So I will be honest with you, my dear friends, and by friends I mean family, as most of you are my family. I have not been a very good tracker the last like three weeks. Life got busy, and I got sick, and I would track one day and not the next. Or track in the morning but not at night. I am sure on this journey I will take many little breaks, but I suppose that is part of the adventure. The good news, I kept up a general workout schedule. And I am back in full force!
Yesterday I tracked everything and had a wonderfully delicious day of food! It felt good to be back on track and I made two wonderful recipes that you must try out! One is a 2p+ apple pie cookie and the other is a Chicken tamale bake. And if I have to pick one over the other, pick the Chicken tamale back…I am obsessed with it! In fact, just had it for lunch and reveled over how nummy it is!
http://shannonskitchencreations.com/2011/05/01/apple-pie-cookies-2-points/#more-1088
http://shannonskitchencreations.com/2011/04/14/chicken-tamale-casserole-7-points/#more-896
My other great find is Blue Diamond Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk…I grabbed the little container that is not refrigerated…it was in the coffee section. Of course you refrigerate once open but one cup is 1p+! And it is so creamy and decedent! ¼ cup is 0 points which is plenty in my coffee! I grabbed vanilla for my coffee and original for cereal! You can get it in the refrigerated section too but that is in bigger sizes. I grabbed the original in the bigger version since I use more on my cereal! I am really loving it! And to go with it I of course brewed some insanely strong coffee and popped in the fridge so in the morning I can make a creamy 0p+ iced coffee! Love it!
So here we go. Another path on my little adventure!
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On a sad note, my aunt and her family had to put their sweet dog to sleep this morning. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers. It can be so difficult losing a pet, especially when you make them part of your family. Bailey was with them for 15 years and is technically their first born. She will be missed but for sure never forgotten!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
a little bit of everything...
Yesterday was a beautiful day in the MN. While I was not able to get out during the day to enjoy it, I had the window down on the ride home from work and was greeted by my husband working in the yard when I got home. He loves being outside and doing little projects around the house and it is fun to see him have that opportunity since we live in a house. He didn’t have those opportunities in the apartments we have lived in.
Today is quite the opposite however. It is cold and rainy. For sure a day I could have easily crawled back into bed! I spent last night making some more WW healthy cookies and some cookies to cheer a coworker up who has had a crazy week which is trickling into this week too.
I am getting excited for a relaxing weekend as I have no real plans except to go out Saturday night with my Auggie ladies! We are looking at hotel rooms DT so it could be a wild night!
Tomorrow night we will be heading to our first Twinkies game of the season, as long as it is not rained out and Thursday I am going to a book signing by the author of my favorite blog, www.mattlogelin.com. Super excited for this opportunity! And then, Friday morning will be a grand occasion as I will be completely and utterly focused on my tv watching the Royal Wedding. My mom and I may even head to Brit’s Pub to take in the occasion with an early morning brunch!
I am not sure why I am so obsessed with the Royal Wedding. It could be the little part of me that bleeds red, white, and maple leaf. Yes, of course no one can be Canadian unless they have citizenship there but my dad’s side of the family is Canadian and that has had an influence on my life. We compared my great grandma to the Queen Mum, and I can remember my grandma playing Elton John’s tribute song on the piano, and I even remember being in 8th grade and saying I was going to marry Prince William! None the less, the Royal Wedding is a huge historical event in my mind, and being a history buff, I am excited to watch this piece of history live.
I remember when I was maybe 10 or 11, Princess Diana has just died, and my parents woke us up to watch her funeral. We all crawled into their King size bed and watched from their small bedroom tv. These are memories and occasions I want to be a part of and always remember and this will be an especially great event as it is a joyous historical occasion taking place!
Today is quite the opposite however. It is cold and rainy. For sure a day I could have easily crawled back into bed! I spent last night making some more WW healthy cookies and some cookies to cheer a coworker up who has had a crazy week which is trickling into this week too.
