Fat Tuesday: The Final Chapter

I always start these lame "Fat Tuesday" thingies with much hope and determination.  In my mind, I envision being inspirational to others.  You know.  I would say things like this:

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and this.

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Instead, I start to sound more like this.

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and

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So, what can we learn from this Fat Tuesday month, hmmm?

Let us do a list.  For this pleases us.

1)  Taylor CAN find time to exercise.  Amazingly enough.  With the exception of David's appendicitis week, Taylor was able to exercise 5 times a week throughout the entire month of May.

It can be done!

2)  Taylor has a weakness for chips and salsa.

There is nothing like the first chip out of a fresh, new bag.  There's no denying it.

3)  Taylor has a weakness for Moose Tracks ice cream.  Taylor had three Moose Tracks ice cream cones while on her "diet."

And Taylor uses the term "diet" quite loosely.

And Taylor also wonders how she managed to switch this post to third person.

4)  Taylor enjoys some forms of exercising.  Taylor looked forward to her time WITHOUT CHILDREN in her room, exercising and watching a humorous show.

It put a little sunshine in her day.

5)  Has the reader noticed that Taylor is still writing in third person?  Annoying isn't it?  Taylor can't figure out how to stop it.

Taylor wonders how she will get out of this third person nonsense.  Taylor is not that clever of a writer.

6)  Taylor lost two pounds overall.  She wishes it were more, but she will take it.

7)  Taylor is still afraid of swimsuits.  As she should be.

Taylor thanks you for participating and she hopes you will post your final check in here.

Thanks bunches!

Fat Tuesday: The Boring Week

I'm going to keep this short and sweet today!  I made little progress this week and I only exercised three times, but that was because my world got turned upside down with David's bout of appendicitis.  I plan on jumping right back in to my normal routine.  I lost no weight this week, but feel good about the exercising I have done this for.

Go ahead and check in here if you joined Fat Tuesday.

Do it.

Go on.  Do it.

The Super Tuesday Post

Today's post is brought to you by:

in a cooperative agreement with:

Be excited.

So, yes.  Today is The Fat Tuesday, of which we all try and keep each other accountable.  And we are loving it, yes we are.  Once again, I, yes, I, Taylor Maliblahblah, did not record what I ate.  It's true.  I am a failure.  I fail.  But herein lies my quandary, my friends:  Maybe that method just isn't working for me?

So.  NEW PLAN!  I am just going to try and make better choices.  I am not going to write down everything (which will actually be no change in my lifestyle whatsover, because, have you heard?  I failed.), but rather, I am just going to try and watch my portion size and eat healthier.  I have lost two pounds in two weeks and this brings me happiness.  I also met my exercise goal again and that is a huge step for me.

So, clap, darn it!

This was a hard week to fit it all in, what with the  vomiting boy and the strep throat and all.

Good.

For.

Me.

Ok.  Enough with the shameless self-praise.  Let us discuss some Pinterest-y recipes that are low in fat, shall we?

1.  Skinny Chunky Monkey Cookies

(image source and recipe from original blog)

I made these cookies yesterday and I think they are pretty good!  If you are expecting them to taste like a real cookie, then you might be disappointed.  But, they are really easy to make and taste pretty good.  My girls liked them, my boys spit them out, almost as if they were made of dirt.  But to each his own!

2)  Weight Watcher's Fried Rice

(image source and original recipe)

I have made this for dinner a few times and it is always a hit.  It does not taste like diet food at all, and if you already have some leftover cooked rice, it makes for a quick meal.  I think I have added some leftover ham or chicken to it as well.

I will admit, though, that Weight Watchers recipes are not always my favorite.  I think some of them call for a lot of different ingredients that I would never have on hand.  I have found a great site for healthy recipes and the author always includes nutritional information and WW points.  And with that lovely intro, I shall take you to . . .

3)  The Skinny Taste Website

(image source and original site)

Gina at SkinnyTaste has lots of great recipes and each one I have tried, my family has enjoyed.

