Weight Loss Journey – 10.31.2022

Today I took the day off of work and it felt really nice to have a 3 day weekend. Weigh In:  159.3 This time last week:  158.5 Today’s workout was C25K, Week 5, Day 1.  I did this right after having a cup of coffee, so I believe this helped curb my appetite a bit.  This…

Weight Loss Journey – 10.30.2022

This morning I weighed more, but didn’t gain as much as I had thought, so that’s always good!  Today is a new day though! Weigh In:  160.9 This time last week:  158.9 Today I did get up and focused more so on getting a few projects done first, and not so much on walking.  We also…

Healthier Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

I absolutely love pumpkin rolls – however, I wanted to make something similar, but a little healthier. Ingredients: Cake: 6 TBSP  butter (room temperature) 1½ cups sugar (I used monk fruit sugar) 2 eggs 1-15 ounces pumpkin puree 1 tsp vanilla (I used doTERRA Madagascar Vanilla – about 4 drops) ¼ cup water 1 1/2 cups Cassava Flour (If you are using regular flour, use…

Weight Loss Journey – 10.29.2022

Weekends can sometimes be hard to eat healthier… especially if you’ve have some adult beverages the night before.  Today was definitely one of those days where I ate a bit more than I typically do and I did my best to make healthy choices. Weigh In:  160 This time last week:  158.9 Today I did get…

Weight Loss Journey – 10.28.2022

Happy Friday everyone!  I took the official virtual 5k photos and wanted to share: My workouts lately have been the C25K and walking on an incline.  I needed to do something different and am very glad I chose this route.  My goal is to build up enough endurance to run a full 5k and the…

Weight Loss Journey – 10.27.2022

This morning I woke up not feeling super tired like I have been.  Last night I completed another virtual 5k and maybe that had something to do with it!  The last virtual 5k that I completed, my time was 44:39.  This time it was 42:14.  I had signed up for a virtual wine 5k holiday…

Haystack in a Crockpot

Looking for a simple recipe that is also comfort food?  Be sure to try this one out.  I used a 10 quart crockpot for this recipe.  If you do the vegetables the night before, be sure to put the carrots and potatoes in water.  It would be best to separate these since they are layered…