I am getting excited for a relaxing weekend as I have no real plans except to go out Saturday night with my Auggie ladies! We are looking at hotel rooms DT so it could be a wild night!
Tomorrow night we will be heading to our first Twinkies game of the season, as long as it is not rained out and Thursday I am going to a book signing by the author of my favorite blog, www.mattlogelin.com. Super excited for this opportunity! And then, Friday morning will be a grand occasion as I will be completely and utterly focused on my tv watching the Royal Wedding. My mom and I may even head to Brit’s Pub to take in the occasion with an early morning brunch!
I am not sure why I am so obsessed with the Royal Wedding. It could be the little part of me that bleeds red, white, and maple leaf. Yes, of course no one can be Canadian unless they have citizenship there but my dad’s side of the family is Canadian and that has had an influence on my life. We compared my great grandma to the Queen Mum, and I can remember my grandma playing Elton John’s tribute song on the piano, and I even remember being in 8th grade and saying I was going to marry Prince William! None the less, the Royal Wedding is a huge historical event in my mind, and being a history buff, I am excited to watch this piece of history live.
I remember when I was maybe 10 or 11, Princess Diana has just died, and my parents woke us up to watch her funeral. We all crawled into their King size bed and watched from their small bedroom tv. These are memories and occasions I want to be a part of and always remember and this will be an especially great event as it is a joyous historical occasion taking place!
Monday, April 25, 2011
i crave the good stuff...
I love reading blogs for two reasons. One, I am a snoopy person and I like seeing how others live their lives. Two, I like seeing how others live their lives while watching what they eat and exercising. And my favorite part of the later is when recipes get posted, especially if they include WW points values!
I have posted some of my favorite recipes on here, but really, there are so many I have not even tried yet! Ah, the future holds so many possibilities! But I am not going to miss out on one of them! I have started a binder specifically for recipes I find online. I copy and paste it into word, include the url of where I got it (I am a stickler for citing my sources), print it off, three whole punch it, bring it home and store it for later! It really is quite ridiculous how much more I am cooking being on WW. I mean, you name it. Cookies, breads, meats, desserts, side dishes. There are endless possibilities and I have only run into one or two things I really did not like.
So with all this cooking and baking of sweets, and treats, and rich decedent dishes, one might ask, how are you not indulging and over doing it? While, that is actually pretty easy! I mean, it is not EASY. Of course I would love to sit down with a big bag of cookies and down them all every once in a while, but that is part of will power! I am still working on that but I have gotten much better over the past few months! Alright, back on track. Reasons I don’t (or try not to) overindulge.
· One, D. Lo has purchased an extra freezer! I freeze everything from cookies to breads to baked spaghetti and what not! Have I showed you my baked spaghetti recipe? I will post it below! But yeah, I freeze everything!
· Two, and quite a nice trick here. Share your treats with other friends trying to watch what they are eating! Nothing like brightening a person’s day with a treat that actually won’t break their bank! Actually, share with all your friends. I bring 2p+ cookies to work and everyone is shocked when I tell them they are WW friendly.
· And the third part of my success is to make treats that really allow you to indulge in a few, not just one! 2p+ cookies allow you to have 2 or 3, or maybe one on top of some light ice cream! I just feel it is important to not deprive myself so rather than banish this food, I just make it easier to enjoy in smaller proportions!
There, so now you have a few tips to help you enjoy some nummy treats without over doing it!
I have posted some of my favorite recipes on here, but really, there are so many I have not even tried yet! Ah, the future holds so many possibilities! But I am not going to miss out on one of them! I have started a binder specifically for recipes I find online. I copy and paste it into word, include the url of where I got it (I am a stickler for citing my sources), print it off, three whole punch it, bring it home and store it for later! It really is quite ridiculous how much more I am cooking being on WW. I mean, you name it. Cookies, breads, meats, desserts, side dishes. There are endless possibilities and I have only run into one or two things I really did not like.