Here are some of the ones I have tried:

Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili

Coconut Chicken Salad with Warm Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

Super Moist Lowfat Chocolate Cupcakes

Pumpkin Roll

Roasted Parmesan Green Beans

4)  Lowfat Ranch Dressing

(image source and original recipe)

My kids really like original Hidden Valley Ranch, so I thought I would try this out.  It combines a packet of Hidden Valley mix, plus nonfat Greek yogurt and 1% milk.  I only had skim when I tried this recipe.  I thought it came out a bit runnier than original dressing, but that might have been as a result of the skim milk.  It tasted more "herb-y", so I might use less of the seasoning mix next time.  My kids were not super impressed and were wondering why we ignoring the giant bottle of original ranch conveniently located in the fridge.  But I thought it was ok.

Alright!  That's all I got!

If you are wanting to see more Pinterest posts, head on over to Our Front Door.

If you are wanting to try any of the recipes above, just click on the link under the image.

Click here to follow me on Pinterest.

And, if you are part of Fat Tuesday, or would like to join in, go ahead and give us an update on how things are going for you!

Happy Tuesday!

Fat Tuesday: The Bike Ride Edition

WooHoo!  It's Tuesday!  And we are so excited.  First of all, I must inform you that I failed at recording what I ate.  I made it to about Wednesday night and then-whoop!  I just plum forgot.  So that will be Goal Numero Uno for this week.

But I did the exercising . . . and then some!  I did 4 30 minute sessions on the elipital trainer.  And I even sweated, so, yeah . . . be impressed.  I also went on not one, but two bike rides.

Look at me and my fit self!

Before we proceed, I thought I would share an idea for a dinner that we oft have.

Taco Salad

By Taylor Maliblahblah

(Please notice the chips.  Because they are delicious)

Ok, so I take about 1lb of ground beef (or elk!) and cook it.  I add a can of some sort of drained bean (kidney, pinto, or black) and either a can of drained corn or some frozen corn.  This time, I used frozen corn-probably about 1-2 cups.  Then I add taco seasoning and do all that nonsense that taco seasoning requires you to do.  So, you just serve that with shredded lettuce, cheese, salsa, sour cream, and chips and whatever else might suit your fancy!  If you skip the cheese and do light or fat free sour cream, it is pretty healthy.

But don't skip the tortilla chips!  That's crazy talk.

I calculated out the Weight Watchers points value and this is what I came up with:  The entire meat mixture was 36 points.  So, divided by 6 servings would be 6 points a serving.  This fed all six of us, plus leftovers, so I am not exactly sure on the size of the serving.  Of course, you also need to calculate extras.  Like chips.  (darn) Don't you just love how professional this blog is?  Its really top notch and informative.

And now, let us discuss the bike ride.

On Sunday, we took a bike ride on a trail near our house.  Little Dude rode in a bike trailer for that trip, but the other three rode and did just fine.  So on Monday, I decided to take all the kids by myself on a bike ride.  Since I do not currently have a bike trailer, Little Dude would be on his own.  But, don't fret!  He just learned how to pedal his new bike with training wheels on Saturday.

So he's totally ready for a bike trip.

I load all the bikes into the truck and off we go.  The loading of the bikes is no easy task, especially since I cannot get David's truck bed door thingie to open. I don't know how David does all this stuff all the time.

Holla to David and his muscles!

So, we get to the trail and get all geared up to go.

  Homeschool. P.E.  Check.

Little Dude.

Doesn't he just look like he is ready for a bike adventure?

Well.  Since we had just gone on this trail the day before, I was pretty sure there was a picnic table about a mile away from the trailhead.  I told the kids we would ride to that point and then turn around.

Turns out the picnic table was 2.7 miles away.  A minor miscalculation, but no worries!  Everyone was doing great.  We had no complaints and stopped for snacks, drinks, potty break, and rest.

Then we took a commemorative photo.  For to capture this memory in time.

See?  Happy faces.

But this is when it all went sour, my friends.  It was at this point we had to turn around to make the trip back to the truck.  Which was basically all slightly uphill.  All of a sudden, Little Dude was too tired and just would not go.  I can't blame him.  I mean, he's not even four yet and his mother is training him to be the next Lance Armstrong.  Poor dear.  But I was in quite the fix.  I had three, energetic kids trying to ride quickly, one exhausted 3.75 year old ready to collapse, and one truck 2.7 miles away.

So, Little Dude and I took it slow while the others would ride laps around us on the trail.  There were moments when he would flat out refuse to go.  There were moments where he would race ahead of me and shout:

"Ha, Mom!  You slow!  I BEAT you!"

And then there the moments when he was too distracted by his surroundings.

