Odds & Ends

Still sick, I am just going to ramble for everyone today. No cooking today I still just don’t feel up to it.

Most people don’t think about it, but the plastic hanger is not plus size friendly. A while back I was putting away clean clothes with my Boyfriend and he went to fold my pants over a hanger like this one:
I grabbed the pants from him and told him that they wouldn’t fit on that kind. I asked him to grab the kind without the slats/hooks. I was embarrassed, his pants fit just fine on those “smaller” hangers. He didn’t really understand the frustrations of wrinkles on the thighs of your pants like I did.

Last month I was short on hangers and grabbed one of the ones I do not like, and to my surprise my pants fit just fine. No more wrinkled thighs! More importantly to me, no more plus size pants. ☺


I love finding new things to eat that are healthy for me. Getting ideas from other blogs and also from the Weight Watchers message boards have helped too! Here are a few favorites of mine that I would like to share:

Edamame is a great snack or a side dish to a home cooked Chinese meal. This Trader Joe’s frozen pack cooks up in 5 minutes of boiling water. A little salt and you are good to go. Serving ½ cup: CAL 120/ FAT 5 /FIBER 5=2

Tuna is the only fish I will eat. Not sure why, maybe it’s the mayo? Lol I did switch to light mayo years ago and I don’t miss the original. My favorite part about this tuna is that there is NO CAN! Simply rip open the top of the pouch and dump it in a bowl. No tuna water getting on your fingers! Yipee!! It’s the little things in life that make me happy! ☺ Serving size: 1 pouch: CAL 90/ FAT 2/FIBER 1=2

To go with my tuna I like crackers. Now, I have to admit that I just allowed crackers back into my pantry. You see I have a slight “crack” problem. Crackers contain the word “crack” and yep I am addicted! I will eat the whole box or sleeve (mmm saltines!) SO with that said I MUST only have these with my tuna OR with a laughing cow wedge. I must also count them out and put the box away, out of sight. Special K has a new cracker that I found to be quite point friendly! They come in a few different flavors. I bought the multigrain. When I look at the NI on crackers I look to see how many I can have for as little points as possible. I could spend all day down that aisle at the grocery store! Lol Check this out: 17 crackers: CAL 90/FAT 2/FIBER 1=2; 24 crackers: CAL 120/ FAT 3/FIBER 2=2!!! You can have 24 crackers for 2 points!! Whoo hoo! Again, it’s the little things. ☺


Nuts are good for us but I always cringe at the points per serving. Here is a good way to portion control. Emerald Brand 100 calorie packs. Each bag is 2 points. Easy!

Now, peanut butter is not something I use very often but when I joined Weight Watchers PB2 was the talk of the message boards. I figured what the heck and tried it. Very good and what a savings as far as points go! Serving size: 2 Tablespoons: CAL 54/ FAT 2.8/ FIBER .3= 1

Not a lot of sugar around my house. Actually I don’t even have a sugar jar. I used to use the “blue” packets in ice tea and had horrible headaches from it. I could pretty much do without sugar and have been for some time. On TV I saw the new Truvia sweetener that is made from the stevia plant. Bought a box a few weeks ago, only tried it a few times in some tea. Seems ok. Anyone else try it?

Here is a GREAT magazine that is packed with delicious recipes. I know I have mentioned it before and I swear Im not getting a cut of the shares. lol Clean Eating is a new favorite of mine and I had to subscribe to it right away. I also ordered all of the back issues and would love to get them all in a binder together. Humm I think I’ve created a new project for myself! Check out this magazine if you see it!

I hope that with the weekend coming I feel better. This has made me get back in the habit of taking my daily vitamins. I was just sick at the beginning of January and I am not usually this susceptible to germs. Time to get healthy! Happy Valentine’s Day weekend everyone! ☺