Day 177 (Thursday 4/30)

<p>It’s “Friday Eve”!!! Love it!!! :)</p> <p>I didn’t have time to get in a workout this AM, but I did have a few extra minutes to make a nice breakfast. I had a <strong>3 egg white omelet</strong>, with <strong>1 slice</strong> of<strong> ff cheese</strong>, and <strong>1/4c  diced lean ham</strong>, and <strong>strawberries</strong> for <strong>4 points</strong>.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXU8OrR_H6IzLQBATEd-bgg7j9Ca-Timuvaj50UDE_WNI364pNNGUL8z2cV5hvhQpqTxEDWzJbMLZFC4HumdOvfq1n6si2xIOUdZWB-4a1FwUj6sm_bT7emjvc-PWqDjKozGLGYR8Vf3Nd/s1600-h/DSC023836.jpg"><img alt="DSC02383" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wy5w8PUFR1pV836P33ysohdRQ3UctTFWiPrM6J4m6OeXk8CKgze11SOTxET2QSYWSyGb5zJqvv6GWnN0YuYy_JsZw04O9LwhBL76_f4JfaoijpP_G1Sp5VDGeNtICIrUVCBFGmn9oS6F/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02383" width="404"></a> </p> <p>My omelet was great to change things up a bit, but it sure didn’t hold me over too long. By 11am I was sure ready for my morning snack, usually I don’t eat it until 12:30ish. And of course you could guess what I had without even looking at my picture! My favorite combo…<strong>strawberries</strong>, <strong>grape</strong> <strong>nuts</strong>, and <strong>yogurt</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4NQxZDQORzX4tsQ3o2WIB0Xgyy3jKJZaVz6SbN2dLewRcLmnN2wkv2poBdWQxfp0F8akqnfUF4t8FvMGMAIqiF46TqaR1Xq1aYMkGo0Imdlpk1A5jhZf83IDwOXJOHVBRKwa3XPLT6u-/s1600-h/DSC023843.jpg"><img alt="DSC02384" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZ6rXoMhxOkYs0aLxoM9s-EG8laJmUXZeBP_GhuKnUW5tTqK4elQqYiiae1t2As3VBftUJUUl7T76saWqUmMDc4jPPbntJiNtzLsk7k7ymQEbd48vpzWm4-h7DF1JLVsj79MMoEtJ1tcQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02384" width="404"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Lunch today was another “frozen” one. We are SUPER behind at work so I didn’t want to take much time at home. So I heated up my <strong>SmartOne’s dinner</strong> for <strong>6 points</strong> and ate it on the way back instead of taking my usual hour lunch break. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFn2B9YaKtWJHsaKeB_8_fhJkPYPncnT91xyrgV53BxMnfcUIomkr_4fR4RFQCqoStmX4rlFwBo2ClNeBHQKo-Wjm8onft1OFN9hpyjXYFuTq_U0tJwp0iQeBTqG6H8YjO-nroV0HAObdM/s1600-h/DSC023853.jpg"><img alt="DSC02385" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63wzaYlWing8OXNeqrGwsY786_NgC020wbTh-WyQv5SaCRt1LuoSiaOGRMRnfbS7VQSPSkLtacvmuZ9dXjo2Q_0E7cqkNMODlKJshP26Ko_0W8wZSjDkVoUqnwcdPIy1bxeRDPJ_wdN45/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02385" width="404"></a> </p> <p>Not sure what my deal is…but I had the snack attack today. Throughout the afternoon at work I snacked on a <strong>fiber one bar</strong> and a <strong>smart food popcorn cluster</strong> for <strong>4 points</strong> total. </p> <p>Ok so I bought these SUPER cute new black dress shoes while I was in Florida. (One of the three pairs of black dress shoes I bought while there!) Anyway…today was the first day I wore them to work and by the end of the day I didn’t think they were too cute anymore…in fact I wanted to rip them off my feat and hurl them out the window!!!! Luckily I didn’t, I plan on wearing them to my SIL’s wedding in June. If my feet can take it! My question to all my wonderful bloggies is what can I do to help my poor blistered toes so this doesn’t happen again…is there anyway to make these shoes more comfortable?? I put Band-Aids on mid-day as you can see in the picture, but them they started rubbing on my 2 smallest toes on both feet. :( So if anyone has any “make high heels more comfortable advice”….I am ALL ears!!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRguWy_Rl02orCOyBRsaigZsLKGy0aKYSkxpnE4wtYOCCOgoih7-uhqYNkrv0GP7hh3eVBzCu2fClBWCEp2xT8ZEI3D__TMZx8XzF9eTN0W6YmSfO2LCC2DSn449Dw0icXv_zPYW8ZK4x/s1600-h/DSC02389%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02389" border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyjG2zytVysIB_bZfNbplA0lBlo2uQ-nZWzG4dcwYZG_a6MA-F_fNJXbAWJ6ZxsYFuzpfS9lcAx-hbCZdh1aihxB7z5z0iN89xoJETKsBUXS8_Axxl9_Slzf6mfOMMWWiA96E94WDdx9c/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02389" width="379"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDC-hQnCJbnsBaWuEH1uKW-aLnAHA-Ytr_GrFV8uGQHbxhAUIvSnfS_g881wOK-GjlzVlszK2GgvhTqrZxm_vpNWy22tjcegOGBuYrzo9i7Dd9zfyy20jByD0_3FXlA2n_BFip2moak-v/s1600-h/DSC02393%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02393" border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP3nAjFhYand7DWQDYFeoUyjndx7AaUOmLTsvotd1vAJn8F-93qH7XJuURZp5_nLeFbsxWcDBSif0wCv7CRIUEifLgCANMJPS6i_e481GEvoijMFNIGoBlfvfXpoNqOmRyFO8UiPTA8Fh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02393" width="379"></a></p> <p>Ok back to food!! Sorry for that “detour”! I thing my blog has turned into “my road to weight loss and my daily happenings”! I hope you guys are ok with that!!</p> <p>After tending to my blistered toes I toughed up and hit the pavement for a <strong>run</strong>. Abby joined me today and I quickly wished she would have stayed home. She wanted to stop and sniff every single thing!! I kept having to pull her along. So it was a slow run, but I did my normal route and got done in about <strong>25 minutes</strong> (2.5 miles) so not too bad. I dropped her off back at the house and hopped on the <strong>bike</strong> for a quick <strong>15 minute</strong> <strong>ride</strong> around the neighborhood. I guess I should remember that my legs are about a MILLION times longer than hers! But usually she is practically pulling me along! So note sure why she was lagging…must have been a rough day lazily sleeping around the house! ;) lol</p> <p>Supper tonight was a new try! And it was GREAT!! From what I’ve seen these are called “crack wraps” and I think I can only guess why!!! They are SUPER addicting!! I was reading <a href="http://becomingahotmama.wordpress.com/">Becca’s blog</a> today and came across them and had to try them right away!! You can click <a href="http://becomingahotmama.