Menu planning my anti-sway

Soooo I am creating a weekly meal plan board...

I figure if I come up with a weekly guide and do weekly shopping

 it will help keep us from swaying...

Sounds like a plan.

I started googling and looking and comparing 

then I decided what I liked from each of the ones I seen 

and figured out how I wanted it from there. 

I know how I want it.

 I can see it in my head. 

Lets hope I can recreate it.

 I see a shopping trip in my future... :0)

I'm going to hit the dollar deals store. That way I can keep it reasonable. 

I can definitely see me going overboard lol...

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Okay I'm back from dollar deals, time to put this thing together. 

I'm so excited for the outcome...

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I got it partly finished. I hope I can get out tomorrow. 

It's snowing pretty bad.

 I got a few things to do to finish it up but here it is so far...

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Ok I managed to get out of the driveway (only took 4 tries)

 and went back to dollar deals and voila it's finished!

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Bonus I made a kitchen journal... 

For all those times you're in the middle of cooking or cleaning

 and think of some nugget of genius or you are cooking and tweak you a recipe.

 By the time you finish what your doing and find a pen or something to write on it's gone.

 BAM! kitchen journal... 

Also if you do find a pen and a random receipt or phone bill to write on

 you'll lose it for sure and not realize till you need it soooo again

 BAM! kitchen journal...

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I am also going to be making a personal recipe binder.

 I'll post about it when I start it... :0)

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Oh Well Glad You Asked

Okay so I'm definitely playing a little catch up.

Which is kinda bad seeing as my blog is so new.

 I do however have a valid excuse or two for the delay in post.

I'll just run down a list of a few:

Snow

Ice

Busted Pipes

 Jole my 3yo puking

Buncha kids occupying PC

Migraine (2days)

Johnavun 7yo puking

okay anyway you get the point.

I've been busy...

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Okay now begs the question 

"being so busy how has the diet or lifestyle change gone for ya?"

Oh well glad you asked because it has been 3 weeks and 4 days since anything 

unhealthy has passed these lips!!!

We have had some awesome 2pp brownies and 2 pp cake

not to mention all the awesome dinners we've had. 

I think my Johnavuns favorite thing I've made was a Kale Pasta thing.

Let me just say that child licked the bowl clean!!!

But I just wanted to let you know I did not stray nor did I have the desire to stray 

during my stressful week or so.

 I do however think that is a milestone. 

Stressed with life, did not stray=milestone in diet. 

Yep that's what were calling it a milestone!!! 

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Week 2...Bam!

Okay so today is week 2 healthyness!

What am I gonna do to celebrate.

I know it's just two weeks but we gotta celebrate the little things

to put the big things into perspective.

I don't know I just  made that up. It sounded real good in my head though!

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I got it one of my faves is bocca chick'n alfredo. 

Let me find a healthy alternative way to make alfredo and it is on!!

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I have figured out that a positive attitude breeds positive results.

It is so true. 

that is probably why all my other  attempts to "diet"

have failed miserably... 

You have to want it and i don't mean want it I mean REALLY want it.

This time I was really committed to making this work.

 No shortcuts, no excuses just do it and do it right.

I realized that my biggest fear was dying before I was done raising my boys. 

Well being 4ft9 and 200lbs is a good way to have that happen.

 Soooooo I am not only doing this for me but I am doing for my family too. 

That's a pretty good motivator :)

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Skinny Joes

I love a good 'ole messy vegetarian sloppy joe.

But what red-blooded american doesn't.

Right?

Well everyone in this house does.

We also love the crock pot...

I got a beautiful new Sandra Lee

crockpot from my awesome husband for Christmas...

So how does crock pot, vegetarian sloppy joes sound?

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Not just any oh vegetarian sloppy joes

were gonna make them healthy too!

Lets call them "vegetarian skinny joes"

Yep that's clever. That's what we are going with.

For the side we are going with a cucumber, sour cream salad.

Oh my tonights dinner is going to be sooooo good.

I am going to want it to go on forever.

