May 16, 2012

I went to the gym before work yesterday!  Those of you who follow me on Facebook already know that .  I did a 5 minute warm up, ran 3.13 miles (in 39:02) and then did a 5 minute cool down.  It was nice to have that all done by 7:30 in the morning!  I ended up having a Fit and Active (Aldi brand) protein bar...

Okay, I know its only been Day One of my Inspirational Diet, but I have to tell you – it worked for me yesterday.  I started the day with my 30 Minute Stretch – I have 14 different episodes recorded! Breakfast was two scrambled eggs that I put into half of a leftover red pepper, on the bottom of the pepper is a couple tablespoons...

When I was hanging out with my Mom yesterday, she said “I read your blog that you are quitting WW.”  She interpreted that to mean that I was giving up losing these 30 pounds I am hanging on to. Quite the opposite, I knew WW wasn’t working for me this time around for whatever reason.  While I suppose I can consider myself a success in...

I am quitting WW.  I started this blog in September of 2008 with the initial thought that if I put my weight out there for the world to see, it would somehow motivate me to lose the weight I gained since being put on insulin. Last week I weighed in at 165.6.  This morning? Yep – still hanging on to the 165!  I have a...

I think one of the first things you do after you’ve dated someone for a good length of time is to get out old photo albums and show them pictures of yourself growing up.  Luckily for Tony, my Dad was an avid photographer and videographer.  Although to this day I can’t get anyone to watch my field hockey games – any takers on that one?...

When I was cleaning out the refrigerator over the weekend, I totally forgot that I had a package of wontons that hadn’t been opened yet.  I got my muffin pan out and made some wonton cups just to have on hand.  You simply bake them at 350 for 6-8 minutes, until they get golden brown. Yesterday was breakfast wonton cups – egg whites scrambled with...

I am loving that I haven’t had to think about breakfast by making a breakfast casserole over the weekend – this time I paired it up with some strawberries and oranges. Guess what?  I went walking at lunch yesterday!  Yep, 50 minutes and it was glorious – probably 60-65 degrees, partly sunny – it felt so good! Lunch was chicken noodle soup and a sammie...

I have Kelly to thank for this casserole idea.  I did tweak her recipe a bit though – I decided to make a smaller casserole with only 4 servings, and I added shredded zucchini to the casserole.  I love the idea of the refrigerator biscuit bottom layer – never would have thought of that! Breakfast Casserole with Zucchini and Sausage 4 servings:  419 calories, 23...

It was stormy off and on all day yesterday so we kept our computer off all day – it was kind of nice to be off line for the day! So here was my weekend in pictures:  Saturday breakfast – scrambled eggs with sausage on dark rye bread. I got to mow the lawn!  I think it’s only the third time I’ve mowed our lawn...

I don’t know what it was about last week, but I ate so many unplanned snacks, and that’s totally not like me.  I usually have meals in the 500 calories range so I don’t snack – because every time I eat I have to take a shot of insulin.  I have discovered something though – if I am bored at work, that’s the worst for...