Travel with Christy K

It’s Frrrriiiiddddaaaayyyy! TGIF!  {AND} it's Fab Five Friday!  Here's my randomness for the week!



1.  Trader Joes's....We love Trader Joe's.  I know there are people who think it's over rated but honestly its not.  I can find so many good things at TJ's that are great quality and delicious within the right point range for me.  There are things in the regular grocery stores that are similar to the items I purchase there but they are twice the points.  And honestly....it's either the same price or cheaper.



When we go we have to stock up.  We aren't sure the next time we will be around a TJ's so we make sure that we are good for a bit.  We love the turkey corn dogs (I take them out of the package and use the Food Saver because they come in cardboard boxes).  State Fair use to make a turkey corn dog that was really good but I haven't seen them in the grocery stores in years.  These are especially good in the air fryer.  Travis loves their bagels (I haven't tried them because I haven't wanted to spend the points on them).  Their Lite Mexican blend cheese is so good and it's a point less than the reduced fat or "lite" cheeses I have found at the store.  So I definitely stock up on those.  Travis loves the frozen enchilada's because they fall into his calorie intake for lunch and they are delicious!

2.   I can not wait for ya'll to see the recipe I have for From My Table To Yours Sunday!!  It was delicious and so easy to make.  We had some left over for our lunches the rest of the week and it's just as good warmed up.  It definitely will be in rotation at the Eckert's household.

3.  I'm still in shock about the college scam that Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are involved in.   I mean....Felicity Huffman's bail was more that what she bribed...

4.  I wish I were still at Disneyland....

5  I really wish I had more to say but it's been a really long week at work.  One of my favorite people gave her notice and I've been doing interviews today.  They are a beating sometimes.  This time it's going to be hard because I have like 3 of them so far.  I'm making my decision Monday so at least I don't have to decide today.

Happy Friday ya'll!  Don't forget!  If you want to join my Dietbet click HERE .  We start Monday :)

Happy Weigh In Mon.....er...I mean Wednesday!  I have had a trying week with my plan.  I had every intention of staying on plan while I was in Austin for my husband's grandfathers funeral but it didn't happen that way.  I did great on making sure at least my portions weren't out of control but chose poorly on what I ate.  I gained .8 (there is a point before the 8 lol) and while it could have been so much worse I was kind of sad that I didn't get my Disneyland gain off.  It will happen this week or at least half of it.  

{CORRECTION} I LOST .8 lol...I did not gain I LOST! I misread my WW ap earlier...oopsie







I had saw where a lady had pinned a picture with her weight loss for each month (I think it was a different year though) and thought how cute!  And to be able to see it in black and white to see how you did for the month and how continuous it is.  So I found this on Pintrest and started tracking in January.  I can't wait to see what it looks like at the end of the year.




I am starting a spring Dietbet!  And I want YOU to join me!  It's $35 to play, its 4 weeks, and you have the chance to either win you money back or more :)  It is so much fun!  Even though it's not really a competition with others it's fun to "compete" with them.  If you're a loser, you're a winner!
Click here Christy's Spring Bet join us for some fun!

Happy From My Table To Yours Sunday!! I am currently in the Austin area with my husband and his family. His grandpa has passed so we are here for that. He was a great guy and I absolutely loved hearing him speak. He grew up in Brooklyn, NY and he never lost his accent. It was the best :) he will be missed by all.

With that being said, I don’t have pictures to go with my recipe from my personal experience of making it but I wanted to share a recipe.

My recipe today, Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole,  comes from Jenna at Recipe Diaries.   Yes...it is Weight Watcher friendly lol. It’s a higher point meal (10 sp) but worth every point. And again...husband approved!



This such a great recipe on so many levels. It’s so tasty, it’s quick to put together, and the left overs make an amazing lunch! {Don’t forget to weigh the pan before and after to get your correct serving size}

The only changes I make is sometimes I use ground elk instead of extra lean ground beef. I’ve never tried ground turkey but I think it would be amazing with it. I also use the Weight Watcher cream cheese. Because it’s whipped it makes it so much easier to mix with the spaghetti.  I also use minced garlic from a jar. We love us some garlic so I put quite a bit in.

