Tortilla Soup - No Points!

I found a recipe for Tortilla Soup that has NO Weight Watchers points. I tried it and it is SO good. Here's a pic:



Instead of using salsa, I used Pico De Gallo and I also added some "Franks Red Hot" hot sauce. I like things spicy. Mmm....

I took a 25 minute brisk walk at lunch today. The weather was perfect here .. I felt like I could have kept going!

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Starting Weight: 154.2 pounds
1st Goal: 15 pounds
Weekly Points Remaining: 17
Daily Points Remaining: 3

Breakfast
- 1 kiwi: 1

Lunch
- 1 cup quinoa: 4
- broccoli: 0
- asparagus: 0
- cabbage: 0
- red pepper: 0
- yellow squash: 0
- zucchini: 0
- teriyaki sauce: 0
- 16 oz ice tea

Dinner
- Bowl of Tortilla Soup: 0 (post a comment if you want this zero point recipe!)
- 7 tortilla chips: 3
- Can of coke: 3

Snacks
- 1 pita: 4
- 2 tbsp hummus: 3
- 1 cup baby carrots: 1

I love my house.

o-m-g. Two for one sale at the garden center so I added more plants. I am tired.



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Starting Weight: 154.2 pounds
1st Goal: 15 pounds
Weekly Points Remaining: 17
Daily Points Remaining: 3

Breakfast
- 16 oz iced tea: 0
- 1/2 lrg onion bagel & crm cheese: 4
- 1/2 banana: 1

Lunch
- Taco time salad (no meat): 4

Dinner
- Veggie sandwich: 5
- 16 oz. ice tea: 0

Snacks
- 94% FF popcorn: 4
- 16 oz water: 0

Bleh. Binged.

I binged today on a bunch of crappy food. I also bought more plants. I think I'm addicted to both at the moment.. Weight Watchers doesn't seem to be as easy as it was the last time I did it and I'm dead set at having something in the way of a pretty garden, if it kills me (and it might - oh my back!).

Here's a photo of my newly planted flower bed .. I'll add more to it tomorrow. I was so excited .. I had a bird take a bath in my birdbath .. he had an absolute blast.



Now I've decided that I need to rearrange my office so that my desk faces the window so I can look out at my feathered friends while I work. Jotting that down on the list of things to do tomorrow.

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Starting Weight: 154.2 pounds
1st Goal: 15 pounds
Weekly Points Remaining: 17
Daily Points Remaining: 0

Breakfast
- Cereal and milk: 5

Lunch
- 1 cup quinoa: 4
- broccoli: 0
- asparagus: 0
- cabbage: 0
- red pepper: 0
- yellow squash: 0
- zucchini: 0
- teriyaki sauce: 0
- 16 oz Water

Dinner
- Veggie sandwich: 4
- 16 oz Water

Snacks
- 16 oz unsweetened ice tea: 0
- 20 oz Coke: 5
- Jack in the Box Onion Rings: 11
- Ranch dressing: 4
- Trader Joes chocolate: 3
- Trader Joes chocolate meranges: 2

How Does Your Garden Grow?

I went shopping at Flower World today and bought some new plants for the garden. Going for that cottage look - will get them all planted tomorrow morning.







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Starting Weight: 154.2 pounds
1st Goal: 15 pounds
Weekly Points Remaining: 34
Daily Points Remaining: 0

Breakfast
- Fresh fruit: 4

Lunch
- Subway Veggie Delight - 6": 4
- Green Tea Ginger Ale: 3

Dinner
- 1 cup quinoa: 4
- broccoli: 0
- asparagus: 0
- cabbage: 0
- red pepper: 0
- yellow squash: 0
- zucchini: 0
- teriyaki sauce: 0
- 16 oz Water

Snacks
- 13 chocolate merange cookies: 2
- Trader Joes 100 calorie chocolate: 3
- Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream: 2

Weight Watchers Begins ......

I started Weight Watchers again - not because I necessarily want to lose a ton of weight but because I picked up some pretty terrible eating habits while I was sick. I'm pretty excited about it - the last time I did Weight Watchers, I felt fantastic and had lots of energy. I highly recommend the program to anyone who might be considering it.

With each daily posting (yes, I'll be posting daily now), I'll append my food log for the day to show my progress.

Starting Weight: 154.2 pounds
1st Goal: 15 pounds
Weekly Points Remaining: 35
Daily Points Remaining: 3

Breakfast
- Nothing

Lunch
- Pasta Salad: 8
- Coke: 3

Dinner
- Spinach Salad: 6
-- Strawberries
-- Bleu cheese
-- Almonds
-- FF balsamic salad dressing
- 16 oz Water

Snacks
- 1/2 WW Cookies & Cream ice cream bar: 1

My Birthday Cake

My 35th birthday was marked with the presentation of the perfect cake - a LADYBUG CAKE!! Imagine my excitement when my team presented me with this:



They sure do know me well. Thanks to everyone for making my birthday so special!

Christian the Lion

No.....

...we're not working today, Mama.

Today is "Caturday".



I mean it. I'm watching youuu.

Scaredy Cat

My cat Holly has been wearing a "cone" for a few days after a visit to the vet. Her brother doesn't quite recognize her at the moment.

Paws for a Cause ...

It's coming and I couldn't be more excited!

The Catalyst for Change

"I'm seeing a rebirth and reawakening in this country to political activism. We're seeing something in this country we haven't seen since the late '60s. We're seeing record numbers of people getting involved. The catalyst for all this, the common denominator, is Sen. Barack Obama. He has lit a fire in many hearts across the country."

~ Kalyn Free (Native American Superdelegate)

A 12 Pack of Kittens, Anyone?

"Si Se Puede Cambiar"

Our Product Photography Service

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Sunday Paws

Having just received 5-6 inches of snow, it seems that today is a lazy kind of "don't go anywhere" day.

Holly, Hunter and Panda agree. With that, I present you with "Sunday Paws" ...

Eat Your Vegetables!

It's easy to eat your veggies when they look like this:



We're having a potluck tomorrow - I can't help it .. my artistic tendencies extend to ensuring that like colored foods aren't adjacent to each other and there is good color harmony. I wonder what the hexidecimal value of asparagus is. It sure would be pretty as an accent color for a web site I'm working on...hmm....

Cherry Blossoms & Horses

Today, I went exploring a bit - went to Duvall, Carnation, Fall City and back towards Redmond. Here are a few snaps I took along the way:


Cherry Blossoms in Fall City, WA


Famous sign for the town of Duvall, WA


A beautiful Palamino and an Appaloosa in Fall City, WA

The Tough Life of a Cat

After a day modeling for It's Meow or Never Animal Rescue (I got a great assignment to model for buttons and magnets to promote Obama - he's my fav!), I came home, had a pawdicure and a little dinner.

*Yawn* .. time for a nap. Sooo tired.

BlogHer

I stumbled across BlogHer.com today and am really excited about it's potential. Geared towards women who blog, it claims to provide additional exposure for your blogs and ideas.

A little extra exposure can't hurt - I'm on my way to register The LadyBlog at BlogHer.com now! You should do the same!

Mmmm... fruit torte

I made this for my team yesterday ... it was gone in no time flat: