Fish Tacos for Friday

  This week has been a mixed bag. I want to start off with my high/lows. Highs I cooked some good food, had some good work outs. I got my husband to walk on the beach with me, at night for the first time ever. He’s been promising me he would since before our very first date! It only lasted for 5 minutes, but it happened!Terrible picture of the moment: I managed...

The proof is in the pudding!

  I was at Wal-Mart the other day and they have the most amazing selection of Sugar Free, Fat Free Instant Pudding. Have you seen it? It’s like a Jell-O Mecca! I was so excited, I bought 5 different kinds as visions of pudding pops, pudding pudding and possibly even pudding pies popped into my head. All made healthy because I had a secret weapon at home! I rushed home with my goodies and immediately headed...

Ratatouille and Our Amazingness

  Last night for dinner I made another recipe from Better Homes and Garden’s Slow Cooker Favorites Made Healthy. It was super easy, and pretty tasty. I didn’t use the bread they suggested, instead I used just light wheat bread and it it into triangles. It’s 5 ww points per serving. For me, it was a perfect lunch portion today, but last night for dinner I was left a little hungry....

Plan-a-rana-ding-dong

  It’s Monday. You know what that means, a plan to tackle the next 5 days. A plan to keep my ass in check. A plan that I am relaying to you so that you will give me a swift kick in the butt if I happen to tweet that I an lounging around in a hammock being fed chocolates by Greek God replicas. I’m helping you, help me. After all, that’s what’s important here. Me. :)    Meal Plan! Monday – Crock...

Watch me cook up some time!

  This time of year, my every free moment is savored. I live for each one. It’s hard for me to sit down in front of a computer when that is what I do all day every very long summer day. However, this blog is important to me. You guys are important to me. I care about your stories, your comments, your blogs…all very much. I need to make time for this. This is why my Unlikely Success Story is exactly that. Without...

I don’t like excuses

  I don’t like excuses, but I seem to be full of them these days. I’m working my ass off at work, so I’m too tired to work out after work. I’ve had a rough week, I deserve to indulge in too much (insert sinful delight here). I have nothing good to blog about, so why bother. I’m EXHAUSTED. Mentally, physically and emotionally. Those are just some of my excuses that I’ve been using lately to be unaccountable....

Curried Eggplant with Tomatoes and Basil

  I have a summer cold. They are the worst. I am exhausted. I am constantly switching between insanely cold and insanely hot. I have had to work too. So I’m miserable. I did make an awesome dinner that I wanted to share. I got it out of an old Real Simple Magazine. It’s a recipe I’ve had forever, but hadn’t tried yet. Curried Eggplant with Tomatoes and Basil (4 servings, 6pts per serving) Ingredients 1 cup...

I’m a nerd and proud.

  Yesterday my friend Kelly and I had an Eclipse brunch. We are Twi-Nerds. For the first movie, my friend Katie and I went to the midnight premiere. For New Moon, Kelly joined us, we had a whole Twi-Night. We ate “Wolf Stew”, “Vampire Dip” and “Sparkle Cupcakes”, we had several cocktails and went to the midnight premiere of that as well. Here we are that night: Katie, Kelly and Me Katie moved to Orlando, and...

Table for One.

  Last night I made SkinnyTaste Italian Spinach Meatballs for dinner. Absolutely amazing. Best meatball I have ever had in my entire life, healthy or not. I didn’t deviate from the meatball recipe at all, except I made only half of it and I added fresh basil as well as parsley. Knock out hit. Making my sauce I was able to use a tomato fresh out of my TopsyTurvey Tomato Grower! It’s a tiny “patio breed” of tomato....

Workouts rarely disappoint.

  I feel such a sense of accomplishment and happiness after work outs. Even after a not so good one, I’m still happy that I did something. I got a good run in after work yesterday, it was on the treadmill at a slight incline. This morning, for my cross training day, I did The Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout on Exercise TV On Demand. Right now, I’m a sweaty mess typing this! It worked me harder than I imagined...

So much for guns.

  Friday, leaving work, this happened: I backed into a huge metal trailer. The kicker? I have 1 car payment left. I made it through Friday night without a drink, probably because I was on-call for work. Saturday, work was INSANE. I stayed late. I worked hard. I got mad as a hornet.  I came home and had two of these. I didn’t feel bad at all. So, I didn’t make my goal of no booze until July 3rd. However,...

