Happy Wednesday all!  This week has been crazy busy and today I definitely conquered every single challenge thrown my way.  It is sort of funny how you can plan out your whole day and week with specifics about what you are going to accomplish and check off your list.

And then……life happens……After an incredibly long day yesterday and being up early this morning, I knew that sleep was something I needed more than working out.  I figured if I was not going to work out, then, I was going to make good choices on the go!

Breakfast involved this delicious 8 points+ multi-grain bagel from Starbuck’s that I couldn’t resist along with my Dirty Coconut Coffee (2 points+).

I had another business lunch today, but, you know what, I will never complain when you can combine work with delicious food!

I am completely IN LOVE with two things at La Bou……I picked the half & half combo.

Half a House Salad that is made with butter lettuce,avocado, tomato, cucumber, Jarlsberg swiss cheese and sprouts.  Topped with Creamy Dill Dressing ~ like ranch, but, better (4 points+)

Plus a cup of Spicy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup ~ it’s a little spicy with a delicious lime and coconut flavor without being over creamy. (4 points+)

Their bread is 1 points+ per slice.  La Bou rocks for posting their nutrition facts online too!

Dessert ~ 1/2 a rice crispy treat with a decaf americano ~ 3 points+.

Mid afternoon I snacked on more Farmer’s Market Cherries & Blueberries!

Along with a Sargento RF Colby cheese for protein (2 points+)

The Husband was in charge of dinner tonight ~ since we both ended up pretty late, we ended up a Panera.

Did you all know they came out with NEW Soup and Salad Flavors?! I couldn’t wait to try them out.

Lemon Orzo Chicken Soup ~ sans the real lemon slices ~ 3 points+

Half a Strawberry Poppy Seed Chicken ~ it’s packed with blueberries, pineapple, strawberries, pecans and chicken in a delicious light poppy seed vinaigrette.  On and you cannot beat 4 points+ for it!

I completely did not realize that today was a Souper Salad kind of day….but, you know what?  I will take that much delicious for 30 daily points+ any day when I have to eat every meal out.

Q’s

Are you a Souper Salad type of person?  If so, what is your favorite Soup or Salad?

Off to catch some zzzzzz’s so I can get my Couch to 5K on tomorrow!

Night all!

Happy Wednesday all!  I think it is really fun to see all the things you all are planting in your gardens.  I actually found myself wondering if there was any way I could “squeeze” in more things into our Herbs Gone Wild Garden when I saw Kale and Lettuce printed.  That was quickly followed up with Terri telling me their rosemary was 2 feet tall ~ gahhhh!  Maybe this is the Year of the Herbs?! Hmmmm…..the things I ponder on my commute into work LOL…….

This morning I was up at 5 am on on the treadmill for another 30 minute Couch to 5K Jog/Walk session.

On my way into work, I stopped for a Dirty Iced Coffee (2 points+).

Breakfast involved 2 Taco Egg Muffins and the last of our melon.  It’s a good thing it’s Farmer’s Market time again tomorrow! (4 points+)

Our Tea Building Lunch today at work was at my all time favorite Salad Place ~ Jack’s Urban Eats!

Here is what was in the mix for the salad I built:

• Mixed Greens
• Pepperoncini’s
• Tomatoes
• Pickled Red Onions
• Mandarin oranges
• 2 Tbsp dried cranberries (1 points+)
• 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts (3 points+)
• 2 oz grilled chicken breast (2 points+)
• 2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinaigrette (4 points+)

I couldn’t resist diving in and having a few of the Urban Fries that we shared at the table.  These are by far the BEST fries you will ever eat.

They are topped with Blue Cheese Dressing (it tastes like ranch), chili oil, red pepper flakes and parsley (8 points+ estimate)

Dessert!!! I totally picked a Double Dose of Starbuck’s for mine….I could have worse addictions than……Dirty Americanos At least I made this one decaf lol (2 points+)

Dinner tonight was a spin on this Spicy Shrimp with Cilantro and Lime that I saw in this month’s Everyday Food Magazine.

The recipe is so simple ~ You make up “Phoebe’s” Spice Mix…..

Then, toss your shrimp with the spice and saute with 1 Tbsp butter until cooked, about 5 minutes.

