An All Day Affair

Shopping was an all day affair today. I had lots to do to prep for little daughter's birthday tomorrow, so I was up and out of the house by 9 a.m. The cupboards were pretty bare, so I grabbed a bowl of Puffins with unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze and Trader Joe's Freeze Dried Strawberries for 3 POINTS...


I hit the produce store, regular grocery store and Trader Joe's before rushing back for lunch. I was really hungry. I've been noticing that I get "the shakes" if I go too long and I hate that feeling. So strange since I remember those old days when I used to go the whole day without eating anything and then, eat a big meal at night. It never bothered me then, but what a great way to screw up your metabolism! I wouldn't even think of going that long without food now! Anyway, lunch had to be quick since I was starving, so I went with a hummus and cucumber sammie on an Arnold Sandwich Thin, a serving of Trader Joe's Sea Salt and Pepper Rice Chips and 1 c. of.... can you guess what those yellow cubes are? If you said, yellow watermelon, you're right! I have never seen yellow watermelon before coming across it at Trader Joe's today. Looks like a regular watermelon on the outside, but it has a lemon yellow color on the inside. Interesting! I thought the flavor was sweet, but mild. Almost a honey-like flavor. I liked it, but red watermelon remains my favorite, especially when it's super sweet like candy ;P
Altogether, a yummy 6 POINT lunch...


I barely finished my last bite before I was out the door again. Do you believe, I had to hit 2 more supermarkets (each one carries something that I needed that the other didn't - Pfft!)? Then, a final trip to Target and Five Below. I felt my stomach rumbling, but it was getting too close to dinner for a snack, so I decided to give myself an afternoon jolt to get me through....

I heart Mocha Light Frappuccinos! (2 POINTS)

I planned a light dinner for the husband and daughters tonight : Annie's Shells and White Cheddar with some mixed veggies ( on the side - of course! No way would they allow those two things to TOUCH ;)) I picked up a new single serving frozen meal at Trader Joe's today and thought it would be a good opportunity to try it....

This Filet of Sole with Butter Beans and Fresh Spinach looks delicious, doesn't it??? And the nutritional facts are phenomenal - only 3 POINTS!

Unfortunately, this was not as tasty of a meal as I was hoping. The flavor was very bland with just a bit of heat here and there from the poblano and chili seasoning. There were about 2 strands of spinach and the butter beans were very mushy. Boo! TJ's needs to go back to the drawing board on that one. I plated my meal and ended up adding 1/2 c. Annie's Shells and White Cheddar on the side. It was the best part of my meal! That is seriously the greatest boxed mac and cheese I have ever tasted! Love it!

My sad 6 POINT dinner...

After dinner, I prepped a bit for tomorrow night's meal, cleaned up and settled down for some dessert. I wanted something really fantastic, but decided I should finish up these Weight Watchers Chocolate Sundae Cones (2 POINTS) before breaking out some other dessert...

Whew, that's enough shopping for one day! At least I kept moving the whole day, which is about all the exercise I was able to fit in today. I think before I sit for too long, I'll get in my C&K 10 Minute Strength Training Workout, too! I'm determined to do it for the month long challenge. Okay, I'm getting up now....

Have a great night =)