Spaghetti and Kelly.

  Weigh-in Another Friday has approached, another weigh in day for me. Last Week’s Weight: 158.2lbs This Week’s Weight: 157.4lbs Difference of: –0.8lbs Total Lost so far: 52.2lbs Slow and steady wins the race right! A loss, is a loss, is a loss. I’m happy with it. :)  Training I did well sticking with my May Motivation schedule so far this week! Well, until this morning…I just could not get up....

The Spouse.

  I was going to share my recipe for spaghetti today or talk about my workout schedule some more. I am doing really well this week, so far, I was going to write about that too. However, some recent discussions I’ve read in blog posts got me started in another direction. The Spouse. Mr. Unlikely Success Story. Mr. Tonyne (he hates when I call him that, so I like to :) ). Jeff. God’s gift to women? I’m not...

Meatless Monday – Lemon Veggie Orzo

  This is a very light, quick and easy dish. It will be a perfect dish to carry you through Spring and Summer and would be great for entertaining! I give you… Lemon Veggie Orzo (4 pts per serving, 2 servings) Ingredients 1/2 cup uncooked orzo   1/2 cup zucchini, chopped   1/2 cup asparagus, chopped    1/4 cup onion, finely chopped   1/2 cup tomato, chopped  ...

May Motivation

  Can you believe this week will deliver us the 1st of May? I can’t believe how quickly this year is flying by. The past week I was very lazy, flailing around, not really working out. So I decided that I would change all that with a May Motivation Work Out Schedule: I am one of those people that tend to do better with a To Do list, or something to mark off. My training schedules for races hang on my fridge...

Food for Comfort

  Meatloaf. You love it or you hate it. I happen to LOVE it. Tonight I tried my hand at a Turkey Meatloaf with a Honey mustard glaze. Here’s what I got! Tonyne’s Terrific Turkey Meatloaf with Honey Mustard Glaze (5 pts per serving, 2 servings) Meatloaf 7 oz uncooked ground turkey breast   2 slices light whole wheat bread, ground in processor 1/3 cup egg whites 1/4 cup cooked carrots,...

Friday Highs & Lows

  Training  Yesterday was a beautiful day. I spent most of it, like this: I worked out first, so I didn’t feel guilty being lazy by the pool. I did the exercise bike, walked on the treadmill and did a circuit around the weight room. I need to nail down a work out schedule. Something I can hang on the fridge and stick to. I seem to do better that way. Weigh-In This week’s weight: 158.2lbs, –1.7lbs....

Conference Take-aways

  Yesterday I blogged about my Conference Downfalls, today I want to blog about my conference take-aways. I attended a 2 day conference for the Vacation Rental Management Association. I promise, I’m not going to share with you how to run a Maintenance Department for a Vacation Rental Company although that is what I do and I did learn a lot of helpful stuff. One of the sessions I attended was for Customer Service....

Conference Downfalls

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I am attending a work conference. I am actually typing this out on my Blackberry in between sessions.I have a hard time staying on track when my schedule varies a lot. Yesterday I gave into a fast food lunch, poor choices were made, and today I gave into half of a bagel and I wasn't even hungry. This week has also been lacking exercise and I have no real excuse except being tired, which I don't think is a legitimate excuse.I guess I am writing to say that this week, I have been weak on my...

Meatless Monday – Black Bean Quesadillas

  After a long hard day at work, my best form of relaxation is…well, I have 2, either a glass of wine or music playing a little too loud while I dance around my kitchen cooking dinner. (And since I try to never lie…sometimes both) I’m by myself at home a lot, thankfully, otherwise the husband would probably kill me for the music part since we have an open floor plan. However, that’s exactly what I did last night....

What's up next?

If you missed my Lighthouse 10k Recap on Saturday, please go check it out. It was an awesome race and I had a good time! However, I am already ready for another race. Is that normal? :) Due to my work schedule it's going to be very hard to participate in races until the fall. I have to work Saturdays. It's not an option from this point forward. However, I found two races within an hour's drive on Sundays in May. One...

