In the 150's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's weigh in day!! If you couldn't tell  by this post's title... I now weigh 159lbs! I lost 2 lbs this week.

I was in shock this morning when I looked at the scale, I actually didn't believe it so I weighed myself 3 times! Each time to my surprise I was 159lbs!

Some of you know I've been dealing with sciatic nerve pain, this week I decided not to do any workouts. I did however up my intake of water, fruits and vegetables this past week. And I tracked all of the food I ate.

How are all of you doing in this new year? I hope very well and that you find motivation to keep at it each day. Leave me some comments :)

French Toast Style Oatmeal

I've been wanting french toast, but I've been lazy, and its kind of high in points.

So the fiance and I figured out how to make oatmeal taste like french toast! YUM!!

Ingredients
1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats
1 cup water
1 tsp light brown sugar
1 TBSP Sugar Free Maple Syrup (you could use the real deal but you'll have to adjust the points)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
1 TBSP Splenda (optional)

Cook your oatmeal as directed, once done add the sugar free syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, light brown sugar and splenda. Stir well and enjoy for only 4 points!

I added strawberries to mine, you could add your favorite berry or fruit. It would be really good with bananas and maybe some almonds... it would taste like french toast made with banana bread, mmm! Now I need to add almonds to my grocery list.

It's weigh in day

It's weigh in day again... I'm back down to 161 lbs!! I lost the 3 lbs I gained last week.

I know it sounds odd but I am thankful for the gain I had last week. It gave me a kick in the butt, made me realize that I cant just do weight watchers half hearted, I have to be all in. Just one week of not tracking as well as I normally do, I gained 3 lbs, but just one week of tracking everything and making better choices and I lost those 3 lbs I had gained.

I indulged a lot this week, I had lots of pizza, I had mac and cheese, and of course a lot of those Skinny Cinnamon Rolls. Yes, I had not so healthy food but I ate them in moderation, and I made them into healthier foods by making little changes to the ingredients. The "healthified" food tastes just as good as the normal versions. Honestly I think they taste better, over Christmas I had real delivery pizza, yes it tasted amazing but I think my pizza tastes just as amazing but doesn't give me a horrible stomachache like the delivery pizza did.

What are some foods you like to make healthier versions of? Are there any foods you'd like me to try to make healthier and blog about? Let me know!

Skinny Cinnamon Rolls

Happy New Year's Eve!!!

I know a lot of you are making your resolutions to be healthier in 2013, well just because you're being healthier does not mean you can't indulge is some yummy but health-ish treats! Like my Skinny Cinnamon Rolls! I'm making them today, it gives me a feeling like I'm being "bad" but they aren't bad at all! Only 2 points per roll, and there is only 3 grams of added sugar per roll as well! YUM!!


Ingredients:
1/4 oz yeast
1/4 cup  and 1/2 cup warm water
2 cups flour (I used King Arthur's Unbleached All Purpose)
3 TBSP Light Brown Sugar
1/2 cup oatmeal (I used old fashioned oats)
2 TBSP sweetener (I used Splenda, if you want to use real sugar the points will be different)
2 TBSP non-fat Greek yogurt
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

Filling:
2 TSP cinnamon
1/3 cup sweetener (again I used Splenda)
1 TBSP Olivo (or any butter or butter substitute)

Mix 1/4 oz yeast with 1/4 cup warm water, mix well and let rise  for about 10 minutes.

As that's rising mix in a large bowl mix 1 1/2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup of oatmeal, 3  TBSP brown sugar, 2 TBSP Splenda, and 1 TSP salt. Mix well.

Add 2 TBSP Greek yogurt and 1/4 cup applesauce. Once your yeast has been rising for 10 minutes add the yeast/water mixture and 1/2 cup of warm water.

Mix very well to form soft dough, if you need to add more flour do so. I added maybe 1/4 cup.

 

On a floured surface knead the dough for about 5 minutes. (The dough is going to be very sticky...you have been warned!)

Spray a large clean bowl with cooking spray, put your ball of freshly kneaded dough in and flip it over once or twice so it is coated with the cooking spray. Then cover and place in a warm spot. Let it rise for an hour, it should double in size.

While you're waiting you could be like me and do your dishes   play on Pinterest!

After your dough is done rising, spread it into a rectangle on a floured surface. Mix your cinnamon and Splenda together.

Spread melted butter onto your dough, and sprinkle on your cinnamon and Splenda mixture.

 

Roll your dough and then cut into 12 equal sections.

Place the 12 rolls into a greased 9X13 pan. Cover and let rise for 45 minutes to an hour.

After they've risen put them in a 375 degree preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

 

 

Let cool and enjoy!!

*Now I didn't put any icing on them because I didn't want the extra points or all that sugar, but I'm sure they'd taste even better with icing!

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I saw this on Pinterest this morning and could not stop laughing! If only it was this easy!



Christmas Recap..

I had such a wonderful time this Christmas (it was more of a week of Christmas), we traveled a lot but it was so worth it. I was able to see the majority of our family and a few friends.

It was a really laid back time, very busy with lots of full houses, but it wasn't stressful (that much) which made it even nicer.

This was the second year my family did "Secret Santa", the adults all pick a name from a hat and we get that one person a gift, we make the limit around $25, none of us really need anything, and it's not about the presents. I should also note we can't keep it Secret Santa, our whole family figures out who has who very quickly.

I'm very thankful KBeaner was very spoiled this year with love and a lot of awesome gifts. Our family and friends are so generous. She was so excited for all the gifts, although I'm pretty sure she'd have been just as happy to open wrapped boxes that had nothing in them.

I hope you had a great time as well. Here are some pictures...



 

 

 

KBeaner opening her "Pillow Pet" I made for her. When opening it she said "*gasp* a pillow pet!!"

 

 

Playing with her new make up kit and giving Minnie a make over.

 

Enjoy her new tea cart! She kept singing "tea for two"

The big gain..

It's weigh in day and if you can't tell from this post's title... I gained this week.

3 pounds.

Ugh.

No excuses though, I did it to myself. I took advantage of it being the holidays. I didn't eat enough veggies and fruit, I ate crappy food a few too many times, I had a few drinks, and I didn't always measure out my food. I also didn't always track my points, I told myself I could just keep track in my head and be fine. Yeah... no.

I also didn't exercise as much as I normally do, I had chances to do some exercise, but I didn't take those few minutes here and there.

Oh well, I just need to get back on track. Proof that weight watchers works if you use it correctly, and if you don't you'll gain. Today is a new day, I am going to track and measure everything! I'm going to try and exercise this week as well, as long as my sciatica isn't bothering me.

I'm going to post a Christmas recap later on, I had an amazing time! I hope you all had a great holiday as well!!