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/148/">here</a> to get “specific” instructions…but they really aren’t that hard! Just three ingredients, 1 wrap, 1 slice of ff swiss cheese, and 2T hummus. For the record hummus and I don’t go too far back. I tried it over Christmas break at my sister’s house and was NOT impressed at all. But when I saw this on Becca’s post today I thought I would give hummus another try! And I am sure glad that I did. So in total my supper was <strong>5 points</strong> for the “<strong>crack wrap</strong>” and <strong>steamed</strong> <strong>veggies w/cheese</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmgbq4YXkp5BniXFzruJtNMD99C2GiFHURyMPUX74pq2oDQ2zfIXETdI7n-i0K66kz8o9l3-qCL_5hkjj9MW4P14E6P_5_VQ2IaUba0cwJhsiHgvp2ecouCLYtdR7AkNnENN-feCo9qAe/s1600-h/DSC023943.jpg"><img alt="DSC02394" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHgct8Iaq6BL8gviY3Jk6tDlGFO_xdNPhUdyt8Qt5ro0Dqhc07h8SkU5T9BBithWbSTwO-8M0nlwKvdG5zuQdVzc93VjsJI-XqyAjyQbvnFowI_vVnopWjRrXhigDh1mx3ot_pfOl_gTF/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02394" width="404"></a> </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="800"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="400" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNW_LthnAjfXCdXBM9PvTvAUWPtbQijZOxZ3ovUK8uvlpPhoD09lh5tV17HjSjinpOA3JbeDl6gRMKnOYAzyostd027mAq2uyMAKYydYU_ti4RG0_TqJemeHAViFqkgrpSwwT7YbWfSgd/s1600-h/DSC023953.jpg"><img alt="DSC02395" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3uNOu6oibE4Eij0bkXqtrWdg0NhP4MDtx_lJ8EZvO3EAPC_ehjiZSe21TlQcUtaUkUXyKouxlyLWjTdlk1rAxHx1COI55syDZp7JNCLkoaLfX6h6zcvrhdvzkJnE1ZtK6mY-yTpJdJmN/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02395" width="404"></a>Ok so I had lots of new trys today!! After reading K<a href="http://iowagirleats.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/theres-something-about-smoothies/">ristin’s post today</a> I knew I wanted to FINALLY try out a homemade smoothie. I’ve had ones at Tropical Smoothie, but never made one for myself! My <strong>smoothie</strong> contained a bunch of <strong>strawberries</strong>, <strong>1 banana</strong>, <strong>1 c Almond Breeze</strong>, and a bunch of <strong>ice</strong> for <strong>4 points</strong> total and it made a TON! I tried giving some to DH, but he wasn’t too fond of it so I just sipped away on it all night while doing things around the house…it made 3 glasses total, but I only got pictures of glass #1 and glass #2! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4p7tlwRIPBlrEpJcsvh61zCdl-TpPHxnOV8soPBbRgEPzyZOqUEZUZDah2TBSfOJvuBtVi4xrEuaCu-a0ch1Ir3U8aova_y8LNZM0nK7e4zxIzgg7mYfx5CXYXgVdvQId0lmtYEV3WUB/s1600-h/DSC023964.jpg"><img alt="DSC02396" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM2qmI-fg7ZVlK5AubY-VFqzuURJ_j_7PALN_78G4ZzUN_O1fPo_dpKjCSI_ULByxnSVieN4uMQYvf7PDvdPlI_M742e1CF1ywRKdd_G6wgUjTtfHPZdrYJ79EnXdDmz3B7nG1Y9SMsT0/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02396" width="302"></a></td> <td width="400" align="center"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p> </p> <p>Besides getting my counter cleaned off I spent the evening going through this GIANT box  that came today! It is from my PartyLite show I had last Monday. I couldn’t believe how much stuff there was! It was kinda fun to get everything all set out and then put everyone’s individual orders together. The last picture is what I got for FREE!!! In total I got 12 candles and 1 diffuser. Can’t wait to burn them and see what I think! They are supposed to burn “clean”…no black stuff on the sides of the jar! I’m super excited about that!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT94_3uHhsSiEfzXc-RnQDR5iWirCHxZXABTBwjFxtgF454qj9hveOHDW4tFl__G6_4pMtUUBElqxkqX3OdAut3Ca9CFbLam5OR01evYAMd8HxQSNc5M1H1bHWqiYB4P-Ib3qYQR-5Mr7E/s1600-h/DSC023983.jpg"><img alt="DSC02398" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGotWwnssfTfpALTVhhvV2EyHOKf9TdZdIUx81QglHo_r9-WCFmyiZUYJ5SbSIo4V0ZdvGSPJNg38Pgm67HTbCkwLPpksqpEzAeuCzwn0_P9hHaFR3z5EDcYr_cuPGTHxohETXzValG_-h/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02398" width="279"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrybDlUpKASUEaqmgvyr02RgADh-L9fHIUG4UacFozbidqgN1ZEz9uYAUa1L6r2h276U5HpMEQxSIXTzg1Gi1QXDf2DWADrb5OR7xPLrbcSOupJw2koacSM_JJHqm8m9tjF9m_WzRyMQXV/s1600-h/DSC023993.jpg"><img alt="DSC02399" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglboo4aqcItZT6yqyb4yJOpH7BpjvxDHcLJIcsLYMJpjlvGh7xbLZ1xUIe1faMHb25ngDDuqxEF2xKP-uQ8ISf2u9Y0zVXkWNqB9kQDuTbcboMYP-UB0JFrvtZAbKqqaYZIcrvdERev9WF/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02399" width="279"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkakRxixmUXyb-SQQd93CFdItjmjwrq73ZviwIcE-VF-2qBOAuPqcClmwmqGGQVDrWYfvZj9i_or-kY_pjSxmuIoBLuApcyQ1d0oX69aU5Tea6gYN06ouK00tQjIVcVVIKg9ZNGMIPxOb/s1600-h/DSC024003.jpg"><img alt="DSC02400" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkZr0ESZWjwV9h3c9smh-EyImfoucLMGaIouTb1mFWPES-_9-krEtkTfT1Rv9dwGlvtABKjwdhj3mLV6R1Z6IGYB5OgqgT_CPHhyphenhyphenYXJwI5I59aAV9Pjh1d_w9VsD667L0ZJtyG7CfkZq7/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02400" width="279"></a></p> <p>Well my favorite bloggers it’s almost 10:30 and I’m ready to hit the hay! Hope everyone had a “thrilling Thursday”!!! </p> <p><strong>THURSDAY’S STATS</strong></p> <p>POINTS = 26/23</p> <p>WEEKLY ALLOWANCE = 6 used, 29 remaining</p> <p>WATER =96 oz</p> <p>EXERCISE = 25 min run, 15 min bike ride</p>

