Pages

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

DIY iphone Case

I just loved the idea of one of those fancy personalized phone cases but realistically it's not in my budget. So I made my own!


I bought a clear case from Amazon for $1.95+ shipping.



I found a pattern online that I liked and used Microsoft Word to lay a text box with my initial over the (2.3in x 4.5in) patterned space. Next time I'll probably just buy a piece of patterned scrapbook paper but I couldn't find any in this color scheme that I liked on my last Hobby Lobby trip. Then I cut around it and used a hole puncher to cut a space for my camera lens.

Super easy and took less than 5 minutes.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Mother's Day

This year I was blessed with an AWESOME "first" Mother's Day. I woke up to this sweet little one.

Yes my sweet girl and her daddy hit up Jared's for Mother's Day and gave me the most beautiful Ruby ring (Molly's birthstone)

After I opened my card & present we headed out to our favorite Sunday breakfast spot. Then we ran around getting the house ready for company. Today at church we were blessed to be able to join with our family (30+ of them) and our congregation as we dedicated Molly to the Lord.


Church Service



After service everyone came back to our house for BBQ.


Thursday, May 10, 2012

Wednesday Weigh In...on Thursday

Favorites
With Cinco de Mayo being this week I was really in a margarita-y mood. With this mix you only have to "pay" for the points in the liquor. I'll take a 4 pt margarita any day.


Read about this one on Hungry Girl and finally found it. So yummy!


All about a "free" dessert. Jello has some really great flavors out right now. I guess JELL-O is gettin' ready for summer too.


Tips & Tricks

This website has such a great layout for a family/team challenge. It's more about getting motivation from those around you and devloping healthy habits than loosing weight but I'm excited to start this. If you wanna join me just print it out & play along starting June 1st


Recipes
Tamale Casserole
Ingredients:
1 cup shredded reduced fat Mexican cheese blend, divided (I used Weight Watchers brand)
1 (14.75 oz) can of corn, drained
1 (8.5 oz) box of corn muffin mix
1 can of Bush's Grilling Beans Black Beans, drained
3 chicken breast
1 pkt Taco Seasoning
1 can chicken broth

Place chicken breast, taco packet & chicken broth in crockpot on low for 6 hours. Shred. Bake corn bread according to box. Add canned goods to chicken and stir. Pour on top of cornbread. Top with cheese. Bake until melted.


Motivation


Stats
lost this week: 1
total loss since Molly was born:45
Lbs left til Pre-Molly Weight: 5

Friday, May 4, 2012

Wednesday Weigh In

Favorites

Subway is my new go to for breakfast! I like the steak, egg white & cheese the best.

I was skeptical but holy cow these are dang awesome! They taste like a real chip. They come in a couple flavors & you can eat 15 for only 1 pt. WHOO HOO!


This turkey pepperoni is fewer points than others and tastes just as good. Yummy with a cheese stick for snack time.

Smartones has a new appetizer. They're stinkin' great! Remind me a little of Cheesecake Factory's tex mex eggrolls, only BBQ-y.

If I can't make it to Jazzercise for some reason this is the workout I've been doing in my living room. It's great because you don't need anything to do it.

Tips & Tricks for this week
To make sure I'm getting enough water I snatched this idea from pinterest. It's actually working really well!

I ran out of baggies this week and was looking for a better way to keep track of all my snacks. This is what I came up with. The entire container is only 6 points. (String cheese, pepperoni, almonds, & Cracker Chips.)

I started following this great blog and the things she's had to say the last few days have really made a difference to me. Check her out if you'd like.

Last but not least, next week is Teacher Appreciation. Every year parents volunteer to bring us breakfast and lunch each day of the week. SO KIND, RIGHT!!??!! This year I'm dreading it just a little for the simple fact that I want to stay on my WW track. So I passed word to one of the room moms that I was on WW and hopefully I'll be able to stick to my guns next week.

Recipe
5 point Bean & Cheese Nachos
20 Guiltless Gourmet Baked Chips
1/4C FF refried beans
1/4C FF Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Layer beans and cheese on chips to make nachos. Microwave or Bake until cheese melts.


Stats
lost this week: 2
total loss since Molly was born:44
Lbs left til Pre-Molly Weight: 6
July 2011 April 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012