This is definantly something I make when I’m wanting a comfort food.

What’s your favorite go to comfort food?

Happy Fab Five Friday! I was a part of a link up called 5 on Friday a while back and even though they stopped the link up I really liked the idea of posting 5 random things that I was into or thinking about for the week or that day.

  

My Smilebox Creation

We rode a ton of rides this time!  I don't know if its because the kids are older or what was exactly going on but that's what we did.  We rode the Radiator Springs ride, I don't even know how many times.  We  love that ride!  It's so fun and fast!  Another ride we rode quite a few times was the tea cups.  So fun, especially at night!  The Midway Mania is a good fun ride too.  A little competition during the ride never hurt anyone :)

Hey ya'll!  Just wanted to post a quick msg that yesterday's From My Table To Yours is cancelled due to me being at Disneyland :)   I was busy eating a cheeseburger for dinner at the Carnation Cafe.  It was delicious as were the fries.

People think when they are "dieting" that they can't have good things like donuts.  You can....just in moderation.  I can't have a donut.  Not without wanting a dozen chocolate ones.  But I hear there are people out there that can have only one donut.  And good for them. 

We have come up with some restaurants that we call our safe zones.  We can actually go to these places and not feel the need to eat things that we shouldn't. 


One of our restaurants that we feel safe at oddly enough is The Cheesecake Factory.  We've been successful even with the bread.  This is from this past weekend.  We told the waiter we did not want bread, but he still brought it to the table.  We didn't touch it.  The true test would have been if there was a piece of cheesecake there lol. 


Their Skinnylicious menu is awesome!  This is the chicken pasta.  It's penna pasta with a light marinara sauce with chicken and a drizzle of pesto sauce.  It's a really big serving! I only ate half of it.  They also have a lemon chicken pasta that is really great as well.  Travis has had multiple items off the menu (I'm a creature of habit, but hope to venture out some more) and has enjoyed everyone he's had. 

A few other restaurants that we call our safe place is Whataburger, Longhorn Steakhouse, & Chick-fil-a.  I know what you're thinking....Whataburger?  And yes.  I love their chicken fajitas.  They are so good!  It's a grilled chicken breast sliced up with grilled onions, red bell peppers, and pablano peppers.  It's only 6 points and so filling!  At Longhorn I love to get the 6 oz sirloin with the shrimp (8 points).  It comes with rice but I don't eat the rice.  I get a side of asparagus (2 points) and mashed potatoes.  The potatoes are 10 points.  I divide them when I receive them.  It's such a great meal!  I do have to eat a lower point breakfast or lunch in order to have it. 

What are your "safe" restaurants?  What are your favorite melas at the safe restaurants?

You know what day it is?  It's Weigh In Monday!


*This is a disclosure for any man reading this.  If you aren't sure you want to read what's next stop reading :)*


On today's weigh in I lost .8.  It's not what I was hoping for but I'm ok with it.  I stayed on point this week and I only used about 4 of my extra points but I started my period Sunday so I know that has a TON to do with it.  It never fails, when I start, I either don't lose at all or gain.  So I'm happy with the .8.  The  downfall though is I leave  for Disneyland Thursday morning and full disclosure.....I'm not counting points while I'm there.  I am going to watch what I eat and how much of it but if I want a Mickey shaped ice cream bar....I'm having a Mickey shaped ice cream bar.

But don't you just hate that.  When you know you've stuck to plan and did everything right but the scale doesn't show it?  I do.  But I don't let it get me down.  It's only one week.  I probably lost inches instead of pounds.  And I'm ok with that too.  I know I did what I was supposed to and it'll show at some point.....probably not on next weeks weigh in but the week after lol.

But maybe all the walking at Disneyland will counter act with what I eat....lol.  Happy Monday!