My Crazy Busy Life

My Weight Loss Blog

2011-03-07T15:43:00.001-06:00

I know I have a hard enough time keeping up with this blog. But right now, my life is centering around me trying to lose weight. So I made a blog dedicated to just that.

http://therealhope.wordpress.com/

Check it out if you want

Menu Plan Monday {1.31–2.6}

2011-01-31T14:30:00.001-06:00

Monday

YoYo (Your On Your Own)

Tuesday

Pizza or eat out
{Winter weather advisory}

Wednesday

Meat Loaf
Mashed Potatoes
Carrots

Thursday

Chicken Riddle Soup
{Daughter’s night to cook}

Friday

Italian Meatball Sub

Saturday

Potato Soup
Grilled Cheese

Sunday

Steak
Baked Potatoes
Cucumber Salad

Fail or just my ADD ??

2011-01-28T01:07:00.000-06:00

It’s no secret I have ADD { I like to refer to it as OST – Oh Shiny Ting}. I have been on medication for a few years and am amazed at the difference it makes. However, I find myself … oh look at that car that just drove by! … still getting distracted at times. This blog is a perfect example of my distractions!! I really wanted to succeed at the Project 365 {taking a picture every day}, but I just can’t do it! { there I said it .. I can’t do it!}. Soo, I am totally blaming this on my ADD It was a great plan, but I can’t stay focused to remember to take a pic everyday. I do take a lot of pictures, but not everyday.

To “save” myself… I am going to attempt to do a weekly photo. I had seen on a blog I read a Project 52 {there are weekly “assignment” photos to take}, I think I am going to give that a try … if I can’t find that blog again….

Wish me luck.

And… if you are reading this… thanks for putting up with my ADDness.

Book Review: Safe Harbor by Nicholas Sparks {3 of 25}

2011-01-27T13:02:00.001-06:00

This book is really good. I don’t read a lot of Nicholas Sparks, but this one was great!

In this book you meet Katie, a young wife who was abused by her husband. She escapes finally and settles in a small town. Katie falls in love with a young man who’s wife has passed away and he has 2 small children. You grow to love Katie and Alex and the children. Katie makes a friend, Joe, who moves into the cottage next door. … { I want to say soo much more, but I am afraid I am going to give away the story!}

Needless to say, I was in tears at the end of the book… and they were happy tears !!

My Men

2011-01-24T21:54:00.002-06:00

EReader..

2011-01-24T19:25:00.001-06:00

I realized tonight I have:

55 books on my Sony eReader :)
12 on my Kindle app
24 audiobooks in my Audible.com account
Unknown amount of "regular" books on my bookshelf

Yikes ! I think I have a problem ... and I need to get reading !!!

Week End in Review 1.24.11

2011-01-24T14:22:00.000-06:00

My daughter and I made Blueberry Breakfast cookies ! YUM !!!!!

We painted our formal dining room ! Yes, it’s UT {University of Texas} orange! But my kitchen is A&M {Texas A&M} maroon !

We decided to swap the tables in the kitchen and dining. The darker table looked much better in the dining room !

Menu Plan Monday {1.24–1.30}

2011-01-24T04:00:00.000-06:00

Monday

Stew (in the crockpot)
Popovers

Tuesday

Chicken Pot Pie
Salad

Wednesday

YoYo {Your On Your Own}

Thursday

Tacos
Spanish Rice

Friday

Frozen Pizza

Saturday

Fajitas

Sunday

Spaghetti & Meatballs
French Bread
Salad

Resolution #8

2011-01-22T05:20:00.000-06:00

READ 25 BOOKS

This one shouldn’t be too hard. I love to read and have a huge list of books I want to read. I have a Sony eReader that is full of books so I always have something to read!! I want to try and write reviews on the books I read, of course I am not very good at writing, so we will see how it goes!

21/365

2011-01-21T16:40:00.001-06:00

Beautiful sky this morning !

20/365

2011-01-21T16:39:00.002-06:00

Chips and Queso !!! YUM

Wordpress vs Blogger ?

2011-01-21T13:00:00.000-06:00

I am thinking about changing to Wordpress. I want to blog about a variety of topics and not have to have a separate blog for each to keep it organized.

Anyone have experience with the big differences between the 2?

I am …

2011-01-21T11:42:00.001-06:00

I saw this on another blog {of course I can’t remember which one} and thought it was a cool idea.

{I am at work today}

Outside my window... it looks cold and breezy.

I am thinking... it is Friday and my boss will be at market next week, so it may get slow.

I am thankful for... my warm jacket because it was 17 when I left for work this morning.

I am wearing... boots, jeans, and a long sleeve shirt {the boss is not in today}

I am creating... a huge pile of papers on my desk

I am going... to sleep in tomorrow

I am reading... Safe Harbor by Nicholas Sparks

I am hoping... to go to lunch soon

I am hearing... AOL radio playing from my computer

One of my favorite things... {only one ?} drinking wine with friends : it is Friday:

Resolution # 7

2011-01-21T05:18:00.000-06:00

MENU PLAN

hahaha! I have already messed this one up. I wanted to post my menu for the week on Monday’s.

I will start again Monday. {famous last words, right?}

Resolution #6

2011-01-20T05:06:00.000-06:00

SIMPLIFY

This one is going to be tough. I want to organize and get rid of duplicate things. {ie. measuring cups in the kitchen, notebooks in the office} I plan on making a timeline of when I am going to do each room. Soo far this is what I have:

1.17 – 1.24 – Office {file papers, clean up books, go through desk drawers}

1.24 – 1.31 – Master Bedroom {clean up built in, organize keepsakes, DUST}

1.31 – 2.7 – Game Closet {make sure games have all pcs, if not throw away!}

19/365

2011-01-19T22:25:00.001-06:00

Beautiful morning sky

18/365

2011-01-19T22:24:00.001-06:00

Comfy in my office chair

Carnival Cruise ??

2011-01-19T12:02:00.001-06:00

Soo, my oldest son will be graduating from High School in June!! UGGGHHH ! He wants to go on a cruise for his graduation gift. Back in 2007 we went on a 7 Day Carnival Cruise and LOVED it !!! We have wanted to go on another one since then, but with a family of 5, it is a bit pricey!

This morning I was looking at cruises trying to decide which one we want to go on, and when. Ideally, July would be best. We really want to leave out of Galveston I have been looking and it is such a hard decision !!! Of course, the cheaper ones are in September .. lol I am thinking I am going to have to contact a travel agent to help me.

