no posts lately..

I know , I know I have been slacking in the posts, but it is mostly due to school , and thanksgiving stuff, did so much walking on black friday (well from 10pm thursday to 6 am friday) thought my knee would stop bending , I was in alot of agony, I do not know why it still is hurting to so much! I had a 1 lb gain as a result of this injury(that and the turkey goodies) LOL! Now we have been decoration today and will post my kiss tree to show everyone later!

Stupid knee..

I am having some major knee issues, I can not seem to walk without a limp, and I keep having to pop it , to make it feel better for a while, I am not sure what happened, or why it is hurting, I do not remember if I did anything to hurt it . =(

If you like pumpkin foods, you will love this..

So i was at Trader Joe's out looking for some fresh produce and my eye caught a display, of pumpkin granola, now im not a giant granola fan, but i tasted it this morning, and it is lovely, so pumpkin-y and toasty, very yummy, I recommend this to anyone who eats pumpking things !

425 kcals at KFC, NO WAY!

Yes WAY ! I totally just ate a meal for 425 cals , 2 pc(breast and wing) grilled, green beans and a biscuit, 425- i am seriously freaking out and did not expect such a low amount of cals, i am genuinely ecstatic!

Go me !

I am finally through the plateau and lost a lb, it ,ay be only one pound but i will take it !! and 3 days - binge free, lets hop that streak will continue ! i striving for one day at a time. School is back in session , so I am a little slow posting , getting a masters is no easy task, but I have a new class on labels, that is very interesting !

orange chicken- good stuff !

so this was dinner !


I used one serving of chickenless chicken nuggets- since i had not defrosted the chicken breast in time, which next time i am sure will be even better !

the orange glaze
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup rice vinegar (in a pinch you can sub 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar)
2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp grated orange zest, or 1 tsp orange extract
1 cup tightly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp freshly minces ginger root (or 1/4 tsp powdered)
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes/or cayenne pepper
3 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water

serve mixed with chicken! 83 cals per serving, serves 12
w/ 1/2 c brown rice
1 c green beans
total meal was : only 423 yummy calories

a nasty shrimp etoufee by TJ's

Ok, so usually anything I buy at Trader Joe's I love, so imagine my delight when i thought I had found a bit of home, in a frozen lunch ! Well everyone this is unusually disgusting, and for 390 cals and 610 mgs of sodium very unworth it !! YUCK ! Talk about ruin my day's palate , since i was using it as a breakfast for me !