I Took One For The Team!

Have you seen these? I been seeing them advertised on facebook for the past few weeks. I think they are a little pricey but I have been dieing to try them. I finally bit the bullet and took one for the team! :)When I was shopping yesterday I spotted them and decided to give them a try. They were $3.69 for a box of 6 brownies. I bought the Chocolate Fudge and the Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

Giveaway!

If you have a daughter between the age of 9 and 13 you will like this giveaway! Click here to check it out. It's a great Mom and Me Bundle!

New Recipe - HG's Happy Birthday Cake Shake

This looks awesome! It is Hungry Girl's new Happy Birthday Cake Shake! Click here to view the recipe. I wish I had all of the ingredients. I might have to make a quick stop at the grocery store today. :) Yum!

A Day Full Of Smoothies

I spent the morning at the Dentist's office. I broke a big piece of my tooth off eating cauliflower yesterday for lunch. So not fun!Yeserday's lunch - I didn't make it to the yogurt. I lost my appetite after breaking my tooth.My Dentist is awesome and she was able to save the tooth. It had a cavity in it which caused it to break. I am thanking God right now that it was able to be filled and that

I Have A Secret!

Last Wednesday I came home to a package on my porch. I don't know about you but I love coming home to a surprise package!I was actually shocked by what I found inside! It was an Azure Dot Athletic Skirt by Running Skirts!Over a year ago RunningSkirts asked me if I would be on their review committee. I just assumed they forgot about me until Wednesday that is. I was super excited to get this

A New Beginning - Take 2 - Day 1 Picture Update

Pudget: Losing Weight On A Budget - Take 2Day 1 - 196 pounds - July 23, 2011I finally did it! I finally got up the nerve to post a "Take 2" before picture. It is such a relief for me to finally do it and move on.The post I wrote on discouragement and the comments I received really have helped me to move forward with my life and my weight loss journey. I can't even tell you how relieved I am to

A Crazy Smoothie

I let my daughter choose the ingredients for our smoothie this morning. Here is what she came up with.Maddie's Crazy Smoothie:1 cup Almond Breeze12 baby carrots3/4 cup frozen strawberries1/2 cup raw cauliflower1 frozen banana2 tbsp fat free, sugar free choc. pudding mix1/4 cup Stevia1 tsp Matcha Green TeaPlace all ingredients in VitaMix or blender and mix until smooth. Enjoy!I will admit it does

Thank You!

I woke up this morning to so many wonderful emails, FB messages, and comments on my post yesterday on discouragement. I can't even tell you how much it meant to me that so many of you took the time to write me such sweet and encouraging messages.I am so blessed to have all of my readers in my life. I wouldn't be able to make it through this journey without you and all of your prayers. Today you

Discouraged

I have been thinking about writing this post for days but this summer has been so busy I just haven't been able to find the time.The past few weeks have been very discouraging for me. About 5 or 6 weeks ago I went off of my Fibromyalgia medicine. I am thrilled at how great I feel not being on the medicine. My mind is clear and body feels awesome! God is awesome and I am so grateful to feel this

Check This One Out!

I just bought today's SaveMore.com deal for Got Matcha?. I never heard of it before but since it was a saving of over a $100 I thought I would look into it. This is what I found out.Got Matcha's site says "Matcha Green Tea is only now beginning to be recognized as one of the most powerful superfoods on the market today far exceeding every other superfood, including acai and blueberries, in ORAC (

It's Luau Time!

This was my crazy weekend!I spent the morning decorating cupcakes with my Mom and a friend for my Brother-In-Law's surprise 40th Birthday Party. My Grandmother with my girls at the Hawaiian Luau My husband and I all decked out for the occasion. :)My Sister, Brother-In-Law, my nieces and nephew all ready to party!So much fun but so tiring!I didn't even keep track of my calories on Sat. and Sunday

Free Melissa & Doug Toys!!!!

I am even more excited about this one! Tomorrow we can all get free Melissa and Doug Toys! Here is how it works. Click this link and sign up for your new account with HomeSav. Then tomorrow morning go back to the site, sign in, add the $10 Melissa and Doug toy of your choice to your cart and use your free $10 credit. It's that easy! I will be ordering mine tomorrow. I hope you all join me on this

Another Great Deal!!!