Weekly Update with Tonyne

  So, this week was a good week.  I’m going to start off with my High/Lows. Highs I am now the proud owner of a great set of golf clubs and an adorable new bag. I worked out 4 times this week and had some really great runs. If you count the driving range as a work out (and I totally do, I was drenched when we were finished, of course it was 90 degrees with wicked humidity) I worked out 5 times!...

I’m not a lush, I promise.

  I have to tell you. This no drinking until July 3rd thing is proving to be quite difficult for me. I’m not an alcoholic by any means, but I drink at least 1-2 times a week with my friends. That’s what we do. We get together and have a few drinks. I can’t go to a bar with them and not have a drink. I can not eat at a restaurant, but I can’t go to a bar and not have a drink. If we don’t go to bars, we go to each...

Polenta Triangles with Black Bean Salad

  I have to tell you, I never imagined I would have so much fun cooking vegetarian food, but I’m not missing anything. You won’t either if you cook this recipe. I put this as 2 large servings, but this could easily be 3 regular size servings. I was just STARVING. :) Polenta Triangles (2 servings, 2pts per serving) Ingredients 2 cups water   1/2 cup yellow corn meal stone ground Instructions 1....

Peppers stuffed with Quinoa, Feta and Corn

  Peppers Stuffed with Quinoa, Feta and Corn (2 servings, 6 pts per serving) Ingredients 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa    1/2 cup onion, finely chopped   1 clove garlic clove, minced   1 tsp ground cumin   1 cup frozen corn kernels   2 cups spinach, chopped   1/4 cup feta cheese   2 bell peppers   Instructions 1. Bring 1 cup...

Hey stranger!

  Honey, I’m home! I have missed blogging and I have missed being a more active part of the blogging community. Due to my summer work schedule, I’m not sure that I’ll be as active as I was in Fall, Winter and Spring, but I am going to try be around more. I enjoyed the break, but it’s time to refocus. The past two weeks I have been living in the danger zone. I’ve been indulging a bit too much, drinking a bit too...

Taking a break...

Hi everyone!Just a little note to let you know I'm still alive and kicking. I just need a break. I needed a break from the blog, from tracking food, from all of it. I'm not saying a break from tracking food was my best idea, but I think it was needed. I am back to tracking food and I'm getting back to working out, even if it's not as much as I'd like for it to be. Work has me exhausted, but I'm doing my best. I have even started bringing my gym clothes to work with me so I'll just stop at the gym (which is literally only a parking...

A rough go of it.

I am having a rough time this week. Not really with bad choices, although my choices aren't great, they're not THAT bad...I'm having a rough time in my head. Here are some of the recurrent thoughts in my brain this week: Do I really want to eat healthily for the rest of my life? Will a non-serving size quantity of *insert sinful treat here* always haunt me until it's completely gone?I don't feel like exercising anymore. It's so hard to do this alone. It would be so nice to have someone who I share meals and work out with. I'll...

Caribbean Jerk Chickpea Burgers with Mango Slaw. Amazing.

  So, the weekend, yadda, yadda…bad food choices, laziness. However, on Friday I made this lovely dinner and it’s the star of today’s show. Mango Slaw (4 servings, 0 points per serving) Ingredients 1/2 a bag Broccoli Cloeslaw Mix   1/4 cup onion, finely chopped   1/2 medium mango, peeled and chopped   2 Tbsp SPLENDA® SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener   1/3 cup apple cider...

Eggplant Parmesan and Usual Friday Hubbub

  I love eggplant parmesan. It’s one of my favorite dishes. Some people like to layer it and bake it, some fry it, there are a million ways to make it, here’s how I make mine! Eggplant Parmesan (6 points per serving, 2 servings) Ingredients 1 medium raw eggplant, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces lengthwise   2 egg whites   1 Tbsp water   1/2 cup Panko crispy bread crumbs - plain (seasoned...

I just ran…

  No meat since a little on a sandwich for lunch on Monday, still doing fine! I would love to make meat a specialty item in my diet. Something I only have once or twice a week instead of so regularly. I think I might be able to get there! However… I was leery of last night’s vegetarian meal. I had selected two new recipes to try, Caitlin’s Perfect Baked Tofu and Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese from The Biggest...

Change of plans…

  So last night’s dinner was supposed to be baked Tofu and Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese…but there was a slight change of plans. At the last minute I was asked to dog-sit for the evening for my friend Kelly. Our dogs are just beginning a very tentative friendship, so I really wanted to keep an eye on them. Since they are the Hounds of Hell and all… Lilly Beans and Chaser the Wonder Schnauzer Ok, maybe not...