Snack Attack

<p>Tuesday in Iowa = Thunderstorm Day...It's been raining off and on all day! I do recall getting woke up a few times last night to thunder as well! But unlike when I was a kid, I was able to go right back to sleep! </p> <p>For some reason I had a hankering for eggs & toast this morning. So I made my <strong>egg over easy</strong> with a <strong>toasted thin bun</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>! I love dipping toast in the yoke!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifF-N1QuYa_t25XObLe0q7PxbS6ApZzUFityIEDm8tE2xwlnWz9o1n554NCP8ye8dE3Yegwo_FH_QGKl4o8j7Uxsnv5ZNS6mwrx8x0M6EWm32sm1BjNbZcfTBIHIuc9SqfAsZHJ2UewlRg/s1600-h/DSC06885%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06885" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUYiH_M5shWdPOX6gVoUnWL4TtalB6PbUPH0ngEtdAy27OOuSodnD5XMwGrv02mXEm235EMyMls-m7R9V8-ltNBDy8zBsDli2Nn96hpnjHKAPhD0af3SOHM7DyPEVDYJH3ZYS6BfbYxtc/?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="DSC06885" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few things and one of those <strong>Reeses eggs</strong> jumped into my basket and yes I gave into temptation and bought the silly 25 cent “super after Easter sale” candy at 7:30am. <strong>Points = 4</strong> YIKES!! That's more than my breakfast and WAY less filling. </p> <p>So this is where my snacky-ness started. Once at work I dove right into my stash of snacks and had not 1, but <strong>2</strong> of these yummy little guys. But to my surprise (due to the high fiber content) they were only <strong>1 point per package</strong>...thank goodness! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxIs7Yzo1l-LSrHs4dKZRD1ZXGzmKZo5uI6JzwUN2QIyoSVMrA9OOMnZVkaep29vSeIx_yGfZjfsmOmjQgslX0_8yFlb9HGUlyZy_6GpSk72si_3LBnfjC5Enw5v6dM5wNC7cNkpwwDTG/s1600-h/DSC06891%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06891" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXNwM9GP9EP811Iiq7BPWp1AEnI76outDs2997RMSJLoOxMDNHCAEWOWNdiFA3e_IlZqsSyrYOfzZMGej6dvEFhsXWTJvJRkiD_Dz8Q1G_CHwJZvZF6beUsLV0cxjmesXV5InBKLKhyphenhyphen2k/?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="DSC06891" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I also had <strong>2 homemade *small* peanut butter cookies</strong> for an estimate of <strong>3 points</strong> each (6 total). </p> <p>Ok Darci...you MUST stop all this snacking!! Instead I opted for my healthy snack and mixed up 1<strong> 1/2 c strawberries</strong>,<strong> 1/4c grape nuts</strong>, and <strong>vanilla yogurt</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7C0cck0CsYQNr5xrr30DGni6kLMHbGiKoTINvVGw5hSoEpv7T5-GzGyOi7ZN1NEgFHB_KKWZ6dQxUCDeJaNr2eIOqZNTRJw04ke5luGA5_wczP5wgHCz20U_kFcDIW4OUTRLJriaISxxc/s1600-h/DSC06886%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06886" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYhj6ydPaDG39URUmKuPcl1ukh8AnLBJDlGjE6ltOtxM4kd4IzWkPeLH0eQ2qmOFVDGTV6CWqZbRbRSXkzRLMf5_0ixl_gzvtR1ArC4GUZ3GrjiiaZpYbODh17jT73xWuMooDMglTxxH6/?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="DSC06886" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I kept things light for lunch due to all my morning snacks! I had <strong>1 c honeydew melon</strong>, <strong>1 c fresh pineapple</strong>, and<strong> 1/2c cottage cheese</strong> for <strong>4 points</strong>.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUBXTodwBVDZ3_r4w8HVQF9QSsjsiqrfSA-6v62JixcHKuf-b3FNj7hGDSIpldnV5MzdpFd5MpofKcLHF7U9lQVtwdaveWAnHShC48H-rqoG6bcViYCRcsgHOCV8wXPc8Lx9HQu2AkEXf/s1600-h/DSC06887%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06887" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQY7nY_Pkm3BD-DePWg8bsw6OtSBYLYHrU2lcCq-enWa4burxSU0n6NhuNieTAYTkFgOyJ6bTMViSCsNVMnxYzRTXMeMTj4UOW2x8OvHbM6VW5i7djOTT26z8qWE7gwPBMDHffnYwcD4wI/?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="DSC06887" width="404" /></a></p> <p>After work I hurried home and made supper for 2 families! We were asked to provide a meal for a family at church who just had a baby! So we got it all boxed up and delivered! I also got my baby fix in…he was SO tiny & SUPER cute!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHA8iuXB8VUpdi6SO6KKNehRHj7WEcK4wzf-QXE7iyH_kXMspDtcRF1jI7xmM8v7tVcC9O26cn-DK3LcFuvNbYdYAaNrBJvkrwtvFAtjITCwj76A-e-k1a5CVDfy11vCXusUjgVBMWpjj/s1600-h/DSC06888%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06888" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KSPOIsYcV4oy1yqxvh9vQC5Pqlm0cNQ0SKv9LdntDO4xVI3eqKl1-ohNd1VckeFNoORX_80OcxNNqzkA2vDoXlXpxCrzYJlGxHMBsiZLiV8j3AyoFZEskNcUO6x7cterVDGUNFw7LJn7/?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="DSC06888" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I made them the same thing we had, <strong>creamy baked chicken</strong> & <strong>green bean casserole</strong>. My servings totaled <strong>9 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOeDhLmzZ8DqBJCVuPYSkc5vsZ6uuCb0xas2CmO8bGo3rGWr2jHhm8d4H6ILHQDkZA0WpTEq-ohkgHYLxnVgERDl3MIJCJgpU6I44Spj1VqXsJkZyn26uWI-x3mQiPowY1xETH19O2osio/s1600-h/DSC06889%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06889" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01Ja-7j83G7C9Bx6B2R65Vz9yutG4GO90ggcwR8BfWwx8kG6W6avUU26sDg9jIyBzULWu5rm38176F2iV-puGmS8uno6Zou2PmyE5cG03Za60Kr7Ggq_YMGeddb1rTYbZWJ4EXj3ZaCRQ/?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="DSC06889" width="404" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu7kkUU4w9CtZzk0Cz58skVosoQ_VCePuYx7wpMs_0UiSH9B1kR0kZvR6Fuy7g1mY28h3p33Eeld3yxETHU1dCa_qqTK6QKxmbs8Y6G2wddH0zhMTkeASelI-n_EUUMWnPdr_kp0X8tGZ/s1600-h/DSC06890%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC06890" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1i8fQP7XKmxmrr0gCYF2pjZLaML4XH2Ztx5NKZ6yLBZ8u_R5FFGEBQWbOCH0YpxJsGPVcqP7S9KkFwHdUNjj3cIVQPnhQTbvtka2FdohsoRWb9_T5eq33dwDuoSe2LK9S7L4cMOiHy7ku/?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="DSC06890" width="404" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Creamy Baked Chicken (4 </strong><b>pts/breast)</b></p> <ul> <li>4 6-oz chicken breasts </li> <li>1 can 98% fat free cream of chicken </li> <li>1/4 cup water </li> <li>2 cups Stove Top stuffing mix </li> <li>1 c. fat free chicken broth </li> <li>4 oz. low fat (or fat free) swiss cheese </li> </ul> <p>Cut chicken breasts in half so you have 8. Place in 9x13 pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix soup and water. Put Swiss cheese on chicken breasts. Pour soup over chicken. Sprinkle crushed stuffing mix over chicken. Drizzle chicken broth over. Bake for about 45 minutes or until done. <em>Recipe courtesy of </em><a href="http://happytexans.blogspot.com/"><em>Kelly</em></a><em>!</em> </p> <p>I’ve been a busy little bee tonight, made supper, cleaned up after supper, 2 loads of laundry, filed in our office, organized storage area, picked out clothes for the rest of the week! I’m ready to chill!</p> <p><strong>TUESDAY’S STATS</strong></p> <p>POINTS = 28/22 <br />WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 5 used/30 remaining <br />ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED =   0 today/0 week <br />WATER = 80 oz <br />EXERCISE = none</p> <p><em>I need to get back to tracking my weekly allowance points & activity points so I’m adding it to my “stats” for each day for my use more than anything!</em> <em>I think this will help me reach my goal weight and keep me on track. </em></p>

