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What do you do with chopped chicken, bacon, and ranch dressing? Well besides shove it in a toasted pita…put it on a pizza of course!! That is exactly what I decided to do with the ingredients I had left over from the chopped chicken club pitas I made the other day. I know you may Continue reading →
Up until recently I was not exercising on a regular basis. It’s not that I doubted the importance of exercise but for some reason I just could not make it a habit. This might seem surprising since over the last two years I have lost 30+ pounds and write about it all the time on Continue reading →
During the busy weeknights I like to keep it simple with dinner. Matt and I usually don’t get home till after 5 and most days need to run out the door to bring the girls to dance class. So when I say simple I mean minimal cooking. Sandwiches, paninis, and stuffed pitas are some of Continue reading →
Today marks somewhat of a milestone in my weigh in. This morning I stepped on the scale, looked down, and saw 141 pounds! I am still 6 pounds away from my goal weight but before today the lowest weight I have been, since starting this journey in October 2010, was 142.5 pounds… and that was Continue reading →
These next 8 weeks I have a lot going on both personally and professionally. It seems there is always something I need to remember with my girls’ school. I swear each morning I wake up with heart palpitations thinking I forgot about silly sock, school spirit, or snack day. I try to put everything in Continue reading →
I discovered farro about 6 months ago when it popped up in a few recipes I was viewing on Pinterest – gotta love Pinterest! Up until then I had never even heard of farro. Anyway, after ready through a few farro recipes I thought to myself “hmmm that looks good” so I bought a bag Continue reading →
Every year, when spring break rolls around, all of us are ready for well – a break. Until then it is go go go with dance classes, school, work, after school activities, and everything else that a family of 4 has to do. Pure craziness I tell ya! Sometimes one has to wonder how we Continue reading →
It’s that time again. Time to get on the scale and hold myself accountable to the decisions I made the previous week. Before I go over my weigh in I think I am going to make a change to my goal weight. Currently, I have it set for 125 – I am going to change Continue reading →
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. As you know I stop eating at 7:00pm every night so by the time breakfast comes around I am ready for a delicious and satisfying meal. Most mornings you can find me eating steel cut oatmeal or a breakfast sandwich/burrito. It really depends on my mood which Continue reading →
I know you were probably expecting this on – well I guess – Tuesday. Sorry about that. This time of year is so busy with dance, end of the year activities, work and a MILLION other things. Pure craziness and I can’t wait for the end of June to arrive. I don’t think I need Continue reading →