I squeezed lime over the top after they were done and omitted the cilantro.

While the shrimp cooked, I whipped up a batch of Quick Guacamole.

Next, I “built” my Spicy Shrimp Tacos…

I topped a Chili Lime Corn Tortilla with 2 Tbsp Guacamole.

Plus cabbage for crunch ~ I like it better on tacos then lettuce for that reason alone.

Add a few shrimp (2 oz = 1 points+!), a squeeze of lime and dig in!  Each taco is 5 points+

The curry really stands up nicely next to the creamy avocado and crunchy “slaw”.

Stats (12 am – 9 pm)

• 2,709 calories burned
• 8, 635 steps taken
• 31 daily points+

Did you GO GREEN today?  If not, head on over for your chance to win!

Night all!

Happy Weekend all!  Today is the day I have been waiting for ALL winter long….It was the first day of the Farmer’s Market that I love visiting more than any other.  I totally scored with some delicious summer produce already.

We picked up organic strawberries, blueberries, cherries and more.  As soon as we returned home, we shared an entire basket of the most delicious strawberries we have had this year.

Rounded out with a little “protein” ~ 3 slices Trader Joe’s Peppered Turkey Bacon (3 points+)

We also ended up eating almost all the blueberries too ~ I am so glad the “fruit drought” is over LOL.

After spending the morning doing laundry, cleaning house, planning our meals and stocking up for the week, we headed out to Panera for lunch before shopping.

Pick 2 ~ I went for everything I have been craving.

Classic Salad sans the raw red onions topped with reduced fat Balsamic Vinaigrette (2 points+)

Whole Grain Baguette (5 points+)

All together with the BEST Mac & Cheese you will ever eat.  It comes in at 12 points+ but it’s so cheesy and creamy ~ it’s like every noodle is filled with a “bucket” of cheese.  I balance it out with a lighter salad by going with the 80 Calorie Classic Salad.

I have yet to find cute black and brown sandals to wear for work that are comfortable.  I feel like all the styles that are cute are wayyyy uncomfortable and all the ones that are comfortable are not cute.  Does that make sense?

After unsuccessful searching 5 stores, I gave up and we headed over to Starbuck’s for a pick me up.  I actually thought I’d get one of the half price frappucino’s, but, really all I wanted was an iced coffee with 2 pumps mocha & a splash of half & half (2 points+).

The Husband picked out dinner by asking if there was any way I could take that BBQ Buffalo Chicken Salad and put it in a wrap.  I have to say, he is pretty darn smart ~ this BBQ Buffalo Chicken Wrap is crunchy, spicy, sweet and just plain delicious.

While I cooked a few pieces of Trader Joe’s Crispy Chicken (you could totally use Morning Star Chick Patties for a vegetarian version of this)……

I drizzled a real deal flour tortilla with Bolt House Light Ranch & BBQ Sauce.

Then, I added a layer of cabbage mixed with carrots, celery and green onios.

When the chicken was cooked, I sliced it and tossed it in Frank’s Hot Sauce and layered it on top.  Feel free to add stinky cheese at this point if you like.

Wrap it up and crunch away for only 8 points+!

I have had a really good Weight Watchers week this week fitting in 4 “planned” workouts and 2 days where I was on the go the entire time.  I am also leaving WPA on the table and cannot wait to weigh in.  Fingers crossed the scale shows it tomorrow!

STATS for today (12 am – 700 pm)

• 2,544 calories burned
• 8, 940 steps taken
• 33 daily points+

I will be back tomorrow with my weigh in and weekly menu.  We are heading out to the House of Prime for the first time ever tomorrow night so I will give the details of that on Monday.

Night all!

Happy Sunday all!  I have had such a productive and fun weekend.  The Husband was off to work on Saturday morning and I totally took advantage of the down time.  I didn’t realize how much I missed spending half a day in the kitchen cooking until yesterday.  I started off originally just making Brown Sugar Banana Nut Mini Muffins and then, it just kept going…..cookies, crackers, beans, lunches, dinner LOL. It’s a good thing we had events planned all weekend so I could drop it all off!

I brought the mini muffins to my meeting and the 1 points+ Parmesan Almond Crisps. 