"Mom!  Look!  The ribber!  THE RIBBER!"

"See that sign, Mom?  If you see someone with a gun . . . DUCK!"

Good advice, my lad.  Good advice.

To make matters worse, the other three darlings guzzled all our water bottles and left no water for their exhausted brother.  And we still had at least 2 miles to go.  Sweet Pea decided to surprise me by going to the RIBBER and filling it with that water.  This was not-so-brilliant, seeing as how I had just read a sign with the following warning:

DO NOT DRINK ANY WATER.

So, we had no water.  We were sure to die of dehydration.  Or something equally dreadful.

Homeschool.  Survival Skills.  Check.

To make matters even worse-er, Sweet Pea crashed into my bike at one point and did something to the chain.  So, I had to walk my bike from that point on.

And wouldn't you know it?  Little Dude got his second wind and the four of them left me in the dust.  I was pretty sure I was the most brilliant mom ever-run-walking on the trail trying to find my precious babies who were out of sight.

I think one of the older ones must have remembered her brain and forced the others to stop and wait for me.  But when I did catch up to them, we had a little lecture on not leaving mother behind.

So, we made it . . . barely.  I am going to start shopping around for a bike trailer of some sort for Little Dude.

Although, I must say I was pretty proud of him.

5.4 miles baby.

5.4 miles.

Alright.  So my goals for the following week are still 5 days of exercising and RECORDING WHAT I EAT.

How did you all do?

Fat Tuesday, Week 8

Bleh.

Ok.  So, guess what!?  Only two more weeks left for Fat Tuesday!!!

Darn.

I am feeling a little contrary in regards to the Fat Tuesday.  Mostly because I maintained yet again this week and cannot wow you all with the awesome weight loss reports you have come to know and love on this here blog.

Herein lies the problem:  I just keep forgetting that I am supposed to be losing weight!  It just seems to slip my mind when it is snack time.  So tricky.

Well, this week, it got to be Friday and I realized that I was supposed to be working towards meeting my new and improved weight loss goals of 3 pounds a week.  You know.  So I can catch up.

So, I got the kids all entertained outside and decided I was going to run/walk (mostly walk.  I am attempting to impress no one) and listen to the fantastic invention known as Pandora on my fantastic, albeit pricey, smart phone.

I believe I got about 2 minutes into my life-changing workout when my Handsome Dude came up to me and said,

"Mom! Can we walk with you?"

You see, my two precious boys absolutely love living where we live.  And they love to be outside to wander and explore.

So.  After burning about 8 calories on my intense walk, I took the boys on a walk down the road to see the turkeys and the horses and the trees.

And I am guessing I burned about 8 more calories for the rest of the hour.

 

Handsome Dude finally got brave enough to pet the neighbor's horse.

Did you know that once you move to the country, there is a rule that you must wave and/or nod to everyone who drives by you?

It's true. 

This rule does not apply to city folk.  Just country folk, such as ourselves.

So, as we were on the walk, a truck drove past us.  Handsome Dude waved and waved, and the people did not awknowledge him.

This displeased him.

So, he yelled and yelled at them:

"Hey!  Why you not say 'howdy?'  Why you not say 'howdy'?"

They were probably just city folk who got lost.

Anyways.  I realized on my walk that Handsome Dude is not a toddler anymore!  Did you guys know this?  I mean, he was a toddler just a second ago.

He is turning four tomorrow and I have no idea how that happened.

In other heartbreaking news, Daisy Mae will be turning 7 on Thursday.

Shoot.  This is a Fat Tuesday post and I plum forgot to stay on topic.

Oh, well.

That was my week.  And I shall plug along and continue to feign to be losing weight and exercising.  It pleases me to think I am making progress.

In the meantime, I have two questions for you.

1)  How do you work in exercise with young children? 

2)  What is the tastiest, low-fat popcorn out there?

Happy Tuesday!

PS-All you people who said you were "in" had better check in.  Or else.

PPS-You can do it!  Only two more weeks!

PPPS-Just you wait!  Next week will be my "wow" week.  Just you wait.

Fat Tuesday, Weeks 4 and 5

Hello!  Is today the factual Fat Tuesday?  Maybe so, maybe so.

Alright, so I missed last week and I am sorry about that.  Clearly, I am as dependable as I am inspiring.