How long can we make this dinner last

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I know this is going to be a repeat dinner for sures!

It's the simple things

Lazy night!

Yep tonights a lazy night...

Guess who doesn't feel like cooking tonight...

Give up? Yep this girl!

I get migraines. Quite often.

Sometimes I get drained a few days before one hits.

So I don't feel like doing alot of things.

Cooking, cleaning... Walking around lol...

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So what's something easy (but good) that I can whip up...

It's gotta satisfy the whole crew...

I know grilled bocca chick'n salad!!!

Yeah that's the ticket

I'll just slice up and grill up some bocca chick'n.

Dice up some veggies for a scrumptious salad

oh yeah can't forget the "skinny dip" (0 point dressing)

Sounds like a good meal to me,

looks awesome...Have you ever heard of a beautiful

salad? Welp you have now, cuz it was a beautiful salad

Hmmm yep totally satisfied

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Yums!

Well we had about 2 pounds of super firm tofu

so I needed to use it before it went bad.

I pondered and wondered and paced....

Eureka!!

Pulled "pork" sandwiches...

I believe my husband will approve! 

Dang my husband took the van to work...

Momma! I'ma call my momma...

Momma I need some diet root beer...

I'm making pulled "pork" sammiches...

Ok anyway I made some awesome pulled "pork"

sandwiches and skinny slaw (WW approved cole slaw)to put on them.

For the side I made ranch red potatoes

only a couple because they are like 3 points a piece.

Gots to make sure that my picky, vegetarian son eats... 

However as good as the main course was that's not the great part....

Drum roll please...

How's 2 point cake sound!!!!!!

Oh yeah like heaven...

What a great dinner!

What a great night....

Yums, Yums, Yums...

~*~

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Musing...

I had to go to Lexington today for my

 7 year olds doctors appointment

and the whole week I have stressed

 "how am I going to "be good" 

while traveling

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It is just so easy to go through a drive thru 

and get a quickie, greasy, deep fried temptation.

and rather cheap too. Value menu this, dollar menu that, blah, blah, blah

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So this morning still stressing as I was leaving the house

a traveler got in front of me from a gas and go. 

I glanced down and noticed from the probably 40 

bumper stickers 1. yes 1. This 1 bumper sticker among the plethora 

of other bumper stickers. It simply said

"Wherever you are, be all there"

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Then it hit me. Traveling, at home, or running errands I have committed

to this new lifestyle. So, I'm all in. Before getting on the interstate I swooped 

into the local Aldi's grocery. I got $9.48 worth of easy to travel with fruits and veggies.

If one of us gets the munchies we can grab an apple, orange, cucumber or whatever.

That'll hold us over till we can get back home...

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So you never know where your push, muse or inspiration

may come from but it will come... So never give up I mean after all

Wherever you are, be all there

Well played bumper sticker, well played

:o)

I want, I want, I want!!!

Soooo I am looking through some awesome

 WW (weight watchers) 

posts and forums. 

I come across a WW cookbook from January of last year.

 It is called "Best darn food ever".

 I want it soooo bad!!

The cover photo

looks DELICIOUS!!!

:oP

140 comfort food recipes and 

from the forums it is said to be 

their best recipe book yet

I mean according to popular opinion

anyway

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One of these days

it will be mine 

mauhahahaha

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Week 1 Is Done!!

Woo-Hoo I have finished week one...

Week 1 is done...

7 healthy days...

Sunday- Sunday getting right...

Okay you get the point! This is a major milestone :0)

I am very proud not only has it been a week but it has been a week without

any indiscretions or desires. No close calls or cravings :0)

Too bad I messed up my 1 week dinner :0(

The recipe called for dinner. I didn't have ginger.

Good 'ol Google said cinnamon could be used as a substitute

*pfffft* Google is a liar o.0

Lesson learned!!!

It was meh but we stomached it.

Tomorrow will be better!

I must prevail!!

Oh well

One week

Yay me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hot!!!

Ok sooo it's January

and all the air conditioners have naturally been taken outta the windows.

