Can It Really Last This Long???

Maddie and MJ checking out their Easter basketsMaddie's favorite treat from her basket - A Plum! MJ was so excited about the big orange in her Easter basket.My week started off pretty well. So I thought! Monday evening my two year old started throwing up. I wasn't surprised because my sister and her kids were at my house the day before they started with it. It was not a fun night!I also started

I Ate My Weekend!

I had another one of my crazy busy weekends. In a good way. :) We spent Saturday at my in-laws where I ate way too much wonderful food. She made me ham and dandelion. On of my absolute favorite meals. It doesn't sound unhealthy but if you have ever had it you know that the dandelion is smothered in bacon and bacon grease. Yum!!! After eating a huge meal, three pieces of cake and some Easter candy

Truvia???

This was my lunch today. Doesn't it look delish?! It tasted even better then it looks. It was just a good combination which surprised me. Tuna salad (light mayo)on a sandwich thin (store brand - 2 points), 23 almonds (4 points) and a lot of red grapes ($.99 a pound on sale at Giant). I am stuffed! Yesterday at the grocery store I purchased some Truvia. I got confused and thought I was looking

A Big Decision... I Can't Believe I Am Writing This...

I just listened to one of the most interesting shows. I was over at Brittany's blog, Deliciously Healthy and she wrote a great post about using artificial sweeteners. She also posted two video's that I am going to post below. I am going to be completely honest. When I first started to watch the videos I thought to myself that I love Splenda so much that nothing could change my mind about using it

New Food Find!

It's another dreary day. I hate days like this. My Fibromyalgia seems to be worse and the lack of sun makes my mood just as dreary as the weather. Maybe I just need another cup of coffee. :) Last night I wrote about making BBQ pork chops, Jasmine rice and green beans. It was the best meal I have made in months. My BBQ sauce turned out amazing! I just used ketchup, a little vinegar, a little

I Finally Did It!

I finally got back on the treadmill. The worst part was making myself get on. The best part was the feeling when I was done! The in between wasn't so bad either. I actually enjoyed the thirty minutes to myself. I listened to some Christian music on Pandora and the time passed really quickly. Isn't it always that making yourself actually exercise is far worse then the exercise itself? Why do we

A Great Breakfast Recipe!

I forgot to mention this in my earlier post. The past two mornings I have had a really great breakfast. I am hooked! I got the idea from Hungry Girl's new 300 Under 300 Cookbook. She has a recipe for a hot dog egg scramble. Yesterday when I was looking for something to eat I realized that I had turkey hot dogs in the fridge and some egg beaters. That's when I came up with my own egg scramble and

The Scale Is Not Moving

I am very excited to have gotten my new clothes in the mail yesterday. My Mom and Dad bought me a gift card to Fashion Bug for my Birthday and I ordered online just to make my life easier. That and they had a great sale and free shipping. I ended up getting a new pair of jean capri's that I love. I had to order them in a size 14 which I don't love. :( I also ordered a few tanks, a cute short

I'm Addicted!

To coffee that is! I just thought I would share that since I am drinking my coffee as I type. :) I haven't always loved coffee. My Mimi told me a long time ago that it was an acquired taste. I think she was right. After years and years of trying it over and over again at some point I decided that I love it. Although I have loved it for many years I only used to drink it on occasion. You ask why?

Enjoying The Warm Weather!

Friday night I came down with a little stomach bug. It was very mild but enough to wear me out. For the first time in a long time I had very little appetite. I ate two cheese sticks and some chocolate Teddy Grahams and did not feel hungry. Luckily I woke up this morning feeling so much better. I am not fully recovered from the bug but I feel so much better then I did yesterday. I'm very thankful

Exercise! What's That?

It has been a great week. Although if you read my last post I did eat way too much cake on my Birthday. I decided that it was my Birthday and I was going to eat as much cake as I wanted and then be done. Unfortunately, I ate the cake on my Birthday and the next day because I was stressed. Then I gave the rest of the cake to my sister so that it wouldn't be a temptation anymore. The great news is

Cake, Cake and Much More Cake!

What a difference it can make when you actually get good sleep! I have been taking two Tylenol pm every night for the past two weeks and I can't even tell you how great I feel. I felt so tired for so long that I didn't even realize how bad it had actually become. One Tylenol pm just didn't seem to cut it anymore and I was shocked that two Tylenol pm doesn't make me drowsy in the morning. It has

Denial

I think I have finally gotten myself back on track. For good this time. :) I have been having a great week. I have gotten the hang of the new Weight Watchers' Points Plus program and I am enjoying it. Last week I thought that 30 points was not enough. Every day last week I went over my points. It seemed so hard. This week is a completely different story. It has been so much easier. I think this