Friday Recipe

Happy Friday my friends!  How are you?  Great, I hope!  It is a WET and SOGGY mess here today and so yucky.  It's one of those days that I wish I could stay home in bed and under my covers and read a good book or snuggle with my husband. :o)  But, alas, I must trek out in this mess and fight the crowds and traffic to get to the City - blah. 

However, since it is a yucky and cold day I have the PERFECT Soup/Chili and it is even Weight Watcher friendly for my friends who are following the PointsPlus program like myself.  Trust me when I say - this recipe is DA BOMB like you would NOT believe!  I couldn't get over how GREAT it tastes but I will tell you this - it is also very SPICY due to the Rotel in it.

This recipe is one I took off a fabulous blog I read on a daily basis - it is Whitney over at  The Glamorous Life of a Housewife".  Be sure to check out her blog - she is so cute and has an adorable little family! :)

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI - 1 Cup = 2 Points.
1 large onion, minced
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
20 oz. chicken breast (boneless, skinless)
2 - 15 oz. cans navy beans, drained
3 C. fat free chicken broth
12 oz. can tomatoes with green chilis (same as Rotel)
1/2 tsp. oregeno
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. white pepper (I used black)
8 oz. fat free sour cream
1/2 C. fat free half and half

Saute' onion in cooking spray and then add garlic powder, oregano, cumin & pepper.  Add all the other ingredients except the sour cream and half and half.  Bring to boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in sour cream and half and half.

So there you go my friends! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have so far.  I am going to try it in the crockpot this weekend - I think it will be even better.  It is also a very easy, peasy recipe too.

Have a great day and and an even better weekend guys and dolls and thanks for stopping by to say hi!

Lots of love and hugs,

Friday Recipe

Happy Friday my friends!  How are you?  Great, I hope!  It is a WET and SOGGY mess here today and so yucky.  It's one of those days that I wish I could stay home in bed and under my covers and read a good book or snuggle with my husband. :o)  But, alas, I must trek out in this mess and fight the crowds and traffic to get to the City - blah. 

However, since it is a yucky and cold day I have the PERFECT Soup/Chili and it is even Weight Watcher friendly for my friends who are following the PointsPlus program like myself.  Trust me when I say - this recipe is DA BOMB like you would NOT believe!  I couldn't get over how GREAT it tastes but I will tell you this - it is also very SPICY due to the Rotel in it.

This recipe is one I took off a fabulous blog I read on a daily basis - it is Whitney over at  The Glamorous Life of a Housewife".  Be sure to check out her blog - she is so cute and has an adorable little family! :)

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI - 1 Cup = 2 Points.
1 large onion, minced
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
20 oz. chicken breast (boneless, skinless)
2 - 15 oz. cans navy beans, drained
3 C. fat free chicken broth
12 oz. can tomatoes with green chilis (same as Rotel)
1/2 tsp. oregeno
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. white pepper (I used black)
8 oz. fat free sour cream
1/2 C. fat free half and half

Saute' onion in cooking spray and then add garlic powder, oregano, cumin & pepper.  Add all the other ingredients except the sour cream and half and half.  Bring to boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in sour cream and half and half.

So there you go my friends! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have so far.  I am going to try it in the crockpot this weekend - I think it will be even better.  It is also a very easy, peasy recipe too.

Have a great day and and an even better weekend guys and dolls and thanks for stopping by to say hi!

Lots of love and hugs,

Menopause......at 42???!!!

Yep you read that right - menopause at my young age of 42. To be honest and to keep it real here, I really thought I had gone through menopause at the age of 28 when I had to have a complete hysterectomy due to Endometriosis. But nope, according to my doctor and blood test results I am definitely, in fact, going thru full fledged menopause. I have been miserable for the last 2 months with symptoms of menopause but really didn't think that's what it was. I have been on Hormone pills since the age of 28 and had hot flashes if I forgot to take my Estrogen but that was it.  This is what I feel like most days now - I thought these were very funny and so true to point:

Ha ha - see? I told you - funny! At least they were to me! HA!  So now, I am trying to figure out the best way to go thru this stage in my life and am even more determined to get healthy and stay there instead of this yo-yoing back and forth.

