Weight Watchers Zero Points Watermelon Strawberry Popsicles

I have a sweet tooth at night, especially during the Summer. Since our wedding is coming up fast, I’m trying not to give in in to my sweet tooth too much and I have been looking for healthier alternatives. These popsicles are my new favorite treat at night. I love that they are full of fruit and no added sugar. So I thought I would share the simple recipe with you for — Fresh Watermelon Strawberry Popsicles. Plus, they are ZERO Weight Watchers Points = score!

Did you know that watermelons are actually a nutrient-dense fruit? They have high levels of vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants. I did a little research and discovered that watermelon can fight asthma, high blood pressure, cancer and can help with hydration, inflammation, muscle soreness and help us have better skin and hair. What’s not to love.

Weight Watchers Zero Points Watermelon Strawberry Popsicles

And watermelon are the perfect food to eat at Summer. So why not freeze some and have them as a guilt-free dessert?? And since these are popsicles, your kids will love them too!

Instead of flavoring the popsicles with added sugar, I added a little honey to make them sweet and strawberries because strawberries make anything tastier, right?

Here is the easy and delicious way to cool off with no guilt! Weight Watcher Zero Points Watermelon Strawberry Popsicles!

And if you are looking for another almost guilt-free dessert, be sure to check out these 2-Point Weight Watcher Brownie Cupcakes. They are one of the most popular recipes on my site!

2 Point WW Brownie Cupcakes

Have a Delicious Day! 

xoxo

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Three Easy Ways I Have Been Trying to get Healthier This Year – an update! Three easy ways that I have been trying to get healthier this year and what’s been working for me. 

3 Easy Ways I Have Been Trying to Get Healthier This Year

As a blogger I spend a lot of time sitting down, working on my site and writing up posts. I decided to really make an effort to get healthier this year. I am not where I want to be yet but it feels so great to be working toward a goal and seeing some results. I thought I would share an update. You can see my first post about this goal here as well as my Sugar-Free Strawberry Frozen Lemonade Recipe. It’s so good!

Get Moving

I have been making an effort to get at least 10,000 steps in a day. I was finding this difficult when I didn’t make time in my day to get up and about. But my neighbor and I have been walking first thing in the morning and it’s been great. We leave after I get my kids in school and do it first thing. Then I can come home, get ready for the day and work without feeling guilty about not exercising. My husband and I have been hiking a lot which has been so great. My mom also bought me an apple watch for my birthday and I love that it keeps track of my steps without me having to bring my phone with me when we walk. You can also set up your fitness goals on the watch and it has rings — one for steps, one for standing and one for activity and while you go about your day you can see your rings start to close. It also dings me during the day when I have sat for too long, reminding me to get up. It’s pretty nifty!

Getting Sleep

I used to stay up late doing my work and I never got enough sleep. I think this was hard on my body. It also made me feel tired all day long. And when you’re tired you don’t feel like you have the energy to get up and exercise. So now I do my work during the work day and I go to bed. It’s also nice for my marriage and gives us time at night to spend together and really focus on each other.

Cutting Back on Sugar

I tried Whole 30 at the beginning of the year and it was too extreme for me. I think cutting back on lifestyle choices is a healthier way of staying on track nutritionally. I was a HUGE sugar lover. Especially candy. I have tried to replace a lot of my candy cravings with fruit. But it’s also nice to be able to make cookies or a cake. So I have been switching out sugar for Splenda Naturals over the past few months. And I honestly can’t tell a difference. Splenda Naturals give my recipes the same taste as sugar without the sugar. And I love that Splenda Naturals is made with Stevia which is natural. I sprinkle it on cereal too! You can grab the recipe for these amazing Pumpkin Waffles that I made with Splenda Naturals and my kids loved them so much that I made TWO batches!!

Update

I am down a few pounds. People probably can’t tell a difference, but I CAN. My clothes are fitting better and it feels so good to have a sustainable plan. This is a picture of me taken last week. I feel more confident going into the holiday season knowing that I will keep getting my steps in and that I can substitute out some of the sugar with Splenda Natural. I’ll be making some holiday recipes with Splenda Natural and are healthy and delicious. So keep reading my site for those! And tweet me at @jenjentrixie or tag me on Instagram @tatertotsandjello and share what you are doing to get healthier!!

You can find out more about Splenda Naturals and get wonderful recipes:

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Have a beautiful day!

xoxo

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Splenda. The opinions and text are all mine.

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21 Delicious Weight Watcher’s Recipes – get healthier with these ideas!

Bobby’s Lighter Tastes like Lasagna Soup from @ Deen Bros

Low-carb Baked Avocado Egg Breakfast Cups

2 Point WW Brownie Cupcake from @ cleverlyinspired

7 Best Weight Watchers Recipes @Just Skinny Points can’t get enough of!

21 Delicious Weight Watchers Recipes

Buffalo Chicken Tenders from @slenderberry

Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole from @The recipe critic

Pineapple chicken and rice wraps from @Drizzle me skinny 

Turkey and Cheddar Wrap from @Weight Watchers

Black and Blue Steak Wraps from @Emily bites

Bacon Ranch Turkey Wrap from @Laa Loosh 

Avocado and Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad from @Organize Yourself Skinny

Turkey Taco Lettuce Wrap from @Skinny Taste

Hummus Veggie Wrap from @Keep your diet Real

Baked Buffalo Chicken Taquitos from @Recipe Diaries 

Weight Watchers Macaroni and Cheese Recipes from @Madame deals

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How are YOU getting healthier for 2018? 

