This Is My Last Night Blogging

But, only until next Thurs.!!! Sorry, you can't get rid of me that easily! I've become addicted to boring the pants off of you all with the food diary of my life! However, we are going to Florida (Disney) on a family vacation and I don't think I will be able to fit in blogging amongst all the craziness. So, I will look forward to catching up with all of your blogs when I get back !

I have a million more things to do to get ready, so I'll make this quick. Breakfast was an open faced omelette using 3 egg whites, 2 slices of canadian bacon, handful of baby spinach and a slice of 2 % cheese for a delicious 3 POINTS...


Even though I had a ton to do, I wanted to make sure I fit in my exercise. I did a 40 weighted (18 lbs.) minutes on the elliptical and 20 tricep dips.

When lunch rolled around, I wanted to make sure to use up some of the leftover chicken. My first thought was Heather's BBQ Chicken Salad. It was so good! I used a little less chicken so, mine came to 6 POINTS...

I also had some Kashi TLC 7 grain crackers for 2 POINTS...

For an afternoon snack, I had a bowl of yummy strawberries (1 POINT)...

While I was sprucing up the house, I did grab a handful of Peanut Butter Puffins, too!

Dinner was easy tonight: hot dogs and whatever veggies left in the fridge! I decided to have a lonely Spinach, Fontina and Roasted Garlic Chicken Sausage from the freezer instead of a dog. I sauteed a side of baby spinach and topped with some pine nuts and made a side of "baked tofu fries", too. A tasty 8 POINT dinner...

I felt pretty full, so no big dessert tonight. I actually took out a Vitatop and was ready to defrost it, but then realized it wasn't necessary. I decided to just go with a "taste" of something sweet...

It was perfect! Well, I'm off to finish packing. I have to say that I will really miss blogging and reading all of your wonderful blogs this week! If I have some time, I'll try to check in mid-week, but if not, I look forward to seeing you all on the 9th for a recap of my trip. I'm going to try my very best to make healthy choices while I'm there. Hopefully, there will BE healthy choices! I'm counting on all the walking to be my saving grace!

See you all next week!!!! Stay healthy =)

More Shopping...UGH!

Another day of run, run, run. Unfortunately not how I wanted to run! I actually planned an outdoor run for this morning, but big daughter realized that she forgot an assignment and I had to meet her up at school to sign it. So, I ended up fitting in my run on the treadmill before taking little daughter to school - thanks to the husband who was able to attend to her while I ran. I did a good 40 min. and felt great after!

Once I got everyone set, I headed for the remainder of the shopping escapades. Before I left the house, I grabbed my breakfast to eat in the car -again! I don't love eating on the run, but the Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin with 1 tbsp. lite cream cheese (3 POINTS) made it an enjoyable experience...


I finally sucked it up (more like sucked it IN) and bought myself two bathing suits. One-piece, basic black. No do-dads or patterns to draw attention. Boring, I know :( But, I got one at a major bargain at Target - it was on clearance for $8.74 !!!! Seriously, it's not hideous; it was just on sale!

After recovering from bathing suit shopping, I went to eat!! I met my sisters -in -law and mother-in-law for lunch at Bertucci's Italian Restaurant. The food is really good here, but the rolls are exceptional. They are made with pizza dough and baked in the wood-fired oven. Mmmm! But, I decided NOT to eat them because I knew I would have white rolls with dinner tonight and didn't want to bog down my system with too much junky bread. Wish they made them with whole wheat! Anyway, what I DID eat was a portion of the "table salad"...

Nothing special. Just bogus iceberg with cucumbers, tomatoes and an olive with an Italian vinagrette dressing. I only had a bit, so I counted it as 1 POINT for the dressing. I also ordered the Tuscan Minestrone Soup which was delish! I couldn't find any nutritional information for this anywhere on the internet, so I'm guesstimating it at 5 POINTS...

When the daughters came home from school, I was ready for a snack. I had a fuji apple with 1 tbsp. of homemade almond butter for 3 POINTS...

I did some extra snacking, too. Nothing too extreme- a handful of Peanut Butter Puffins and a handful of reduced fat Cheez-its. I wasn't hungry and I knew the whole time I was snacking that I was just using up some nervous energy. I guess being able to recognize that during the snacking instead of after is a step in the right direction. The next step would be to tell myself to KNOCK IT OFF! Baby steps ;)

Later, I got dinner going. I made mini burgers( or sliders as they are now called )with ground beef. My mom had seen these made on a cooking show by spreading the ground beef evenly on a cookie sheet, baking it whole and then, cutting it into squares to fit on the mini buns. I decided to give it a whirl and it worked out great! It took no time at all; way better than forming a bunch of mini patties! I served these on Pepperidge Farms soft dinner rolls (12 in a pack). For a side, I made Bacon Ranch Coleslaw using a package of coleslaw mix dressed with a mix of 1/4 c. Kraft Light Three Cheese Ranch Dressing, 1/4 c. buttermilk and 4 slices of crumbled center cut bacon. This was a hit with the daughters who NEVER eat regular coleslaw!

I had two mini burgers and 1/2 c. coleslaw for 8 POINTS...

No big dessert tonight since I had the "snack attack". I did indulge in a little bit of dark chocolate...

I needed the antioxidants :)

I'm off to give my attention to the Biggest Loser. I've been watching bits while posting and can I just say Ron needs to GO! UGH!

Have a great night =)