sushi saturday.

this morning, i was able to talk tim into a nice run/walk... we had our record breaking stroll for 3 and a half miles... and yes, i was huffing and puffing after only running for a mile!

tonight we decided to go do dinner at a place called Masamoto... they have the best sushi... i ate an avocado roll and split a hawaiian roll with tim. it hit the spot!

and with all this royal wedding hype, we decided to end our night with a little mario 3...

i needed to save the princess.

chips and dip.

before tim and i were married we attended a pre-cana class for church. we were to write down each others strengths and weaknesses. he was to write down weaknesses like "theresa has very little patience" or "she gets angry easily"...

but not tim. he wrote "chips and dip"...boy, does he know me, or what?!

tonight we went to On The Border... my favorite mexican restaurant... they give you bottomless chips and dips...

i decided to order a salad with dressing on the side and enjoy as many chips as i pleased...

i didn't eat as planned tonight but i am not going to beat myself over it... we have a very quiet weekend and i plan on exercising and eating light to get ready for monday's weigh-in...

but for now, i am going to finish enjoying my friday night with a homemade white mochatini made by my husband.

Have a wonderful weekend!

holy guacamole!

tonight i went out to dinner with a few friends... after fighting with myself between the turkey hoagie and a salad, i finally agreed on the salad with a side of dressing... great choice!... because when i got home...

tim surprised me with one of my favorites! he went to chipotle and picked me up some guacamole dip...



i dipped some tostito chips and savored every bite!

so worth giving up the turkey hoagie for some chips and guacamole!

eating clock.

this past monday, i had off from work and decided to tackle my first cooking recipe. tim is the cook in our little family but i decided to take on the challenge.

i have only ever cooked for tim one other time... and although he enjoyed and appreciated it, i knew i could do better.

so i took the laptop into the kitchen and watched youtube videos on "how to mince garlic" "how to chop an onion" "how to chop cilantro" and "how to cook chicken breast"
after three hours i made my first edible dinner. chicken tortilla soup. it tasted just like the soup from Max and Erma's, which is my favorite! we sprinkled a little cheese, sour cream and crushed tortilla chips on top and voila!
Recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup

In a large stockpot combine and whisk together until smooth: 2 cans each of the following Campbell soups: cream of mushroom, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and cheddar cheese soup. Whisk in 2-15 oz cans chicken broth.

Add: 1-15 oz. can diced tomatoes
1 cup Pace brand medium salsa
1-4.5 oz can Ortega green chiles
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup fresh,chopped cilantro
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 tsp. red chile powder, more or less to your taste
salt and pepper to your taste

Bring to a full boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.

Add: 4 cooked chicken breasts, cut into small chunks. Simmer another hour.

While soup is simmering, make your soup toppings:

Crunch tortilla chips and place in a bowl.

Shred 1/2 lb. cheese and place in a bowl ( i used cheddar)

To serve: Ladle soup into bowls, top with shredded cheese and fried tortilla chips.

This recipe will make a full crockpot... I did half the recipe for just the two of us and we still had leftovers!

speaking of dinner...

tim eats lunch pretty late in the day and usually a big one like cheese steaks or burritos...

i eat lunch pretty early in the day and usually a small one with yogurt, fruit, and carrots...

he is never hungry for dinner at 5:30... and i am STARVING! i tend to snack.. and snack... and snack...until tim gets hungry around 7:30...

does anyone else live with someone whose eating clock is different from their own? how do we get our eating clocks the same?

Final egg update.

ten days later...

and by the tenth day... it didn't taste nearly as good as the first... so the rest went into the trash... I WON!

sweet distractions.

i made it through the easter weekend! i have to be honest. it was so hard. super hard.

i started off easter sunday with chobani yogurt in hopes that the protein would fill me up and i wouldn't be famished going to the party.

when i arrived...i had just a taste of all my favorites (taco dip and buffalo dip)

a very close family friend, corrine (an avid blog reader!), made a delicious and healthy salsa to go with chips! I ended the chip fest, dipping in her salsa and walked away from all the appetizers.

dinner was a success...but then...

came the dessert table... Candy, cookies, and cakes were EVERYWHERE!! i ate a cookie and some malt eggs and then used my niece and nephew as my sweets distraction.

i walked with logan.

and snuggled with mckenna.


and stayed far, far, far away from the kitchen. i enjoyed the company and tried to focus on catching up with family and friends rather than focusing on chips and dip.

and for that... i think i deserve a pedicure to bring in the spring season!

Happy Monday!

Happy Easter!

Tim and i spent the evening dying easter eggs and getting ready for the "easter bunny" to arrive!

while we were busy dipping eggs, sasha was snoozing in the corner of our dining room waiting for us to finish...(had to throw this picture in...she is so stinkin' cute!)

I woke up this morning... and JEEPERS CREEPERS! the easter bunny was here!

I don't think he got my memo that i have been trying to eat healthier... maybe if he knew, he would of put carrots, oranges and fiber bars in the basket instead!

i have a feeling that i may be giving the candy to friends... any takers!??!

today is going to be really hard. easter is a big holiday in my family. we have about forty people celebrating and all those people bring delicious food. buffalo chicken dip, taco dip, homemade chocolate chip cookies and candy will all be on the table.

i figured a plan. i am going to have a little "taste" of everything i want and walk away. i don't want to deprive myself (thanks Kristin for this advice!)

i am weighing in today. i weighed in last monday after eating terrible on sunday and i was seriously down and out for two days because of it... i will go back on my monday weigh-in next week...

new number is 144.6! that is an 18.6 pound weight loss in 16 weeks... i'll take it!

next weigh-in: monday, may 2nd.

Happy Easter everyone!

successful start.

the start of the easter weekend has been a success...

last night we went out with a couple of friends to a japanese restaurant. since it was good friday, i had to find an option that was not only healthy but had no meat! i previewed the menu at home before going to the restraunt...

and decided on an avocado roll for my appetizer for about 180 calories and mango shrimp for my entree.

i had my "cheat of the week" and enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine with dinner.

A new idea that I came across recently is "cheat of the week." I came across it in another healthy living blog and loved it!

looking forward to the easter weekend...first on the list... dying easter eggs!