The past two weeks have been a slight struggle for me.  I have been attempting to eat well, but not tracking anything or paying much attention.

FAIL!

I have not exercised at all.

FAIL!

But, I kind of loathe exercise, so it sort of made me happy.

WIN!

Surprisingly, I lost one pound over two weeks!

WIN!

I ate like 20 peanut M&Ms, but told myself I only ate like one or two.

FAIL!

I made brownies.   But I made them all healthy-like with egg whites and applesauce and whatnot!

WIN!

My poor husband is wondering what has happened to his desserts!  He does a lot of sighing.

WIFELY FAIL!

Yet, he does not complain and he eats away and puts a smile on his face!

HUSBANDLY WIN!

The other night, I was sooooo tired and I could barely walk to bed.  Yes.  It was that bad.  I got all snuggled in and then I realized that I had gotten in bed wrong.  I was laying on top of the sheets. 

Oh, the humanity!

I am happy to report that since I started this in January, I have lost 5.8 pounds!  This is exciting news!  It is SLOW going for me. 

Did you know that you actually have to follow Weight Watchers for it to work?

Who'd have thunk it?

Amazing.

So, how was your week?

Happy Tuesday!

Fat Tuesday, Week Two

Welcome to the second week of Fat Tuesday!

Fat Tuesday is kinda sorta like an accountability day for weight loss/fitness/healthy goals.  You can join in anytime you like!  Just simply leave a comment.

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I have two fun recipes to share with you all today.  I got them both from my ma.  My mom has been on Weight Watchers for about 11 months now and she has lost 45 pounds.

Her secret:  Actually follow the plan.

It's amazing how that stuff works, isn't it?  I mean, you can't just sign up for the darn plan and see the pounds fly off.  You have to actually pay attention and work for it!

I know.  It surprised me, too.

Anyways, she has been trying out some dessert recipes and here are two good ones that I thought I would pass along.

1.  Black Forest Cake

(This one my mom made up and I plugged it into the recipe builder at WW to determine the PointsPlus values)

1 package of devil's food cake mix, dry

1 can (smaller size) of sugar free or no sugar added cherry pie filling.

Mix the cake mix and the pie filling and spread it into a 13x9 pan.  Bake at 350.  Use the back of the cake mix box to determine baking time.

Cut into 15 slices. 

One slice is 5 points Plus.

Serve warm with fat free cool whip.

(2 T of fat free cool whip is 0 Points Plus)

2.  Pumpkin Spice Cake

(my mom said she got this recipe from Hungry Girl)

1 spice cake mix plus 1 15oz can of canned pumpkin.

Mix together and bake at 400.  Refer to the back of the cake mix box for approximate baking times.

Slice into 15 slices.  Each slice is 4 PointsPlus.

Add 2 T of fat free cool whip for an extra 0 Points Plus.

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Let's go through this week's Wins and Fails, shall we?

I kind of forgot to track what I ate all week.  Except for about 2 hours on Thursday.

Fail!

I exercised two times!

Win!

It would have been three, but I bailed on a Biggest Loser DVD about 10 minutes into it.  It required far too much effort.

Fail!

I have been using fruits and vegetables a lot more to fill myself up, seeing as how they are now (mostly) all zero PointsPlus!

Win!

I ate garlic bread again.

Fail!

Why is garlic bread so good?

Fail!

Especially when served with a deliciously-large slice of lasagna.  Of which I also ate.

Fail!

I might be going on a D-A-T-E with my husband tonight!

Win!

I will surely eat lots and lots of popcorn.  Because that is what one must do when attending the cinema.

Future Fail!

However!  I will wash it down with D-I-E-T Soda!

Future Win!

I think that if I gave up all snacking after dinner, I would surely look like a swimsuit model.

Probably not.  And I won't.  Snacks are yummy.

I lost 0.6 pounds.  Not great, but good for garlic bread and lasagna and only tracking for two hours!

Win!

I have lost 4.8 pounds since January 11th.

Win-Win-Win-Yay!

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So . . . how about you?

Feel free to share your week in the comments section located immediately after the end of this thrilling post.  If you have your own blog post, just put the link to the actual post in the comments section.

Happy Tuesday!

Fat Tuesday, Lame edition.

Well.

It's time you knew the truth . . . the truth about my weight-loss curse.

I shall present it to you in a handy, 12-step plan.

