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Real Choices on a Real Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:40:00 +0000

Yesterday was a bad, bad day. Yes, I used two bads. I get to. It was just that type of day. Nothing seemed to be going right.

So... in the interest of full disclosure, I'm going to give you a peek at what my Weight Watchers tracker looked like yesterday:

PointsPlus® Tracker entries

Friday, January 27, 2012

Morning

1/2 cup(s) uncooked old fashioned oats

1 Tbsp unpacked brown sugar

1 1/2 Tbsp ground flax seed meal

SF Vanilla Americano -- Cream

Subtotal

Midday

1/3 cup(s) cooked white rice

1/2 serving(s) sweet n spicy cashew chicken

Subtotal

Evening

Smashburger - Quick-added food

Fried Pickles - Quick-added food

Subtotal

Anytime

32 fl oz light beer

Subtotal

Food PointsPlus values total used

Food PointsPlus values remaining

Activity

No entries for activity.

Activity PointsPlus values earned

Check off these important items daily:

Liquids	Milk & Milk Products
Fruit & vegetables	Multivitamin/Mineral
Healthy Oil	Activity

Notes

© 2012 Weight Watchers International, Inc. © 2012 WeightWatchers.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
WEIGHT WATCHERS and PointsPlus® are the registered trademarks of Weight Watchers International, Inc. and are used under license by WeightWatchers.com, Inc.

Now you might think my journal looked like that because of the previously mentioned no good, very bad day. That is actually the farthest from the truth, so stick with me here.

For several weeks my husband has been asking me if we can go to Smashburger. Now, I'm not sure if you know Smashburger, but it is delicious in my opinion. They "fry" their burgers on a flat-top instead of grilling them. They come loaded with the fixins. They have garlic rosemary french fries and fried pickles for goodness sakes! I ate there a lot when I'm pregnant. Yes, Weight Watchers, feel free to thank Smashburger for the 40+ pounds I have to take off in order to get back to my goal weight. Smashburger probably single handedly assured that I would never make it back to goal in the "free" 12 weeks I'm allowed after baby. Anyways... its good, its greasy, and the small Smashburger with really no condiments except cheese is 15 Points+. The Smashfries are 14 Points+.

So... my husband has been asking to go, and we have planned all week that last night would be THE NIGHT. I have all my weekly points, I planned a healthy, filling breakfast, and a light lunch. I didn't eat any snacks. But then... impromptu happy hour struck... I drank beer... light beer, but a big beer! But we had still planned to go to Smashburger, and so we did. I ate a burger, but instead of fries I got the pickles... because they are way less points.

I enjoyed my dinner, it tasted good. It was worth it. I planned this. I chose this. I am happy with this choice, and now I'm moving on. This is Friday in my world. This is real life. Not sure what Friday in your world looks like, but I don't eat vegetable soup and carrot sticks. I drink beer with friends and have a good time. I eat Smashburger with my family. I choose this. This is not reflective of my bad day, this is not emotional eating. This is reflective of a lifetime of changes and choices.

These types of choices helped me lose 115 pounds. I chose ice cream and real cream in my coffee, and I made swaps other places to allow that to happen. Its all about balance, and choices, and lasting change!

What do you choose?

Have an amazing weekend!

Weigh In Thursday... Nada!

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:06:00 +0000

I think I've finally broken my scale addiction habit. I have now successfully stayed off my home scale for 2 full weeks in a row! This is huge for me. I am not weighing myself like I am an addict, and last week I still thought about it a lot, but this week, I barely thought about it at all. Its nice to have my mind back for awhile.

Unfortunately, the scale was not kind to me this week. I was very hopeful, as I tracked everything I ate, got my water in, and ate within my points. My reward... nothing! I didn't lose, and I didn't gain. This postpartum body really has me tearing my hair out some days.

I can do everything right and lose 2-3 pounds, or I can do everything right and lose nothing. I'm not sure how to deal with that. On top of it all my face is broken out like a hormonal teenager, and I just got over this strange breakout of some type all over my lips. I did not have so many issues reclaiming my "normal" body back after "L" was born, so I have to admit all of this is not something that I expected still 4 months postpartum.

I'm sure my stress levels, and my lack of sleep from having both a 4 month old, that was extra cranky from her shots, and a sick 4 year old both in the past week has probably contributed not only to the stall on the scale, but also to the Clearasil that is needed on my face.

Today after I weighed in, I did sit and mope for awhile. You would have done the same thing... don't lie. But as usual, I left my meeting feeling empowered. It always does that for me. Empowered to take on a new week, keep making healthy choices, and know that eventually the stupid scale has to budge... right?

I hope some day to wake up and be back in my size 8 pants, with perfect skin, and a naive life, but I fear that is not on the docket for any time soon. So in the mean time I do my best. I pick myself up, dust myself off, and continue on the journey. Really... what other options do I have. I am not about to go back to this:

EVER!
As Winston Churchill said, and I love "Never never never never give up!"

Things I'm Loving Right Now

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:31:00 +0000

Since starting back to diligently counting points I've found some new to me things that I'm loving. I thought you might love them too!

Chester's PuffCorn

You can have 3 full cups (1 oz) of this fake-cheesy, salty, goodness for only 4 Points Plus. Um.... what are you waiting for? Why are you still reading this post... go to the store and get some... now! Just remember that if Cheetos/chips are a red light food for you, definitely pre-portion these first so you don't find yourself eating the whole bag, and don't say I didn't warn you!

Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

OK, you guys probably already know about this, and I'm late to the party, but the Almond Breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk is 1 Points Plus for 1 cup! I love it in smoothies, on my oatmeal or over my cereal.

Ruby Red Grapefruit

0 points of deliciousness! And if you think grapefruits are sour nastiness... try this kind. So sweet! For some reason, eating a grapefruit squashes my cravings for other things... not sure why, but I'll take it.

Fat Free Vanilla Frozen yogurt with cashews

So I've discovered Kemp's fat free frozen yogurt - vanilla flavor. It's only 2 Points Plus. I add half an ounce of salted cashews for another 2 Points Plus. Salty and sweet, yes please!

