LOW FAT SUPER YUMMY MEATLOAF

So I haven't made meatloaf in a long time because I thought that no matter what it would be too fatty and I wouldnt want to screw up my diet. I dont wanna fiddle around with using ground turkey (its just not the same! i need some beef! lol). So today I played around on the recipe maker and found a way to make a SUPER yummy meatloaf that is really low fat/carbs/etc! You get a hearty/rib sticking portion, eat it with a power food and hey its an awesome meal! Here's what I did!

LOW FAT SUPER YUMMY MEATLOAF

Ingredients:
non stick spray
1lb 93% lean ground beef
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 tsp crushed red pepper
1 or 2 clove's of garlic *whichever you prefer* (i always use a lot) 
4 oz hungry man spicy sauce *or you can use just tomato sauce*
1c of finely chopped onion
3 egg whites (no yolk)
1 cup of Rice Crispies cereal
and 1 tsp of ketchup for at the end.


Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with non stick spray. Mix ingredients together except ketchup. Bake for about 40-45 mins. Spread the ketchup on the last 5 minutes. Slice into 4 even sections. 1 piece = 1 serving. 


I got to the part where you were supposed to use tomato sauce and saw i had only tomato soup or that sauce for sloppy joes so i threw that in there as a substitute and OMG it came out way better.  The spiciness of the sauce gave it a little more flavor and kick!  Hope you guys like it!! My kids and husband ate it and thought it was awesome! Then i told them I used rice crispies instead of real rice and breadcrumbs and they were like WHAT?! lol You couldn't even tell the difference! lmao.  If you guys make it comment on here and tell me how you liked it!

Slowly becoming a loser..... ;)

So, as most of you know I joined Weight Watchers.  I've known for a long time that something needed to be done but man, I just love food!  What can you do?  So in January my grandmother and I, hopped on that "New Years Resolution" bandwagon and joined.  We did this a few years ago, and both succeeded, and lost a good amount of weight!  However life goes on, marriage, babies, etc add to your waistline and before you know it, your back where you started!  So far things are going pretty good!  5 Weeks in and I've lost 13 lbs!  Yay!! Now I know I'll probably kick myself for saying this come a week I lose nothing, but... (here goes nothing) its been relatively easy..... I think most of it is just learning new portion sizes and not mindlessly eating in front of the tele.... Tomorrow I weigh in again, crossing my fingers, and taking as many accessories off as a I can to make the scale go lower.. (hey my earrings can get pretty heavy you know!?) Wish me luck!

I also got a Wii Fit!  I was sooooo happy when I saw that box sitting on my table for Valentines Day.  I'd been hinting for awhile now that I wanted one, and now I finally do.  It is way too much fun to be called exercise... (does anybody else hate that word?) :) Blech, exercise.... there got it out of my system. The girls even like to join in and "exercise" with me.  Speaking of, they are still all sniffly!! When will this end?!  I hate, let me reiterate, I HATE when my kids are sick... no fun for them, me, anybody that crosses our paths, etc.  I think last month we were in the doctors office maybe 4 or 5 times?!  They are pros at taking medicine now, which really isn't something to brag about but, man a few months ago, it was like pulling teeth to get them to take medicine.  I'd have to chase em down, maneuver them into some kind of hold that I'm sure would win me an award if I was competing in an MMA fight.. and force this awful liquid that comes in colors that are sure to stain whatever they land on, into their mouths.  If I succeeded, they were distraught and wouldn't talk to me for at least an hour.. These girls are so stubborn! 

*yawn*  Why am I even still up?!  Tomorrow is a busy day so that's all for tonight.... I hope to get on here more often, so wish me luck for that as well :)

Here's to becoming a loser!...................... (weight wise that is) ;)

Long time no see!

Wow, it's been awhile since I've been on here!  Sorry about that, the past few weeks have been crazy!  Two weeks ago our household came down with a bad case of strep throat, DOUBLE pink eye, and sinus infections... Can you believe that?!? What are the odds of having all those things at once, especially when it affects the whole family! lol IDK but I'm guessing that they are pretty low.  The girls have been out of school for two weeks and are going absolutely BONKERS!  I've slowly lost my mind, but am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel because  now that they are feeling better, school starts again on Monday!  YAY!  I never would have thought that school was so awesome for my kids.  My family can attest that I was dreading the first day of school for my little ladies.  More for me than for them.... This is the first time they would ever really be away from me, or family.  They had never been with "strangers".  I wanted to just sit tight in that parking lot until school was over.  Fortunately the time flew by and everything went smoothly.  The second day was a little easier, but by the second week I was a pro!  The girls were pros from the first day, lol.  I remember looking around that first day seeing a good amount of kids screaming and crying for their parents to come back, or not to leave.  Than I look at my girls and they were so happy, and ready to face the world. Cassie even had to say, "Bye mom, you can leave now!"  Sheesh, thanks for the sentiment Cass. :) Anyways, if you cant tell, I'll be so happy when they are back in school.

In other news:  I am SOOOOOO excited for the Renaissance Festival this year!  It starts this weekend and I want to go so bad.  It looks like great weather to go to!  Low 70's all weekend.. how perfect is that?  Hopefully we can make it.  If not this weekend, we WILL be going sometime this season.  I want to dress the girls up as little princesses.  A few years ago I worked there and now the only way to go is if you're dressed up.  You truly have more fun!  And although that tight corset may hurt your ribs, it does wonders for your self esteem! ;)

Alrighty, well better get going, my kids are fighting over a chair.  Can you believe that?  A CHAIR.... they each have one, the chairs are identical, nothing special about one of them and they are fighting over it.  I will never understand that, lol I know i fought with my sister when we were little but not stupid things like that!!! We fought over the TV remote, lol or the last SQUEEZIT... uh hm mm just ask my mom about that one... lol Just say the words " great squeezit incident" and she'll know immediately what you're talking about... :) :) :)