I wish I would win the lottery and could just choose one and not have to worry about the cost!

Resolution # 5

2011-01-19T04:56:00.000-06:00

PROJECT 365

I am trying to get this one “under control”. I keep waiting and doing a few days at a time, I want to do 1 each day. Hopefully, I can get on a type of schedule and get the 365 posts done daily.

I am trying to figure out the best way to do it from my iPhone. I have been trying the BlogPress app, but don’t like the way the pictures look.

{Recipe} German Pancakes

2011-01-18T14:53:00.001-06:00

This is a great breakfast! I like to put sliced strawberries on top of mine with some whipped cream !!

Ingredients

6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Directions

Place the eggs, milk, flour and salt in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Pour the butter into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish ( I use a round pie pan) ;add the batter. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Add syrup or fresh fruit with whipped cream.

Book Review: Entice by Carrie Jones {2 of 25}

2011-01-18T14:42:00.000-06:00

I finished this book rather quickly. I loved it. It reminds me alot of the Twilight series, but with Pixies instead of vampires.

I will start off and say that I am TEAM ASTLEY ! I can't wait for the 4th book to come out in this series.

16/365

2011-01-16T14:33:00.000-06:00

15/365

2011-01-15T14:22:00.000-06:00

I am starting to get behind ! I really must get better at this !

Aren't these the cutest corks !!

14/365

2011-01-14T15:51:00.002-06:00

1 month till V Day.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

13/365

2011-01-14T15:50:00.002-06:00

Warmth

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12/365

2011-01-14T15:45:00.002-06:00

We still have snow on the ground.

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Resolution # 4

2011-01-13T13:18:00.000-06:00

BLOG BETTER

I started out the year really good last year with my blog, but then it just got "old".

My reason for doing this blog is mostly for me, so I can kinda "journal" and share. My hope is that someone will read something that may help them with something, anything.

I am trying to come up with a schedule, I see to have more time to blog at work than I do at home { that seems a little backwards! }

Hopefully, if you are a reader, you can bare with me while I get my blogging groove back.

11/365

2011-01-12T13:11:00.002-06:00

Yes. It really is that cold in Texas!! We didn't get above freezing all day!!

10/365

2011-01-12T13:10:00.004-06:00

Lighthouse from our anniversary trip

Book Review: Captivate by Carrie Jones {1 of 25}

2011-01-11T08:36:00.001-06:00

My first book for 2011 was Captivate by Carrie Jones. This book reminds me a little of the Twilight series, except it’s Pixie’s and Were’s instead of Vampires and Were’s. I would classify it as a young adult book.

I read the first book in the series the end of last month and really enjoyed so had to jump right in and read the next book, which I also really enjoyed. These books are based in Maine {which I lived in for a few years} so I can relate to the location. Zara {who is half pixie at the beginning of the book} is the main character and she falls in love with Nick {who is a werewolf}. Nick is taken away to Vallhala and Zara gets pixie kissed. Now Zara is trying to find a way to Vallhala to rescue Nick, but she is now Astley’s pixie queen.

I am starting the next book; Entice, today. I think Zara is going to start having strong feelings for Astley in this book.

I am not a very good reviewer, but I hope to improve as I read and review my 25 books this year.

Bike Ride 1/8/11

2011-01-10T14:37:00.001-06:00

*I used the iMapmyfitness App for my iphone… still not sure if I like the app.

Me and my daughter decided to take a bike ride on Saturday before the snow storm hit. It was a great ride, not too far, but it was nice to get out and ride my new bike {I got my beach cruiser for Christmas}.

Resolution #3

2011-01-10T14:00:00.001-06:00

Run Run Run

Well, I haven’t really ran in months and months. Mainly because I am not sure why.. laziness I am sure!

I will start running about and run more 5ks. I would like to run a half at least, but I think that may be unrealistic.

I am going to start looking for 5K’s to run this year and get signed up, that usually gets me motivated!!

MPM 1/10–1/16

2011-01-10T13:48:00.002-06:00

Monday
Shredded Beef Tacos {crockpot}
Tuesday
Pizza Rolls {homemade}
Wednesday
Pork Tenderloin w/ apples & onions
Thursday
Spaghetti
Friday
Out to Eat
Saturday
Stuffed Bagel Pizzas
Sunday
Tangy Asian Meatballs

9/365

2011-01-09T13:57:00.000-06:00

Snow Angel ! First Snow of the year {1/9/2011}

8/365

2011-01-08T13:55:00.000-06:00

My fortune. {girls lunch out with my daughter ~Pei Wei~}

7/365

2011-01-07T13:54:00.000-06:00

My hubby’s birthday Chicken Dance at Babe’s Chicken !

6/365

2011-01-06T21:52:00.001-06:00

Angry Birds on my MacBook Pro!!

Resolution #2

2011-01-06T13:46:00.001-06:00

EMBRACE MY INNER PHOTOGRAPHER

I have always had a passion for photography. In fact when I was in 5th grade we had to write a little thing saying what we wanted to be when we grow up. I wrote “I will be a professional photographer and get married at 25 and have 2 kids, a boy and a girl.”

My plan to make this successful is to save up for a new camera. Right now I have a pretty nice Sony, but you can’t change the lens. {It was given to me by a good friend} I also want to get Photoshop because right now I just use www.picnik.com .

Last month I found about about SOAR! Scholarship and it brought tears to my eyes because it would be a dream come true for me, but I didn’t apply!!! Why? you ask… I ask myself the same question. I am still searching myself for the answer. I WILL apply next year!!!

I hope to make 2011 the year that I peruse my dream of being a photographer !

Hope

5/365

2011-01-05T21:20:00.001-06:00

Resolution #1

2011-01-05T07:19:00.000-06:00

FOLLOW WEIGHT WATCHERS ALL YEAR!
** Last year I did pretty good until Spring Break. Spring Break was the end of the rope for me, that's when I stopped running, eating healthy, etc. I am not sure what "happened" then, but it made things harder for me. This year I am going to do much better, I really don't have a choice, I have to get healthy. I breaks my heart when I see that my daughter is over weight and I think it is a lot of my fault because she sees me eat.

Soo, here's to being healthy this year!

Hope

Books I Read in 2010

2011-01-05T05:16:00.000-06:00

Here are the books I read in 2010. WOW, I read alot of James Patterson !!