Panera - Pesto Garden Veggie Soup and Thai chopped chicken salad

This lunch (half salad, cup of soup) - minus the baguette - for 8 Points Plus! So delicious, and an amazing choice for eating out and staying 100% on plan.

Costco - Cranberry Orange Breakfast Rounds
These are almost like little round pitas. You find them by the prepackaged breads... not in the "bakery section" You can carefully slice them in half and make into 2 pieces. I've been toasted and eating with butter for breakfast. 4 Points Plus total!

Making my own oatmeal
I've finally stopped buying those oatmeal packages. This is cheaper, you get a bigger serving, tastes better, and has less sugar. I take 1/2 cup of old fashioned oats, 1 Tbsp craisins , 1-1/2 Tbsp ground flax, 1 Tbsp brown sugar and make it in the microwave in a big mug. I add 1/2 a cup of almond milk.
Points Plus total = 6 points

I hope this gives you some new food ideas. What are you loving right now? Leave me a comment, as I love to get new ideas, or post a comment to my facebook page.

Menu Monday 1/23

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Happy Monday!

I wanted to let you know that you can now "like" Fat Little Leg on facebook! All of my blog posts should then show up in your feed... or at least that's the idea. Stick with me while I figure all of this out over the next few weeks.

Anyways... on to the task at hand. What's for dinner this week!

We've passed the middle point of January, and in my mind that means hopefully only a couple more months left of winter. Yes... sometimes I wonder why I live in Minnesota. I am not a lover of winter that's for sure. Looks like we'll have a little freezing rain covered with an inch or so of snow this morning. FUN! Has me thinking comfort food, and the Skinny Salisbury Steak with mashed potatoes below is perfect comfort food! 2 thumbs up on that one from my family!

Oh, and I almost forgot... look who's sitting in her new high chair, joining us at the table now

Peanut in her new high chair!

Nope... she's not "eating" anything yet, for now she's just practicing sitting, and we are practicing getting 2 hands back to eat with!
Skinny Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Peas
Rachel Ray's Fire Roasted Cheese Enchiladas - lightened... recipe below
Chicken BLT Panini - new recipe I'm trying, review will be forthcoming and Caprese Pasta Salad
Pancakes for Dinner
Sweet and Spicy Cashew Chicken, Rice

What's on your menu this week? What's your favorite comfort food.

Fire Roasted Cheese Enchiladas
Makes 13 enchiladas at 4 Points Plus each

1 tsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
garlic cloves, finely chopped
Salt and black pepper
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 14-ounce can fire roasted crushed tomatoes

1/2 cup chicken broth

13 corn tortillas

4 green onions, chopped

1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

3-1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (I used Co Jack)

Saute onions and garlic in olive oil for about 5 minutes. Add in salt, pepper, cumin, and chili powder, can of tomatoes, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.

Meanwhile combine 3 cups of the shredded cheese, green onions and cilantro. Set aside.

Soft corn tortillas in non-stick frying pan over medium heat, one by one. Fill each with around 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture. Roll up and put in a greased 9 x 13 pan. Top with tomato mixture and remaining 1/2 cup of cheese. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

Weigh In - 1/19/12

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Can you believe that we are already nearing the end of the third week in January?
Can you believe that this little pumpkin is already 4 months old as of Monday?

I can't!

Can you even believe that I lost 2.6 pounds this week and got my first 5 pound star?

I'm now at a total of 6.2 pounds lost since I returned to Weight Watchers 5 weeks ago.

Would you believe me if I told you that I never weighed myself even once between weigh ins this week. That felt good. It sure made me feel more sane. More sane = good. It actually made this week feel easier.

For the first time all winter my winter coat doesn't feel super tight. Its a good thing too, because it was 8 below zero here Thursday morning. I could actually breathe when I zipped it up. I noticed the little bit of extra room, and smiled happily to myself. I regained a little of the confidence and pride I had when I was working my way down the scale before Lily (BL). That felt good... really good!

Attitude Adjustment

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:29:00 +0000

So last week I was whiny... really whiny. It happens. I posted this. I was hating my body... hating my weight. I was feeling like it was all really unfair. And then, I got exactly what I needed, this comment:

Valerie (seattlerunnergirl)said...

I know you might want to smack me for this, but I would trade every one of those 40 pounds for your daughter in a heartbeat. Or, rather, I think you would. If given a choice between whether you could erase the last year AND the weight, but in so doing you'd have to give up your little girl, I'm pretty sure you'd choose to keep Lily and the weight. It just sucks that you can't have BOTH Lily AND your goal weight right now. But you will eventually. I'm believing it for you AND for me because I'm pretty much in the same place.

Now I don't know if you read Valerie's blog, but I have for probably about a year and a half. It was one of the first blogs I started reading when I started running. Then, last year within about the same week we both announced our pregnancies. Val was due in September... 3 weeks before me. And in September, her little girl was born just 1 day before mine. We both had C-sections. We are both "losers" of weight and now gainers of weight because of our sweet babies.

I read Val's comment and I cried. I'm not talking a dainty little cry, I'm talking big sobs, snotty nose crying. What she said was so obvious and so true. Why, why did I not think of that myself?

I would absolutely 100 percent any day trade even more than 40 lbs for my daughter. I would trade it all back. I would trade all 115 pounds back if I had to for her. I would trade 200 pounds for her. I wouldn't want to, but I would do it, without even thinking about it.

As much as the miracle of Lily has changed me, it is obvious that the old ways of thinking about myself are still sometimes fully intact - the old ways of equating my worth to a number on a stupid scale.

I am not what I weigh!

I have been letting the post-pregnancy weight define me, rule my emotions, get me down. I am done.

Don't get me wrong, I am still as driven as ever to get back to my goal, , but at this point if I never lost another pound, but was guaranteed to be able to snuggle my sweet baby girl every day, I would be happy.

I will love myself where I'm at.

I will live my life where I'm at.

