Steel Cut Oatmeal

Organic Raw Honey

Plant Protein Powder

Ground Flaxseed with Mixed Berries

Bee Pollen

Cinnamon Apple Teff

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup teff
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 granny smith apple (diced)
• 1/2 oz. natural walnuts & almonds (I used Emerald 100 calorie pack)
• 1 tbl. apple butter

Instructions

Cook teff in water for about 5 minutes, add vanilla, cinnamon and apples. Cook for an additional 10 minutes or until water is absorbed, remove from heat. Pour into serving bowl, top with walnuts, almonds and apple butter.

Eat & Enjoy! BetsC

Tips & Bonus Information

Weight Watchers Points Plus: 6 pts.

Yield: 1 serving
Preparation Time: 2 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Coconut Oil Spread

Organic Chicken Broth

Teff

Goal Weight Changes

I changed my goal weight to 149 lbs., ...I'd love to throw that darn scale away, but since I'm using the one at Weight Watchers, that's not a real option! LoL

I have been working out 6 x per week and have lost an incredible amount of inches. This week, I am wearing size 10 jeans, and now they are beginning to feel loose. It feels great when those favorite pair of  "painted on" jeans become the "baggy" pair.  : )

From time to time you should reaccess your goals. What I've discovered is that for me it's more important to feel healthy and focus on my size and shape not the number on the scale.

So, now, one of my attainable goals is to fit into my favorite size 7 jeans comfortably through eating healthy and exercising rather than to put my focus on the number on the scale, ...because, after all, it is just a number on the scale. It's a great tool for measuring progress, but it does not define how I look and feel. ; )

2 weeks down, 2 to go!

Today is Day 14 of my November Challenge.

Wow, I am really loving this new way of eating.  Well, it really doesn't feel too new to me since it has many of the same principals as Somersizing, just not the same guidelines.

Thought I'd share, I have lost 5.4 lbs. in 2 weeks with eating clean.  What's even better is that I feel that I am learning and creating some great habits.  You really have to look at your eating as a lifestyle and not a diet in order to make lasting changes.

Oh, and since it had been over a month since I took my last measurements, I did today and I have now lost 16" and 20 lbs. since June.

Avoiding Self-Sabotage ...Fear of Success!

"Success does not come from perfection; it comes from consistently moving in the right direction, which eventually brings you to where you want to be, and that is something you don't need to fear." (Tosca Reno)

November Challenge

Today is Day 4 of my November Challenge!!!

So far, so good!  I am really focused on eating healhy and have been feeling very satisfied (and satiated) with my food choices.  I loved Somersizing and this program just makes me feel like I've gone home again.

I've been experimenting with adding some healthy extra's to my protein shakes, I'll post the recipes a little later.  ; )

Shared from SummerGirl

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands, and if it changes your life, let it." (Gwen)





November Challenge

Today is Day 1 of my November Challenge!!!

GOAL:  Each day, for the next 28 days, follow the Eat Clean Diet and ONLY eat healthy foods that nourish my body.

A-tisket, a-tasket, and a Tosca!!!

When working towards a weight loss goal, you should surround yourself with positive people and effective tools that will help and support you to reach your goal.  I am inspired by many things and one of them is magazines.  I discoverd that I love the Oxygen series magazines.

If you haven't picked one up yet, ...you simply must!  They are filled with inspiring stories, tips, tricks, food/recipes, ...just a wealth of great health information.

As I scoured the pages, Tosca was mentioned over and over, ...and eating clean.  At first, I just simply passed over it not really knowing what Tosca was then I became intrigued and had to learn more.  So glad I did, through my research I learned about Tosca Reno and her program called Eat Clean Diet.

I bought two of her latest books and can't put them down.  As a member of Weight Watchers, I follow the Points Plus program which promotes healthy eating by following the Good Health Guidelines (GHG).   And, with Tosca's plan, I love the principals behind ECD, they are very similar to the Somersize guidelines (without the combining and unlimited fats) and that just makes me feel cozy and right at home.

So, here I go, ...I'm taking Tosca's 28 day challenge to "eat clean" by following her ECD guidelines for the next twenty-eight days.

Kinda, ...Really???

Those two words packed a powerful punch for me this week, here's why ...

Karen (my Weight Watchers Leader - love her btw) was talking to us about the Weight Watchers Points Plus program and how to achieve success.

She said that if you "kinda" follow the program, you will kinda get results, but if you "really" follow the program you will REALLY get results.

I really, really want to be successful, ...and these two little words have helped me to stay on track and to choose healthy foods.   Thanks Karen!!!