Vacation

We just got home from our Florida vacation. I've got to admit...we did not keep our real food commitment.  We were constantly on the run and had so much we wanted to do that cooking was not a priority. Sadly we paid for it too.  We didn't have the energy we were accustomed to, we spent a small fortune eating out and I really wish we had planned better. Flying made it a bit harder to bring home prepared foods, although in hindsight it would have been worth it to pay for an extra bag to bring some healthy foods.

We did have a wonderful time though! I had the opportunity to show the guys around my hometown, I was able to introduce them to more of my family and friends.  We went to the beach several times, deep sea fishing 50 miles off shore...the water was such a beautiful sapphire blue and we caught tons of fish! We also enjoyed a day at the Universal Studios Resort in Orlando. It was a wonderful vacation!

Thank you so much to my brother for opening his home to us and all their hospitality! It was so great to see all of you and finally meet little Nick!

There is no place like home...we were all glad to be back in our own beds.  And it's time to get our eating under control.  We really let loose and ate whatever we wanted but nothing tasted as good as I remember, some things were just gross!  I know I'm ready to get serious again! So it's about time to get dressed and head out to the grocery store.

The hardest part will be the detox...again...that junk food is so addictive! My goal is to stick to just meat, fruit and veggies.  I did find once I started adding bread and pasta back in (even whole grain) I quit loosing weight.  I'm motivated again and excited to get started, as a matter of fact I already had squash fresh from the garden for breakfast.

I'll post some pictures from vacation once we download them all.  Hope y'all have a great day!

Vanilla Frappuccino recipe

It's hot here in Texas and I'm hooked on Starbucks Green Tea Frappuccino's!! But...I don't need all the sugar and who knows what else they put in that stuff and I wasn't able to find a good copycat recipe so I had to experiment a bit to find a yummy, real food, refreshing replacement. This is the easiest thing I was able to come up with and it was yummy!!

Vanilla Frappuccino

1 cup of milk
2 Tablespoons of heavy whipping cream (optional-just a dab of decadence)
1 Teaspoon of vanilla
Stevia to taste -I used 4 packets of Truvia to make the measurements simple
1 Cup of ice

Combine all ingredients in Vitamix or blender and enjoy!

Really easy and very yummy! Vanilla bean would make it even better but I wasn't willing to sacrifice my last vanilla bean when the bottled stuff worked pretty well. Maybe next time...
I hope you enjoy it too!