Pancake Tuesday, yum, yum, I'm Still Hungry

We had pancakes for supper last night. Why? Because, it was Pancake Tuesday and I’m a sucker for food-related holidays.

I don’t like to brag, but my pancakes turned out perfectly. Non of the credit goes to me, however. My success is 100% due to the electric griddle I picked up at WalMart last summer. How I muddled through life without one is a mystery. Well, not really. I wasn’t muddling through very well. Up ‘til now my pancakes have been terrible.

We had chocolate chunck pancakes with natural maple syrup and fruit on the side. It was like eating desert for dinner.

I used Aunt Jemima Complet Original pancake mix and added a chopped up square of Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate. It wasn’t the caloric nightmare I expected. A serving of two pancakes ended up being approximately 180 calories, 3.5 g of fat and 1 g of fiber. Add another 60 calories for each tablespoon of natural maple syrup and it was still a really reasonable treat.

I was, however, absolutley STARVING by bedtime! I tried to temper my hunger with peppermint tea. I try to use peppermint tea to solve all of life’s woes, but it can only do so much.

Snowshoeing Update

I have the biggest, grossest blister on my foot from our snowshoeing expedition the other day. I have blisters on both feet actually, but the one is particularily disgusting. Just thought I’d share.

If you get The CW you might want to catch Dr. Oz today at 4:00 pm. I believe today’s episode is on weightloss. His audience will be comprised of people who have lost over 100 lbs and have kept it off for an extended period of time. It could be quite inspiring.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Well, I said I would go overboard this weekend and I did not disappoint. We ate and drank a lot of calories. Our visitors brought us shortbread and the yummiest macaroons ever.

My Valentine bought me SEX AND THE CITY chocolates from Laura Secord. They tasted as good as they looked. I shared them with our guests but I still had more than my fair share.

I managed to fit a decent workout in yesterday. Today we went tobogganing, which isn't particularly strenuous, but I think Wii bowling may count as exercise. I hope it does 'cause I'm bowling LIKE A BOSS.

Dinner tonight had to be red, as per the tradition of red Valentine's suppers, started by my Mom when we were little. I made a big tomatoy jambalaya and we spiked our milk with strawberry Quik to turn it pink. It was relatively healthy but it was sabotaged by the chocolate cookies and Valentine's truffles that followed.

Tomorrow is weigh-in day. If anybody is already following this and would like to post their weekly successes or shortcomings in the comments section, you are more than welcome. The more support the better! Given the over consumption I've described above, I may have a disappointing weigh-in tomorrow. Don't be embarrassed to post a gain.

Oh, and don't forget that Tuesday is Pancake Day!