Just Say No

What a crazy weekend! We've been partying it up with all the graduations, so it's been a whirlwind couple of days. Yesterday worked out o.k. I ate fairly decent and only really caved with some jelly beans and a couple chocolates at the party. Not too horrible, but I did end up eating a bunch of Cheez-Its when we got home. I didn't count POINTS, but I think I may have still been in the ballpark.



Today, I took my time waking up and decided to have breakfast before working out. I was craving a sandwich, so I made an egg and cheese on TJ's Organic Spelt bread for 4 POINTS. It was so good...





After watching some E! True Hollywood Story, I got the urge to run! I headed to the treadmill and pumped out a good 35 minutes. I kept my pace faster today; it was a nice push.





The daughters had some friends over to play and we decided to grill for lunch. They had hot dogs and I went with a Ranch Turkey Burger with a slice of Weight Watchers Pepperjack Cheese. I opted to go "bunless" (oh, how I wish ;) and had a side of the Crunchy Curls, grapes and carrot sticks for 7 POINTS...

Then I headed out to help my friend move some furniture. She rented a UHaul and we cracked up about it the whole time because we are both princesses, yet we were bouncing around in this UHaul determined to show our brawn by moving this heavy furniture into her house. We were grunting and sweating like we were doing some crazy challenge on the Biggest Loser Ranch. It was hilarious. And a nice sweaty, strength training workout!

Since I knew I would be getting home close to dinner, I had prepped ahead with a crockpot dish. I saw a recipe for Pineapple Luau Chicken on Bev's blog, so I thought I would give it a try. The only change I made was to use pork tenderloin instead of chicken since I had some on hand. I threw in some broccoli, green onion and served it over 1/2 c. brown rice for a great 6 POINT dinner...

I ended the night with a serving of Breyers Fat Free Double Churn French Chocolate Ice Cream with a topping of freeze dried blueberries!!! This was a great combo for only 1 POINT...

I found these guys (you know where!) recently and they are unbelievably good! They are crunchy and sweet...

Best of all, look at these facts! The whole bag is only 2 POINTS. There are a TON in there and could keep you munching for hours. Note to self: when feeling munchie, grab the crunchy blueberries!!!

I feel like a wad. A whale -ish wad. Just thought I'd throw that out there. I'm retaining a small pond despite my efforts to drink mass quantities of beverages today. I need to stay home now. No more parties. I need to be in control of what I am eating, "make" what I am eating and not be distracted by parties where I have to keep dodging certain "areas" that contain cake, cookies, chocolate and candy. Yep, stay home. And just say no...

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Have a great night!

Someone's In The Kitchen

I spent almost the whole day in the kitchen today. Some was cleaning, but most of it was baking! I really enjoyed it. It was fun to create and get my hands dirty!

I started off with a breakfast of an open faced smoked salmon and dill omelette. I used 3 egg whites (got a little yolk in there by accident), 1 oz. smoked salmon and a sprinkling of fresh dill. It was delish and 2 POINTS...




Then, I got right to it. I had an idea to make a "healthy" cupcake using some overripe bananas that I had. Coincidentally, I saw that the Blogger Secret Ingredient Challenge this week is bananas, so I thought I would come up with something to submit to the challenge this time. I have only read about it and have never done the BSI challenge before, so I'm not sure if it's o.k. to post my recipe before submitting it. You'll just have to hang in there til I can post it! I will tell you that I decided on making Chocolate Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Glaze! They came to 2 POINTS each, 137 calories, 2 gr. fat and 2.2 gr. fiber. I had to have one for a snack. Mmmm. I really liked the flavor combo. Here's a sneak peek...

While these were setting up, I also made dough for a sweet treat for the husband. I used to make him Sticky Buns all the time, but I haven't done them in almost 2 years! So, I thought I would surprise him with this special treat.

As the dough was rising, I took a quick lunch break. My stomach has been a little off since first thing this morning. I haven't been that hungry and almost feel a bit queasy. That doesn't stop me from eating though! I decided on a Spinach Artichoke Hummus sammie. I used 2 slices of TJ's Organic Spelt Bread topped with 1/4 c. of my homemade Spinach Artichoke Hummus, a slice of Weight Watchers Pepperjack cheese and a handful of baby spinach. A side of grapes was plenty to round out this 6 POINT lunch - no chips :-0 ....

After lunch, I took half the sticky bun dough, rolled it out and filled it with cinnamon, sugar and lots of raisins. I made the syrup for the dough ( you do not even want to KNOW how much butter, sugar, etc. is in this!) and let buns rise for a little while longer. With the other half of the dough, I decided to make giant cinnamon buns. I rolled out the dough and filled it with cinnamon and sugar and put those aside to rise. When the rolls were double in size, I baked them all and let me tell ya, this house smelled AMAZING! The husband was dancing a jig around the house in anticipation for these guys! So, now I will tempt the bejesus out of you by showing you the end result! Ready.........

