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For breakfast it was the usual ham and cheese omelet with fresh tomatoes, the toast is missing from the picture since we were running late.
Of course there was decaf coffee.
Okay, so I didn’t like this yogurt but I ate it, trying to force some diary into my diet. It definitely was not like my favorite Breyers smooth and creamy I was happy to eat. This was gloppy and sour.
However, this made up for it! Love these!
Leftover Spaghetti and meatballs with organic greens and romaine lettuce with balsamic vinegar.
While reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest to the hubby in the car I had these Anne’s organic graham bunnies. They are kinda blah. Teddy grahams are way better!
For dinner we had Fat Free Hebrew National hot dogs on the grill which I liked a lot better than the Fat Free Ballpark ones! I also had baked beans and coleslaw which I’ve recently realized I really like if it’s made with Marzetti’s lite coleslaw mix. It’s crunchy and sweet. It’s definitely something you’ll see more of.
For dessert I had a Warm Delight Mini in Chocolate Fudge with Breyers Fat Free fudge brownie ice cream with a spoonful of Cool whip Free. It was delicious and totally decadent for a “diet” dessert!
I didn’t do so hot with my water consumption but I did really well with food using 35 out of 35 of my WW points. So, it was another successful day! I’ll be back tomorrow with more food!
Good night!
I have found a delicious and healthy dinner that I absolutely LOVE! I saw a recipe in the new Kraft Food and Family that combined cranberries and pears so I added feta cheese and balsamic vinegar instead bottled dressing. I wish I would of taken a picture to show you how pretty it is! I’ll remember that for next time.
Pear & Feta Salad with Pecans
Serves: 1
6 WW Pts
2 cups Mixed Baby Greens
1/8 cup Crumbled Feta Cheese
2T Chopped Pecans
1 Anjour Pear Sliced Thin
3T Dried Cranberries
1/2 teaspoon Brown Sugar
Tiny pinch of Cinnamon
Balsamic Vinegar to taste
1. Place greens in your favorite salad bowl.
2. Thinly slice the pear and place on top of the greens.(if you aren’t serving this immediately then I would suggest using some lemon juice on the pears.)
3. Sprinkle with feta & cranberries
4. Spread pecans on microwave safe plate and sprinkle with brown sugar and tiny bit of cinnamon.
5. Microwave on high for 45 seconds stirring ever 15 seconds until warm. (The sugar won’t be melted)
6. Sprinkle pecans and remaining brown sugar on salad and then drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
The brown sugar melts into the balsamic vinegar and there is a tiny hint of cinnamon. It’s delicious!
This weekend I read two good books. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin and Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse Series #9) by Charlaine Harris.
I am new to the world of Emily Giffin but I had read multiple recommendations of her books so I decided to grab this book from the library. I’m definitely not sorry I did! It was a great story line and a definite page turner. I finished this book in just a few hours. I did struggle with the premise of the book a little. Rachel is best friends with Darcy who is getting married in September. On the night of Rachel’s birthday she ends up in bed with Darcy’s fiance Dex. They start having an affair. Even though I should of seen the ending coming, I totally didn’t and that made the book even better once I got over the whole cheating issue! I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series, Something Blue.
The second book I read was the latest book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. Twilight turned me on to a whole new genre of books, Paranormal Romance. I was a really big vampire and paranormal fan in high school. I read all of Stephen King and Anne Rice’s books in a single summer a very long time ago but hadn’t read anything like that recently. I loved the first Twilight book so much and decided I wanted to read more books like it, so I took a lot of suggestions from fellow readers and browsed one of my favorite sites GoodReads.com. I was armed with a ve
ry long list and have been engrossed in the genre for a few months now. The Sookie Stackhouse series has quite a few similarites to the Twilight series. There are vampires and shapeshifters and the female heroine is constantly in danger from one group or another. The Sookie books are a great fun and quick read. They lack the emotion the Twilight series had for me, but the books are well written and humorous. Sookie’s current Relationship with the Blond haired, blue eyed, nordic vampire kept me reading and wanting more when I closed the book at the end. I’m looking forward to what Charlaine Harris has in store for us next, but I’m sad we’ll have to wait another year!
As a side note, I absolutely LOVE the True Blood HBO series that is based on Charlaine’s books. I think it’s a fantastic adaptation of the series. Unfortunately, I did not think the same of the adaption of Twilight that hit the big screen. Hopefully, we will see a better rendition of New Moon for the next movie.
I fell in love with Jennifer Wiener’s writing in Good in Bed and In Her Shoes. Smart and witty with a great storyline.. What more could you ask for? So when I saw an ad for the latest book I decided to check out her website. There were quite a few books I’ve missed so I headed over to my library and checked two of them out. Little Earthquakes and Certain Girls. They all share one characteristic. A wonderfully sarcastic and plus size heroine.
Certain Girls brings back Cannie, the star of Good in Bed. I’ll admit, I didn’t like this book at first. Seeing life through the eyes of a 13 year old isn’t something I’d like to relive. However, the more I read, the more I fell in love with Joy, Cannie & Peter. It’s a journey told through Joy’s eyes of finding out the truth and Cannie facing her little girl growning up before her eyes. You should definitely keep a box of tissues handy for this one!
Little Earthquakes is the tale of four new mothers. I was hesitant to read this because I do not have any experience being a Mom. Maybe one day I’ll have a podling of my own but I wasn’t sure I was really interested in reading about Mom’s. However, after the first few pages I was hooked. I LOVED this story. I was sorry to see it end.
Decyfer Down has released their second album, Crash. I had the pleasure of seeing these guys at last year’s X-Fest in Kinston, NC. They totally blew me away. TJ’s vocals are amazing and as soon as they were done playing I rushed over to buy the album! What really took me by surprise was the fact that they were a Christian Band. I would never willingly pick up or listen to Christian music. I have struggled with my faith for years, never really understanding the idea of organized religion and a devotion to God. Decyfer Down’s message was clear, when you’ve hit rock bottom who do you ask for help?
When I can barely hold on
You promise me you won’t let me go
And I want you to know
I don’t live a perfect life
But God knows I’m trying the best I can
And I have wasted so much time
Pretending I’m alright about who I am
But now I’m living the best I can
I won’t say that I’ve found the devotion that same people have… but I’ve opened myself up to possiblity that when I say my prayers for those who need it the most someone is listening. Music is a powerful thing.
I can’t say enough about this band. If I could, I’d buy a copy for everyone I know. Give these local guys a chance and pick up the album. You won’t regret it.
I had my favorite breakfast from elementary school today. Cheese & Toast. I now make it with Nature’s Own White Wheat bread and Weight Watchers American Cheese Singles but it’s still as awesome as I remember it. You don’t melt the cheese, just make toast and stick the cold cheese on it. I don’t know why I love it, but I do. I struggle with finding new things to eat for breakfast. I quickly get bored with the same old thing everyday. These are some of my normal breakfasts:
100 Calorie Mini Bagel + Turkey Sausage Patty
100 Calorie Mini Bagel + WW Cheese + Center Cut Bacon
RF Peanut Butter & Bananas on Wheat Bread
Frozen Hashbrowns + Scrambled Egg Beaters + Center Cut Bacon + RF Cheddar Cheese
Nutrigrain Waffles with Light Pancake Syrup
What are some of your favorite quick and healthy breakfasts?