If there are any of you, my sweet readers who are my age or older and have gone thru menopause and have any suggestions to help me get thru this situation I would really appreciate any and all advice you can offer.

And thank you for all of the sweet and supportive comments yesterday regarding me being back on Weight Watchers.  It really means a lot to me and I know with the encouragement from you guys I will definitely be able to make it work this time around by sticking to the plan and going all the way through lifetime maintenance.  That is one reason I especially love the Weight Watchers plan - because I can eat REAL food and even get extra points to splurge during or at the end of each week if I so choose.  That will come in real handy when I am on my trip next weekend.  I can't wait to tell you all about that!

Well, have a great day and thanks for stopping by my dolls.  I must rush to get ready but I promise to catch up on your blogs again later today.  I am hoping it is much quieter  and I can actually "play" on blogs, etc.... LOL  P.S.  If anyone is on the Ipad or Itouch or Iphone and wants to play Words with Friends with me - look me up - my user name is Trac6893.  But be forewarned - I am truly awful and you will win most, if not all, games! LOL

Lots of love and hugs,

Menopause......at 42???!!!

Yep you read that right - menopause at my young age of 42. To be honest and to keep it real here, I really thought I had gone through menopause at the age of 28 when I had to have a complete hysterectomy due to Endometriosis. But nope, according to my doctor and blood test results I am definitely, in fact, going thru full fledged menopause. I have been miserable for the last 2 months with symptoms of menopause but really didn't think that's what it was. I have been on Hormone pills since the age of 28 and had hot flashes if I forgot to take my Estrogen but that was it.  This is what I feel like most days now - I thought these were very funny and so true to point:

Ha ha - see? I told you - funny! At least they were to me! HA!  So now, I am trying to figure out the best way to go thru this stage in my life and am even more determined to get healthy and stay there instead of this yo-yoing back and forth.

If there are any of you, my sweet readers who are my age or older and have gone thru menopause and have any suggestions to help me get thru this situation I would really appreciate any and all advice you can offer.

And thank you for all of the sweet and supportive comments yesterday regarding me being back on Weight Watchers.  It really means a lot to me and I know with the encouragement from you guys I will definitely be able to make it work this time around by sticking to the plan and going all the way through lifetime maintenance.  That is one reason I especially love the Weight Watchers plan - because I can eat REAL food and even get extra points to splurge during or at the end of each week if I so choose.  That will come in real handy when I am on my trip next weekend.  I can't wait to tell you all about that!

Well, have a great day and thanks for stopping by my dolls.  I must rush to get ready but I promise to catch up on your blogs again later today.  I am hoping it is much quieter  and I can actually "play" on blogs, etc.... LOL  P.S.  If anyone is on the Ipad or Itouch or Iphone and wants to play Words with Friends with me - look me up - my user name is Trac6893.  But be forewarned - I am truly awful and you will win most, if not all, games! LOL

Lots of love and hugs,

Post It Note Tuesday - Weight Loss Stats

Happy Tuesday, Ya'll!  Whew, we made it through Monday - YAY!  I hope your day was a great one despite it all.  It was SO COLD, WINDY and RAINY here all.day.long yesterday and I was NOT a happy camper - I mean, I wanted to stay in bed all day and never get up - I was so nice and cozy - damned alarm! *sigh*

Anywho.... as promised - you know what today is, so come play along!  And as promised, my stickies will consist of my stats over the last month - so here we go:

1-4-10 Beginning Wt - 140.2

Today's stats:

Waist at belly button - 33"
Hips - 37"
Upper Left Thigh - 23.5"
Upper Right Thigh - 23.5"
Upper Waist - 30.5"
Chest - 36"
Neck - 13.5"

Today's weight - 133.0

So... there you have it! Just keepin it real ya'll!  Have a great Tuesday and don't forget to go to Supah's page and link up to play along!

Lots of love and kisses,

Trac~ ;o)

Post It Note Tuesday - Weight Loss Stats

Happy Tuesday, Ya'll!  Whew, we made it through Monday - YAY!  I hope your day was a great one despite it all.  It was SO COLD, WINDY and RAINY here all.day.long yesterday and I was NOT a happy camper - I mean, I wanted to stay in bed all day and never get up - I was so nice and cozy - damned alarm! *sigh*

Anywho.... as promised - you know what today is, so come play along!  And as promised, my stickies will consist of my stats over the last month - so here we go:

1-4-10 Beginning Wt - 140.2

Today's stats:

Waist at belly button - 33"
Hips - 37"
Upper Left Thigh - 23.5"
Upper Right Thigh - 23.5"
Upper Waist - 30.5"
Chest - 36"
Neck - 13.5"

Today's weight - 133.0

So... there you have it! Just keepin it real ya'll!  Have a great Tuesday and don't forget to go to Supah's page and link up to play along!

Lots of love and kisses,

Trac~ ;o)

Lose It Bitches!

Happy Friday my peeps!  YAY we MADE it to the weekend - WOO HOOO!!!!!  I don't know what it's doing at your house currently, but it is SNOWING here AGAIN - UGH!  Which means my 1 1/2 hour commute to the City will turn into 2 1/2 hours probably.  Oh well, I could use the extra sleep - HA! 

On another note - Adrienzgirl over at  Think Tank Mama  is hosting a support group for those of us who want to lose some weight and feel better about ourselves.  [This is from her website]  "Some are overweight, others want to get in shape, some others have been there done that, and want to offer encouragement, others are on special diet requirements due to diabetes. Whether you are seeking encouragement, recipes, friendship with others fighting the battle of the bulge, it doesn't matter."  So......go to the Lose It Bitch website and check it out and come join us or just come support us as we go through our journey!

I started on Monday evening of this week and have already lost 2.8 lbs.  WOW - changing your eating habits and actually using that treadmill every day that has been collecting dust  sits in my living room has already helped me start my road to thin-ness - hee hee hee.

On another note, I am not a closed off person really - but so far I've not really laid it all out there for you to get to know me completely - but that is about to change.  Since this is a new year and this is one of my main resolutions is to get healthy again for not only myself, but my family - I intend to post all of my stats and updates (and maybe even some pictures) as we go along so that you can help me stay accountable.  Here are my beginning stats:

1-4-10 Beginning Wt - 140.2
Waist at belly button - 35"
Hips - 38"
Upper Left Thigh - 24"
Upper Right Thigh - 24"
Waist - 31.5"
Chest - 37"
Neck - 14"

Today's weight - 137.4

What you don't understand is that I'm used to weighing 115-118 lbs, which is about normal for my short 5'3" body, and carrying around all of this extra weight is killing me and making me an insane person but I haven't been able to stop eating junk food - it's like my crack! In the past I could barely finish a mini cheeseburger and small fries (a kid's happy meal) at McDonald's - now I'm eating large sandwiches of some sort, large fries and drinking that good ole large Southern Sweet Tea - which is certainly not good for you me. I haven't weighed 140 lbs. since I was pregnant almost 17 years ago with my daughter - in which I weighed 142 lbs. and it took me a complete YEAR to get that pregnancy weight off and back into my clothes - UGH!  And for those of you who do not know me very well - I've ALWAYS had issues with my body.  I look back now at pictures from years ago when I had a very CUTE figure and had.no.clue - which really depresses me.  So, it is my intention to get that body back - even if I could have a cute figure like Valerie Bertinelli has now at the age of 48 - I am only 41 (going on 42 soon) and would love to get back to being comfortable in my own skin, you know?

Again, in order for you to get to know me more deeply, I hope you will understand that I am really going to use this as more of an creative outlet for what's going on in my life at the time - the good, the bad and the ugly.  So you will learn more about the troubles we have been having for quite some time with our daughter and our son, among other things.  I've always tried to have positive and upbeat posts but that's just not always reality.  I don't want you to get the wrong idea and think that I am just miss Sally Sunshine all of the time because that isn't the way it is - though, I will admit that I do try VERY HARD to always be that way to people - even if I am having a bad day at home or work - I don't EVAH take it out on other people. That's just not the way I was raised.  It's not your fault or other people's fault if I am in a bad mood thanks to my kids and/or hubby so why should you get reamed for something.... right?!

Anywho - now that I've really started this off on the "deep" end - I will end it here as I am beginning to run late and it is 6:04 a.m. and I have to leave by 6:45 and I still have to put on makeup, straighten my hair and get dressed soooo... here's hoping all of you have a very wondermous Friday and an Awesome weekend!

Much love my friends,
Trac~ ;o) xoxoxo

Lose It Bitches!

Happy Friday my peeps!  YAY we MADE it to the weekend - WOO HOOO!!!!!  I don't know what it's doing at your house currently, but it is SNOWING here AGAIN - UGH!  Which means my 1 1/2 hour commute to the City will turn into 2 1/2 hours probably.  Oh well, I could use the extra sleep - HA! 

On another note - Adrienzgirl over at  Think Tank Mama  is hosting a support group for those of us who want to lose some weight and feel better about ourselves.  [This is from her website]  "Some are overweight, others want to get in shape, some others have been there done that, and want to offer encouragement, others are on special diet requirements due to diabetes. Whether you are seeking encouragement, recipes, friendship with others fighting the battle of the bulge, it doesn't matter."  So......go to the Lose It Bitch website and check it out and come join us or just come support us as we go through our journey!

I started on Monday evening of this week and have already lost 2.8 lbs.  WOW - changing your eating habits and actually using that treadmill every day that has been collecting dust  sits in my living room has already helped me start my road to thin-ness - hee hee hee.

On another note, I am not a closed off person really - but so far I've not really laid it all out there for you to get to know me completely - but that is about to change.  Since this is a new year and this is one of my main resolutions is to get healthy again for not only myself, but my family - I intend to post all of my stats and updates (and maybe even some pictures) as we go along so that you can help me stay accountable.  Here are my beginning stats:

1-4-10 Beginning Wt - 140.2
Waist at belly button - 35"
Hips - 38"
Upper Left Thigh - 24"
Upper Right Thigh - 24"
Waist - 31.5"
Chest - 37"
Neck - 14"

Today's weight - 137.4

What you don't understand is that I'm used to weighing 115-118 lbs, which is about normal for my short 5'3" body, and carrying around all of this extra weight is killing me and making me an insane person but I haven't been able to stop eating junk food - it's like my crack! In the past I could barely finish a mini cheeseburger and small fries (a kid's happy meal) at McDonald's - now I'm eating large sandwiches of some sort, large fries and drinking that good ole large Southern Sweet Tea - which is certainly not good for you me. I haven't weighed 140 lbs. since I was pregnant almost 17 years ago with my daughter - in which I weighed 142 lbs. and it took me a complete YEAR to get that pregnancy weight off and back into my clothes - UGH!  And for those of you who do not know me very well - I've ALWAYS had issues with my body.  I look back now at pictures from years ago when I had a very CUTE figure and had.no.clue - which really depresses me.  So, it is my intention to get that body back - even if I could have a cute figure like Valerie Bertinelli has now at the age of 48 - I am only 41 (going on 42 soon) and would love to get back to being comfortable in my own skin, you know?

Again, in order for you to get to know me more deeply, I hope you will understand that I am really going to use this as more of an creative outlet for what's going on in my life at the time - the good, the bad and the ugly.  So you will learn more about the troubles we have been having for quite some time with our daughter and our son, among other things.  I've always tried to have positive and upbeat posts but that's just not always reality.  I don't want you to get the wrong idea and think that I am just miss Sally Sunshine all of the time because that isn't the way it is - though, I will admit that I do try VERY HARD to always be that way to people - even if I am having a bad day at home or work - I don't EVAH take it out on other people. That's just not the way I was raised.  It's not your fault or other people's fault if I am in a bad mood thanks to my kids and/or hubby so why should you get reamed for something.... right?!

Anywho - now that I've really started this off on the "deep" end - I will end it here as I am beginning to run late and it is 6:04 a.m. and I have to leave by 6:45 and I still have to put on makeup, straighten my hair and get dressed soooo... here's hoping all of you have a very wondermous Friday and an Awesome weekend!

Much love my friends,
Trac~ ;o) xoxoxo