Day 177 (Thursday 4/30)

It’s “Friday Eve”!!! Love it!!! :) I didn’t have time to get in a workout this AM, but I did have a few extra minutes to make a nice breakf...

Read more »

Day 176 (Wednesday 4/29)

<p>Happy hump Day blogger buddies!! Only 2 more days till Friday!</p> <p>Today was my day off for exercise. It was nice to get a few extra zzzz’s!</p> <p>The <strong>cantaloupe</strong> is almost gone! I had some more for breakfast, along with some <strong>watermelon</strong>, and <strong>yogurt</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5X_h2eUqbtiYIP2xZo4obFgk5vroYA0SEGawXpyX6WEOoC1UlAkOUyQ-f-LOSNnBll8_3wsnvlHx8PsdgmXONCSvI4EMg5_HwpCpCK0MmvM7lgG_wtkiaz6WAr_EgreEJOag2Ynx6We-/s1600-h/DSC02368%5B8%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02368" border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2I-ooKhZhPrv_-YtQHyk0-OrpYUIuNUVTPTNMJV_1xF3xIwZS41GWNeFwauV7y_Vjte2YZBLyVSnJeztopcZw5A-qq-lY7-YuxodmLgQJJa37Oe2aTYT55AjSmKv4R_hzDx9dI2Pa3Sj/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02368" width="404"></a>   </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjHcxU1gFZo40s24APJGU5yS7ekZPaKewN5jsDx9_QKOrhPQXZx_jalChGZctkFdgvBFdwq4-iBb1jGOZp7jH6fzZXBQW2ZLD2ze5cK29w1h_aD_vsHFK_54vsMS_nv90Ca3XEx8hbc2M/s1600-h/DSC02369%5B18%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02369" border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1Yv1vB2eXdqtwf75-ADOzEYN4u4lcxDgU6e_SVji_ZiZzsMrDq8kAMmAiPQ4VctqdUlqxdbljMwiEJoGpjggczKxqYPi-eeG-xkMzUutNLy0y2oPFka0pmZFi6uKoPyBklTTGt-AMxJv/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02369" width="390"></a>Mid morning I tried out a free sample (<strong>baked cheddar snacks</strong>) I got at my WW meeting last night for <strong>2 points</strong>. I don’t think these are new. When I was on ww back in 2005 before I got married I ate these ALL the time! They remind me a lot of cheetoes!</p> <p><img alt="DSC02370" border="0" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eDU-ob4XJFUE6F7mucWHEaqwLzfCWbRKqw-ssc6Xrekk8DQmQDThsXA8SQFP4LLdLcre5CKD-jfzmMvlVKywbPF2rSXVr6cLaQkx_5W7t99mjceTegdEbLvutiPdURkBmG6wnoj4N5L3/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02370" width="487"></p> <p align="center">My 2nd snack of the morning was <strong>yogurt</strong>, <strong>grape nuts</strong>, and <strong>strawberries</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBKAAc1_gX8zTkRHhbXn9NGtJy62MCXom0rEsfYsjJDfFm0GPKu_v7zvDJDBkcu5N6JEnZn6fjC3RzBCcaI1MuP3p5l_jRDnQEMAY_Y4KV5FHYdPLO_VsV0bVxj0B-7CWY0Edj6ANp4km/s1600-h/DSC02371%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02371" border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvoS6Oul_-li6lej4IxXjy4-55cunZq85FQjtO-PwcpFFZ3UphTx6U800eSzssqWbylTiyUgE2pvDgJxwovvKRi5eQUpbemDPclOp2oVmTR_QQdWT5-1s4v_sMf5FhxmM4QbwGQnkYMhw/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02371" width="487"></a>On my lunch break today I made a quick grocery run. Hy-Vee (our local grocery store) has something called “Wellness Wednesday” where you get 15% off everything in the health food section. I needed PB2 and of course wanted to save some extra $$! I also saw these. There were several flavors, but I chose the “<strong>chocolate cookie caramel pecan</strong>”.  The second picture has a few “high points” of the snack. They were pretty good, not too much chocolate though. They came to <strong>2 points</strong> per bag. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoBRhgk-4qS2Y0GYRHqYOWg3Pi3hf6P-U7enVERB0KWIexRYDokAFJBsyYd0F__nvqG9_IIkAumieEu4LVHe536vQmR0yiyjmXqRUMaxpMI1HXuEkMm9GP6WkKGiU3C1SQ3qZ8VrJxzX2/s1600-h/DSC02372%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02372" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08TzsSQV-bnATuvPWKh2SzM6E1uxhqJ1u7gPI-Hj9xFP4ywd4HaP0kj6kIw9GpWCnw1H7yvxQA8uCw6svXFaJBZDSn3ZY6fAgWQJDrjDcFl7LgBiKTyWFi3MwWFqlhAwolJTQ-dzuSYWc/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02372" width="404"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDw-stHxBDu8YnOD7OzWuZWnKHkCrtB9SayoxySEVmlqnq5oPaiIyroIc4BlwGKpUG3dRhuvLwVTS3AFNb7tp8Wzilgj1EdmaAF7nEJ8Q5_F3w1L0Ph12v9-5RnAmAKCfmPzT4_5DXi1W_/s1600-h/DSC02373%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02373" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrSKJ_4_EuCrbSsBCJDDDKBvArMUFN4DSp3xTLEUCE8QBhR-fTIv94LZPP0p5df6l_uZdbAqlpQ691AjRK1pVvz9viiw8RPCLwoAcLbNsJ-yiYP8vVYbYy-BVUp4-5Q2XYhZFOy1kZifM/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02373" width="404"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Since I made a stop, I didn’t have a lot of time to make anything for lunch. So I popped in a <strong>Green Giant</strong> frozen dinner. But this time I added some extra <strong>broccoli</strong>! Defiantly very satisfying for <strong>5 points</strong>!</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="200"> </td> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9p8njghX6XoYlksHVNj3vHHUwFidHxLI1fTyT7TfXHtevUiKWef8mZMWU096DbzJ9Jd2EFKQZ-6vXgR99uKKbsZUsUIv7HKLvGNlLspBP3b7HeOCvA141oszZ-yw7BaFpph4JiPtBCQf/s1600-h/DSC02374%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02374" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4OOIXo1XwfIJLoAZugJovrne14bgyKbpeJ6pkDXNP7EfHb9Rid6iRT45WTcZFfKjCJrdtcVu_0_BRHlwqcFcKxA6Vi-NZDcQnh7KgwVfy7mToBQ-ZSGRlTX6_Cy3TZWgarPH_yNKRyeQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02374" width="404"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXAu462b7q8liPk8vBhQ0dMGFP6E86WaYd4z2KBY7Xz8slKNm0Os63ZZNNW04yX5ZORNMguknBpZQnyMG4eNR4UqZu7_Am_8JAAeCc-xGLToSSYpHas-QlZ5hceIV83BCuX4FcEB0R4xo/s1600-h/DSC02376%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02376" border="0" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug2jHw1hN_lwd_WuLo_AqxfMAk6AfGHbNvQ98PTUMhpI6tezI6TnAMQ1-UXaLk525cxJNq19dqkMRFQkclNED6BTQzlEMp3nnq5zpswb1jTr53_W9GM56xNLkfg38W2i_DTQEcf4UB8n3/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02376" width="487"></a> <p align="center">This was Abby the whole time I was getting my lunch together. Not sure what she was looking for out the door, but I just love how she always stands on her back legs! I know I may be a bit biased, but she is just so cute!</p> <p>After work I met DH to take our vehicles to get the oil changed. I had a two $5 off coupons that expire tomorrow so I wanted to get them used! I had a <strong>fiber one bar</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong> while waiting and also a <strong>ww pb cup</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong>. Sorry…no pics!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wqCuvjglCKK-zp2NQ07SvH4Y8DA9ioCveZ4unPHT36T6VQAO9LV5qArgKILMVNLFEPvJz2kVACvcDNP9KRHluTzMx1DcC_EZ9ViG_DPQARgIqeXqTjaeafvhQWR2iQytXeEb8WgStrS5/s1600-h/DSC02378%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02378" border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsZrnhWA4X4mhfVna4cVeTkNxQ4ESvwV6K-mnA9xMJbmOhhbbf1NPegx4jNoUx0c3LpEMXNkYeR0R30FHeY5kPGGaGePu5JHpisltaYuWUJOXshk8aDoeRK6Na7E34aaistMwK13jkAs_/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02378" width="486"></a></p> <p>We didn’t do our “normal” Wednesday routine of tacos & margaritas! I figured we saved some $$ and calories! :) So I finished up some leftover <strong>marinara sauce</strong> on <strong>whole wheat rotini pasta</strong> for <strong>6 points</strong>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtOYpFeusVoMnWiAX4H3Q-g1bnHeMnLqwOanEIITOKpDwQWX6HYaAaIHiNzscsgeExM6I8pbp72EZVyQ3DRi70aW3KrA42xo2B0IFcxcIUvqLDBXXGAXLOCXA6YlmSjdMXL-7mTMLo_xA/s1600-h/DSC02379%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02379" border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotjpjKbXGAg_MEz3GH8rxJlvdHu5jbZQjz2EnOAu8CW1hLmDswVX29N_BFVWxjYJb571cvSpo87dDjuUCA4EdIJXTAEFrr8LD-4j9iEiSOzpFo6BWhGqAVCRw1DRP-AAmmuCax9hvURaw/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02379" width="486"></a> For desert I had a <strong>deep</strong> <strong>chocolate</strong> <strong>vitatop </strong>with <strong>PB2</strong> for<strong> 2 points</strong>. I think I kinda forgot about these guys hiding in the freezer! They’re so good and totally hit the spot!</p> <p> <strong>WEDNESDAY’S STATS</strong></p> <p>POINTS =26/23</p> <p>WEEKLY ALLOWANCE = 3 used, 32 remaining</p> <p>WATER =96 oz</p> <p>EXERCISE = none…day off</p>

Day 176 (Wednesday 4/29)

Happy hump Day blogger buddies!! Only 2 more days till Friday! Today was my day off for exercise. It was nice to get a few extra zzzz’s! T...

Read more »

Prom Night In Austin, Nevada

I just love my job!<br /><br />Last Saturday, I drove the loneliest road in America (Hy 50), the old Pony Express Trail, from Tahoe to Austin. As I came around a small mountain, I looked out over a tan-gold plain at sunset to see the snowcapped peaks of the Toiyable Range (Nevada's 2nd longest of 312 mountain ranges, a range with glacial features going back to the Pleistocene era), and had to press hard on my faith to believe a site so beautiful could be real.<br /><br />Then came a solo supper at the Toiyabe Cafe next door to our little Church. The Toiyabe Cafe is down home and unpretentious with antlers on its walls. As I was savoring my Ortega Burger, in came 4 teenagers dressed to the 9's in evening attire surprisingly well fitting. The girls were super dolled up. Their hair must have taken hours to fix. They were embarrassed by their finery and giggling compuslively to each other. The boys one could understand only if one had been a boy and had some vague memory of it. (Mine is fading.) They were awed and terrified by the girls. Mysterium tremendum, mysterim fascinans. And so they were ignoring the girls with all their might. The nervous girls sought solace in mutual silliness; the hapless boys, in mutual dufusness and thereby avoided each other.<br /><br />After rehearsing for an ordination, and moving into a room at my beloved Pony Canyon Motel, I strolled down to the International Bar. It was much as you would expect. A dark, Western bar with predicatable personalities sitting on the stools. Vic, the weathered Serbian bar tender was playing pool with Jay, the 32 year old smiling Native American (I'm guessing Western Shoshone) wearing a cowboy hat.<br /><br />On the largish tv in the corner, The Lion In Winter was showing. Stop to remember this film classic to grasp the incongruity. I got a table and watched the medieval drama unfold:<br /><br />Alice: Do you know what I want for Christmas? I want to see you suffer.<br />Eleanor of Aquataine: Alice, just for you.<br />And the two women, wife and lover of Henry II respectively, fall into each others arms weeping.<br /><br />Meanwhile a large overweight dog, whom I will learn at Church the next day is named Oso, wanders about. A woman comes in, sees Oso, and goes back to fetch her Pomeranian puppy, who trots up and down the bar -- not the floor, literally, the bar.<br /><br />Lion ends. Next film: the 1932 black and white production of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde for which Frederick March received the Oscar for Best Actor. The ranks on the bar stools are thinning out. The intimacy of the truly faithful begins to inform their discourse. The woman with the Pomeranian confesses she is saving her money for a breast reduction surgery. The guys at the bar are mightily opposed. Vic leaves the room, comes back, flings a Bible onto the bar, gives it to the woman as a gift, insisting she study the Bible diligently and it will reveal to her God's opinion of breast reduction surgery. She takes the Bible and promises to study it thoroughly.<br /><br />I am not called into this conversation -- fortunately. However, Vic does learn I am a bishop and occasionally refers the patrons to me for guidance. They look at me, laugh nervously, then look away and change the subject. But as they leave, they each and every one come by to shake hands.<br /><br />The next day, our new priest, Darla, tells me about Dynamite Bob who works at the Toiyabe. He bought a house up the hill, probed about in the basement and found several very old cases of dynamite. He stuffed sticks of dynamite in his pockets, walked downtown, and attempted to trade the dynamite for drinks. The bomb squad was called and it was an exciting day in Austin.<br /><br />Truly, there is no better town for us to have a Church.

