It’s A New Year And A New Me!

Oh, look how cute that dog is!  That’s my little rescue angel, Nash at a local park this past fall.  He’s also a great distraction from my weight that has gotten out of control.  I’ve been on more diets that Oprah, always thinking if I just lose the weight, I can keep it off.  Twenty diets later, I’m heavier than I have ever been and tired of being in denial, tired of wearing black, tired of trying to disquise the one thing that bothers me the most, being fat. You know when I knew I wasn’t fooling anyone?  When I would make a joke about being fat and friends would laugh and say “oh” (insert more nervous laughter).

So I signed up for Weight Watchers last Thursday because frankly, I’m tired of hiding, disquising, whatever it takes to hide the rolls!  You know, that Jennifer Hudson does look pretty darn good and I think Weight Watcher is doable, as long as you get a class leader that’s not obsessed with giving you a star for losing 5 lbs.  What, are we 5??????

So, wish me luck and please feel free to share your “Who am I really foolin” stories. I will keep you updated on my progress…hopefully, I’ll progress!  Here’s a great recipe leader Kim shared with the class last week.

Banana Split cake

OMG.  This is better than any Christmas cookie I shoved down my mouth last month!

Serves 4  and only 5 Points Plus

Crust:  Line an 8 x 8 square cake pan with 8 2 1/2 square fat free graham crackers.

Filling:  Mix 2 cups skim milk with a package of vanilla sugar free pudding.  Pour over graham crackers.

Add these layers:

1 banana sliced

6 TBSP sugar free/fat free whipped topping

1 cups sliced strawberries

1/2 cup crushed pinapple drained (I used pinapple chunks cuz that’s what was in my pantry)

4 TBSP coconut

Chill.  Cut into 4 servings.

Hey, who’s been sticking their fork in this???????  ….Jeff??????