And that... is why I do this. Why I put this out here, because I know I'm not the only person that struggles with these things. I know I'm not the only mother who's gained too much weight during a pregnancy, I know I'm not the only mother of a Turner Syndrome miracle, that wonders what the future will bring. I know I'm not the only woman that judges her self worth by the number on the scale, and I know when I'm being short-sighted and not seeing the forest for the trees, that I have someone who will come and pull me up and give me what I need - which this time was a good attitude adjustment!

Zipfizz Winners!

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:45:00 +0000

We have 2 winners!

The first winner is comment #17 from Melanie:
"Just liked it on FB too! I need that pick me up in the afternoons too!!"

The second winner is comment #4 from RJ:
"I've been following your blog for quite some time, but I just made it official! I look forward to reading your postings each day."

Congrats Melanie and RJ. Please email your mailing address to fatlittlelegs@yahoo.com and I'll pass your info on to Zipfizz! Enjoy and please come back and let me know what you think!

Thank you everyone that took the time to enter!

Menu Monday 1/16

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Happy Monday!

What are we having for dinner this week?

Chicken Paillards with Lemon Butter Sauce (recipe below), boxed risotto, steamed veggie
Make your own naan bread pizza - I use either the frozen naan from Trader Joe's or fresh from SuperTarget's deli, add sauce, and tons of fresh veggies for fixings, usually Canadian Bacon for mine, and fresh mozzarella cheese (a must have in my opinion for amazing homemade pizza). We did this with our friends and their kids and the kids made their pizzas on whole grain English muffins. My son ate all of his!
Taco Salads
Bacon Tomato Cheese Quiche - adapted from this recipe, I'm just adding bacon, fresh fruit
Buffalo Chicken Pasta - using this recipe, but instead of chicken using Amy's buffalo chicken meatballs from Costco, and less cheese and some extra veggies (peppers of all colors)
Pulled Jack Daniels Chicken on Buns (Costco... I swear I don't work for them and they don't give me anything for free... consult my checkbook if you don't believe me) this is premade and delicious! I'll serve with waffle fries and spinach salad

Chicken Paillards with Lemon Butter Sauce
Serves 4 @ 7 points plus each

1 pound chicken breasts (this is usually around 2 breasts for me), cut in half (4 oz pieces of chicken)
1/4 cup flour
1 Tbsp olive Oil
2 Tbsp Butter
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup fat free chicken broth

Pound chicken with a meat mallet until about 1/4-1/2 an inch thick. Season with salt and pepper, and coat evenly with flour. Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp oil, and 1 Tbsp of the butter in a stainless frying pan (don't use a non-stick pan). Cook each side for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Should be browned on each side. Remove from pan, and set aside under some foil.

Add the wine to the pan, and cook for about 1 minute... scraping up bits from the bottom of the pan, add garlic, saute 30 seconds more, add chicken broth and 2 Tbsp lemon juice, bring to a boil, put chicken back in the pan, and cook about 5-10 minutes until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened and reduced slightly. Take off heat and stir in the other tablespoon of butter until melted.

This dish is "fancy" enough for company, but also so simple, and we almost always have all of the ingredients on hand to make it. It takes about 20-30 minutes start to finish!

Now, tell me, what are YOU having for dinner this week?

The Weigh In

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:45:00 +0000

I step on the scale this morning... it reads exactly to the tenth of a pound what it did last week. I stand in the bathroom and punch the sheet rock on the wall. I come out of the bathroom with a giant pout on my face, and complain to my husband about the unfairness of it all. He tells me maybe I need to start exercising again. I yell that he doesn't understand, and ask him when he expects me to exercise, 3 am? I grab my apple cinnamon Chobani yogurt and head towards Starbucks.

There is at least 10 people in front of me in line... one of which decides that she apparently needs 6 different drinks. Ugh! While waiting (forever) for my coffee, I bring up Twitter on my phone to waste away the time. I send this tweet:

You can tell, the day wasn't off to the best start.
I get to work, sit down at my desk and get lost in a mundane task that needs to be completed. I drink my coffee. I don't eat my yogurt. I guess I figure if I starve myself this morning, maybe it will make all the difference.

After a while my cell phone rings. It is a call I've been waiting for for a couple of days - a renowned doctor in North Carolina that would like have my daughter join a Turner Syndrome study she has been conducting. We chat, the conversation is nice. I ask lots of questions. I tell her Lily has Turner Syndrome, I tell her about the non-longer mysterious growth on the back of her head. We chat about the various pictures that various doctors have snapped of it on their cell phones. I tell her about my previous pregnancy, about the HELLP syndrome. She pauses, I can tell she is struck by the fact that 2 totally random things have hit me twice. She tells me she doesn't know which one is worse. I take a moment to feel bad for myself, but then slink back to my desk and actual revel in the news the call brought.

11:30 rolls around... time to leave for Weight Watchers. I drive to my meeting, and walk through the door and to the scale. Several people say "hi Sarah". I stop and show the receptionist a picture of my daughter and son. I feel like I'm walking the walk of shame, and yet I should have nothing to be ashamed of, because from a health standpoint I did everything I should have. I drank lots of water, ate my share of fruits and veggies, and stayed within my points. I tried to move a little every day, even if it is just walking around my car while I wait for the gas to pump, or doing squats every time the microwave is running to heat Lily's bottle.

I start the disrobing process - its like a weekly ritual... coat off, scarf and gloves off, blazer off, boots off. I stand in my dress and tights now on the scale and grit my teeth. I automatically blurt out, "I know I didn't lose anything and I can't figure out why!" My CWWL looks up and me and states, "Maybe you should save that comment for a time when you really didn't lose weight." A look of shock crosses my face, I stare down at the paper I see:

- 1.2

I quietly smile, and back away from the scale. I don't know how it happened between this morning and noon. My scale ALWAYS matches Weight Watcher's scale really closely. I don't know how it happened, and honestly I don't care. I will take it!

Next week I hope to make to my first 5 lbs lost.

Don't forget... tomorrow's the LAST DAY to enter my Zipfizz giveaway. There will be 2 winners, so definitely check it out, all you have to do for an entry is leave me a comment on the giveaway post with what flavor you want to try.

