Focus Friday, Jan. 27th

Finally made it to my meeting last night. It felt good to take time out for myself again. I didn't go last Thursday because my sweet husband was working on our oldest's vehicle and wasn't done in time for me to go and my car was driven by our oldest to work too far away. My goals this past week was to hit 10,000 steps or more each weekday and to track whatever I ate. There were days that this was very difficult for me and I don't fully understand it. I had to repeatedly remind myself that no one else would see my tracker unless I showed it to them. I am proud to say that I tracked EVERYTHING that went in my mouth last week. While all of my days were not perfect and many were over my Daily Smart Points, I tracked it. I was rewarded on the scale last night with a 3.2 pound loss. I can't say that it will happen each week, but I'm proud of my efforts last week and that the scale showed it. Going into next week, I am hoping to make the time to incorporate other workouts in my day.

My last weigh in of 2016, I was at 200.2 pounds. My first weigh in of 2017, I was at 199.4. I am down a total of 4 pounds during the 4th week of the year. I am not going to complain about that. Just one step at a time I am learning to focus on real food while still making sure that I track. It definitely helps that I am meal planning more. I am determined to make changes for me. What are you doing to help yourself?

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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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