Step 1-Lose 2-3 pounds just by watching what I eat-not by exercising.  For I loathe to exercise.

Step 2- Bask in my awesomeness

Step 3- Decide that since I am so awesome and losing weight, I no longer need to pay attention to what I eat

Step 4- Continue to loathe exercise.

Step 5- Better bake something . . . you know . . . since I am not exercising and all

Step 6-Notice the jeans that were slightly too tight are, eerily, still slightly too tight

Step 7-Continue to loathe exercise

Step 8-Start homeschooling, hereby rendering me no time to exercise

Step 9-Fail to see that I had time to bake, so I probably had time to exercise

Step 10-Don't forget to loathe exercise!

Step 11-Decide I have put the 2-3 pounds back on

Step 12-Pretend none of it matters

*sigh*

Herein lies my problem:  I don't like to exercise.

But we'll worry about that another day.

Let's focus on this weeks wins and fails, shall we?

My scale is not working at the moment in time, so I don't actually know what I weigh

Convenient Win!

I know enough to know that I am not losing weight

Reality Fail!

I seriously have no desire to make exercise a part of my day

Slothful win!  Swimsuit fail!

I drink skim milk now all the time.

Win!

I only drink coffee creamer half the time.  Well.  I think I skipped it twice.  But we'll call it half.

Imaginative Win!

I did, in fact, exercise yesterday.

Gasp!

I started a 3-mile walking DVD.  But I stopped it just before 2 miles.

Win/Fail

Ok.  I probably walked 1 1/2 miles, but "almost 2" sounds so much more ambitious.

Fail

I asked my husband if I looked like I was 29.  He said "Yes, because you wear sweaters."

Lumberjack Fail!

I am still wearing sweaters.

Women's Movement Win!  Youthful Fail.

People told me yesterday I looked like "Pirate Barbie."

Ego win!

I then had to face the truth that Barbie never had a muffin top.

Fail!

Not that I have a muffin top.

Lie!

Raise your hand if you don't know what a muffin top is.

Lest any of you are confused, Lumberjill looketh not like a Barbie.

Far

Far

Far

From it.

Alright.

So . . . here's to starting over!

Right?

Right?

Who's with me?

Fat Tuesday

Holla!

Are you ready for this week's wins and fails?

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I did not exercise once.

FAIL!

I did not enter my Weight Watchers Points in once.

FAIL!

I did, however, stick to a low-fat, low-cholesterol, high-fiber diet.

Win!

Ok.  I lied.  I ate chips and garlic bread.  But other than that, I was . . . decent.

FAIL!

I did paint and move furniture around all day on Saturday . . . so that had to count for some exercise . . . right?

WIN!

It must have been strenuous, because my whole body was like Jell-O by the end of the night.  And I may or may not have resorted to laying in bed beckoning for my husband to drive to town to get me Moose Tracks ice cream and a waffle cone.  He did not go.

LUMBERJILL, FAIL!  LUMBERJACK, WIN!

I ordered two new pairs of glasses this week:  one for Sweet Pea and one for Handsome Dude.

FISCAL FAIL!

And right after I ordered them, the two AWOL glasses were found.

EYE HEALTH, WIN!  MY SANITY, FAIL!

I wrote Little Dude's factual name in my post yesterday.

SAFETY,FAIL! STALKER, WIN!

I lost 1 and 1/2 pounds this week!

INCREDULOUS WIN!

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I wanted to share some yummy things I have been eating that are Weight Watchers Points friendly . . . you know . . . since I am feigning to be on Weight Watchers and all.

Fiber One Yogurt. 

Per serving:  50 calories, 0 grams fat, 5 grams fiber

POINTS: 0

Sandwich Thins:  100 calories, 1 gram fat, 5 grams fiber

POINTS: 1

For one slice of bread: 70 calories, 1 gram fat, 6 grams fiber

POINTS: 1

Jolly Time Healthy Pop Popcorn: 1 POINT per bag

Here are your options:

1)  Check in by simply leaving a comment.

2)  Write an update in a blog post and enter it in my friend Mr. Linky, of whom I will introduce to you in mere seconds.

3)  Link up any sort of post that would fit into our parameters into Mr. Linky.

Suggestions:  healthy recipes, snacks, favorite healthy treats, favorite ways to exercise, weight loss stories, things that have worked for you, etc.

Even if you have a post from awhile back, feel free to link it.