Wordless Wednesday - Its True

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

I Hate Those People

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Don't you hate those people... those women? You know the kind I mean... the kind that lose 10 pounds in 1 week. The kind that gain 40 pounds while they are pregnant and are back in their pre-pregnancy size by the end of their maternity leave.

I have read one too many stories lately about women like this. I hate it. Sorry if this is you... don't take it personally, but from where I stand it is unfair.

Over 3 months ago I gave birth to a 5 pound 9 ounce little pink angel. Sitting here tonight I weigh 4 pounds less than the day she was born. I did not lose 10 pounds in 1 week, in fact, I don't even weigh less than her birth weight. I have been done with maternity leave for a month, and I can tell you am I still double my pre-pregnancy size. I feel completely alone. It seems like no one else seems to have this problem. Why do I feel like the only woman in the world that has had a baby, gained weight, and barely lost any of it? I am frustrated and ticked off!

I have been perfectly on the Weight Watchers eating plan so far this week... even over the weekend. Stepping on the scale this morning - and yes it is NOT my weigh in day, and yes I know I shouldn't weigh myself so often, so go away already - revealed that I have lost nothing since last Thursday.

There are so so many nights I want to throw in the towel, to forget it. But then I remember that I said I #Believe. There are so many nights I look at this:

My after Oct 2010

and it stings my eyes... it hurts! I want her back. She was so happy and skinny and naive. She didn't carry around a chip on her shoulder or feel the sting when completely strangers make negative comments about how her baby is so tiny for her age. She didn't know the pain and hurt and anxiety of a pregnancy "gone wrong". She had so much hope that things would work out, that her perfect story would be written. She didn't think she'd gain that much weight while pregnant. She also didn't think she'd have 28 ultrasounds, 1 amnio, and 1 MRI! She thought whatever weight she did lose would fall off in a couple of months.

What a difference a year makes:

Starting over - 40 pounds heavier - Jan 2012
At least she is still smiling... who wouldn't holding that perfect peanut!

And at the end of the day the only thing that sometimes keeps me going is the perspective that at least I am no longer this:

My "before" Fall 2006

And there is no way in hell I'm going back there.

There are some days I can't stand to look at myself. I feel sad. I feel betrayed by life... I kick and scream, "It's not fair!" I did my work before, and now I'm here - fat again. I am tired of trying to lose weight. I don't want to be back at the beginning of this again. It feels impossible. I'm tired of hearing about 5+ pound weight losses, when that is not my reality.

I want to blink my eyes in be back at my goal weight. I want to blink my eyes and realize I had a terrible dream... that 2011 was one big, terrible dream.

But that isn't going to happen. My reality is not going anywhere. And so... for one more day I deal with it. I trudge along realizing that it is going to take me way longer than I ever thought to lose this weight again, and possibly even longer to deal with my emotions and anxiety, that my daughter is going to be a small peanut her whole life and I just need to find a witty comeback, and that perfection, easy perfect pregnancies, and large weekly weight losses ... those are for the unlucky ones; For
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." - Helen Keller

Menu Monday 1/9

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Welcome back Menu Monday! I have really been slacking posting our weekly meal plans and recipes. I must have had a baby or something. Anyways... I plan on trying to do this every week this year.

One of the top things I hear from people on a journey to be more healthy or lose weight is that they are stumped for what to eat. Menu Monday is to help with that. I share my menu plan for the week, but please help me us all out and post yours too. Feel free to post a similar post on your own blog, and leave a link in the comments.

My menu plans are always 100% 4 year old tested and approved, in case you are cooking for kids!

Chicken Enchiladas - Recipe Below
SkinnyTaste Baked Mac and Cheese, Roasted Broccoli
Morningstar Farms Black Bean Burgers on Light English Muffins, Baked Fries, Fresh Veggies/Hummus
Kalyn's Stuffed Cabbage Casserole - New for us... review forthcoming
Chicken Baseballs, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Steamed Veggie

Desserts: Sugar free Butterscotch Pudding with Cool Whip
Ann's Fruity Fluff Pie

Chicken Enchiladas
Serves 12 @ 10 points plus each
(if you use 3 point tortillas... if you can find tortillas with less points, subtract appropriately)

2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
2 cups light sour cream (I used Daisy brand)
1 can healthy request cream of chicken soup
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
1 small can green chilies
2 cups shredded Monteray Jack Cheese
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
12 - 3 point tortillas
1 can green enchilada sauce

Mix every together in a bowl except the tortillas, enchilada sauce, and 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese
fill each tortilla with an even amount of the mixture and roll up and place in a huge casserole dish (I actually split this into 2 pans and freeze half, or bring to your neighbor or friend that is a new mom!), pour enchilada sauce over. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove foil, add 1/2 cup of reserved cheddar and bake for another 10-15 minutes... until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Zipfizz Review and Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:17:00 +0000

Recently I was contacted by Zipfizz to sample and review some of their drinks. Zipfizz is a powder you mix with water. Each tube has 10 calories, 2-3 carbs, no sugar, and 30 times the electrolytes of leading sports drinks. There is no artificial coloring, flavoring, or stimulants, and no high fructose corn syrup. Each serving also contains B12, caffeine from natural sources, and 500 mg vitamin C for an immune boost.

I tried all the current flavors of Zipfizz (orange soda, berry, limited edition orange creme, pink lemonade, grape, and citrus) and found that it was super delicious! I especially liked the berry and pink lemonade flavors. I honestly didn't care for either of the orange flavors.

Being a new mom, Zipfizz has done amazing things for my afternoons! I've been drinking it almost every weekday afternoon, and have definitely felt an increase in my energy within 15-20 minutes. It has become a sort of healthy treat that I look forward to.

I've been able to find Zipfizz at Target, Walmart, and Costco.

Would you also like to try Zipfizz? The company has agreed to provide 2 of my readers water bottles filled with a tube of each flavor. You'll have 4 chances to win, please leave me a comment for each of these, and I'll choose 2 people at random:

1) Follow my blog via Google Friend Connect - right hand column of my blog, subscribe to my RSS feed, or emails. Leave a comment telling me you did. If you already do this, leave me a comment telling me .

