Happy Saturday friends! It's the most wonderful time of the year! Some fellow YouTubers have taken some time out of their schedules to share some cookies or other sweet treats together for you. When I got invited to this collaboration by Joan (Joan's Pointed Plate), I was not really sure what I wanted to make. Since I do not use some of the ingredients that others do, such as light butter, I decided I needed to find something that didn't have a lot of butter in it. So I did a search of Pinterest and found a TON of great recipes, but not all of them had been updated for the new plans. I choose a
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookie as it really seemed like I had most of these ingredients on hand anyway. Here's my recipe, using my substitutions.
Tracey's Variation of the Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie
35 grams Lily's Semi-Sweet Baking Chips'
2 tablespoons Butter
1/2 cup Granulated Monkfruit Sweetener
1/2 cup Truvia Brown Sugar Blend
1 Banana
1 e…
Here’s my Friday update: I am
down 0.8 lbs. this week. While it may
not be as much of a loss as some, it is still a loss AND the even more
important thing for me this week is that I tracked every meal every day! I am proud of that fact. I am, however, pondering changing my strength
training goals for the moment. I was
reminded this week that I need to have a little bit of wiggle room in the event
of an emergency. My DS15 ran into a car
while riding his bike and that was a scary situation, but we wound up spending
a fair bit of time in the ER and I had such a headache when it was over. I do not want to set myself up for feeling
like a failure. At the present, I think
I may adjust it for 2 times per week and continuing to hit my step goal, which
is still changing from week to week. I
know I need to focus a little more on my food intake in the coming week. At
present, I am 7.6 pounds down from my highest weight. I am
not sure how the meal plan will work for next week, but it will be okay. I have Monday off so there will definitely be
a chance to get in a workout and get some meals prepped. 
Omg I'm sorry to hear about the accident. Glad to know he's okay and hopefully it didn't shake you up too bad. Here's to next week!
ReplyDeleteGreat job losing 0.8 pound! And so glad he is okay after the bike accident. I imagine that was very stressful, so great job not turning it into emotional eating.
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