Ocean Spray Giveaway - 4 Winners!!!

I'm pretty excited about this Giveaway Post. The reason why is because I get to choose four winners!! That's right! This is my first giveaway that I have been allowed to choose this many winners. It's also a pretty cool prize pack!

Ocean Spray and MyBlogSpark sent me six boxes of Ocean Spray Fruit Flavored Snacks. Just what I need. Right?! Luckily for me I am not a fruit snack fan. My sister on the other hand can devour a whole box in one sitting (and she may kill me for writing that). ;)

The fruit snacks came in the mail and I thought I was safe. Honestly I have never eaten a fruit snack that I have liked. My girls love them so I thought I would just let them review them. One night my youngest daughter was eating a pack and they smelled so good. I then made the mistake of eating one, and then another and another. I'm sure you can see where I am going with this. They are awesome. Honestly the best fruit snacks ever!!!

For a few moments I totally understood my sister. Yes, I did share with her. I gave her two boxes for her family. I'm not sure if the kids got any but I do know that my sister enjoyed them. She told me the next week she went to walmart and found them for less than $2 per box with a $1 coupon off each box. Pretty nice!

So what I'm getting to is that these fruit snacks are really good. My whole family enjoyed them and my sister's whole family enjoyed them. If you are a fruit snack fan I would suggest giving them a try. Just remember, all things in moderation. :)

Ok, here comes the fun part. Time to enter for a chance to win (6) boxes of Ocean Spray fruit snacks. 4 Winners will be chosen to win this prize pack.

How To Enter:

1. Let me know if you like fruit snacks or not. If you do, what is your favorite fruit snack brand.

2. For a second entry post on your blog about this contest and include a link to my blog and post the link in the comment section.

3. For a third entry become a follower. If you are already a follower just leave that in the comment section.

4. For a fourth entry add my button to your blog and post the link in a comment below.

5. For a fifth entry add me as a friend on Facebook by clicking here and then leave me a comment telling me you did so.


The Winner will be chosen using a random number generator. All entries must be received by Friday, February 10, 2012 at 11:59 CST. The winner will be announced Monday, February 13, 2012. For U.S Addresses Only. MyBlogSpark is responsible for sending the prize pack.




Disclosure: The Ocean Spray Fruit Snacks were provided by Ocean Spray and MyBlogSpark.

And The Number Is... Week 3 Weigh In

I had another good yet tiring week. Somehow I got another head cold over last weekend and felt miserable for the first half of the week. These viruses seem to be never ending. I don't know if it is just my family or if it is everyone this year. We just seem to get one virus after another after another. By the time one virus has worked its way through all of us another one has already started. It is crazy and so tiring. I am finding it very hard to keep up with work, housework, cooking, laundry and everything else. I'm hoping that when the weather figures out what it is going to do that maybe we will all start to feel better. The crazy cold weather one day and warm weather the next is just so odd for January.

As far as my weight goes I was pleased with myself this past Friday when I weighed in at 191.8lbs. That is another 2.2 lbs down! Another 2 pounds and I will be in the 180's! What an exciting day that will be.

I'm getting very close to my hair cut and color! Another 5.8 pounds to lose and then I can make my appointment. I'm very excited about getting a new style. Not just getting a new style but feeling good about myself while I get a new style. :)

Once I lose the first 10 pounds I know I can do this. I think that is why the first 10 pounds is so important to me. After I lose 10 pounds I start to feel and see the difference. My clothes start to get lose, my face starts to look thinner and I just feel better in general. I can't wait!

I think I can do it in another 2 weeks. That would mean that I would have to lose a little over two and a half pounds a week. It's definitely doable. I just need to make sure that I don't let the stress of everyday life get to me and ruin my weight loss and motivation.

I'm sure all of you know how being tired and worn down can totally eliminate any motivation you many have. How do we work through this without totally ruining any chances of losing weight? I'm still working on the answer to this one because I seem to struggle with it daily. I think what has really been helping me is the fact that I have made myself be more organized this past month with my Daily Devotions, Monthly Meal Calendar and a better cleaning schedule.

I will try to write another post very soon to share with you what I have learned this past month since I started implementing some new things in our home. Check back soon!

A Must Try Snack

Click Here to check out one of my easiest all time favorite snacks. It tastes like a yummy peanut butter cup. I still love this one. I love that little bit of protein it gives me when I get hungry mid-afternoon.

And The Number Is....

My weigh in post is a bit late this week. I weighed in on Friday yet it is Tuesday night and I am just now writing it. Life happens and I seem to lose track of time. At least I am getting it posted before this Friday's weigh in. ;)

When I stepped on the scale last Friday I weighed in a 194 pounds. That's 2 pounds lost for the week. I'm exited to have a loss this week.

I am still doing well. So far this week I am down another two pounds. Maybe I can make it 3 pounds by Friday. Planning my meals has been a huge success for me. I make a grocery list every Saturday, my husband does the grocery shopping and then I package and freeze what needs to be frozen when he gets home. It has made my life so much easier. I don't need to reach for the unhealthy food because I have great tasting low fat food right at my finger tips.