2) Leave me a comment telling me what flavor of Zipfizz you'd love to try.

3) Follow me on twitter and tweet this: "I entered @fatlittlelegs @zipfizzcorp giveaway at http://tinyurl.com/7kpwho7" Leave me a comment telling me you did this.

4) Like zipfizz on facebook or follow them on Twitter... or do both. Leave me a comment that you did this. There is a $1 off coupon available on their facebook page too!

You'll have until next Monday, January 16th at 9:00 pm central time to enter. US Residents only please.

Disclaimer: Zipfizz provided me a water bottle filled with samples for myself, and 2 water bottles filled with samples for my readers in exchange for this review. They did not however tell me what I needed to write. All opinions are my own, and I genuinely like their product, and have since purchased it for myself.

Do I #Believe?

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:22:00 +0000

Yesterday was my Weight Watchers meeting. To get the nitty gritty out of the way, I’m up 1 pound total over the “2 weeks of holidays”. My goal was to basically maintain. I am ok with being up 1 pound after those 2 weeks. If I wasn’t doing Weight Watchers I know I would have easily been up 5 pounds. WIN!

The meeting focused on what we believe we can do this year with our weight loss goals. Unless you’ve been living in a bubble you know that Weight Watchers has a whole new “Believe” campaign. People on twitter have been using the #Believe tag all over the place. With a new year, comes a new commitment, and people all over believe that this year is their year. I really hope for all of us that that energy lasts throughout the year… not just the next 30 days!

I was asked… do I believe I can do this, this year? Do I believe that I can lose 40 pounds and get back to my goal weight? And I do… I really do, but it is hard. This time is harder for me. I’m trying to quantify why losing 40 pounds should be harder than losing 115. It was suggested that maybe part of it is that I’ve told myself it is going to be harder. True… I think there is definitely something to that. But I also know that this time my motivation is different – my biological clock is no longer ticking. I can be leisurely about this if I want to. This time is about me reclaiming myself, whereas before my external driver was about having a healthy pregnancy.

I do Believe! My CWWL (Crazy Weight Watchers Leader for any newbies) believes in me. Other people believe in me. People are watching me. Based on my past performance, everyone is expecting that I’ll succeed. And that’s a good thing. I have the accountability and support that I need. It’s also a scary thing, though, because it would make failure that much harder. I have decided that failure is not an option. I will never stop believing that I can change my life, that I can be skinny again. I feel refreshed and renewed and ready to kick this thing! That is why I LOVE meetings so much!

What do you Believe you will do this year? Leave me a comment or send me a tweet ( @fatlittlelegs ). I’d love to hold you accountable for making your goal a reality in 2012!

New Year, New Goals - Take 2

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:31:00 +0000

Happy New Year! Yes, yes, I know its already 4 days in... I'm a little ~~slow~~ preoccupied these days yet, but I really, really wanted to get back here and set up my goals for 2012. I am determined to make this the year that I reclaim myself.

You'll remember (or not if you are new... by the way, welcome) that last year I set out some specific goals, and then pregnancy happened, and that pregnancy turned into a sweet pumpkin named Lily, who just happened to be missing an "X" chromosome, and who threw us all for a loop. So.. my year did not turn out at all like I imagined, and my goals pretty much went to the wayside.

Enter 2012. The year that I am determined to reclaim the skinny me and my sanity.

Goal #1: Reclaim the skinny Sarah. Fit back into my pants.
So... its the typical New Year's resolution if you want to call it that. The difference is for me this is a goal not a resolution. In 9 months I gained 45ish pounds. I had a 5 pound baby, and I lost 2 pounds. HA! Not kidding. When I weighed in back at Weight watchers 2 weeks ago, I was up 43 pounds from my goal weight. I have since lost around 3 pounds. I am wearing 14s and 16s, when last year at this time I was a svelte 8. I hate not fitting into my pants. They were cute pants, they were nice pants. I liked them. So, 2012 is my year to fit back into my pants again.

It took me 9 months to gain 40+ pounds and I am just fine with it taking 9 months to a year to lose them. I know what is realistic for me. I'm not a loser of 2 pounds + a week. My average weight loss the first time down was 1 pound a week. At my last weigh in I was around 215. My goal weight is 175. I'd like to be down to 199.9 by my birthday in March. It's March 22. I have around 11 weeks. I'd like to be down the other 25 pounds by the end of this year.

Realistic goals! I can do this. I will make this happen. I know exactly what to do. I'm a pro at this weight loss stuff. I lost 115 pounds before, 40 should be a.piece.of.cake! But I'm still scared. Scared to fail, scared to be fat.

On the way to reclaiming my skinny self, and my old pants, I'd like to restart a "formal" exercise program this year. I'm not sure what this means right now. I haven't run since sometime late last February. My first step is to figure out what form of exercise and where to exercise will work best for me in this season - tired mother with small infant and preschool son- of my life. I've considered rejoining Curves as I know it works and its a 30 minute commitment. I want to run, and I may start up the "run a 5k program" I did before, in the spring once it is lighter later in the evenings.

Goal #2: Reclaim my sanity
This one is just slighter harder to put out here, as it involves my mental health, and sometimes I think that is a side of myself I'd rather just hide away. But I feel it needs to be said. Last year sucked. It drained the life out of me with my traumatic pregnancy... not to mention the hormones. I have some lingering issues. Sometimes I feel sad... really really sad, and I'm not always 100% sure why. But even a bigger concern is my anxiety levels recently are sky high. I worry about stuff... and not just little things, but big things... like my kids dying, car accidents, bad things happening to my family. It is freaky. I'm nearly positive it is a result of the stress of my pregnancy that has done this to me, but I don't want to live in this stupid constant fear, anger, and sadness.

I think the food I put in my mouth and finding exercise to do will play a huge role in helping me in this area, as I'm a big believer that physical health and mental health are closely tied together, but I am not going to be ashamed to reach out for help to a therapist/counselor this year to process the events of 2011.