Coffee, 1 crisp, 3 brown sugar banana nut mini muffins, strawberries (6 points+)

My Leader ended up putting her spin on my Jicama Hash browns after deciding have Jicama straight up was too much. I totally cannot wait to try her version with potatoes too!

On our way back from the meeting, I told The Husband we should have sushi today.  HIs reply since he isn’t a fan at all…..only if we can trade in dinner and have big grilled steaks tonight. 

Ummmm, OK ~ I can totally do that! 

I made sure I hopped on the Treadmill when we got home and started day 1 of Couch to 5K (c25K).  One of my friends is starting the series and I jumped in to do it with her ~ M-O-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N!

After doing a few things around the house, we were off to Yokoso Sushi.

Miso Soup (2 points+)

Japanese Miso Salad with the BEST Miso Dressing that I NEED to re-create (3 points+)

I could eat this a couple of times a week and NEVER get tired of it.  It might be a good thing this place isn’t closer.

TUNA STEAK ~ Spicy Crab Meat Topped with Ahi, Avocado, Green Onions, Tobiko SRIRACHA and special sauce made extra spicy for me = LOVE!!

I estimated this based off a Spicy Tuna Roll at 1 points+ a piece.  (8 points+)

Mid afternoon I snacked on 2 Meyer Lemon Cookies that I made up just so I could share them with some of our friends yesterday and today. (2 points+)

2 oz Tri Tip ~ Grilled to perfection by The Husband (2 points+)

Slow Cooker Chipotle Beer Baked Beans that I cooked up just so I can them at lunch.  I think I am going to make Baked Bean Nachos or Sweet Potato Baked Bean Nachos with them.  I had a 1/4 cup for 2 points+.

Sautéed Kale

BBQ-Licious! (Yup, it’s totally a word ) (2 points+ for the corn)

STATS (12AM – 7 PM)

• Calories burned 2,384
• Steps taken 6,938
• 27 Daily Points+ (I think I might have some watermelon & pineapple later too)

HERE IS WHAT IS ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:

• Spicy Turkey Lettuce Cups
• Grilled Shrimp Scampi with Fettuccine and salads
• BBQ Chicken, Mac n Cheese, Grilled Artichokes!
• BBQ Bacon Cheese Burgers with Zucchini Fries
• BLTA Sweet Potato Nachos!

Q’s

What are you all cookin’ up this week?

Night all!

Happy Wednesday all!  Thanks for sharing all your Starbuck’s drink ideas on yesterday’s post ~ I have so many new ideas to try ~ as if my “Bucks” addiction wasn’t already too much.  Is that even possible?  I mean you can make almost any drink 0 points+ and I can totally justify checking off a dairy with lattes LOL.

It also totally helps for days like today when I hit snooze one too many times then rush out the door.  Can you believe I actually pondered this…..

I haD time for one thing and only one thing…..COFFEE OR GAS??? Which one do you think one……

I seriously pondered if I could make it to work on my 44 miles remaining….Sad, but, true lol

As I rushed out the door, I snapped a quick picture of my banana as I ate my morning star veggie sausage (2 points+).

I honestly wish I had more of a substantial breakfast since my morning flew by with meetings and the first chance I had to stop was the going away luncheon for my co-worker at Round Table Pizza.

I was way too hungry, but, told myself I needed to start with a BIG salad before I even considered pizza.

In the mix:

• Salad Greens
• Tomatoes, Carrots, Cucumber, Bell Pepper
• 3 bean salad (1 point+)
• 1 Tbsp sunflower seeds & 1 Tbsp raisins (2 points+)
• 1 Tbsp Cheese and a few croutons (1 points+)
• Egg (2 points+)
• 1 Tbsp Ranch on the side for fork dipping (2 points+)

1 slice medium Hawaiian Pizza & 1 slice medium veggie pizza ~ I may or may not have gone back for another slice and had 1/3 of a cinnamon stick. Not my BEST decisions, but, not bad considering it was an all you can eat buffet and I could’ve eaten a lot more (12 points+)

Since it was across the street from Starbuck’s and I missed out on getting my fix this morning

Tall, Nonfat, Decaf Latte with caramel drizzle (3 points+) ~ for the record, a tall and grande are the same points+.