Please link back to this site.

Also, you may join in Fat Tuesday at any time you see fit.

Click on the actual words Mr. Linky to enter your link or to see the links that others have entered.

PS-I have been trying to decide how long Fat Tuesday should go on for?  I guess for now, I will just keep posting the check-ins as long as people are still checking in.  Also, I was wondering if people still wanted me to put up Mr Linky's, or is it easier for you all to just check in by using the comments section?

Please advise.

Fat Tuesday: Fail Edition

Well.

I didn't do so well this week.

Not once did I enter points in at Weight Watchers. 

FAIL!

Not once did I exercise.

FAIL

I have been following doctor's orders and been doing well on the low-cholesterol diet.  I have not even had a smidgen of beef.

WIN!

I was very busy and had a crazy week.  Lots of running around town and eating out. 

FAIL!

I did try to make good food choices while eating out,

WIN!

 but I have no idea how many POINTS I ate all week because I didn't pay attention.

FAIL!

This week I maintained my weight.

I am trying to do better at fitting exercise into my day.  It is always the last thing on my mind and the last thing I want to do during nap time.

Any suggestions?

Does anyone have any fun exercise ideas?

Do not even mention this woman and her plank janks.

Me no likey.

No offense to Ms. Michaels, as I am sure she is a lovely person with rock-hard abs.

Here are your options for this present time:

1)  Check in by simply leaving a comment.

2)  Write an update in a blog post and enter it in my friend Mr. Linky, of whom I will introduce to you in mere seconds.

3)  Link up any sort of post that would fit into our parameters into Mr. Linky.

Suggestions:  healthy recipes, snacks, favorite healthy treats, favorite ways to exercise, weight loss stories, things that have worked for you, etc.

Even if you have a post from awhile back, feel free to link it.

Please link back to this site.

Also, you may join in Fat Tuesday at any time you see fit.

Click on the actual words Mr. Linky to enter your link or to see the links that others have entered.

 

Fat Tuesday: Smoothie Edition

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Well.

It's Tuesday again.  GoshDarnIt.

I was actually dreading the weigh in and blog-post-creation process, seeing as how I didn't watch what I ate very well whilst camping and mostly because I am by no means a health and fitness expert.  I struggle with making good choices every day and it feels funny to be hosting this little competition.

So . . . are we all clear that Lumberjill is not fit, nor is she an expert?

Good.

I did lose another pound, bringing my Fat Tuesday total up to 2 pounds.

Today, I wanted to share with you a recipe idea I got from my marmie.  It is for a low POINTS smoothie.

In a blender, combine:

1 cup of plain, nonfat yogurt (mine was 2 POINTS per cup)

1/2 cup Orange Juice

1 medium banana

1/2 cup blueberries

3-4 cups of ice

Blend.

Little Dude:  What on earth is going on here?

Please notice the following:

1)  Handsome Dude has his glasses on.  True, they are bent a bit and look a little off-kilter.  But they are there, nonetheless.

2)  Sweet Pea has her pajamas on and it is only 4pm.

3)  Why?  I don't know.  I am 29 now and I no longer have the energy to care.

All the kids love it!

If it is not sweet enough, you could add a little sugar or sugar substitute (for no extra calories), but it was fine for us.

The recipe made about 4 cups and, according to my WW recipe builder, 4 cups=6 POINTS.

So, if you had 1 cup, that would be about 1.5 POINTS.

One recipe was enough for a small snack for me and all 4 kids.

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Let's go through this week's Wins and Fails, shall we?

I did not walk, power walk with my pal, Leslie Sansone and her in-home walking DVDs.

FAIL

Over the course of this week, I indulged in one ice cream cone, about 5 brownies, 2 chocolate chip cookies, and a slice of cake.

FAIL

I hiked all over the mountainsides, as a true Lumberjill should, all weekend long, with my swimsuit under my jeans (classy!) and a backpack on my shoulders in search of the holy huckleberries and mythical rock slides.

LUMBERJILL WIN!

Apparently, I forgot to inform you all that there would be water on the aforementioned rock slides, leaving you in bewilderment at the thought of me sliding down a dirty/rocky hillside on top of a garbage bag.

LUMBERJILL FAIL!

Does anyone else think it looks like my Lumberjack is feigning to have chew in his lip?