And so... I will reclaim my sanity, and at the end of 2012, I will be a skinny, sane girl in cute pants! Shoot for the stars, right?

2012 is going to be better. I am ready and willing to work on my body, mind, and soul, and discover new lessons along the way. Welcome 2012... I like you better already.

2011 Goals, Revisited

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:55:00 +0000

I’ve spent some time the last couple of days reviewing my goals from last year. I have to say it has been a really hard experience. This has been a really hard post to write. This time last year, I had high hopes. 2011 was going to be an amazing year. I was going to lose a little more weight, run a 10k, and not let things bother me so much. Well… as you know, life took an unexpected turn. I could not have even begun to predict what 2011 would, in reality, bring me last year at this time.

At this time last year I vowed to run a 10k in 2011. In March I quit running because I couldn’t keep my heart rate in a safe zone, and it made me really sick every time I ran. FAIL!

I wanted to make a healthier physical me. I made a goal to decrease my body fat percentage, and eat more whole foods. Instead, I end this year 40+ pounds heavier, and have eaten more pieces of pie and giant muffins than I can count. FAIL!

I wanted to make a healthier emotional me. I told myself no more negative self-talk, less negativity and anger. Instead, I end this year feeling worse about myself than probably ever. I have lived through the most negative year of my life. I have probably been angrier this year than any other year in my life so far. FAIL!

Finally, at this time last year, I prayed that I would get pregnant, have a healthy pregnancy, and have a baby, and God said,

“Ok… but let me work, this my way, not yours. You are going to have to have a lot of trust and a ton of patience… things I know you need to work on. Let me use your story as a demonstration of my amazing grace and goodness.”

I did get pregnant… very shortly after writing my goals for 2011 last year. I did NOT get preeclampsia. Did I have the healthiest pregnancy ever? No. But I am OK with that. WIN!

I do not understand the events of 2011. I do not understand why I was chosen to walk the road that I did this year. I do not understand sometimes the pain and sorrows of life, or even the immense joy at other times in life. I do not understand why I had to work so hard to lose weight and get pregnant, and then experience the pregnancy I did, when for some people a healthy baby comes so easily. I do understand why my precious daughter was allowed to make it, while 99% of other Turner Syndrome babies do not. I do not understand why I’ve been chosen to raise a daughter that will have some extra needs.

And while I will never understand the events of 2011, what I do know is that we end 2011 blessed with our sweet little Lily. What I do know is that she is a witness of the goodness of God, of the wisdom of God. What I do know is that I was chosen to be her mother, however hard that is some days, and accept that challenge fully and hope for a 2012 with much less struggles… for all of us. I don’t think I would go back and change any of, even if I still live sometimes in the constant post-traumatic stress of it all.

So while I look on most of my goals of 2011 with failure. I also know that in stark contrast there is so much success. When I started Weight Watchers 3 years ago, I did so so that I could lose weight and have a baby. It was my ultimate goal, and it had little to do with the number on the scale. This year that goal was finally realized. It eclipses the failures of all of the other goals! There are many other years left to run 10ks and decrease my body fat percentage. Being, 34, I didn’t have a lot of good years left to have a baby. And while my pregnancy was not at all what I had envisioned, at the end of it all, what I’m left with is that Lily Grace is here, and she is smiling and cooing and kicking and living!

I could really sit around today and focus on the crap of 2011. I could curl up with my snuggie and champagne glass and feel sorry for myself. And in all honesty, I will not be sad to finally see 2011 in my rear view mirror. But instead I think I’ll focus on the good and will spend the last hours of 2011 snuggling my sweet children.

Goodbye 2011…Good Riddance to you

I wish you all an amazing new start in 2012!

Favorite Posts of 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:46:00 +0000

Well... only a couple of days left in 2011. Hard to believe, isn't it? I can't say I'm sad to see this year go, but that is a post for tomorrow. It has been the toughest year of my life! There has been pain... immense pain, but also a lot of happiness.

So in closing out the year, here are my personal favorite posts of 2011. Enjoy!

Airplane Seats
The View From Here
Perspective
And the Bubble Bursts - Not sure this is a personal favorite, but it is my top #1 read post of 2011, so I
must include it.
50 Things Losing Weight Has Given Me
These are NOT my Plans
Missing One X, Found One Miracle
Dear Lily, Your Birth Story

Thank you for reading my blog this year, and sharing in my ups and downs!

Can You Commit to Just 10 Minutes?

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:47:00 +0000

I got this book for Christmas

The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great

It is mostly a cookbook about basic recipes that you can change up 1 or 2 things on, and make something different. Tried and true formulas, that allow you to add and subtract to depending on your individual preferences. I haven’t actually made anything from the recipes yet, but they look and sound delicious.

In the beginning, the author, Pam Anderson (and no, not the Baywatch babe) talks about her weight struggles, and how she decided she could never do another diet again. How she couldn’t do Atkins or South Beach because she didn’t want to have to cut out a whole category of foods. She didn’t want a life without pasta and wine. I love the reasoning here. I too, don’t do well on these types of diets. I can’t live without half and half in my coffee, and bread with real butter very long. And if you've been around for a year with me, you know I love my wine too (Can you still believe its 4 points plus per glass?) It isn’t sustainable for me. That’s why I have always loved Weight Watchers… you can eat anything, just not everything!

Another item that really stuck out at me was her philosophy behind exercising. She talks about how she didn’t have time for an hour or even a half hour workout, so she didn’t exercise. But then she decided that she could make time for smaller bursts of an activity, and that would count too! She made the decision to do a small walk before every meal, and just that movement made a huge change in her life, and her weight.

I love it! While there is no way that I can make time for a walk before every meal, I can do something. Right now I’m doing nothing. Something is better than nothing. The 3 month old baby at home has definitely thrown our entire family into a new schedule. I feel like I’m literally dragging my body around most days. But you know what? I can do something… it doesn’t have to be something big. I don’t have to wait around until I have a full half hour or hour to devote to exercise. 10 minutes is going to be better than nothing.

I’d commit to walk 10 minutes, but it would be in the dark right now, so I don’t think that is an option. But I can:

Do jumping jacks for a minute

Run up and down the stairs for 5 minutes
Do some crunches
Pretend Lily is a barbell and bench press her
Put on some music and dance crazy for 5 minutes. My son will love this one!

It’s like my own circuit training routine. So… for the next month I pledge to take 10 minutes for me to “exercise”. It is something, it is probably all I can really do right now, and while it’s a far cry from the 3-4 mile runs of my past, it is moving forward, and it will do something to move me towards my next goals.

What could you do for 10 minutes to exercise?
Will you commit to joining me for the next month?

My husband paid for this book for me out of his hard earned cash, and I’m saying these things about this book because I like it, not because someone told me to. If you happen to click on the book and buy it from Amazon, it is through my affliate link, and I will net a few cents from your purchase.

Merry Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:03:00 +0000

Victory at Last

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:37:00 +0000

Yesterday was my week 1 weigh in after starting back to Weight Watcher's meetings. I was so happy to lose 3.4 pounds! It was exactly the victory that I needed after trying a few weeks ago and have less than stellar results. I am feeling confidence in myself and the Points Plus plan.

I had a good week, I had 2 parties/events that had food that I attended, and they didn't derail me, but I still had fun. I was so much more conscious about what I was putting in my mouth. It feels so good to know that I CAN do this again. I feel renewed strength and energy. I know I will get back to my goal weight, but I will not be surprised or annoyed if it takes me about a year. I have 40 more pounds to lose. This is not an easy journey, but as I've always said... its worth it. I am worth it... we are worth it!

When I go to a Weight Watchers meeting... no matter how small... I am reminded why I am there, and why it is so important for me. Yesterday there were only a handful of people at my meeting - a sign of the season for sure, but there were so many great ideas and conversation. To be with other people that are real in their struggles is so important for me. Our leader was a fill in, because CWWL was away for Christmas, and she was a spit-fire! I loved her! She told us that people that attend Weight Watchers meetings lose 50% more weight than those that try to do it alone, or online.

Now, don't get me wrong... if that works for you, then great! But I know for me, I have to be in that meeting. The 2 years I was losing my 115 pounds I missed only a handful of meetings and those were because I was usually on vacation. I know now in retrospect that meetings were the #1 key to my weight loss. I feel so much stronger after them, I feel understood, I have more willpower.

As we are 2 days away from Christmas, I am not going to promise you I will be perfect. This week my goal is to maintain or gain less than 1 pound. It is Christmas after all.. there is lefse to be eaten, and chocolate chip cookie dough balls to be tasted. If it's a 9 or a 10... I will probably eat some. But I will make sure I love it, and I won't stretch out Christmas Eve and day into a week or even longer.

I feel strong... I feel ready FINALLY... I am ready for the final chapter of this journey. This time it isn't about my desire for another child, like before Lily, this time it is about me, and making me the best me I can be. 40 pounds should be a piece of cake after 115, right?

May your holidays be Merry and Bright!

Christmas Letter

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:00:00 +0000

I know a lot of people write and sent out a Christmas letter. We've never done it before, but I guess this year seems as good as any given the amount of change in our lives. Since I just sent out birth announcements, and we are still working on Thank Yous... sorry if you haven't received yours yet, we are slowly getting through them... I just can't see myself taking on another task this holiday of addressing all of the cards/letters and getting them in the mail.

I decided that most of the people I would normally send this letter to anyway, read my blog.

So here's you go... here's is our Christmas letter... ENJOY!

Dear Friends, Family, and Blog Readers,
As I was wrapping Christmas presents the other day, I could not believe that another year has come and gone. I can hardly believe that in two short days, we'll be celebrating Christmas with our family of 4.

Shortly after Christmas last year, I attend the wedding of my niece in Portland, OR. I went solo, while Mike and "L" stayed home. It was nice to escape Minnesota January for 4 days in balmy Portland, and it was so fun to see my sisters, mom, and brother Bob.

Me and my oldest sister... don't we look hot?

It wasn't long after arriving home that I was staring at a positive pregnancy test in February. I spent February, March, April, and most of May puking.

Baby Lily at 6 weeks as a tiny bean.

In March, after dealing with some issues with "L" refusing to go down stairs, we discovered that he had very bad eyesight, and had no depth perception due to the difference in sight between his two eyes. So... at 3 years old - the same age I was - he got his first pair of glasses, and we started patching his "good eye" nightly for a couple of hours. Just a week ago, he was cleared to stop patching. He has made amazing progress, and yes, I am happy to report that he will now walk down stairs again

In April, I was interviewed and photographed for an article about weight loss bloggers by the big paper here in town, the Minneapolis Star Tribune. I thought it would probably just be a small article with a small picture. Imagine my surprise when I opened up the paper and saw my picture taking up an entire page!

In May, Mike's sister and her little boy traveled to Minnesota to visit with us for a week. The boys had a great time visiting the Mall of America, the zoo, and going to a baseball game.

In August, we celebrated "L"s 4th birthday! It is hard to believe that he was once a tiny little 3 pounder that we could hold in the palm of our hand.

On May 12th, our world turned upside when we learned at our 19 week ultrasound that there were complications with our baby.

We spent the months of May, June, July, and August at doctor appointment, after appointment. I had 28 ultrasounds and 1 MRI during my pregnancy, but despite all of the dire predictions, our baby, Lily Grace, was born on the 16th of September via a scheduled C-section.

She was 5 pounds and 9 ounces and 18-1/2 inches long. She spent 36 hours in the NICU, but came home when I was released 4 days later!

Prior to our hospital release we finally had our answer to the difficulties during my pregnancy. Lily is missing 1 chromosome - an "X". She is an XO instead of an XX. But that's about all she is missing. In the past 3 months she has shown us that she is a feisty little character, full of projectile vomit (from a horrible case of reflux), but even more full of smiles. She has beautiful blue eyes! Lily will likely have surgery next summer to remove excess skin from the back of her neck and a remainder of the growth from the back of her head. It is considered cosmetic and should be outpatient. Given all the scenarios we could care less that Lily is missing one of her "X"s. She should be able to lead a relatively normal life. She will never be able to have children of her own, and she be quite short, but we will support her as a family however we can.

