What’s that weird trophy thingy? It’s called the Arte y Pico award and is given to people who are creative and have a penchant for art. Whoever it is bestowed upon must present it to 5 other bloggers and let them know. Peanut Butter Boy gave it to ME. I knew I could trust someone who devoted an entire blog to his love of peanut butter.

I’ve also been tagged (again):

What were you doing 10 years ago?
1998 – I was 18 and in my freshman year at SUNY Potsdam. In my spare time I was a stage manager for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship…we put on productions every Friday for 150-200 college students. That summer my BFF Erica and I packed up our dorms and headed to Greenwich, CT to work as lifeguards/counselors for Purchase Day Camp.

What are five (non-work) things on your to-do list for today?
Walk the dog, Make dinner, Watch a movie with my husband (don’t waste your time on this one), Blog and Pick up some stuff at the grocery store (mango, deli turkey, olives, and tortillas).

Five snacks you enjoy?
Bruschetta, Fiber 1 Peanut Butter Bars, Cheese, Berries & Almonds.

Five things you would do if you were a billionaire
Build a youth center or 5. Quit my job. Buy a boat. Travel. Tithe.

Places you have lived?
Northern, NY
Boston, MA
Greenwich, CT
Portland, ME

Jobs you have had?
Camp Counselor
Office Assistant at a Screen printing shop
Nanny
Publication Manager for a Publishing Company
Church Administrator

Ok! I bestow the Arte y Pico award AND tag the following people:

Dani Spies

Melissa’s Journey

Roni’s Weight Watchin

Win Friends with Salad

Click “Read more” for Wednesday’s Food Journa

Breakfast: 4.5
1c. Oatmeal (2pts)
20g. Raisins (1pt)
2 TBSP Sugar Free Maple Syrup, Maple Grove Farms (.5pts)
1c. Watermellon (1pt)
12oz. Water 

Morning Snack: 3
Light String Cheese, Frigo (1pt)
14g. Raw Almonds (2pts)

Lunch: 6
1c. Leftover Mac N’ Cheesey (4pts)
Granny Smith Apple (1pt)
SF Jello Pudding Cup, Vanilla (1pt)
20oz. Water (0pts)

Afternoon Snack – 3
Baby Carrots (1pt)
100 Calorie Pack Oreos (2)

Dinner: 13
1c. White Bean & Barley Risotto (4pts)
1/2c. Shredded Chicken (3pts)
1oz. 50% Sharp Cheddar Cheese (2pts)
1oz Black Beans (0pts)
2 TBSP Salsa (0pts)
2 TBSP Light Sour Cream (1pt)
Mixed greens (0pts)
Cucumbers, Tomato, Peppers (1pt)
Fat Free Balsamic Dressing, Maple Grove Farms (1pt)
2 TSP Fat Free Feta (1pt)

Evening Snack: 2
Weight Watcher Fudge Bar

Total Points for the day: 31.5

Daily Activity Log
30 Minutes Treadmill (walk/jog)

Breakfast: 8
Plain Bagel, Dunkin Donuts (6pts)
Light Cream Cheese, Dunkin Donuts (1.5pts)
Ice Coffee with Skim milk & Splenda, Dunkin Donuts (.5pts)

Morning Snack: 2
Light String Cheese, Frigo (1pt)
Fiber 1 Yogurt (1pt)

Lunch: 6
2c. Mixed Greens (0pts)
20g Dried Cranberries (1.5pts)
12g. Reduced Fat Blue Cheese (1pts)
Red onion (0pts)
70g. Leftover Chicken (1.5pts)
3 TBSP Fat Free Balsamic dressing, Maple Grove Farms (0pts)
2 South Beach Peanut Butter Cookies (2pts)
No sugar added peaches, Del Monte (0pts)
20oz. Water (0pts)

Afternoon Snack – 3
Kettle Korn (1pt)
1/3c. Frozen Yogurt (2pts)

Dinner: 14
3c. Salad (same as lunch except I added Walnuts) – (7pts)
140g. Sweet Potato “Fries”, McCain (4pts)
Sugar Free Jello Pudding Cup (1pt)
Mixed nuts (2pt)

Evening Snack: 3
Fiber 1 Granola Bar (3pts)

Total Points for the day: 37

Daily Activity Log
1 Hour walk

Click “read more” for the journal!

