OUR NEW WEIGH OF LIFE!

Here we go again....Part 2!

2011-01-09T16:47:00.005-05:00

Yes...you read it right. Kevin and I are giving it another go on Weight Watchers. I know that the reason it hasn't worked before is not the plan...its us. Weight Watchers is the one plan that always seems to work for us...but for one reason or another we end up giving up and going back to our old ways. Alot of things happened this year...and Kevin and I are both emotional eaters and we eat when were are stressed, sad, mad or even happy and bored!! Kevin was promoted to a Supervisor (YAY Honey!!) and I had a loss that hit me really hard last month with my Grandma who had been going downhill for quite a bit of the year and that affected me alot more than I thought it did. She passed away on December 18th and I know that it is a better thing for her and she is at peace now...so now it is time for me to work on myself and get back on track.

I went to the Doctor the other day for a bad cold which turned out to be a respiratory infection and when I got on the scale I didn't see the exact number...but it looked like I had gained about 14 pounds since I was on WW's last..:( But that's OK...it will be coming off plus another 100 pounds and I am NOT going to stop until I have reached that goal! Also for the first time my blood pressure was higher than normal. She said it could have been from my cold...but that also made me more determined to get with it! My Dad has type 2 Diabetes and it is hereditary and just a matter of time before I end up having it if I don't lose weight and get healthy. Also Kevin has type 2 Diabetes and he would love to be able to reduce or eliminate all his meds! I hope that I still have all of your support out there...as when I stopped posting I see that I had 50 followers...I need LOTS of support and it really does keep me going. I will be posting every day and keeping myself on track...

Kevin and I went food shopping yesterday and stocked up on fruits and veggies and things for lunches and dinners for the week. It looks like this week will be a busy one for Kevin and he has his manager training and will be getting home a little later than usual. So we will be eating some frozen dinners with salads for the first week...but then I am planning on trying some of the new recipes out of the WW cookbook. Today I made the Vegetable Soup recipe that is only 1 point per cup...so I will be eating that for lunches this week!! It smells yummy!! Here is the recipe. I have included a picture of the soup that I MADE:)...I didn't put in cauliflower because Kevin isn't a fan of it so I added double the carrots...my favorite veggie!

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Fresh Vegetable Soup

		*PointsPlus^TM value \| 1 Servings \| 12 Preparation Time \| 35 min Cooking Time \| 13 min Level of Difficulty \| Easy soups* \| Some say this soup is the secret to their weight-loss success. It's a great midday snack or dinner appetizer.

Ingredients

2 clove(s) garlic clove(s), minced
1 medium onion(s), diced
2 medium carrot(s), diced
1 medium sweet red pepper(s), diced
1 stalk(s) celery, diced
2 small zucchini, diced
2 cup(s) green cabbage, shredded
2 cup(s) Swiss chard, chopped
2 cup(s) cauliflower, small florets
2 cup(s) broccoli, small florets
2 tsp thyme, fresh, fresh, chopped
6 cup(s) vegetable broth
2 Tbsp parsley, or chives, fresh, chopped
1/2 tsp table salt, or to taste
1/4 tsp black pepper, or to taste
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, optional

Instructions

Put garlic, vegetables, thyme and broth into a large soup pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low and simmer, partly covered, about 10 minutes.
Stir in parsley or chives; season to taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

Back on track!

2010-01-11T19:01:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone!! I am so happy to be back and it was a great day!! I ate good foods and stayed away from the bucket of candy that someone at work puts out by the printer everyday...not just any candy but the best kind...Hershey's chocolate, milky ways, kit kats and M&M's...it took alot to keep me away!! In fact I am sure that I am going through sugar withdrawal! The last month since starting there I had been eating the candy...so that plus all the other eating that I did I ended up gaining 4.6 pounds...which really isn't that bad with the holidays and everything.

Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast - Apples & Cinnamon Oatmeal and a Banana

For Lunch - Ham Sandwich, baby carrots, pizza pasta salad (made out of the same cookbook that I made dinner out of) and babybel light cheese. Sorry didn't take pictures...I am a little out of practice with this taking pictures stuff!

For dinner: Meatless Chili Mac

This was a new dinner I tried out of the Taste of Home's Comfort Food Diet Cookbook. It was really good! I ran the numbers and it is only 4 WW points for 1 1/4 cup serving! I did add a little low fat shredded cheese so that will ad a couple more points. I thought I would share the recipe:

1 large onion, chopped

1 medium green pepper, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

1 Tbsp olive oil

2 cups water

1 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (I used dreamfields as it is LOW carb pasta)

1 can (15.5 oz) mild chili beans, undrained

1 can (15.5 oz) great northern beans, rinsed and drained (I didn't have any so I used kidney beans instead)

1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained

1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce

4 tsp chili powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 cup fat free sour cream

In a large sauce pan or dutch oven, saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in the water, macaroni beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, salt and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until macaroni is tender. Top each serving with 1 Tbsp sour cream.

8 servings = 1 1/4 cups serving size

Nutrition facts: 214 calories, 3 grams fat, 3 mg cholesterol, 857 mg sodium, 37 g carbs, 8 grams fiber, 10 g protein.

So all in all I had a great day with my eating and I am really excited to start losing again! Thank you all for your encouraging words! They really help me! Take care and see you tomorrow!

Here we go again....

2010-01-10T21:37:00.003-05:00

Well...tomorrow is the day I get back in the swing of things...I am actually really excited! I loved the feeling of eating good and feeling less bloated and less tired...I made a nice dinner tonight. Ham, scalloped potatoes, yams and green beans...and we have enough ham to eat sandwiches all week for lunch.

I can tell you though I am REALLY not looking forward to getting on the scale tomorrow...I know that I have gained some weight back. I know that it may not be pretty but the good thing is I am starting to move in the right direction! I have lunches packed for tomorrow and I am watching Desperate Housewives and then I will be hitting the sack!

I am also trying something new tomorrow. I have always wanted to try hummus but was too chicken because it sounded gross. I bought some tomato & basil hummus to try with my baby carrots as a snack for tomorrow....we will see how it goes. I was also able to find the Light version of the babybel cheese that I love so much! We went to BJ's today and I got lots of things for lunches. Yogurt, fig newtons, baby carrots, baby cucumbers and some grape tomatoes...OH YEAH and I made a pasta salad from a Taste of Home Comfort food diet cookbook. It has grape tomatoes, turkey pepperoni, green onions and the sauce had parmesan cheese, rice wine vinegar, oregano, garlic powder, salt, pepper, cornstarch and water...I had a bite and it was so good but it wasn't quite chilled yet so it will probably be alot better when its super cold. The serving size is 1 cup. I will post the recipe later and the nutrition info later:)

Anyway so please wish me luck...I am really happy that I am getting back into things...now that my schedule has calmed down some. See you all tomorrow with the weigh in update....later friends!

Where did the time go??

2010-01-09T20:56:00.003-05:00

Wow!! I can't believe its been so long since I posted!! December was a very busy and crazy month for me. With my new job and going to Seattle for the holidays...it was so nice to see my family and friends!! I have to say though I didn't really watch everything I ate like I should have. I haven't been on the scale since the end of November...I know bad girl!! I will be starting back up on Monday. I will start doing the following:

1. Tracking what I eat

2. Exercising at least 3 times a week to begin with

3. Take my lunch to work instead of buying lunch

4. Blog every day so that I keep myself accountable

5. Start catching up on my friends blogs and comment

We are going on a trip in June to Disneyworld and Kevin and I want to have a comfortable trip on the plane. The trip to Seattle was ok but only because the person by the window didn't show so we had the extra seat in between us. On the way home it was a full plane and it was the most uncomfortable 6 hours of my life! I had bruises on my hip from the arm of the seat:( So my goal will be to not have to ask for an extender belt the next time we fly!

