The Good: I reached my 5% weight loss target tonight at Weight Watchers! I have lost a total of 5% of my body weight since December 15. :) Lovin' it! It didn't look like I was going to lose the weight at all last week even though I worked really hard last week but this weekend, 3.2 lbs fell right off! Next goal: 10%! I am a little over half way there!!
The Bad: STRESSED OUT! Bottom line.
The Ugly: STRESSED OUT! I have way too many things on my plate right now but unfortuntely I cannot get rid of any of them due to our financial situation with Shawn still being without a job. I know him getting a job will not solve all of our problems but I do feel that I will be able to breathe a little bit more again. I have worked myself to death the last year and a half to keep our head above water so I am ready to put some of that energy into working out. I will be lucky if I get a decent workout in this week due to my crazy busy schedule. Hopefully I will get a chance to have a long workout on Saturday.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Berrilicious Smoothie Pops
Berry Smoothie Pops
Calories: 60/popsicle
3/4 cup of strawberries
3/4 cup of blueberries
3/4 cup of raspberries
1/3 cup of Truvia
2 6oz containers of plain Chobani greek yogurt
Pour all ingredients into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into popscile molds. Freeze for several hours. Enjoy a yummy treat for only 60 calories! :) Very easy!!
*I found my popscile molds on Amazon.com (thanks to Karen Gregory) but I have also heard Bed, Bath, and Beyond has them too!
Calories: 60/popsicle
3/4 cup of strawberries
3/4 cup of blueberries
3/4 cup of raspberries
1/3 cup of Truvia
2 6oz containers of plain Chobani greek yogurt
Pour all ingredients into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into popscile molds. Freeze for several hours. Enjoy a yummy treat for only 60 calories! :) Very easy!!
*I found my popscile molds on Amazon.com (thanks to Karen Gregory) but I have also heard Bed, Bath, and Beyond has them too!
January 30
The Good: I made several yummy recipes this weekend. I have two more to post, one is a Mushroom Pasta and one is Berry Yogurt Popcicles. I will try to post them tonight so you can make them this week if you are interested. :)
The Bad: I have been slammed busy this weekend trying to work my other 2 jobs, clean the house, a friend's wedding shower, etc. I have not had much time to get a workout in. :( I did get in about a 20 minute kettlebell workout in yesterday and I could tell today because I was sore! I LOVE kettlebells!! Today, I have not been able to squeeze in a workout today due to long meetings this afternoon/evening for KD. It is slightly frustrating because I am CRAVING to get a good walk/run in. I will have to start over tomorrow and let today be my "rest" day.
The Ugly: Last night we had a blast over at a friend's wedding shower but it was my first real test with dealing with yummy, high calorie food. There was a huge spread of chicken fingers, fruit, dips, cocktail weenies, brownies, cookies, candy, salsa, etc. I was very tempted to devour everything I saw but I stuck to my plan for the most part. I had grapes, strawberries, and I did eat a few tortilla chips with salsa and shrimp. I thought I did well for the most part considering all of the food that was there to tempt me but I did think I could have done without the chips and salsa.
The Bad: I have been slammed busy this weekend trying to work my other 2 jobs, clean the house, a friend's wedding shower, etc. I have not had much time to get a workout in. :( I did get in about a 20 minute kettlebell workout in yesterday and I could tell today because I was sore! I LOVE kettlebells!! Today, I have not been able to squeeze in a workout today due to long meetings this afternoon/evening for KD. It is slightly frustrating because I am CRAVING to get a good walk/run in. I will have to start over tomorrow and let today be my "rest" day.
The Ugly: Last night we had a blast over at a friend's wedding shower but it was my first real test with dealing with yummy, high calorie food. There was a huge spread of chicken fingers, fruit, dips, cocktail weenies, brownies, cookies, candy, salsa, etc. I was very tempted to devour everything I saw but I stuck to my plan for the most part. I had grapes, strawberries, and I did eat a few tortilla chips with salsa and shrimp. I thought I did well for the most part considering all of the food that was there to tempt me but I did think I could have done without the chips and salsa.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Banana Nut Bread!
I love banana bread and every time I buy bananas I always make sure I don't eat a few of them so they can become ripe for a banana bread. :) I have tried so many different recipes for banana bread and they either don't taste right or they are packed with calories and fat. I finally found one that was DELICIOUS and only packed 130 calories per slice/muffin! I can manage that! I found this recipe of course from, Skinny Taste (my favorite blog ever) and I couldn't wait to make it this morning for breakfast and realized last night that I was missing a few ingredients that I needed so I woke up early this morning, ran to Publix, and started baking. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do! :)
Banana Nut Bread (You would never know this is a healthier version!)
Makes 2 loaves (26 slices) or 1 loaf and 12 muffins
WW PointsPlus: 4pts/slice or muffin
Calories: 130/slice or muffin
*I also made a loaf without nuts. The Calories are 106 and the WW Pointsplus are 3.
Ingredients:
7 ripe medium bananas, mashed
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
2-1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
4 tbsp butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
8 tbsp of Egg Beaters Egg Whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 oz (3/4 cup) chopped walnuts
2 tsp of cinnamon
PAM baking spray
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325°. Spray PAM on two 9x5 inch loaf pans or muffin pans.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside.
In a large bowl cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
Add egg whites, bananas, apple sauce and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
Add flour mixture and walnuts, then blend at low speed until combined. Do not over mix.
