Orowheat Health-full 10 grain Bread
I’m trying a new thing of being a BzzAgent, and my first campaign for them is to try 
for free! So far, the high protein and high fiber in the bread is helping me “keep fuller longer” as the bread is supposed to. It tastes surprisingly good too! Super moist, and thicker than most breads without being dry or crumbly. I love it. So I’m spreading the Bzz. 🙂
Losing Weight 2012
So, like most people, I decided my New Year’s resolution was to lose weight. However, unlike many, I’m actually doing it.
Since I started teaching full time, while going to school in the evenings, and coaching a sport, I managed to put on 40+ lbs. That is not cool. Until I finally finished my evening classes, I was literally sleeping 3 hours a night because I simply had no time. Well, now I have the time, so I’m putting in the effort to fit back in to my old clothes!
So here’s the plan:
Goal: Lose 40 lbs
Time frame: 4 months from January 1 to May 1.
Rationale: Improve health, fit into old clothes so I don’t have to keep spending money on new ones, feel better about myself, and have more energy. (Has anyone else noticed being overweight makes you sluggish?)
The Plan: 1. Calorie tracking (intake and exercise!) with a free app on my iPhone and online called My Fitness Pal , 2. upping protein and fiber while lowering simple carbs and fats so I don’t feel hungry or spike sugar levels, and last but not least 3. upping exercise.
So I need to lose 10 lbs per month to stay on goal. In reality, I have a wedding in September, so that’s my real target date, but I find challenging myself to get healthy sooner helps me stick to it. If I leave my time limit too long, when I start losing the weight faster than I need to, I “cheat” and go on binge eating fests. What can I say, I love food!
So far, I am on track. I have lost 10 lbs, and plan to lose another 9 in the month of February (it’s a short month, and I already booked tickets for wine tasting with chocolate next weekend at the Lodi Wine and Chocolate Weekend. I figure I can make up the extra pound in a longer month.
So friends, I think that wraps up my weight loss plan for 2012, wish me luck, send me tips, and encourage me to get thin again! If you want to join my on MyFitnessPal, we can friend up to encourage each other that way, or if you want to be weight loss buddies through exercise let me know. I have a bike ride planned for tomorrow! 🙂
Back to Blogging with Shopping!
So it’s been a while… a long, long while. I’ve decided it is time to blog again!
And I’ve decided to create another category of the blog that is going to be all about nifty things I’ve found, and where you can buy them. I kid you not, this winter when Christmas shopping, it took me FOREVER to find cute personal gifts for people. So, I’ve decided to put things all in one place on my blog, so I can remember where to find cute items to make gifting easier.
Today’s shopping theme: Warm cozy snack items for the kitchen:
Also, since it’s still cold and wintry, I LOVE these soup mugs with built-in cracker holders! So cute, and means I don’t have to carry a separate plate to keep my crackers from getting soggy in soup! Soup Mug
Keeping warm with tea is my new thing for winter, but I hate the dripping tea bag, so these Kangaroo Mugs are totally perfect. when I leave the kitchen I can put the tea bag and sugar packs in the mug and serve tea that way. Time saver, and as a bonus, you can put the wet tea bag back in the pouch so your tea bag doesn’t drip everywhere, and your tea doesn’t get over steeped. Love them!
Also for tea lovers, I hate having loose tea leaves floating around when I make loose leaf tea, but cleaning the tea leaves out of those wire mesh grates is a pain. My auntie found the perfect solution in this Pretty glass teapot with infuser I love it! And it looks much prettier than the standard tea strainers pots.
And on the trend of cute mug holders, I love the idea of this Mug with space for cookies built in! though, the face is a little creepy. I want a cookie monster one, but can’t seem to find it. Let me know if you see one anywhere online in the comments section!
I’ll stop here for now, but there are sooo many adorable gifts! I look forward to having a list on here. 🙂
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