5th Horseman by James Patterson

6th Target by James Patterson

7th Heaven by James Patterson

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson

You’ve Been Warned by James Patterson

Distance Shores by Kristin Hannah

Heat Wave by Richard Castle

8th Confession by James Patterson

Quickie by James Patterson

Witch & Wizard by James Patterson

Black Jack by Lora Leigh

The 9th Judgment by James Patterson

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon

There's Something About St Tropez by Elizabeth Adler

Lost Souls by Dean Koontz

One Season of Sunshine by Julia London

The Passage by Justin Cronin

Naked Heat by Richard Castle

Need by Carrie Jones

4/365

2011-01-04T20:53:00.000-06:00

My daughter and I played Wii bowling, she beat me :)

3/365

2011-01-04T19:55:00.001-06:00

From our anniversary trip. {19 years!}

2/365

2011-01-04T19:51:00.004-06:00

German pancake!! Yummy.

1/365

2011-01-04T19:45:00.003-06:00

New Years dinner. Thanks goes to my hubby's for doing ALL the work because I was in bed sick all day.

Hope

Pardon the dust

2011-01-04T19:34:00.001-06:00

I am working on setting up a new design and layout, so pardon the mess. Hopefully by the end of the week it will be looking {good} !

Menu Plan Monday 1/3 - 1/9

2011-01-04T19:32:00.001-06:00

{pretty lame menu for this week as it was thrown together quickly and trying to use up what's in the fridge}

Monday
Sausage
Mac n Cheese

Tuesday
Grilled Ham & Cheese sandwiches
Chips

Wednesday
YoYo {your on your own}

Thursday
Grilled pork chops
Steamed Broccoli
Rice

Friday
Out To Eat {hubby's b-day}

Saturday
Baked Potato soup
Fresh raw veggies

SundayChili

11 for 2011

2011-01-04T19:04:00.002-06:00

11 for 2011

Here is my list of things I would like to accomplish this year. I am going to go into dept on each of them in individual posts.

1. FOLLOW WEIGHT WATCHERS ALL YEAR!

2. EMBRACE MY INNER PHOTOGRAPHER

3. RUN RUN RUN

4. BLOG BETTER

5. PROJECT 365

6. SIMPLIFY

7. MENU PLAN

8. READ 25 BOOKS

9. FURTHER MY EDUCATION

10. LEARN TO KNIT

11. PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE

Update on my 10 for 2010

2011-01-04T12:48:00.000-06:00

These were my 10 for 2010 that I created in January 2010.

Here is my update to what I actually did.

10 for 2010

~~Read at least 25 books.~~ I read 20.

Run 3 5-k races Yippee, met this one !

~~Cruise for Thanksgiving~~ Yea… nope!

~~Do the Breast Cancer 3-day~~ Nope., maybe this year

Workout at least 4 days a week I did for awhile, but not all year

Better budgeting money Tricky one.

~~Re-enroll in college~~ Nope, not yet

Work on improving house Yea! Did a few things

Make more friends Yep! Did this one !

10.

~~Run at least 5 miles a week (260 miles for the year)~~ Nope! But I started out the year pretty good !

Naked Heat by Richard Castle {currently reading}

2010-12-06T20:04:00.001-06:00

I am really having a hard time getting this book read, I think it just isn't keeping my interest.

Yikes !!!

2010-12-06T19:45:00.001-06:00

Yikes ! I have been gone a long time !! I am going to try and get back to this blogging thing :) Maybe that will be my new year's resolution. I need to do it to just be able to {journal} my days/ weeks.

--> bare with me while I update a bunch of stuff.

Come back???

2010-08-18T07:13:00.001-05:00

Wow, I have been gone for the blog world for what seems like forever! Here are something I realized...

When I "left" I stopped loosing weight...I think blogging about my "dieting" was actually keeping me motivated!

Sooo, I am going to try and get back into the swing of things next week...

MIA

2010-06-28T07:19:00.001-05:00

I know I haven't posted anything in a LONG LONG time! I have been soo busy latley, I just haven't made the time to blog. I do plan on blogging again... just not sure when it will be... hopefully by the end of the summer.

Birthday wishlist...

2010-05-12T20:42:00.001-05:00

With my birthday being Friday, I have been thinking about some "fitness" things I would like to have!!

Garmin Forerunner 405CX {I currently have Nike+, which is nice, but I would like to be able to use it when I bike.. and Nike+ doesn't work like that}

NEW SHOES!! { I have known for awhile that I need new running shoes, but now they are starting to really hurt my shins!}

Water Bottle {I realized that I must have water with me when I run... I drink alot of water!! It is very hard to run and trying to hold onto a water bottle!!}

Shattered Dreams Pictures

2010-05-11T21:03:00.001-05:00

Shattered Dreams 2010
You've been invited to view an album on MobileMe Gallery.

Here are pictures from Shattered Dreams. If you look closely, you can see Shelby (fireman) and Rik (fireman). Kaleb was crowd control since he can't lift more than 10 lbs.
This is NOT a real accident, it is a program sponsored by TABC about drinking and driving. The kids are all students at Melissa High School!
** warning there is blood in the pictures, in case you have a weak stomach**

If you are unable to access this page, please copy and paste the URL below into your browser.
http://gallery.me.com/ihopeh/100599

Early Birthday :)

2010-05-11T07:42:00.001-05:00

Saturday I had planned a Card playing party and my hubby turned it into a surprise birthday party!! It was a great time !!!

Two of my friends made me cakes !!! Hehe.. of course since they were birthday cakes made by my loving friends there were NO calories :)

They were soooooo yummy!!! We all had a great time.. and didn't play cards at all... well at about 1am we played Texas Hold'em !

It happened to be the same day as the Melissa open - a golf tournament benefiting our school... so there were some tired guests !!!

2 more races !

2010-05-05T08:29:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I signed up to run the Jailbreak 2010 -- I can't wait!!
I also signed me and the kids up for the Red Nose Run.

5QF #3

2010-04-30T08:38:00.001-05:00

1. If you could, would you go back to high school?

I don’t know. There are alot of things that happened when I was in High School that I would like to change, but I also feel that those things shaped who I am today and lead me in the path that brought me here.

2. If a genie appeared and granted you two wishes, what would they be? (And, no saying "more wishes".)

Wish #1 : my family would be healthy!! – my mom had breast cancer :(
Wish #2 : Money (of course) so my children could go to college and not have to worry when they get older. .. oh and to buy myself an iPad .. hehehe

3. What kids show do you secretly like?

iCarly, Suite Life of Zac and Cody .. I don’t watch many kids shows anymore.

