[ Keep It Fresh ]

Day 12 with NO COFFEE.....am I proud of myself? Ohhh YES!!! So in place of coffee {fraps, macchiatos, iced, and eeeverything else Starbucks has associated w/coffee.......that i miss so much haha} I've been drinking this. Surprisingly, it's actually given me more energy & feels 100x lighter than my norm. 

Fresh Fruit & Spinach Shake

1/2 cup low fat milk

1 cups Blueberries

5 whole strawberries

1 large pineapple chunk 

2 big spoonfuls of activia peach yogurt (Vanilla, Strawberry & Honey Greek Yogurt works too)

small handful of raw almonds

1 banana 

1 (giant) handful of spinach leaves

7 ice cubes

Instead of using a handful of almonds and/or low fat milk, I like to use Almond Soy Milk, and it tastes just as good. But if you wanna add more sugar just add 2 cups. LOLj/k

Blend well & Enjoy!

[Cake Pops]

Remember a few months ago I posted about cake pops? Well i blame those delicious things for my 30lb weight gain over the past 9 months. I laid off of em (also because starbucks quit selling em at the airport......thank you Jesus lol) but within the last few months they've become "the treat" to make.

Last night I had dance practice. Lucky for me, it was held at my cousin Kuuipos house. She is 'The Homemaker of America' that i hope to be someday. Anyway, she taught us how to make cake pops....as well as home made soda. ((told ya she was Miss Homemaker))

To my surprise they were super easy and really fun to make. :) of course they turned out delish, and i already cant wait to make some more. Only down fall is that it seriously takes up all my points for the whole week plus the next for Weight Watchers lol.........sorry booouuut it haha...

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[cake pops]

So....this weeks obsessions are: Cake Pops.

[found ONLY at Starbucks!]

With me trying to lose weight and all for the upcoming wedding in April, this is the wrong thing for me to be obsessed with. hahaha....but they are so delish. =/ I mean, they're only 170 calories....and for me that's good because I'm normally getting a drink from Starbucks with like a trillion calories. haha... I decided it'd be better for me to eat 3 at the most per day, rather than 3 drinks full of sugar per day like I use to. haha
So far I've been stuck on JUST WATER......yeah can you believe that. i hate water....I always have to have something sweet. but i've cut down...especially on the Starbucks and that's a miracle for me, my health, my weight, oh yeeeah....and my bank account. hahaha.... But these cake pops are just so scrumpscious.... I LOVE EM!!! They come in 2 flavors: Rocky Road and Birthday Cake (well those are the only ones that the airport carries anyway) my crew and I at work are stuck on em.

Try em if you haven't alreay\dy..........and if ya do end up trying them, get me one while you're at it.

[...Gettin' some PHO action...]

I LOVE PHO...period.

[pronouced FUH]

 It's an authentic vietnemese beef/noodle soup. It's fills me up fast and it's healthy too 

[insert THE BIGGEST SMILEY FACE]. 

I've been to a ton of Pho places but my favorite one is Green Papaya, located in West Valley off of 3500 south between Redwood Road and 2200 West. (for exact directions click here) 

Everything they have there is good. It's not just a soup place. Their menu contains a variety of veitnemese food. They're kalbi is the bomb dot com too... =) 

For appetizers I always get one spring roll and one fried egg roll.

(My lovely humps refused to let me order those today after all the food I ate in Hawaii.)

I always order the P6.

It's the Pho soup with just steak, tendon, and flank.

then I add sprouts, mint leaves, hoison and rooster sauce, and some lime for flavor. 

I always order the house limeade on the side w/an extra water because I kill my limeade and can't drink another glass full of sugar. haha..

After coming home from Hawaiis beautiful, hot, humid weather to the rain today I decided to take a trip to Green Papaya. Not only did I decide to go, I decided I'd be nice and treat my family......now my wallets huritng LOL... but so worth it. It was deeellllliiissshhh...

Thank You Green Papaya for making my day. =)