The Most Amazing Meatloaf Ever

Jessica's White Chicken Chili

Low-Fat Pretzel Chicken Cordon Bleu

The inside of the Pretzel Chicken Cordon Bleu.

I still can't believe that it has been almost a whole month and I am sticking with my monthly menu and getting up early to read my devotional every morning. I have actually surprised myself.

I have to go and get some sleep. Morning comes way too quickly. I hope all of you are having a wonderful week. Please feel free to share what you have been making for dinner this week.

And The Winner Is...

The winner of the Burger King Gift Card is Mary from Grand Giveaways. Congrats Mary! I hope you enjoy it! Please email your name, and mailing address to pudgetlosingweightonabudget@yahoo.com .

Chewy S'more's Snack Mix Recipe

I'm making this recipe this weekend. Chewy S'more's Snack Mix is one of my favorite recipes from the past. Click here to check it out.

And The Number Is... Week 1 Weigh In

I finally have the chance to sit down and write this post. I have only been wanting to write it for about a week. :)

Last Friday when I weighed in I was 196 pounds. Yep, I thought the same thing. Yikes!

I had my husband take a picture of me this weekend to use as my before picture on my sidebar. I really don't want to post it but I am going to do it anyway. I'm hoping it will give me more motivation to actually lose the weight.

I weigh in tomorrow and I am excited to see what I have accomplished this week. I have done very well this week despite the craziness of it.

I have already set my first goal and of course it is 10 pounds. It worked for me in the past so I'm going to go with it again. I decided to reward myself with each ten pound goal just to give me a little more incentive. When I reach my first 10 pound goal I am going to get a nice new hair cut and color. I need it terribly so I am hoping having a bad hair day every day until I lose the 10 pounds will be incentive enough. So far it feels like torture but it may just work. ;)

I will post the picture on my sidebar later tonight and continue to post every ten pounds.

I have realized that my new favorite dessert/breakfast is pumpkin rice pudding. You mix 2 tbsp or more with a container of Jello Sugar Free Rice Pudding. It is amazing and such a great way to get in some extra fiber. Love it!

One of my breakfasts from this week

Last Night's Dinner - "The Most Amazing Meatloaf Ever"

This weeks menu had a lot more recipes that didn't involve the crockpot. I noticed that if was a lot harder this week for me to have everything in order and dinner on the table at a decent hour this week. I still managed to have dinner on the table but I had a lot more whining going on while I was making it and some starving kids by the time it was all done. I think I will stick with more crockpot meals in the future.

Gift Card Giveaway!

Don't forget to enter my Burger King Gift Card Giveaway. You can click here and submit your entry.

And The Number Is....

After reading several old posts from 2009 I have decided to start writing weekly weigh in's again. So when you see a post that says "And The Number Is...." You will know it is my weekly weigh in. I did this until I lost 50 pounds and then I stopped. I really thing I need to do it again.

I have to decide on my weigh in day but I will post about it again soon.

Snicker's Pie Recipe

This is another one of my favorite low-fat desserts. Snickers Pie. I haven't made it in ages. I'm posting it here for all of you to see but also so that I remember to make it very soon. Click here to vew the recipe.

Heath Bar Cake Recipe

This has to be my favorite cake of all times. Click here to see the recipe for Heath Bar Cake that I posted a few years ago.

Turkey Barbeque Recipe

This recipe is an oldie but goodie. I am going down memory lane on my blog and found this recipe back in week two of my journey over three years ago. Click here to see the recipe I posted on Turkey Barbeque I haven't made it in so long but it sounds easy and tasty. I may just be adding it to next months menu. ;)

How To Handle Stress Munchies

The Pinto Beans and Ham are in the crockpot for tonight's dinner. I soaked the beans last night and put got all of the other ingredients ready last night and put them in a bowl for today. I drained the bean and mixed everything together and it looks and smells amazing already. Click here for the link to the recipe.




Last night we had Chili Meatloaf. You can find the recipe here. It is one of my favorite recipes. I made it in the crockpot yesterday and it just wasn't the same. It was very good but it was a little dry on top and a little too moist on the bottom. I probably won't make it in the crockpot again but it really is a great recipe.




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Do any of you seem to find it easy to stay on track with your eating while at work during the day and then have more trouble at night when you get home? This seems to be the issue I am dealing with right now. I come home starving. I might snack a very little before I have dinner on the table and then I eat my dinner and I am good. Around 7:30 I start feeling the need to eat. I think it is because I am exhausted and my 3 year old is usually screaming or my 7 year old is throwing a fit about something at that point.

I really do think it's stress eating. I know from past experience that lack of sleep will do this to me. I just don't know how to solve it at this point. I am getting about 8 hours of sleep each night but with my Fibromyalgia I don't know if that is enough. I'm still hoping my body will adjust soon. :)

How do you handle the stress munchies?