Birthday and a Recipe~

Well Cole's Birthday is finally here-the only thing-the tickets are not-boo. I'm printing my confirmation out in case they don't arrive today-haha-oh well.

I'm anxious to see if his family will call for his birthday and whether or not he will get into it with his dad-only time will tell I guess.

Yesterday I got home from work and after being on the computer a bit I did my Wii Fit-burned over 300 calories and all in the comfort of air conditioning-didn't stop me from sweating though-holy running in place can wear you out.

Anyways I tried another recipe from ww online-Chicken Parmigiana-here are the pics:

You take a pound of chicken and flatten it with a malletDip it in two egg whites-and then in 1/2 bread crumbs with 1 tbsp Italian seasoningFry it in 1tsp of olive oil until no longer pick on the inside-four mins per sidePour 1/2 cup of pasta sauce in an 8 inch square pan and place chicken on top, spread with another cup of sauce and then sprinkle with 1/2 mozza cheese and 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese ( I only had cheddar)I paired it with peas and a red baked potato. So Yummy~Makes 4 servings 5 pts each-One thing that is definitely impressing me with the recipes is that I enjoy all them and I find the portions are pretty decent for the pts ratio.

Realization and a Recipe

This week flew by so fast. I've been hoping to fit in more time for reading and writing blogs but I really don't know where the days go.

I get up at 3:30 am, shower, have breakfast, check emails, then I'm off to work. I work 5am to 1:30pm, walk home, sometimes I exercise, do dishes, pack lunches, make supper, eat and go to bed. So boring-haha.


I really don't know how my weigh in will be tomorrow-right now on the Wii it says I lost 1/2 pd for the week. I've struggled a bit-I think because my tom is right around the corner.

I have a sense of calm right now about the whole dieting/exercise thing. I went to lunch with my friend on Monday and I was telling her how it really feels like a lifetime thing for me and I'm okay with it. I may or may not get to goal but I will strive for it and just enjoy the journey.

Not to say I'm enjoying portion control, etc but that I won't let it consume my every waking thought. I had a nice burger for lunch and a beer and I enjoyed every minute of it. I can't eat like that all the time of course but I can't live a life without it either and don't want to feel guilty anymore. I'm 33 I've been overweight for the majority of my life and I'm tired of hating myself.

I know I have to overcome the negative self thoughts I've lived with for years but I will try to focus on the accomplishments rather than the disappointments. I'm always the "glass is half full" girl for everyone else so its time to turn that attention to me.

So for some of the positives this week-

• I've walked on all my breaks at work
• I did the Wii three times
• I made a couple of new ww recipes
• I've tracked points for 4 days
• I felt really good in my new pants

So here is another recipe from Weight Watchers online that I tried

Chocolate Fudge Cookie Bites:

1/3 cup unsweetened Cocoa 3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup margarine, softened 4 oz unsweetened applesauce

1 1/2 cups Flour 1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt

2 tbsp powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 375. Coat pans with cooking spray.

Place Cocoa, margarine and sugar in a medium bowl, beat with mixer. Add applesauce & vanilla, beat to blend. Stir together flour, baking powder & salt. Stir flour mixture into cocoa mixture by hand.

Shape into 48 marble sized balls. Bake 8 minutes, move to iron rack after 1 min. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

My first batch were a little on the small size and I was disappointed.

I then realized I had made them too small so these were my second batch.So a big one and a little one together would equal 2 pts. They taste like a chocolate timbit which is two points so you get a little bit more for the 2 pts-very tasty-would make them again.Here is two pictures of Pepper-she is a super spoiled and often lazy cat.She can be very prissy too.

Weekly Weigh-In

Hey All-well I got weighed last night and guess what? I lost 2.4pds. I am too excited and just imagine how much I could have lost if I had the Wii Fit Already. We have been calling everyday but its still not in yet-boo to them.

Yesterday was an awesome day-I just love my job and the people I work with-we all have little chats in between listening to our ipods and it feels great. On the overnights I felt like I didn't connect with anyone and it sucked.

Cole started to feel better as he had a cold all week, I lost the weight, and I found out that they have a different leader for Thursday nights so that is awesome. Everything just went good yesterday. I leave for work in a bit and then come home, nap, prepare for company and then have fun.

I made two desserts for tomorrow night-snack and 1/2 squares and Gingerbread cake w/glaze. Cole always talks about that cake so I found a recipe-he woke up frothing at the mouth but I said sorry not til tomorrow-I can be so cruel at times.

My supper from the other day of meatballs with sweet potato fries didn't look like much when it was finished and I was disappointed but boy was it ever tasty. Really yummy tasting. Does anyone know a good way to crisp sweet potato fries?

Its gonna be frightening~

When I got my day shift I thought I would have so much time on my hands. I planned to spend countless hours devoting myself to blogger, creating blogs, reading blogs, post witty comments on blogs, etc. My time still feels limited.

Cole does all the big chores, floors, bathrooms, groceries while I do the day to day chores like dishes, supper, etc. Today I guess I bit off a little more than I could chew. I walked home after work, worked out on the treadmill, did dishes, baked brownies for Cole, packed lunches, make a new recipe for supper, showered, did more dishes, cleaned the litter box, etc.

I have to start figuring out better ways to eat my points while doing the day shift. On nights I had it totally figured out but now I'm up way more hours and I find in the early afternoon once I'm done the treadmill I'll just cram food in my face-doesn't matter what. I'm disappointed in myself but I know what it is now-my points need to be figured out big time-STAT!!!

I'm going to use a huge chunk of my time this week to figure out some Weight Watcher recipes I'll be making on the weekend and write out my grocery list. When I get weighed this week its so going to be a rude awakening for me-No sense putting it off any longer-I'm a big girl (literally) I can take it.