When I asked The Husband what he wanted for dinner he told me BFD!!! 

For some reason I cannot get into ANY breads since Trader Joe’s ditched my favorite one….It’s like I’d rather just go without.

I decided my Breakfast for Dinner (BFD)  was going to be in the form of a Breakfast Burrito!

I started off with these 1 points+ Sonoma Tortillas I get at Trader Joe’s, then, I layered on 2 Tbsp Low-Fat Sharp Cheddar Cheese and 1 slice of Apple Wood Smoked Bacon ~ the real deal!

Next, add 3/4 cup “fried” Ore Ida Western Potatoes (only 1 points+)

Finish with 1 scrambled egg with chives…..

and a little Sriracha to spice things up.

Wrap it up and enjoy every single HEALTHY cheesy, bacon-y, potato bite for 7 points+!

I have to confess that somehow exercise has fallen off my list this week.  I am making it a point to find “me” time and get my walk on tomorrow!

STATS (12 am – 830 pm)

• Calories burned 2,288
• Steps Taken 4,533
• 32 points+ used (plus, I am adding 5 WPA to the mix since I did get a little crazy at lunch)

Tomorrow is going to be a better day because I am making it all about doing the right things ~ tracking, movin’ it and water.

TWO DAYS left to enter MY GET FIT GIVEAWAY!

Night all!

Happy Tuesday all!  Thanks for all the questions yesterday on My BM Stats.  The thing that makes my Body Media CORE Device so cool is that it monitors and tracks all the calories I burn, steps I take, etc. throughout the day.  The 2,734 calories I burned yesterday were the number of calories I burned from 12 am – 8 pm and also included my 30 minute workout.  I only counted 3 AP for my actual workout and used the other information as a fun way to know what my metabolism is doing throughout the day.  I actually finished my entire day burning over 3,000 calories ~ MOTIVATION!

Today’s stats as a snap shot (12 am – 7 pm) of what it shows on my Body Media online tracker.  I plan on giving all the fun details of everything when I post my review soon.

I have not logged my food in my tracker on here, but, used 26 points+. 

This morning I was up at 5 AM and on the treadmill for another 30 minute jog/walk!  I was sleepy started out, but, after, completely energized.

I feel like all of my meals today were Half & Half ~ Half Fruit/Veggies and Half Protein. 

I rushed out the door this morning to catch the train, but, not before packing up my Breakfast to-go.

Half Protein ~ A perfectly hard boiled egg & Half Fruit ~ banana berry bowl ( 2 points+).

I actually have my lunch already packed up for tomorrow since I instantly traded it in when my co-worker asked if I wanted to head out to Panda today!

I LOVE Panda Express ~ probably even more now that they have their new Build a Meal Feature.

You can pick and choose whatever items you want to Build Your Meal or Build a Meal Together with your friends, then, share it, print it and of course see all the nutritional information to calculate the points+ value.

My plate started with Half Protein ~ Mushroom Chicken & Kung Pao Chicken.

Half Veggies (instead of Fried Rice or Chow Mein)

I mix it all together so I have one big sitr fry plate and the veggies get coated with all the flavors.

I decided I NEEDED a little fried food in my life today and splurged on a chicken egg roll.

All together my entire plate with my egg roll was 14 points+ and worth every single one.

Dessert! (2 points+)

Dinner involved Half Veggies with AVOCADO on top of Orowheat Oatnut…..

Half Protein ~ 2 slices Trader Joe’s Peppered Turkey Bacon

One deliciously nutty, peppery, bacon-y BLTA for 8 points+.

Served with a side of melon for dessert.

Q’s

Do you ever split your plate half and half or divide up your plate?

Night all!

Happy Monday All!  I have been looking forward to today for over a week now.  I knew we would be having a few team celebrations at work and they would all involve some of my FAVORITE foods.  Sometimes you have to join in the food fun and live a little!  I knew exactly what I was going to pick for breakfast, lunch would be up in the air and I’d make sure to balance it all out with a lighter dinner.  You know what ~ it totally worked and I enjoyed every single bite (tracking it even!) without guilt!

My indulgent day day started with my absolute FAVORITE BAGEL in the world….(well aside from Blueberry with Fresh Blueberry Cream Cheese)

Panera’s Cinnamon Crunch Bagel ~ it’s worth every single 11 points+…..it’s doughy, chewy, topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar crunch topping.

