Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Recipe

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Image courtesy of zirconicusso and FreeDigitalPhoto.net.

Image courtesy of zirconicusso and FreeDigitalPhotos.net.

Lately I’ve craved frozen custard and unfortunately, we happen to live by the most awesome frozen custard shop on the planet. I gave into my cravings on Sunday with a double scope of chocolate. Of course I tell myself that frozen custard is lower in carbs than regular ice cream. That is true, but if I really wanted to lower the carbs and satisfy my cravings, I should’ve ordered vanilla.

But where’s the fun in that?

Well those cravings are kicking in today. Why? Because that awesome shop has a chocolate peanut butter flavor today. Two of my favorites combined…crap!

Thankfully I came across this chocolate-peanut butter smoothie recipe compliments of Greenlitebites.com. The recipe calls for PB2 – powdered peanut butter. Ladies in my Weight Watchers meeting swear by PB2.  I guess in powdered form it lowers the fat significantly. But since I eat low-carb/high fat, I’ve stayed away from it. But for a kick-ass smoothie, I might be willing to break down and pick up a jar.

The carb count on this recipe is high, but it is still less than the custard version I’m drooling over. I might have to give it a try when I’m back from Savannah. Until then, I need to stay strong!

At Least Someone Gets To Enjoy Ice Cream

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Shadowfax and Peekabu enjoying their ice cream treat while I get none :/

My pals enjoying their ice cream treat while I get to watch.

Today is too beautiful to spend indoors. After making breakfast for the hubby, washing dishes, cleaning the kitchen and floors, doing yoga, my 30-Day Sit Up Challenge and resistance band exercises, I decided to sit outside and just soak up the sun.

It’s the first time in a long time I just sat down and did nothing. It was pure joy…for about 5 minutes.

That’s when the thought of going to the local frozen custard stand popped into my head. It’s such a great day that the only thing missing was chocolate frozen custard. Yum. My mouth started watering.  I stood up to get my car keys. Ugh!

I came to my senses fast, sat back down and chugged my water.  “Ice cream? You don’t need stinkin’ ice cream,” I told myself.  Then I promptly wondered about today’s mystery flavor.  D’oh!

Idle hands want ice cream. Thankfully knitting filled the void.

Idle hands desire ice cream. Thankfully knitting filled the void.

Quickly I popped inside the house, grabbed my knitting and two Frosty Paws for the dogs – someone was going to enjoy ice cream today, even if it’s not me!

Once I started knitting, all frustrations and thoughts of ice cream vanished.

Wow. I never realized that I am one of those people whose hands need to do something or they’ll shove food into their mouth. Idle hands make very bad decisions.

Learned something about myself today. And that knitting is the weight loss hobby.