4. What is your beverage of choice?

Diet Pepsi!!!

5. What is something that you would change about yourself (or are working to change in yourself)?

My weight!!! I am on weight watchers, but during Spring break I fell off the wagon ~~or got kicked off the wagon and it left me behind~~! I have lost 20 lbs. I have vowed to get back on the wagon and hold on tight next week. I want to be healthy and set a good example of my daughter (who is 10 and overweight… breaks my heart to think she has been following my bad example before!)

Hope

Avatar

2010-04-29T05:29:00.000-05:00

When it was at the theatre's I had NO desire to see it at all! I thought it was going to be this horrible movie. I could not understand how all these people were wanting to see it and would sit thru a 3 hour movie like that.

I have CHANGED my mind! Rik bought it over the weekend and we watched it. Oh My Goodness! the movie was GREAT !!!

I loved the movie!!

Sooo, I stand corrected! I should not judge a movie by the previews I guess! :)

Delphi's Surgery

2010-04-28T07:44:00.000-05:00

Well, we decided to finally have Delphi fixed. Rik thought it would be a good idea to get it done the same day of Kaleb's surgery since he is off all week.

So, we had to drop Delphi off at the vet between 730am - 830am.

We had just got into Kaleb's room and were waiting for him to arrive from Recovery when I get a frantic call from the vet. Delphi wasn't waking up from the anesthesia like she wanted, so they took an xray and she was bleeding internally. She needed my permission to go back in... which of course I gave her!

Hours later I got a call from the vet. The suture on the ovarie wasn't holding, which took them 3 tries to get it to hold! She was going to be giving Delphi blood since she lost alot. :( She had the other vet bring in his lab to transfuse with Delphi. (Delphi is a boxer)

So, we were a bit stressed with Kaleb's surgery not going as planned and then Delphi's surgery didn't go as planned either!

Delphi came home after only the 1 night at the hospital and she is doing GREAT! She is back to normal!!!

Running

2010-04-27T22:29:00.001-05:00

I am starting to feel really guilty for not running for over a week! I had told myself I would run 3 times a week!! The last time I ran was the day before Kaleb's surgery!!! I hate thinking I have a good excuse to no be running, but really ... my son had surgery, my dog had surgery and my mother in law is in the hospital now... all this since Wednesday last week !! That is alot to stress about. I am sure running would help with my stress, but seriously, when do I have the time.
I know ...

instead of sitting here updating my blog, I could be running
instead of watching TBL tonight, I should have been running
instead of spending an hour on the phone, I should have been running!!

Trying out Blogo

2010-04-27T21:56:00.001-05:00

Since I am looking for something to use on Mac to do blog posts, I heard about Blogo and have used it to do a couple of posts, and so far I like it better than MacJournal. It is much easier to use !! I downloaded the trial version, the paid version is $25.

Test Driving MacJournal

2010-04-27T20:24:00.000-05:00

I am trying out MacJournal. It pains me to think I that I like WIndows Live Writer mainly because I HATE Windows and I am a very devoted Mac user!!!! At work I have a PC and use Windows Live Writer and I kinda like it. I want to find something for my Mac. :)

The Quickie by James Patterson

2010-04-27T14:37:00.002-05:00

While Kaleb was in the hospital, I was able to finish reading this book. Of course, another James Patterson! I am beginning to think I am addicted to his books!

This book, just like all his others, was GREAT!!

Kaleb’s Surgery

2010-04-27T12:24:00.002-05:00

Last week Kaleb had his spleen removed. I wrote about it here .
His surgery was at 12:30, and we had to be at the hospital at 10:30.

He went back at about noon. Me and Rik went and got some food at the cafe, and then went to wait the 2 hours in the waiting room. Finally the surgeon came out and told us the surgery went well. He let us know that Kaleb would have an NG Tube in overnight because when they were removing the spleen they burnt part of the stomach due to the large size of the spleen. Also, due to the size of the spleen he had to load the staple gun 4 times, where with normal spleen, it only takes 1 load.
Kaleb finally came out of recovery…

He DID NOT like the NG Tube !! And I don’t blame him!! He was in alot of pain. We found out he is allergic to Morophine! He broke out in hives.

He had some visitors… his brother and sister.

He had to stay a day longer than we had planned. I thought he would only have to stay one night and come home the next day, but his pain was not controlled so we had to stay another night. He had to be on a clear liquid diet, and he didn’t care for the broth! LOL

Friday we waited and waited for the surgeon to come in and tell us we could go home!

FINALLY at about 8pm he came in and told us we could go home !!! FINALLY!!!!

He was feeling much better. We got home after picking up his meds and a couple of his friends stopped by to see how he was doing.

Menu Plan Monday – 4/26 – 5/2

2010-04-26T11:43:00.000-05:00

I have really fallen off the weight loss wagon and haven’t really made it back on yet. Things have also been really out of the ordinary at my house lately. Here is my plan for the week.. pretty simple.

Monday
Sausage
Macaroni & Cheese
Broccoli & cheese sauce

Tuesday
B-que Wings
Pasta Salad

Wednesday
Spaghetti w/ meatballs
Garlic bread
Salad

Thursday
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans

Friday
Pizza – we have the band banquet to attend

Saturday
Steak
Baked Potatoes
Beans

Sunday
King Ranch Casserole
Ranch Style Beans
Green Salad

Wordless Wednesday - Surgery

2010-04-21T13:20:00.002-05:00

Couch to 5k - Week 1 Day 2

2010-04-20T22:10:00.001-05:00

Did Week 1 Day 2 at the Y on the treadmill :)

Here are my stats:

Distance: 2.32 miles

Time: 32:26

Pace: 13'58"

Calories: 309

Couch to 5k - Week 1 Day 1

2010-04-18T22:03:00.001-05:00

I have started the C25K program again .. hopefully I will be able to complete it this time.

We recently got a membership to the YMCA and I plan on doing most of my working out there. It is only about 15 minutes from my house and office.

This first day was pretty easy. I have been running off and on for awhile. My main goal is to be able to run an entire 5k without walking.

Here are my stats from the first day:

Distance: 2.28 miles

Time: 32:00 minutes

Pace: 14'00" per mile

Calories: 304

America’s Run 5k – FINISHED

2010-04-15T09:58:00.001-05:00

On Sunday, Kaleb and I ran the America’s Run 5k at the new Cowboys Stadium.