I LOVE naked bagels….but, sometimes they can get even better when they get dressed up with flavored cream cheese like this 1 oz Reduced Fat Honey Walnut Cream Cheese (2 points+)

My co-workers picked the place we went out for our team lunch today and we ended up at Lemon Grass Restaurant.  I LOVE Thai Food and Vietnamese too ~ mix them together and you get delicious Asian Fusion cuisine!

I knew I’d like this place because we actually ate at one of their Grills when we waited at the Sacramento Airport this past year.

Let me just preface this by saying, I am adding this to my list of top 10 BEST RESTARAUNTS in Sacramento.

There were so many delicious things to try on the menu and we couldn’t decide.  I am lucky that my co-workers like to share ~ we ordered family style and split it with everyone at the table.

Salad Rolls ~ soft rice paper, wrapped shrimp, pork & mint, served with a black bean peanut sauce.

Fresh, crisp and the “secret” is totally in that amazing sweet, spicy & nutty peanut sauce.

Basil Chicken ~ Grilled Lemon Grass Chicken with crisp spring veggies in a delicious sweet chili sauce. (One of the daily specials).

Mixed Grill ~ Grilled Beef & Chicken marinated in garlic, soy & citrus, then served with crisp steamed veggies and jasmine rice.  I LOVED that sweet sauce with the carrots in it at the top.

Pad Thai ~ rice noodles with garlic-tamarind sauce, chicken, prawns, broccoli, a little egg, red bell pepper, snap peas and peanuts.

What is not to LOVE about peanutty noodles ~ they literally melted in your mouth!

Seared Beef on Cool Rice Noodles with garlic, lemongrass, onions, fresh herbs and roasted peanuts.

These noodles are covered in this light sweet sauce that flavors the entire dish and pairs so well with the crisp raw veggies and crunchy peanuts.

I am SO GLAD they gave us small salad plates for sharing ~ built in portion control!! 

I did my best to estimate my portions and calculate the points+ on the Weight Watchers Online Tracker.  Here are my guesstimates.

To balance out all of my treats, we switched up the menu to fit in some healthy greens and lightened things up with Chef Salads.

I am totally addicted to crunchy salad toppings as you all know…..usually it’s nuts, but, now these Crispy Onion Straws one crunchy, peppery and quite possibly addicting addition.

1 Points+ and a lot easier to measure when you weigh them.

This totally hit the spot and it clocked in at 6 point+ ~ not too shabby!

• Organic mixed greens & romaine tossed with red cabbage, carrots and green onions
• Organic cucumber slices & organic cherry tomatoes
• 1 oz 97% FF Brown Sugar Ham (1 points+)
• 1/2 oz 97% FF Honey Turkey with 1/2 a Lite String Cheese (1 points+)
• 1 svg each ~ Almond Slices & Crispy Onions (2 points+)
• 2 Tbsp Light Bolthouse Yogurt Ranch (2 points+)

For a TREAT DAY, my daily total clocked in at 35 points+ !

Just another reason why I LOVE Weight Watchers.  You can join in all the fun in MODERATION ~ don’t be afraid of your WPA, balance it out with a lighter meal, focus on tracking it all and still lose weight!

Tomorrow I am definitely getting my walk on and I plan on staying on track the rest of the week to balance it out.

Night all!

Happy Weekend all!  Do you ever have days where you accomplish everything you set out to do for like the entire weekend?  Well, that was my day today.  I was up early making My List of things to do for the weekend with every intention it would take all weekend.  Translation ~ cleaning, laundry, planning meals, shopping, Taxes!

I am happy to say that it ALL happened today (well I have one open item on my taxes, but…..) and we have a fun day tomorrow.

I powered up this morning with Egg-wiches for both of us (6 points+).

The Husband actually ran out and brought me Starbuck’s back while I was crunching away on our taxes.

Grande Non-Fat, Decaf Latte with Caramel Drizzle on top (3 points+)

After heading to Sam’s Club, we decided we should eat lunch BEFORE we went to Trader Joe’s to keep from buying everything in the store.

Enter Panera with a new to me ~ You Pick 2!