Yet it is 64• on this fine Ky. evening

Therefore choosing to make homemade tofu noodle soup

was probably not the best idea I have ever had.

Ok I did it anyway

and despite the unseasonable weather

dinner was completely devoured.

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I was really happy that

the kids (my 3 and 3 extra) especially

loved the skinny dip I made to

go with the salad.

Seriously they were eating just it with a spoon.

I swear. I am not making that up!

~*~

Therefore dinner was filled with

awesome prayers,

big laughs, fun conversations

and good food :o)

~*~

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Hungry Hungry Hippo

I feel like all I have done

today is eat....

Eat and watch Private Practice!

To be perfectly honest I probably

have ate all day...

However I have ate nothing but veggies

Cucumbers, cauliflower and spring beans

Oh My!!!

That and my "skinny dip"

That's my homemade healthy

WW friendly and picky kid approved

veggie dip...Yummmm

It's to-die-for :)

~*~

I have stuffed my face and cried

to my fave show all day...

Needless to say I have

had a "girly" day :0)

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Whilst drinking my favorite

homemade "green machine" juice

I thought "You know

I probably shoulda

weighed myself when starting

this endeavor?!"

Oh well I will eventually I guess



Homemade Jambalaya

Okay for the first time ever

I made completely

homemade Jambalaya

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Of course to make

it weight watchers approved

I did brown rice instead of white

and tofu instead of beef

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YUMMY!!

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It was soooo good

I am proud of my first

ever completely homemade

jambalaya! :o)

Now something you may not know

we are pescetarian.

Which means the only meat we eat is seafood.

This simply means whenever I try something new

I have to substitute all them meats or just leave them out if it’s possible.

Over all homemade jambalaya night

= success

Pork Lo Mein Noodles

Yummy! I love Lo Mein, and now it loves me...
Course I leave out the pork and use a meat substitute

Only 8 points-plus per serving

Serves 4

About 1 1/4 cups per serving

8 oz uncooked lean pork tenderloin, cut in 1/4-inch-wide strips

3 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce, divided 1 Tbsp minced garlic

2 Tbsp ginger root, fresh, minced

8 oz uncooked linguini

1/8 tsp table salt, or to taste (for cooking pasta)

1/2 cup(s) uncooked carrot(s), thinly sliced

1 tsp canola oil

4 oz button mushrooms, or shiitake mushroom caps, sliced

1/2 cup(s) reduced-sodium chicken broth 1 tsp toasted sesame oil

1/3 cup(s) uncooked scallion(s), sliced

In a medium bowl, toss pork with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, garlic and ginger; let stand 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook linguini in a large pot of lightly salted water according to package direction; add carrots to pot 5 minutes before linguini will be done. Drain; set aside.

Heat canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add mushrooms and pork. Increase heat to high; stir-fry until mushrooms release their liquid and become lightly browned, and pork is cooked through, about 6 minutes.

Add drained linguini and carrots, broth, remaining tablespoon of soy sauce and sesame oil to skillet; toss over low heat until combined. Remove from heat and stir in scallions; serve immediately.

Last Nights Noodles

Last night we enjoyed some awesome

and weight watchers approved

"Pork" Lo Mein.

It was pretty easy to put together

and soooo yummy to eat.

Recipe to follow...

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Last Night As A Free Eater

Guess you can call this my Diet Bachelorette Party.

So I AmTrying To Figure Out Whats For Dinner.

The possibilities are endless.

Huh, something exciting or something boring

course it could be every man for himself.

Idk we'll see

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Okay here's the idea about my

blog I am not going on a "DIET"

persay what I am doing is cutting back,
eating smart 

and exercising because the

word "DIET" is scary and discouraging

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I have a couple of

excercise dvd's so I can keep it

from getting dull

and I am going to keep this

blog updated and I figure if I have

this blog to keep I will stick to it

~*~

So I have to go I have a dinner to prepare

for my

Diet Bachelorette Party

:o)

~*~