I found another great site that is offering a $10 gift card towards your first purchase! I used mine last week and bought a new swimsuit. I am so excited to get it!!!Although, if I would have known I would have waited until today to use it. Today they have an adorable dress and the cutest pair of shoes and it would have only cost me a few dollars out of pocket.That's why I'm telling you. :) Maybe

$10 Credit & Free Cell Phone Covers

Today on SaveMore, you can get $12.00 off cell phone accessories for only $6.00 (National Deal). Phone accessories include Apple, Blackberry, HTC, LG, Motorola, Palm, Samsung & more. Plus, free shipping will be applied to your order.If you haven’t used your $10.00 credit, you will be able to get this for free. Just head over to SaveMore and sign up to get the $10.00 credit and this great deal.I

Daily "Lose It" Post - Catch Up

Here are my Daily Logs from the last week. I'm still not sure how I lost weight but I'm not complaining. :)Daily Report for July 2, 2011Summary Food Calories 2,174Exercise Calories 643Net Calories 1,531+/- Calories 176Weight 196.4 Daily LogBreakfast 424Crackers, Cheddar, Goldfish 55 Pieces 140Candy, Rolo, Caramels In Milk Chocolate 10 Each 284Lunch 1,020Shrimp, Mixed Species, Stmd, Lrg 12 Each

Lose The Fluff Weight Loss Challenge

Please go over to The Peanuts Gang and join in on the Challenge. Samantha at The Peanuts Gang is hosting a great 30 Day Weight loss challenge. It's called Lose The Fluff Weight Loss Challenge. Click here to head over to her blog and see what it's all about!

Adding Calories To My Diet

I can't believe it is Friday already! I have had such a wonderful and crazy past two weeks with my family and friends. Then of course I had to do a little catching up around the house. Laundry, dishes, vacuum, dusting, mopping and so much more. Fun, fun!I also groomed both of the dogs. I started doing this myself a few months ago and I am saving a ton of money and the dogs look great. I am very

"Fat Jessica" My Story From The Beginning

I just found this post that I wrote last September before I started gaining some of my weight back. I love this post and I just wanted to share it with you in case you missed it the first time. Enjoy!A really good friend of mine sent me a message last night asking how she can read my story from the beginning. She said she needed some motivation and she wanted to start by reading about "Fat

And The Winner Is....

Fiber One 80 Calorie Prize Pack GiveawayThe winning number according to the random number generator is number 2! Congratulations Jeanette from Live, Love, Laugh, Cupcakes! You are the winner of the awesome Fiber One 80 Calorie Prize Pack. You are going to love it!Please email me your mailing address as soon as possible.Thanks to all of my awesome followers who entered. There will be more

Lucky Charm Binge

I love this picture. MJ and the dogs taking a nap yesterday. :)I really had an odd day yesterday. I was hungry, then not hungry, then I was hungry but nothing sounded good. I hate days like this. It is so hard to eat healthy on days like this. I did ok but I was frustrated with myself for eating so many cups of Lucky Charms.I usually don't eat cereal but every once in a while I get a craving for

Daily "Lose It" Post

Don't forget to enter the Giveaway going on right now on my blog! Click here to enter!I ate way too much yesterday! I hope all of the walking I did evens everything out. :)SummaryFood Calories 2,744Exercise Calories 643Net Calories 2,101+/- Calories 751Weight 195.6 Daily Report for June 30, 2011Daily LogBreakfast 227Cherries, Sweet, Fresh 1 Cup 97Yogurt, Plain, Nonfat 6 Ounces 80Creamer, Cinnamon

I Love Knoebels!

Cousins at Knoebels - MJ is sleeping next to the clown. :) I spent all day yesterday at my favorite Amusement Park, Knoebels! My Aunt is visiting from New York and it was so great to spend a day at the park with so many of my family. It was so nice because my husband was even able to take the day off work to go with us. My family!I started off my day with yogurt and cherries but I definitely