Prom Night In Austin, Nevada

I just love my job! Last Saturday, I drove the loneliest road in America (Hy 50), the old Pony Express Trail, from Tahoe to Austin. As I cam...

Read more »

Information collective CVS Propreté

<BR><br />La Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans organise une <strong>réunion d'information collective</strong> le <strong>Jeudi 14 Mai 2009</strong> à <strong>14h</strong> dans ses locaux.<br /><br />Ce temps d'échange sera l'occasion de mieux connaître l'entreprise <strong><a href="http://www.cvsproprete.com/">CVS Propreté</a></strong>, son secteur d'activité, les débouchés, les profils recherchés ... <br /><br />Le nombre de places étant limité, les personnes intéressées sont invitées à s'inscrire auprès de la Maison de l'Emploi.<br /><br />Pour s'inscrire ou pour d'éventuels compléments d'information, prendre contact avec la Maison de l'Emploi au 02 38 24 18 03 ou par mail : <a href="mailto:accueil@news-these-days.fr">accueil@news-these-days.fr</a>.<br /><BR>

Information collective CVS Propreté

La Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans organise une réunion d'information collective le Jeudi 14 Mai 2009 à 14h dans ses l...

Read more »

Day 175 (Tuesday 4/28)

<p>Hey my blogger buddies!! </p> <p>I hit the pavement bright and early this morning! I didn’t have much time, but I decided to go out anyway! I ended up doing 2:1 intervals and boy were they hard! I was sprinting on the run part!!! I ended up going for about 25 minutes. Felt great when I was done! </p> <p>I had breakfast on the run today. (spent too much time with DH before I left for work…worth it tho!) I had <strong>3/4 c honey nut cheerios</strong>, <strong>1 c almond breeze</strong>, and a <strong>sliced</strong> <strong>banana</strong> for <strong>5 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIQ8IlTlVTwpgEsiIK9m9ZQocCt0qtHUkUWIoT9VWsedwTkmL0TfskNj4oP8jEar3BTdAmcExhxtS4X4032fv6VeaSVtDKQzptqP-hInkgs8vNfU3FsyhoNKr5WGHmzwOGiXNzTB3XkmV/s1600-h/DSC02361%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02361" border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JQ0khhi2VgouhSlbqSHPRu6gFRLpC0GanbeCI-6iJ4P4HyfJXR2c23Dq4l0uyaOnYXmsSalHH3rhFsrerIOgRoJvxNaIGe8gcwHytMuV4y15JOVA8Gl2P7X-OARjLH1prZwnNBBS4L2-/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC02361" width="412" /></a> </p> <p>And of course my  morning snack was the same as the past 174 days! ;) lol I had <strong>grape</strong> <strong>nuts</strong>, <strong>strawberries</strong>, and <strong>yogurt</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5vXs2-R0VRhW0FKJ1LMh9off_H-z_Iz0YPdrvIT4pAQNyJcP2og1m6FNCkB8rnkWT2KrAbBVkDwcpwnVxSiBBmE9xUfdbYJCAJrl6yLzfZryFbE3qTW56pwPdeASlUloegwJ4yectv2O/s1600-h/DSC02362%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02362" border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52r8kfWj2BMf7su17laW_exHdkZt_Je1p_OWcWxr7IWN2RTAoQX9PBPKJzaTar8wvA22XelrA_0yHOd3wO1kOHaT84hdOnxPQHzYT0GfFVLKGGshSxWMqSKmSd7aW2gPW6jJ5uOYnA36C/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC02362" width="417" /></a> </p> <p>I had to take a late lunch again so I had <strong>1 c grapes</strong> for <strong>1 point</strong> around noon to hold me over. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-woifudvfIiep2K0gLdsi900IxHlqKTL_USRBOXcOX-PGXyZqepN_rHcvIaTlP0-2Xg4fheP0UgqEEoIshuLRhiOeyEie_z3ZohynPDb2nffW_XdmJSR0KCqWETdCJXym6esVTKBGVEsg/s1600-h/DSC02363%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02363" border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGC_TKoPQbWHMdI1e0BAxsSnYWUZkvQkUfnU7cxAOZGtMny-z5awOlI9RH0YKliwtwsAeCFr02d4JXYS3iyHkPNSijAaqlEJDwe9_Ux15iqgY1k1CiqWBsz2pbYMIWhyphenhyphenLUJKFDhhFDV4H/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC02363" width="414" /></a> </p> <p>Lunch today was light and delicious! I had <strong>melon</strong> and <strong>1/2 c cottage cheese</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcuK_04RiSNXyR_p1_wBUFgW_qdcosV31k5m3llfB2M2oQSTxaBKYC-3vFoQKwo-suhkY6SgOG2c7YJR_GcpZeXi-cyjn4kZEMPHmPer6ABWG0-WVNS644wnfVlRNY3r2NXjGiAvItpR8/s1600-h/DSC02364%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02364" border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYdTK4cYjBT8BExx9vC-11Z0dSVr1qlXRFcgWPHpaMmf-a4jiyNoATkfhhj2N6uiXQ4Ssh0YrYiSCEfVZDJUFjJsrRix0zAfeVs1X4k2rVrSFChdnAsFD1MyUHN-A9xB9m8gPOUyFmblz/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC02364" width="412" /></a> </p> <p>I took off work about 15 minutes early, rushed home, changed, and hopped on my bike to go to WW! The scale this AM said 162 so I figured I would gain…and I did .4 lbs. I was bummed because I feel like I have been fairly OP this week, but hey it’s a small gain and I hope to have a loss next week. I just need to stay on track and get my workouts in. </p> <p>When I got home I had a <strong>ww pb cup</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong>. They just aren’t quite like the “real” thing! But still nice to satisfy my sweet tooth!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-i8UAnlJo7kU_PqadqAPx8KCG1yNqsJzEfh-79G492cke4D_yXg4Nfn7lQVbL0qKS9wlAV3_R3P4PxorHaBiutCv3Ji77S2WFxsKTWJeD6mH4AL7CMzLwg967BhA9SVEg4Tq-p4G93f9/s1600-h/DSC02366%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02366" border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGMDY3Il39bkx8j-3KXaFWc45WLF4qOj9y0ihHkTikdP2tRyMO3XGEodBzBv4IUbO7YQhq8yChHUXEKDutncbjIoLosNz3FVSJz9pcFOrAhbFQ2z1ti6oPRf5Y9ERO06b_glmP1d3nBRa/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC02366" width="412" /></a></p> <p>Wait so I rode my bike to ww and back home for a total of a <strong>40 minute bike ride</strong>! And my legs were burning, there are two hills on the route!</p> <p>Supper tonight was <strong>2 slices</strong> of my leftover <strong>pizza</strong> from Saturday and <strong>cauliflower</strong> with <strong>cheese</strong> for <strong>5 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzzWrFa6qwn1ivsLgdJZ0qZOeN_lbbQv4UREYcjfA174AvNgsLNrFK3vkygK46VRKqrOWuSP9d9IqQZ1UP3gePjLvt-SKPTMYRB2NAD4jDj8cS6aTSCPOaZ4vfPjDtx8AdKAbkJFaGvqt/s1600-h/DSC02367%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02367" border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbyVabvUK_GMclzMLL7lXsdzprA1JJ5Ft5V9QwP4zJLoK6eoYoXON03pZsrDTgAakEN9w_pDyXIoGYI-0P_oh-55J5l6mF7m6TM7XWwdj6-56kozvLLr-GqUnDANM0wzB2UHtd_mI72Rp/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC02367" width="403" /></a> </p> <p>Man two days in a row with give-aways to enter…lovin the blog world!! I just found <a href="http://iowagirleats.wordpress.com/">this</a> blog today and already LOVE it…she’s a fellow Iowan. Check out her blog over at “<a href="http://iowagirleats.wordpress.com/">Iowa Girl Eats</a>” and she has a great <a href="http://iowagirleats.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/blogiversary-giveaway/">giveaway</a> too!</p> <p><strong>TUESDAY’S STATS</strong></p> <p>POINTS = 19/23</p> <p>WATER = 130</p> <p>EXERCISE = 25 min interval run, 40 minute bike ride</p>

Day 175 (Tuesday 4/28)

Hey my blogger buddies!! I hit the pavement bright and early this morning! I didn’t have much time, but I decided to go out anyway! I ende...