So I am back folks...I am so sorry for being gone so long and I hope you will all continue to read my blog and comment as it REALLY does help me more than you will ever know!

Hi there my friends...

2009-12-12T09:04:00.002-05:00

I hope all of your are having a wonderful holiday season so far! Things have been super hectic around here the last 2 weeks. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Starting this new job has made things really busy. By the time I get home I don't even want to think about getting online! But I know that I need to catch up on my blogs!

The more settled I get at my new job the better I am getting about my eating. At first I didn't take my lunch as much as I should and would eat cafe food but now I am taking my lunch with healthy snacks and drinking lots more water so I am getting back on track! :) I will be starting to do some live work next week instead of just reading so that is exciting:)

Just wanted to check in and let you all know I am still here. I will be catching up on your blogs soon...thank you so much for all your support and for coming back to read my blog...:)

Hello everyone...

2009-12-05T19:23:00.002-05:00

Sorry I have been gone so long...its been crazy starting a new job and trying to keep up with housework and spending time with the hubby and puppy...and trying to keep up two blogs. I haven't been doing as good on the eating front...I don't know what is wrong with me. I just lost my motivation a bit. Don't worry I am not giving up...but I am just going to enjoy the holiday and then get back on track 100%. I am still watching what I am eating but I haven't been tracking like I should...and right now with the job and the holidays its just too hectic for me. I tend to eat when I am stressed so I figure I need to just chill out a little....so please forgive me if I am absent more often here...I promise it won't be long and I will be blogging more:) It is snowing here in Boston and they are saying we may get up to 6 inches!We shall see!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!! Thank you all for your support!

Weigh in Results...a day early!!

2009-11-26T20:06:00.003-05:00

That's right...I am weighing in a day early...because I know that it will take about a week for me to work off what I ate today...I didn't do too bad but I enjoyed my Thanksgiving with some wonderful friends Kristen & Kevin and their family! I want to thank them for making our first Thanksgiving here such a good one!! With both of our families back in Seattle they were kind enough to take us in and feed us some good food!!

I am going to be making my own Turkey dinner tomorrow...so that way we will have lots of sandwich fixings and dinners for at least half of next week! Anyway...back to the reason for this post....I got on the scale today and.....

I lost .04 lbs again!

I will take that!! With all that I have eaten this week...not 100% good and I was still able to lose that is great!

Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!!

I'm still here everyone!!

2009-11-25T12:52:00.002-05:00

Hi!! This has been a busy crazy week...I have come to a decision. I know I normally list everything I eat every day, however now that things are getting a little more hectic in my life and I will be starting a new job on Monday I am still going to blog what I eat but I may not every day...and blog more about the challenges and victories of our new weigh of life...it is just too overwhelming to have to post every single day worth of meals with the job and other things I will have to catch up with when I get home. I won't have all day to blog anymore:( But I will have more to blog about too!:) Now that I will have a life outside of this apartment!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I am going to enjoy the day and just watch my intake but not deprive myself of anything...I am spending it with my friends Kristen & Kevin and their family...and I am very excited! Then on Friday I am going to make my own Turkey and the fixings and have LOTS of leftovers for the week of lunches for my first week at my new job! I NEVER get tired of turkey sandwiches...and I am going to try some turkey wraps too...:)

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and I will catch you all soon!

Giveaway!!!

2009-11-23T20:12:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone!! My friend Jenn over at Watch My Butt Shrink is having a giveaway! Check out her blog...she is awesome!! You can win one of two Jullian Michaels books! Check it out...deadline is Tuesday, November 24th at 11:00 pm EST.

Meals for 11/23/09

2009-11-23T14:09:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone:) Its been a busy morning around here...got up and wanted to get out and grocery shop early to beat the crowds...well that didn't happen so much at the grocery store! I went to a Fruit market first..check out my other blog to see pictures of the place....and then went to the grocery store. Kevin and I were invited to our good friends Kristen & Kevin's parents house for Thanksgiving but I also wanted to make a turkey dinner here since I have never done it before...so I got the fixings for it and we will have leftovers for sandwiches...as I said yesterday I am going to eat a little of everything...not panic about everything but try to maintain my loss and not gain...but I am not going to deprive myself of the things I love because that will just make me want it more...and I will just need to add a little more exercise so I can maintain my weight.

This morning I got up and got out of here so fast that I didn't eat any breakfast...I know..bad me! I really didn't think about it. I came home and had a Smart Ones dinner, crackers and cheese and a granola bar:

Smart Ones = 5 points

All Bran Crackers = 2 points

Laughing cow cheese wedges = 1.5 points

Granola Bar (Oats and Peanut butter) = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 11.5

Check back later...I think we are having sloppy joes for dinner...hope you all have a wonderful Monday!

Hello everyone...

2009-11-22T12:00:00.002-05:00

I am still here...the weekend has come and almost gone and its been a busy one. Yesterday we took a nice drive as it was nice outside...did some errands and didn't get home until 2:30...and then we went to meet some friends for dinner. We had a great time! I haven't laughed so much in my whole life!! It was so nice to meet some new people and new friends. I can't say that I did very good on the eating front....and I will be back on track tomorrow and start posting my meals again...things will be crazy this week with the holiday but I think I am going to focus more on maintaining than losing this week.

I am not feeling so good today...there is alot of things going around and I feel like it might be sinus issues but it may be a cold coming on...always hard to tell with me...but I have 3 days to rest before Thanksgiving and I am very excited to spend it with Kristen and Kevin and her family.

We got home a little after midnight last night and didn't get to sleep until about 1:30 so I am a little tired...Kevin is sleeping in the living room...I can hear him snoring:) Kevin made me some scrambled eggs and bacon with some toast for breakfast:) I am drinking tons of water today as I haven't been doing that the last few days...

Take care everyone and I will be back tomorrow with my meals...

Weigh in Results...

2009-11-20T09:31:00.002-05:00

Well...even after having a few days of bad eating and celebrating my new job my results are.....

.....keep scrolling down.....

.....am I driving you crazy?......

I lost .04 pounds!

Meals for 11/20/09

2009-11-20T09:24:00.008-05:00

Hello...I am back!:) Sorry for the blah moment yesterday but today I am back on track! I was very surprised with my weigh in..and I will post separately on that...Kevin is off today so I think we may or may not go out...it is rainy and yucky outside and they are predicting heavy rains today...so we will see! For breakfast I had a bowl of my Kashi cereal with my Almond Breeze. I just love this stuff!!

Kashi Cereal = 2 points

Almond Breeze (vanilla) = 1 points

Total points for Breakfast = 3

Not sure what the day has planned..but I will be eating well today...and I am back in the right frame of mind...yesterday I just went a little nuts...but I guess we all have those days huh?

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Hello all! For lunch I was in the mood for my Smart Ones meal and some cheese and crackers...

Pasta Primavera = 5 points

All Bran Crackers = 2 points

Laughing cow cheese wedges = 1.5 points

Lemon Torte Parfait = 2 points

Total points for Lunch: 10.5 points

Afternoon Snack:

Almonds = 4 points

Granola Bar = 2 points

For dinner we had leftover Mexican Crock Pot Chicken Taco's:

Taco = 6 points

Corn = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 8 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29.5!

Blah!

