Is it just me or...........

          We were home all day today, nothing really going on. Well I found it super hard to not snack since I was at home and not really doing anything. I did really good about not giving in but still I wasn't hungry but I kept wanting to eat since I was just hanging out.
           Tonight I am making homemade salisbury steak and it is one of my favorites to make since it is simple and yummy. Take 1 pound of ground beef and add a lipton soup mix. Mix together and form 4oz patties, sear on the stove top and then bake in the over until done. We are having mashed potatoes and gravy, and roasted green beans on the side. For dessert berries and creme yogurt mixed together with cherry jello. :):)
           I am so ready for dinner!

Weight in....

                    So I had weight in today. I was nervous since I ate all my weeklies and almost all my activity points, normally I eat all my weeklies but not activity points. Plus I missed the gym once, well it turned out okay since I lost another 2 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!
                    Today I also had a great lunch, it was Healthy choice steam tv dinner. I never eat these since they are so high in sodium but I wanted a change. I highly recommend the Lemon Herb Chicken. I even added a teaspoon of parmesan cheese.
                   This weeks challenges will be eating out on sunday and getting to the gym more. I am also going to aim to eat more power foods as weight watchers wants. It just means lean meat, veggies, fruit, filling foods, and I think I can do it.

New favorites.........

            I have a new favorite yogurt. I get the yoplait light pineapple upside down cake. I add extra pineapple either from a can or fresh depending on what we have in the house. Then mix it all together and enjoy. It is so good and like a dessert but healthy.
           Then tonight we are having fish. I am not a huge fan usually but I am really loving tilapia. Tonight it is soaking in lemon pepper marinade. We will have baked potatoes and salad to go with it.
           I have been working out about 4 times a week. Running on the treadmill as much as I can but lately my ankle and knee have be sore, but yesterday I pushed passed the pain and kept going. Don't get my wrong I know it was good pain but it still isn't fun. I really want to be able to run the 5k come august. I will do it! I can do it!
           Well time to go coupon clip. More later.....

Birthday parties....

           Today is a birthday party for a little one in our play group. I love parties like these for many reasons. One the families in the playgroup are awesome and I can make a get together for me more about hanging out then food. It is alot easier to ignore the unhealthy food when you are having a great conversation, that being said I love birthday cake....but really who doesn't. My plan today is to share a small piece of cake with Austin. Not eating a whole piece but getting a few bites will be the perfect solution.
           As for breakfast today I had one of my new favorites that I must share. So I found this yoplait yogurt flavor that I just love. It is yoplait light pineapple unside-down cake yogurt. I take that and dump it into a bowl and add either fresh pineapple chunks or unsweeten canned pineapple chunks. It is so filling and not that high calorie. I gave Shelly a taste and she thought it tasted like a pina colada. i recommend trying this even if you don't like coconut. Let me know if you try it.
           Well I should really go and finish getting ready for the party. More to come.....:)

The beginning....

           I found my self slowly putting on weight over the last few years. I had lost all the baby weight but found with life I got lazy and gained it all back. So I decided to take control and get my body and self image back to where I want it. Six weeks ago I rejoined weight watchers and started watching what I ate. I also started going to the YMCA more often and putting my self first a little more. So far I have lost 8.8 pounds. I am feeling better already but have about another 30 pounds to lose so I decided to start a blog about workouts, recipes, and more that are helping me on my journey in hopes of helping others too. So feel free to read and enjoy.