Last night I joined Weight Watchers. My weight has always been somewhat of an issue for me, as I’ve fluctuated up and down over the years. I’m unhappy with my size right now, and despite the fact that I’m exercising, I’m really not losing any weight. What I like about the “points system” with Weight Watchers is that I essentially can eat what I want as long as I don’t go outside my daily points total. Also, it’s fun entering in items on my phone and seeing how the math works out. It’s almost like a game. I’m committed to sticking with it in hopes that it actually works.

Hey, if Charles Barkley could do it, then I most certainly can, right?

Lately I’ve been trying my hand in the kitchen, specifically with baking. Over Thanksgiving, I successfully made tuxedo bars, followed by these Cheddar Bay biscuits and then chocolate chip cookies. Above is from tonight, a yellow cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, topped with white chocolate chips. The cake was a box cake mix, and the frosting was from the back of a Ghirardelli cocoa mix box. Still, it was fun to do, and I hope to get more ambitious with each recipe I attempt.

*Yes, that is a “Breaking Bad” reference.