An Oxymoronic Post

First off, Nadia and I were talking the other day about how we could use this blog as a motivator to help us lose weight. I've been trying to lose weight (unsuccessfully) since the baby was born. But I've been doing pretty well since the beginning of January. (I'm actually keeping a New Years Resolution! Whoa!) I didn't really have a specific deadline for my weight loss, that is until Trent and Nadia decided to get married. Since I'm going to be immortalized in pictures from their wedding (haha), I want to look good! It's been a pretty strong motivator. Nadia is trying to lose some weight too (although she looks great and definitely doesn't need to!), which means we have the same "deadline" (June 25).


I've lost 21 pounds since January 1st!


And I'm finally started to feel a difference. My jeans are a lot looser and my pre-pregnancy jeans mostly fit! (They're still a little bit too tight though.) I feel better about myself too. Sometimes it's frustrating that losing weight isn't a huge overnight transformation, so I just have to remind myself that it's a slow process and that I'm progressing.


I posted these pictures on my family blog, but I'll put them here too and get y'all's opinion as well. Can you see a difference between these pictures? (If you can't, I promise I won't be offended. I'll just try even harder to make the difference more pronounced next time I post pictures.)

Taken beginning of January

Taken April 10th

And now for the "oxymoronic" portion of this post:


Dinner tonight was oh so yummy! (And oh so unhealthy!) We had jalapeño popper pizza. If you click on the link, you can find the recipe. The website (Lauren's Latest) was created by Lauren Brennan, the wife of one of J.J.'s good friends from Oregon. Her recipes are amazing! I wish I had the time to try them all. I'll also post the recipe here, for convenience. But you really should check out her website, 'k?


1 lb. pizza dough (I used pizza crust from the store instead)
1 cup prepared alfredo sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 large onion, sliced
1 large jalapeño, seeded and sliced
1-1/2 cups prepared breaded chicken, cubed (I used chicken nuggets from the frozen section)
4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
4 oz cream cheese
1/2 lb grated mozzarella cheese 
1/4 lb grated cheddar cheese
(I'm not sure if I actually used this much cheese. I might have, but I'm sure you don't have it. But as J.J. would say, "The more cheese, the better!")


Sauté the onions and jalapeños in the olive oil for about ten minutes or until you think they're done. Spread the alfredo sauce on the pizza crust. Spread the onions and jalapeños on the pizza. Add the chicken and bacon. Place pieces of cream cheese on the pizza. Add the cheese.

Bake in oven at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is golden and bubbly. (If you're using pizza crust and not dough like I did, I would follow those baking directions. It doesn't usually take as long to cook the crust.)

This recipe is really yummy and really easy. Just be careful not to eat too much of it! Oh, and if you're worried about it being too spicy, it's not. Especially if you make sure to seed the jalapeños really well. And apparently, the longer you cook the jalapeños, the less hot (as in spicy) they are. I've made this pizza two times and I don't think either time has been spicy at all.

Before baking in the oven

Dinner is ready! Doesn't that look so yummy?
I think I gained 10 pounds just by looking at this picture!

I did a okay job portion control-wise. I only ate two small pizzas.
(My plate is the one on the right.)
I probably should've only eaten one though, but it was so tasty!

My cute husband enjoying Sunday dinner. :)