And We're Back...

Good morning! I'm finally back after a two week break away! I'm also back to my regularly scheduled healthy lifestyle :-) 

This mornings breakfast was bright and early at 6am. I'm still jet lagged but I'm hoping to continue to wake up a bit early so I can ease into my morning. It's nice...waking up, having a cup if coffee and my breakfast while listening to the news in the background. 

The weather is finally getting warmer. It's so nice to be able to sleep with the windows open. Another plus...this weekend is Memorial Day weekend which means a three day weekend :-) you guys got any plans? I plan on starting my patio garden. I think this year I will plant spinach, basil, cilantro, mint, tomatoes and maybe string beans... Lets see. 

So, my breakfast this morning was very simple. I had a cup of black coffee with a dippy egg, slice of ezekiel toast and banana. Delicious and filling!

How have you guys been?

Sunday Morning Breakfast

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I sure did! My Thanksgiving was filled with lots of Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pie. Lots and lots of delicious pie :-) Now that Thanksgiving is over lets try to make an effort to eat healthy.

With that said, I started off my morning with a very delicious and healthy breakfast. Here's what was cooking:

Baked apple with sliced almonds and cinnamon
1 egg on Ezekiel toast
Black coffee


Mmm mmm good, delicious and healthy:)

How was your breakfast?

Friday Breakfast...

Morning Peeps,

Happy Friday! I started my day off with a balance breakfast:

1 slice of sprouted grain toast
1 egg
1c sautéed spinach
Almond slivers and raspberries on the side

I topped this off with some hot sauce Here's a pic if you don't believe me :-p
















Healthy. Balanced. Delicious.

I plan on getting a cardio session in during lunch :-)

How is your Friday morning going?

The Cinch!...AGAIN!

Good Morning All,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! So, last week my dear friend and coworker, Vianny asked if I would be willing to do the five day fast forward plan of The Cinch! with her. I've already tried this in February, with success and have not gained any of the weight back, as I'm doing a good job with maintaining.

I decided to go ahead and do this but tweak it just a teensy weensy bit. One of the things that irked me the first time I did this was the amount of raspberries that needed to be eaten. I LIKE raspberries, not LOVE them and to be having so many in a day really got to me. Last time, by the end of the fifth day, I did not want to look at another raspberry! The good thing about The Cinch! is you could substitute any berry and still get the same result. So, for today, I'm subbing the raspberries for blueberries.

Now, the typical Cinch! breakfast is an egg scramble with sauteed spinach and a cup of raspberries and slivered almonds on the side. I decided to have a hard boiled egg sprinkled with onion powder with spinach on the side. I had a cup of blueberries and 10 whole almonds, which I'm thinking is about 2TB chopped or slivered. So, that was breakfast. I'm guessing The Cinch! will be much easier for me this time around because I've already adapted the ways of eating.

Question of the day: What's your favorite berry and how do you like to eat it?

***Recipe Alert: Breakfast Bean Bowl***

Good Morning Ppls!! Let's not forget that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. There is nothing more satisfying than a heart healthy, fiber filling, wholesome breakfast :-). Here's a great breakfast bowl that's quick and easy. Ingredients: One egg, fried in one teaspoon of oil(blot the excess oil off with a paper towel) 1/2c. Pinto beans 1 slice of Kraft extra thin sliced deli swiss cheese Salt/pepper to taste 1 tsp. Hot and Spicy Steak sauce In a bowl, add the beans, then top with the egg and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Nuke this in the microwave for about 30 seconds, to slightly melt the cheese. Top off with the steak sauce. Enjoy :-) For 4 WW pts you get over 8 grams of fiber from the beans, and a dose of healthy fat from the egg yolk! Not bad. PS: pic will be posted tonight!!