2009-11-19T16:48:00.002-05:00

Today hasn't been a good day for my eating...I am going to take a day off on posting because it isn't a good one! I am still counting the points but I am not going to post about what I ate...sometimes I just don't want to....and today is one of those days...I am not expecting to lose much tomorrow if any at all...

Kevin took today and tomorrow off and we went to his dentist appointment this morning and found out that he needs 2 crowns and a filling done...which means more money...ugh! But now that I have a job it isn't as bad but we still have to watch our spending at Christmas...but it has to be fixed...

Don't worry all...I am still motivated to lose weight...I am not giving up...in fact for a non scale victory today I got a new shirt and pair of dress pants for work and dropped a size!! So that felt good!

I will be back posting tomorrow...I hope your all having a great day!

Meals for 11/18/09

2009-11-18T11:08:00.005-05:00

Good Morning friends!:) Today is a nice relaxing day...slept tons better last night!! I am watching some of my Medium shows and doing some laundry...I have dinner in the crock pot and I am back on track today:) For breakfast I had my Kashi cereal with some Almond Breeze:

2 servings Kashi Cereal = 5.5 points

Almond Breeze = 1 point

Total points for Breakfast = 6.5 points

Check back for lunch...and for the pictures of dinner...I got the recipe off of Heather's Weight Watcher blog...check her out! She was a WW leader and she has alot of great things to say! Catch you all later:)

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Hey y'all I am back:) Just got done cleaning the kitchen and starting the dishwasher so I thought I would hop online and share what I had for lunch...I was in the mood for something but wasn't quite sure what...I opened my fridge and saw the turkey pepperoni and tortilla and thought maybe I will try making a pizza quesadilla....sooooooo I took out one of my one point tortilla's, some boboli sauce, turkey pepperoni and low fat mozzarella cheese and did just that! I spread a little of the pizza sauce on the tortilla, put 1/4 cup of the low fat mozzarella cheese, 8 turkey pepperoni (1/2 serving) and folded it over and baked it in my toaster oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees...turned out perfect and it was just what I was craving! Here is a picture...sorry you can't really see the inside...it was just enough cheese and pepperoni with low points!!

Tortilla = 1 point

Sauce = 0 points

Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese = 2 points

8 Turkey Pepperoni = 1 point

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 7 points

Afternoon Snack:

Almonds = 4 points

How can you beat that?? 4 points for a quesadilla?? And it was very filling! Next time I am going to try microwaving it...just to see if it is any better...the tortilla got a little more crisp than I would want it and I want this to be something I can throw together and take it for lunch when I start my new job:) Don't forget to check back for dinner...it smells amazing!! I just love crock pots!! Ta Ta for now!

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Hello!! As I told you all earlier I made the Mexican Crock Pot Chicken from Heathers blog. Scroll up and there is a link you can go directly to this recipe. I am just going to show pictures of preparing it and how it looked when it was done. The only thing I didn't do was run the sauce through a blender..I kind of liked the chunky bits of salsa...:

LOVE these crock pot liners..thank you Heather!! I didn't know they made such a thing!

Salsa, water, taco seasoning, chili paste, garlic paste and cilantro paste

Pour it over the chicken breasts. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours. I pulled out the chicken 1/2 hour before it was done to shred the chicken and then put it back in. The meat just fell apart!

Mexican Crock Pot Chicken w/tortilla = 6 points

Corn = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 8 points

Snack:

VitaMuffin = 1 point

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Ice cream bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY: 28.5!

I really liked the Mexican chicken taco's...it was spicy but not too bad. I am going to go and relax with my hubby and catch up on some of my blogs...have a great night everyone!!

I'm back...

2009-11-17T10:09:00.005-05:00

Hello everyone...I am sorry for being absent...things have been crazy as I said yesterday and I haven't been on plan 100% of the time...I was really anxious and excited about the job after my interviews last week so I ended up eating things that I normally wouldn't while on plan. I did count the points but still didn't feel very good about myself. The funny thing is I weighed myself this morning and I have lost .2 pounds which doesn't make much sense..I am not complaining mind you...but it is crazy.

I am getting back on plan today as I now know that I have have a job and one that I know that I will love. So things are going to start getting alot more busy...so I need to learn how to handle that without using food! So far this morning I have had:

Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Chobani Yogurt = 3 points

Total Points for Breakfast = 6 points

Thank you all for your support...it really does help me stay on track.

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For lunch I had some leftover steak from dinner last night...not sure of the exact points but I am going to count it as 9 points....

For dinner we had leftover spaghetti...here is the picture:

Spaghetti Meal = 14 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

I am still here...

2009-11-16T16:40:00.001-05:00

Sorry for the absence the last few days...things have been crazy! I got the job I interviewed for last week!! Check out my other blog for more info...I will be back tomorrow with my normal posts...crazy week so far and its only Monday!!

Meals for 11/14/09 & Weigh in results

2009-11-14T18:04:00.007-05:00

Hello everyone...yet another busy day...got up this morning to a very rainy and yucky day outside! We had a nor'easter roll through with alot of winds and heavy rain...so we spent most of the day inside. I worked on the bedroom and getting the rest of the things I wanted to box up to go to storage done and the bedroom looks really good!

I weighed in and I have lost 1.6 pounds this week..:) I was very happy with that...especially since I had that "bad" dinner on Thursday night...I started my day out today with a Jimmy Dean Bagel sandwich:

Jimmy Dean Bagel Sandwich = 5 points

For lunch I just had one of my frozen dinners...I wasn't in the mood to come with anything creative...LOL

Smart Ones = 5 points

All Bran Crackers = 2 points

Laughing cow wedges = 1.5 points

Lemon Parfait Torte = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 10.5

For dinner we made soft taco's...we love soft taco's...didn't know if you could tell or not?

2 soft taco's = 9.5 points

Total points for Dinner = 9.5 points

Snack:

Almonds = 4 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

Meals for 11/13/09

2009-11-13T14:17:00.004-05:00

Hello...I hope your all having a great Friday!! I am having a nice relaxing day after such a busy week! Been catching up on some blogs and cleaning up a bit...but staying home! It is starting to get really cloudy outside. Its very windy and we are supposed to get ALOT of rain tomorrow...

I got up this morning and started right off drinking some water...I am going to get all the water weight off by tomorrow morning so I can weigh in and get a true amount. I had one of my yummy Jimmy Dean sandwiches and had a nice lunch...here are the pictures:

Jimmy Dean Bagel Sandwich = 5 points

Orowheat Thins = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Strawberry Jam = 1 point

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 7 points

Afternoon Snacks:

Apple = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Almonds = 4 points

Total points for Snacks = 7 points

For dinner we are having leftover Bean and Beef burritos. Here is the picture I took the other night..I will also have some corn with it tonight!

Bean & Beef Burrito = 6 points

Corn = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 8 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!!

Forgive me for I have sinned....

2009-11-12T19:32:00.003-05:00

Today was a bit of a stressful day for me...I had my interview which went very well and I should hear something next week sometime:) I was nervous this morning and didn't really want to eat...but knew that I needed to. So I had a banana and nothing else. So that is 2 points. A few hours later I was hungry but still didn't want to eat too much because my stomach was a little nervous and didn't want to eat too much. So I had some almonds...4 points. Then when I got home I had some Veggie Crunchers because I knew we were going to go out to dinner and so that was 3 points. I picked Kevin up from the T station and took him to his eye doctor appointment. By the time we went to Applebees for dinner I was starving!