We've spent the last 3 months loving on our little girl. I can't say Lily has been an easy baby. She has horrible reflux, and is very colicky, but even in the hardest of moments, I find myself staring down at her, and thanking God for letting us hold her and love her on this side of my womb.

The same day that Lily was born I found out that I won the people's choice in the Minnesota's Most Valuable Blogger contest! Thank you to everyone that voted for me. What a thrill to find out I won on the day of Lily's birth.

Last night as I was feeding Lily I was listening to Christmas music on my iPad. Silent night started to play, and as I gazed down at the sweet little girl resting peacefully in my arms, I thought of Mary as a mother... many thousands of years ago, and I cried as I wondered what her pregnancy was like, what struggles she went through before and on the night that Jesus was born. I wondered what she possibly could have thought when she found out that not only was she pregnant with a child she didn't plan on but that she was going to give birth in a barn!

Dear friends, families, and strangers from around that world that have prayed for our family this year. It is because of your prayers, and the amazing power of that baby, that was born in Bethlehem long ago, that I hold my daughter tonight. I will never find the words to thank you enough. This is by far the best Christmas I have ever had. Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Love,
Mike and Sarah
"L" and Lily
Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, goodwill towards men!

Changes

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:03:00 +0000

I've completed 4 full days on plan since going back to Weight Watchers and I'm doing good. I have several "holiday events" this week, so while it so far as been tough, its not been impossible. I have used all but 13 of my weekly points so far, but that is what they are there for, right?

So what are some small things I have changed in the past few days to try and be as successful this week as possible?

Well... first off I'm drinking more water. Am I drinking the amount still that I should? Nope... but I'm getting much, much closer. Also I've discovered something amazing... Zipfizz! The Berry flavor is so yummy in water. In full disclosure, Zipfizz sent me some free product to try, and a full review will be forthcoming, but I will definitely search out this product and pay for it. Its sort of a cross between vitamin water and Emergen-C (not as much fizz though).

Next up... I'm eating more veggies. Tonight I made an amazing salad with tons of fresh spinach, 1 hard boiled egg, 2 strips of crumbled bacon, a little blue cheese, 1 Tbsp of craisins, and some light balsamic vinaigrette. So filling and delicious all for around 7 PP.

Overall I am becoming more conscious, once again, of the things I am putting in my mouth. I am making sure that if it goes in the mouth, it is worth it. I am asking myself routinely - What do I want more, this food or to be back at goal weight?

Progress not Perfection, Choices not Chances

Choices, Not Chance

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:48:00 +0000

I knew what I needed to do, but I didn't want to do it. I had thought about it for days with a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. I had talked myself into and out of it so many times throughout the week it wasn't even funny. In fact, just this morning I probably talked myself in and out of it 10 times before noon.

But I knew I needed to do it, and so my body in some sort of automatic fashion at around 11:20 am today got out my chair at work, got its coat on, walked to my car, and drove a few miles down the road. When I parked in the parking lot I took a huge breath, pasted a half-ass smile across my face, and walked through the doors....

OF WEIGHT WATCHERS!

I don't know why I was nervous. Maybe its because of the 45 or so pounds that I've gained since March, maybe its because I thought that people would think I was a complete failure, that they would judge me harshly. Yes, it was those things, and maybe it was also because I think I won't be able to do this... that I will fail. I think its also because it seems foolish barely a week before Christmas to "start Weight Watchers". Despite those feelings, I also knew in my heart that if any one person there had had the year I had just endure, any one of them might be exactly in my spot. For a moment I was just happy to have survived this year.. this pregnancy.

This was the right time for me, despite the holidays approaching. Even if I just strive to maintain I will be better off. I want to fit in my clothes again. I want to feel light on my feet, and hold my head up high again. I want to run after my Ls squared and not be tired. I want to do a race with my son someday... soon! I want to love me again and not be ashamed. I want the world to know that I walked through a year of shit, gained some weight, and lost it. Because isn't that so true? Isn't that something that has happened to everyone at one time or another.

Yes, I tried to do it on line... the result is that I'm up about 4 pounds since starting it online. Obviously that wasn't working for me.

So.. I knew what I had to do, and despite all of those feelings. I went, and now I feel like a heavy weight (not literally, unfortunately) has been lifted off my shoulders.

Once I sat down and the meeting started I knew that I had absolutely made the right decision. I felt a sense of willpower and positivity come over me. As we started to talk about food and the holidays and how to deal, I knew that I was in the right place. As I thought about the party I will be attending tomorrow and the food and alcohol that would be there something magical was said... "you have to decide what you want more, to lose weight, or to eat the food." Its choices, not chance that will get me back to my goal weight.

I can do this, I want this, I am worth this.
Choices not chance, that is my new mantra.

I'm Hungry

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:24:00 +0000

I'm hungry... and I need something to eat. Now you wouldn't know that I did if you saw the number on the scale this morning... yikes! I need something filling and healthy. You'd think for as long as I've done this weight loss shtick that I'd have a ton of ideas, but I'm feeling a mental block, especially when it comes to breakfasts and snacks.

I've been eating old-fashioned oatmeal with flax and 1 Tbsp of brown sugar for breakfast constantly, and while I love it, I don't want to burn myself out on it. For snacks I am clueless... I have been eating Hershey kisses, hot cocoa, chips, breads... fill in the blank with your favorite carb or sweet here. Its my constant downfall.

So... could I get a little help. I desperately need new snack/breakfast (or even lunch) ideas. Please post a comment helping me out and I'll do a compilation post later this week with all of the ideas that everyone has shared, and a link to your blog if you have one (please leave in the comments, if your comment won't link through).

Thanks and Happy Monday!

This Sums It Up

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah - Fat Little Legs) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:08:00 +0000

Several of my friends on facebook shared this and it struck me so strongly, I just had to share:

That folks, is my entire year summed up in a small square picture!