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Spicy Black Bean Soup (3 WW SmartPoints® Recipe)

Kristen — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 23:08:58 +0000

Spicy Black Bean Soup is a simple yet filling soup recipe with only 3 Weight Watchers SmartPoints® per serving.

Oh, what a week. We had our heating and cooling company come on Monday to do our annual winter furnace tune up. That all went fine and well until Monday night, when we realized our furnace had stopped working. Assuming it was an easy fix, we called the heating and cooling company and they came back out on Tuesday. Still not working. They replaced our furnace on Wednesday because our furnace was 13 years old. So, $3300 later and a new furnace and guess what…still not working. It’s now Friday and they have been out every day this week for hours and hours trying to figure out what’s going on. Meanwhile, the temps have been in the 20’s, and you know how I feel about cold… I am NOT a fan. …

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Weight Watchers Recipe One-Pan Orecchiette with Sausage

Kristen — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 22:30:00 +0000

A simple and satisfying Weight Watchers recipe.

I wonder if I searched Dine & Dish, how many times over the past 11 years I have mentioned joining weight watchers? I’m guessing at least 5. Here I am again, admitting that I’ve joined Weight Watchers. Over the past couple of years I’ve lost 35 pounds, then gained 45. Now I am desperate to stop this darn cycle of struggling with my weight.

I lost the 35 pounds by being on an incredibly restrictive, low calorie, low carb, high protein diet. After losing the weight (and my hair – wierd) and reaching my goal, I realized that although the weight loss wasn’t all that hard to do, sticking with that restrictive of a diet for the rest of my life was not feasible. I missed wine. And bread. So in typical Kristen all or nothing fashion (remember me talking about that before?), I went full on the opposite plan, and gained all the weight I lost and more. Ugh….

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Weight Watchers Chicken Sauté with Peppers and Goat Cheese

Kristen — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:58:56 +0000

A tasty and filling Weight Watchers recipe that’s only an unbelievable 5 PointsPlus per serving!

I go to Weight Watchers meetings on Saturday mornings. I’ve been going since November, at first consistently, then, you know… I left town for a bit and had way too many Pina Coladas…and was nervous to step on that scale when I returned. Turns out, I only gained 1 pound, and am now down 10 pounds total since I first joined (without whole heartedly trying). It’s funny how we take a look at things and only pick out the negative. “Oh, I’ve eaten too much over the past month so surely the scale is going to show me the worst”. Instead of… “I went to the gym 4 times a week this month and exercised almost every day on my vacation, so the scale is going to be really nice to me!” Turns out, it’s silly to expect the worst, isn’t it?

I haven’t been a very good Weight Watcher since the new year. I haven’t done a very good job of counting points and staying on plan, but what has clicked with me is that I’m more aware of what I put into my mouth. In fact, yesterday, I mindlessly put a bite of a dessert I was making for a client in my mouth, and ended up spitting it out because I didn’t want it. It’s such a habit for me to just eat whatever is in front of me! I’m trying to change that….

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Weekly Menu Plan {Skillet Steak Tortellini and Veggies}

Kristen — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 23:14:21 +0000

Our family weekly menu plan for the week as well as a recipe for Skillet Steak Tortellini and Veggies – a quick and tasty weeknight meal!

Man… I’ve had the hardest time getting back into the swing of cooking and blogging this year. That’s probably obvious by my lack of blog posts lately, isn’t it?

The problem is that unlike my slow start to 2014 with reading, I have already read so many great books this year! The kind that you don’t want to put down and just want to ignore life and read all the time. I haven’t been totally ignoring my family and reading… but I have ignored going to the grocery store and cooking and blogging for the most part and instead have been devouring these books! I’ll write a post about the books at the end of January, but if you are curious what they are…this book was a page turner. I couldn’t put it down! Along the same lines, I couldn’t wait to get to the end of this book so I could see how it unfolded. This book was incredible and so well written, which shouldn’t surprise me since I love everything by this author. And this book…well, I listened to it on audio and loved the narrators and it kept me on the treadmill, even when I was tired of running. They were all so good!