So with all this cooking and baking of sweets, and treats, and rich decedent dishes, one might ask, how are you not indulging and over doing it? While, that is actually pretty easy! I mean, it is not EASY. Of course I would love to sit down with a big bag of cookies and down them all every once in a while, but that is part of will power! I am still working on that but I have gotten much better over the past few months! Alright, back on track. Reasons I don’t (or try not to) overindulge.
· One, D. Lo has purchased an extra freezer! I freeze everything from cookies to breads to baked spaghetti and what not! Have I showed you my baked spaghetti recipe? I will post it below! But yeah, I freeze everything!
· Two, and quite a nice trick here. Share your treats with other friends trying to watch what they are eating! Nothing like brightening a person’s day with a treat that actually won’t break their bank! Actually, share with all your friends. I bring 2p+ cookies to work and everyone is shocked when I tell them they are WW friendly.
· And the third part of my success is to make treats that really allow you to indulge in a few, not just one! 2p+ cookies allow you to have 2 or 3, or maybe one on top of some light ice cream! I just feel it is important to not deprive myself so rather than banish this food, I just make it easier to enjoy in smaller proportions!
There, so now you have a few tips to help you enjoy some nummy treats without over doing it!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
pink...
This is a song by Pink and honestly, I will probably never ever get sick of it, which is rare as I usually hear a song about 20 times and then I am SOOOOO over it...but not this one. And that is not because of the beat, or the sound, or Pink's voice, although those are all really great in this song. Nope, it is none of that that attracts me to this song but rather the words. When you really listen, and take it in, they just hit, deep, and I love! And love her for putting it out! Here are the words but consider getting it on itunes...it's worth it!
(I am including the original lyrics with the naughty words!...naughty words are good now and then!)
I have also taken the liberty to bold my favorite part...enjoy!
Pink - Fuckin’ Perfect Lyrics
Made a wrong turn
Once or twice
Dug my way out
Blood and fire
Bad decisions
That’s alright
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, missundaztood
Miss “no way it’s all good”
It didn’t slow me down
Mistaken
Always second guessing
Underestimated
Look, I’m still around…
Pretty, pretty please
Don’t you ever, ever feel
Like your less than
Fuckin’ perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You’re fuckin’ perfect to me
You’re so mean
When you talk
About yourself
You are wrong
Change the voices
In your head
Make them like you
Instead
So complicated
Look how big you’ll make it
Filled with so much hatred
Such a tired game
It’s enough
I’ve done all i can think of
Chased down all my demons
see you same
Pretty, pretty please
Don’t you ever, ever feel
Like your less than
Fuckin’ perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You’re fuckin’ perfect to me
The world stares while i swallow the fear
The only thing i should be drinking is an ice cold beer
So cool in lying and I tried tried
But we try too hard, it’s a waste of my time
Done looking for the critics, cuz they’re everywhere
They don’t like my genes, they don’t get my hair
Stringe ourselves and we do it all the time
Why do we do that?
Why do I do that?
Why do I do that?
Ooh, pretty pretty pretty,
Pretty pretty please don’t you ever ever feel
Like you’re less then, fuckin’ perfect
Pretty pretty please if you ever ever feel
Like you’re nothing you’re fuckin’ perfect, to me
You’re perfect
You’re perfect
Pretty, pretty please don’t you ever ever feel like you’re less then, fucking perfect
Pretty, pretty please if you ever ever feel like you’re nothing you’re fucking perfect to me
(I am including the original lyrics with the naughty words!...naughty words are good now and then!)
I have also taken the liberty to bold my favorite part...enjoy!
Pink - Fuckin’ Perfect Lyrics
Made a wrong turn
Once or twice
Dug my way out
Blood and fire
Bad decisions
That’s alright
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, missundaztood
Miss “no way it’s all good”
It didn’t slow me down
Mistaken
Always second guessing
Underestimated
Look, I’m still around…
Pretty, pretty please
Don’t you ever, ever feel
Like your less than
Fuckin’ perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You’re fuckin’ perfect to me
You’re so mean
When you talk
About yourself
You are wrong
Change the voices
In your head
Make them like you
Instead
So complicated
Look how big you’ll make it
Filled with so much hatred
Such a tired game
It’s enough
I’ve done all i can think of
Chased down all my demons
see you same
Pretty, pretty please
Don’t you ever, ever feel
Like your less than
Fuckin’ perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You’re fuckin’ perfect to me
The world stares while i swallow the fear
The only thing i should be drinking is an ice cold beer
So cool in lying and I tried tried
But we try too hard, it’s a waste of my time
Done looking for the critics, cuz they’re everywhere
They don’t like my genes, they don’t get my hair
Stringe ourselves and we do it all the time
Why do we do that?
Why do I do that?
Why do I do that?
Ooh, pretty pretty pretty,
Pretty pretty please don’t you ever ever feel
Like you’re less then, fuckin’ perfect
Pretty pretty please if you ever ever feel
Like you’re nothing you’re fuckin’ perfect, to me
You’re perfect
You’re perfect
Pretty, pretty please don’t you ever ever feel like you’re less then, fucking perfect
Pretty, pretty please if you ever ever feel like you’re nothing you’re fucking perfect to me
Thursday, April 21, 2011
it really never goes as planned...
Well my plans for an amazing week were caught a bit off guard. While I had every intention of relishing the bounty of grandness this week held, my immune system was not on board and sabotaged the week with one hell of a cold.
Sunday night once my hockey weekend ended, I took in a 4.5 mile run! I felt on top of the world! I am in love with running right now and I like it even more when it is a good run and I can really push myself. Then I headed to CPK and a movie with my bff Alyssa! Great way to end a busy weekend and I felt relaxed!
But then, it hit!
I woke up Monday morning with a nasty head cold. I decided to stay home from work, and I slept a bit, but my cold pretty much kept me up.
Tuesday I forced myself into work, and after a crap load of medicine, I began to feel better. Since it was on that day 9 years ago that my husband asked me to prom, we decided to still head out and celebrate and I tried my hardest to be upbeat and with it. Instead of dressing up however, we went to dinner in comfy clothes, took in a relaxing movie (Arthur-go see it!), and enjoyed vodka, but with some much needed vitamin C in the form of orange juice! I went to bed and thought I was maybe on the up and up.
FALSE!
Woke up Wednesday to the worst day of the cold yet. I decided to stay home (I can not recollect ever missing two days of work in one week due to illness), and I actually got some sleep! Through this all my husband has been so amazing, taking care of my every need and giving me lots of attention and cuddling. That really is the best medicine. And all of that may have finally paid off as today is Thursday, I am still hacking up a lung, but my throat and head feel soooooo much better! My nose is bright red from blowing it but I will take that over a sore throat and throbbing head any day!
So here's to a better weekend! I have seen Laura and Dave's new house and it is beautiful! I can not wait to see it once she gets all her furniture in it! What a blessing they have been given! I couldn't be more proud/happy/excited for them!
Easter is also on the horizon and after Thursday service tonight, I am excited to take in Sunday morning church service for a renewed outlook (kind of fitting after a sick filled week) and some great family time!
Sunday night once my hockey weekend ended, I took in a 4.5 mile run! I felt on top of the world! I am in love with running right now and I like it even more when it is a good run and I can really push myself. Then I headed to CPK and a movie with my bff Alyssa! Great way to end a busy weekend and I felt relaxed!
But then, it hit!
I woke up Monday morning with a nasty head cold. I decided to stay home from work, and I slept a bit, but my cold pretty much kept me up.