We had to get up early to make the hour long drive to get there, but it was worth it! All finishers of the 5k got a medal! My first race bling!!!

This was only my second 5k. Oh my goodness there were ALOT of runners!

Towards the end, you enter the tunnel into the stadium,

I texted Rik to let him know I was almost there to watch for me. Spectators were not allowed on the field, only in the stands. They showed the finish on the HUGE jumbotron! Here is the text I sent Rik, it wasn’t until yesterday when I looked at it again I realized what I said. I meant to say I am turning into the stadium… but what I sent was much more realistic ! LOL

The race ended on the Cowboy’s field at the 50 yard line!

Here I am waving after I finished. Yes I am on my phone!!

We saw Jay from Jay’s Bootcamp there, and got to take a picture with him!

It was a great race, I wish I would have trained more before, but it was awesome to run on the Cowboys field.

Upcoming surgery...

2010-04-12T11:53:00.001-05:00

Here is a little about Kaleb’s and his upcoming surgery:

We noticed the whites of his eyes were a bit yellow and took him to the doctor. The doctor ran blood work and his billirubin is high and he has hemolytic anemia. All this is caused from a blood disorder he has (Hereditary Spherocytosis {HS}). {We have known since birth he has this, Rik, Shelby and most of Rik's family has it as well.}

The doctor ordered and ultra sound of his belly which we had done last week. The ultrasound was to look for gall stones (which are common with HS) and to check to see if his spleen is enlarged. The results were that there are no gallstones but his spleen is a bit enlarged. He has ordered a CAT scan of his belly (they were not able to get a picture of the entire spleen with the ultrasound) and referred us to the general surgeon.

We had the CAT scan and met with the surgeon. Kaleb's spleen is very enlarged. The normal spleen is 7-10cm and Kaleb's is 19cm.

He will have surgery to have his spleen removed on April 21st. The surgery will be laparoscopic/ hand assist and he will have to stay overnight one night. The surgeon thinks he will be able to be back running in about 2-3 weeks after the surgery which makes Kaleb very happy.

America's Run 5k

2010-04-12T11:11:00.001-05:00

Me and Kaleb did the 5k yesterday.
More to come later....

Wordles Wednesday

2010-03-31T12:12:00.001-05:00

Barf bucket at 5k this past weekend

Spring Fling Weigh-In #5

2010-03-31T12:09:00.001-05:00

Well, it’s Wednesday again, time for the weigh-in.

I joined a challenge over at Shrinking Jeans. The Challenge is called: Spring Fling Challenge . My Team is called : PIGS WILL FLY !

I have not been doing much this week, except trying to eat healthy, so it figures I only lost 1. 1/2 lbs.

Starting Weight: 177.3 lbs
Last Weeks Weight: 172.4

This Weeks Weight: 170.9

Change: –1.5lbs

Total Loss {since Jan 2010}: 18.1 lbs

Been MIA…

2010-03-30T08:15:00.001-05:00

I know I haven’t posted much lately, but it seems my little world isn’t the same. I seem to be in a funk and can’t figure out how to get out of it !! I am realizing this blog is like my journal and I feel better when I write about how I am feeling, even if it is also a blah blah blah.. so bare with me.

Weight Watchers: I was doing soo well before Spring Break, and now it has just went down hill! I am not making a menu, so I am eating things I know are bad for me … WHY??? I don’t know!!

Running: I am not doing as I wish I would be doing. I have a 5k to run in 2 weeks and I am not prepared AT ALL!

Kids: My 2 boys were both born with a blood disorder, Hereditary Spherocytosis . And Kaleb seems to have an enlarged spleen now. He had an ultrasound appointment last week and next week he will have a CAT scan of his belly. We also are being sent to a surgeon.
Our new doctor (who I totally love!) talked Shelby into getting back on his ADD medicine!!!

Navy Life: My husband has been gone since we got back from Spring Break, but will be home Saturday. It’s times like now that I really miss being “connected” to the military. You see we are stationed in a remote area (military wise that is) and there are no bases near by so the support I was able to seek from fellow military spouses is hard to find.

Family: My B-mom (birthmom) is currently on chemo and will be starting radiation for a couple of spots they found. I am soo worried. She is on her 3rd battle with breast cancer as it is and now more…. I am glad she is soo strong.

Medical: The new doctor changed my ADD medication and I am now on the same as Shelby, Vyvanse. I am still not sure if I like it. I am also back taking my allergy medicine.

Well, now that I have “talked” about the things in my life right now, I feel a little better. I have also realized that maybe my dieting failure right now is that I am STRESSED!!! I need to work on the stress I know, maybe when my hubby gets home this weekend I can share my stress/ worries with him and lighten my load!

Hope

Spring Fling Weigh-In #4

2010-03-24T13:16:00.001-05:00

Well, it’s Wednesday again, time for the weigh-in.

I joined a challenge over at Shrinking Jeans. The Challenge is called: Spring Fling Challenge . My Team is called : PIGS WILL FLY !

I have been trying to get into a workout routine this week. I guess I should be happy that I am doing something. I have ran/ walked a couple of times this week.

Starting Weight: 177.3 lbs
Last Weeks Weight: 177

This Weeks Weight: 172.4

Change: –4.6lbs

Total Loss {since Jan 2010} – 16.6 lbs !!

Some ways I plan to increase my weight loss for next week:

After spring break a couple of weeks ago, I haven’t been doing my menu for dinner, it has become just what ever I can find to cook. I really have to get back to my menu planning.

Starting the Couch25k program! – yea, I was supposed to start it last week! hehehe … and once again – I was supposed to start is last week and the week before !

Hope

Texas Roadhouse + nutritional information

2010-03-19T17:17:00.001-05:00

OK, since I joined Weight Watchers I am become somewhat obsessed with knowing the nutritional information at restaurants. I understand that there are only a few states that require it by law. My state, Texas, DOES NOT! I have not been totally bothered by a restaurant not providing until I was looking for the information for Texas Roadhouse… here is what they say about it:

Thank you for contacting us regarding our nutritional information. At this time, we do not offer calorie counts and other nutritional information.

We can assure you that we are cognizant of the demand from guests such as yourself to provide this information, but there are several factors that make this difficult.

Many of the large foodservice companies that offer specific nutritional information can do so because their food is pre-packaged and/or pre-portioned. Since we make our food from scratch, including the bacon bits, croutons, and dressings, it is next to impossible to provide exact nutritional information because of slight variations that depend upon who prepares the food.

