~~posted by Jen First and Foremost, a big Happy Birthday to Nik, our resident “Pouch Diva.” She is taking a couple days off to enjoy her birthday, so y’all are stuck with me for the weekend. Nik, party it up, girl! We love you!! Left to Right: Nessa, Nik, and Andrea. The guy in front is some random wedding guest …

I don’t even know where to begin counting my blessings, they are so abundant. I am thankful for reasonably good health, this has been a challenging year but I think everything is finally figured out and under control. At least it seems that way for the time being. I’m looking forward to going back to work in December and thankful …

Usually, I’m not into compilation lists of thankfulness. Mostly because I try to give thanks every day. But Thanksgiving is an opportunity to reflect on the bigger picture and I am learning to embrace that (or just get over myself). I thought I’d share with you just a few things I am thankful for this year. And this is me…so …

~~by Nikki Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m the one person in the whole RNY universe who never tried Pam’s Protein Chai Tea. That is, until recently. I like chai just fine. I just wasn’t passionate enough about it to go buy the ingredients and mix it up. And I get my protein well without it so it was always a …

~by Nikki Bon-bon madness is catching on. Have you made yours yet? No? Well maybe a nice testimonial from our friend Lucia in Rhode Island might convince you. She says: I love this recipe! To shake the pieces of banana in, I didn’t have any of the things you listed. So I took some Fiber One twigs and a little …

But my tongue…my tongue is telling me YESSSSSS!!!! (get your minds outta the gutta! Well…for all you R. Kelly fans, your mind is there with good reason but still…this is a family friendly blog…) So Valentine’s Day. Not a big fan. Love should be celebrated every day in all its forms–not just romantic. So I get a little salty on …

I have been promising my shrimp egg foo young recipe for forever right? The main reason I haven’t posted it is because…well, to be frank, this blog is very real in my life. If I make it I gotta eat it and my pouch has not been feeling eggs so much lately. So I apologize for the hold-up. I also …