The reason I titled this the way I did is because I didn't care about the points and the calories I was just hungry and so I ended up having some mozzarella sticks = 12 points and French Dip Sliders = 12 points...I didn't eat the fries. All that salt from the French dip will probably make me gain 2 pounds in water weight...so I am going to give myself an extra day and weigh myself on Saturday...I know better than this...but after a week of being so excited and nervous and a little stressed it kind of caught up with me...but it is over and now I am nothing but excited...:) I will be back on plan tomorrow...however even though I went over my points today I had 29 flex points left over so after using these extra points I have 23 left:) Anyway enough rambling!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday night and I will catch you all tomorrow!

Meals for 11/11/09

2009-11-11T14:06:00.008-05:00

Hello everyone! Another day another load of laundry...LOL...I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday! I got up this morning and decided to take a trial run to Weston, Ma where my job interview is tomorrow to make sure I know how to get there...and it was a piece of cake:) I am really excited!! For breakfast I had my Jimmy Dean Bagel sandwich...I love these things...I think my favorite so far is the english muffin one...that one seems to fill me up the most...

Jimmy Dean Bagel sandwich = 5 points

For lunch I had a lean cuisine angel hair pomodoro and a nice salad with my new dressing. I really like this dressing...some low fat dressings are too tangy tasting but this one doesn't have a strong tang to it...here are the pictures:

Lean Cuisine Angel Hair Pomodoro = 5 points

Lettuce, baby carrots & cucumbers = 0 points

Ranch Dressing = 2 points

Total points for lunch = 7 points

Afternoon Snack:

Fiber one granola bar = 2 points

Almonds = 4 points

Check back for pictures of dinner. I will be making Beef and Bean Burritos for 6 points per serving...I will post the recipe also...later friends!

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Good evening my bloggies...I hope you had a wonderful afternoon! I did...spent some time catching up on some blogs and finishing my laundry:) Watching a few more of my show Medium and then made a yummy dinner:) Here is the recipe and pictures:

Beef & Bean Burrito = 6 points

Corn = 2 points

Total points for Dinner: 8 points

Beef & Bean Burritos

Makes 4 servings

4 10-inch flour tortillas

8 ounces lean ground beef

1 cup chopped onion

1 15oz can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 10oz can chopped tomatoes & green chili peppers, undrained

1 to 2 tsp chili powder

1 Tbsp chopped green onion

1. Wrap tortillas in foil. Heat in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, for filling, in a large skillet cook ground beef and onion until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat. Stir in beans, undrained tomatoes and chili peppers, and chili powder. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer uncovered, for 5 minutes or so to desired consistency.

2. Set aside 1/4 cup of the filling. For each burrito, spoon one-forth of the remaining filling onto each tortilla just below center. Fold plain side of tortilla over filling. Fold the opposite sides of tortilla, just until they meet; roll up. Top with the reserved filling. Sprinkle with green onion.

120 calories, 1 g total fat, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber

I really like this recipe and it really fills you up. I had one with corn and Kevin had 2 of them...one is 6 points and 2 is 13 points. If you try this let me know how you like it:) I am going to go and get ready for bed so I can watch some TV and get ready for my interview

tomorrow! Night all..

Meals for 11/10/09

2009-11-10T14:10:00.006-05:00

Hello friends! Calgone take me away!! Trying to get caught up on laundry now that my washer seems to be working:) I got up this morning and had a really nice breakfast. I found the Jimmy Dean D-lights bagel sandwich and thought I would give it a try...it was very cheesy and good and only 5 points! Here it is:

Jimmy Dean Bagel breakfast sandwich = 5 points

For lunch I decided to have some leftovers from last night but minus the bread. It is always so much better the day after! I don't have much exciting to say today...sorry for the boring post...LOL...here is a picture of the goulash...and then I had some baby carrots with a new dressing I read about on someones blog..can't remember who..but thank you whoever it was because this is the best low point dressing ever!

Goulash = 6 points

Baby Carrots = 0 points

Ranch Dressing = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 8 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaMuffin = 1 point

I still have the Halloween candy in my house...don't ask me why! I haven't had ONE piece and it is starting to tempt me...so I am going to get rid of it today! I can't let myself have ANY of it because I know myself and if I have one piece of chocolate it will start me on a binge! So I took out one of my VitaMuffin's in Deep Chocolate and I am telling you this is my lifesaver!! It helps me get over that craving and it is only one point!

Check back for dinner...not sure what we are having yet...ta ta for now!

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Ya know what happens when you don't plan your meals?? You order pizza...although I had plenty of points left for it...

Pizza = 11 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR TODAY = 27!

You will all be happy to hear that he Halloween candy is GONE! :)...no...not eaten but gone from my home! Today was the first day that I was actually tempted to have some...so I thought it best to get it out of here! :) I hope you all have a great night. I am getting ready to watch Biggest Loser! Night all!:)

Meals for 11/9/09

2009-11-09T15:07:00.007-05:00

Hello everyone! Yet another beautiful day here in Boston...and I needed to run some errands. I went to Dress Barn to try to find some more dress pants but I couldn't find the ones I got last time...so I will have to take them with me next time. Check out my other blog to see the new shirts I bought yesterday...let me know what you think:) Then went to Petco to get Riley some more soft food...then to the grocery store...

Before leaving I had a new Kashi Cereal...Heart to Heart:

Heart to Heart Cereal = 2.5 points

Almond Breeze = 1 point

Banana = 1.5 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5 points

I came home starving! Not good to go grocery shopping when your hungry! But I was good! Here is what I had for lunch:

Angel Hair Pomodoro = 5 points

Babybel Cheese = 2 points

Lemon Torte Parfait = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 9 points

Afternoon Snack:

10 Almonds = 1.5 points

For dinner I am making goulash...I stopped at Panera Bread and got some sourdough bread for dinner tonight and I almost got a strawberry smoothie which they said was low fat...but I didn't know what the nutrition numbers were...so when I came home I looked it up and it really isn't bad at all! The large would have been 5 points and the grande would have been 4 points...I will know for next time:) Check back later for dinner pics...catch you all later:)

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Hello:) Dinner was very yummy...this is a family recipe that my Mom used to make when I was growing up. It is very simple and a nice one pot meal. A little sourdough bread on the side and that makes a nice dinner:) Here are the pictures:

Goulash = 6 points

2 slices medium slices of Sourdough bread = 2.5 points

Butter = 3 points

Total points for Dinner = 11.5 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Vanilla Truffle Bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

I hope you all have a great evening...Monday nights are a little boring TV wise so I think I will catch up on some blogs...night all!

Meals for 11/8/09

2009-11-08T19:18:00.003-05:00

Wow...another late post...see what I mean about weekends being out of sorts?? I am just busy and don't get the chance to post until the evening! Today was busy...I slept in until about 9:00...I had to take a muscle relaxer last night because I was having muscle spams in my shoulder blade and that stuff knocks me out cold! Then I end up feeling groggy until the next afternoon...but it works! Once I got up we both had some breakfast:

Jimmy Dean Croissant Sandwich = 6 points

Then we had some errands to do...Kevin wanted to go to the Apple store and use his birthday money to buy some earphones for his IPhone...then we went to Lane Bryant to see if I could find some more dressy shirts...I hit the jackpot and found 3 shirts and a tank to go under one of the shirts because it was too sheer to wear without something under it. They were all on sale!! So now I am set for whatever job I end up getting. I have my interview on Thursday and I am sooooooo excited!! I REALLY want this job so cross your fingers and toes...well not until Thursday I don't want you to sit that way for 4 days! LOL

Then we came home and had some lunch and watched the Patriots play...well Kevin watched I ended up catching up on my DVR shows and fell asleep in the bedroom...I tell you that pill was still affecting me...I hope I can sleep tonight! Here was my lunch:

Fetticini Alfredo = 4 points

Tomatoes = 0 points

Total points for Lunch = 4 points

For dinner we had some Porkchops and Applesauce....I always loved that episode of The Brady Bunch when Peter said "Porkchawps and Applesawce"....LOL...I was so hungry I didn't take a picture...we had:

Pork chops & Applesauce = 9 points

Pasta Roni Angel hair w/herbs = 7 points

Total points for dinner = 16

Dessert: Skinny Cow Vanilla Ice cream bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 28!