We also make our bread from scratch each day and hand-cut our steaks, so again, we do not have the exact information printed when it arrives like some foodservice operators or what you may find in the grocery store.

We have attempted to provide some information in the past, but we pulled back after some guests complained we were not detailed enough. In addition, some enterprising folks tested the food and when it fell outside the guidelines threatened legal action. As such, we stopped providing our special gluten-free menu, for example.

In addition, many states, counties and cities across the nation are attempting to pass legislation providing restaurants with guidelines and rules for displaying nutritional information. As a result, our efforts are on hold until we know what information will be required, the ranges that will be allowed and how that information should be distributed.

Again, let me assure you that we are trying to find a solution so that our guests can make informed decisions. Thanks again for contacting us, and let us know if you have additional questions.”
source: http://www.texasroadhouse.com/contact-us/

So, I guess they are the ONLY restaurant that makes their food from scratch!

Here is what I think: they obviously are hiding something – like there are soo many calories in their food if you knew you wouldn’t eat there !!

If anyone wants to know why we have an obesity problem in the US, it’s because restaurants want to keep us in the dark about their foods. In fact, I was looking at kids meals and the calories at some restaurants and was SHOCKED by the amounts in KIDS MEALS!!!

Five Question Friday

2010-03-19T14:07:00.001-05:00

1. Have you ever had a celeb sighting?
No, I don’t think so. Other than in my dreams, or at a concert.

2. What temperature do you keep your house?
Summertime 78 and winter 68. This is pretty consistent in our new house :)

3. Do you notice dust at other peoples homes?
Only at my mom’s house, because she would in my house ! Love ya mom !

4. What's the worst job you ever had?
Oh wow, there are few it could be! I worked at a grocery store bagging groceries when I was in high school, that was not much fun!

5. What is your most sentimental possession?
I would have to say my pictures. I have my mom’s wedding pictures and pictures of my grandparents. I would have alot if people would make wills before they pass away to keep family members from fighting over things! My will is going to have each item assigned to a person down to every pencil {maybe not every pencil, but you get my point!}

Hope

True Confessions on Wednesday :)

2010-03-17T12:40:00.001-05:00

My True Confessions are about Spring Break Mini Trip. Im confessing to everything I ate!

Friday:
dinner: McDonald’s kids meal w/ fries

Saturday:
breakfast: bacon & egg breakfast burrito (from a really good mexican place)

Lunch: ham sandwich with chips

Supper: brisket, potatoes & onions

Sunday:
breakfast: sausage & egg breakfast burrito (made my MIL)

Lunch: baked chicken (with skin), cucumber, onion, tomatoe sald in vinegar, homemade mac & cheese !(yum)

Supper: sausage & shrimp gumbo (made by my brother), rice and beans

Monday:
breakfast: pancake with syrup (made by my dad)

Lunch: Giant hamburger with cheese( from local burger place, full of grease) & fries

Snack: (like I needed it) dried sausage and cheese {had to eat it, family made the dried sausage}

Supper: shrimp wrapped in bacon, ribs, potatoe salad, baked beans (w/ peaches), cookies {ate at my Birthmom’’s}

Tuesday:
breakfast: ham & egg breakfast burrito (made by my dad)

snack: more dried sausage (I just can’t get enough)

Lunch: ham & cheese sandwich with Lay’s chips, cookie

Supper: Whataburger justaburger & fries

So, I now see why I gained almost 4 pounds this week! :(

Hope

8th Confession by James Patterson

2010-03-17T12:23:00.001-05:00

I finished this book on our trip to my parents this past weekend. Great book … of course! I can’t wait for the next book to come out!!!

Hope

Spring Fling Weigh-In # 3

2010-03-17T12:18:00.001-05:00

I joined a challenge over at Shrinking Jeans. The Challenge is called: Spring Fling Challenge . My Team is called : PIGS WILL FLY !

What a tough few days. I went home for a mini vacation and it wasn’t good when it comes to food! The food is all fried and dripping in butter. I was sooo depressed when I got on the scale this morning :( I am going to have to work extra hard this week!!!

Starting Weight: 177.3 lbs
Last Weeks Weight: 173.4

This Weeks Weight: 177

Change: +3.6 lbs

Total Loss {since Jan 2010} - 12 lbs !!

Some ways I plan to increase my weight loss for next week:

Starting the Couch25k program! – yea, I was supposed to start it last week!

Hope

Spring Break Baby!!

2010-03-11T11:34:00.001-06:00

Tomorrow is the Friday before Spring Break starts! We have decided to go visit family for a couple of days. I only took off work Monday & Tuesday. When I originally decided all this I thought, “how great to go and visit everyone!”. Well, we are not leaving till I get off work Friday {around 5pm} and driving the 5 hours to our first destination. Staying there till Sunday {that sounds like a good amount of time, but it is really only 1 day}. Leaving there Sunday to head to the next stop {2 hours}. Spending Sunday and Monday at my parents {gotta set up my Dad’s new laptop for him} and also plan to see my birth mom while we are visiting down there.

So, along with all the driving we will have to do we are also taking Delphi {our dog}. We take her when we travel mainly because I don’t like to leave her with anyone. Now, not only will it be myself and my husband, but our 3 kids and dog all in my truck!!!

My biggest worry on this “adventure” is what I will be eating. I have been doing soo well on Weight Watchers, but I am not sure if I will be able to not eat the yummy fattening food my dad cooks!!!

Hope

Testing Windows Live writer

2010-03-11T10:36:00.001-06:00

I am trying out Windows Live writer. Bare with me.

Lori's Lean Lemon Chicken

2010-03-10T12:14:00.000-06:00

Lemon Chicken!

Lori’s Lean Lemon Chicken

Makes 4 Servings

Points: 3

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp lemon pepper

½ tsp seasoned salt

4 small (1/4 lb) boneless skinless chicken breast

I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter! Spray

1 cup lemon juice, preferably fresh squeezed (4 – 5 lemons)

4 slices lemon

1. Preheat oven to 400. Lightly mist an 8 x 8 glass or nonstick baking dish with olive oil spray

2. In a small bowl, combine the garlic powder, lemon pepper, and seasoned salt. Mix to blend. Place the chicken on a large plate or platter. Rub seasoning mixture evenly over the chicken. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 15 minutes for the seasonings to flavor the chicken.

