Happy St. Patricks Day!

HI ALL!!

I woke up with a bellyache this morning and wasn't feeling too great, so I thought I'd try something light on the stomach.. I had a handful of grapes and a Gnu Bar, I tried the Cinnamon Raisin Bar. I thought it was GREAT!!! I really enjoyed it and once I was done wished it was bigger! Thanks again to Gnu for sending me their AMAZING samples ;-D

The Cinnamon Raisin Gnu Bar is brimming with aromatic cinnamon and plump, juicy raisins. You'll think you're eating a chewy cinnamon raisin cookie instead of a healthy High-Fiber snack.
Please try our other mouth-watering flavors: Banana Walnut and Orange Cranberry
Ingredients:
Gnu High Fiber Blend™ (whole rolled oats, organic whole wheat flour, wheat bran, organic kamut, psyllium, flax, millet), chicory root inulin, fruit juices, rice dextrins, raisins, canola oil, apples, plums, rice, wheat protein isolate, vanilla, cinnamon, baking powder.
CONTAINS WHEAT AND PSYLLIUM. MANUFACTURED ON EQUIPMENT THAT PROCESSES PEANUTS AND TREE NUTS.
Suggested Use:Help yourself to a Gnu Bar every day and see how it works for you. Our baked, chewy and delicious Gnu Bars can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere. If your body isn’t used to getting the fiber it needs, start with one bar a day. Maintain good hydration by drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 bar (45g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 130
Calories FromFat 30
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g
5%
Saturated Fat 0g
0%
Trans Fat 0g
0%
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate 32g
11%
Dietary Fiber 12g
48%
Soluble Fiber 8g

Insoluble Fiber 4g

Sugars 11g
Other Carbohydrate 9g
Protein 3g

I brought a big old mug of coffee with me to work as usual.. Tuesdays are always CRAZY!! I had 12 kids which is a pretty big class of 2 year olds.. let me tell ya.. lol It wasn't too bad though since we got outside for about a half hour which always makes the day fly by.. Lunch came quick and I wasn't too hungry but ate my apple and cottage cheese anyway. I also snacked on some of my homemade granola since it was in my lunch bag and looked tasty ;) After work I picked up Adam and ran over to the catering place that sells the PB2 since I tried to go on Saturday and they were already closed. They close at 4 so I was cutting it close getting out of work at 3:40... but we made it :) I think I may try it out tomorrow since I wanted a real pb and jelly sammy tonight.. After buying it we went for a walk through Spring Lake town since it was nice and sunny out, and Adam needing some cheering up.

When we got home I relaxed and got in the shower and made my dinner of a pb&j sammy on ww bread and it totally hit the spot! I also had some pickles and some Stacy's Pita chips on the side. This didn't help my stomach feel better but its comfort food so it at least made me happy! I also had a bite of Adam's pork roll since he made eggs/hash browns/pork roll for dinner tonight. Dessert was a big bite or 2 of his birthday cake that I made for him (all chocolate) and tons of grapes! MMMMM I'm off to catch up on some blogs and relax with my sweetie pie.. Hope ya'll had a great day/night :-D

Another Day Over

Hi Everyone

Well we are one day closer to the weekend! Does anyone else find it bad that most people spend all week just waiting for the weekend? I really try not to, but I can't help it.. I've got to be more positive!

Onto this mornings eats! I woke up early since I've been drinking so much water lately :( potty was calling..ugh so I was up at 7 and read my email and made some breakfast. It was a bowl of oats (the normal ones) lol and brought a mug of coffee with me to energize! The morning flew by and before I knew it, it was lunch! I had cottage cheese with a pear and some pretzel rods.. I wanted something crunchy. I stomach is just not right still so I'm trying to eat light until it gets better. After work I went to the gym and did about 2 miles on the treadmill and some weights. I came home talked with Adam about our days and got in the shower.

Dinner for me was the other half of my sweet potato with Newman's Own Pineapple Salsa and a salad with onion, peppers, cucumbers, hummus and croutons with balsamic vinegar. I had to run out and pick up new books for the kids at the library and get some meds at the pharmacy. We came home and I had another brownie with frosting and some grapes.. lol not together!!! I'm off to watch the History Channel since they are talking about the Jersey Devil. Hope you all have a great night! See you tomorrow :-D

ITS ALMOST FRIDAY!!!!!

