Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
Welcome to the second installment of my series of profiling people who inspire me! These people have lost weight and kept it off. No miracles, no pills, no surgery. I “met” Jen through her blog, and even though she’s had a recent tragedy of losing …
First of all, I need to give a shout out to my Mom!!! Happy Birthday Mom!!! I hope you have a wonderful day!! If everyone can wish my Mom a Happy Birthday, that would be great! Last week I featured a new product called True …
This recipe comes from this months issue of Women’s Health Magazine. It reminds me of my favorite at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro…their lettuce wraps which are so good. But this recipe looks pretty easy! I like it because it only has a few ingredients, quick …
The weekend started out by taking the boys to see the movie 9. It was really good, and a little scary (although my sons said it was not scary to them!) I loved all the characters and I always wonder how people have the imagination …
Weigh in Friday! I can’t believe another week has come and gone already! That’s why I am trying to make every day count, because before you know it, its time to weigh in again! For those of you who don’t know, I am doing Weight …
I was lucky enough to get a sample of some new snack foods you may have seen in the stores recently. They are True North Brand Snacks and I had seen them in the store, but wasn’t sure what they were. When I got the …
One of my worst habits I would say would be late night snacking. I do great during the day, eat a great dinner, but after the kids go to bed and my husband and I are watching TV, we tend to snack. And why do …
What a weekend! It was GORGEOUS in Chicago over the weekend, 80’s and Sunny! The highlight of my weekend was getting together with my twin sister Biz and our best friends who are twins. We have been friends since the 3rd grade when they transferred …
One thing I am trying to do this time around losing weight is to find a different way to do the things I love but in a better way. What I am talking about people is chips and dip! My husband and I don’t go …
Hi everyone! I am excited to start a new series on my blog profiling Weight Loss Superstars! It’s never a perfect road to weight loss, but for someone like Diane, who has lost 150 pounds and kept it off for years, I consider her a …
I decided to make this pasta dish for a few reasons. One, is since I make pasta every week, I was looking to switch things up a little, and secondly, I chose a dish with an ingredient that my husband loves which is capers. Since …
It’s been a busy weekend so far, so I haven’t had time to post anything yet! This will be a quick post today. I’m pretty sure this is going to be my go-to breakfast every weekend. The Breakfast Pizza I made it last weekend and …
I can’t believe the week is almost over!! I have a 4 day weekend this weekend, so I am totally excited about that! For dinner the other night, I made my mini meatloaves again. It’s such a nice change from burgers or tacos! I used …
I’m not sure if you have seen these in the store yet. They are relatively new. In fact, I was asked to try these a few months ago, but every store I went to, they were not on the shelf. That is all changed. You …
It was kind of chilly over the weekend, so instead of grilling out, I wanted to make some kind of pasta dish. I went to Cooking Light and searched for pasta dishes. As I scrolled down the page, this recipe for Baked Ravioli shouted my …
After reading my sisters blog yesterday, she made spicy oats, so I decided to do the same. It’s only my second time making them and it was so good and it kept me full until lunch. I had: 1/2 cup of oats 1 oz. cheese …
I have been super busy at work lately, and since I have been working out at lunch, I am totally behind on reading blogs. I have to catch up! After a busy work morning, some friends at work and I went out for a nice …
This is the Pilates studio right by my office that I am taking my boot camp class. It was a hard class yesterday, but I felt great afterwards! I brought a wrap for lunch. And I was happy to see these baked lays in the …
This summer went by so fast! But all three of my kids were happy to get back (mostly!) My youngest just started 2nd grade… And my oldest son is starting 8th grade, with my younger son starting 6th grade This was a picture of my …
My friend and I at work ran another 5k at lunch today. It was a little hot outside, but we did great. And I rode my bike to work. I was laughing so hard to myself because as I was riding home, I kind of …
I got so busy yesterday I didn’t have time to post! Well, it was weigh in Friday!! After riding my bike to work every day, running 3.2 miles 3 days and doing the boot camp, I was hoping for a big loss, but I will …
I had another successful day yesterday!! I did the boot camp class with my friend at work at a Pilates studio by our office. I was SUPER nervous to go, because the first class was so hard and I was sore for a few days …
First of all I am excited to say I jogged/briskly walked another 5k during my lunch hour yesterday!! And I rode my bike to work (3.2 miles!) Wahoo!! Today at lunch is a boot camp cardio class by my office, it was really hard last …
A great way sometimes to make some food that you have even better? Accessorize it! Last week, two of my friends at work and I walked 3/4 of a mile to Whole Foods. Its where I bought my Chia seeds and visited the salad bar …
Weekends are usually crazy busy around our house. Chores, sleep-overs, shopping, getting ready for the week, going to the pool, etc… Yesterday was a gorgeous day in the Chicago-land area. It was hot, so we decided to go to our local pool for several hours. …