Just a reminder I am changing my weight in to Friday's so I am going to leave y'all hanging for my results until next Friday:) My number one goal for this week is to not allow myself to deal with being nervous and excited about the interview allow me to use food to make it better! :) Catch you all later everyone!

Meals for 11/7/09

2009-11-07T15:30:00.004-05:00

Hello everyone! I hope your having a wonderful weekend! If you would like to see what we did today feel free to check out my other blog:)

We woke up early this morning...I usually sleep in but for some reason I just couldn't go back to sleep! I was hungry so I decided to get up and eat some breakfast and catch up on some TV. I tried something new that I heard about. Instead of using 1% milk in my cereal I tried a product called Almond Breeze. It is milk made from almonds with a hint of vanilla..you know how I was saying that the cereal was just a little bland..well the little bit of vanilla gives it that little bit of sweetness without having to add anything to it. It is only 1 point per cup...and it was VERY good! :) Here are the pictures:

2 cups of Kashi GoLean = 5 points

1 cup of Almond Breeze = 1 point

Total points for Breakfast = 6 points

For lunch we stopped at Subway and I had the 6 inch Turkey Breast. I was so hungry I didn't take pictures...sorry!

Turkey Breast Sub = 5 points

Apples = 1 point

Total points for Lunch = 6 points

Afternoon Snack:

Almonds = 4 points

I am going to post our dinner because it is going to be leftover soft taco's from Thursday night...I already have a picture for those:)

2 Soft Tacos = 9.5 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream Cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

I have made a decision...I have been getting a little frustrated with how it seems like during the week I do so good and I have a harder time with the drinking of water and keeping on schedule for eating so that usually affects my weigh ins on Monday's. So I have decided to change my weigh in days to Friday's. I think that will help me be able to recover from the weekend and show my losses a little better. We will see if it makes any difference...I think it will make things a little less stressful over the weekend. Take care everyone and I will see you back her tomorrow...I hope:)

Meals for 11/6/09

2009-11-06T21:58:00.002-05:00

Hello everyone..sorry for the late post...today was another busy day. The maintenance men had to come and check on my washer and I think we may have fixed the problem...then I did a few loads of laundry...watched some of my Medium show...and then went to dinner for Kevin's birthday....I had small meals because I wanted to be able to eat without too much worry...this will be a post without pictures today because I am beat and don't want to spend too much time on the computer tonight...if you want to know more about what we did tonight for dinner check out my other blog...

I am getting a little far ahead of myself here...for breakfast:

Jimmy Dean Croissant Sandwich = 6 points

Lunch:

Steam Fresh Broccoli & Cauliflower = 1 point

Snack:

Fiber One Oats & Peanut Butter Granola bar = 2 points

Dinner:

Chicken Burro (I am counting the rest of my points for the day on this) = 20 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29

I might have used some of my extra points but I don't know the points for what I had for dinner...I will just need to be good this weekend and drink tons of water!

OH YEAH!! I got a call this afternoon and I have a face to face interview scheduled next Thursday!! I wasn't expecting to hear anything until early next week! I am very excited and I hope I get it! :) Keep your fingers crossed for me:) I am going to sign off and chill out a while before going to bed:) Night all!

Meals for 11/5/09

2009-11-05T16:26:00.004-05:00

Hello friends! Once again I have been super busy today so my post is a little late...I had my phone interview this morning and I think it went really well...I should know early next week if I am going to move on to meeting with the hiring manager for in person interviews..:) I got up early and had a Jimmy Dean Croissant Sandwich:

Jimmy Dean Croissant Sandwich = 6 points

Today was a funny food day...my stomach was not too happy with me and I had some errands to do...tomorrow is Kevin's birthday so I needed to go and get his birthday gifts....and then I had to go get my hair cut. So for lunch I had:

Chobani Greek Yogurt = 3 points

Almonds = 4 points

Total points for Lunch = 7 points

Afternoon Snack:

More Almonds... = 4 points

I have just been craving almonds today...not sure why...they are predicting some possible snow tonight! Not alot but a dusting..that would be so weird to wake up to! Its way too early! Well I am going to catch up on some blogs and then start some dinner:) Check back later:)

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Good Evening! I am so tired!! I have been on the go all day!! I gave Kevin one of his Birthday gifts tonight and he will get the other one tomorrow...he has to work on his birthday:( But he is taking Monday and Tuesday off:):) We had Soft Taco's for dinner and I had an apple after because I had to squeeze it in for points!

2 Soft Taco's = 9.5 points

Apple = 1 point

Total points for Dinner = 10.5 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Truffle Bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29.5!

Have a wonderful night!!

Meals for 11/4/09

2009-11-04T14:53:00.007-05:00

Good Afternoon friends!! Sorry for the late post but I have been one busy girl this morning...it all started when I pulled some laundry out of the dryer...and then I started packing up some of our summer clothes and packing them to take to the storage unit...then I realized I didn't have anymore boxes...well I got the itch to clean out the closet and needed more boxes...sooooo I went to the storage place to buy some more boxes...and pick up Kevin's Red Sox winter coat and some dress clothes that I might fit into now:) When I got home I got busy and cleaned out the closet and WOW does it look awesome!!

I noticed that I had a missed call message and voicemail on my cell phone...so I checked it and it was someone from HR at the place I applied for a position last Friday!!! So I called her back and we set up a phone interview for tomorrow!! So I am really pumped at this point because I really am interested in this job! It is the same work that I did at my last job for 10 years...so wish me luck! I think getting myself back into the workplace will really help my weight loss because it will keep me busy throughout the day and not sit on my butt so much...not like I do that every day though!! LOL

Anyhoo yesterday when I went grocery shopping I bought some of the Jimmy Dean D-Lights but this time I bought the croissant sandwich. It is 1 point more than the english muffin one..but I used to LOVE the Burger King croissant sandwiches so I thought I would give it a whirl. It was really good and very filling just like the other sandwich. Here is what it looks like:

Jimmy Dean d-lights croissant sandwich = 6 points

I was so busy cleaning out my closet that I didn't realize that it was 1:00 and I needed to eat! When I get going on things I just want to get it done...and it looks so amazing! I was craving my childhood favorite...Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich. So I used my reduced fat peanut butter and sandwich thins. I also found a nice chip where you get alot for 3 points! I am really good about counting the chips instead of eyeballing it and then put the bag away so I don't keep eating more. Pringles party size chips serving size is 42 chips (that is ALOT of chips!!) for 3 points. I love sour cream & onion flavor and it helped with my crunch and salt craving! I couldn't see myself eating 42 of these chips (they are mini they are not the regular sized chip) so I cut it in half and ate 21 chips and that was only 1 point!! And it was just enough! Here is a picture of the bag and the sandwich and chips...

