August 20, 2013

While I don’t consider myself much of a baker, I do love muffins.  My favorite muffin though? Otis Spunkmeyer’s banana nut muffin.  Back in my fat days, I would hit up 7-11 on my way to work.  Most mornings I would get a Big Gulp of regular Dr. Pepper and one of these muffins.  But back then they had different sizes, and the 6.5 ounce...

Another whirlwind weekend is in the books.  Even with having half a day on Friday the weekend went by way too fast. Saturday I went to Chicago to Hannah’s block party on her street.  It had a live D.J., tons of food and the weather couldn’t have been better.  Hannah’s best friend Melody was there with her son.  I am so proud of Mel.  She...

This post is a few weeks late, but better late than never, right? I had the wonderful opportunity to taste test two new Weight Watcher products.  Long time readers know that I lost 70 pounds with Weight Watchers back in 1999-2000.  It took me fourteen months, but WW taught me about portion control, the importance of eating fruits and veggies and lean protein. Back then...

I had the last square of my Green Monster casserole left for breakfast yesterday, but I decided to switch it up – the store brand of tortillas I buy says 16 chips are one serving for 140 calories, I ended up using 8 chips and then after i heated the casserole, I cut it into 8 pieces, topped the egg on the chip and sprinkled...

Happy Friday!  Here a few questions readers had to ask Tony, with his answers. Without further adieu: Helen wants to know “Tony: How do you feel about Biz giving up her wine? I’m asking because I assume you have not given up your cocktails!” I am always very impressed when Biz puts her mind to something. I am very proud of her and support her...

Cincinnati Chili Recipe Not sure if this is an authentic Cincinnati Chili recipe, but it’s delish!  My late husband loved it because it has no beans, but feel free to add some if you like.  As of 2025, this chili recipe is ZERO Weight Watchers points. I am updating this post with a printable recipe card, and updated photography on how we used this chili...

Thanks for all your comments yesterday about our insurance.  I’ve got a call into our insurance broker to make sure that I am on the right plan.  I pay an extra $100 a paycheck for this particular insurance plan based on how much medication both Tony and I take.  When I called the insurance company directly yesterday, they are telling me that I have to...

I love having leftovers of roasts – they are great to dice up in morning hashes and tonight we’ll be having roast beef sandwiches (and broccoli soup).  Shhhhh.  Don’t tell Tony about the broccoli soup. Yesterday I made a breakfast hash of 3 ounces diced up leftover roast from Saturday night, baby spinach, 2 eggs, egg whites and 2/3 cup of canned sliced potatoes.  I...

I was a bit nervous with this second round of Dietbet.  The first month I lost 8.2 pounds – every week I got on the scale and it gave me some love back.  I continued on with the second month of Insanity, and then starting on my second round of the 60 day program. These last 30 days I ran, I PR’d a 5k and...

I really can’t remember the last time I didn’t have a glass of wine or beer on a Friday night.   And you know what?  I feel great about it!  It’s kind of funny because back when I was really heavy, one thing I really loved was coffee creamer.  In fact my favorite was International Delights Irish Cream.  Of course I was trying to lose weight,...