What I Ate was Simply Filling 2

Here we go with what I ate week 2 on Simply Filling.  I started to get creative while also enjoy some favorites.

Red Lobster - Lobster Dinner with a baked potato (I counted 5 WPA for a cheddar bay biscuit and I skipped the butter and melted butter and used the tbsp of sour cream on the potato with some A1 sauce.  Counted 4 WPA)

Shrimp tacos with Schwan's garlic herb shrimp for 1 WPA and corn tortillas and salsa verde

Schwan's frozen cherries and fat free cool whip

Reduced calorie wheat toast with 1/2 tbsp of unsweetened pumpkin butter

French toast with reduced calorie bread, fat free reddi whip and sugar free syrup.  scrambled eggs and air fried diced potatoes.

Quinoa pasta, grilled chicken breast and steamed broccoli with 1 tsp of pesto oil, 1 tsp garlic oil and some wildtree seasonings.

Quesadilla with white corn tortillas, fat free cheese and salsa verde

What I Ate was Simply Filling 1

This was my first full week sticking strictly to Simply Filling and I suppose we can say this was a success.

So this past week I made a few fun things and had some delicious Simply Filling meals.  I am pretty much loving this Simply Filling Plan and am incredibly surprised with how well this actually works. Who knew there would be away to eat as much as you want without tracking and still loose weight.



1.  This Italian Fish Stews was amazing!!!  It basically is just sliced fingerling potatoes, capers, diced fish, canned tomatoes and garlic and shallots.  It was DELICIOUS!!!

2.  Air Fried French Fries!  I love love my NuWave Air Fryer

3.  My lunch one day at work was low calorie wheat bread, fat free sliced turkey, hard boiled eggs, cantaloupe and carrots. 

4.  Baked potato, fat free cheese, fat free sour cream, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray

5.  Brown Rice, Scrambled Eggs and steamed broccoli with some ICBINB spray butter.  This was really a favorite of mine and I go home and make this for lunch now.  Very filling. 

6.  Nachos! Air fried white corn tortilla chips, fat free shredded cheese, fat free sour cream and green tobasco sauce.  Yum! 

7.  Brown rice, grilled chicken breast, corn, salsa verde, low calorie wheat bread with ICBINB spray butter.  

8.  Hard boiled eggs, petite pickles, unsweetened apple sauce, light yogurt

9.  Whole wheat pasta, ICBINB spray butter, Schwan's Garlic Shrimp, 1 TBSP grated Parmesan cheese, low calorie toast with spray butter. 

Let me talk for a minute about the shrimp.  So I LOVE Schwan's and buy often from their LiveSmart items.  This shrimp is AMAZING and half of the bag is only 1 SmartPoint.  1!!!  Can you believe that!  Stock up on this!!! 

10.  Air Fried diced potatoes, scrambled eggs and low calorie  toast with sugar free gram jam.

11.  Egg-Roll . White corn tortilla, fat free mozzarella and cheddar cheese, and one fried egg using cooking spray. 

Out of all of these meals there were only 2 Smart Points used.  Of course I had a couple of random snacks or meals here and there that used a few but these are just some that I took pictures of.  

Starting over with a bang!

So I let my self get wayyyyyyyyy to comfortable and now I have some serious damage control to take care of.  So I decided I would jump back on track with the Simply Filling Plan.  I have to tell you.  I am freaking LOVING this!!!  I played around with it, re-adjusting myself, over the past couple of weeks and have been back on seriously since Sunday.  Since Sunday, as of today I am down 5 lbs even.  Talk about dropping some water and weight to get you motivated and inspiring you.  That should keep me going.


So I'm going to be trying out something new.  I will be posting once a week about some random meals I had that week that were simply filling or mostly simply filling.  This should help me keep excited about it like in the past.  My goal is to lose.... well lets just start with my first goal.  My first goal is 20lbs.  Baby steps right?  Hahaha.


We will call these posts "What I Ate".  I've noticed that as long as I am going over the top on this, obsessing and staying crazy excited about it then I keep on track really well and lose weight at a very steady pace.  So I need to do that again.  :)


See you all soon with some Simply Filling Food Porn!  LOL

My Sunday Brunch

So it's Sunday and to me that means having a delicious breakfast/brunch.  So the task of coming up with the perfect meal began early.  Something yummy, something filling and something worth spending the points on.

A few days ago someone from work gave me three home raised quail eggs and I have been trying to decide how to prepare them and use them.  So this morning I decided, Fried quail eggs, mini blueberry pancakes, potatoes o'brien and a banana.  

Such a fantastic meal for only 12 Smart Points.  I felt like i was really pampering myself today.  

Lemon Chicken in the Freezer Section

I found this gem at the grocery store today and I was craving Chinese Food so I figured I should give it a try.  

This is only 8 SmartPoints per serving. I added 1/2 cup of brown rice and had a delicious 11 SmartPoints Lunch.  