Read more »

Day 174 (Monday 4/27)

<p>Happy Monday everyone!</p> <p>I had great intentions of hitting the gym this morning because I didn’t really feel like running in the rain again! :p But for some reason when my alarm went off I didn’t hear it! But 45 minutes later luckily my lil pup woke me up otherwise I would’ve missed work!</p> <p>Still trying to eat up all that fruit in my fridge! So once again it wad an oatmeal free morning. I’m really starting to miss it! I had a <strong>bowl</strong> of <strong>melon</strong> and <strong>blueberry</strong> <strong>yogurt</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZx5CP8xM2sE-8Nkr8t6U-IvBCWG8wPuvQmCdoNb3F0dJIusSIu1duivpmaIdK0hol93T0USUvswnowbETgAlfIYgNdbZsRN7zet7O6iFF4vVQpR4jJ9nG1plFu8FLCswbhkqhGNdobVXO/s1600-h/DSC02354%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02354" border="0" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixSgHdtDGiYXwgc6uM8KchYxrpjv5wuKxmBj5K3aTPPxLEgAAqrOEttysFo5SGPMKU4v1u5wISNbdMPOtuOw0s9GJNSorbeZxPCJTDjS8Ptm16qdv2iQuyFkb56q2CafvOmfGubk5usl2/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC02354" width="486"></a> </p> <p>My co-worker had her baby Friday night so that means we are down one person at the office and that REALLY stinks. It is going to be a hard couple months while she is gone. Sigh…I’m ready for lazy days of summer! Since we were busy at work I didn’t get my morning snack until about 11:45am! I had my fav. combo of <strong>strawberries</strong>, <strong>grape nuts</strong>, and <strong>yogurt</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLHtIEC_KpMHM1w8SQwxexY4qxrfIfnlifVYzeHG-0guJwlTFHKbZM305VHiQ8z8VqiV9s8xBLeAizbvaUTVFAUcDCZZLxRsfKWTRpukpX186HDuzZZP7R3upEJe0U4zvOOtNt3JC0Oar/s1600-h/DSC02355%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02355" border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnytUn3vxuBx8b6wsu6ipEGZ33mU0paqdlsjZhVtl69Q9fS54dnJ7GxRhLBYv9oYqdzba1CEandLTeVuGik3SqzanfZuIx9DsnOOZIIzGhxLENgSKxbDToSaAvGa9DIbYL77wdJB5TidGh/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC02355" width="476"></a> </p> <p>Since I had a late morning snack a took a later lunch. Always makes the afternoons go faster when you get back to the office and there are only 3 hours of work left! Lunch today was a<strong> ham, turkey, & cheese wrap</strong>, <strong>1/2c cottage cheese</strong>, and more <strong>cantaloupe</strong> for <strong>6 points</strong>. Hope you guys like orange…I’ve got some more cantaloupe to finish up! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1TvaaP77x8TDptgS5uTL6Sp-y6vH3KFi-SrmAW4dhJjAREUSagfVuac6AgqzF5KteOXDFR54orWpduu9JylEmGEQtJcUmd3mnga9sJLFTJGSWSnEBgJwXr7gBn65PGtvUJe6NHWyBV3k/s1600-h/DSC02356%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02356" border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwDdMtITlO4ptsdrKc9Gy9Sla3lC9mBiF6DQrjimDKx4x35FG6esQvz3SjXRVt1tVYkB60FMbOOIlUsmZ-RG_bucz4-uJqJ64cknuDagR0Zj2nagTQltQIbMIroS7K_juMdkGaujRpRvG/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC02356" width="479"></a> </p> <p>I got attacked by the <strong>munchie</strong> <strong>monster</strong> when I got home from work! I had <strong>6 wasa crackers w/salsa</strong> (I don’t have any chips and they actually worked as a great substitute!), <strong>fiber one bar</strong>, and <strong>string cheese</strong> <strong>6 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ260E3MqOfMJEoOM_4-k-FYEuOEMXMKH3aqeTHM44frr01P0qmbnXlqoI9VHYIlmaWGRSKqyovWBguY87ska5nYJ_8B9KxRxoP5RfO81dr6kQxfe03o5TdG0ZTbfipAt4FrrTdkeIT4gY/s1600-h/DSC02357%5B7%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02357" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUL3ugPT_vDMjy9-BMl2DvjTSVnwdB4YGDMOugxY-jud7E4oKzhJTGuOgipjCL8Tdx5BGp2IW_m8WqL8ggF9j5wHxSoqI-qSCJAkTV_bV5thvwOB8x8VQjcTXeg_N3T4gNtT8V9cxits_B/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; width: 266px; display: inline; height: 208px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC02357"></a>  </p> <p style="text-align: left"> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhyphenhyphen9QfbbvIcV6ElcEBjTZAXmwP9A4mJ36U7PdJH_zN8dDrotm0s3-nkhSvZQuUw8s-PstxEfre6v27cyjlMTbpuBkGyYyZBPNxJDHFrkUqmvfVf-q8IfWURPeW_-5zFA1jlPMH2duoB60/s1600-h/DSC02360%5B8%5D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="DSC02360" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4fZWjG7LPfVrJWJWt53WoU6mH4OBdXHsfw6YD26txQOKG46LxymgFVNWN5NVjI9Xf5HtJ3DblwOHgMx-I6A_epnWaklbJDt9inFOkEIYADLUpT1jsE0e4n8ZMD8TlT9Vj9NxfLQCK2MM/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; width: 275px; display: inline; height: 211px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC02360"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3YV9r3fKWvEcJNX07l0_GmoW8SWUtvoNnpijej_5Ss90DFCjpKYKtSgv1PjT3IaUkqynVYQMTUK42nf62pq91r6OigaODY38ga9yhlu9fh6_ZD_UTEp1S0vGfkxubCUg2d-bi9-pG5jE/s1600-h/DSC02359%5B8%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02359" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwueqZ0kGoq3Nab76RVsae9todZcVLj6s1DoswWxYzKePn6DlJh9pvmUzJDJsGNYZD51BGdFZKAvXAWTzhhbaDpl_dfcdnq4Xmtq5REb5zZKKg_N4KIW2MEUDOj3lYYHy92_N_5OYoLI3/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; width: 267px; display: inline; height: 209px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC02359"></a>After all that snacking I felt a little guilty…for one it wasn’t a very “balanced” meal and two, I hadn’t worked out yet, so I hit the pavement! DH had to go into work. So I went for a <strong>run</strong> on the route he would take home, saw some “new” scenery, and <strong>pushed</strong> <strong>myself</strong> (BIG time!). We “ran” into each and he brought me within 4 blocks of our place…just enough for a quick little cool down. in total I ran for <strong>22 minutes</strong> and had another couple minutes of cool down. When I got back to the house I did <strong>10 minutes</strong> of <strong>lunges</strong> and <strong>abs</strong>. I love feeling that burn!! :) I know it wasn’t that long of a workout…but it’s better than nothing, right?!?</p> <p>It’s time for a little time with the hubs! One of my favorite ways to “spend” time! :)</p> <p>Hope everyone had a marvelous Monday and is looking forward to an even better Tuesday!</p> <p><strong>MONDAY’S STATS</strong></p> <p>POINTS = 17/23</p> <p>WATER = 96 oz</p> <p>EXERCISE = 22 min run, 10 minutes abs & lunges</p> <p> </p> <p>Oh and make sure to check out <a href="http://happytexans.blogspot.com/2009/04/sweet-success-giveaway.html">Kelly's giveway</a>....it's SWEET! :)</p>

Day 174 (Monday 4/27)

Happy Monday everyone! I had great intentions of hitting the gym this morning because I didn’t really feel like running in the rain again! ...