Snack Attack

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A Tardy Monday Post

Hey Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! I sure did. I didn't get hardly any pictures of our day on Sunday, but Kyle reminded me quick before we changed out of our church clothes that we needed to get a picture of us! Good job hun!! I love getting all dressed up! In case you missed it, make sure to check out <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-weekend.html">this post</a> to see what we were up to on Friday & Saturday!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatCAr0JnrdYP8GBu2BI5kNMwzGqlNHPJmxMGCgsDlv39MHI88i1Em8luyIRJZXlteKGKaMcRPGCtmZq5ZLG6CKs26KHEl3lXxqhISVWn6yoZIOBlPd7M-zt39aLmJnwdM9jGiuo4g8U5G/s1600/DSC06879.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457060942754704946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatCAr0JnrdYP8GBu2BI5kNMwzGqlNHPJmxMGCgsDlv39MHI88i1Em8luyIRJZXlteKGKaMcRPGCtmZq5ZLG6CKs26KHEl3lXxqhISVWn6yoZIOBlPd7M-zt39aLmJnwdM9jGiuo4g8U5G/s400/DSC06879.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Monday's after a 3 day weekend always come WAY too fast! But I met it head on anyway...what other choice did I have! ;)<br /><br />I started out my day with 1 cup of honeydew melon for 1 point. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDhB1GjXCNXVGTW5KDZB2AYpAlFELrJSRRKwzFziTExpsONYpd0QyqDQ7oziGnwMXKsMPIwtudvxqIna3QLhhGJk8Grcj0WcHeAy6TRQvJu3b3n7Y7QW1EUsixcpQCC9-cqRee75wZ6vC/s1600/DSC06880.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457060349817589522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDhB1GjXCNXVGTW5KDZB2AYpAlFELrJSRRKwzFziTExpsONYpd0QyqDQ7oziGnwMXKsMPIwtudvxqIna3QLhhGJk8Grcj0WcHeAy6TRQvJu3b3n7Y7QW1EUsixcpQCC9-cqRee75wZ6vC/s400/DSC06880.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br />I also had a smoothie that contained 1 1/2c strawberries, strawberry yogurt, and a 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder for 3 points. Can you tell I'm on a smoothie kick!?!?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgunhE3by_HGhDpNnqkIcJBF2594YfXHf5w-Iv1X2jziKy5cTOhODwTOYDFEIqkuhA9h2HZMqcQdmYL1O0qBMdMdt1UqL2KeCFwXPnqkLxXSQdFWTNJvHo3X80_LHV85Uwb9-QgQqprVS/s1600/DSC06881.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457060346761874626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgunhE3by_HGhDpNnqkIcJBF2594YfXHf5w-Iv1X2jziKy5cTOhODwTOYDFEIqkuhA9h2HZMqcQdmYL1O0qBMdMdt1UqL2KeCFwXPnqkLxXSQdFWTNJvHo3X80_LHV85Uwb9-QgQqprVS/s400/DSC06881.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br />I was SO excited for my morning snack. We have about 6lbs of strawberries in our fridge (they were on sale at the grocery store) and that is just what I had to hold me over till lunch, 1 1/2 cups mixed with ww vanilla yogurt for 2 points. Makes me excited for summer!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnqIFAZjYJf55GV1O5TRLj1bIRGQkVYTIkhRY44ANYmdtzSxImdFeOza2kXgQyQd44d1RM7jeCXP6tNMhuGaw8XKoavLs8d5GMYCTSHhR7T3bQdhxnYo-yBZQKwWr4XXhZwF1r3QuZ4yU/s1600/DSC06882.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457060331411271810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnqIFAZjYJf55GV1O5TRLj1bIRGQkVYTIkhRY44ANYmdtzSxImdFeOza2kXgQyQd44d1RM7jeCXP6tNMhuGaw8XKoavLs8d5GMYCTSHhR7T3bQdhxnYo-yBZQKwWr4XXhZwF1r3QuZ4yU/s400/DSC06882.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br />Lunch was <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/03/iowamarch80-degreesill-take-it.html">leftovers</a> for 6 points. Oh and I had some cottage cheese also for 2 points. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTEfvs0fRn1H5nOs1TIOshbAtPj3WFSafBXWew-EnBC6OGKookuXd99SadH_3fy9aq4R5vAI6jGUz75sfNXH3V_gH28Vt645B_kPFeNcLDn9xMgLkkkV8ypW2rycrYll1ncfapK2PMAn6/s1600/DSC06883.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457060327970003122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTEfvs0fRn1H5nOs1TIOshbAtPj3WFSafBXWew-EnBC6OGKookuXd99SadH_3fy9aq4R5vAI6jGUz75sfNXH3V_gH28Vt645B_kPFeNcLDn9xMgLkkkV8ypW2rycrYll1ncfapK2PMAn6/s400/DSC06883.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br />My afternoon flew by and before I knew it was past 6 and I was still at work! I came home, made supper, and got right back to work grading papers! Makes me officially feel like a college instructor now! Supper was simple, but yummy! I had 2 oz whole wheat pasta with marinara meat sauce for 7 points. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VdisstEl1DZ3dSAT79PN9kYmmhUUAtSVkOM4iLwmLJWeWWp4JoHDAlNeixv0ZzguHP4Ha_S9x7MGDsH-GfjYJ1hAq8Orwx7u-iTwb2fsjSeLnNSIPn_ea9CQm1TgmhuNRRaT7sPDKkuL/s1600/DSC06884.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457060320506917746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VdisstEl1DZ3dSAT79PN9kYmmhUUAtSVkOM4iLwmLJWeWWp4JoHDAlNeixv0ZzguHP4Ha_S9x7MGDsH-GfjYJ1hAq8Orwx7u-iTwb2fsjSeLnNSIPn_ea9CQm1TgmhuNRRaT7sPDKkuL/s400/DSC06884.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br />I ended up working on stuff for my class till after 10:30 and got in zero exercise for today. Plus it was rainy all evening as well and I really didn't feel like running in the rain. :s

A Tardy Monday Post

Hey Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! I sure did. I didn't get hardly any pictures of our day on Sunday, but Kyle reminde...

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