Hi all! The question of the day for me is How do you define success? For me, I celebrated my little successes all day long which all work towards my big picture goal. I made breakfast, skipped Starbucks, packed my lunch and made it in time for my 7 am meeting. I resisted going out to lunch so I could walk and resisted going out to dinner when I got home late. I feel proud that I made healthy choices all day when I worked 12 hours. It could’ve been so easy to give in and I never did once – success!
Breakfast eaten on my drive in – 2 scrambled eggs, 1/2 cup blueberries
Mid morning I was starving and tired so I had a green tea with a 4 Smartpoint mini Lara Bar. I think the bar is ok but not worth 4 points as I was still hungry. Enter 2 Tbsp pistachios for 2 sp.
I was tempted to go out to eat but I stated the course with my simple lunch so I could head outside for a 45 minute walk.
A slice of butter bread topped with 1 Tbsp almond butter (5 sp), cucumber chips, a plum and berries.
I wanted salty crunchy in the afternoon and picked this 3 sp bag of popcorners.
My original plan for dinner was to recreate that tasty mini pesto ravioli that we had in France. But, The Husband wanted red sauce so I improvised.
While the pasta sauce cooked, I whipped up a quick homemade pesto.
I followed my simple recipe for pesto that you can find here.
You will not use it all so save the rest and make this Cheesy Pesto Stromboli with it.
I started my pasta sauce with garlic, onion and mushrooms.
Then added ground turkey cooking until browned. Drain and add your favorite sauce. I used Trader Joe’s Arabiatta sauce plus a little Italian seasoning and tomato paste. Simmer while you cook the tortellini.
Scoop in the prepared tortellini and stir slightly.
Add a few dollops of pesto.
Spread across the pan.
Sprinkle 3 oz Trader Joe’s Lite Mozzarella and cover on low until cheese melts, about 4-5 minutes.
Dive into that cheesy, pesto, tomatoey ?goodness. You get 1/6th of the pan for 8 Smartpoints.
I had two bowls like this and The Husband had half the pan…I think he liked it lol!?
I had 2 Dove chocolates for dessert (4 sp)
26 Daily WWFreestyle Smartpoints, 12K steps
Night all!
Hi, I was just curious why have you been skipping starbucks? Do you feel it has stalled weight loss? Thanks and I love following you.
Hi JoAnne,
I love coffee too much and could easily drink it all day long. But, I am trying to be better about that and cutting down to one cup a day with a “treat” on the weekend at Starbucks. It has helped me sleep better and makes my stomach feel better as I think sometimes it’s too acidic for me.
Thanks for asking and following me,
Danica