Read more »

Day 173 (Sunday 4/26)

<p>Happy Sunday everyone. It’s rainy and cold here today. I miss those 70 & 80 degree days we were teased with last week!</p> <p>DH and I started out the morning with church and a little grocery shopping. And we came home and crashed! I think the game and late night last night wore us out! Wait…before we crashed we had some cold cereal. I purchased some <strong>Almond Breeze</strong> a few weeks ago and FINALLY tried it. It was ok, pretty much tasted like milk. I had <strong>1 c</strong> of that with <strong>1 c crispix </strong>for <strong>3 points</strong>. I was thinking the Almond Breeze was going to be sweeter…not sure where I got that idea! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVP8QCwQCs9F8iQHYdaf4MTOV6J2W7nK6dYR1OC6lnZqh3gzquzjUw2IQtY1uCP0xPJ2j-IOhqkZ64grIv7CSGCX-TTZPQkxQiDbeNYR-ZXSXX3t-_jNk3-BbNw1bT_X3H9uYG0MWrX-TW/s1600-h/DSC023376.jpg"><img alt="DSC02337" border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuuhfQFjpoMYsf6AmZ_iZVoH4AlFdBtPSAPSjknBF1Gi2hc7WTdPHuQODZwUG6zCKkjBR50ls3KeME1Uv67r19nJrXhp0p62WlK_vxosYvsJoAzQfRCNHRHWVCaJNfWyfCc4uvvr2L6YU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02337" width="295"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gv3xgFStstBSzQSARAHtI8SWlpz8hiF3VogkXUJzRkYB-RvuElVdcLHks2XxoMtRWE2d3WYNHBkv64ORtnubpXGggSCBK0s9oBcqRrM7traiMcpmOGYpPZIyDXqp8BiPSuuOv3nSweZO/s1600-h/DSC023367.jpg"><img alt="DSC02336" border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nA5Cq91W51NLjkmn5tAhyphenhyphen03H1fRsOOIrkaqVqjh5EFDPa4vIvli71a3M6sgt05V9BcCNghxSaL07hCpg4Uc5U23u8i3T85Zttf-m9XNjRDY651jNKW0fehTeiriMn_PS62nLb4VE9gYu/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02336" width="400"></a></p> <p>A little while later I had a few slices of my left over <strong>pizza</strong> for <strong>4 points</strong>. It’s just not the same micro-waved instead of baked…soft or crispy…I like crispy! :) I might turn the oven on to re-heat the last 2 slices! Oh and I had a <strong>fiber one bar</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong>.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoujE4hq7vwCSvUkKWziZdhbgBnyfHdPA9Y9AF0OyZq3ggKx9XblyK7Rp8gyuvpAHoFtDbDcZXd5qyhYv44LFkB2d5UIkTOUR-gdLVryMk1a5BCfkP3kmf4XRo01l-pg23DYl1KGD0KW2o/s1600-h/DSC02338%5B6%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02338" border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt7BCPYvauUBb7vY0fhzk0Ja3OebHqMw1qGopRFRHIfbFnQyqA5uWqRSfMkJEjHZZBU_-C367YUSyy08PG58ffztmGNSnKWnCb5nWs8ByXz4NC0Kc6R7YM1Xdx16jxf2Rj1FxI8LBBvfu/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="DSC02338" width="354"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCJHM90Tlefq0mdJ9b38j3TZI0FWGrH8PWZySNGQLAcgycmQVA4VATfnKd-4dyR3-KWrQ0CL48PQ57ziiaA91wqUA7sTnVFS46InqamKCnOWSIfvHlvDH7K16mShGAdwiKJMY-mFwAgFz/s1600-h/DSC02347%5B7%5D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="DSC02347" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60Xbjx8ojw0sh1fpkXL-wR9KCgSm3VsRnvEqRo_BnqrJCn5pOwM_lemAwAgILPCCg_814HEn-bqZyhyDwmNmdApakYKHzT0feIYi4_WovwyhwlDcPLAwb0gL-AOB0rXsVFCA6QvoaSYkB/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02347" width="356"></a>We picked up some <strong>chocolate milk</strong> at the grocery store today. I LOVE chocolate milk. It was something we didn’t have at my house growing up…defiantly a “treat”! So I mixed a little with some <strong>skim milk</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong>! But DH had other ideas! If you remember we picked up some protein powder yesterday at Sam’s and he’s been excited about that. I haven’t been too good about using the stuff I bought a while ago. So he got out my <strong>Designer Whey</strong> and said I should add it to my chocolate milk…so that is just what I did for another <strong>2 points</strong>!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEyy37L9F9j725hYPLQEMQyh9mPJRE5EcwP_NwfUs2e7DTC7rleyQTbLSsdvRAQpBmaT6BpUdvz6WaCYdC8crkkJIJkNgIYC2KlSJCLjiGOCN01DoQZ0-FZj-2LD_NG6i-1nGRus_wV6t/s1600-h/DSC02340%5B4%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02340" border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwx6wEoVm_Pld7CeoVpClo6zcaeD_-oLYGvpiHSn856h9kFkYvMAteVCDEHpOigjCxQav_7Al9EtwiNT73LF9SxDHjIlhrPGI9hTNRauzVHK5JJvTA5Cbu8AjYYKSSkmBWYXxmsLMU_a0B/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02340" width="383"></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf-SIAZGG0pxs-042mJnW2T69WVCkaFP9jPjBevQK7lOk-pkpcgRRGg7V9bY4EJQhQGSVH4Qhs87wwnQKikUig5yXz9IzfUG4VEOOFMyBkAOnz1i9lz14m6FM3Kc32dhBtDildB6yom9n/s1600-h/DSC02343%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02343" border="0" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ay01JQYSC9AQVQ4MzEf2GhOPT58l6HQtY4hN7xcu72kzapmCZjc2EVhl4e0Vl3e6zacoV9dwlhSnVtRJ-nVyPWP6oRUXTGwMhg3ryBaCf4x7huKk8yYVK0Dn3_8DD7CniWncF4G56vSq/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02343" width="264"></a> <p>So this is what was out our bay window all day! Rain drops!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyepVhH1J8rX7kI3BpLEdssnvsOcGnhs5dbm62NAO04hzft5gy_XAic_nH_O4Evt3tXFJwfsNt6S15Fo6FDr7-pk5i0icqiyrFfGgyiEMsaGpXyY3TdG0YaIKYDLqiMVG8VwN6gndtPaxC/s1600-h/DSC02341%5B4%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02341" border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8UUTVHJFIFJ1Pm0ojXFSqMW7358yZeoVWcnu_SzLqiFAmK_z0LzQqMUFXzQsH_nkewdk4-oNDDW21meMnasTnDAkrTaN1AD-Tawjk7QAW9tgVi-atB3bw7OLpA7ysPCLRTqoi1bN-MuD/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="DSC02341" width="371"></a> But it wasn’t a cold rain…it was actually pretty warm. </p> <p>I said all that to say this….DH casually asked me <strong>“Wanna go for a run babe?”