3. Place a large nonstick skillet over high heat until it is hot enough for a spritz of water to sizzle on it. With an oven mitt, briefly remove the pan from the heat to mist lightly with olive oil spray. Place the chicken in the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes per side, or until browned. Place the chicken, smooth sides up and not overlapping, in the prepared baking dish. Spray each breast with 2 spritzes of I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter! Spray. Pour the lemon juice over the chicken. Top each breast with a lemon slice.

4. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until no longer pink and the juices run clear. Remove from oven. Baste with the pan juices. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Per serving: 147 Calories, 27g protein, 7g carbs, 1g fat, 66 mg cholesterol, less than 1 g fiber, 353 mg sodium

***I got this recipe from one of The Biggest Loser cookbooks.

Spring Fling Weigh-In #2

2010-03-10T07:43:00.000-06:00

I joined a challenge over at Shrinking Jeans. The Challenge is called: Spring Fling Challenge . My Team is called : PIGS WILL FLY !

I did alot better than I thought I would this week! I ate out alot over the weekend. I was really nervous stepping on the scale this morning !!!

Starting Weight: 177.3 lbs
Last Weeks Weight: 175.6

This Weeks Weight: 173.4

Change: -2.2 lbs.

Total Loss {since Jan 2010} - 15.6 lbs !!

Some ways I plan to increase my weight loss for next week:

Starting the Couch25k program!

Speed bumps coming this week:
Traveling for Spring Break to see family. Such yummy food will be around me!! :( I may just have to run the hundreds of miles home to burn off the calories I eat!!

3/8 - Monday's Run

2010-03-09T08:09:00.001-06:00

ran 1.95 mi on 3/8/2010 at 6:20 PM with a pace of 15'30"/mi on the treadmill with an incline of 3. I am registered for a 5k on the 27th of this month and one the 11th of next month! I really need to kick it in gear.

I am starting the Couch 2 5k program this week, in hopes to help me train!!!

Weekend Overview

2010-03-08T14:04:00.000-06:00

Weekend Overview

Friday

I left straight from work to Shelby’s drumline competition. It was in a town an hour away. We stopped at Dickies for dinner. {I didn’t do very well with what I ate- more on that below} The drumline did great and got a trophy for 3^rd place!!

BAD FOOD:
Chicken Fried Steak{I only ate half of it}, fried okra & mac n cheese. { I pretty much gave up on figuring points!}

Saturday

We took the kids to see Alice in Wonderland 3D {I really liked the movie!}

BAD FOOD:
popcorn at the movies {I actually ate very little which is surprising since I LOVE popcorn!}

Sunday

Hubby & I went on a date to the movies. We went to the Studio Movie Grill and saw Shutter Island. I have to say I really like the movie!!! It was confusing, but really good!!!

After we got home from the movies and grocery shopping. We headed out to eat at a local Mexican restaurant. Shelby had a Spanish assignment that required eating at a Mexican restaurant and ordering in Spanish.

BAD FOOD:
Chopped Salad @ movies
2 taco plate w/ refried beans and rice @ dinner

Menu Plan Monday 3/8 - 3/14

2010-03-08T09:08:00.000-06:00

This weeks menu is short and sweet. We are going on vacation, so I am not going to have to cook this weekend or 2 days of next week! yippee

Monday
BLT

Tuesday
Lemon Chicken 3 pts

Wednesday
YoYo

Thursday
Spice Beef Tacos 5 pts

Friday
Vacation

Saturday
Vacation

Sunday
Vacation

Weigh-In Wednesday

2010-03-03T13:51:00.000-06:00

Well, I decided to join a challenge over at Shrinking Jeans. I have requested to join a team, but haven't gotten the specifics on that yet. The Challenge is called: Spring Fling Challenge . I am getting a late start as it started on Feb. 24th. But I plan on doing WONDERFUL!!

Since I am getting a late start, I am going to use my weigh in last week from Weight Watchers as my starting weight.
{Just so everyone knows, this is the first time I have posted what my weight actually is ... pretty scary!}

Starting Weight: 177.3 lbs

This Weeks Weight: 175.6

Change: -1.7 lbs.

Some ways I plan to increase my weight loss for next week:

I bought the Biggest Looser Wii game today to start doing.

WW: TAKS test today.

2010-03-03T12:58:00.001-06:00

February 2010 Round up

2010-03-02T13:43:00.000-06:00

I was supposed to post this yesterday but boy I have been busy at work !!

What books did I read this month?
{I didn't read nearly as much as I wanted to}

Heat Wave by Richard Castle
Distant Shores by Kristen Hannah

Pounds lost this month?

Month : 6 lbs
TOTAL : 11 lbs !! (Since Jan. 20)

Accomplishments for February?

Made menu for entire month !
Lost 6 lbs!
Stuck with WW the entire month!

March To Do list
Organize my office at home
Start some of the many sewing projects I have lined up
Get garden planning started

March Goals
Participate in 5k at the end of the month
Get into a regular workout routine
"Re-do" my blog layout
Create another blog to post all my recipes
Read at least 5 books

Weekend ...

2010-03-01T07:41:00.000-06:00

What a weekend !

Friday

Got my car back from the dealership, steering gear replaced!! They have to order my new tires, of course!
Found out the Doctor in my little town FINALLY is a PCM for Tricare so I can switch from my NOT SOO GOOD doctor 3 towns away!!
Got home from work and made pizzas and watched 2 episodes of Dexter :)

Saturday

Started painting a wall in Hayley's room and replaced her ceiling fan.
Did a 30 minutes on the treadmill -- yea!!!
Decided to meet some friends for dinner. And pick up Kaleb from them since he did the 30 hour famine at the church.
Had dinner at a new Mexican resturant. Had a margarita (yum), taco salad and sopapilla.
Got home and wasn't feeling too good.
Watched beginning of SNL and headed to bed.
Got out of bed and started throwing up :( Ugghh -- I am not one to throw up unless I am really sick! I am not sure if it was the food or that I ate alot and haven't really been eating that much, or I have some kind of bug.

Sunday

Slept till noon
Got out of bed and had 3 crackers
went back to bed
got up again around 4
Had some pizza for dinner
Feeling much better by about 630.
While I was sick in bed all day my husband and kids got the house cleaned, finished painting Hayley's wall, redid the laundry room (I had it on his Honey Do list), went and got groceries and let me sleep and rest all I wanted. {I love my family}

Menu Plan Monday 3/1 - 3/7

2010-02-28T20:41:00.000-06:00

Here is my menu for the week. I have included a few of the recipes.