Share YOUR ideas in the comments!!

xoxo

Here are are MORE healthy eating ideas! 

Chicken Fajita Soup from Trim Healthy Mama 

20 Healthy Recipes 

17 Healthy and Delicious Recipes 

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I’ve been concentrating on being happier and healthier in 2014 — and in 2015 I’m committed to be even better at it. I’ve been inspired by so many of you who have made the same resolutions for 2015!

In 2015, it’s time for a new year – and a new you! To help us all get inspired, I’m kicking off a weekly feature called “new year, new you!” It’ll be a positive place for all of us to share ideas for being happier and healthier in 2015. That may mean something different for all of us: it might mean bringing more joy into every day. It might mean being more consistent with exercise. It may mean cooking and eating healthy. Or it might mean affordably upgrading your wardrobe or living space to help you feel more focused and free. Whatever it means to you, hopefully you’ll find inspiration in these upcoming ideas!

A photo posted by Tatertots & Jello (@tatertotsandjello) on Dec 12, 2014 at 4:05pm PST

In 2014, I made good progress on my goals of losing weight and eating more healthily! I feel like I’ve made good progress in the last 18 months or so since this picture was taken:

(Keepin’ it real with the messy master bedroom!) I knew I needed to lose some of my blogger weight!

The one biggest thing that kick-started my new healthy focus was participating in April Kennedy’s 60-Day Body Mind Spirit Challenge! It focuses on exercise, eating healthy, good habits, and spreading joy and positivity. I lost 15 pounds from this challenge!

That was enough to rediscover my joy of running, and then this year since the challenge I’ve lost another 25 pounds to get me closer to my ideal weight. And I’ve been focusing on eating more healthy, drinking more water, and being positive.

So, for example, one of my favorite discoveries has been my Fitbit Zip. I’ve burned out about 4 of them this year. I like the kind that clip on — like this one — rather than the wristband kind, but you may like the wristband better!

This was the lowest price I saw for the Fitbit Zip:

My oldest daughter loves her Fitbit Flex because it has a sleep tracker – and my middle daughter got one for Christmas, too!

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One of the reasons I started blogging was because of the fun interaction and conversations we had. I miss that now — and maybe we can do more of it here and on social media like Instagram (just tag me and use the hashtag #newyearnewyou). I’m hoping this helps inspire and spark positive conversation!

I’m looking forward to a year of positive changes for all of us!

Happy New Year!

xoxo

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I had such a great time on Team Shout® at the 5K Color Run in Salt Lake City!

Ever since I took up running again this year, I’ve been looking forward to participating in my first 5K. Thanks to Shout^®, I got the chance to accomplish my goal at “The Happiest 5K on the Planet” – I honestly couldn’t think of a better race for a first time marathon runner. I had so much fun running through the colorful hues of pink, purple, blue and of course orange, with Team Shout^® – and it really set the tone for the rest of this year. I was a happy, colorful rainbow when I got home and when my kids saw me, they immediately vowed that they are coming along with me next year!

Our team shirts were nice and clean before the race and as we all stood front and center at the starting line and we couldn’t wait to hit all the colorful stations up ahead. We were so excited that we didn’t have a care in the world, not even about our nice, white outfits (uh oh!).

As it turned out, had a blast and I didn’t worry about getting messy or dirty once. All I thought about all morning was what a great time I was having! Here’s how we looked after the run:

I had so much fun with new (and old) friends throughout the run and at the celebration after, yes there was an after-race party and Shout^® brought us up on stage to announce the orange color throw!

We also got to try out the Shout^® 360 Color Cam, which caught us in mid-jump! Check out the video below:

After a day of running through bright colors and dancing around on-stage during the color throw, you would have never guessed that my previously messy clothes would end up looking like this:

Thanks to Shout^® my once colorfully tie-dyed shirt looks like a newbie (Stick around to win your very own Shout^® prize pack – details below)! Even though the colorful hues are gone and the crisp white tee is back, it still reminds me of how much fun I had at The Color Run and how it fueled me to get out there and have some fun, without the worries!

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Not everyone can go to The Color Run. So Shout has launched the Shout It Out Fun Finder to help you find some fun near you. It looks at your location and recommends fun activities — so get out and have some fun!

Plus, when you follow the Shout^® mantra and live out loud (even if it’s at home in your backyard), you could win a dream vacation to experience a Color Run in New Zealand. To enter, post a photo on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ShoutItOut #enter. [Contest ends September 30, 2014.]

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And now, the best part! Shout^®  is giving away a prize pack to one lucky TT&J reader, so that you can go out and have your own worry-free colorful day!

You could win a Shout^® prize pack that includes:

Shout® Trigger, with stain-fighting ingredients and enzymes to quickly penetrate, break-up and remove tough stains. Safe for all colorfast washables and works in all water temperatures.

Shout® Color Catcher® sheets absorb and trap loose dyes in wash water, protecting clothes against color bleeds and helping preserve original colors. Sheets change color as they absorb loose dyes, and reduce the need for sorting laundry. Safe for all colorfast washables and works in all water temperatures.

Shout® Advanced Ultra Gel Brush combines powerful Shout®stain fighters in a thick gel formula with a convenient stain-lifting brush to penetrate and remove your toughest stain. The formula lets you treat stains now and wash up to a week later. Safe for all colorfast washables and works in all water temperatures.

Shout® Wipes can be used to remove stains on-the-go right when they happen and are easily disposable—just throw the used cloth away. They’re perfect for clothing, carpet and auto interiors, and are safe for all colorfast washables.

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post: How do you make time for fun?

xoxo

This post sponsored by Shout. See my disclosures.

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