Finding Myself Friday, January 22nd

This course to find myself is definitely not a direct route, but it continues to move much like my weight loss journey. I had a slight gain last night (0.8) making my current weight 199.8, but I know I did not do well with my water and all last weekend. I’m not going to let it shake my resolve. I know this journey is a process. To that end, I was watching one of the videos on YouTube from Mind Over Munch talking about “Having a Healthy Relationship with Food”. This spoke volumes to me and I realized that even when I am not at my goal weight that my habits have truly changed. I won’t say that I never reward myself with food, but I am trying to do better about that. I try to portion foods out or have smaller portions rather than tell myself I can’t have something. I don’t know about you, but if I tell myself that I can’t have something, that seems to be all I want. I don’t want to live in a world where certain foods are “off-limits” because that can stress me out. Despite not being at my goal weight, I can definitely look back and see changes have been made. That leads me to believe that I can make it to my goal weight because I am making lifestyle changes. What has changed for you since you started this journey?

I know that there will be ups and downs (yes, that may include weight) in this journey, but it is definitely worth it. I am worth it. I have gone down the road of losing weight because I haven't eaten or eating and then taking a laxative. I am a work in progress.

Have a happy Friday and fantastic weekend!

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Savings Saturday, May 10, 2025

As we continue Savings Saturday for week two, how did we do? How many words did I find? How much money did I save for this week? Let's find out! Thursday: Wine Tasting [Puzzle 258], I found 7 words in 4 minutes. Friday: Boy Bands and Girl Groups [Puzzle 246], I found 9 words in 4 minutes. Monday: Populated Places in South Africa [Puzzle 13], I found 2 words in 1 minutes. Tuesday: Positive Adjectives [Puzzle 8], I found 15 words in 6 minutes. Wednesday: In The Office [Puzzle 182], I found 8 words in 4 minutes. So my total to go into savings for the week two: $41.00 Savings Total for this challenge: $21.00 + $41.00. Interested in seeing this on video? Here's the video link to YouTube . Have a great day friends!

What's Cooking Wednesday, May 7, 2025

I hesitate to even call this a recipe. I have been making this super easy, but versatile recipe for years. My ex-grandmother-in-law made hers spicier, but for my young one (at the time I started making this) wasn't a fan of spicy foods. So I created a cheeseburger variety of the meat pie. It's simply Grands biscuits, hamburger meat and cheese. I believe she used the standard biscuit, but I have been using Grands for years. You can absolutely change this up to use different ingredients, but it's a family favorite so I haven't changed it much. I may do a different variety soon to bring to you! You can watch the video here: YouTube

Picnic in the Park Collab

S’mores Protein Bites Recipe You can find the original recipe here from Six Sisters' Stuff. The one below is the way I prepared it. Ingredients 1½ cups Simple Truth Old Fashioned Oats ¼ cup crushed graham cracker crumbs ½ cup Simple Truth almond butter ½ cup raw honey ¼ cup vanilla protein powder (I used Orgain Vanilla Protein Powder) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup mini marshmallows ¼ cup mini chocolate chips Instructions Combine all ingredients in a bowl or stand mixer until well combined. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on a baking sheet covered with foil or parchment paper. Place in the freezer for about 1 hour, then store in a resealable bag or airtight container in the fridge for up to a week (or in the freezer for up to a month). This original recipe says 15 servings. I am not sure if I used a smaller scoop but I came out with 25 or so. There were a couple that were smaller.

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