Chocoholic say what??

Sometimes I'm just one lucky girl! We took the kids to the school carnival yesterday, and despite the drizzle we had quite a bit of fun.

Each year we purchase a few raffle tickets in hopes of winning one of the huge gift baskets that each classroom puts together. This is the biggest fund raiser of the year. Each class picks a theme and families donate items to fill the baskets.

We have won a basket every year for the past four years - sports, family fun, balls, water sports in the past and this year - keeping with our winning streak it was CHOCOLATE!!

Oh baby....come to momma!

Yeppers...this chocoholic went home with a new fondu pot, that adorable metal tub, and about 200 bucks worth of brownie mixes, candy bars, gift certificates for See's chocolate shop, chocolate flavored coffees, ice cream toppings, cocoa and mugs... the girls and I were very happy!

Anyone wanna come over for a snack?

VegasVenus on Etsy - Venus Creations

 

VegasVenus on Etsy - Venus Creations

 

Hey guys, check out my girlfriend's Etsy shop. She makes pretty jewelry!  I have a couple different pieces of hers, and I always get compliments when I wear them.

Happy Shopping!

Hungry Girl - Tuesday Newsletter

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!  Here's my all time favorite low cal Guac. recipe for you!  God Bless Hungry Girl and her recipes!

Oh, and do a search on the site for Margarita - they have a super low calorie version of the strawberry margarita (2 weight watchers points versus 7 for a normal one!)

Even when you're counting calories a girl needs to get her Cinco groove on!

Hungry Girl - Tuesday Newsletter

My Pre P90X picture

I'm starting the P90X work out system this week and I wanted to take a "before" picture.

I'm only 2 lbs away from my goal weight, although I still think my ass looks all bubbly and round and just not cute at all so maybe I'll try to get down another 5 - 10 lbs instead.

So here is the "pre" photo. I'll put up another one every 30 days until I complete the system.

ShamWow Guy In Slap, Chop Bust - March 27, 2009

Just...WOW... what are people thinking?

First of all, doesn't this guy just LOOK like the type to beat  up a hooker in a hotel room?  Doesn't he?  Second, where oh where is his "Sham WoW" towel when he needs em?  Yikes those crime scene photos are nasty!

 ShamWow Guy In Slap, Chop Bust - March 27, 2009

Where's Waldo...err Tiffany?

Where o where did I go? Well I just got too darned busy to sit down and I didn't have anything especially exciting to say so I took a break.

During the past month we took the kids on a whirlwind tour of California. Two weeks of fun in the sun and we only had to threaten their lives three or four dozen times each. Photos are all still on the Mister's laptop so I'll have to share those later.

Now that we are back it's BAM - full on crazy mode since spring has sprung around here. Big Sis, Sassy Miss, and Sister-in-the-Middle all have soccer starting. Practices are of course on different days of the week, all three have games on Saturdays. Sassy Miss and Baby Sis are both in swimming lessons twice a week, and Baby Sis has Ballet on Monday afternoons and Gymnastics on Friday afternoon. Oh - and Big Sis and SIM both have Gymnastics on Friday evening. Add to that my new Core and More ab workout class thingy I do twice a week and all the other day to day stuff and well... we be busy people!

I guess on the upside I have no excuse at all not to workout. I'm at the Y five days a week - two of those days I'm there in the morning AND at night. If I don't loose this ten pounds I've gained there is something wrong.

Ya, I said it - I gained ten pounds back. I had gotten lazy - that's all it is. I stopped working out except to take a walk now and then and I was pretty much eatting anything I wanted. OOPS...not the way to keep my "assets" from growing. So it's back on the WW points plan and working out five days a week until I get back down to where I was at this time last year.

It's so nice when you are loosing to weight to think that you'll hit your goal and then not have to worry about it any longer. However I have the metabolism of a sloth... in a coma... I have to watch my calorie intake and exercise every day. Otherwise I'll have a butt the size of Texas in about two weeks. UGH... genetics suck...

So that's what I've been doing. Vacationing, reading, doing my mommy thing. I need a good old fashioned junkin' trip soon. I feel some thrifting coming on!!

Hungry Girl - Thursday Newsletter

Are you a hungry girl? If you haven't checked out this website you just have to give it a peek!

Recipe swaps, Weight Watchers points break downs, and the real low down on fast food, frozen meals, and popular restaurant dishes.

Here's a sample of  their newsletter.  I get them sent directly to me, but you can just check them out online as well.

Oh - and if you don't have the Hungry Girl cookbook you don't know what you're missing!  Best cookbook EVAH if you are trying to slim down - but you still enjoy food that doesn't taste like wet cardboard.

Hungry Girl - Thursday Newsletter