings and not feel the need to step on the scale this last two weeks. I still haven’t looked at […]

(Edited March 7, 2018 to update Butternut Squash Chili recipe from SmartPoints to Freestyle SmartPoints.) (Edited September 8, 2017 to update Butternut Squash Chili recipe from Points Plus to SmartPoints.) First of all. I just looked at this post before I hit “publish”, and I ate a LOT of food yesterday! I made good choices and ate exactly 26 points. It reminds me that when I’m paying attention and getting in plenty of fruits and veggies, I can get plenty to eat throughout the day and still stay within my WW Points.   It felt great to get back to work at the Food Truck Tuesday. We’re working today too!  I think we had to miss the whole month of February due to the cold! (Well, and the fact that we went to Cancun!) The Food Truck has incredibly awesome food. The Best Burger’s ever with buttered grilled buns, Crawfish Mac […]

It was another really cold day, so they cancelled school. I’m still really excited for all the kids when they announce “No School!” I’ve always liked living someplace where we get to experience the Four Seasons, but I am admittedly ready to get outside to walk in some warmer weather. This 5K training is going really well on the treadmill, but as far as I’m concerned, running outside is a whole different ball game. I think it’s because the treadmill has a little give with every step. Outside, that concrete and asphalt are just HARD!! Nothing about running outside feels great on my legs. So I figure like anything, I’ll build up a tolerance to it once I can get outside and get some “practice” in. Hopefully, it’ll warm up soon so that can happen. Oh, and also so all the little children can go back to school and so […]

I don’t know why I was so excited to watch the Oscar’s. I’ve seen several movies this year, but certainly not all of the ones that were up for all of the nominations. I do love Ellen, so I’m sure that had a lot to do with it. I did see the Dallas Buyer’s Club and I thought that Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto did an awesome job in both their physical transformation and their acting, so I was happy for both of them and thought they both had awesome acceptant speeches!! I might actually like McConaughey because of his speech just a little bit more now!  Kate Blanchet looked beautiful, but I have not seen her movie. Lupita Nyong’o won for best supporting actress for her role in “12 Years a Slave”, which also won Best Picture! I have not seen that movie, but I plan to do so […]

I’m calling it Super Saturday for a couple of reasons. I woke up in such a better mood than I have for the last week. Yay! All that talking and blogging helped! It was just an all around good day. I completed my “to do list”, I exercised, we went out with friends, Mike and I had a great evening. It was just one of those Saturday’s that was everything I was hoping it would be! I made a menu for the week and a grocery list. I got my shopping done, then hopped on the treadmill.  Tess (my daughter) and I are RUNNING (not walking) in the Color Run on April 12th in Dallas, and we have been doing a Couch to 5K training app. We are in week 4, but I should be in week 5. I got behind while on a vacation, so I am playing catch […]

One Week at a time. One Day at a time. One meal at a time.  I got a lot off of my chest yesterday when I wrote my blog, and it led to a successful day. I felt in control. After my WW meeting yesterday, I had a great long chat with my Leader. I asked her if she had other members get so close to goal, then freak out and gain weight because they feared being at goal weight. She surprisingly told me that was common. Why do I always think I’m the only one experiencing something?? Why do I think I’m so special? All seriousness aside, I’m glad I asked her that, and I’m glad we discussed it. I want to get to goal, and not be afraid of maintaining my weight once I get there. I’m told I’m being hard on myself. I think I’m just being realistic. When […]

I started writing this blog to help me understand my eating habits and to help me understand my battle with my weight. I’ve learned a lot about myself. I did not realize how much I relied on food for comfort and for entertainment until I started writing this blog. I’ve learned more about myself than I ever expected. I’ve learned things about myself that made me feel good, and I’ve learned things about myself that didn’t make me feel so good. At times, I’ve felt proud of myself, and at other times, I’ve disappointed myself. I have struggled with “food issues” and weight since grade school. Several times in my life, I have been aware of my obsession with food and I’ve wondered why food is such an “issue” for me. I’ve wondered if I would ever get to a point in my life where food was NOT an issue, but just a […]

I got busy this morning and completely forgot to write a post! Here’s what I ate yesterday!    Breakfast Two Slices of Toast (Trader Joe’s) 1/4 Cup Turkey Sausage cooked into 3 Egg Whites 1 Slice Cheese, divided into pieces and spread throughout the sandwich   Lunch Salmon, Carrots   Snack 1/2 Gluten Free Tortilla, 1 T Almond Butter 1/2 Banana, Drizzle of Honey   Dinner Girl’s Night Out with some Childhood Friends! I really liked this place. It’s downtown and had a great atmosphere! Local and lot’s of organic. Lot’s of beers and lot’s of wine. They have tilapia that they cook that are actually swimming around in their basement! I kinda wanted a tour of the basement after the waiter told us that! They also slaughter their own meat! Right there!!! I started with an Boulevard 80 Acre.   I ordered the Tilapia Taco’s on Corn Tortilla’s and […]

Diddly Squat. Diddly Squat is not a squat exercise you do in the gym. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. did·dly–squat  noun \-ˌskwät\ : the least amount : anything at all That’s exactly what I did yesterday. No real reason why. No big excuses for not being super productive. No big catastrophe. I just didn’t want to. So I didn’t. I did however watch the last three episodes of Downton Abbey while cuddling with the dogs (and supervising all outside potty trips). I did go to Happy Hour to celebrate a girlfriends birthday. Like I’m gonna miss a Happy Hour!! I had one glass of red wine while most of them enjoyed delicious looking appetizers and drinks. I’ve used most of my extra points throughout the week, and just didn’t feel like I could snack and have more than one glass of wine, so I was being careful and it was […]