The holidays are coming, and I’ve been struggling.  There is no easier way for me to derail this thing completely than to let the holidays sneak up on me.  So I’m taking action, getting ready, and doing what I can to make sure the upcoming season doesn’t Blitzen my healthy habits.  (See what I did [...]

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I’m conducting a little experiment this week.  I generally follow Weight Watchers and, obviously, it’s working for me… but this week I’ve just been hungry all the time and with everything I’ve got going between work, toddler chasing, upcoming school, and packing for our vacation… I’ve sort of stopped counting points. I know I’m not [...]

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A look at my typical food day…  These pictures are actually a mish mash from the last several days, but a good representation of what I’ve been eating. Breakfast: This adds up to four weight watchers points, plus another one or two depending on what I put into my coffee.  I then usually have a [...]

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Thanks to World Nutella Day, I’ve been inspired to eat more Nutella… which might not be a good thing, except that it has inspired me to come up with some really good recipes that give me my Nutella fix while helping me stick to my goals. Nutell-oatmeal 1/2 cup old fashioned oats, not instant 1 [...]

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