I could not have possibly ASKED for a better topic this week. Learning from setbacks. What a concept. I think what I am struggling with right now (and for the last several months, really) is getting back to that ‘last straw’ feeling that brought me back into the doors of Weight Watchers this last time. I don’t know why this is going on, but it is, and I don’t like it.
I know I have been the grand motivator for most of you, and I do enjoy that role. I just need a little motivation for myself. I am not sure how it went away, although I have a pretty good idea….STRESS! I have had so much going on lately. I am trying desperately for this promotion at work, and should hear something on Monday. Please wish me luck.
I still haven’t gotten around to getting back into tracking with FitDay, but I think that I will be able to starting this week. With the onset of spring, I think I will do some spring cleaning with respect to the different aspects of my life. We already did some spring cleaning in the house, so now it’s time to do some spring cleaning with my attitude toward the program. I am going to do a better job planning and I am going to do a better job with my attitude.
Most of my meal-planning failures come when I forget to defrost the protein to be used with dinner. It then becomes a mission of survival, which usually ends in some sort of pasta dish, which isn’t terrible (because I keep whole wheat pastas in the pantry)…but it isn’t optimal either. Today, Sunday (I know, I am late again!), I had chicken breast defrosted and had a package of small red potatoes and some green beans. Voila! A perfectly balanced meal, and not hard on the PointsPlus budget either.
I am going to keep today’s issuance short…but hopefully I will be back with good news, and a better attitude? LOL…Thanks for bearing with me through my roller coaster of a ride! You know, if it was easy, we wouldn’t all need each other. Remember that! When my going gets tough, I need YOU, and when it gets tough for YOU? Believe it or not, you need me. LOL…We can all be there for each other. How ‘bout that?
Have a fantastic night, and I promise, I will try to be back with you more timely this coming week (but can’t guarantee it, due to quarter-end close!)
“Change will ONLY come when the pain of staying the same
Is greater than the pain of change”
~Dora Lee Scott
RECIPES
Apple Pie Oatmeal
I had the 10-soon-to-be-11-year-old home sick for two days last week. Throat infection. Yucko! I needed to make sure she had a good breakfast on those days, and found this one on the Almond Breeze website. This was fantastic, and really not bad at all in terms of the PointsPlus™ Values! Eat and enjoy!
PointsPlus™ Value: 5
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Yields: 2 servings – 1 cup each
Ingredients:
2 cups Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (such as Almond Breeze or Silk PureAlmond)
1 cup old fashioned oats
2 small apples, diced
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ cup splenda
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in sauce pan, cook over medium heat till apples are soft, about 5 minutes, stiring frequently.
Makes 2 servings.
