First Day of School!

WOW!  I CAN NOT believe that my baby boy is going to start Kindergarten!!!  He is such a big boy and he is so excited!  I am trying to get really organized for poor DJ in the mornings.  I've laid out clothes for the boys for the rest of the week and Livie.  Mason likes to have an opinion about what he is going to wear and his clothing choices leave much to be desired...  I packed lunches and got everyone ready to get out the door!!! 

Food was really good today...

Breakfast was my ritual Oatmeal, Coffee and Green Monster

 

for lunch Grace and I ran to Target for some odds and ends and I got an avocado and a lemon for my couscous salad.  It added alot of flavor and made it really really yummy :)

Lunch was a veggie burger, some couscous salad and some sun chips

 

Of course I had to indulge my watermelon addiction:

Dinner was a beef hotdog, some more couscous salad and some broccoli

Terri and I went to see The Help last night...I read the book while we were at the beach.  The book was better (of course) but the movie was still very good.  I brought us water bottles and some mini M&Ms from the party Saturday.  They were only 150 calories :) 

That's all I got for today...TTFN (210.5)

Fajitas...yum

The day started like any other...I had my oatmeal and coffee for breakfast. 

Then a Green Monster around 10am. 

The day was pretty good...work was a little nuts but it is made all better by a green monster and the peeps I LOVE to work with. 

We got into a discussion about the Game On Diet :/.  Initially I was all in b/c I love a good competition but the more I learned about this Game, I realized I'd have to do much more of a "diet" thing and I HATE DIETS!  I'm afraid it will sabotage the whole new lifestyle thing I'm workin here!!!  So no "Game On Diet" for me.  I'm just gonna keep on keepin on...and eventually I'll get to my goal.  Even if that doesn't happen until 2013, I'll be alright :) 

Lunch was very reasonable...a veggie burger and some Sunchips later.

Then I hit the watermelon...sounds like I hit the bottle b/c I am completely and totally addicted to watermelon!!!  I HEART Watermelon!!!!

I probably ate too much watermelon but you know what?!?!  I could do worse :)

When I got home I decided I would use some of the left over chicken from dinner Sunday night and make some chicken fajitas.  I was also digging around the web looking at Roni's greenlitebites and decided I NEEDED to make her couscous with black beans and mango.  I packed some up for lunch and had a few nibbles.  The Fajitas were ROCKIN! They have chicken, peppers, onions, black beans, a little red fat cheese and red fat sour cream...YUMMMMMMM

After dinner my stomach got really upset...:(  I had horrible cramping and just felt awful.  I took baby girl upstairs to start her bedtime routine and put her down.  Then I had a decision to make...do I go to sleep or do I try to make my stomach feel better and take a walk!  Well a walk is what I did!  I did about 2 and a half miles while I was chatting on the phone with my Mel in CT.  We haven't talked in awhile and I really miss her so it was a great way to spend my walk...:)

That's all I got today...TTFN (210) - *back down, YAY!*



Oh and...

no Fro Yo until I'm back on track!!!!!

Birthday Party: success & Hurricane: damage

Yesterday was a pretty great day...I woke up early and hit the road for a quick one miler.  Then I started cleaning like a crazy person!  With 40+ people coming into my house (instead of outside like I'd planned) we had to get the house in tip top shape :) 

As I was organizing a cabinet I found the BEST plate.  La got it for me for my birthday a few years ago and I'd forgot about it!!!  I LOVE IT!

 I think I'll use this plate for my photos for now...I really love this mantra "BRING IT ON"  LOL 

Breakfast was waffles with PB :)

We decided around noon that we needed lunch...Suway - Eat Fresh!!!

Then it was time for the little girl's party...it was wonderful and she is offically a walker!  I'm so blessed with all the people who love us and came to celebrate our special day!

 I only nibbled on snacks here and there at the party.  I had a few chips, a few bites of an appetizer that my mom made.  I had one cake pop and the tiny cupcake shown below...

Her cupcakes turned out so cute!!!!  Those are M&Ms at the top (there is nothing light about these cupcakes) :)

For some reason I was kinda stressed out so Brett and DJ went to the liquor store to pick up some beer.  Thinking that would chill me out.  It did :)  I only had 2..BUT STILL!

After everyone left...DJ and I were hungry so we had a little snack (bad nachos) I shared mine with Mason so I probably only ate about 2/3 of this plate :)

 

The party was a success now onto the hurricane!  The rain started around 5 (after everyone had left) and the wind picked up shortly after that.  We watched the news and hunkered in for the night.  The wind woke us up around 11 so I turned on our window unit AC to drown out the sound.  Around 4am...a loud crash woke me up.  A tree went down (and we don't have any small trees near out house).  I couldn't see the damage but I saw the police outside and saw that the road was blocked.  I knew our house hadn't been damaged but I wasn't so sure about our neighbors...had to wait for the sun to come up.  It wasn't pretty...HUGE tree, roots and all, across our road!  Somehow it missed every house and only hit the road (yup, that's our mailbox)! 

We had power all through the night until about 9am...just before we lost power I made the mini western omelets from http://www.greenlitebites.com/.  They are so delicious!

I was a snacking machine today...more nachos and PB pretzels...a few of the hot dog apps I bought for the party yesterday.  You name it!!!  Oh and a few beers :(

That said the rest of my day/night was ok :/

The good news is that our power came back on

Lunch was a veggie burger/english muffin and some chips

Dinner was grilled chicken with some potatoes and broccoli.  I'm kinda happy the potatoes weren't very good b/c I can eat me some potatoes...and I held back :)

I hate the lighting in my house :(  It is so dark all the time!!! 

