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.... :)

Breakfast In A Bag

I had my Weight Watchers meeting this morning and since I was going to weigh-in, I wasn't putting a morsel of food in my mouth until I got off that scale! Every ounce counts, I say. So, I packed up my breakfast to eat at the meeting. I had a slice of Whole Grain Banana Bread, an apple and Eggnoggin Tea with a splash of Vitasoy Holly Nog...


I saved the apple until after the meeting because it is annoying to others to chomp loudly while they are all starving (no one eats before weigh-in!). Plus, there was a general hush in the room since Weight Watchers has rolled out a new plan called Momentum and everyone was trying to listen carefully to make sure they were going to still get every morsel of food coming to them! Thankfully, we all breathed a sigh of relief - no reduction in alloted food consumption, just a new shift in thinking with respect to choosing more filling and healthful foods. A definite good thing. Glad I was able to make it in there today. Weigh in went well, too - lost 2.6 for a total of 67.6 lbs. Whew -almost to 70! Holiday cookies please stay away!!!!!!!!!


I ate a "late for me" lunch. I wasn't sure what I felt like eating and then I remembered the delicious dough boy from last night! I had a Cha Siu Bao(steamed bun), some carrots and a serving of Kettle Baked Potato Chips. I noticed the chips packaging has changed; here's what the new packaging looks like...

The yummy bun(a must try -instant love) with crunch and more crunch...

A happy 6 Point lunch. Who needs cookies :)

Shopping and Baking

Food shopping was on my agenda today. I got through it pretty quickly, got everything I needed and found some exciting new food finds! I will be sharing these with you as I try them. Let's start with lunch today! I found this yummy Beans, Rice and Cheese Style Burrito at my local supermarket in the frozen food section...


It's by a company called Cedarlane. It has 260 cal., 1 gr. fat, 7 gr. fiber and 13 gr. protein. That comes to only 4 Points. I popped it in the micro according to package directions and dove in. It was terrrific! I would definitely buy this again. I had two plums along with it ; a great no-brainer lunch...

During my food shopping trip, I also bought a bunch of these beat-up bananas for only $1.14...

I was thinking smoothies and Whole Grain Banana Bread!!!! I knew I couldn't stay away from it for too long. I got to baking it right away - smelled so good.

I decided I should have a snack while the bread was baking. That way I won't be tempted to eat the whole thing when it comes out! I grabbed a Fiber One Strawberry Yogurt and an Eating Right Bar...

Dinner tonight was Barbeque Turkey Meatloaf. There was a round of applause from little daughter. Not really. She declared her hatred and begged for the Banana Bread. Although I tried to maintain my stance that I have two menu options : Take It or Leave It, I ended up caving. She ate banana bread for dinner with attitude because she said, "It's healthy, Mom, right???" Can't argue there...

Along with my delicious meatloaf, I made brown basmati rice with added sauteed mushrooms and onion, and some sauteed frozen spinach. It was a very good and filling meal. Oh and the husband said it was great! I wish I had recorded that...

After dinner I couldn't help myself - I had to make another banana recipe. You will be seeing lots of banana-ish things as I will be trying to use up my bounty! Consider yourself warned!!! I wanted to try and make a breakfast cookie. Something healthful and quick to eat in the morning since there will be lots of rushing out the door until Christmas. I played around with some ingredients and ran the recipe through the WW Recipe Builder until I came up with the Point value I would want. I really didn't want to spend more than 3 Points for a breakfast and these cookies came out to 2 Points!! Here's a little sneak peek...

I'll try them tomorrow for breakfast and let you know if they are a hit. Stay tuned.... :)