The flavor is bursting with tart lemony flavor which I love.  I am very pleased with this and I am set for lunch tomorrow too.  I will be getting this again. 

Ice Cream Sandwhich

Another Pinterest find!!!!  I love these great ideas on Pinterest.  This one is Weight Watchers Ice Cream Sandwiches.

2 SP   1 Graham Cracker Sheet
1 SP   2 tbsp of Frozen Lite Cool Whip

3 Total SmartPoints

It was actually quite satisfying for that ice cream fix I needed tonight.

Salmon Burger w/ homemade sauce

I am a huge fan of Blue Apron meals and my all time favorite recipe of theirs so far is their Salmon Burger.  I decided to attempt a mock up of it with my Schwan's Salmon Burgers that I had in my freezer.  Wow!!  So good.  The sauce was a quick throw together sauce I came up with last minute and it was amazing.  

2 SP   1 Schwan's Salmon Burger
3 SP   1 Lite Hamburger Bun
My Salmon Burger Sauce:
1 SP   1 tbsp Lite Sour Cream
0 SP   Splash of fresh lemon juice
0 SP   Pinch of lemon zest
0 SP   1/2 tsp minced onion or shallot
0 SP   salt and pepper to taste
0 SP   Pinch of Wildtree Picnic Salad Blend
6 Total SmartPoints


The meal below was my salmon burger served with a kale veggie mix and a quick and easy pesto tortellini salad.

3 SP   1/2 Cup Schwan's Six Cheese Tortellini, prepared and rinsed under cold water
1 SP   1/2  tsp Wildtree Pesto Grapeseed Oil
0 SP   1/2 tsp Dry Pesto Mix
0 SP   1/2 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
Total 4 SmartPoints

Mason Jar Salad

I decided to jump on the bandwagon with the Mason Jar meals and give a salad a shot. I was not disappointed. It was really as fresh as they said it would be.  I loved it. 

Mason Jar Salad

1 SP   2 TBSP Fat Free Zesty Italian Dressing
3 SP   1/2 Cup Garbanzo Beans
0 SP   1/4 Cup Pepperoncini
2 SP   1 Hardboiled Egg
2 SP   2 TBSP shredded Cheddar Cheese
0 SP   1 Cup romaine Lettuce

8 Smart Points Total

Microwave Baked Apples

So I found this recipe on Pinterest while searching for some Weight Watchers pins and this looked so easy and delicious I had to give it a shot.  A+

Microwave Baked Apples

0 SP   1 Sliced Apple
0 SP   1/4 tsp Corn Starch
0 SP   1/4 Cinnamon
0 SP   1/2 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
1 SP   2 Tbsp Lite Cool Whip (Frozen)

Total 1 SmartPoint

Delicious!

I'm Back and I'm Strong!

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So we all have a flexibility limit after weight loss right?  Is it just me?  Well mine was I allowed myself to fluctuate between 5-10 lbs before really stressing, But I put an "OH SHIT" limit at 20 lbs.  I refused to ever allow myself to reach a 20 lb gain from my lowest weight again. That was where I drew the line.  well unfortunately I hit that 20 lb gain mark 2 weeks ago.  I went in to serious panic mode!!! Which by the way is also serious motivation mode!

So I jumped back in the healthy eating lifestyle pool with both feet!  I am happy to say that taking my life seriously again has so far resulted in a 7.4 lb loss.  I'm not done!  I plan to lose the whole 20 I gained plus a little more.  how much more?  I don't know that yet.  One step at a time, but definitely the 20 lbs first.

So here is to me taking my life back again and learning to be strong again.  Time to hit the enter button on a healthy life!

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Lunch 8/25/14

Eat light and cheap at McDonalds

Who doesn't want a light and cheap idea for eating out?  I stumbled across this blog post from Roni's Weigh and love it.  It comes in really handy when you don't have much time and you are in a hurry to pick up something quick.  Check it out.

How to eat light and cheap at McDonalds

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Lunch 8/12/14

So I am behaving my self today and stocked up my work fridge with some goodies.  

Today for breakfast I had a hard boiled egg and a banana.

Today at lunch I had a salad with a hard boiled egg and 3 tbsp of fat free blue cheese dressing and a pluot.

Fingers crossed that I can keep this up the rest of the day...  Shoot...  Make that the rest of the week.  LOL

Chicken Fajita Bowl

Ok, so I know I have mentioned how much I love Schwan's and Wildtree SEVERAL times.  well here is another one to add to the list.  Tonight I decided to throw together some stuff I the freezer and came up with this great meal.  Yumz!!!!!!!

Looks like a mess I know but trust me...  It was fantastic!  Here's what's in this messy bowl of deliciousness. I also added some Wildtree Fajita Seasoning to the chicken.  Did I mention YUMZ?!

Not bad for only 4 PointsPlus hah?

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