Jump Around

I was able to occupy myself with lots of cleaning this afternoon, so the munchies stayed away. Also, my parents and Gram came by to see the daughters playing with the gift they gave them...

A trampoline!!! The poor husband spent 4 hours putting this together! It was a job, but I think he was just as excited about it as the daughters! We all tried it out -even my Dad; it's a lot of fun and a suprisingly good workout.

Dinner tonight was.... well, it's Friday you know! Yes, the husband and daughters had pizza. I decided to have some Spanakopita Wontons that I had in the freezer, along with a green salad, some carrots and 2 tbsp. white bean dip that I made this morning...

I wasn't quite "finished" eating, so I grabbed a couple Kashi TLC Roasted Garlic and Thyme Crackers to scoop up the rest of my dip...

I also nibbled on some of the pizza; probably ended up being half a slice total. I guess since I didn't have a snack this afternoon, I should be o.k. with my Points. I have to admit, I didn't "track" my Points exactly today. I know when I get away from writing it down, I tend to go astray. But since this was my day of 'detoxing' from all the overeating, I wasn't too worried about it. Tomorrow, I will be better!!!

I wanted some dessert tonight, so I went with my recent fave - Deep Chocolate Vitatop with PB2/Cool Whip Free icing. Really rich - a good cravings buster...

I am off to relax a little. I have a wicked headache right now (probably sugar withdraw!), so I am ready to chill...

Have a good night =)

Distracted

I got distracted last night with wrapping the last of the gifts and realized this morning that I forgot to post dinner! So, a quick recap...


Whole wheat penne with marinara sauce and a bit of parmesan (mmm) and Gram's green beans. Oh, how I love pasta! I controlled myself though!

I figured I would make an "on program" dessert so that I wouldn't be tempted to eat a ton more cookies and chocolate. I went with a Deep Chocolate Vitatop with PB2 mixed in some Cool Whip Free. Reeaaaallly good!

I'm pretty much all caught up with my wrapping, so I shouldn't be up too late tonight working on that (like I usually do). I'm heading to the treadmill now, so I'll catch up with today's eats later!

In The Car

I have been in the car off and on all day. It's been crazy! I think I have been in one spot maybe a combined total of 2 hours for the whole day. It was getting close to dinner and I was getting a little hungry, but dinner was going to be later because of running the daughters to activities. I decided to eat a snack anyway that way I wouldn't be too ravenous at dinner. I had some pretzel sticks and 1 oz. Cabot 75% Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese...





Dinner had to be quick and simple tonight. It was just little daughter and me; big daughter and the husband were at a PIZZA party. Little daughter wanted breakfast for dinner so, I decided on the same. For me, I made a three egg white omelette with a handful of baby spinach, sauteed mushrooms and 1 oz. goat cheese. I also had a Western Alternative Bagel with 1/2 tbsp. light butter. Satisfying 5 Point dinner...

I had plenty of Points left for a big dessert. Instead of going for something too crazy(like Halloween candy- yes, we still have some!!) and potentially dangerous, I decided to apply what I learned in my meeting today about choosing healthy, filling foods. I made a Banana Strawberry Trifle using 1 slice Whole Grain Banana Bread, sliced banana, Fiber One Strawberry Yogurt and a bit of Cool Whip Free...

Well, it sure was filling and I guess it should be for 5 Points! I am really full. Hey, maybe those Weight Watchers people know what they're talking about after all.... :)

Food In Bowls

The theme for the rest of the day seemed to be : Food in Bowls! Snack time was tricky. I had planned on eating an early dinner instead of having a snack because I was going to be at a birthday party with little daughter until 7:30 p.m. However, I was still full from lunch at this time. I didn't want to not eat something and wait until coming home because I knew I wouldn't make it. There was going to be pizza at the party and you know pizza and I are not good friends lately!! I decided I had to eat something, so I chose a Fiber One Strawberry Yogurt , put it in too big of a bowl, sliced some strawberries and topped it with a dollop of Cool Whip Free and a sprinkle of Fiber One Cereal...





Good decision. It held me over just enough that I didn't feel overly tempted to dig in to the pizza or the cake. But on the way home from the party, my stomach was growling. This had the potential for disaster. Often times I make it through a tempting party only to come home and eat the house down! I kept it under control tonight, though. I felt it was a little to late to have a regular dinner, so I thought some "dressed up" oatmeal sounded good. I don't love oatmeal, but I keep trying to! Well, tonight I liked it. I have been thinking about one of my favorite cookies that I make at holiday time called a Cranberry Hootycreek. Great name, huh! I found this recipe years ago and I love the flavors. It's basically an oatmeal cookie with dried cranberries, white chocolate and pecans. I thought these flavors would be awesome in oatmeal. Right on!! For my Cranberry Hootycreek Oatmeal I used...

• 1/2 c. old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 c. water
• 1/4 c. dried cranberries
• 15 grams white chocolate chips (this was about 2 tbsp.)
• 1 Kashi TLC Roasted Almond Crunch Granola Bar, crushed(substituted this since I didn't have any pecans)

Cook oats and water according to package directions. Stir in dried cranberries. Dress it up with white chocolate chips and crushed granola bar.


Oh my goodness....


What can I say? Unbelievable good. This came out to an 8 Point oatmeal!!! Yikes! I would not use that many Points for breakfast, but for a dinner and dessert combo, it was perfect! I didn't even look for a sweet or more munchies afterward! I guess miracles can happen...:)