One Holiday Down, One to Go
As splurges go, this annual event wasn't particularly spectacular. Oh, there was a slab of chocolate cake, sure. But that's pretty much it. I tried to splurge on catfish for dinner, but I had only two small pieces. One serving of mashed potatoes, one serving of green beans (country style), and a wheat roll. I'm probably pretty close to calorie count for the day. I failed the Splurge Test. Me!!Oh well, at least my nutritional goals were shot. I guess I'll have to hold on to that. And try harder at Christmas. :)It was a beautiful Thanksgiving Day in Memphis, and I had the bright idea to ride my bicycle to the restaurant where I was meeting my family. It wa

Recipe: PB2 Chocolate Chip Bread
First, the recipe, which I got from Sparkrecipes:Ingredients 3/4 c. wheat flour 1 c. white flour 6 T. PB2(dry) 2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. salt 1/4 c. brown sugar 1 c. Splenda 1 egg 3/4 c. soy milk 1 t. vanilla 1/4 c. unsweetened applesauce 1/4 c. fat free sour cream 1/4 c. water 6 T. chocolate chipsDirections1. Mix dry ingredients2. Mix wet ingredients3. Mix those together and add chocolate chips4. Pour into 3 sprayed mini loaf pan

Ripped from the Headlines
News bits that caught my eye:Kate Moss, professional Skinny Girl, created a minor ruckus last week, when she was quoted as saying that one of her mottoes is "nothing tastes as good as being thin feels." Apparently, in addition to being one of the stupidest diet-related slogans out there, this phrase is frequently used in pro-anorexia communities. (I had no idea.) Her reps are using the "taken out of context" defense.You might have gathered that I'm not fond of this slogan. Actually, I despise it. This concept of "thin" as some sort of ideal is one of the reasons I became obese. I

The Taco Soup Edition
Being on the road for a month helped me overcome my disdain for cooking. The first thing I did upon arriving home was rush to the grocery for barbecue chicken fixin's. After I ate that for two weeks, I decided it was time to branch out. A little dip in the temps outside convinced me it was soup time.I found this recipe for Taco Soup at Recipezaar. It's easy, relatively inexpensive, fairly healthy, and DEEE-licious!

Hello, Woman's Day!
The December 1st issue of Woman's Day magazine has a wee article mentioning three weight loss/fitness blogs and just who do you think was among the three? If you guessed The Tippy Toe Diet, you'd be correct! I'd heard about this but hadn't mentioned it because I hadn't seen it with my own four eyes. Today I saw it.From