Breakfast this afternoon... :)

I seem to have misplaced the camera.  Oh well. Youse guys know what cereal looks like? Ok good :)

For breakfast this morning, I had 1 1/2 cups of Honey Nut Cheerios - 220 calories; 1 cup of 2% milk - 130 calories; and a Dole madarin orange cup - 80 calories... For a grand total of 430 calories for breakfast.

I really want a Heart rate/ calorie monitor... one like this

The BodyMedia Fit is the one I want... Let's see if I can work on it :) Oh, H!!!! :D

Ok... I think I am going to do some of this:

Pray for me!!!!  ;)

Cooking for the men in my life

H slept all afternoon, but M (his brother) came home hungry... So into the kitchen I went to rustle up some grub.  The selection tonight was tilapia, brussel sprouts and couscous... I have a new mint plant in the house, so I decided to put it to use and turned the couscous into tabouleh.

Recipe for the brussel sprouts

1- two pound bag of brussel sprouts = 8 cups = 560 calories
2 tbsp of EVOO - 68 calories
6 teaspoons of Highland Sugarworks maple syrup, courtesy of my cousin from Vermont :)1/4 cup is 200 calories... so.... there are 48 teaspoons in a cup, so 12 tsp in a quarter cup, so i used an eight of a cup... 100 calories!!!!  whew... seriously?  :)
728 calories for 8 cups of BS... lol :)

salt and papper to taste, put in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. roasted to perfection :)

Couscous was a little less than a cup of couscous : a whopping 608 calories!!! whoa!
a cup of mint - about 20 calories
2 roma tomatoes - 60 calories

4 cups of tabouleh for 688 calories

And tilapia, seasoned with coriander, salt and pepper, in the oven at 375* for 12-15 minutes... about 100 calories per serving

So, my plate can have 100 cal of fish,
1 cup of BS ;) 91 cal,
and 1 cup of tabouleh - 172 cal
A total of 363 calories for supper.  And I had water to drink.

Ok, The tilapia was really nice!!!! Coriander and cumin are my two favorites spices to put on fish. The coriander by itself was a nice change.  The tabouleh was...well, tabouleh.  Minty-tomatoey tabouleh. Last but not least, the brussel sprouts.  They had great flavor, but I have to be honest and tell you that I really do not like brussel sprouts. They are good for you, so I ate them anyway...  And for only 363 calories for supper, I am extremely full.

I would love comments if there is anyone out there reading this stuff :)  I have a request for how to make homemade bread.  I hope to do that sometime tomorrow. Til next time :)

Snack time!

Snack consisted of 7 almonds (1/4 of a serving)  - 43 calories
1/3 cup of craisins - 130 calories
cup of tea with 1/2 tbsp of honey - 30 calories

Grand total of 203 calories

Filling!

Shame....

Ok, so this is totally self-deprecating, but I feel it is neccessary to shame myself into losing weight the way I need to lose weight. So here it goes... Shall we talk about them all idividually to make me examine myself??? Ok!

Pretty, but see the belly? and the arme jiggle!?

This dress is 2X. Not Ok!

My H is fit... so should I be!

Big Thighs...

Awww.... I actually love this pic.... Friends <3

At least H loves my wobbly bits!

Look at my pretty tats... punctuated by the Turkey ham :)

Sunlight outside!!! Should be up and exercising... Yet, I am lazing in bed with my hubby.

Starfish... Least I have a pretty smile?

Ok, so I am not as big around as this pretty Penny.

Belly fat. Obvious

At least I am drinking water... from... a ... well?

Not today! :)  Maybe one day I can hide behind there :)

Sponsored by a calorie-laden brown acid water that does nothing but put more jiggle in my trunk.

Ok... So, there is that... On to more positive things... Next time! :)  LibbyD, out!

OK... I am back, BABY! ;D

Ok, so I fell down on the job a few months ago... I am back and I am going to start blogging regularly... Like every time I get hungry or walk toward the fridge regularly. A way to keep myself honest, as it were.  So this is what I ate today.

Breakfast @ 6:30, more like a snack. I had about a quarter of a serving of oatmeal that I made for my nephew.  He got full, so I ate the leftovers with a dip of sunbutter.

Lunch: When H got home at 1, I mixed a can of tuna, a tbsp of mayo, 2 tbsp of pickle relish, and some hot sauce. Put it on top of 2 slices of homemade bread.
Also had a Dole cup of mandarin oranges.

I have plans to go jogging this afternoon. With Boo!!! Our new American Bulldog Puppy. This is her on Christmas Day with H.

So! Cute! :)

What can I say, she likes to cuddle with Daddy. She is a good girl, so smart!!! Learning so fast.  I have lots of fun with her.

Also, I am going to update my personal info today... to force myself to recognize that I need to work on the weight loss... For serious.