Tuesday I forced myself into work, and after a crap load of medicine, I began to feel better. Since it was on that day 9 years ago that my husband asked me to prom, we decided to still head out and celebrate and I tried my hardest to be upbeat and with it. Instead of dressing up however, we went to dinner in comfy clothes, took in a relaxing movie (Arthur-go see it!), and enjoyed vodka, but with some much needed vitamin C in the form of orange juice! I went to bed and thought I was maybe on the up and up.
FALSE!
Woke up Wednesday to the worst day of the cold yet. I decided to stay home (I can not recollect ever missing two days of work in one week due to illness), and I actually got some sleep! Through this all my husband has been so amazing, taking care of my every need and giving me lots of attention and cuddling. That really is the best medicine. And all of that may have finally paid off as today is Thursday, I am still hacking up a lung, but my throat and head feel soooooo much better! My nose is bright red from blowing it but I will take that over a sore throat and throbbing head any day!
So here's to a better weekend! I have seen Laura and Dave's new house and it is beautiful! I can not wait to see it once she gets all her furniture in it! What a blessing they have been given! I couldn't be more proud/happy/excited for them!
Easter is also on the horizon and after Thursday service tonight, I am excited to take in Sunday morning church service for a renewed outlook (kind of fitting after a sick filled week) and some great family time!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
A week to already look forward to...
After a busy weekend, I will be heading into a busy week, but I really could not be more excited! My weekend thus far has been great points wise! I feel like I have held my self accountable and really counted EVERY LITTLE THING! that right there makes me excited for Thursday weigh in!
Tomorrow night I head to get my hair done! I have not had it done since January and my word does it need it! My roots are longer then the Mississippi! And what perfect time to get a new 'do then right before my 9 year dating anniversary with my man! Even though we are married, we can't let go of all that time we put in prior to saying our marriage vows so Tuesday night we will celebrate with good food and a movie. AND, I have had a dress since January just for this special day!
Is it weird that I use so many exclamation marks? I don't know what it is, I just love them! Anyways!
Wednesday will be another big day as my best friend Laura and her husband will move into their very first home! I am beyond excited for my best friend as this is an insanely huge step into adulthood! She is still young at heart but boy is she growing up and making big girl decisions! Good thing one of us is on track! So Wednesday night, they will close, and we will be there ready and waiting with paint brushes in hand. This weekend she has movers coming and then viola! They will have their homestead! I mean, seriously! What an exciting week coming up. Let's just hope my homework stays caught up with me! If it falls behind, I will be very disappointed in it!
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Also looking forward to spending some hard core cash from these hockey weekends on Mother's Day gifts, graduation gifts, and anniversary gifts, and housewarming gifts....seriously, bring on the shopping! I love shopping and even more when there is a reason!
Tomorrow night I head to get my hair done! I have not had it done since January and my word does it need it! My roots are longer then the Mississippi! And what perfect time to get a new 'do then right before my 9 year dating anniversary with my man! Even though we are married, we can't let go of all that time we put in prior to saying our marriage vows so Tuesday night we will celebrate with good food and a movie. AND, I have had a dress since January just for this special day!
Is it weird that I use so many exclamation marks? I don't know what it is, I just love them! Anyways!
Wednesday will be another big day as my best friend Laura and her husband will move into their very first home! I am beyond excited for my best friend as this is an insanely huge step into adulthood! She is still young at heart but boy is she growing up and making big girl decisions! Good thing one of us is on track! So Wednesday night, they will close, and we will be there ready and waiting with paint brushes in hand. This weekend she has movers coming and then viola! They will have their homestead! I mean, seriously! What an exciting week coming up. Let's just hope my homework stays caught up with me! If it falls behind, I will be very disappointed in it!
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Also looking forward to spending some hard core cash from these hockey weekends on Mother's Day gifts, graduation gifts, and anniversary gifts, and housewarming gifts....seriously, bring on the shopping! I love shopping and even more when there is a reason!
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