HIYA!

I barely slept last night, but surprisingly I'm still kicking and its after 8! I woke up at 6 after finally falling asleep around 1:30ish. I got out of bed at 7 and checked my email and talked to my mom. I then made up a bowl of oats and some coffee for breakfast. I walked to work today since it was supposed to be toasty=50! It was a nice easy day in kiddies land at the morning flew by since we were outside for over a half hour. By lunch I wasn't very hungry but figured I might as well eat. I totally putzed out this morning (since I was on barely any sleep) and brought 1/2 a sweet potato instead of my cut up pear :( So lunch was the sweet potato and cottage cheese.. It tasted good but just wasn't what I wanted. At snacktime I had 3 handfuls of froot loops since I wasn't feeling too satified from lunch. I walked home after work to get ready for the gym and had about a cup of grapes since I was getting hungry!

I went to the gym and did 2 miles on the treadmill while reading a trashy mag and did some weights since my wrist is feeling a bit better :) I stopped off at the parents house quickly to pick up a few things and say hi. I came home showered and made up some din din. I didn't know what I was in the mood for, so after having 2 big forkfuls of cold baked ziti I decided on an Amy's burger with Laughing Cow Cheese, homemade ketchup which was very thick, some pickles and a few pita chips. Desert was a bowl of Cherry Jello and Cool Whip, I also may have had a chocolate chip cookie from mommy.. hehe I'm now sitting with Adam (he's doing good after his surgery! :-D) watching Survivor. I decided on going to Atlantic City with the girls this weekend so its should be a fun time! I plan on resting up good tomorrow for a LOOONG night Saturday ;)

Hope your Thursday flew by like mine did!!! See ya tomorrow.

Question:

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend?

I Love Saturdays!

I got so much done today!!! I woke up way too early this morning..BIG SHOCKER! I made a pot of coffee for Adam and I then had a bowl of Kashi Bluberry Oat Clusters with a banana and light vanilla soymilk. I also had a bite or 2 of Adam's sausage and eggs :) I got a couple things done and went to the gym. I did 2.5 miles and went to my parents to do my laundry, and bake a Duncun Hines Carrot Cake. I had way too much batter but boy was it yummy ;) I came home and put away all my laundry had a few walnuts and showered. I was feeling kinda yucky from all the batter so I just settled on a pear and cottage cheese to hopefully ease my belly.

I got my lesson plans done for this coming week and some other things and then we headed out to Target and Wegman's! My favorite things to do on the weekend.. haha I'm such a dork!I got some Jelly Belly Jelly Beans at Wegman's and snacked a on few in the car. They are my favorite jelly beans.. We finally came home around 6 and got to cooking.

I made a hamsteak cooked in pineapple juice. I had a sweet potato on the side with Newman's Pineapple salsa. YUMO! Since I was in the cooking mood I whipped up a lowfat baked ziti for tomorrow night too. I also made some tiramisu for Adam for dessert which I had one too many bites of (sorry no pic.. I was a piggy) We are now watching Goodfellas since I've never seen it! I hope everyone had a great day! see ya'll tomorrow.

Last Day of Freedom!

I finally slept in today!! I woke up at 8 and was so excited when I looked at the clock. I slept over 8 hours and boy did I need it! I wasn't very hungry so I made some coffee and watched the news for a bit, until Adam's breakfast was almost done cooking. I then made my normal bowl of oats. It totally hit the spot! Along with a bite of Adam's fried eggs and pork roll ;) I baked a new bread today which I got from http://zestycook.com/homemade-bubbly-beer-bread/. It came out great! I completely forgot to take a picture though and already cut it up for freezing and giving to the parents. I figured it would go well with Adam's chili that he made yesterday. I also cleaned up the apt. a bit while letting food settle in my belly. I then went to the gym and did a quick 2.5 miles on the treadmill watching Rachel Ray and came home to shower and get ready to do a few errands with Adam. We mailed out our save the date finally today!! Its about time! lol.

We went for a walk through Manasquan town since it is so nice out, came home and I was getting HUNGRY. I had a huge pear with 3/4 cup whipped cottage cheese, but while figuring out what to have I snacked on some dried fruit (dried apples, pears, peaches, and plums) These were so good and moist. We are now watching Pretty in Pick and enjoying our day off until we have to go for our meeting with the Pastor who is doing our wedding. While watching I snacked on one of the new Quaker True Delights bars that I got free from Foodbuzz. I had the Dark Chocolate Raspberry Almond and it was very tasty.

