Does anyone remember these?! I thank the snow storm for giving me a little extra time to record. :)
Topics covered in the video. . .
- Calculating Weight Watcher Points
- Finding Motivation
- Eating While Pregnant
- My Thoughts on VSG
- More on Points.
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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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I think your idea for the new way to do the Ask Roni questions sounds good. I would definitely enjoy listening. And it doesn’t work out the way you wanted, you can always go back.
I am also a four year maintainer and am wired for pts. I too figure my pts the same way. I will figure sandwiches by ingredient not by total calories but I do round up for the misc. When I make a recipe I make columns on a paper and list everything out with the NI and then divide out how much it made sometimes I will even weigh it rather than measure. I like this approach with things like pasta dishes and such then I don’t over stuff my measuring cup. Great ask Roni.
Roni,
I absolutely LOVE you! I just found out that I’m pregnant (I can’t believe I’m telling the blog world this before most of my family even knows), and I’ve been wondering about what I should and shouldn’t be eating. I’m so afraid that I’m going to gain back the 70 pounds I lost during weight watchers, and I know that I can’t be in that kind of mindset now that I’m pregnant. Your answer to the question made so much sense to me, and I really appreciate it.
Thanks so much for all you do-you are the best!
I don’t think you were babbling! Lots of good information.
For those with access to the WW site, use the recipe builder, its great throw all the ingredients in and find out per serving points. Or change the ingredients and/or servings to come up with the points you want it to be. Like Roni I count things like bread per meal not through out the day, but I do have a friend who counts the whole for the day, she lost 80 pounds last year and for her as she got to lower points targets having to total her bread for the day deterred her from a 3rd or 4th slice.
As someone working on getting pregnant thank you for your very sensible approach to pregnancy eating, sounds very reasonable especially as I am not at goal yet. And I agree that the blogging community provides a great sense of motivation and having a blog starts to make you motivate not just for yourself but for others when your own personal motivation might be low.
Thanks again for all your inspiration Roni.
I LOVE the color of your walls!!! Sorry, I know that’s totally unrelated but I’m a bit obsessed with color. Yeah, it’s about as much of an issue for me as eating. Would you be willing to share the color name and paint maker? :-)
Congrats Anne Marie!!
Talysa – I’m pretty sure it’s something Thyme by Duron but I can’t remember. :) It’s in the neutral.. a gray green mix. Like a sage… always one of my favs!
Thank you!!
The issue about being overconfident really hit home. I’m also in that comfort zone right now. Which is awful because I’m nowhere close to the fitness level I want to achieve. Just because I’m starting to run for 30 minutes 3-4 times a week is not an excuse to not cross-train and be more fit and active. I guess I just have to be motivated. And the attitude! I shouldn’t forget about that.
Had RNY gastric bypass weight loss surgery on March 2009. It wasn’t an easy decision but the right one for me. I still have a lot of the same questions and concerns that a lot of your readers have, and still have to be consistent on my post surgery nutrition and supplements. So far, am glad to have made the decision.
LOVE your idea…the more videos the better. They are so encouraging to me.
I am new at your site and I really love it! I’m always tired or have some other excuse. After watching your motivation video I finally see what I have to do. (I already new ofcourse but didn’t want to see it) I now have courage to begin again and hopefully I will lose weight. Thanks for inspiring me!
A plea for people to think about the ethics of buying maternity clothes. Let’s face it, if you’re going to bring a child on this planet, it’s only right to make sure the planet is in a good state! Therefore please try and consider, for example, the cloth the clothes are manufactured from, the conditions of the employees where they’re manufactured and the green credentials of the clothes retailer. Oh, and endeavour to share, rather than discarding. Thanks!!!!