Shrinking Violets Part 4

[Haydee 2]

mini pecan pies??? oh my goodness, i would be all over them... mumbling pelican all the while...

[Jennifur 0]

hi TracyK:tt2::biggrin::tt2::sad:

lol i just saw this... popcorn is my ice cream... here i am:drool: that is just what i look like with a good bowl

[irishmae11 0]

Well, I am back from one of the most difficult 24 hrs...a guy I used to work with, his little baby boy Aiden, 9 months old, died on saturday...so I went to the wake and funeral. He was born with TGA, some sort of transposed arteris and it affected all his organs,,,,he was on vent and dialyisis and in the hospital for all nine months, except for the last few days, they were able to bring home with Hospice,,,,so tiny and perfect looking....like a little doll...never went to a wake/funeral for a little one like that..never want to do it again...

Back to ice cream...I found a swap recipe for wendy's Toffee Coffee....was pretty good sub for the real thing:

HG's Toffee Crush coffee Shake

Come Slurp Away!This Wendy's swap is a GREAT way to Celebrate your summer vacation... even if it's just a weekend at home. Ingredients:

1/2 cup Breyers Double Churn Free Creamy vanilla fat-free ice cream

1/3 cup light vanilla soymilk

1/4 cup Cool Whip Free, thawed

One-third of a 1.4-oz. toffee chocolate bar (like Heath or Skor), finely crushed into bits

1 tsp. Hershey's Lite chocolate Syrup

1 tsp. Coffee-mate sugar free French Vanilla powdered creamer

3/4 tsp. instant coffee granules

1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda or Truvia)

3/4 cup crushed ice or 4 - 6 ice cubes

Optional: Fat Free Reddi-wip

Directions:

Place powdered Creamer, instant coffee granules, and sweetener in a glass. Add 2 tbsp. hot Water and stir until ingredients have dissolved. Transfer to a blender.

Add ice cream, soymilk, and ice to the blender. Blend briefly, until smooth, and then pour into a glass. Stir in the Cool Whip, until uniform. Add chocolate syrup and toffee-chocolate bits (if you plan to top your drink with Reddi-wip, set a few candy bits aside), and stir gently to swirl them in.

If you like, top with Reddi-wip and sprinkle with remaining candy bits. Now dig in!

MAKES 1 SERVING

Serving Size: entire shake

Calories: 237

Fat: 5.5g

Sodium: 145mg

Carbs: 41g

Fiber: 3.5g

Sugars: 25g

Protein: 5g

POINTS® value 4*

I survive on a lot of Weight Watcher ice cream treats....

[Haydee 2]

YUM, that looks so good. Do you make alot of Hungry girl's recipes? I get her daily email but have never actually tried to make any of her stuff. I don't like artificial sweeteners so that's why I mostly stay away but this one has REAL ingrediets too along with some sugar free stuff...

[Daisalana 33]

Wendy's toffee coffee is good, but mine melted too quick the one time I had it so the toffee was all at the bottom.

I am addicted to Iced Mochas from mcdonalds. I found a recipe to make them at home and I could make them healthier, but I'm too lazy.

I had one this morning, I love them so :/

Good news is, I have been hershey bar free since I confessed to ya'll. Today I had to go to Riteaid for meds, and there they were.. king size and all RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I kept glancing at them, but I passed. YAY me.

Went to Allergist, they weighed me, I'm back to 256lb.. so that's good at least lol. 7lbs since I ranted about that.

[Daisalana 33]

For that recipe if you wanted to go all the way, they make russell stover's sugar-free toffee bars.. taste (and texture) 100% like heath bars, one of the (few) sugar-free candies I don't mind eating. Those and their coconut bars, tastes just like mounds bars.

They aren't low-calorie, but they are sugar-free.

[TerriDoodle 6]

Haydee, ROFL

Terry - i know, it is my will power, much easier when it just wasnt around the house.... LOL as i think about it, sometimes she does, like the chip night when she had the bag in my face saying have some... or the 3 batches of popcorn and puts bowls in front of all of us. .

That is not nice! :biggrin:

[TerriDoodle 6]

Good news is, I have been hershey bar free since I confessed to ya'll. Today I had to go to Riteaid for meds, and there they were.. king size and all RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I kept glancing at them, but I passed. YAY me.

Went to Allergist, they weighed me, I'm back to 256lb.. so that's good at least lol. 7lbs since I ranted about that.

YEA!!! WOOT!! I was wondering how you were doing!

Way to go Laura!!!! :biggrin::thumbup:

[mdrai 3]

Yeah, I just saw on tv that those Wendy's twisted coffee thingamajigs is like 900 something calories!! Ay yai yai! Good thing I didn't know about them!!

Just lurking around, waiting for Pammie to post! :juggle:

[Jennifur 0]

LOL yuppers... today she is not here and i'm on salad #2 today, and i went shopping and got some multi grain chips to go with my homemade guacamole (Yes you girls have me hooked), and I'll have a few chips when I make it and she will pound down the bag and my guac before i go to get more.

Kids all just had ice cream and i had nothing ...

[Kat817 19]

I am worried about TracyK-----hope all is well, and that the girls are ok.

Heading out to the store here in a few minutes. I have a dozen errands to run in the morning so going to try to get things done tonight too!

Had a massive wind storm, my inlaws had a roof blow off of one of their rental trailers. Wonder who they will expect to fix that???

I am being really bad, I have horrible mean things running through my head, and cannot quit. I am not voiceing them, but I know thinking it is as bad as saying it....shame on me. Somebody needs to smack me!!!

Will try to check in later tonight.

Pamela---thinking about you tonight sweety-----gentle hugs goin' your way.

[Jennifur 0]

Kat -

think happy thoughts... that is what i tell myself when i think horrible things. I tell myself Karma.... 2 fold... and thinking is as bad as saying or doing-

i'm off to bed, have a very busy morning... wish me luck with the crazy pa in the am.

hope you all have a good night and Tracy K is ok, she has been very quiet

[Kat817 19]

My poor BIL who lost his Mom last month, just lost his brother late last night....and we all lost Marvin right in the middle of those. Poor guy has had a rough time.

[kity 2]

OMG...my face feels like it has been run over! The eyes and chin...and everything in between. i have a horrible pix and i'll either text it to someone (who knows how to post) or i will try to post it myself (it is on my new phone). I will take daily pix ...but for now, trust me...I LOOK LIKE SHIT! I have a big ass diaper thing strapped to my chin, w/ maxi pads in the strap for compression, my eyes look like frankenstien...and crusty blood is everywhere. i am not the pretty little violet you all know and love. BUT I WILL BE FABU soon! love you guys xoxoox

[suzyt 0]

I've got pages to catch up on, but I thought I would post an update. Saw my surgeon today -- he agrees that I have a leak, will inject dye under flouro on Monday. Here's hoping it's an easy fix!!

I've gotten to where I ask them to check the level at every appointment. I had 6 ccs in May, 2 in July + the 1 the PA put in, but today less than 1 cc. Not good.

Please think good thoughts for me......:juggle: