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1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup milk, 1 TBSP ground flax seed, 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Tasted like apple pie.

I officially need to buy all new jeans. I've wore out 3 belts trying to make my baggy jeans last as long as possible.

I’m trying to slowly increase my fiber by including some “higher than my usual” fiber meals/side dishes throughout the week. They may not be the highest fiber things out there. But every little bit helps. Here are some things I have recently tied: http://echopaul.blogspot.com/2014/12/baked-oatmeal-casserole.html…

Lemon Pesto Spaghetti Squash: Cut squash in half, de-seed, drizzle with oil, add salt and pepper, roast at 350 for about 45 mins. Also chop up 1 head of Cauliflower, oil/salt/pepper, and roast on a separate sheet pan in the oven. Fork out squash into a bowl and stir in cauliflower. Add a jar of pesto sauce and the juice of…

Here are a few that my family likes, or at least 2 out of the 3 kids will eat. Chicken Fajitas-I eat mine just in a bowl straight out of the crockpot. But everyone else puts it on a wrap and loads it with their favorite toppings like cheese, sour cream, and avocados.…

Some favorites in my house are: Bake chicken covered with a jar of store bought pesto sauce. put mozzarella cheese on for the last 10 minutes. So good with white rice. (And with the left over for chicken and rice wraps.) Bake chicken covered in a can of crushed pineapple, BBQ Sauce, a diced onion, and mozzarella cheese.…

It was really eye opening to see how many calories I was simply DRINKING each day. My coffee with creamer and lemonades/Kool-Aid's had me drinking more than 900 calories a day.

My kids (7, 5, 1) are very big cereal eaters. Especially if I let them pick out what cereal we buy. This is always a good go too if we are running late. I toss some dry cereal in a sandwich bag and they eat it in the car on the way to school. Fresh fruit like pineapple, apples, grapes, mandarin oranges, or strawberries…

I usually wear baggy clothes around the house. Well my husband took the 3 kids out for some errands while I got house work done. I randomly decided to put on a "junk t-shirt" from high school so I wouldn't ruin nicer clothes with bleach. When my husband came home he actually did a cartoon like double take at me and said…

Some of my go to drinks now are: vodka soda with a slice of lime rum with coke zero 1 shot vodka, 2 shots water and a squirt of flavored crystal light liquid I also use different flavors of zero calorie Sparkling Ice Frost drinks with vodka or rum. (I'm on a orange mango and rum kick right now.) I usually like a huge glass…

Last night I realized I have surpassed my daily step goal for 16 days in a row.

I was training a new employee today. We were chit chatting about random stuff and at one point she was trying to describe a friend from college. She actually used the words "skinny like you" to describe this person. She had no idea how hard I have worked to get to the size I am and to be told I was skinny (like it was…

I would adjust meal times to later so you can still be full from dinner later at night. Or eating 5 smaller meals instead of 3 large ones a day. I drink different flavored teas when I'm hungry and really wanting something yummy. Green Chai, lemon lift, vanilla caramel, and toasted coconut are my favorites right now. You…

The main way I organize my meals for the week for a family of 5 is with my recipe card box and an excel spreadsheet. I write all of my recipes on an index card that goes in alphabetical order in a small box so they are easy to find and pull out. Then I have an excel file on my computer that has all my recipes with sortable…

This is one of my family's favorite ways to have venison. https://guide.sportsmansguide.com/recipes/spicy-venison-linguini-with-broccoli/

Some of my family's favorites are: Chicken tacos- 3 chicken breasts, a jar of salsa, and a package of taco seasoning. Toss everything in on low and let it cook all day. Then shred the chicken, mix it all together and serve. My kids assemble regular tacos with all the toppings. But I have this on top of a salad. Chili -…

This is my favorite store to shop at. I get all of my fresh fruits and veggies from here. Also my favorite go to items are: Frozen veggies for soups, stews and stir fries Frozen fruit for smoothies marinated pork loins (the Italian and peppercorn are the best) greek yogurt single serving packages of nuts and trail mix…

I had to take my 15 month old to the doctor for his regular check up. My son is a very active 30 lbs big boy. The doctor said she was running behind so it would be a bit of a wait. To keep my son occupied I was picking him up and setting him down for rocket ship rides, doing curls with him (with tummy kisses), letting him…

I took out my fall/winter clothing from storage and had to bag up more than half of them to donate because they were huge on me. I guess my body shape has changed a lot since last year.

I had to throw out my belt because it was way too big and the old marks from past sizes made it look terrible.

I decided to raise my daily step goal an extra 5000 steps because looking back I had exceeded my step goal for 16 consecutive days without even realizing it. This is now the highest daily step goal I have EVER set and it makes me feel strong.

My favorites are: vanilla chia, vanilla caramel, french vanilla, cinnamon stick, Orange and spice (all Bigelow) with a little sugar. (I will add a little milk to the vanilla caramel sometimes.) Then for green tea: Green chia with a dash of sugar, plain green tea or green tea with lemon with a little honey. And I only let…

I grate them with a cheese grater, heat some coconut oil up in a skillet, cook the sweet potato until it is tender and add cinnamon. I also cut the sweet potato into cubes and roast them in the oven with cauliflower, onion, Brussel sprouts, carrots, and beets. Mix it all with a cup of prepared quinoa and season with soy…

I finally fit into something other than my old maternity jeans.

I really want to get my wedding and engagement ring set back on. Had to take them off when I gained a lot while pregnant.

I'm not a big coffee drinker, but here are a few things that my husband did and it worked great for him. He would by flavored coffee grounds and just use a little bit of regular milk and sugar (slowly cutting that back every week until he drank it black). Or he used sugar free flavor syrups. And sometimes he would turn his…

I actually started drinking flavored tea whenever I wanted some kind of candy. My favorites include green chia, Vanilla caramel, lemon lift, and toasted coconut. At first I would add a some sugar to the tea but slowly cut back and now it is sweet enough for me without it. Some days though a little good quality chocolate is…

I'm going to avoid the overload of appetizers by hiding in the living room away from the food doing arts and crafts with the 2-5 year olds. (I'm bringing lots of art supplies to avoid the boredom melt downs anyway.) I know that some of the options at our thanksgiving dinner are a bit healthier than others (like the roasted…

Spiced orange cranberry sauce and roasted veggie and quinoa salad.