Wild Wednesday

 Good Morning!

Just a few cute animal memes to make you smile.  😊

Have a great day!

-Kim 👽

Looking for Monarchs

Good Morning!

Yesterday we walked a short trail in Cape May Point.  Cape May is on the migratory path of many birds but also Monarch Butterflies.  Sadly they are hit or miss.  You can go a hour later and see 100's of them.  

This trip we saw 2 monarchs.  lol  It was a beautiful day and I took video and tons of pics.  Lots of pretty flowers.  There were some ducks and swans but they were on the far side of lake.  Saw 2 squirrels and one praying mantis.   I hope to get a vlog of our trip up in a few days.  I'll let you know when it gets posted.

Here are a few pics:

Have a great day!

-Kim 👽 

Overnight Refrigerator Oats - WW Blue Plan

Hi Everyone!

Have you heard of refrigerator oats or overnight oats?  When I 1st heard of them I was like ewww....cold oats.  I love oatmeal and I kept hearing about them so I caved and made some.  They were surprisingly yummy.  I've been making them now for a few years.  

They are versatile.  You can use any flavors that you like.  I like that I can meal prep a weeks worth all at once and they only take a few minutes.  Sometimes I eat them as a meal, sometimes a snack.

The version I've been making lately are only 4 points on WW Blue.  Points will depend on which plan you are on and what you put in them.  I put each ingredient in the app separately.  I usually make a few flavors so this works best for me.

 

My basic recipe for one container is: 

1/4c rolled oats 2pts

1T chia seeds 2pts

1/8 pkg of sugar free pudding or jello mix 0pts

1/2c unsweetened almond milk 0pts 

1c frozen fruit 0pts

Mix all but fruit together in small container then I put frozen fruit on top.  Put lid on container and keep in fridge overnight.  When I'm ready to eat I mix everything together.

 

Sometimes I use protein powder instead of chia seeds.  I change pudding/jello flavors and fruits.  I add plain nonfat greek yogurt or powdered peanut butter.   You can make these your own.  Be as fancy as you want.  I try to keep mine super simple.  If it was too complicated I know I wouldn't bother making them.  You can find tons of recipes online.

Now I've been hearing about savory oats.  Not sure if I'd like them.  Growing up I always had sweet oats so I'm not sure about these.  One day maybe I'll try them.  Have you ever tried savory oats? 

Have a great day!  -Kim 👽 

Ghost Train, Strasburg, PA Overnight Trip

 Hello!

A few weeks ago hubby + I went on an overnight trip to Strasburg.  This was our 1st trip since Covid.  It was so nice to get away.  We had a great time. 

I'm trying Vlogging for our adventures.  I'm not good at it but I hope to get better.  And I know I am beyond terrible at video selfies but I hope to get better at that too.  And I'm learning editing which I'm sure I will get better at and I will find my own style.

I'm using an ancient GoPro Hero 4 Silver so I'm learning how to use that too.  I'm hoping Santa will bring me a new updated camera for Christmas. 

Here is the video I made of our train ride.  Make sure you watch and learn about the Ghost Train. 😏

Here is my YouTube channel link if you'd like to subscribe. 😉

https://youtube.com/channel/UCdROaryHKAbafPyMDQ1Y-Tw

***Not sure why the video isn't showing up for some people.  You might have to use my YouTube channel link above***

 

Have a great day!  -Kim👽

Caturday Saturday

 Happy Caturday Saturday!

Have a great day!

-Kim

What I Eat in a Day on WW Blue

 Good Morning Everyone!

Thought I'd post a What I Eat in a Day on WW Blue.  For me I get 23 Daily Points and 28 Weeklies.  Weeklies can be used at anytime or not at all (that's never happened  lol).  You can roll over up to 4 daily points if you don't use them into your weeklies.  They also give you a Blue Dot in the app if you stay within your points.

Breakfast (no pic)

Lunch 

Dinner

Snacks

 

Snacks = 8 points

End of the day I Blue Dotted and rolled over a point.  And I got almost 15,000 steps + 6+ miles on FitBit.  Yay me!!!   

Are you on a weight loss journey?  Let me know in comments.

Have a great day!  -Kim

My Weight Loss Journey

 Hi Everyone!  

Thought I'd share some of my everyday life.  I'm on WW Blue Plan (formerly Weight Watchers).  I've been on it since Thanksgiving 2019.  In almost a year I've only lost 15 pounds.  I think I'm the problem not the WW plan.  lol  

 

I've been exercising at least 5 days a week.  I bought a Fitbit.  I was walking at least 5 miles a day which is about 10,000 steps.  Staying within my points.  No weight loss.  So my cardiologist suggested a Gazelle.  It's an eliptical-glider.  You might have seen the ads with Tony Little.   We bought  one and I love it.  It isn't stressful on my feet and knees like walking was.  Still no losses.

We like to eat down by the Bay and the easiest place to get food is McDonalds.  Since Covid, they aren't serving anything healthy.  No salads.  No grilled chicken.  Sometimes we eat there a few times a week.  

So now I'm upping my game.  Only McDonalds once a week, sometimes not at all.  We've been going to WaWa (convenience store) and getting sandwiches to eat by the water.  I upped my steps to 12,000.  Put some weights on the Gazelle for resistance.  Bought a digital scale.  Ours was a dial one that was ancient.  New scale weighed me at about +5 pounds so that is my new starting weight.

So that's where I am.  I feel better since I got the Gazelle.  I went down a pant + shirt size but I've got a long way to go.  

I'm gonna post occasional What I Eat in a Day on WW Blue posts.  Let me know if you like them.  

Have a great day!  -Kim