Plushy Chicks

I need back on the wagon..

2009-10-16T18:03:00.001-07:00

This poor blog. It started with good intentions. Now I just need to find that intention & put it to good use. Maybe soon, this blog will pick up speed again. Or maybe it will fizzle out. Regardless, I figured I'd breathe a little life into it.

I'm at a sad, sad place in my life. I weigh the most I have ever weighed & it's depressing. There's a Jenny Craig opening not far from where I work. Will I step in the door probably not. I'm more likely to step into the crazy, wonky childrens franchise called Chuck-E-Cheese with Brayden or have to endure another family birthday party there.

For now, the wheels are off the wagon. I'll let you know when I get rolling again.

A new cookbook

2009-01-10T19:09:00.000-08:00

I bought the Complete Weight Watchers Cookbook with 500 recipes in it today at Sam's Club for $16. WooHoo, because it retails for $30. I saw several yummy looking recipes while I was flipping through it and I can't wait to try them out. !!

~Monica

Happy 2009

2009-01-02T11:23:00.000-08:00

Alright, in a huge weightloss effort, I'm going to post my stats here and I'm going to use my Wii Fit as a reference point so that everything is consistent.

As of 1/1/2009

I weigh in at 181 lbs and I have a BMI of 40+ (that horrendous BMI is because I am only 4'7" for those readers who do not know me).

I have current set my Wii goal to lose 5lbs this month. I will do my best to do daily activities on the Wii & go from there.

~Monica

Quick Sweet Tooth Fix

2008-11-20T15:46:00.000-08:00

Have ya'll ever tried the 100 calorie Snacksters? I got the Hershey's and the Reece's ones. They really hit the spot. I like the Reece's ones best but each has cereal puffs, cereal squares, and the Hershey's one has chocolate chips in it and the Reece's ones have peanut butter chips and Reece's piece's in it. They really do good for when you want a little something sweet and heck they are only 100 calories. You can find them I know at Walmart. They are among all the other 100 calorie stuff there.

What's Cooking at the Dixons...

2008-11-20T07:15:00.000-08:00

I found a recipe for Greek dressing that I LOVE. Kind of a mix between Italian and Greek, not as vinegary as Italian. It's a little on the fattening side but made with olive oil so it's good fat, and no sugar so it's good on a low-carb diet.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Absolutely-Fabulous-GreekHouse-Dressing/Detail.aspx

I have two huge vats of this, one at work and one at home. I heart it.

So on the menu today:

Oatmeal with bananas, splenda, and flax seeds. This is the first time I've tried flax seeds and they're good, you can buy them by the nuts at Publix and they're cheap. They don't add a ton a flavor, just a little crunch and a bunch of protein.

Tomatoes and feta with greek dressing

Chicken Tortilla soup and a salad

Feta wraps. Whole wheat tortillas with a piece of romaine or Bibb lettuce, some feta and Greek dressing. So good!

And I'm not sure about dinner, we're going out to applebee's. I think I'm going to stick with a salad again, even though I've had a ton of it today. I've slowly been inching up on the scale and I need to beat it off with a stick again.

Can you tell I love the Greek dressing and feta? Mmmmm.... feta....

Reduced Fat Chil(l)i

2008-11-17T13:06:00.000-08:00

Apparently in Illinois, they add an extra L to chili. :)

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1835264

This is an awesome, classic chili recipe. I nearly tripled the spices, and I didn't wash the pinto beans, I just dumped the can in there to thicken it up. Be prepared for it to taste bland before you up the spices. After that, it's fantastic. It makes a fair amount, John and I ate off of it for four days or so.

I'll post some other recipes both for low fat and south beach cooking, I have a ton of them. :)

Welcome!

2008-11-13T10:40:00.000-08:00

Hi! Welcome to our blog! This is the journey of a few plushy chicks on their way to non-plushiness! Come along for the ride!