Lighthouse 10k Race Recap

  The morning started out with my usual pre-run breakfast. Coffee and toast with jam. I packed a Luna Lemon Zest bar to eat about an hour before the race on the car ride to Oak Island. When we got there, the wind was KICKIN’! It was kinda cool out too. I guess that made me channel my inner Brett Michaels. TIP: Don’t put your bib on in the car, it will be crooked. It was a point to point race, so we loaded...

Tomorrow is the big day

  Weigh-in This week’s weight – 159.9lbs, –.9lbs. The 150s! I know it’s barely the 150s, but it’s the 150s! This puts me .3 from my first big goal of 50lbs lost. So close! This week’s weight loss puts me at my 5% loss goal since officially starting Weight Watchers Online in January. Running Yesterday morning, I had a good run. I was fast…well, for me.   Tomorrow is the Lighthouse 10k. My first 10k...

Tonyne’s Fancy Eggplant Cutlets

  Just a recipe and a video for today folks, hope that’s ok! Tonyne’s Fancy Eggplant Cutlets (5 points per 2 slices) 1 medium raw eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch cutlets   1/2 cup Progresso Panko crispy bread crumbs - plain, with Italian seasoning sprinkled in  1/4 cup fat-free egg white substitute   1/4 cup tomatoes, chopped   1/4 cup red onion 1 marinated artichoke heart,...

It’s all Greek to me!

  Let’s start with my run yesterday morning. It was GREAT. It was just the confidence boost I needed for Saturday. It was one of those runs that let me going “Who is this person?”! However, my knee started to feel a little wonky when I finished and did for about 2 hours. It passed and it’s not bothering me now, but I may take it easy on it until Saturday just in case. Going to play it by ear. I skipped weights...

Meatless Monday – Sloppy Fauxs

  Scheduled for Meatless Monday this week was a very yummy sounding Vegetarian Burrito Casserole that I was looking forward to making. I found the original recipe, had it “healthified” and everything. Monday rolled around, I have been really bothered by the pollen this year and when I got home I just felt terrible and the last thing I felt like making was that burrito casserole. Sometimes with meal planning, this...

Weekend Update with Tonyne

  Hi everyone! I had  a pretty good weekend. I hope you did too! I ate well, I got a new running headband, from BonidiBand.com… …that I love and I think sums me up pretty well! I ordered it and 3 days later it arrived! They are super fast! I tested it on my Sunday run and it stayed on my head the whole time, it worked GREAT. They didn’t give me this headband or pay me to say that either. I’m just a girl...

Friday, friday, friday…

  With my new schedule, Friday really doesn’t mean much to me anymore. I’m off on Thursday and Sunday, so I don’t even really have a true Monday either. Well, I guess my Monday is Monday, but you get the point. It’s hard to get readjusted. Next week I will work Monday – Friday because on Saturday, I run my 10k! Then, that will be my last weekend off until the Fall. Crazy Summer schedule. I am going to try and keep...

Meatless Monday – BBQ Quron Pita Pizza

  Are you wondering what Quron is? I was too when I first saw it. The grocery store where I shop put their entire stock on sale really cheap. This only really worried me more, but at 1 WW Point per cup, I wanted to give it a try. In case I really liked it, I bought 3 bags. It has been sitting in my freezer ever since. I know it was a huge leap of faith! I didn’t know what to do with it and I still didn’t know...

7 miles

It's 5:40am and I am awake! I am bound and determined to get reacquainted with this hour of the day. Would I rather be sleeping? Absolutely. However I am proud that I am awake. With my work schedule really becoming something rather hectic for the next few months, I worry that the blog will suffer. So, I'm going to try to start writing early in the morning that way it's done and posted before the mad dash begins. So,...

I am human. Damn it.

I will start this blog with my weigh in, because I want to get it over with. Today's weight: 163.4 / +2.2lbs from last week. Am I shocked? Actually I'm kind of shocked it wasn't more. Shocked you didn't gain more? Really? You don't say? Yes. I went off plan...all week. I didn't track, I ate pizza and burgers between the hours of 1am-3am in Savannah and other than walking around the city and one 3 mile run yesterday I...