Giving Thanks...

I miss my family...
I talk to them all the time...
I see some sort of arrangment of them at least every few months...
I see my Farmor and Farfar all the time...
But this is the first Thanksgiving without them... and suddenly I'm all emo about it.
I don't think it helps that I'm house sitting and all alone on Thankgiving Eve.
I am looking forward to Thanksgiving with the Hillners, the Joens, Kim, and her man...

So... to make things a little better, I endevored, all by myself, for the first time ever, to make a few of my families traditional things... 

These 2 things have always been present at every Thanksgiving I can ever remember... 

and so I give you...

 

The Friestad Family Bran Muffins

(ok... forget any ideas you have about Bran Muffins... these sucka's are AMAZING!

And since the recipe was for The FAMILY proportion, I have plenty of extra batter to make you some, just let me know)

 

The Friestad Family Triple layer Jello

(Ok... so I think the green was supposed to stay on the top, but it sunk to layer 2, but there's still 3 layers, right? And that middle/1st layer is full of yummy goodness)

Thank You Jesus for family, friends, and Good Food... 

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Stir Fry...

So Dawn and Elie are in Roatan, Honduras... which leaves me at home with Mush and Bo for the week. Dawn, being the amazing person she is, left food and recipies for us, and I'm proud to sa y, I have been able to create them thus far. Now, I may not be as amazing as this person, but our dinner was healthy and yummy, and that's all that matters, right?

I just had to add the video of the sounds of sizzle veggies.... there's just something about that sound that I love :-)

Eat more?!

So, as you know, if you've been reading this blog, I have been on Weight Watchers for about a month. I have been super stoked on it and been able to follow the plan really well.

I was so pleased to discover this week that
I have lost almost 20 pounds!

I have been super excited...
until I got this message from Weight Watchers today:

THANKS for logging your weight. You've lost weight since you last visited the weight tracker. You must feel pleased that those pounds are coming off! However, we notice that you've lost more than an average of 2 pounds per week over three or more weeks. This rate is too rapid — it may be unsafe or unhealthy. While we're proud of your achievements and pleased you're making changes in your life, we need you to concentrate on one more thing: You should slow the pace of your weight loss to no more than 2 pounds per week. Make sure you're not skimping on POINTS. If you've been saving your FlexPoints try using some this week. If you're exercising a lot, try to swap some (or all) of your bonus activity POINTS for food. Have a great week!

So apparently... I'm loosing TOO Much Weight! I thought this was really funny... I haven't been trying to... if it was up to me, I'd be loosing more weight! As it is, I hardly have any clothes that are SMALL enough for me! Haven't had that problem in a long time... So.. I need to figure this gig out... I don't think many people can say that Weight Watchers told them to eat More :-) I must be special or something! To my defense, though, I was sick the other week and did fast for a couple days, so I'm sure that had something to do with it ;-)

Now... what should I eat...