Homemade Wheat Bread Sticks

I found this recipe at The Happy Housewife blog. Visit it here.

 Whole Wheat Bread Sticks

• 1 1/3 cups warm water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cups flour ( I used whole wheat)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 2 teaspoons yeast
• cornmeal (for rolling the dough, do not add to the dough mixture)

Topping

• 1/2 cup melted butter
• Garlic Powder
• Parmesan Cheese
• Salt

Mix together olive oil, yeast, salt, oregano, powdered milk, and warm water. Add in flour. Knead for 5 minutes. Cover dough and let rise until doubled. Punch down dough and roll out into a rectangle. To get that pizza parlor taste use cornmeal instead of flour to roll the dough. Place dough on a greased cookie sheet. Push or roll the dough so it fills the entire cookie sheet. With a knife or pizza cutter slice the dough into one inch strips. Don’t cut all the way through the dough, only about half-way through.

(The original recipe has the dough being put on a cookie sheet but I am going to try to roll them like bread sticks)

Let rise for 30 -45 minutes. Mix together melted butter, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese. Brush the mixture on top of the bread sticks, then sprinkle a pinch of salt. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until the top turns golden brown.

Week 3 Weigh In

I have no idea where my Week 3 weigh in post went. It has vanished!! :0(

To summarize it...I had no weight gain or loss.....which has bummed me out. Thursday I am starting Weight Watchers meetings back. I'll be attending meetings every Thursday with my awesome and supportive team teacher and her daughter. I can't wait!

In other news.....I have my measurements taken tomorrow and I'm hoping they show some loss before I go to the WW meeting tomorrow.

Stay posted...... More to come soon!

Week Two Weigh In

Time in Journey: Week 2 (10 weeks left) 
Starting Weight - 262.2
Currently - 260.8
Lost - 1.2

• What I miss: Eating Sweets
• Excited to - Buy new clothes!
• Other news: I had 5 workouts in 4 days!! I totally reached my goal from last weekend. I have to admit that I was dreading the two a day workouts, but was amazed by the energy that I had after each. This week is VBS at church, so I'm not sure I'll get 2 in a day, but will defiantly be at the gym in the afternoons....I am going to try to get up in the mornings and workout at home before heading to VBS each day. 
• Bummed -  I only lost 1.2. this week. In order to reach my 30 pound goal in 3 months I really need to lose 2-3 pounds a week. However I am happy it was a lose if that small.
• Goal for this week - Drink more water....focusing on my gallon of water a week. Watching my portions and eating more green vegetables is also needed.

Summer Project #1 - Master Bedroom Closet

Our master bedroom closet is OUT of control..... that is the only way I can explain how it looks...or should I say looked. Here are the before pictures

Ridiculous..I know !?!?!?! So I took a day and took everything out, did a little organizing and cleaned out 4 bags full of stuff to donate to a mission trip that a group from our church is taking.





All shoes are now in clear containers that are marked with a short description of what they look like.







All shirts are hung up by occasion (daily, church, etc) and by color.......I know that shows off my OCD but oh well!

This picture makes me realize that the hubby wears entirely too many t-shirts in the spring/summer.....must start working on that!!

Motivational Quote

You get out of it what you put in it. - Billy Scott

I've seen this quote for almost a year now, but it didn't start feeling so very true until my summer workout program began. Thanks Billy Scott for keeping me motivated and focused!

Week One Weigh In

Time in Journey: Week 1 (11 weeks left) 
Starting Weight - 262.2
Currently - 262.2

• What I miss: Eating Sweets
• Excited to - Buy new clothes!
• Other news: My 4th school year is over. Its been a crazy week and I have to admit that I only got 2 workouts in at the gym all week. I did however walk the dog and work in the yard which had me sweating like crazy but wasn't enough to shed the pounds like I needed to this week. So...going to have to hit it hard this week....softball game tonight and back to the gym tomorrow! 
• Bummed - I'm totally bummed that I didn't have any weight lost for this week. But then again with the last week of school stress and several potlucks, I didn't eat right.
• Goal for this week - drink more water....I need to be drinking at least a gallon of water a day. Also, get in at least 5 workouts in...because by next week I need to be to 10 a week.