I have become a big fan of Katie’s Gourmet Instant Oatmeal in the last few months and have finally tried all the flavors. Sunday Special has to be my absolute favorite, replacing Berry DeLite by a thin margin. I think why I like it so much is the chocolate chips! Who doesn’t like chocolate? 🙂  They melt when you heat it up and add a chocolatey flavor to the oatmeal that I don’t think I have ever had before and absolutely love. I was hesitant on the banana in this flavor at first as I typically only like banana bread and real bananas. Anything else with banana flavor, I shy…

Well, here we are just about a week shy of my finale of my Healthy Living experiment and I have to say that I am feeling really good about myself. Sure there are areas that I have not perfected and areas that I epically failed at (dang diet soda!) but I do think that I have definitely made a conscious effort to think before I put something in my body for nutrition reasons. Besides eating two Doritos chips off my boyfriend’s son’s plate at a cookout, I have not had a potato chip since Lent began. And I can say that I honestly don’t miss them. Tortilla chips are another…

This week was a lot better for me. Though I did have one quite indulgent meal, I really was very well behaved for the rest of the week. I really watched my portion sizes and made sure that I knew exactly what I was putting in my body. Friday night, my guy and I attempted to check out Tubby’s outside of Whitewater. We pulled into the lot and already realized we were going to be waiting. We got inside and it was very crowded and we just decided to go somewhere else as we were starving.  He suggested the Duck Inn and not being familiar with the area, I agreed.…

Week 3 has been a real battle. I tried hard to not let the mind win, but I’m in need of great support to get back on track. My back pain has been a set back and I’m trying to learn to deal with it, but it makes working out very difficult. I know there is some level of working out I can do and I just have to do it. Plus not all weight loss happens from working out – you have to work on what you are putting in your body.  I will say that my clothes are fitting a bit better, even though the weight loss isn’t…

My friend Katherine and I share a love for local food made with quality ingredients. We have checked out some local eateries together a few times a year and have enjoyed all of our ventures out. About a year ago, Katherine began a new business,”Katie’s Gourmet Instant Oatmeal.” She has always been one to add fruit to her oatmeal to increase the flavor and she came to the realization that she wanted to share this yummy concept with the public. Katie has done the work for you – combining all of the dry ingredients. Just add milk or water, or a combination of both and you are set to go. …

I was contacted by Pairdd  a few weeks ago and asked if I was interested in trying out one of their Gluten Free meal delivery options. I was very humbled that someone found my blog and was very excited for this opportunity! I knew nothing of Pairdd, so I Googled them and found out they are quite awesome. Pairdd is a Milwaukee-based meal delivery service that has gluten free options for you to make at home. Everything is pre-portioned out for you and ready to eat in less than 45 minutes from unpacking to plate. The Pairdd box is delivered to your doorstep on a Tuesday and as long as…

I had a date Friday night and I introduced him to Bernie’s Tap Room and the Duck Confit and BBQ pizzas/flatbreads. The BBQ pizza was new to me and I think what makes Bernie’s pizzas/flatbreads so outstanding is the super crispy and thin crust. I made another fan of the duck pizza and I WILL figure out the white sauce so I can try my darndest to make this at home. We took two slices of the BBQ pizza home to not be glutinous but it was really, really good. My date was even lucky enough to score me some duck so I can try cooking it myself too! Any…

15 days  down, 31 to go!  A third of the way there…… Before I get into the details – I want to shoe this picture of the amazing Pairdd meal that I made last Thursday. Details on what Pairdd is and how the fabulous the meal was will come up later this week.  Salmon w/ quinoa, kale, chickpea and craisin salad — Pairdd Week 2 was much harder than Week 1. I knew it was going to be more of a struggle, but I really didn’t think it would be this hard. I think my body is finally realizing that I am depriving it of jelly beans, Starbursts, diet soda…

From CueClubofWI.com Now that I live on the north end of Waukesha, the Cue Club of Wisconsin (formerly Master Z’s, formerly Sharkey’s) is really close for me to go for a drink or a bite with friends. A few weeks ago, my friend Kacey and I went to get a few drinks late on a Friday night. We got to Cue Club around 9 and they were just tearing down from the Fish Fry (that is pretty tasty!). We grabbed a table between the bar and darts area/dance floor. An employee was plugging the Jukebox back in and I was excited to play a few songs and just relax and…

Week one of healthy eating has come to a close and I briefly wanted to share with you how it’s going. SPECTACULAR That’s about the best word I can sum up to tell you how I’m feeling about things. 1) I haven’t had a soda (minus two mixed drinks made with Dt. 7up instead of seltzer) and I think that is realy helping. I have replaced soda with seltzer, flavored water (like Crystal Light) and iced tea.  2) I have been working out and it’s paying off already. I checked out a few DVDs from the library and completed one of them so far. I also found a few workouts…