No plan today!
For those of you who know me personally, you know I almost NEVER go to work without bringing food for the day. I eat my breakfast and lunch at my desk, as well as bringing fruit or veggies for snacks. I like knowing what I …
Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
dieting
Chicken Tortilla Casserole
I mentioned the other day, my Mom sending me a link to Eat Better America. One of the recipes was for a chicken tortilla casserole. It sounded really good, and they replaced a lot of the fattier ingredients with different ones such as using fat …
Busy day/tons of food at work/food find – Dr. McDougall’s ready to eat soups
It was non-stop at work today, from the moment I walked in until the moment I walked out! Phew was I tired by the time I went home! BUT, some great things happened during the day….I did NOT give in to food at work! Why …
Great food day!
One thing that helped me out today was preparing my food the night before. That way I have time to make something deluxe if I want and not be rushed throwing things in my bag. For breakfast I had: 1 Thomas whole grain English Muffin …
Veggie/fruit challenge continues…
So, after trying to get more fruits and veggies in, I didn’t do so hot over the weekend. I ate better, but I did NOT get all the servings I needed, so on Monday, I was back on. One thing I am noticing by eating …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Weigh In Friday + exercising!
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 …
Late night snacking saved!!
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 …
Low cal dips!
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 …
Long work day/chicken fried rice/open face bbq pulled pork sammy
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 …
Busy Friday
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 …
Taco salad
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 …
The Benefit of Chia Seeds – Chia Seed Fizz Drink!
I never heard of Chia seeds until the July/August issue of Clean Eating Magazine. I read a very interesting article about them. The ancient Aztecs claimed they provided energy and endurance. The seeds come from the Salvia Hispanica plant, and according to the Aztecs, 1 …
Very veggie beef stew
I know what you are thinking…Jenn there is beef in beef stew, why do you call it very veggie beef stew? I’ll tell you why! Last week, I made my very veggie pasta sauce by adding a bunch of extra veggies in my blender and …
Very veggie pasta sauce!!
I’m participating in a 5-a-day challenge on blog to lose to try to eat all your veggies and fruits per day. So far, its going great. I’ve been eating fruits and veggies as snacks and sneaking them in my smoothies, and tonight I snuck a …
Crustless Pumpkin Pie + Weigh-in Friday!!
Since starting back counting points these last few weeks, I always go through all the things I did the first time I lost 60 pounds using Weight Watchers. I’ve kept all my food journals, recipes, tips from my success to try to help me out …
mac n cheese and blueberries!!!
Yesterday was a great day! It was one of those days that I got everything done that I wanted, I stayed within my points, I EXERCISED, and made a great dinner! First of all, one of the best things that happened yesterday was this: My …
Some more good eats!
My breakfast this week has made me very happy! I mentioned I was eating a Lite Organic Cereal from Trader Joe’s and topping it with fresh fruit. It’s so good and filling! This was my breakfast today! 1 srv. Trader Joe’s cereal 1/2 cup of …
0 point soup + great lunch! + Weigh in Friday
First of all, today was my very first weigh in after joining Weight Watchers on-line and really keeping track of points. I love the on-line version, its so easy to enter in what you eat, save foods as favorites and I love the recipe builder …
Good eats today!
I have a new favorite cereal, and it comes from Trader Joe’s Organic Morning Lite Cereal I had a bowl of this morning, with 1 serving of Trader Joe’s High fiber cereal So, this was my breakfast with 1 cup of fresh blueberries and 1 …
Taco salad!
I bring my lunch to work about 99% of the time. It’s easy, I know what’s in there and I can keep it healthy. I was running late, so I opened my fridge, and took some leftover taco meat, a little cheddar cheese and that …
Roasted Salsa and Fat free home fries
I hope everyone is having a great 4th of July weekend so far! We had mostly rain all day yesterday, but it cleared up for the fireworks, so I was happy about that! (and so were my kids!) We ended up grilling in our garage …