Product Reviews

Bust That Bloat!

(please note:  I am not a trained professional, these are life lessons that I am sharing.  I am not claiming that what worked for me will work for you.  If you are experiencing significant swelling in your extremities, your skin is “weeping” from a medical condition called Edema, you are […]

Weight Watchers Live Chat #50: Welcome to Freestyle!

Weight Watchers Live Facebook Chat #50: “Welcome to Freestyle!” This is our…WOW…50th chat!  It’s hard to imagine we’ve done this 50 times aready.  It’s been a fun and wild ride but hold on, we’re not done yet! For most of us this week is our first chance to try out […]

Find of the day: Mi Chay Noodles – only 1 Weight Watchers Points Plus!

My mother (Nana) makes a friend no matter where she goes.  She’s the kid that every mother worried about “don’t talk to strangers, you’ll get kidnapped”.  At 4 foot 8 give or take a smidge, she’s still the size of a middle school girl but now that she’s 77 she […]

Product Review: Trader Joe’s Sriracha and Garlic BBQ Sauce – 1 Points Plus per 2 Tbsp

I follow a couple of Trader Joe’s employees who are also doing Weight Watchers on Instagram which is either a blessing or a curse, the jury is still out.  On the one hand they always post the points plus for all the new things they are trying in store.  But…they […]

Product Review! Halo Top Ice Cream Vanilla Bean – 2 Weight Watchers Points Plus per 1/2 cup

03/21/17 Update!  If you haven’t tried the new Halo Top flavors I need you to stop what you are doing and go find them.  Like now. You know me, if I try something and love it you will hear about it.  If I try something and don’t like it, you […]

Taste Test Wednesday…Because Taste Test Tuesday would be too obvious – Dr Praeger’s Kale Veggie Burgers

My Accountabilibuddy Karen knew I had been eyeing that giant box of Dr Praeger’s Kale Veggie Burgers at Costco but I wasn’t willing to commit without trying them first.  She found them at Ingles in a four pack and the rest is history.  Or will be history soon.  When I’m […]

Product Spotlight – Aldi Brands

My first trip to Aldi was in 1988 when my sister and I lived in Urbino, Italy during the summer with a group from Ramapo College.  Of course we thought we were the stuff, living in an apartment in a foreign country with no real adult supervision.  The first week […]

Trader Joe’s Finds Group 2 – 0PPV to 2PPV

heree a few more of this week’s finds at Trader Joe’s. You’d think as many of us WW peeps shop at TJ’s that they would make little #pointsplus signs or give us a store map by points or something hahaha.  Trader Joe’s Finds Group 2 – 0PPV to 2PPV    […]

Trader Joe’s 3PpV Finds

Today I asked my husband if he wanted to run by Trader Joe’s for just a minute.  Sucker…nobody runs in Trader Joe’s for just a minute!   After scanning almost literally everything in the store I came out with these 3 points plus value goodies!    Trader Joe’s Organic Flake […]