Mom’s Taco Salad

My mom had a lot of staple dinner’s growing up, and this is one of my favorites, but modified just a bit. I like to combine lean ground beef and lean ground turkey. I dice one onion and cook it with my beef and turkey. If you don’t have one of these handy little tools to chop up your ground meat, I highly recommend it! Mine is Pampered Chef and it was $10. It really chops the meat up fine and that’s how I really like my taco meat! Makes me think Taco Bell! My mom would always add a can of kidney beans, but I love black beans,so that’s what I add. A few other changes I have made…….Reduced Fat Cheddar, Fat Free Catalina (the dressing is what makes this Mom’s!), nonfat Greek plain yogurt, and I really don’t miss the nacho Cheese Doritos ( ok, sometimes I do, […]

Breakfast Omelette

Pears are on of my favorite fruits. A good ripe pair is so juicy and tasty. They are an excellent source of fiber (6 grams) and a good source of vitamin C for only 100 calories per serving. There is nothing more filling than one of my big breakfast omelets. Today I did 4 egg whites, 2 turkey sausage links (next time one will be plenty) and a laughing cow cheese wedge. Fold this over and top with a little salsa for a big breakfast! Want a little something sweet and point free in your coffee? Sugar free (sweetened with nutra sweet?) Torani flavored sweeteners! Today I used Hazelnut. Yum! I guess I was trying to see how many pictures I could get in this mornings breakfast! Here is my 6 Points Plus Values Saturday morning breakfast! Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Me and Jane

So while I seem to be at a stand still with my weight, I do like to change my look a lot. My hair started turning gray a LONG LONG time ago, and my hairdresser told me to embrace it. So I did. I think she has saved me a gazillion dollars! I love to change my cut. I recently took in a picture of a celebrity and said….”I want this”. It was Jane Fonda. She is 74. I just kinda like old people stuff. Any who…….. Jane…..in case you confuse us. Me……again……in case you’re confused. I’m younger. Oh, and today I made myself go to the gym, now I am late for Happy Hour!Gotta go! Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

My Biggest Supporter

So I said to my husband last night, during a commercial break of American Idol (I LOVE Phil Phillips!), “I think I need you to be just be mean to me.” He’s like “What?”. I said, with great sarcasm, “Maybe you just need to call me Fatty McFarmer or something so I can move forward”. I told him how I was just really feeling down on myself and I was really disappointed in myself with where I was in my weight loss. I explained how I felt like my part time afternoon job was fulfilling, but I really wanted to be doing more and I had hoped at this time I would be at my weight loss goals and be working as a Weight Watchers Leader. Here is what the genius said……. “You should just treat your weight loss like a job. Make yourself go to the gym in the […]

Maybe I AM changing…..

I guess I have surprised myself a little with a few of the choices I have made and how great it has made me feel! We stopped at the grocery store for a few items to have at the condo in Florida this weekend, and the boys left the shopping up to me! Of course they picked up a couple of bags of chips and some dip, but they also liked my choices of fresh fruit, Greek yogurt, pretzels, veggies and hummus! Oh, and they were fine with my Bud Light as well! We hit the beach yesterday for a fun afternoon of bar hopping and a late lunch. I was sure to drink two glasses of water between each beer, only to remember how much easier potty breaks would be in a TWO PIECE! When it was time to order, I ordered a fresh veggie platter to share and […]

Mini vaca….

Flew into Tampa today for a long weekend with hubby and friends at their condo. We are spending tomorrow at the beach! I am going to focus on good times with friends and relaxing and getting away, and not focus on my cellulite thighs, although I can’t promise this won’t be difficult, as they are really pasty white right now!! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad