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Skinny French Toast Sticks

Skinny French Toast Sticks
Friday night was of course, Party Pizza Friday.  I normally pick up a frozen deep dish to cook at home, but the problem with that?  Leftovers.  And Lou Malnati’s is not that point friendly.  I looked up their menu on the train ride home Friday night, and realized they had a tiny personal deep dish pizza that serves 1!  It looks big in this picture,...
June 19, 2017

Strawberry Shortcake Buttermilk Waffles

Strawberry Shortcake Buttermilk Waffles
Friday night I had Tony’s nephews and their families over for a BBQ.  It’s been way too long since we’ve been together, and I realize I have to make these get togethers happen, otherwise, the next thing you know we’ll look up and it’s Christmas! These two little cutes were so fun.  Hazel (love her name!) was just an infant the last time I saw...
June 12, 2017

He Would Have Bought Me Flowers . . .

He Would Have Bought Me Flowers . . .
I woke up Sunday morning to my Timehop.  It reminded me that 17 years ago yesterday was the first day with my husband.  Can you believe he not only remembered but also posted it on social media?!  Long time readers will know that my husband’s name was Jeff, not Tony like I posted here on the blog – however, I called him Tony a lot...
June 5, 2017

Premier Protein–Your New BFF for Weight Loss

Premier Protein–Your New BFF for Weight Loss
Premier Protein my friends is your new BFF for Weight Loss.  I get a lot of requests each week to partner with certain products, links to articles, advertising – most of which I just immediately delete after receiving them because I am not going to promote anything that I don’t already use, or think that other people will find value with. I am happy to...
May 28, 2017

Vanilla Coffee Banana Protein Pancakes

Vanilla Coffee Banana Protein Pancakes
I have five words to say about this weekend.  I ate all the food.  I didn’t eat a lot of one thing (i.e. deep dish pizza by myself), but I ate a lot of little things.  I didn’t track all my food. I woke up with a taste for apple fritters, but cooler heads prevailed and I made a hash waffle.  This time topped it...
May 22, 2017

Steel Cut Oat Waffles

Steel Cut Oat Waffles
These steel cut oat waffles are crisp on the outside, tender on the inside – so good! ++++++++++++++++= I love Saturday and Sunday mornings because there is no rush.  I can get up, make my Chemex coffee, sip on that for a while before thinking about what I want for breakfast.  Lately I’ve been in a waffle mood.  I was short on flour, so decided...
April 3, 2017

French Fry Frittata

French Fry Frittata
There are a lot of people at my office who are on Weight Watchers, which I love.   More people to talk about point friendly food!  One woman though the day before yesterday only ate strawberries and grapes for breakfast and wondered why she was starving at 11:00 a.m.   I asked if she had any protein, hard boiled egg, deli ham, anything else?  Nope.  I told...
March 24, 2017

Banana Nut Muffins

Banana Nut Muffins
There is temptation all around me every day working in Chicago.  From the coffee shop across from my train station that has THE BEST glazed donuts, to all the food stalls at the train station, the nearly 20 restaurants within a two block radius of my office – it’s everywhere! Lately though, I’ve had a taste for a giant muffin.  You know the ones I...
March 17, 2017

Protein Pancakes Two Ways

Protein Pancakes Two Ways
For some reason lately I’ve had a taste for pancakes.   Friday night I worked as the night secretary.  I actually volunteer when the opportunity arises because it’s overtime and a lot of times no one needs help, so I get the peace and quiet with no interruptions and actually get a lot done.   I didn’t get home until nearly 9 p.m. on Friday night and...
March 13, 2017

Only +1.6! And Sweet Potato Toast

Only +1.6!  And Sweet Potato Toast
My sister and I vowed that good or bad, we’d show up every week to Weight Watchers.  I’ve already talked about how my eating was this last week – 35 weekly points spent on Sunday and Monday night alone, and my 56 point day on Hannah’s birthday, so I honestly thought that I would have a gain of at least 3 pounds.  I just woke...
March 10, 2017