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Hannah and I didn’t get home from my Mom’s house until almost 11:00 last night – we were so tired!  But we also had a lot of fun.  Whenever members of my family get together, we just laugh and laugh.  Tony doesn’t get the “unseen humor” most of the time!   They plan on going to Blue Man’s Group in Chicago this afternoon and then dinner...

Tony and I ran some errands earlier today, and since its no meat, we stopped at Wendy’s for a fish sandwich for him.  I have never had one in my life!  I might like it, without the tartar sauce, but since I wasn’t sure of the calories, I went with a plain baked potato.  I knew I had canned chili at home to make a filling...

Tony and I slept in this morning which was nice!  I did get up to give Hannah one last pep-talk on her drive.  She said she woke up at 6:30 and was a “nervous ball of energy.”  She said: “do you realize that this is the farthest I’ve ever driven by myself and the first time I’ve driven on the highway by myself!” She made...

So when Tony heard of his dinner choices tonight, nothing was hitting home!  But once I wrote the southwestern quesadillas, and saw so many of you lean that way, I knew that was what I was going to make for myself – and a great use of leftovers! Southwestern Quesadillas (one serving) 4 corn tortillas 2 ounces flank steak 1 ounce Mexican cheese 2 tbsp....

my lunch is so late – after I put it into www.calorieking.com, it only comes in at 340 calories, 17 fat and 32 carbs! But I am happy my blood sugar was cooperating so I could do . . . LEVEL 2 of DAY 9 OF 30!   Yep, I did it, and was able to put a ninth consecutive sticker on my calendar!  Mind you,...

Yep, I have tomorrow off – three day weekend!  But its going to be busy!  I am having dinner at my Mom’s house tomorrow night because my Aunt and Cousin are in town from Virginia and Maryland.  Then Saturday I have “girls day out” with my twin sister and our friends who are twins.  THEN its Easter on Sunday with Tony’s family over at our house!...

I saw this in my Cooking Light magazine (March 2009)  and knew I had to give it a try.  To make life easier, I “accessorized” my dinner by stopping off at my local Chinese takeout for shrimp fried rice, green beans and peapods. Asian Marinated Flank Steak 3 tablespoons your favorite stir fry sauce 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 1 tablespoon soy sauce...

Yes, I was able to put my 8th sticker on my calendar for doing Day 8 of 30 of Shred!  Although my friend and I realized that we probably need to move to Level 2 already, considering we were able to talk to each other during the workout – but that just means we are getting stronger, right??!! 😀 Lunch was the second half of...

           Stats:  Per scone: 372 calories, 15.25 fat, 54 carbs, 1 fiber, 5.3 protein The first scone I ever had was at Starbucks.  It was a cinnamon chip scone and it was love at first bite!  It was light and fluffy.  I tried to recreate the magic MANY years ago, but they always came out dense, more like hockey pucks! I...

There are just some nights when I just want to put something quick together – that, and I forgot to marinate my flank steak for my Asian flank steak recipe!!  That will be tomorrow! I almost always have time to go on the computer in the morning before work, but today since I went to the gym, I didn’t have time.  Look what I found...