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Yesterday I made one of my bosses favorite breakfasts – breakfast wontons.  If you make the wonton cups ahead of time, these are super easy and quick for a weekday breakfast. Bake the wonton cups in a 12 muffin tin, making sure to press down to make a flat bottom.  Heat oven to 350.  Bake for 5-7 minutes – don’t walk away because they can...

My friend Helen is running a DietBet this month.  The premise is that you put in $25 dollars to the “pot” try to lose 4% of your weight in a month and if you succeed, you split the pot with everyone who made their goal. Remember how I told you I lost weight on vacation?  Um, well, it caught up with me a week later. ...

I had every intention of making a green monster smoothie yesterday morning, but even though I had an hour and a half before having to leave for work, suddenly I looked up at the clock and realized it was time to go! Only one solution then.  Throw shit in a bag for breakfast.  I threw in my homemade bread, a stalk of broccoli, egg whites,...

It was interesting to hear how many people have a love/hate relationship with artificial sweeteners.  I failed to mention one important piece of information about Habitall.  Since it’s made from all-natural ingredients, um, how to I put this delicately.  I just have to say it.  You won’t shit your pants if you use this! I’ll never forget after being diagnosed with diabetes in 2000.  I...

A couple weeks ago I was contacted by Habit Foods to see if I wanted to try their new low calorie sweetener called Habitall.  The premise is that their an all natural sweetener made from erythritol which is a naturally occurring sweetener found in some fruits, vegetables, and fermented foods.  Polydextrose is a soluble fiber derived from starch in plants, and monk fruit is a...

Saturday morning I was so wrapped up in doing chores around the house that Tony and I didn’t end up eating lunch until after 1:00!  We went to a local bar/restaurant.  Two NSV’s:  I didn’t order beer even though they had Blue Moon on tap, and I ordered a grilled chopped chicken salad instead of a burger, for a place known for their burgers! Then...

Remember back on May 2nd when I said my Game Face was going on?  Me either.  May ended with a wimper and my 100 mile goal challenge never came to fruition.  And I was horrible and keeping up the ten of you who wanted to join the challenge for a chance to win my salsa. I apologize to Peggy, Rachel, Aimee, Roxy (Losing the Rolls),...

Before we left for vacation I got a package from Weight Watchers asking me to try out their new Red Velvet Crème Cakes.  Long time readers will know that Weight Watchers was how I lost 70 pounds back in 1999-2000. Weight Watcher’s new campaign “Tasting is Believing.” Each cake is 90 calories and has 4 grams of fiber, or 2 WW points. The verdict?  These...

Thanks to all of you for welcoming me back from vacation!  It was funny when I went to the grocery store on Monday the first half of my basket was all fruits and vegetables, I think even my body was like “no more meat!” Since I didn’t have a blog to post yesterday I got my walking shoes on and went for a 30 minute...

I am happy to say that we are safely back home after our trip to Austin.  While I loved being away, not having to worry about work, seeing my family, eating great food, etc., it is nice to be back home.  Tony made me a delicious breakfast this morning – it was nice to have a home cooked meal!  Creamy spicy eggs in a Pam...