Fuji Apple Chicken Salad sans stinky cheese!  I am completely IN LOVE with these crunchy apple chips, but, have to admit I totally think their Fuji Apple Vinaigrette tastes like Green Jolly Ranchers LOL.

It’s still delicious and I would totally get this salad again. (6 points+)

Chicken Noodle Soup ~ I keep forgetting to try the Tortilla Chicken & Pesto Veggie (2 points+)

All together with a whole grain baguette (5 points+ and worth every single one!) I LOVE the chew factor and nuttiness of the whole grain baguette.

Mid-Afternoon Tax Crunch ~ 1/2 oz Salt & Vinegar Almonds (2 points+)

We actually picked up this Organic Wood-Fired Sicilian Style Pizza at Trader Joe’s for a night when we didn’t feel like really “cooking”. 

That night actually turned out to be tonight

The stats are pretty decent ~ 8 points+ for 1/3 of the pizza.

It is definitely A LOT smaller than the box, but, it still looked pretty delicious when we took it out.

I think one of my favorite parts is that half way through you drizzle this spicy red pepper olive oil over the pizza and crust to give it a bit of a kick.

I cut the pizza into 6 slices making each slice 4 points+ a piece.  It totally is a mental thing for me to make me feel like it is more.

It’s not bad ~ I like the spicy kick of the pepper oil and creaminess of the cheese, but, it really does taste frozen pizza like.

Served up with gigantic side salads topped with a sprinkle of Black Pepper Almonds, garlic & cheese croutons and Balsamic Vinaigrette (4 points+)

I feel like I have had a really successful week regardless of what the scale says tomorrow.  I have tracked everything I have eaten, earned some activity points and I am even leaving some WPA on the table.  It’s all about consistently doing those things week after week ~ fingers crossed it shows!

We might head out to Sushi & a Movie tomorrow ~ I cannot wait!!!

Q’s:

Have any of you seen any good movies lately that we should watch?

See you all tomorrow with my weigh-in and weekly menu.

Night all!

Happy Weekend All!  This week has been so insanely busy, but, in a really good way.  I have my Weight Watchers E-Tools & Mobile Apps Tutorial presentation all ready to go for tomorrow, handouts made, Coconut Almond Granola cooked for our High Fiber Breakfast Bar and 2 NEW Versions of Slow Cooker Oats getting ready to go in the Crockpot.

Now, I think all I have left for the morning is to prepare a double batch of Coconut Donut Holes.  I am so excited, but, nervous ~ fingers crossed I present in a way everyone understands.

I will post a link for my Weight Watchers Presentation for all of you tomorrow so you can download and will have a full recap of how our day goes.

Let’s see ~ what else is there to catch up on…..

This week’s Wordless Wednesday I snapped when we went to Driven Raceway. We had to wait for about 20 minutes before we were able to race so he clowned around with the head cover they gave us.

We saw 21 Jump Street yesterday too ~ SO FUNNY!

And…..our Big Kitchen Window got all dressed up for SPRING!

This morning we were off and running to tackle everything early.  Our first stop was Starbuck’s for a grande nonfat decaf latte with caramel drizzle on top (3 points+).

Lunch was at Panera where I tried 2 NEW Pick Two’s.

Asian Sesame Chicken Salad (6 points+) ~ I actually really liked the nuttiness of the sesame seeds and almonds.  They balanced well with the sweet sesame vinaigrette & crunchy won tons.

I totally thought my side apple would have been delicious mixed in the salad.

1/2 Simple Smoked Turkey Sandwich ~ the BREAD and all the crunchy veggies make this sandwich pretty tasty for being so simple (5 points+)

After lunch we headed over to Best Buy to use up a store credit we had. 

His & Hers IPOD Touches!!!

Can I just say I NEVER knew what I was missing until I had a IPOD Touch??

I figured my Droid X phone was enough…..but wow ~ this is so much more than a “Walk Man!”

Seriously LOL!

We also picked up a few new chips to try while stocking up on supplies for tomorrow.

Kettle Sweet Baja BBQ TIAS!

4 points+ a serving

BBQ Corn Chips are amazing…..sweet, tangy, bbq-Y!