I really enjoyed it and would definitely buy some! Hope you all are having a great President's Day/ Monday.

Question:

If your off today do/did you have anything fun planned?

2 More Days Until My Weekend!!!

Oh how I love short weeks!!! :) I woke up this morning not too hungry.. I made up a bowl of oats (the usual) and forced myself to eat it up since I didn't know how the morning would be. I made a cup of coffee to bring with me on my walk. The morning flew by and it was pretty dark and dingy out so I walked home to pick up my car just in case in started to rain before I got out of work. Lunch was a pear with cottage cheese and some pretzels, I still wasn't hungry and it took me a while to eat it. ME NOT HUNGRY... WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?!?!?LOL After work I was off to the gym for a quick 2 miles on the treadmill and a run to Kmart to pick up something for a certain someone for VDAY :)

I came home and checked my email and showered then made up some Garlic Shells by Lipton. These were my absolute favorite growing up, def not healthy but brings back good memories which is all that matters to me ;) We also had dad's home made chicken cordon bleu which was AMAZING! I went back for a little of both after I finished what was on my plate ;) FYI I tore into before the pic because it was held together with toothpicks and we were trying to find em ;)We stopped by the rent's after dinner and went to pick up a few things at A&P since they had grapes on sale !!! 99 cents a pound!! We came home and I was craving nuts so I had a few walnuts and some lime jello and cool whip... mmm Now its time to watch American Idol and be lazy with my sweetie! Hope Ya'll had a great day! I will try to blog tomorrow but I have another class for my CEU's so we will see how exhausted I am when I get home ;) toodles tigers!

TGIT

Hola :)

Well yesterday was a very busy day, I had work, gym then a class at night for work. I got home around 9ish and relaxed for a bit. I'll do a quick recap of the foodage for ya ;)

breakfast was oatmeal (usual) I also brought hot chocolate since it was snowy and freezing!!! Lunch was Yoplait yogurt and an apple (my belly was miserable something is just not right with it!!) I snacked on a bunch of pretzels to try to settle it before the gym but no such luck! I did 2.25 miles on the treadmill and came home to shower and eat before class. I had some grapes and chex mix while toasting my bread for dinner. I had a cinnamon raisin PB and Jelly sammy on ww. I also had a few pita chips on the side, These Stacy's multi grain ones are GREAT! Then right next to the building where my class was was a Dunkin Donuts so I got a medium decaf hazelnut with skim milk and splenda. MMM Class was on Asthma in the classroom I need 8 CEU's a year. I've got 4 so far ;) When I got home I had to choc chip peanut butter cookies and pretty much passed out.

Onto today, After a great night of sleep I felt well rested but my stomach HATES ME!!! I had a bowl of Kashi Oat Flakes & Wild Blueberry Clusters with a banana, cinnamon and Silk Light Original. I also brought my mug o' coffee with me :)

Lunch was an apple with cottage cheese. I was feeling pretty crappy at lunch so I held off and ate at nap time. I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the treadmill and some weights. I came home relaxed and got to make some 3 cheese tortellini and had the mediteranean pasta sauce my dad had made.. MMM I also had a salad on the side with some creamy italian dressing. After dinner and doing a few things I made Adam one of those microwave cakes that I make all the time. I tried to make it a bit healthier though and used 3 tbsp of applesauce instead of oil. Adam said he thought it tasted better than with the oil!! WOOOHOO I of course ate a few bites (maybe more than a few) haha and now I'm checking out some flower girl dresses online since we are going to Adam's brothers house Saturday to watch a car race and get haircuts! I will be trying out wedding hairstyles while the boys watch the race. I'm excited!!! Well I hope you all had a great Thursday and have an awesome Friday!!!

WOOHOO For Snow!

