You may have noticed I did a bit of New Years Cleaning around here. Nothing major, just rearranged a bit and added an orientation for any new readers (or old ones who may have been missing something.) Cleaning up and re-reading my own posts was just what I needed to get out of the funk I’m in. So I decided to pluck my favorite posts from 2008. Hopefully it will motivate us! :)
- Resolutions vs. Goals
- A Weight (Watcher) Maintainer Rant
- 10 Stay Active Tips!
- Fat is NOT a Dirty Word but Maybe it’s the Wrong One
- Accountability & Awareness
- Can’t vs. Haven’t
- Ask Roni – No Answers Just Self Analysis
- Are you ready?
- What 5 things would you tell yourself?
- "That was a good run Mommy!"
- Ask Roni – Scale Habits? Gone Full Circle?
- I could have…
- I FINISHED MY FIRST 5K!
- Why isn’t my unhappiness motivation enough? – A Follow Up
- All the Hard work is Really Worth it!
- Can you LET IT GO?
- 3 Steps to a Healthier YOU! – A Series
- I DID IT! I Freakin’ DID IT!!
- New Month’s Eve!
- Weekend Quote: New Beginnings
I’m off to make this New Years Eve Sensational! :) Have a GREAT ONE!
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Finally my first Farro idea! I have to say, I love this stuff! It's chewy and yummy and, well, fun! I tossed it with what I could find in my pantry and it made a wonderfully satisfying lunch. Filling but not heavy, tasty and quite nutrient dense. According to NutritionData.com this [...] -
I've seen it mentioned in a few of my clean eating and healthy cook books but honestly, I never even thought of Farro as an option for me. I refuse to shop at specialty stores and I try to use only common products that I can keep in stock and purchase from a typical grocery [...] -
I've never had a tuna melt. Is that weird? I guess that's what happens when you grow up not liking mayonnaise. I never ate tuna salad or egg salad or chicken salad. Honestly, they always kind of grossed me out. Then I realized.. hey.. why does tuna salad have [...] -
I have no idea where this idea came from. I was hungry. It was lunch. I had Brussels Sprouts. That was all the catalyst I needed.:) I decided to use a slice of real bacon to add flavor and little fat that would help sauté the sprouts. I'm trying [...] -
WOW was this good. I mean seriously good. It's not vegetarian so don't start throwing stones. I'm calling it a Garden Vegetable Burger because I use the new Laughing Cow Smooth Sensations Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese Spread. It was this recipe on Allrecipes.com that inspired [...] -
I drink water 99.9% of the time but every so often it just doesn't cut it. I want something else. Something more. Something slightly sweet. Today was one of those days. I decided to make a refreshing drink based on the famous Arnold Palmer, half lemonade and half iced [...] -
The other day I made a whole chicken on the grill in pieces. It was delicious! Just a little BBQ sauce and an open flame is all I need to make The Husband happy in the dinner department. I also picked up a few ears of corn from the grocery store. They aren't in season [...] -
Let me explain so you don't think I'm making a chili recipe and just put it on pizza. I'm calling this vegetarian Chili Pizza because chili is what inspired flavors. I think I told you. Little Bean is really into, well, BEANS! We go through a can about every 2 days. Yesterday [...] -
I've confessed my inability to follow recipes here on GreenLiteBites many, many times. I don't know why it's so hard for me. I can barely follow some of my own and I wrote the darn things! I think most of my problem stems from not having all the ingredients listed and, [...] -
Leftover brown rice and leftover sauce meet in this quick lunch idea inspired by my favorite food of all time: Pizza. I swear I can turn anything into a pizza concoction. Have you seen all my pizza ideas? I've used everything from pumpkin to zucchini, polenta to wontons. Nothing is off [...] -
This isn't a recipe just an idea I had to share. I can't believe how good it was! I've never had grilled pineapple. Can you believe it? I just never really had the desire to grill it before. When you love something raw sometimes it doesn't occur to you to cook it. [...] -
I whipped this up for lunch on a whim today because, well, I have a baby who's obsessed with three things… Cheese, Beans, and Avocado. No, really. Look... It's my go to meal for him so I find myself with beans and avocado readily available. [...] -
You know that tradition 7 Layer Mexican Dip? The one with the cream cheese, guacamole, salsa, lettuce, cheese, green onion and olives? Yea. That's the one. Well I had a craving for it the other day. Well, not exactly for it as I can never make anything the way it's suppose [...] -
If you go through the archives of GreenLiteBites I have about 5 total beef recipes. Five. Compare that to the 80+ I have tagged with chicken/turkey there's a clear winner in the meat department on my blog and in my home. I don't have a beef with beef (omg The Husband [...] -
I'm a kitchen sink smoothie maker. Whatever I have on hand goes in the blender and viola! A quick breakfast or a healthy snack. Last year I posted an "Elastic Approach" to how I make smoothies but I still like to share specific combinations that worked really well. This was one [...] -
The other night it was just the kids and I home for dinner and I decided to make what I wanted to make no holds barred. Without The Husband home it's much easier for some reason. Hmmm wonder why? Ok, not here to husband bash.. really.. I'm not! I'm here [...] -