Wednesday

Breakfast: 8
Plain Bagel, Dunkin Donuts (6pts)
Light Cream Cheese, Dunkin Donuts (1.5pts)
Ice coffee with Skim milk & splenda (.5pts)

Morning Snack: 2
Light String Cheese, Frigo (1pt)
Fiber 1 Yogurt (1pt)
Blueberries (0pts)

Lunch: 7

1 srv. Mexican Rice (6pts)
Sugar free Jello Pudding cup (1pt)

Dinner:19

Angel Hair Spaghetti & Turkey Meatballs (11pts)

My favorite salad: Mixed greens, spinach, dried cranberries, walnuts, Reduced fat blue cheese (Stella), red onions and Fat Free Poppyseed dressing (Maple Grove Farms) – (5.5pts)

Trail Mix Cookie, Kashi (2pts)

1 Hershey kiss (.5pts)

Evening Snack:1.5
VitaMuffin (1pt)
Blueberries & Strawberries (0pts)
Fat Free Redi Whip (.5pts)

Total Points for the day: 37.5

Daily Activity Log
1 hour walk

Thursday

Breakfast: 6
1c. Puffs, Kashi (1pt)
1c. Go lean crunch, Kashi (3pts)
1c. Skim milk (2pts)
Blueberries (0pts)

Morning Snack: 4
Light String Cheese, Frigo (1pt)
Fiber 1 Yogurt (1pt)
Raw Almonds (2pts)

Lunch: 7
1c. Italian noodle Soup, Weight Watchers (0pts)
1c. Watermelon (1pt)
1 srv. Baked Lays (2pts)
1 Coke Zero (0pts)
Cookie a co-worker made (Approx 4pts)

Dinner: 15

3 slices Thin Crust cheese pizza, Chuck “E’ Cheese (15pts)
Diet Coke

Evening Snack: 2
WW Fudge Bar (2pts)

Total Points for the day: 34

Daily Activity Log
1 hour walk

Today started off well, but I totally derailed at the end.  Tomorrow is a new day!

Breakfast:  3

1/2 Bagel, Weight Watchers(.5pts)
1 TBSP Fat Free Strawberry Cream Cheese, Kraft(.5pts)
Fresh Strawberry slices (0pts)
6oz. Lowfat Blueberry Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm Organics(2pts)
Fresh Blueberries (0pts)
20oz. Water (0pts)

Morning Snack: 3
Light String Cheese, Frigo (1pt)
14oz. Raw almonds (2pts)

Lunch: 10
2c. Mixed Greens (0pts)
12g Walnuts (2.5pts)
20g Dried Cranberries (1.5pts)
12g. Reduced Fat Blue Cheese (1.5pts)
1/2c. 1% Cottage Cheese (1.5pts)
Fresh Blueberries (0pts)
Sugar Free Pudding Cup, Jello (1pt)
20oz. Water (0pts)
1 Brownie Bite (2pts)

Afternoon Snack: Kettle Korn – 1

Dinner: 20

1 srv. Mexican Rice (6pts) - recipe coming soon!
2 Pinto & Chicken Burritos (12pts)
Light string cheese, Frigo (1pt)
Tootsie Roll pop (1pt)

Evening Snack: 7
Wendy’sChocolate Frosty (7pts)

Total Points for the day: 44

Daily Activity Log
Nothin’

Breakfast: Cereal – 4.5
1/2c. Fiber 1 Cereal, General Mills (0pts)
1/2c. Heart to Heart Cereal, Kashi (1pt)
1c. Puffs, Kashi (1pt)
2/3c. Skim Milk (1pts)
1 medium Banana (1.5pt)

Morning Snack: Granola bar – 2
Peanut butter Granola Bar, Kashi

Lunch: Veggie Lasagna – 8
Frozen Lasagna, SmartOnes (6pts)
Sugar Free Pudding Cup, Jello (1pt)
Pear (1pt)

Afternoon Snack: Kettle Korn – 1

Dinner: McDonalds – 9
Southwestern Salad (6pts)
Southwest Salad Dressing (3pts)
Diet Coke (0pts)

Evening Snack: Blueberry Pie – 5

Total Points for the day: 29.5

Daily Activity Log
10 Minutes of jogging, 20 minutes brisk walk, 1o minutes crunches on exercise ball

Monday Weigh-In
Same…grrh!

Breakfast: Cereal – 4.5
1/2c. Fiber 1 Cereal, General Mills (0pts)
1/2c. Heart to Heart Cereal, Kashi (1pt)
1c. Puffs, Kashi (1pt)
2/3c. Skim Milk (1pts)
1 medium Banana (1.5pt)

Morning Snack: Granola bar – 2
Peanut butter Granola Bar, Kashi

Lunch: Veggie Lasagna – 8
Frozen Lasagna, SmartOnes (6pts)
Sugar Free Pudding Cup, Jello (1pt)
Pear (1pt)

Afternoon Snack: Kettle Korn – 1

Dinner: White Bean and Barley Risotto with Kabasa and Spinach – 10

Evening Snack: Pumpkin Whoppie Pie with Sugar free ice cream - 6

Total Points for the day: 32.5

Daily Activity Log
10 Minutes of jogging, 20 minutes brisk walk, 1o minutes crunches on exercise ball

Monday Weigh-In
Same

It’s a lazy Saturday ’round these parts. My husband and I took twenty screaming teenagers to a concert last night for youth group (Thousand Foot Krutch, Skillet!). It was great. Hot, but great. Loud and scream-y, but great. It was “neat” to hear Skillet again. Skillet was my very first CD purchase way back in 1996. Funny they are still so popular today. (I posted a few pictures here)

As a result of being up WAY past our bedtimes we slept through breakfast and have been lazing around the house. I’ve been cooking up a storm though. Tonight we will be having: Pot roast with veggies, Wheat Berry and Wild Rice Salad and Pesto Flax Wheat Bread.