Sticky Buns......

Cinnamon Buns with Ridiculously Artery Clogging Frosting...

You know I had to take BLT's of everything to make sure it was "okay"! Um, it was okay ;)

It makes me feel better to know that these treats are a bazillion calories and it's just not worth spending the POINTS (not that I even have enough in one day to cover ONE of these guys!).

Then, came dinner. I was not much in the mood for anything. So, it was "kids choice" and they picked this...

I stumbled upon this Roads End Organics product when little daughter was diagnosed with a milk protein allergy. For the first 5 years of her life, I had to make almost all of her food from scratch so that I would know exactly what was in it, otherwise it would be life-threatening to her. I always had a "bag of food" for her wherever we went. When I found this product, I was thrilled that she could eat something that resembled the Kraft mac and cheese that other kids ate. What makes this "cheesy" is actually, nutritional yeast. It is delicious and a great source of protein and B vitamins.

Here are the facts (click pic for better view)...

Since I wasn't too hungry, I shared this with the daughters. I only had 1/2 c. of mac and chreese along with some broccoli for a mini 4 POINT dinner (served on my salad plates)...

But, you know I always have room for dessert - sick stomach or not! I couldn't resist anymore. I had to have ..................

another Chocolate Banana Cupcake with Peanut Butter Glaze! See, I was a good girl! No "buns" that would end up on my buns for sure!

Have a great night everyone =)

Going Bananas Morning And Night

I continued my sunglass wearing conduct today in protest of the weather. It is just gray and dismal with scattered showers and it's getting on my nerves! More rain is called for tomorrow. When, oh when will it end??!!!


Before getting little daughter off to school, I had a quick breakfast. I broke out a Banana Nut Vitatop, heated it in the micro for 20 seconds and topped it with PB2 for 2 POINTS! Oh my greatness...


I found these Banana Nut Vitatops to be very moist. I was surprised at the amount of chopped walnuts on it, too. The only critique I would have is that I think the banana flavor is lacking a bit. More like a hint of banana, not a strong banana flavor. Still an excellent muffin for calories/POINTS.

After school drop-off, I headed to Starbucks to meet up with my good friend, Rosie. HI ROSIE!!!!! We don't get to see each other as often as we would like, so it was nice to catch up. She is such a wonderful person, inside and out! While chatting it up, I had a Tall Caramel Light Frappuccino -no whip for 2 POINTS...


I have to say that these fraps are awesome! I kind of feel that they are too good to be true in the calorie department. I guess the scale will tell!

After Starbucks, I decided to ignore the crappo weather and went for a run at the nearby trail. It was terrific! I ran for 45 minutes and I was in one of those moods that I felt like I just wanted to keep going and going. But, I had some errand to get done, so I called it quits after that and ended with 30 tricep dips using the picnic table. Then came the pain. My left hip gets sore sometimes after I run. Anyone have this happen or know why this happens?? I thought since my hip is attached to my big fat butt that jiggles around the entire time I run that it just may be the way my hip protests to this torturous activity. I know, not very scientific, but definitely a viable explanation ;)


When I got home, I tried this new SoBe Lifewater...

I saw this a while ago on someone's blog; I think it may have been either Kelly's or Connie's - sorry I don't remember! I really liked it. I tried the fuji apple pear flavor and it was a delicious 0 Points!

For lunch, I went with a Health is Wealth Chicken Free Patty in a Weight Watchers Pita with shredded lettuce, tomato and a slice of 2 % cheese. Some soy crisps and carrots rounded out this tasty 6 POINT lunch...




I didn't plan on an afternoon snack, but ended up nibbling on some cantaloupe and pineapple while I was cutting and prepping them(no pic). At least it was a healthy 2 POINT snack!



I haven't been very creative for dinner lately. I decided to try to use up all the veggies I have in the fridge and settled on another tofu scramble. This mix was...

• 1/2 block Nasoya Lite Firm Tofu
• 2 tbsp. chopped red onion
• 1/4 c. chopped red pepper
• 1 c. sliced mushrooms
• 1/8 c. chopped tomatoes
• 1/4 c. baby spinach
• 2 tbsp. salsa
• garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper

And to spice it up, a slice of this...

A ginormous one dish meal with an Easy Roll for 6 POINTS...

Later, I went with this for dessert...

So good! A mix of chocolate, strawberry and banana froyo! A serving is 1/2 cup (68 gr.) for 2 POINTS...

Another good eating day in the bag! So far so good. I just keep thinking....GOAL! I'm ready for it, now :D

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Have a great night everyone!!!!