Monday

Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken - 6 pts

1/2 c. Honey

Garlic cloves, whole

1/2 c. Soy Sauce

2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 2 in. pieces

Add chicken to crock pot along with soy sauce, honey and garlic cloves. Set crockpot to low and cover.

Brown Rice - 2 pts

Tuesday

Cheesy Chili-Mac - 5 pts

Wednesday

YoYo

Thursday

Mexican Potatoes - 6 pts

6 med. backing potatoes

1 c. shredded Reduced fat mexican cheese

14 oz. yellow corn

1 c Fat free sour cream

1/2 c salsa

Pierce potatoes and bake 1 hour @ 425 or until tender. Combine cheese, sour cream, and corn. Split potatoes lengthwise and top each with 1/6 cheese mixture. Top with salsa.

SERVES 6

Warm Cinnamon Apples - 2 pts

Friday

Out to eat

Saturday

Chicken Pot Pie - 4 pts

Mandarian Oranges & Yogurt 2.5 pts

Sunday

Ravioli Soup - 4 pts

4 cans 99% fat free roasted garlic flavor chicken broth

1 bag (16 oz) fresh broccoli

1 pkg refrig. fresh mini beef ravioli

parm. cheese

Bring broth plus 1 c water to boil. Add broccoli, reduce heat and simmer 4 minutes. Add ravioli, return to a simmer and cook, stiring occasionally, 5 minutes. or until broccoli and ravioli are tender. Sprinkle each serving with grated parm. cheese.

SERVES: 4

Another 5k ???

2010-02-25T16:18:00.000-06:00

Back on October 21st I participated in my FIRST 5k ever! I haven't done one since :) Well, my son, Kaleb, is a cross country runner and want to do a 5k here in our little town next month and he wants me to do it with him.

Soo, I have been thinking all day about doing this 5k. I think I will do it. it is on the 27th, which only gives me 1 month and 1 day to start training! I haven't ran since, well, probualy since the last 5k I did in October!

I guess I better get my running shoes on and start hitting the pavement or treadmill.

James Patterson - My KING!

2010-02-24T23:11:00.000-06:00

Someone asked me just the other day who may favorite author was and I said I wasn't really sure. But today, I know the answer, without a dought!!! JAMES PATTERSON!!! Awhile back I pre-ordered {the paperback} The 8th Confession {8th book in the Women's Murder Club series}. I hadn't really thought about it. Well, when I got home from work today, there was a package from Barnes & Noble --> It was my book!!! I was sooooo excited and couldn't wait to start reading it! This month has been a slow reading month for me mostly because my hubby is home, but I think it is also because I didn't have as many James Patterson books to read :)

I started the book earlier and already feel like I can't put it down!

11.5 only 8.5 to go

2010-02-24T20:34:00.000-06:00

When I started Weight Watchers a month ago, I decided that I would buy a new purse when I lost 20 pounds... well, as of today I have lost 11.5!!! ONLY 8.5 TO GO !!!

I am thinking this is the purse I want...

However, I don't think Dooney & Bourke sells them anymore :( Hopefully I can find it somewhere else, or maybe another zebra purse.

My Healthy Choice post gets a comment from someone on behalf of HC !!

2010-02-24T16:42:00.000-06:00

A few days ago, I wrote a post about my confusion with a Healthy Choice meal I had with a mix up on the WW points. Well, it seems that Healthy Choice read my post {I was shocked since I don't think I have much traffic to my blog}.
Here is the comment they left,

So sorry about the confusion with the packaging! Our nutritionist checked and the correct Weight Watchers amount *IS* 6 points. The team is working to correct the packaging, so thanks for pointing that out. I saw that you didn’t enjoy the Asian Potstickers, so I hope you'll try another one of our frozen meals. You can go to http://www.healthychoice.com/news-special-offers/ to download a $1 off coupon for any two frozen entrées. – Gena, on behalf of Healthy Choice

Again, I am shocked and pleased to know that they keep an eye out for problems with their product.

To live in a Non- military town...

2010-02-23T15:34:00.001-06:00

Hubby and I went to a wedding this weekend. The groom was active duty Navy. There were a total of 4 sailors at the wedding, in uniform.

After the wedding hubby and I went to the grocery store {there was an H.E.B. in the town we were in!!}. Well, it was a bit uncomfortable having almost everyone in the store staring at you... they don't see sailors in uniform very often evidently... LOL

Alot of people came up and thanked my husband for serving his country. I was really strange being somewhere military isn't an everyday thing.

Pop Pop Burn Popcorn

2010-02-23T03:57:00.000-06:00

I love love love popcorn! I bought these small bags since they are single serving, because I seriously will eat an entire bag!! I put one in the microwave and look what happened!!

I threw that bag away and popped another and it worked fine .. HMMM

Menu Plan Monday 2/22 - 2/28

2010-02-22T13:26:00.000-06:00

Wow, I am late posting this. It has been a crazy Monday and my weekend was busy busy busy.

Monday
Crock Pot Cowboy Stew = 7 pts

Makes 6 servings

1 1/4 lbs. beef stew meat
4 potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 4" pcs.
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (28 oz.) can Baked beans in BBQ Sauce

Mix beef, potatoes, onion, salt and pepper in 3 1/2 qt. to 4 qt. slow
cooker. Spread beans over beef mixture. Cover and cook on LOW 8-10
hrs. or until beef is tender.

Per serving: cal 370, fat 12g, sat fat 5g, chol 65mg, sod 1030mg,
carb 46g, fiber 8g, prot 28g
Points: 7

Tuesday
Country Fair Chicken = 6

Wednesday
YoYo

Thursday
Chili = 2
Corn Bread Muffins = 3
Fruit Salad = 1

Chili (from Chubbie Chica )

Serving size = 1 cup @2 pts

6 cans of Chili Beans in Sauce (15 oz can)
2 cans Crushed Tomatoes (28 oz)
1 lb. cooked 90% lean ground beef
2 onions, chopped (2 cups or to taste)
chili powder to taste
salt, pepper to taste

Prep:
Brown the beef and drain well. Combine with all the other ingredients and simmer uncovered until the onions are tender, stirring frequently (If you’re in a hurry, you can sautee the onions in a pan with nonstick spray, then combine with the other stuff and just warm it through, but the more you cook this stuff, the better it is.)

Friday
Pizza

Saturday
Spaghetti Carbonara = 7
Garlic Toast = 1