Breakfast isn’t boring anymore 

I used to skip breakfast because I thought it was boring. Now I wouldn’t miss it for anything.   If there has been one joy during this journaling journey so far it has been this, my rediscovery of the most important meal of the day.  So many egg ideas so […]

The Big Salad Tuscan Style – 13PPV

Finally! I had to wait until 10pm to get it but we are finally enjoying the big salads.  I love food, all kinds of food but there is something magical about a big salad.  Especially in a big bowl.  My daughter and I love them so much we bought big […]

WW Wisdom – “Happiness is not a destination, it’s a way of travel”

This week at Weight Watchers we each had to come up with one thing that made us happy.  As our fearless leader Gwen pointed out, happiness doesn’t always have to be an over the top emotion…it can be something simple that brings you a smile.  Someone compliments your weight loss, […]

Birthday – birth·dayˈbərTHˌdā/noun

By definition birthday is: “The anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts” BirthDAY.  Celebrating the DAY of your birth.  So it’s a birthDAY not a birthWEEK or a birthMONTH.  I have decided to enjoy my […]

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 […]

Would You Rather – Starbucks vs Zumba

I’m getting ready to step on some toes….you might want to look away while you still can.  It’s Wednesday so you know what that means…Would You Rather?  Tonight’s edition: Would you rather skip having a Starbucks grande Caramel Machiatto with Lowfat Milk for 5 Points Plus? Or Would you rather […]

Sometimes you just need peanut butter…

I made a new friend at my Weight Watchers meeting tonight.  Her name is Carly and she  has a smile that could warm even the Grinch’s cold heart.  This young lady loves to sing the National Anthem at her brother’s go cart races, obviously loves her mom even though she […]

Meatless Meatball Sub – 14PPV

This is so good but it’s way too much food…said no one ever.  Until tonight!   During my Trader Joe’s run last week I picked up a bag of Meatless Meatballs.  Was pretty sure it was going to end up in whole wheat noodles or spaghetti squash but they were […]

Weight Watchers Weekly – Go Out and Play!

This week at #weightwatchers the topic was “Go Out and Play!” When you were a child your mom probably had to call you to come in for dinner. During the summer there was the constant drown of bicycles, water balloon fights, and games of kick the can until well after […]

Nana’s Vegan Stirfry Sammie – 13PPV

Nana’s Stir Fry Sammie should go down in some hall of fame somewhere. I didn’t even use a fork to scrape the last little bits on my plate. I didn’t want to waste a drop so I scraped up the tidbits with my fingers and then licked them! (I refrained […]