</strong> and of course I said “YES”! I don’t think he expected me to say that! I wasn’t sure if he was serious or not. I was in the kitchen cutting up strawberries and cleaning grapes and before I knew it he was back in the kitchen all dressed in his running gear! So I quickly changed and we hit the pavement…in the <strong>rain</strong> for <strong>25 minutes</strong>! It was pretty tough, but we did it! :D I did <strong>10 minutes</strong> of <strong>lunges</strong> and <strong>abs</strong> when we got back. Boy were they burning when I got done! They were pretty sore from yesterday I think, I hadn’t done abs in a long time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zKFTtj3O6EeuhVnNHzK3J4Sj694ERUEvqfkDHRq_PvLqfH_35TqYEF4LcZ5JkEVQ-WZeLh1bNvn4hLoxV6-7bFmnKMuVS0tUxQYoIbPDX96HCVfZT0bS1XehzpRd3hLYBMNW_7RfLyEc/s1600-h/DSC02345%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02345" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvMo1tB5Q_X9U6xSF_pBxXtOUJ8iJ-zivY-v8ciSnL6TnqaMTAXTy9QcaesxuJZwpsY_PyJpvbJKR75kq93c_rDK5_1fFUr58a72Z2aTmZmQNo28gt9bhwy35OyjREOhJslL-QDg_U2dE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC02345" width="437"></a> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYhBN5XsyTdEOx-HihCQAYAbuFUGJxlhXFFYRJkPtxXHWaSwkySQQixzVx9p2opts1XOJRWlR2RpLlG9cObbRBLKe8MB7u1c0jcIajojHB-fOcTZx4Wo9tTn7mrHXOHmCHEZUWa_9eMRV/s1600-h/DSC02346%5B6%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02346" border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFik-dHTEzFbot5Ubc5Eig4k-Ry0kt1lzJBKlwQtlv1aVGVcaLTKNN3OLovTJXn6SBFUTQ-_dN8BuUAekCnoctrHLOA1TkZW2qzKoAvU-AFIPxF0yxsoSp4uRVDQvDRMrBRNevinQ5ax9/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02346" width="374"></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Once again DH said we need some more <strong>protein</strong> to help us “recover” from our workout! This time I threw it in the blender with some <strong>ice</strong> and <strong>water</strong> and made it a little “<strong>slushy</strong>” for <strong>2 points</strong>. I think this is my favorite way to have a protein shake. </p> <p>I am proud to say that I have outfits picked out for all five work days this week! That is usually my hardest part in the morning! :)</p> <p>So I had to try the <strong>Oikos</strong> I picked up yesterday while we were in Des Moines. I have never had “greek yogurt” before so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I tried the <strong>vanilla</strong> flavor since that is what I usually use in my <strong>strawberries</strong> and <strong>grape nut</strong> combo for <strong>4</strong> <strong>points</strong>. It is more creamy than regular yogurt and not near as sweet, but it adds more protein and calcium! It was a great addition to the strawberries and yogurt. They have a lot of recipes on their website so I am excited to try it other ways too! Here is what I found on their website:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>You can use Greek yogurt to make creamy dips, spreads, elegant non-fat desserts, main dishes and more. As a cooking ingredient, it makes a healthy substitute for cream, cream cheese, sour cream or ricotta cheese. And it’s less likely than regular yogurt to curdle when heated. </em></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p><em>Greek yogurt can add more protein and calcium to your dishes than the same amount of sour cream, cream cheese, butter or cream. If you don't heat it, Greek yogurt will also add healthy cultures to your dish. </em></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p><em>Try adding it to vegetables, grains or entrees. Spread it on a bagel, or put it on your baked potato. You can even use it as an egg extender, to use one less egg in your recipes.</em></p></blockquote> <p align="center">  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWb987U8KsTTwVA18kkzBAypweOhc4wHf9A1hGUB-vFr_1imDL6DDWZMNtBLYvN2DSNj3MxV2eSNDngyT5AriOtP3PlUV6OpEazFpKYeZgbJemTQYzjnZmrxGFzNJ1L3JFtXCnLfFUM9xK/s1600-h/DSC02349%5B4%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02349" border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzUAFlyczQshEqhQ5aRRjsji3z8mM40jkS_nIjGLjzy4bzoXxGUroClHrh7tf5Tz-2KdyLrXTS8tzHx3kxZJ9gkAgTMv-S4vwWji5W8tQNhohHPaxhhEP3NO6tNay3rDwwjXpr49SfkkU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02349" width="266"></a> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nYK1TwzL7r8gVz6GZpc4UsEK0FRyYUoe3Z7oGkQ7eES8vH9m8Nym1iIAZ3D7RkAv2RI-SpOIfYiY6OoygvTebRz4CLFkcknqTI7WcXYKE26Vs-sFHDpNU_nMNeUbt0O7qWJZ6W_jjBCx/s1600-h/DSC02350%5B4%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02350" border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrFyDoB7j1XKGTbOTrvidJGYQ1V9NaEBSMqisYqnuowKVeRbLxMYks5lHhJV_wRbZE_E4EwOmUEDBPP0WJWXyvNkFN5Bxh04SRt6ZYtztFByUAPHL4DdjaXivR7NPln1BMSfpvdj6tHAD/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02350" width="267"></a> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><img align="left" alt="DSC02351" border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMCjF44HnExlKHBYluFkYJ7GjNQMQ10La3kbb17OsNRnVtGDNPOcn7vD4ObLRKIwyO7PDcvBMkzWe1Drm1RPhgES3m0-UICXxUVu-fY6uJmeLrEX3jwPInBFK_KN5bDmT-Bj1pcZkLdTB/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02351" width="267"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The other part of my supper included another new try, <strong>Wasa crispbread</strong>! I had 2 crackers with a <strong>laughing cow cheese wedge</strong> and <strong>1 c</strong> of <strong>grapes</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>. They had the “crispy-ness” of a cracker, were light and airy, and perfect combo with the laughing cow cheese. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJWZSoZzOoAKkmgKF55Eut3HUAi6emU0pJG7TIp_WPhk8bZUfMzUJCcQukaN7IrUiYJAEZOC68QmKm1QtINkgg7who2GubsrBgs0oznsfUAAdVCCANSBXKv0TwNvTnCKxymLy-rZ77p8z/s1600-h/DSC02353%5B5%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC02353" border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP4nqeBOG4HbFVFNA4Ii9Bd9K0oNtuNT2uWr4Vc6QA7_wXbq__FM2uJ5bAnMt1xRyYLoaytq33a1ILOK7kSIwBktgKH72O1lfDDsyvjAwgplE44k0dJyzLFqUNoqf6GspfvmAVE8BgUjn/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02353" width="385"></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6_jQJmIxnUzasRCSq9ukl-ApowkjqEKg6N2fdFBh7bR3LVAWeSA1XCkZHetd1_HzQ9zVPmnHm014WrFwy6aqTCMn7-sOUUytgS3mND8NUuD0dAxWKUT2owpePWw5Kdfxh0zj-2Wa1-53/s1600-h/DSC02352%5B6%5D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="DSC02352" border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcciugqut_ILmCXyas_4NVzRniGIGfltGbj8xsp0PE8plYjghElJK9pWjuVmAoU6zqwqHu1Xm561qd2vDP0BETPX-aD1iNrzJZ-oYoZUJ0ZPsd6XuznaQv_-_4n-axUmbNmy8foJoiMFdI/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC02352" width="385"></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>DH are ending our weekend with Adam Sandler & “Bedtime Stories”. So far it’s pretty cute! Hope everyone had a great weekend and has a SUPER week!! Remember to make the most of each day and hugs the ones you love!</p> <p><strong>SUNDAY’S STATS</strong></p> <p>POINTS =22/23</p> <p>EXERCISE =25 min run & 10 min abs, lunges</p> <p>WATER = 72 oz</p>