*sigh* I was really hoping to share an awesome turkey burger idea. I had grand plans for my leftover ground turkey. The results was alright but they could have been so much better. I added diced pineapple, red pepper, green pepper, oats and soy sauce to the meat and formed 2 patties. In hindsight I [...] -
I made this on a total whim yesterday having no idea if it would work. To my surprise it did AND the husband actually said he liked it... UNSOLICITED! Here's the story. I had only 4 tilapia fillets defrosted for dinner. I knew it wasn't going to be enough for us [...] -
This is a slight reboot of a recipe I posted last year simply called Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili. Staying true to my use-what-I-have-on-hand roots I, well, used what I had on hand and made a similar dish with a spicy twist. Topping the result with avocado added a cool creaminess that [...] -
Did you hear? The Laughing Cow recently launched Smooth Sensations a line of 5 cream cheese spreads. There's Classic Cream, Classic Cream Light, Strawberries & Cream, Garden Vegetable and my favorite… Cinnamon. It's a sweet wedge of creamy goodness! Today I decided to use my new favorite flavor [...] -
Confession time, I recorded a 30 minute video making this with both kids (partally) 2 nights ago. I miss videos. I really do but they seem so much more difficult with 2 children. I'm also having technical difficulties with my video recording and audio syncing making it VERY time consuming to edit. [...] -
A couple of years ago I shared a modified version of Sloppy Joe's I made for a party. Everyone loved it but I've been wanting to try to make something similar for the family on a smaller scale and without the pre-made canned Manwich sauce. I don't particularly have any issues [...] -
Yesterday I was dreaming about a salad. Not just any salad, but a chickpea filled, cucumber, and red onion salad with a fun, tangy dressing. Unfortunately, I had no cucumber or red onion. Well, that's a lie. I had a half of cucumber but it was a mushy mess and [...] -
Dinner meals are getting harder and harder for me to share lately. I've gone back to just whipping things up without really measuring anything (this meal was going to be one of those until I realized I still had enough light to take some photos.) I've also instituted a few brainless meal nights [...] -
Three years ago I posted a video called "Makin' Hard Boiled Eggs" where I shared my system for, well... making hard boiled eggs. Genius name, I know. I'm smart like that. Anyway, since then I've gotten tons of feedback and comments thanking me but all the information is locked in a long winded 10 minute [...]
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Happy New Year Roni…I haven’t commented in a while….I haven’t really been online….just been staying busy..and enjoying life..nothing wrong with that..I have lots of videos to watch that you’ve posted and I can’t wait until this weekend to do so.
Have a great new year tonight…..My bf and I are having new years at our house with friends and all..this is a first for us..but I’d rather have everybody over having a good time and sleeping over then paying a ton to go out and have to worry about getting home…
Happy new year to you Roni! Another great list! Keep up the great work next year, and I will be here commenting and following!
Happy New Year, Roni!! Looking forward to a sensational 2009!
Happy New Year, Roni! There are so many resources here that it helps to have a list for guidance ;).
Happy New Year, Roni! Thank you for a wonderful year of inspiring posts. You’ve kept me in the fight so many times! Have a great new year!
As a new reader, I appreciate both your new orientation section, as well as getting to look at your “best” posts of 2008!!
I want to congratulate you on your wonderful weight loss and maintenance! (I hope some day that I too am a success story!)
Happy New Year! I have a site suggestion…like you dont have a busy enough life! LOL You should have a segment or section where your readers can submit a favorite recipe and you could post a lighter/healthier substitute recipe?!
I was just sitting here enjoying a cannoli, thinking that I wish I was a better cook so I could make a lighter version.
All the best, Nicole in NY
Loved reading #1 and posted about it and you on my New Year’s Resolutions post yesterday.
Roni, you have been a true inspiration and it was great having the chance to meet you in 2008. Wishing you a very Happy New Year.
Thanks for this post! Turns out I may have missed a few!
Happy New Year Roni!!!
Happy New Year Roni. Here’s to staying healthy and fine in 2009!
Thanks for putting this together. This is just what I needed today. I was able to sit down and take some time for myself. A tip I picked up from one of your videos. Thank you for being REAL. Without going back to find it I want to comment on a video that you did not to long ago. It was an ask Roni where a woman had a husband who wasn’t kind about her efforts. While not as extreme, I sometimes feel the same and that post really touched me. It gave me a new confidence to deal with it. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will continue to follow.
I am really loving going back and reading these Top 20. I am a fairly new reader of your blog (started in June or July of 2008), so a lot of this is new to me. Thanks for compiling these!
Oh, and on a completely separate note, I absolutely love your podcasts. I used to watch the videos at work, but now that they are blocked, I subscribe in iTunes and listen to them either while I work, or while I run.
Happy New Year and here’s to a fabulous 2009!!