Tuesday Tidbits

Well hello there, hope everyone is having a healthy start to the week. This morning for breakfast I had one of my favorite healthy breakfasts that I've only discovered in the last few weeks. It is heavenly and I'm sorry I didn't know about it even when I wasn't "dieting" because I certainly would have loved it then, too. I like to call it, Breakfast Cheesecake.

1/2 cup Kashi Go-Lean Crunch - 2 points
1/4 cup Nonfat Greek Yogurt - 1 point
Splenda to sweeten - 0 points
Fruit of choice, diced up - 0 points

Mix everything together and enjoy.

This morning I chose strawberries because they're incredibly sweet and in season at the moment, but I usually do bananas. The sweetened Greek yogurt tastes like cheesecake when you mix in the cereal, which tastes like the graham cracker crust of a cheesecake, and then the fruit or berries tastes like a cheesecake topping. It is seriously delicious and only 3 points!! It is so very filling because of all the protein and fiber.

I trained a friend today to do the type of work that I do and we hadn't seen each other in quite a few years, so it was great to catch up! Naturally, we wanted to go get lunch together, but I hadn't even planned for that. I assumed I would whip up some leftovers here at the house, so when we decided to go to lunch, I had to think quick. We decided to go to Applebee's. I am not usually a huge fan of Applebee's BUT they have Weight Watchers endorsed entrees on their menu with point values already labeled on the menu! How cool is that? So, I was able to have an 8 point lunch, plus we split chips and salsa so I added 4 points just to be safe. It felt great to choose a healthy option from the menu and know exactly how it impacted my day!

Tomorrow is another Aqua Fit day at 9:00 a.m. My days start to get quite busy from here on out this week, so it's time to get focused and stay on plan. There is no reason not to because I can still enjoy myself tremendously while watching what I eat. I still haven't decided whether or not I'll weigh-in on Friday morning instead of Saturday morning. I think I may actually stick to Saturday and just bring myself a Subway sandwich to the cookout on Friday so I know exactly how many points I'm eating - and I love them, anyway, so it's not like I'm sacrificing to not have a hamburger or hot dog! I also plan to bring chips & dip for everyone to share, and I think I'll make a batch of No Pudge Brownies to share, which are SOOOOO good, but only 3 points per brownie! Can't beat that with a stick! (I'm turning into my husband)