Life ain't a track meet, it's a marathon...

I know, another song quote, this one's from Ice Cube - love it! It is so true though, I am really relating to this.  The diet & excercise thing is not a quick fix... it does take time.  In the same way that I didn't creep back up to this weight overnight, it's not just going to drop off in a week.  Or two.  Or four, unfortunatly.  But hopefully if I keep reminding myself of all that, it'll start to sink in :)

I had to splurge last night on 8 points plus points worth of Starburst Jelly Beans - darn that yummy Easter candy!!  This will be a weakness for me this month, wait & see! (Peeps, Chocolate Bunnies, Mini Cadbury Eggs, I loooove the candy this time of year! Uh oh!) But, I also had some frozen fruit, with an equally cool points plus value of ZERO thank goodness!

Since I'm talking a lot about my diet, I'm going to share a few of my favorite 'diet' discoveries:

1.) Kellogg's Fiber Plus Bars in Caramel Coconut Fudge

OMGoodness are these *delicious*!! If you are having trouble surviving Girl Scout cookie time, trust me, these are so good & they taste just like my personal favorite - Caramel Delights!! I can't take credit for finding these on my own, Hungry Girl first tipped me off, and I totally, 150% agree with her - amazing!

2.) MIO

I have been trying to up my water drinking since I'm on my diet, and I love the new MIO that is out for added flavor!

This stuff is soooo yummy!! I'll admit - when I first heard about it, I wasn't sure. I had tried the powder flavors for water (LOVE Hawaiin Punch ones!) but a liquid? Hmmmm.....sounded - well, different.

On my *favorite* freebie website Freebies2Deals, there was a post about how to get a free sample (now expired, sorry!)  So of course, I had to give them a chance.  And I am so glad I did! The sample I got was Berry Pomegranate, which honestly, I would have NEVER bought, to me that combo sounded 'not good.'  But it is wonderful! So good in fact I went straight to Wal-Mart and bought the Strawberry Watermelon - equally great!! Next on my list is Fruit Punch... I'm thinking of trying it on crushed ice as a zero point imitation Hawaiin Icee...

3.) Fruit

Aww, fruit.  This is not a new product, it's kinda been around since the time of the Garden of Eden.  And what's not to love?  Natural, delicious, and sweet - plus loaded with good-for-you stuff!  Well, the best news about Weight Watchers new Points Plus is even the previously dreaded banana is now, drumroll please.... ZERO points!! I'm learning to love fruit all over again!

I suppose that's enough about my diet for today!

I don't know if you are a sports fan, but I am a very dedicated NCAA Basketball Lover.  My team? The University of Kentucky Wildcats - yes, I am a proud member of the Big Blue Nation. 

Picture courtesy of: http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/gallery/2011-NCAA-basketball-tournament-best-moments-040411#photo-title=Brandon%20Knight%20beats%20Princeton&photo=29666326

You can imagine how heartbroken I was over the Final Four loss to UConn the other night :'( - but, on the flip side, what an incredible run they had this year!!

I was so hoping that Butler would pull out a win last night.  I really feel sorry for them, second year in a row to loose in the final game.  But again, what an incredible team!  Time to put away those brackets until next March, and start planning those fun fall tailgates I suppose!

Have a great Tuesday :)