Happy Halloween!!!
I can’t believe its Halloween already!! It’s going to be a great day. I can’t remember the last time it was on a Saturday, but to have the time to get costumes on, help with make-up and not have to take a vacation day from …
Month: October 2009
Day 2 challenge
So trying to get more fruits and veggies in, I’ve had to really think about what I was eating and how to fit it all in. For breakfast, I made a smoothie, with spinach, acai berry juice, and 2 servings of frozen mixed fruit. It …
Veggie/Fruit challenge
Yesterday, I talked about how fruits and veggies affect your health. I listened to a Dr. who suggested we eat 10-13 serving of vegetables and fruits every day! How is that possible, I thought? But I decided to give it a try and see if …
Are you digging your grave with your fork?
Kind of shocking isn’t it? A friend of mine gave me a CD with that same title written by Dr. Susan Silberstein. . I had never heard of her, but apparently she has been researching how what you eat affects whether or not you get …
Chicken Parm
Sometimes its the most obvious thing to make, yet you never make it. Take for example, chicken parmesan. Its super easy, quick and can be made healthy, so when I saw Chicken Parmesan on The Pioneer Woman Cooks site, I decided it was now or …
And the winner is…..
Okay, I had 14 comments on getting a free coupon for Silk Soy Milk and so I asked my 3 kids to each pick a number. The winners are: Duo Dishes Sophia of Burp and Slurp Cassie from Foodie with a Little Thyme Please e-mail …
Crock pot chicken fajitas
It’s the time during the school year where there are conferences, plays, and music concerts that makes working full time, getting a healthy meal on the table in a jiffy really hard. Yesterday was that kind of day. My husband and I ran to one …
Best Ever Pumpkin bread
I’ve read a bunch of blogs lately using pumpkin and I LOVE pumpkin! It’s one of those things that I bake that smells like fall. I’ve had a can of pumpkin in my pantry for several months now. Every time I would see it, I …
Kicked up Noodle Soup + Heart Health Silk Soy Milk! – free coupon to try for 3 lucky readers!
Last week Christina posted a recipe using the noodles of ramen noodles to make her own soup that was more nutritious as well as quick and easy. That was the inspiration of my soup today. I’ve been sick the last few days and nothing makes …
Busy weekend!!
I was so busy this weekend, I didn’t go on the computer once! What’s up with that?? First off, I have to share a major score I got yesterday. I was picking my daughter up from a birthday party and on the way home, I …
Great day!
I want to give a big thanks to Molly at POM Wonderful for sending me two new flavors of POM that will be coming out next month. POM Kiwi and POM Peach. Both were excellent!! I’ve been kind of eating the same thing for breakfast …
Keith Ahrens – “Outrunning My Shadow” – A weight loss story
Today I would like to introduce Keith Ahrens who I was privileged to meet on line. I have been looking for people with weight loss success stories who are losing it the right way. Diet and exercise. No pills, no surgery, no tricks, just hard …
Fantastic Friday!
It’s a chilly and rainy day in Chicago today, so no riding my bike to work. First off, I need to update my weight loss! I am down another pound this week, which is a miracle considering last weekend after the death of my brother …
A love story
I’ve had a bit of a set back this past week. My brother in law passed away at the age of 51 on Sunday October 4th. He lost a 15 month battle with lung cancer. It’s always a shock when you hear anyone who has …
Chicken Fajita Soup
I have to thank Pots and Plots site for the basis of my soup I made this weekend. She made a Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup that sounded amazing. Since I already went to the store, I decided to see if I could use that as …
Fantastic Friday!
I can’t believe its Friday already! It’s been a long week, and I am definitely looking forward to the weekend. No big plans, just plans to relax! (And of course cook/bake!) I didn’t update my weight loss efforts last week, but I was up 1/2 …