Sandwich thins = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Strawberry jam = 1 point

Pringles = 1 point

Chobani greek yogurt = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 8 points

Afternoon snack:

Fiber one = 2 points

I am going to spend the rest of the afternoon catching up on some blogs! I only have one hour before I have to start getting ready to start some dinner...so I will catch you all later! :)

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I'm back:) Its been a great day and now my hubby is home and we have eaten dinner and we are watching some TV and Riley dog is sleeping at my feet as I am typing this:) We had sloppy joes for dinner...here are the pictures...

Sloppy joes (including bun) = 5 points

Babybel cheese = 2 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Dinner = 10 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Vanilla Ice Cream cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

Have a wonderful night!

Meals for 11/3/09

2009-11-03T14:00:00.008-05:00

Hello friends! Been a busy busy morning....got up when Kevin left and got some things done and then took Riley over to the groomers..his hair was getting so long it was crazy! Then I headed out to Costco to get some more Veggie Crunchers...from what I understand they may not be making these much longer...that will really tick me off because I LOVE them and they are so much better than chips! I need that salty crunch with my sandwiches and these are perfect:) I also got some apples and corn and some grape tomatoes...I love these things! Nice 0 point snack! Then I went to Petco and got some food for Riley and then to the grocery store...they had their Chobani greek yogurt on sale so I got some of those...:) Here is what I had for breakfast...yes I was good and ate breakfast! :)

Kashi Go Lean = 2 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 4 points

I did add a little Splenda to it just to give it a little sweetness...and for lunch...

Smart Ones Fetticini Alfredo = 4 points

Grape Tomatoes = 0 points

Chobani Yogurt = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 7 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaMuffin = 1 point

I have a killer sinus headache so I am going to go take some more meds and try to get rid of it! There is nothing worse than a sinus headache that makes your eyes hurt! Ta Ta for now:)

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Hello all! I still have this blasted headache! I spent the afternoon watching some TV...resting my eyes and then I walked over to pick Riley up from the groomers...it is too close to drive so we just took a little walk:) Kevin had to work late tonight on month end stuff so I decided to have breakfast for dinner! I had plenty of points left as we were going to have Manwiches for dinner so I decided to have real eggs! I am not a big Egg Beater fan...so since I had the points I figured what the heck! I made a couple slices of Bacon in the oven...SO much easier to make it that way and not mess up my stove top! Topped it off with some raisin toast:)

3 Eggs = 6 points

2 slices center cut bacon = 2 points

2 slices raisin toast = 2 points

3 tsp butter = 3 points

Total points for Dinner = 13 points

While making dinner I was really hungry and ate 5 almonds...so I must count those as well:

5 almonds (this was a previous picture) = 1 point

Dessert: Skinny Cow Vanilla Ice Cream Cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

I am going to go and finish watching the Biggest Loser and then head for bed...and hopefully wake up headache free! Night all!

Weigh in Results...

2009-11-02T11:08:00.003-05:00

Ok...you can probably tell by the picture that I am not too happy with my weigh in this week...I am not 100% surprised...even though I didn't eat any Halloween candy I did eat that stupid yummy calzone last night...and my wonderful bloggy friend Tammy reminded me that I might gain some water weight from all the sodium...so I am not worried about it. I just need to make better choices and maybe throw a little more exercise into my routine. Anyway here is my results:

I gained....

.06 pounds

I know that .06 isn't that much but I really wanted it to go the other direction...oh well there is always next week! It has been a very crazy week with Halloween creeping up on us (no pun intended LOL) and Kevin's friend having the heart attack I am going to have to really concentrate on what I put in my mouth! We still haven't heard anything else about Kevin's friend. Hopefully we will hear something today. I hope you are all having a great day...I could use a pep talk if anyone wants to give me one...:)

Meals for 11/2/09

2009-11-02T09:27:00.006-05:00

Good Morning everyone!! I hope you all had a great weekend! This is going to be a busy week...Kevin's Birthday is on Friday and I want to go shopping for him...but today is all about cleaning and getting more things ready to go to storage. Kevin's Mom is coming on Wednesday so we are excited to show her our apartment and the view:) I am trying to fight off a sinus headache this morning...I tried something new for breakfast...a new cereal. I love my fiber one cereal but one thing it has that I wasn't thrilled with was high fructose syrup which is not good for you. So when I was at BJ's yesterday I picked up some Kashi cereals. It had 3 different ones. Kashi Go Lean Crunch, Heart to Heart and Regular Go Lean. I had some of the regular Go Lean cereal. One serving is only 2 points! It was pretty good..I am used to sugary cereals so this was a little bit of a change. It was very sweet and I can't see adding sugar when I am trying to eat healthy! I might try adding a cut up banana to the cereal next time and see if that sweetens it up a little. Here are the pictures:)

Kashi Go Lean = 2 points

Milk = 2 points

Banana = 1.5 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5.5 points

Today is my weigh in...I will post that later today on a separate post...check back for lunch:)

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Hello everyone!! Been busy cleaning house and doing a little more laundry...it never ends does it? Thought I would take a break and blog my lunch...

Smart Ones Mac & Cheese = 5 points

WHOLE bag of Steamfresh Broccoli & Cauliflower = 1 point

Mrs. Dash = 0 points

Total points for Lunch = 6 points

Afternoon Snacks:

Almonds = 4 points

VitaMuffin (need that chocolate fix!) = 1 point

Total points for Snacks = 5 points

Tonight feels like a Progresso Pot Roast Soup night...its very chilly and stormy outside and I am wanting something hot! :) Catch you all later!!

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Good Evening my friends! Spent the afternoon doing the same old same old...cleaning up and watching some TV...It is soooooo cold outside!! I have taken Riley outside in his new winter coat and he isn't too sure about it yet. I had my Pot Roast Soup tonight and it was so good!

Pot Roast Soup = 2.5 points for the whole can!

All Bran Crackers = 2 points

2 Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges = 1.5 points

Apple = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 9 points

Dessert = Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice cream cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 28.5!

I have been drinking water like crazy today after eating that calzone last night and I think I have lost the water weight...although after I had the soup I looked at the label and it is 680 grams of sodium per serving!! So I had 1360 grams of sodium!! Ugh! LOL...but I have a week to get rid of that extra water that I will be retaining! LOL

Have a great night!

Meals for 11/1/09

2009-11-01T18:21:00.003-05:00

Wow! I can't believe it is November already!! This year has just flown by! Kevin and I got up this morning and ran some errands. We went to BJ's to pick up some things. Picked up Kevin's suits from the dry cleaner and paid rent at the storage unit...other than that we haven't done much. We were both really tired which makes no sense because we got that extra hour of sleep last night!

Once again we left so fast I didn't eat breakfast...so that isn't so good. This is what I had lunch:

Lean Pocket = 5 points

Veggie Crunchers (2 servings) = 5 points

Apple = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Total Points for Lunch = 13 points

For dinner I was really tired and didn't feel like cooking...I know I need to get better about this! I don't know if I am coming down with something or what...but I don't usually take naps but I had to this afternoon...we ordered pizza and I got a calzone...veggie one but I am counting 15 points for it...I still have over 30 extra points left...probably not the smartest thing to do the day before weigh in...but I was good last night and didn't have any candy except for 2 twizzlers! I am making a commitment to cooking all dinners this week. We have Kevin's Mom coming out for a visit on Wednesday so it will be good to see her:) I am going to make some crockpot meals and some other good things:) Here are the guestimated stats for dinner:

Veggie Calzone = 15 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice cream Cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 31!

Normally I wouldn't have dessert but I am craving some chocolate tonight...and as I said yesterday I was short by 3 points so we will see how that affects me tomorrow! Wish me luck!