The one tragic thing, is that our camera broke over the weekend. So pictures will be few for a few days until we can agree on the replacement (how many votes for a Canon Rebel! – ME!).

Recipes for “Saturday Supper” are on their way!

Click “read more” for Friday’s Food Journal!

Breakfast -6.5
1c. Autumn Harvest Shredded Wheat, Kashi (3pts)
1/2c. Puffed Wheat, Kashi (1pt)
3/4c. Skim milk (1.5pts)
4oz Light Orange Juice, Tropicana (.5pts)

Lunch – 10
3c. Baby Greens (.5pt)
1c. Baby Spinach (0pts)
2oz. Diced Chicken (2pts)
Reduced Fat Feta (2pts)
Cucumbers (0pts)
Dried Cranberries (1.5pts)
Red Onion (0pts)
1/4c. Black Beans (.5pts)
Fat Free Vinegrette (1.5pts)
1c. Watermelon (1pt)
1 Philly Swirl Ice Pop (1pt)

Dinner – Skillet Concert – 10
Hamburger, McDonalds (6pts)
4 Nuggets, McDonalds (4pts)
Diet Coke

12am Snack – 6
2 pcs Light toast (1pt)
2 eggs (4pts)
Light swiss cheese (1pt)
Spinach (0pts)

Total Points for the Day: 33.5

Activity for the Day-

5 mile brisk walk with Molly (our Basset…she was dying by the end

Breakfast – 6
1/2c. Puffed Cereal, Kashi (.5pts)
1/2c. Fiber 1 Cereal (0pts)
1/2c. Go Lean, Kashi (1pt)
1/2c. Heart to Heart, Kashi (1pt)
12g. Unsalted Organic Peanuts (1pt)
3/4c. Skim Milk (1.5pts)
Blackberry Pomegranate Tea (0pts)
16.9oz Water (0pts)
8oz Light Orange Juice, Tropicana (1pt)

Lunch – 8
3oz Leftover Diet Coke Chicken (4pts)
Whole Wheat Bun, Weight Watchers (2pts)
English Toffee Bar, Weight Watchers (2pts)
20oz. Sparkling water (0pts)

Snack – 2
Fruit Leather (1pt)
Light String Cheese, Frigo Head (1pt)

Dinner – 12
Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken, McDonalds (6pts)
Southwest Dressing, Newman’s Own (3pts)
Yogurt Parfait (3pts)
Diet Coke (0pts)

Evening Snack – 2
Giant Fudge Bar, Weight Watchers (2pts)

Total Points for the Day: 30

Daily Activity:
Shopped for 3 hours (walking?)

TUESDAY
Breakfast – 5
1/2c. Fiber 1 cereal (0pts)
1/2c. Go Lean Crunch, Kashi (1pt)
1/2c. Heart to Heart, Kashi (1pt)
1c. Skim milk (2pts)
8oz. Light Orange juice, Tropicana (1pt)
1tsp Milled Flax Seed (0pts)
33oz Water (0pts)

Morning Snack – 2
Canned Pinnaple, no sugar (2pts)

Lunch – 12
1.5c. Tomato Soup, Campbell’s Healthy Choice (5pts)
35g. Elbow macaroni (2.5pts)
3/4c. Skim milk (1.5pts)
1 srv. Kashi TLC crackers (2pts)
1 sugar free Swirl pop (1pt)

Afternoon Snack – 1
Kettle Korn (1pt)

Dinner – 16.5
1c. Brown Rice (4pts)
1/2c. Black Beans (1pt)
1/2c. Frozen Corn (1pt)
2 Corn Tortillas, fat free, Mission (3pts)
1 Chicken breast, Perdu Perfect Portion (3pts)
1/8c. Ketcup (.5pts)
1/3c. Reduced Fat shredded Mexican cheese, Weight Watchers (2pts)
1 Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookie (2pts)

Evening Snack – 2
Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Bar, Weight Watchers (2pts)

Total Points for the day: 40

Daily Activity Log
Treadmill:  20 min brisk walk, 20 min jogging

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast – 7.5
Whole wheat bagel, Dunkin Donuts (6pts)
1oz Light cream cheese, Dunkin Donuts (1.5pt)
20oz Water (0pts)

Lunch – 8
6″ Subway Club on wheat (6pts)
Light mayonnaise (1pt)
Light Lays Chips (1pt)
Diet Coke

Afternoon Snack – 2.5
Light String Cheese, Frigo (1pt)
3 Hershey kisses (1.5pts)
20oz Water

Dinner – 11
6″ Subway Club on wheat (6pts)
Light mayonnaise (1pt)
1 srv. Baked lays (2pts)
Cookies & Cream ice cream bar (2)

Total Points for the day: 29

Daily Activity Log
1 hour walk OUTSIDE. It was glorious. I’m so glad spring is here!