Pour batter into loaf pans/muffin pans and bake on the center rack for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
If you notice the really black bananas on the plate in my first picture, those are ripe bananas that I put in the freezer. If you don't have enough ripened bananas to make something, throw them in the freezer to use later. When you want to use the bananas in the freezer, set them out on a plate and let them thaw out. I did mine overnight. Cut the top off of the banana and squeeze the banana and the contents come right out! Very easy!
Using these bananas will make your bread or muffins a slightly darker color but doesn't change the taste one bit.
Banana Nut Bread (You would never know this is a healthier version!)
Makes 2 loaves (26 slices) or 1 loaf and 12 muffins
WW PointsPlus: 4pts/slice or muffin
Calories: 130/slice or muffin
*I also made a loaf without nuts. The Calories are 106 and the WW Pointsplus are 3.
Ingredients:
7 ripe medium bananas, mashed
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
2-1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
4 tbsp butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
8 tbsp of Egg Beaters Egg Whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 oz (3/4 cup) chopped walnuts
2 tsp of cinnamon
PAM baking spray
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325°. Spray PAM on two 9x5 inch loaf pans or muffin pans.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside.
In a large bowl cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
Add egg whites, bananas, apple sauce and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
Add flour mixture and walnuts, then blend at low speed until combined. Do not over mix.
Pour batter into loaf pans/muffin pans and bake on the center rack for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
If you notice the really black bananas on the plate in my first picture, those are ripe bananas that I put in the freezer. If you don't have enough ripened bananas to make something, throw them in the freezer to use later. When you want to use the bananas in the freezer, set them out on a plate and let them thaw out. I did mine overnight. Cut the top off of the banana and squeeze the banana and the contents come right out! Very easy!
Using these bananas will make your bread or muffins a slightly darker color but doesn't change the taste one bit.
Friday, January 28, 2011
January 28
The Good: I had a pretty good day at school today which was much needed. Next week is going to be a bear but I know I will be able to handle it one day at a time. Honestly, I am already looking forward to February being over with! It is going to be crazy busy and I know I am going to have to really find time to do my exercise somewhere in between my busy schedule. I am also excited about the 5K at the end of the month! Looking forward to walking my first 5K with my family and friends!!
The Bad: I was wanting to make a few new recipes tonight but need some extra ingredients I don't have on hand. I looked up a couple of different ways to substitute the ingredients that I am missing but they all seem like it would be best for me to go to Publix in the morning to get them. I cannot wait to try them out and share them with you.
The Ugly: The scale has not moved all week! Agh!! I have done very well with keeping a consistent daily exercise routine and I have actually been under my calorie goal every day this week. I have not done as well with my water this week so I hope to work on that this weekend. I hope that I will see a loss on Monday at my WW meeting! Pray that all of my hard work will eventually show up!
The Bad: I was wanting to make a few new recipes tonight but need some extra ingredients I don't have on hand. I looked up a couple of different ways to substitute the ingredients that I am missing but they all seem like it would be best for me to go to Publix in the morning to get them. I cannot wait to try them out and share them with you.
The Ugly: The scale has not moved all week! Agh!! I have done very well with keeping a consistent daily exercise routine and I have actually been under my calorie goal every day this week. I have not done as well with my water this week so I hope to work on that this weekend. I hope that I will see a loss on Monday at my WW meeting! Pray that all of my hard work will eventually show up!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
January 27
The Good: Zumba is tonight!! I have been looking forward to getting back in the routine of going to Zumba on Thursday nights. I went almost every Thursday this past summer and LOVED it and then got in the craziness of school and stopped. I did have to remind myself today that I AM going tonight whether I feel too tired to go or not. I am exhausted after a VERY long week but I cannot break a commitment to myself. It also helped that I invited several people to come too so there is my accountability! :) I am looking forward to a fun and cardio-kicking workout!
The Bad: I hate not having a plan for dinner. It always seems that it happens once a week which isn't bad but I can tell a difference when I don't plan. I feel uneasy because I am not sure what calorie count it will have or if I will have enough calories left to eat whatever we choose and I feel like I am more vulnerable. Usually on the nights I forget to plan dinner we get Zpizza which is a nice change for the nightly cooked meal. So, tonight Zpizza it is after Zumba! I am looking forward to it! I do need to make that a goal of mine next week to write down my weekly menu so I don't feel trapped or vulnerable. I also want to try a new recipe this weekend or next week to add to my weekly rotation.
The Ugly: I hate feeling stressed. I know it is just a natural part of living in a busy world but I feel like it takes so much out of me. I am proud that I now deal with stress by exercising which always makes me feel awesome when I am finished but I do wish I could find some other ways to de-stress, especially at school. I think I need to find me a stress ball to keep at my desk! :)
The Bad: I hate not having a plan for dinner. It always seems that it happens once a week which isn't bad but I can tell a difference when I don't plan. I feel uneasy because I am not sure what calorie count it will have or if I will have enough calories left to eat whatever we choose and I feel like I am more vulnerable. Usually on the nights I forget to plan dinner we get Zpizza which is a nice change for the nightly cooked meal. So, tonight Zpizza it is after Zumba! I am looking forward to it! I do need to make that a goal of mine next week to write down my weekly menu so I don't feel trapped or vulnerable. I also want to try a new recipe this weekend or next week to add to my weekly rotation.
The Ugly: I hate feeling stressed. I know it is just a natural part of living in a busy world but I feel like it takes so much out of me. I am proud that I now deal with stress by exercising which always makes me feel awesome when I am finished but I do wish I could find some other ways to de-stress, especially at school. I think I need to find me a stress ball to keep at my desk! :)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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