NYBNY Challenge October (closed group)

Today while driving in heavy traffic, I let cars get in front, so they wouldn't have to wait. I hate it when people see someone trying to merge into a lane, and no one lets them in.

I am also not exercising tonight to spend some time with my boyfriend. He's always moody when I'm busy, and it upsets me because I don't have as much time as I want. But then I realize that he's upset because he wants to spend more time with me.

Wow. Great job to everyone this week. Glad to have the trophy back!

Trophy looks good. I'm not jealous or anything.

My good deed for yesterday was helping someone in my dept at work with their edits. They were falling behind and I didn't have much to do so I offered to give them a hand.

Today, I held the door open at the wawa for the guy behind me. Small, but it's something.

I spent some extra time with a prospective family working to answer all their questions even when I was running late for my next appointment.

I shared my umbrella with someone today, as it is gross and rainy today. Bad weather!

One of my RAOKs for today was that I helped one of our guys complete his chore this evening.
Hope you all are having a great evening!
:smooched: Marie

Fish heads, fish heads, rolly polly fish heads! Or... something.

Pumpkin Seed Encrusted Baked Tilapia from Skinnytaste.com

Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 tilapia filet
Calories: 184.5 • Fat: 5.9 g • Protein: 31.3 g • Carb: 2.3 g • Fiber: 0.2 g • Sugar: 0.1
Sodium: 67.1 (without salt)

Ingredients:

* 2 tbsp raw, unsalted pumpkin seeds
* 2 tbsp panko crumbs
* 1 tsp dry parsley
* course salt such as kosher
* fresh cracked pepper
* 4 pieces (5.5 oz each) tilapia filets
* 1 tsp olive oil
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed
* olive oil spray

Grind the pumpkin seeds in a food processor or coffee grinder. Combine crushed pumpkin seeds, panko, parsley, pinch of salt and fresh pepper and set aside.

Preheat oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with foil for easy clean up. Drizzle 1/4 tsp oil on each tilapia filet. Rub over fish to coat, season with salt and pepper and top with crushed garlic.

Add crumbs to the top, mist with a little oil and place in the center of the oven.

Bake for 15 minutes or until fish is cooked through, then broil for 1 - 2 minutes, or until crumbs are golden (be careful not to burn).

Apple Season.. I love this recipe more than the real thing Super quick and easy My only complaint is some of the red hots don't melt all the way.. Stole this from hungry girl


1 medium Fuji apple, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
12 - 15 pieces Red Hots Cinnamon Flavored Candy
1/2 sheet (2 crackers) low-fat cinnamon graham crackers
2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip (or more!)
Dash cinnamon
Directions

Put apple cubes in a microwavable cup or mug. Top with Red Hots -- the more you use, the hotter your pie in a mug will be! Cover and microwave for 2 minutes. Stir well. Re-cover and microwave for an additional 1 - 2 minutes, until apple cubes are soft.
Meanwhile, place graham crackers in a plastic bag and thoroughly crush through the bag; set aside.
Once cup or mug is cool enough to handle, mix contents well. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes.
Top with most of the crushed graham crackers followed by the whipped topping. (Use a double serving, if you like!)
Sprinkle with cinnamon and remaining crushed grahams. Voila!

MAKES 1 SERVING (entire recipe): 140 calories, 0.5g fat, 44mg sodium, 47g carbs, 3.5g fiber, 24.5g sugars, 0.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 5*

My Tip for the day:

Vending Machine 101

There are times when you're caught empty-handed and you simply have no choice but to enlist the help of a vending machine. The first thing you should do is ask yourself if you are TRULY hungry or just want to feed a craving. If you need to satisfy a sweet tooth, your best bet is to choose something low in calories like fruity sugar-free gum, hard candy, or a small/light snack bar of some sort. If it's crunchy/salty food you crave, look for baked chips or a mini-bag of pretzels. On the other hand, if you really are hungry, you want to go for snacks that have fiber and protein without being too high in calories or fat. Look for filling snack bars that have about 200 calories -- the twofer granola bars from Nature Valley are a great vending-machine staple. Other brand names to look for? Kashi, Luna, Larabar, and KIND. As for the all-too-common trail mixes, those seemingly safe fruit 'n nut blends often come in multi-serving bags, making it way too easy to gobble down 600 calories' worth at once. So look for single-serving options or skip the mixes. Beef jerky, however, is an awesome option -- it has tons of protein, is usually low in fat, has lots of flavor, and is chewy so it takes a while to eat.

I did the dishes and cleaned the bathroom even though it was my husband's turn. And I didn't even mention it to him. If that ain't kindness I don't know what is.

Recipe:

Baked bananas

1 tablespoon of butter (melted)
4 ripe bananas peeled and cut lengthwise into strips (3-4 strips per banana)
cinnamon
half a lemon
pastry brush (or paper towel if you're desperate)

Preheat oven to 350. Place bananas on a parchment paper covered cookie sheet. Lightly brush each strip with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake until you smell bananas and they start to look carmelized. Squeeze lemon juice on top and serve warm.

4 servings at 125 calories or so each depending on the size of your bananas.

My meal tip for the day.

After a workout I make an egg muffin.

.5 cup of 100% All White egg substitute
1 wedge Light Swiss Laughing Cow Cheese
1 Double Fiber Oro Wheat Muffin
2 oz ham/turkey (optional)

I cook the eggs flat and fold them onto a toasted muffin with the cheese spread.

Without the added meat, it's 215 cals, 19 gr protein, 30 carbs. A great boost after a hard workout. Sometimes, especially after a weight training class, I add turkey or ham to beef up the protein. You just have to watch the sodium with the meats added in. Or sometimes I'll have a glass of almond milk on the side.

Katie

RAOK for today. actually had two...lol let someone use my shoppers card becasue they are one of those people who refuse to get the card then complain when they don't get the sale.. and second was giving a little boy a quarter for the stupid claw game

My new favorite protein/after workout drink is: 1/2 c of dark chocolate almond milk, 1 c of brewed coffee, 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder. I love the flavor and the coffee adds an extra kick