Even though its cold out it looks so pretty! The snow is on the trees and I feel like I like in a Norman Rockwell painting! At least until I'm scraping ice off the car for 20 minutes tomorrow! :-P haha

Onto this morning, breakfast was oats (same as usual) and brought a mug of coffee with me. The morning was alittle crazy, we have 4 kids under 2 on Tues and Thurs which makes for CHAOS! Before I knew it it was lunch time, I went out to my car to clean it off a bit and grab my gym clothes so they weren't freezing. I wasn't really hungry for lunch but tried an orzo salad that one of my coworkers made. It was tasty but I tasted it all day long.. :( I also had some of my apples and cottage cheese just because I thought I should eat something.. I was lucky enough to leave at 3:30 today and went right to the gym, I did 2 miles on the treadmill and some weights. I came home and waited for Adam to get in so we could run out to my parents and the supermarket to pick up bananas and salad fixings.

When we got back we made up salads and I had leftover Irish Whiskey Chicken from last week. I also threw in a few sweet potato chips since I saw them in the fridge ;)Thank goodness it was still as tasty as it was the first time :) I got some work done and had some sf lime jello with cool whip and a few chocolate covered peanuts.. mmmmm I got a bunch of home catalogs to check out tonight, so I plan on curling up on the couch and browsing threw those :) I hope everyone had a great Tuesday and if your in Jersey maybe you'll have a snow day tomorrow!!!

FINALLY TIME TO RELAX!

HIYA

Well last night ended up being a nice and relaxing one. The day started with a bowl of Kashi Blueberry Oats with banana, cinnamon and soymilk. I brought a nice big old mug of coffee with me :) The day was nice and easy, only 6 kiddies for me and we got outside for over 20 minutes! That totally made my day!!! At lunch I decided to walk home to get some cottage cheese and an apple for lunch since I wasn't hungry yet and it was nice out. Well the weather turned and it was cold and breezy and the sun was HIDING! WTF?! Once I got back I ate and relaxed durin nap time, and noticed it was flurrying out! UGH What is up with this nutty weather?! I 2 handfuls of goldfish for snack with the kids and around 3:40 (I got out early) I was off to the gym :) I did about 30 minutes on the treadmill and some weights and came home. I was pretty hungry so I had some Archer Farms Pumpkin Spice trail mix and showered. I was trying to figure out what to have for dinner since my stomach hasn't been the best.

One of my little girls had Ramen Noodle one day for lunch and I've been craving it. I have to no fat, reduced sodium one so I chose that and melted some ff cheese it in to make it creamy :) I know this is still not "healthy" but it reminds me of my high school/college days. I also had a couple spoonfuls of Adam's veggie chili we defrosted and boy was it SPICY!!!!! We went to Pathmark to pick up some things and I got tons of grapes since they are on sale :-D

We also went to Blockbuster since I had a giftcard from Christmas. We got Pineapple Express and it was pretty funny. While watching it I snacked on one of my yummy cookies I made Wednesday night with a choc covered peanut. MMM

I woke up uber early this morning and started thinking.. I hate that so much! I made a pot of coffee and waited for Adam to get up. He was up early too, before 8. So he got to making his breakfast and I waited for him to finish up his fried eggs and pork roll. I made 1 egg white and some egg beaters scrambled with Laughing Cow cheese melted in. I also had pineapple on the side. I also may have at my body weight in grapes while waiting for Adam to finish cooking ;)

I am going to hang out for a bit (hopefully the temp will get passed 20) and I'll be off to the gym and to the parents to do laundry. See ya later and I hope your having a great Weekend!

Its a Tundra Out There!

I actually woke up to snow this morning! I was so excited :-D Breakfast was a nice hot bowl of oats with cinnamon, banana, soynog, and grapenuts. I also brought my mug of coffee to keep me toasty warm. This morning was not too bad even though it was one of my "heavy" kiddie days, it flew by and I realized it was already lunch time. I decided to call Adam and see how he was doing out in this coldness. Lucky him he was on his way home from work! While on the phone I cleaned my car off so I didn't have to worry about it after work.

I was more than ready for lunch when I got in, I had a pear with cottage cheese and about 2 handfuls of Cheddar Cheese Goldfish.