Day 173 (Sunday 4/26)

Happy Sunday everyone. It’s rainy and cold here today. I miss those 70 & 80 degree days we were teased with last week! DH and I started...

Read more »

Day 172 (Saturday 4/25)

<p>Happy Saturday everyone! Unfortunately it isn’t as bright and sunny here as it has been the past few days. It is actually pretty cold, windy, and rainy. Perfect day to stay in and get stuff done in the house!</p><p>I was hoping to sleep in a bit today because DH didn’t schedule himself until 10am, but Abby (my lil pup) had other ideas. She was hopping around and pawing on the bed at 6:40am. Oh well! I guess I have more time to get stuff done! I got up and let her out and I think that made her one happy little puppy. Lucky for her though she can crawl right back into bed and fall back asleep, for some reason I just can’t do that!</p><p>I cleaned a little around the house and got some laundry going. DH headed off for work and I bundled up and headed outside for a <strong>run</strong>. Boy oh boy was that hard today. Running against the cold wind, the cramp that would not leave me right side alone…but I pressed on. I did stop for a few more <strong>walk</strong> breaks than normal. I ended up going for about <strong>30 minutes</strong> total. When I got home I ended my workout with <strong>10 minutes</strong> of <strong>abs</strong> and <strong>lunges</strong>. </p><p>I noticed this morning that I never did a re-cap of my March goals and didn’t post my April goals. Now I know you are thinking that there is only 1 week of April left…but hey I still need to work towards something right?!?!</p><p align="center"><strong>March Goals</strong></p><p align="left"><strong>1. No cool whip for Lent</strong> – <em>ACCOMPLISHED</em> - <em>I didn’t have ANY cool whip during the month of March!</em></p><p align="left"><strong>2. Eat smart/sensible (don’t go overboard) while on vacation 3/18-3/25</strong> – <em>ACCOMPLISHED - I am happy with how I ate…lost 3.2lbs while I was gone!</em></p><p align="left"><strong>3. Workout 6 days/week</strong> – <em>ACCOMPLISHED - I worked out 27/31 days of March which averages out to 6 days/week!</em></p><p align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">4. 158 lbs by 3/31/09</span></strong> – <em>Didn’t hit this goal, in fact today is April 25th and I still haven’t hit it. Hoping to very soon tho!</em></p><p align="center"><strong>April Goals</strong></p><p align="left"><strong>1. Continue no Cool Whip during Lent </strong></p><p align="left"><strong>2. Try 2 new WW friendly recipes</strong></p><p align="left"><strong>3. Workout 5 days/week</strong></p><p align="left"><strong>4. 158 lbs by 4/30/09</strong></p><p align="left">Yep you read that right I have not lost any weight this month…in fact I don’t think the scale has went down since I went to Florida in March. I am ok with that though. I have been maintaining. I would really like to maintain closer to 155 though. This morning the scale said 161.5. I would really like to be 160 (or less!) at ww on Tuesday, but we’ll see what happens. I am trying not to worry about the number so much but more how I feel. And right now I feel pretty dang good! :)</p><p align="left">Sorry for that little detour off my day! :)</p><p align="left">After my run I cleaned up a bit and ran some errands. I gave myself a time constraint to make it home by noon, but I think I gave myself too little time and too many things to do. And it is also IMPOSSIBLE to go to Target in my town without seeing someone I know! So I ran to the bank, post office, tanned, picked up a few things at Target (chatted with some friends! ;) ), and filled my vehicle up with gas…I was hoping to do all this in 45 minutes…but it was more like 1 hour and ten minutes! It’s ok tho!</p><p align="left">I rushed home and turned on the oven right away. Today is DH’s boss’ birthday and DH wanted me to bake some cookies to take in to them at work today. Now at first I thought “no problem”, but then I was like “oh crap”…"i love cookie dough!” But I am proud to say that I was STRONG and didn’t eat ANY cookie dough at all!! Well…back up a minute, actually when I was done I got a bit on my finger from the bowl so I went ahead and licked it like the “old Darci” would have done and before I could swallow I was “What am I doing?" and I spit it out!!! :) So pretty much I didn’t eat any cookie dough…unless there was some that absorbed in my mouth for those few seconds it took me to realize it wasn’t worth eating it! Here is a picture of my cookies…how mean am I?!?!?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqzUOuXenYstelBs3_pcM8tJ0wOsJWEGKWWOsdjYNWx7dFpmwrR9ibydGPOJdH3UxSyPkw5pgkodOFbdnZSZYCEkfPI2TV7glMm0ZbUEBIjZa-vHlCZ5f32P1iEAf44ZjGSjqzCXjhwi6/s1600-h/DSC02322%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02322" border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUa9DeGozvGEO45jHpAEwADOkj_Wl3oYNtgL1QorWGlm3H-EimWsHVvxBK36DuDa7vx8NgDY_jwCX8bBI0iw1NML7Asg5Ybfg50U5gLUCKWMPauxhTEhMyzCLJYSwPyASKd5g9rEP04m5B/?imgmax=800" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" title="DSC02322" width="435" /></a></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">While the cookies were baking I made <strong>banana</strong> <strong>pancakes</strong> again! This time though I took Cammy’s idea and had some <strong>chocolate PB2</strong> on them!! Wow…I think these are going to be my new weekend treat!! My brunch was a total of <strong>7 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYSZpRbcqRCbfOxcwGbm0kQt8v2-x8lBsE3Z3e2pkrqxK5NJHr8X_qTQE-kksqPL1kTCAwTXiE4u3VqeQoSuhZMKRW0Tbd2dNaviViRBpWTE1-8Q1frFL3nqwsWNWjo2AUoa76yd8g1wL/s1600-h/DSC02320%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02320" border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt3s7XGQ36syvL4w9a0i6oRGWqJUjq2FF6Py7TAWbbn4PFyV-Nvg7MFA3fRlzZ3SlPPT2ImGk2XZuCWFtaBXGWXL28MUFv8mIo_l_6cdOYN4DNH7-G43GgNL3pgzHELeq9TfKYbO7H5wN/?imgmax=800" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" title="DSC02320" width="429" /></a><br />After I delivered the cookies to DH’s boss’ house I RUSHED home, showered, and we left for a Des Moines (about 1.5 hrs away) for a Iowa Barnstormer game. It is arena football. It’s indoor and the field is only 50 yards long. DH’s cousin plays for them. We got season tickets this year! </p><p>But before the game we did a little shopping. First off we stopped off at Hy-Vee (grocery store) to use the free coupons the great folks over at Stoneyfield Farms sent me. The Hy-Vee in my town didn’t carry the Oikos. :( Can’t wait to try them!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aalsTJlkyBBBzy0EICgUaj32qcb6uNB6gRtTjrSpVN-auqyz0s_l_wPgjaMXOKpoKGzx2gMepMKyJoSHbyJT0R1ExyO8d4PSXDI3B1hSqSqanirTX3MsrvNYUAI7oBZgw8UckWXv4o4a/s1600-h/DSC02323%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02323" border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWT3gn_NwHv-3kTHAR-Ryalqu2qWOiApAUCJK1sIviOAAOzYDRjJQrEiUo-EaK862T7Ou27zQIgQk6FuSl0fXdPrnYP4wrwTSGmH1V1eBUD3g9iMcXNWrO-CIVnGqfLCkeM4347unvW3vr/?imgmax=800" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" title="DSC02323" width="417" /></a></p><p> </p><p>Then we hit up Sam’s Club. Forgot to take a picture, but we stocked up on Fiber One bars, Honey Nut Cheerios, strawberries, protein powder, string cheese, and razor blades. Odd combo huh?!?!?</p><p>Then we stopped at Cheddars for supper. We LOVE this restaurant. It’s pretty casual, but oh so good! :) We started out with the <strong>1/2 size of onion rings</strong> (i had 3), then I got the <strong>chicken</strong> <strong>tender</strong> <strong>wrapper</strong> with <strong>corn</strong>. They actually brought it to me with fries…I was tempted to just eat them ‘cause I don’t like to complain about food, but I figured this time it would be ok! I am estimating my total <strong>points</strong> around <strong>15</strong>. Do you think that sounds right? Oh I only had two out of the 4 wraps. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa6vztM38tHmXcm50a1m-mWNA1hAUdzHUYZz3TZVzO1GY8uUvphOxzFoPzFUquwy_FzxCX67faBlBNEhfJTsydKLHTqNpYYo6hdXcwIHORcTTsJSaKRDJ-vnc22CCF4_MBKjdhRXwFliv/s1600-h/DSC02324%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02324" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXrFXf_csSw1q25SoJQ3zgsE1G264dQM6W875lPg0x4wxAplhRP_XeLJjaKWDddlQw3oQuGhDQuYUc5HiBe7biDglED5hWqZutY5x7Vb816II9g-cv6l7YEsy6DCKSO7wJ04TyVKJ2ViZ/?imgmax=800" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" title="DSC02324" width="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ngahHQD-Hpobv2OkQLXDrxcOhGEod9dg72U9pJPzH3IEP9CeeFJoeFpxlcwebtFzldCMdgl6LDPL2F7PzjnrztqBqbW0A7YhisPONuKivz3CLBSuag7jj8Xi05mDeX0AcRMI0U4XpOia/s1600-h/DSC02325%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02325" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRn7pdBZLYSUbfKrqnx_Zd5vVKGOHN7drVROMY4z4QghyDQxnqg8gzgP1ylIaI9J1j6RCyIFE2qVoaRCJC0eDkhLJx8Pkh3WdPOrOPj-wOfEk0fNbsQIyLgmYJbHtLQEjLDknbuV2Mlgi/?imgmax=800" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" title="DSC02325" width="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uAXgcmLeFh3LfLr6NGUaBzdSHPdVCVbeUWy7pxBvbsPftdX13KhMMJjpOAuAuNSacKPUG9wDcFC4KvaomkWwQcxwMd0xHEYeCJKF7ZGlAmk4zx1pvSxd6Xi_IlHdyxZKKMBns2D-hkn4/s1600-h/DSC02326%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02326" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTnn2yWka_Xpwu9UccEcF6EBDEGYLAvrC495DD5HuUlV89ta67to-b4Dg60KJ5GlEyLb0hGPc809e6kAWzG0XI2TTmLoT_iwXxg4iZh8pl5z9VjGfZJojFMpn0T4N-pwcbOn0uvLDdzRt/?imgmax=800" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" title="DSC02326" width="244" /></a></p><p> </p><p>The game was fun, but we didn’t play very well at all. And ending up losing by 2 when the other team scored a field goal at the last second. :( DH & I both had a <strong>fiber one bar</strong> on the car ride home for <strong>2 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI91ME-85ojCDog2Ucx7SOC_u7o_tsZL9If9RmPtPIeffTArABuXExMh_jN0ezNFtrt7N1s3-AE09Cp3TfTuxr5n7gvit1Djap_CbfmEJe-GSTYnKFdOwf1CLh0mI3cKJ4wxn0JOcx4sE/s1600-h/DSC02332%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC02332" border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwT4qFqdielchp_Jy8AbN-4OXCeMdppnAHqy3Z_DaQNt39716yFPBYDDwsUpC9OaakjZEYO7iI1Mm6klRaZps5Yxkdmp8z3ugXDRfC3-Od4wnNnqNfIrXXrBVeUKcZwkfx5-4bJravCC4/?imgmax=800" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" title="DSC02332" width="422" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hope everyone enjoyed the first half of the weekend! I’m off to take my Sunday afternoon nap!</p><p><strong>SATURDAY’S STATS</strong></p><p>POINTS = 24/23</p><p>WATER = 84 oz</p><p>EXERCISE = 30 min run, 10 min abs & lunges</p>

Day 172 (Saturday 4/25)

Happy Saturday everyone! Unfortunately it isn’t as bright and sunny here as it has been the past few days. It is actually pretty cold, windy...

Read more »