Next up ~ was making up one of my all time favorite granolas that I have made for a few years now.  It is delicious straight up, on top of oatmeal, yogurt, ice cream, smoothies.

You can find the recipe for this Coconut Almond Granola HERE.

It doesn’t hurt that it only takes minutes to make. 

Simply combine the dry ingredients ~  Old fashioned oats, unsweetened coconut, raw almond slices and brown sugar.

Whisk the wet ingredients ~ warmed honey, canola oil and vanilla.

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry.

Toss until everything is well coated.

Pour out onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 25 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes after the first 15 minutes.

Store in an air tight container.  2 Tbsp = 1 points+ or 1/4 cup = 2 points+.

Dinner tonight was Flat Out Amazing Pizza with a top your own veggie pizza bar.

The “Secret” ingredient ~ sautéed in nonstick spray with crushed red pepper flakes, garlic salt & black pepper to get the moisture out.

The “Crust” ~ 3 points+ for the ENTIRE wrap. I ONLY buy the Multi-Grain one ~ the other flavors do not taste as good.

My first layer ~ sauce, cheese, mushrooms & jalapenos…..

Topped with my second layer ~ cheese, olives and cherry tomatoes.

Baked at 450 for 2 minutes without toppings, then, flipped, topped and baked for 7 minutes.

Crunchy, cheesy, spicy, sweet, mushroom-y good! Oh and you get to eat the ENITRE pizza for 6 points+.

Q’s

Do you all have an IPOD?  What do you have on yours and what do you use it for?

As much as I LOVE technology, this is my FIRST IPOD ever…before that, I used a Walkman (ok, how many people know what I am talking about?? ), an MP3 player and then my phone.

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Happy Tuesday all!  It is SO FUN to see so many of you jump on the Stair Challenge and to add in your own twist to it.  I figure if we can all find enough ways to add in activity every little bit adds up especially on the days when we cannot get in a “real” workout per say.

The building I work in actually has 16 floors and a 5 story parking garage.  I have meetings all throughout the day on any of the given floors and I work on the 11th floor.  Each floor has 2 sets of stairs so you really can get in a GOOD workout without even trying.

I was SO SUPER PROUD of the fact that I started off my day with an 8 story trek up (3rd to 11th) to my office then went back and forth to the 5th, 6th and 7th floors all day.

Climbing…..30 stories!!!

Then, I had a totally BLONDE MOMENT in the middle of the day when I was telling my co-worker about using the stairs all day. For some reason in my brain, I was so focused on not taking the inside elevator that I did not even think about the parking garage elevator.

OMG! I park on the 5th floor in the parking garage so Scooter has plenty of room…..now, about those stairs ~ I think I should start parking on the 2nd floor now or something LOL. 

Tomorrow I will add in the parking garage stairs too ~ whew!

Breakfast this morning was grab and go ~  a little protein (Morning Star Veggie Sausage ~ 2 points+) and a banana.

Mid morning snacked on an egg

I actually took the time to pack up a delicious lunch of leftover soup, fruit, yogurt and snacks.  But, all that went out the window when my co-worker mentioned Panda Express. The good news is my lunch is already packed for tomorrow

You all know I have an unnatural LOVE of Panda especially when I can check off my 5 a day plus healthy oils all in one meal!

Kung Pao Chicken, String Bean Chicken and Steamed Veggies for the Rice/chow mein….

All gets mixed together for one super huge veggie packed Chinese Food Bowl for only 11 points+!

The Husband was in charge of dinner tonight and decided that we should have Spaghetti and Meatballs…..Oh, not those Bacon Ones I keep drooling over ~ he wanted Mary’s Pizza Shack.

I started with my FAVORITE simple salad with 1 Tbsp ranch, fork dipped (4 points+)

Today was totally a BREAD day and I decided I NEEEEEDED it

2 slices with 1 tsp REAL butter (3 points+)

The Husband and I shared their Spaghetti with meatballs (built in portion control when you share!)  Our waitress was awesome enough to put it in our own mini pasta bowls.

1 ball with about 1 cup of pasta for 9 points+.

How did you all do today with the STAIR CHALLENGE?

No stairs are required ~ just pick one thing you can do to move more ~ take the stairs, park a block away, you name it.

Night all!