Rare Saturday Post

Ok, I know I don't normally post on Saturdays, but I'm having a "Holy Crap" moment. My husband randomly said "Let's go to the thrift store". That alone was the shock of my day, he hates shopping, until I got to the store and found this really cute coat when I first walked in. I was bummed to see a "EXPRESS (already not usually my size) 7/8" on the label, but I wanted to try it on anyway thinking "One day, it might work"....

A Friday Funny!

I want to start with one of my favorite jokes, it goes like this: A guy was riding the elevator into work one morning and a lady got on and said "T.G.I.F.!" He looked at her and "S.H.I.T.!". A bit more determined she repeated "T.G.I.F.!", he replied again and said "S.H.I.T.!". She's a little angry now and says "T.G.I.F., you know, Thank Goodness it's Friday?". He looks at her and smiles when he says "S.H.I.T., Sorry...

This feels more like me.

Happy Thursday Folks!I feel more like me today. :) Cracking jokes, smiling, laughing, talking...it feels good to be back. I want to thank every single one of you that had encouraging words for me yesterday. You have no idea how much I needed to hear them and how much they helped me. I am so grateful for every one of you and you all helped to get me back to my good spirits. Oh, my bad...was Rob Pattinson in there? Gosh,...

Mobile Blogging

I've decided to test out Mobile Blogger and I figured no one would mind seeing a picture of Chaser while I figure out how this works! So Hello, from my Crackberry!For my real entry for today, please see Grumpy with a chance of Bitchy....

Grumpy with a chance of Bitchy.

I'm not having a good week. I'm up +2.1 lbs since Friday. Probably due in large part to Monday's binge. I've eaten every single one of my Flex Points for the week and some of my activity points.I'm grumpy with a chance of bitchy. Work is stressing me out. Life is stressing me out. I didn't want to talk about this here, but I promised to share my triumphs and my frustrations. Well, I'm pretty frustrated. We all have bad...

Meatless Monday and a Letter

Let me start with Meatless Monday. Bell Pepper & Tomato Soup With my changes1 tsp olive oil 1 medium garlic clove, minced 1/4 medium onion, diced 6 baby carrots, chopped 1/2 tbsp Italian Seasoning1/4 tbsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes 3/4 medium sweet red pepper, charred under the broiler and the skin peeled off* 3 3/4 oz fat free vegetable broth 5 oz canned crushed tomatoes 1 tsp table salt 1/2 tsp black pepper InstructionsIn...

Where did the weekend go?

This weekend just seemed to FLY by. Friday night I made my "leftover whatever" pizza, which turned into a Roasted Veggie Pizza. It was delightful! Then I settled in to watch the movie Food Inc.. I thought it was a very eye opening movie. I will be a little more selective of my food from here on out I think. It's good to be knowledgeable, but my food ignorance bubble was kind of blissful. Saturday I went grocery shopping...

French Un-Fried Potatoes!

First things first, weigh-in. 163lbs, -1 lb loss this week. I will take it! At this point in my journey every pound feels like a huge victory. I've been stuck in the 163-168 yo-yo for months. I'm going to break out of it this time. I am 4lbs away from a true 50lb loss. I am going to make it there. Before my 30th birthday which is March 31st. You heard it here first folks. That's my goal. Last night I didn't feel like...

Lasagna Babies and New Shoes

Yesterday, my new running shoes arrived! I was more excited than a kid on Christmas morning! I got home, pulled them out of the box. They were so shiny and new. So white it looks like they're glowing on my feet. I quickly grabbed my Nike+ sensor pouch and placed it carefully on the new and sparkly Right Adidas GT-2110 and looked at it. It looked almost too white, too clean, too cushiony (it's a word). I looked at my...

Wednesdays are a Battle

I always struggle on Wednesdays. My husband almost always falls asleep on the couch on Tuesday nights. I have no idea why, but he does. I always schedule a work out in my living room on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. If he's asleep in the living room, I obviously can't work out in there. So, when my alarm goes off at 6am and I realize he's not in the bed on Wednesday mornings I re-set the alarm for 7 and go back...

Quinoa Cheeses Up Real Nice Ya'll!

Good Morning World! I had a great run this morning and I'm filled with energy! I think it's due in large part to my new Zombieland Inspired Playlist. "The first rule of Zombieland: Cardio. When the zombie outbreak first hit, the first to go, for obvious reasons... were the fatties." If you haven't seen the movie, I recommend it...but only if you like cheesy movies. My run stats:My knees are a little sore, but not terrible....

Meatless Monday – Grilled Veggie Sandwich with Horseradish Mayo

  My meatless Monday this week is restaurant worthy. Hold onto your meat loving pants. Grilled Veggie Sandwich with Horseradish Mayo 1/2 a small loaf of ciabatta bread, cut into 4 slices, scoop some of the soft bread out to make room for the veggies 3 one inch slices of eggplant 1/2 of an orange pepper, sliced 1/4 of a red onion, I left mine in petals 10 stalks of asparagus 2 Tbsp Fat Free Zesty Italian...

Weekend Update of Love

I hope you all had wonderful Valentine's Days! :) My husband surprised me by leaving a dozen roses on the kitchen counter for me to find when I got home from work on Friday. We don't see each other on Friday due to our work schedules, and he has never bought me real flowers (he did buy me beautiful handmade paper roses for our 1 year wedding anniversary) before so I cried like a baby. They are beautiful! If you look...

Everybody's Working for the Weekend!

It's Friday AND they are calling for snow here at the beach! That makes it a crazy day in my world! I love snow, so I don't mind! Let the mass chaos begin!First things first, weigh in - 164 lbs. -2.2lbs this week. Recycled weight loss as I was down to 163.4 a few weeks ago. It is a loss though, so I will take it! With Valentine's Day this weekend everyone at work is handing out candy! My husband has a severe nut allergy,...

It’s officially official!

It’s officially official! I am registered for the Oak Island Lighthouse 10k, that I have already been training for! The race is on April 17th. It goes over the Oak Island bridge, another high rise style bridge and winds through Oak Island. I am excited for this race, not only because it’s my first 10k, but because two of my friends will be participating in the 5k! Jen Kelly It’s Jen’s first 5k race and Kelly’s...

Way Back Wednesday

To start, I would like to take a moment today for Capt. Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie. I love the show The Deadliest Catch, my husband and I watch it all the time. He died yesterday from complications of a stroke. He was 53 years old. So sad, he was young. I'm writing this entry to "If you leave, don't leave now...I won't waste one single day..." you know the 80's song? When I was growing up a radio station would...

Snap, Crackle, Pop, Ouch!

On Sunday I started to notice that my knees were hurting whenever I would stand up, sit down, squat down or go up and down stairs. Standing, sitting and walking felt fine, but the transition was painful. Yesterday, I woke up and did 30 Day Shred Level 2, pushed through the pain and then it was so painful that stairs almost brought me to tears. I spent a good chunk of last night like thisand practicing the RICE method....