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...

A meatless week? You don’t say.

  I hope you guys had great weekends! I did. I had a lot of laid back time, I spent some time with friends. I made it to the gym. I did a lot of reading. I’m reading the Sookie Stackhouse Novels…yeah, I’ve been living in a vacuum for about 4 days. I had to force myself to put it down to cook dinner last night! I have decided to challenge myself to have a week full of meatless dinners! I’m a little nervous, but...