Meals for 10/31/09

2009-10-31T15:40:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone...Kevin and I had to get up early and go run some errands so we got up and took our showers and we were out the door before we realized we didn't have any breakfast! It was 10:00 and we had to drop off his dry cleaning in order to be able to pick it up by Monday...so we did that and then Kevin got his hair cut...you can check out my other blog to see the day's worth of pictures....

We then decided to have an early lunch at TGI Friday's. I was able to find a healthy chicken dish...it was their Jack Daniels Chicken with Broccoli and coleslaw. I looked up the calories and fat but it didn't have the fiber counts...with no fiber the chicken came out to 11 points...the broccoli 0 points and I am only counting about 4 for the coleslaw because I didn't eat much of it...here is a picture:

Chicken, Broccoli and coleslaw = 15 points

We are having BLT's for dinner...something a little more light...check it out later! Hope your all having a great Halloween!

Afternoon snack:

VitaMuffin = 1 point

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Happy Halloween!! I bought so much candy and we have not had ONE trick or treater!! Its 9:30pm so I am thinking that they would be done by now. I didn't even think of the fact that the doors to the lobby is locked and you need a special device to scan to unlock them...DUH!! Oh well Kevin will have lots of candy to take to work...I have resisted the chocolate but I did allow myself to have some twizzlers:) Only a couple and that satisfied my sweet tooth. Here is my dinner:

Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Bacon = 3 points

Tomato = 0 points

Lettuce = 0 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Dinner = 7 points

2 Twizzlers = 1 point

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Ice Cream Bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 26!

I left a little extra leftover because I had to guestimate my lunch points and it may have been a little higher.....so to be safe I was ok with eating 26 points today. Thank god for the Deep Chocolate VitaMuffins...it really helped keep me in check from eating the chocolate candy...I don't know why I got my favorite kinds...Hershey's bars, whoppers, reeses peanut butter cups and kit kats...but what is really funny is I don't crave them like I used to...so its not as bad as I thought...but I tell you if I didn't have my VitaMuffin I don't think I could say that! It just takes the edge off my chocoholic ways!! :) I hope you all have a great night and wonderful Sunday!

Meals for 10/30/09

2009-10-30T12:36:00.005-04:00

Hello everyone!! Another busy morning...I was online and found a possible job opportunity and applied for it...so wish me luck. It is about 20 minutes from home and it is almost exactly what I did for 10 years at Safeco. I so need to get back into a normal routine...even though I have enjoyed my time off I miss the routine end of things...

Kevin also emailed me this morning to tell me that a friend of his from work had a massive heart attack and is in critical condition in the hospital...so if you could all please say a prayer or keep him in your thoughts I would appreciate it...it happened at work which is scary...

For breakfast this morning I did something a little different. I had these VitaMuffin tops that I bought and wasn't sure I liked them very much. It is the Bluebran flavor. It is bran with blueberries. I tried them toasted this time and it tasted much better! I had 2 of them for breakfast:

2 BlueBran muffin tops = 3 points

I hope your all having a wonderful day...it is Friday!) Check back later for lunch and dinner!

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I'm back...I am so sick of laundry...and I hate my washer!! It never completely drains and I have to run an extra spin cycle and it takes me twice as long to get it done! For lunch I had a tuna salad wrap and veggie crunchers...

Wheat wrap = 1 points

Tuna Salad = 3 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Tomato = 0 points

Lettuce = 0 points

Apple = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Total points for Lunch and Snack = 10 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaMuffin = 1 point

I wanted something a little different for dinner...one thing I loved to eat before was the Yakisoba dinners and still had some so I thought I would check out how many points it would cost me...I had a teriyaki one that was only 6 points!! So I was very happy because I had plenty of points left so I had that, some cheese and some more veggie crunchers:

Yakisoba Teriyaki = 6 points

2 Babybel cheeses = 4 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Dinner = 13 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Ice Cream Bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

I guess you have figured out that I love veggie crunchers...I am someone who loves chips and crunchy foods...so this was a perfect alternative to the chips..and they have more taste! I am so excited that today is Friday and I have the whole weekend with my husband and the little man...aka Riley:) I hope you all have a great night!

Meals for 10/29/09

2009-10-29T13:25:00.007-04:00

Good Morning everyone!! Busy morning already! Got up and went to the grocery store to pick up a RX for Kevin and a few other things...including the dreaded Halloween Candy! This is my first Halloween here and I know there are not many kids that live here but I can't not get any...I feel horrible telling kids I don't have any candy...so whatever isn't given away Kevin will take to work and put it somewhere where people will eat it up! :) The funny thing is...I REALLY don't crave it...I thought I would but I don't even want to have any...is that weird? I have always been a chocoholic and would eat chocolate like there was no tomorrow but I have been eating things like my Vita Muffin's and Vita Brownies and they are a great alternative to the real thing...and it is portioned!

For Breakfast I just had my cereal and banana....

Fiber One cereal = 3 points

Milk = 2 points

Banana = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 7 points

For lunch I had another tuna sandwich and veggie crunchers...

Bread = 1 point

Tuna Salad = 2 points

Tomato = 0 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 6 points

Afternoon Snack:

Apple = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Total points for Snack = 3 points

Sorry for the late post for dinner...I was so tired last night that I barely got on the computer...we had leftover mexican casserole for dinner...

Mexican Casserole = 11 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 13 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

Meals for 10/28/09

2009-10-28T11:12:00.005-04:00

Hello everyone...thank you for all your comments on Riley...he is doing better this morning. He is going to the vet to make sure everything is ok...poor little guy he doesn't like the vet at all...but what dog does?? This morning I had my cereal and banana:

Fiber One Cereal = 3 points

Milk = 2 points

Banana = 1.5 points

Total points for Breakfast = 7 points

I will probably post lunch and dinner later today...as I will be pretty busy this afternoon...check back later:)

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Hello all...spent an hour at the vet this afternoon...Riley is doing good. The vet gave me some medicine to give him if he has any other issues but he isn't running a temperature and his stomach isn't sensitive to the touch so he said the thought he would be just fine...before going to the vet I had this for lunch:

Tuna Salad 2/bread = 3 points

Tomato = 0 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 6 points

Afternoon Snack:

Fiber One Oats and Peanut Butter = 3 points

For dinner I made my mexican casserole. Here are my pictures for this yummy dinner:

Mexican Casserole = 11 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 13 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

Meals for 10/27/09

2009-10-27T10:36:00.005-04:00

Good Morning my blogger friends!! Thank you all so much for your kind words on my weight loss!! It really does mean alot! Got up this morning to a cloudy dreary day outside...and another lovely sinus headache! The weather keeps changing so that isn't helping things! I decided on some good old peanut butter toast and banana...:)

Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Banana = 1.5 points

Total points for Breakfast = 4.5 points

Well I am going to spend the afternoon doing some laundry...I know I said I was doing it yesterday but I still have some left. My washer is so stupid...I wash it and then have to do an extra spin cycle because it doesn't drain all the way...so it takes forever to get laundry done!! So check back at lunch!:)

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Hello everyone...what a crazy day...my poor little doggie is sick...he had some stomach issues last week and got better and now he is not eating and throwing up...the vet said to give him bland food so I boiled some chicken for him and got him to eat some of that...hopefully he will keep it down. So I have been stressing out quite a bit today. I had meatloaf sandwich for lunch which didn't agree with me...but it would be because of Riley and being worried about him. Here is the picture:

Bread = 1 point (for 2 slices)

Meatloaf = 4 points

Ketchup = 0 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 8 points

I picked Kevin up from work to take him to the eye doctor...now that we only have one car it was just easier to go pick him up instead of him having to walk home to get the car. We didn't get home until after 6 and so we ordered a pizza...I had 4 slices of a small pizza...

