July 31, 2011

Week 9 of 101 Days of Summer

Week 9 of 101 Days of Summer
If you read my post yesterday, you’ll know that in the last two weeks I am up 1.8 pounds.  While I am obviously not going in the right direction, there are non-scale victories.  I ran my fastest 5k in 34:10.  My size 12 pants are loose.  I’ve meal planned.  So what am I going to do differently this week to get a loss on the...
July 31, 2011

Salisbury Steak on Asiago Cheese Bread

Salisbury Steak on Asiago Cheese Bread
The scale has not been my friend these last few weeks – this week I am up .8! But my size 12 pants are loose, my running is faster and I am not going to let the scale get the best of me.  I texted Hannah my weigh in, and she texted back “maybe its muscle?”  Love her positive attitude! 😀 I made a delicious...
July 30, 2011

My favorite grocery store is closed! (and PR!)

My favorite grocery store is closed!  (and PR!)
If anyone lives in the Chicagoland area, you know that Dominick’s and Jewel are the most expensive grocery stores.  I typically only stop by Dominick’s on my way home from work to pick up a couple things I might need for that nights dinner, like hamburger buns. I am a sale flyer menu planner.  Last week I had my whole meal plan worked out, Tony...
July 29, 2011

I can’t be trusted.

I can’t be trusted.
See that .99 cent bag of trail mix up there?  Seems innocent enough – some nuts, raisins and a few m&m’s.  Throughout the day yesterday I kept reaching my hand in, eating it, loving the salty/sweet combo.  In my head I thought it would be 5 WW points at most. Um, not so much.  My 3 ounce bag of train mix?  Try 10 points!  That’s...
July 28, 2011

Running, while pushing a wheelchair

Running, while pushing a wheelchair
I really suck at making omelets, yet just like scalloped potatoes, I keep trying.  So while I had visions of the perfect zucchini omelet, um, let’s just say I got a zucchini egg beater scramble.  Don’t let the looks fool you this was delicious! I shredded one whole zucchini (2 veggie servings?) and melted 1/2 teaspoon of butter and about 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic and...
July 27, 2011

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Lentil Bolognese

I am so happy to report that Katie of Chaos in the Kitchen won my salsa gift basket at The Great Fundraising Act yesterday with a final bid of $100!  Thanks so much Katie!!  Send me your address at mybizzykitchen@gmail.com.  I love Katie and her blog – here are just some of my favorite things she’s made: Um, bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers! Chili Texas Red Cilantro...
July 26, 2011

The Great Fundraising Act

The Great Fundraising Act
I am very proud to be a tiny tiny part of the Great Fundraising Act that Janetha of Meals and Moves has put together for our fellow food blogger Susan of The Great Balancing Act. Janetha has put together the auction page – after spending days putting this online auction together. You can check out the auction page here. To bid on my donation –...
July 25, 2011

Week 8 of 101 Days of Summer

Six weeks left people!  That’s all that’s left in our 101 days of summer challenge.  If you read my post yesterday, I am up 1.0 for the week.  I can blame it on not enough exercise, too much wine and maybe a couple extra bites of cheese during the week. I had a goal of being 149 by Labor Day.  I am 158 now, so...
July 24, 2011

Up 1.0

Up 1.0
I completely overslept this morning and missed my WW meeting, but we made it there just before they were closing so I could weigh in.  Without exercising the last three days, I didn’t have a good feeling about the weigh in – look they already shut down their computers and had to hand write my WI! But I have only myself to blame – let’s...
July 23, 2011