Dessert? watermelon :) YUM

I didn't do too poorly this weekend food wise but exercise was pathetic :(  I only did about a mile each day.  Then the beer!  I know I only had a few but I know that alcohol is a downhill street to weight gain for me.  BOO! 

That's all I got for this weekend (I will tell you that I am up 2lbs from my low heaven) Time to get back on track!  TTFN (212)

Price Club

I really love the Price Club...don't know why.  It is just a bunch of bulk food that I never buy but I love to walk around there.  Tonight we went there to get more stuff for Livie's party tomorrow and we got dinner.  I LOVE the chicken bake thing they have there.  I only ate half (thank God b/c it is huge)

I got the most gorgeous picture of baby girl while we were finishing up dinner

Mom and I came home and finished the cake pops...they turned out pretty well (got better after a few practice ones).  It was actually pretty fun!

I'm all ready for Olivia's birthday party tomorrow...

just gotta clean in the morning and throw some stuff in the oven!  Can't wait!!!  I'm gonna try to run with Terri in the am if we can swing it before the rain starts!

That's all I got...TTFN

Hurricane and Fro Yo!

I seriously think that some people around me are smoking crack!!!  WHAT is everyone so freaking worried about???  If you live inland you'll be FINE!  We will lose some power but that happens all the time!!!  If you live more than 10 miles inland you won't experience anything but a nasty storm.  I really don't think this is going to be a big deal.  Some local media is already calling it a Tropical Storm.  I do feel very sorry for anyone who lives on the water.  The tidal surge is not going to be pretty...but everyone else?!?!  CALM DOWN!

That said...time to talk about food:

Breakfast was DD this morning

Lunch was a veggie burger and some pretzels

Houston we have a problem!  I AM ADDICTED TO TUTTI FRUITI!  It is SO delicious!  It is a frozen yogurt bar where you choose your own flavor and pour only as much as you want.  Then you go over to the toppings bar and add as much fruit, nuts, candy, chocolate, etc...that you want.  I love that I can get a little soft serve frozen yogurt and add my own toppings (as much or as little as I want).  I only have to pay like $2.50 for each one b/c I only get a little bit of stuff...BUT OMG it is so GOOD!

Today I got choc/vanilla yogurt with strawberries, blueberries, almonds, peanuts, a splash of chocolate sauce, a splash of caramel sauce and jimmies!  TDF (to die for)

That's all I got for now...TTFN (210)

New School and my BABY is growing up

This morning started like any other...

Running around today...I picked up lunch at Panera *I LOVE this Salad*

After work *no snacks today weird* we went to the boys' NEW SCHOOL!  They get to start the school year in a brand new school in our community.  They are really excited and we went to the Open House tonight.  The school is beautiful!

After the Open House...we went to Outback for dinner.  I dont' know what made me do this.  We are tight on $$ and it is really heard to be healthy at Outback but I was craving so I indulged :)

The wheat bread is the BEST PART of Outback

I thought the description for this salad said balsamic glaze...not doused in blue cheese dressing.  But I enjoyed it...I wouldn't get it again but it was OK :(

When I got home I started the cake pops...

cake crumbed? - check!

icing? - check!

cake balls formed? - check!

Tomorrow night I will finish forming the cupcake shapes and dip them in chocolate :) YUM!

After shaping the cake pops, I went for a quick run...(one mile)  Good News? I did a mile in 12.5 minutes.  Bad news? I need to exercise for more than 12 minutes a day :(  It felt good...wish I'd have done more :)  This is me with my bandanna...I HEART my bandanna :)

Saving the best for last...my baby girl was one year old today!!!  I can't believe my little baby girl is already one.  My FB status today was "Warning: blinking may cause premature aging"  I really feel like life is going a little too quickly...I need it to slow down just a little :) 

Livie is in the phase where she doesn't like to sit still long enough for a picture...BOO!  Good Luck Mr. Photographer :)  We will get her professional pics done soon! 

That's all I got today

TTFN

Cake Pops and Patient First

Today started off pretty good:  down another half pound...work early...really productive morning...Healthbeat.  I LOVE Wednesdays because of Healthbeat Meetings.  Then it seems after lunch all hell broke loose!

I had to get gas this morning at the 7-11 and I got coffee there.  I added sweetened creamer (Irish Cream) to my coffee for a little treat.  It didn't taste very good and I only drank about a third of it.

BUT I LOVE the Cup!!!

Breakfast was my usual...Monster and Oatmeal with bananas and peanuts.  (bummer I dropped half my banana in the trash while I was pealing it...BOOOO)

I LOVE my cucumber water

During Healthbeat today...one of my participants made a http://www.greenlitebites.com/ recipe for us to try...YUM  I had 3 of them :)

Hubby ended up at a conference in Timonium so we were able to have a little lunch date at Jason's Deli.  I LOVE the Savvy Chicken Salad Wrap with a side of Fruit (but I forgot to take the before picture...here is the after ) :)

The best part about Jason's is the FREE soft serve

On the way home I had a granola bar

When I got home...I made dinner.  Roasted chicken with broccoli and rice.  It was yummy

But I was tired so I didn't plate it as pretty as I usually do...

I started making Livie's cupcake cake pops (from http://www.bakerella.com/) for her birthday party this weekend until Dominic shut his finger in the basement door.  We ended up at Patient First for about an hour...he has a small fracture at the tip of his left ring finger.  UGG!!!  Last year Mason broke his arm before school and ended up with a cast for the month of September...now Dom will have a splint to start school :( 

More on the cake pops tomorrow...they are going to be adorable!

TTFN...(209)