I made my steps just barley yesterday.  Good thing Mitchell lost one of his boots last night, I ran around the house looking for it and that is what put me over my daily steps.  I did something that may not be to smart today I joined a fitbit challenge. Yep, it is who gets the most steps by the end of the month wins. I think they said actually the bottom half buys for the top half.  I was planning on increasing my steps next week, I hope it is enough to be competitive against runners :-)  

Steps: 10087
Stairs: 20

Well this week the weight loss looks good, I lost 4 pounds.  However, this is how my week goes, on Thursday I feel good for losing weight so I eat, then on Sunday I realize I haven't been making good food choices and freak out and do really good the last few days. I need to learn to be more consistent with making good food choices. I did buy the book :-)

I am hoping next week starting on Monday to make some changes to my workout.  I think I will add .7 to my walk three times a week and Pilates  twice a week with my regular walk.




Weight for the week: -4.0
Total Weight: -7.4
Steps: 10403
Stairs: 26

Many years ago I sold Pampered Chef.  I still have a lot of Kitchen stuff that I love!  But one of the best things I took away from that job was this recipe.  I have it every year on Mothers Day and this year was no exception.  I love it! I mean what is not to love it is a banana cream pie on a brownie. 


Banana Cream Brownie Squares

1/4 cup slivered Almonds

1 package brownie mix (plus ingredients to make) 

3 medium bananas 

1 1/4 cups milk 

1 package (4 serving size) vanilla instant pudding 

1 container (1 1) Cool Whip, thawed 

12 strawberries 

1 square (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate for baking

Preheat to 350° F.

Prepare brownie mix according to instructions. Pour into square baker dish. Bake according to package instructions. Cool Completely.

Slice 2 bananas. Place in a single layer over brownie. In a bowl, whisk pudding mix and milk; beat until mixture just begins to thicken. Gently fold in cool whip. Quickly spread pudding mixture over bananas.

Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Sprinkle 1/4 cup almonds over pudding mixture.

Slice remaining banana and strawberries and garnish the top. To serve, cut into squares; garnish with whipped topping. Grate chocolate evenly over dessert. 

I have decided to add a picture to some of these posts. Obviously, I took it myself.  I do not like to put pictures of me online because I don't like my weight.  So I thought it might be an extra motivation for me.  This weeks statistics are really boring  because they are 0. We will see how I do this week.

Weight: 0
Inches: 0

Steps: 11,201
Stairs: 32

These are amazing, my kids think this is the best dish on earth.  They all request it on their birthday.  The truth is we all love them.  They can be used as a main dish or an appetizer. Either way your guests will be glad they came if these are on your menu. 

• 2 pounds boneless, skinless, chicken breasts (about 4 breasts)
• 1 pound package thick sliced bacon
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons chili powder

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes. Cut each bacon slice into thirds. Wrap each chicken cube with bacon and secure with a wooden pick. Stir together brown sugar and chili powder. Dredge wrapped chicken in brown sugar and chili powder mixture. Bake 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until bacon is crisp.  I like to use think cut bacon.