So if you are looking for some really good books to start your year of reading off on the right foot, I highly recommend those ones. I’m so excited as I have a stack of books to get through that I think are going to be really great. So I may not be blogging, but I am doing my due part to read books so I can recommend them to you 🙂 You are welcome. …

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Meringue Kisses Recipe {Weekly Menu Plan}

Kristen — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:52:36 +0000

A recipe for Meringue Kisses, a lighter alternative to those high calorie sweets and treats! Plus the Dine & Dish weekly menu plan.

I was really proud of myself over the Thanksgiving break because even though I was out of town at my brother’s house, I tracked down a Weight Watchers meeting and went to it.

I kind of wish I wouldn’t have now because, friends… I was UP 5.6 pounds this week! Yes. My very first week I was down 5.6 pounds, then down an additional 1.6 pounds week 2 and on week 3 (the meeting after Thanksgiving) I was up 5.6 pounds. It was kind of crazy that I was up the exact same amount I was so excited about losing that first week. Ugh. This is going to be such a long, hard journey, isn’t it?

I know exactly what I did wrong. I only went to the gym 2 days last week and I didn’t track a single bite I put into my mouth. Instead, I ate with wild abandon as one should on Thanksgiving, right? It’s too bad my sister-in-law is such a great cook. I’m going to blame all 5.6 pounds on her 🙂 …

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Healthy Dinner Recipe – Rosemary Chicken

Kristen — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 03:50:19 +0000

An adapted Weight Watchers recipe, this Rosemary Chicken with Broccoli in Broth makes for a comforting and healthy dinner.

I missed a day of NaBloPoMo yesterday. I had every intention of posting, but the day just went on and on and my energy level kept getting lower and lower. I knew I had to wake up this morning at 4:20 to head to the gym and so I made the executive decision at around 10pm that getting a good nights sleep was more important than trying to maintain some crazy posting schedule in November.

I’m bummed that I missed, but I’m back today and that’s what matters. The world has not ended because I missed publishing a blog post yesterday. Funny how the world really doesn’t revolve around us much, isn’t it? :)…

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Biscoff Pancakes {Weekly Menu Plan}

Kristen — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 02:16:51 +0000

Our weekly family friendly menu plan including a review of The Biscoff Cookie and Spread Cookbook and a recipe for Biscoff Pancakes!

This was my first official week on Weight Watchers and I’m so excited to share that I was down 5.6 pounds! I know not to expect that big of a loss every week, but it sure was a great way to motivate me to keep this up! Seeing a lower number makes going to the gym at 4:40am and tracking every last bite I put into my mouth all the more worth it. I’m hoping I continue to see results as a reflection of the effort I’m putting into it.

Today I’m sharing our menu plan for the week as well as an inside look at my friend, Katrina’s, new and awesome cookbook The Biscoff Cookie & Spread Cookbook. Ironic that I talk about Weight Watchers and this book in the same post, isn’t it? Luckily with Weight Watchers, every food is an ok food, as long as it’s in moderation! I’ll get to Katrina’s book in a second, but first, here’s what’s on our menu for the week!…

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Weight Watchers Tips for the Holidays

Kristen — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:38:12 +0000

Weight Watchers tips for keeping healthy habits during the holiday. A special thanks to my friends at Celestial Seasonings for sponsoring this post.

Over the past week since announcing that I’ve joined Weight Watchers, I’ve had several emails of support and also questions from people wondering why I chose Weight Watchers. Obviously, there are so many different options for weight loss support out there… why Weight Watchers?

Well, my answer is easy. I need a program that allows some flexibility when it comes to food. As a food blogger and food photographer, I am around food ALL the time. Good food. Really good food. And I have a hard time with the thought of eliminating certain categories of food or food altogether for shakes and supplements when my job relies on me being able to create, taste and appreciate food. In short, I need to be on a program that teaches me moderation, but doesn’t teach me elimination. I need to learn how to be around food without letting it control me. I need to be the one in control. I definitely need to start developing healthy habits that last a lifetime. It may sound completely cliche, but I know I am beginning a lifestyle change, not dieting….

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