Luckily we didn't have many kids this afternoon so I got to leave around 3:40 and went right to the gym. I snacked on some more goldfish on the ride ;) Once I got there I did alittle over 2 miles on the treadmill and some weights. I came home and relaxed for a bit since Adam had a dentist appointment. I also had some pumpkin trail mix from Target, this stuff is AMAZING! I'm so glad I caved in and tried it :) I showered and watched the news, since there was a plane crash in NY. I wondered what to have for dinner and decided on a ww Arnold Sandwich thin with a slice of American cheese, and a few slices of Light Life Bologna. This was my favorite sammy when I worked at the health food store. On the side I had half of a giant sweet potato, and I also snacked on about 3 olives (which I didn't get a picture of) We had some errands to run and once we got home I had one of the cookies I baked last night. These are so good! I think one of my favorites! I am off to look at David's Bridal's website to look at dresses since Saturday is the big shopping day! I talked to my bridal party and they will all be coming too! It should be a fun afternoon I can't wait. Well have a great night and stay toasty warm if you in the northeast ;)

3 More Days To Go!!

Can you tell I'm ready for the weekend?

Lets see.. to start off my day I was lucky enough to have Adam still here, since he went into the office today. I had a bowl of oats with cinnamon, banana, soynog, and grape nuts. YUM! I also had a mug of coffee.

At lunch time since it was pretty warm out I walked home to take advantage of the kinda warmness.. since the rest of the week is going to be FREEZING! I got back to work and had some lunch which was a pear and cottage cheese with some froot loops! The afternoon seemed to drag forever! It was finally 4 oclock and I was off to the gym. On the way there I snacked on some nuts, to give myself some energy. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and some weights and came home. I called about my car and they said that they are still trying to figure it out :( something with the computer and it not realizing that the car is getting warm, which is why its EATING gas up!!

When I got home I had some dried fruit and some grapes before getting in the shower and checking my email. Dinner was a Amy's veggie burger with a slice of American cheese, sweet potato fries and a pickle. I had to run to my parents house to pick a few things up and dad gave us some Italian beef stew to try, since its going to be so cold.. Gotta love how he worries about us :-D We ran to Shoprite for the can can sale and picked up a few things and came home. I had a cookie while fixing up my report cards and now I'm watching American Idol.

I hope you all have a great night! See you tomorrow.

Where's All The Snow?!?!?!

Hey there!

Well Daddy is back home! No clue what the deal is :( but at least he is home! I didn't sleep well last night at all I couldn't fall asleep until well after 12 then woke up around 6ish. UGH I got up around 7:30 and made some coffee. I put some cocoa powder with stevia and skim milk in it and boy was it tasty! We went to the dinner near our house last night since I was in no mood for cooking. I got a veggie omelet with egg whites, home fries and ww toast. It was huge so I brought a ton of it home and ate the leftover omelet for breakie this morning with some fruit on the side. Adam had the home fries but of course I stole a few ;) mmm

I was in cleaning mode so I vacuumed and dusted and backed Adam a chocolate chip quick bread for this weeks breakfast, I threw away the box and can't remember who it was made by. But let me tell you it was TASTY!! If I figure it out I will let ya know :-D

I ate way too much batter and then was off to the gym, I did about 35 minutes and some weights. I then went to my parents to see daddy and do my laundry. I may or may not have eaten my body weight in cookies there.. OOPPS! haha

Once home I unloaded the laundry and showered then had a pear with cottage cheese since I was still full from the cookie fest! I sat around and watched The Real Housewives of Atlanta and paid some bills. Adam and I then went to Wegman's to get a Pork tenderloin that he cooked up tonight to try out.

Since I was feeling yucky from my sugar overload I just had a cup of Pacific Brand Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato soup with some Wheatables. Adam's dinner took awhile and I was hungry so I chowed down while he cooked.(Gotta love the classy plastic top I threw the crackers on!! :-p) Once his was done I tried a few bites, and boy was it good! I even ate a few more bites of the pork and veggies. He wanted me to take a picture, but I was too lazy to get up and get the camera.. hahah I then made myself a dirty martini and ate a few olives. It was too dirty for me and after about 5 sips I gave it to Adam. I then had a 2 chocolate covered peanuts and a mini dark milkway. YUM! More sugary goodness... Now I feel like CRAP!!!!!!!!!! I think I may make a cup of gingerbread tea, since I finally foud the Celestial Seasonings Seasonals tea at Stop and Shop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also picked up the Sugar Cookie one and I can't wait to try it :)

I hope you all have a great night! Tomorrow we are off to get our passports and go to the travel agent at the mall to get started on the HONEYMOON! WOOHOO!

See you tomorrow!