July 10, 2011

How did everyone survive the 4th of July?  Did you concentrate on the food more than the company?  Did you plan to splurge that day?  I know my dinner was 20 points, which included strawberry rhubarb pie.  My downfall was that I didn’t count points at all last weekend, and I only exercised Tuesday through Thursday.  That’s not acceptable. My goals this week: no wine...

I think yesterday was the fourth Friday grill at my office.  At first I thought I was only going to have 7 people, but we ended up with 10 – but you know how I cook, there is always plenty of food! I threw out the question:  grilled shredded pork bbq or grilled shredded bbq chicken.  I was surprised that the overwhelming choice was chicken!...

Do you ever have one of those work days where you feel like you accomplish nothing, but you are busy??  That was me yesterday. Hugest frustration?  Well, I have two.  One is automated phone systems.  The f_ing automated voice said “please say or enter your account number.”  So I start to say 492. . . and before I even finish it says “I don’t understand,...

I love all the inspiration I find from all the food blogs I read.  There are some recipes I see and instantly know I want to make them.  Not in a pile of “someday” but in my pile that is “soon!” That’s what happened when I saw Jacky’s roasted strawberries with maple syrup and balsamic vinegar.  And the fact that she put the strawberries on...

I decided to do yoga yesterday morning in the hopes of stretching out my sore lower back.  I hardly ever have back problems, so its weird.  I found one on demand – it was 25 minutes long, and wow, was it hard.  I literally had sweat dripping down my back by the end – but you know what?  It worked great – and my popping...

What a wonderful weekend we had!  Not only was the weather wonderful, but having that one extra day off seems to make all the difference.  I don’t feel like I have to get everything done on Saturday, I spread the chores out and felt like I actually relaxed.  Typically I always feel like I have to do so much on the weekends. I tried a...

Can you guys believe that its 4th of July weekend already?  This summer is going by so fast.  I didn’t post my WI yesterday because I was disappointed in myself.  Check it out: But I sat and thought about my last week, and there are some things that need improvement. I never count points on the weekend.  I think this is a big mistake, because...

Our local grocery store sells THE BEST focacchia (sp?) bread I’ve ever had.  Flavorful, the bread is light and there is a bit of a crunch to the crust.  And about every other week they sell some varieties for .99 each!  (normally $3). My breakfast was so good – 2 ounce of pepperoni focacchia bread, 1/4 cup egg beaters, 1 ounce of ham – I...