Month: May 2010

Happy Memorial Day! +101 days of summer challenge hosted by my sister

Happy Memorial Day! +101 days of summer challenge hosted by my sister

It’s been perfect weather this weekend in Chicago and despite thunder and lightening over night, its sunny and gorgeous today! I’m glad the weather is nice because my daughter Claire marches in the local parade for Girl Scouts. It brings back so many memories of 

Easy breakfast! 5 ingredients!

I bring my breakfast to work every day for a few reasons. Getting 3 kids out the door every morning takes up my time and I don’t have time to sit for a minute! If I eat at my desk, I can check e-mails, and 

Portion Distortion

Portion Distortion

How many of you weigh your food? I moslty do, but I will go a few weeks or a month without weighing just to see if I stick to what I think a portion is. Today as I was putting my lunch together, I grabbed 

Biggest Loser Finale! + A major award for my son!

Biggest Loser Finale! + A major award for my son!

Busy day yesterday! I worked all day, ran home, went to T-ball for my daughter’s game, then ran back home to pick up my boys for my oldest son’s final concert in Middle School! (sniff sniff!) And he won an award! The award was for 

I survived the 8th grade dance!

I survived the 8th grade dance!

As the co-chair of this years 8th grade dance, and after months of planning, and 6 hours of decorating this weekend, and working at the party for 3 hours and then cleaning up after the party for 1 1/2 hours, it’s finally over! The kids 

Momofuku Milk Bar’s Compost Cookie

Momofuku Milk Bar’s Compost Cookie

As many parents out there know, the last few weeks of school for your kids (and you!) is super busy. I’m the co-chair of the 8th grade dance committee (the dance is this weekend), there are t-ball games, practices, field trips to remember, gifts for 

Biggest Loser + Salad Club

Biggest Loser + Salad Club

Okay, first off, let’s talk about Biggest Loser last night! It was so good! Everyone looked so great. That’s my favorite part of the show is when they go back home for the first time. I was surprised by a lot of things. Koli I 

Pretzel crusted chicken breasts

Pretzel crusted chicken breasts

You can ask my sister, my dinners have been super boring and repetitive since my husband’s jaw has been broken and he can’t eat any real food, I have gotten lazy in the kitchen! Since my sister and I talk about food on a daily 

Great weekend!

Great weekend!

This is where I was this weekend. The Warren Dunes in Sawyer, Michigan on a girl scout camp weekend! We stayed at in cabins (thank goodness not tents!) We did crafts, hiked, roasted marshmallows, played, ran around and had a great time! There are huge 

Product Reviews!

Product Reviews!

I am so far behind in posting free stuff I’ve been sent, I’m going to do it one post! Leave a comment and I have coupons to try the Pop Chips and the Chocolate Milk for free!! The wonderful people of Pop Chips sent me 

Lasagna for one!

Lasagna for one!

My eating has kind of been all over the place for the last 10 days or so. Since my husband has a broken jaw and his teeth have been wired shut, my dinners have been super easy and quick. He can only eat soups that 

Best ever breakfast sammy + butterscotch/toffee Chip Jumbo Muffins!

Best ever breakfast sammy + butterscotch/toffee Chip Jumbo Muffins!

A few weeks ago, I posted a recipe for homemade turkey sausage for breakfast sammy’s that came from The Biggest Loser recipe archives.  This is the best ever breakfast sammy! It was super easy to make and this sandwich kept me full ALL morning. I 

Meet Lindsay!!  Another Weight Loss Super Star! 116 pounds gone!

Meet Lindsay!! Another Weight Loss Super Star! 116 pounds gone!

I would like you to meet Lindsay! She has done an awesome job losing weight AND keeping it off, the good old fashioned way of moving more and eating better! Wait to you see her transformation! So, without further ado, here are her answers to 

Meet Erica – Weight Loss Superstar! 100 pounds gone!

Meet Erica – Weight Loss Superstar! 100 pounds gone!

First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their well wishes with my husband’s accident! It meant a lot to me for all the nice words you had to say! ************* I am so lucky to be meeting so many people with weight 

Taking a little time off

Taking a little time off

I have some sad news to report…my husband passed out yesterday at my daughter’s t-ball practice, and because of the fall, and not being able to stop himself, the brunt of the fall was his face and he’s broken his jaw… I’m at the hospital