LUMBERJACK FAIL

Lest any of you are confused, the Lumberjack does not chew tobacco.

He's such a poser.

Now, it is your turn to check in.

Yes.  If you don't check in, I'm going to be so on you.

Like brown on rice.

See?  It's healthier that way.

Here are your options:

1)  Check in by simply leaving a comment.

2)  Write an update in a blog post and enter it in my friend Mr. Linky, of whom I will introduce to you in mere seconds.

3)  Link up any sort of post that would fit into our parameters into Mr. Linky.

Suggestions:  healthy recipes, snacks, favorite healthy treats, favorite ways to exercise, weight loss stories, things that have worked for you, etc.

Even if you have a post from awhile back, feel free to link it.

Please try to include my super cool button, if you could be so inclined.  Or just link back to this site.

Also, you may join in Fat Tuesday at any time you see fit.

Click on the actual words Mr. Linky to enter your link or to see the links that others have entered.

Check out the links to get some good ideas and meet new people!

Happy Fat Tuesday!

Fat Tuesday

 

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Oh!  Lookie there!

 

It's a real, high-class, blog button you see up there!

We are getting pretty fancy here over at Lumberjack's wife, if I do say so myself.

Lest any of you think I am "putting on airs" and whatnot, allow me reiterate that I knoweth not what I am doing.

Special thank you to The Musician's Wife who created that uber cute button for me.

My goal is to look as cute and happy as that little bird does while weighing myself.

Speaking of weighing in . . .

Weighing in is tricky business over here.

Allow me to elaborate.

I get on the scale and it weighs me in kilograms.  So, then I get off and switch around all the buttons.

Then it weighs me 2 KG higher.

Switch buttons.

Another random KG weight.

Switch buttons, stomp in place, call the scale a questionable name, get back on.

It weighs me in so high a pounds number, that I find it to be an atrocity.

Get off.  Take a deep breath.

Get back on.

Now, the scale reveals a pounds number that I choose to believe is my weight, merely for convenience and sanity.

So, according to the weight I choose to accept, I have lost one whole pound this week.

Holla!

And now, dear readers, for your reading enjoyment, I now present to you:

My Week, in Sentences.

I ate nothing with beef.

Win!

I believe I stuck to a low-cholesterold diet all week long.

Win!

Ok, I lied.  I did have an ice cream cone and ice cream would not be considered a low fat dairy product.

Fail!

But, hey!  I had a delightful ice cream cone and I still lost a pound!

Win!

I exercised three whole times this week!

Win!

Two were with my good friend, Leslie Sansone-

 

 

she helps me walk, power walk with her in-home walking DVDs.

Win!

I like her workouts because they are easy to do, especially when you have four ruffians running about.

Win!

My 3rd "workout" was really just an hour walk with the kids down yonder country road . . . I probably burned 8 calories total since I had to keep a pace that was feasible for Little Dude.

Workout-Fail!

Mommy-Win!

We walked past a bunch of large animals, of which I informed my children were buffalos.

Soon-to-be-Homeschooling-Mom-Win!

Seconds later, I saw a large sign that said, "Bison Ranch."

Soon-to-be-Homeschooling-Mom-Fail!

I actually followed the Weight Watchers plan this week, although I used all of my weekly points allowment.

Win!

So, how did you do this week?  Did you meet your goals?  Do you need to revise your goals?  Did you see any buffalo and/or bison? Did you exercise?

It's time for your weekly check-in.

And don't think you can get away with ignoring me.

I'm watching you.

(Name that movie)

Yes.  If you don't check in, I'm going to be so on you.

Like white on rice.

Here are your options:

1)  Check in by leaving a comment.

2)  Write an update in a blog post and enter it in my friend Mr. Linky, of whom I will introduce to you in mere seconds.

3)  Link up any sort of post that would fit into our parameters into Mr. Linky.

Suggestions:  healthy recipes, snacks, favorite healthy treats, favorite ways to exercise, weight loss stories, things that have worked for you, etc.

Even if you have a post from awhile back, feel free to link it.

Please try to include my super cool button, if you could be so inclined.  Or just link back to this site.

Also, you may join in Fat Tuesday at any time you see fit.

Thanks, everyone and Happy Fat Tuesday!

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To see the links people have entered, you need to click on the Mr. Linky.

Go check them out for some encouragement or great ideas and leave them a comment, please!