Pizza = 14.5 points (This is not the actual picture but wanted to show pizza!)

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 27!

I decided to skip dessert tonight as my tummy is not happy...I am really hoping that Riley is better in the morning...he has another appointment with the vet tomorrow...please send some good thoughts our way...:( Goodnight all!

Weigh in Results...

2009-10-26T12:18:00.002-04:00

The lovely weigh in day...

and it was a good one....

because I LOST.....

1.6 pounds!!

I knew that the reason I barely lost anything last week was because it was that TOM, however it is over and gone and now I am not retaining so much water!! Even though I didn't eat the best this weekend I did good:) So my total is 14.6 pounds...I can't wait to hit 15...

When I put it in my Weight Watchers online it said that I have achieved my 5% of my weight loss!! So I am excited:) I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Meals for 10/26/09

2009-10-26T12:02:00.005-04:00

Good Morning!! After such a busy weekend and a busy morning I am chilling out for a little bit before I start my weekend laundry! I wanted to get up and plan my week of meals and get to the grocery store early! I got up when Kevin left for work and went through some cookbooks and then remembered a couple of recipes I saw online for Pizza Casserole and a Crock pot Santa Fe Chicken. I am making meatloaf tonight and mexican casserole sometime this week:)

Went to the store and there was an accident in the parking lot and there was an ambulance with an older lady...not 100% sure what happened but someone ran a stop sign and was hit...I saw the stop sign on the ground so I am thinking the person didn't know they had to stop and ran the stop sign and hit the other car. I felt bad for them...but it looked like the older lady went to the hospital but she didn't look like she was hurt bad.

Before I left I ate a Zone bar because I didn't want to go to the store hungry but I wasn't in the mood to make anything...Here it is:

Zone bar = 4 points

I think for lunch I am going to have a Smart Ones frozen dinner...we will see!:)

For lunch I had one of my new favorite Smart Ones dinners...Thai Rice Noodle w/chicken...I have never really had Thai food but I really like this alot! I had some Garlic & Herb crackers and a laughing cow cheese wedge..then I snacked on some baby carrots...I love 0 point snacks! :)

Smart Ones = 5 points

All Bran Garlic & Herb Crackers = 2 points

Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge = 1 point

Baby Carrots = 0 points

Total points for Lunch = 8 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaMuffin = 1 point

I will be making Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans for dinner...check back later to see pictures:)

Hello everyone...I had a nice afternoon and made a nice dinner...I love making meatloaf...it just means meatloaf sandwiches for the rest of the week!:) Here is the picture....

Meatloaf = 4 points

Mashed Potatoes = 2 points

Butter = 3 points

Green Beans = 0 points

2 rolls = 4 points

Milk = 2 points

Ketchup = 0 points

Total points for Dinner = 15 points

Dessert:

Apple = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Total points for Dessert = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 31!

Well it looks like I went over by 2...which means I could drop the peanut butter from my dessert...but I don't wanna...LOL I will just take the 2 points from my weekly extra points. I hope you all have a wonderful night!

Meals for 10/24/09 and 10/25/09

2009-10-25T19:10:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone! Sorry for no post yesterday...it was a very busy day!! Check out my other blog to see what I did! I will list what I ate yesterday...no pictures though...:( Just to stay accountable...I didn't do as good this weekend but I did have my flex points to help out!

Yesterday's Meals:

Breakfast:

Fiber One Raisin Bran = 3 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5 points

Didn't have lunch...but had an Orange Coolatta from Dunkin donuts = 4 points

Dinner: Wendy's Burger, Fries and Frosty = 27 points! ouch!

TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 36!

This is why you don't not eat lunch...by the time dinner came along I was STARVING! Made a bad choice but I used my flex points and still had 22 left after this...

Today's Meals

Breakfast = Did have any....I know bad girl!!

Lunch:

House Salad from the appetizer menu at Cheesecake Factory = I am guessing at least 15 points. I had the dressing on the side so I didn't eat much of the dressing. Just dipped the fork in it.

Total points for lunch = 15 points

Dinner:

2 servings Fiber One Raisin Bran = 6 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 8 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 25!

I am ok with being below my points for today...only because I was above them yesterday...Weigh in is tomorrow so wish me luck! Goodnight friends!

Meals for 10/23/09

2009-10-23T15:07:00.007-04:00

Hello everyone...what a crazy day! Check out my other blog for more explanation as to what happened last night and this morning...that is why my post is so late. Riley is home and doing better...I hope your all having a great Friday! I have stayed on plan today...here is what I have had:

Jimmy Dean Turkey, Egg & Cheese Sandwich = 5 points

I have had another killer sinus headache today..so I haven't been online as much...I wasn't really even hungry for lunch but I knew I needed to eat...so I had:

Smart Ones Fetticini Alfredo =4 points

Veggie Crunchers (2 servings) = 5 points

Total points for Lunch = 9 points

Afternoon Snack:

Full Bar = 3 points

It was a crazy afternoon...took Riley back to the vet because his leg that they took blood from was swollen and he was being really restless...I called the vet and he asked me to bring him right back to make sure he wasn't having a reaction to the antibiotics...check out my other blog for the whole story of the day...he is doing better and the vet said his leg is swollen because when he was taking the blood Riley jerked his leg and he told me at the time that he would have a bruise or sore leg because of it...but he did say he was fine and not having any reaction. He is doing better tonight...still restless but he doesn't feel so good.

Kevin and I ended up going out to dinner to La Paloma and I had tostada's with grilled veggies with NO sour cream...it was really good. I didn't eat it all..mostly the veggies and a few bites of the tostada with refried beans. I am counting 15 points for the dinner..

La Paloma Tostada's = 15 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Ice cream bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 34!

I did go over my points today...but I still have 29 extra weekly points left so I haven't had to pull too many out of the weekly points this week. I hope you all had a great Friday and I will catch you tomorrow. My post may be late because I will be in a scrapbooking class tomorrow for 3 hours:) Night all!

Meals for 10/22/09

2009-10-22T10:19:00.005-04:00

Good Morning my blogger friends!! I hope you are all having a great day so far! It is supposed to be 70 degrees today...its crazy how the weather can go from 50's to 70's...it is supposed to be nice tomorrow and then rain on Saturday...My friend Kristen invited me to go to a class at the scrapbooking store with her Mom on Saturday...I am very excited!!

For breakfast I decided I wasn't in the mood for a Jimmy Dean...but I was craving peanut butter...so I had my sandwich thins with peanut butter and a banana:

Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Banana = 1.5 points

Total points for Breakfast = 4.5 points

I have some stuff to get working on....so I will be back later..:)

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Hey ya'll...today hasn't been a very productive day for me...other than some laundry and some other little things its been a pretty boring day...I wanted to figure out something else for lunch...I decided to try making a different kind of wrap...I bought some shaved turkey the other day and thought maybe I would use that...I added some light mayo, tomatoes and reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese...it was ok but needed some salt I think. I am really trying to hold back on adding salt to my foods especially this time of month because it just makes me retain water and makes me miserable...and I know that the lunchmeat already has alot of salt..:) Here is the pictures:

Tortilla = 1 point

3 tsp red fat mayo = 1

Turkey = 1 point

Red fat cheddar cheese = 1 point

Tomatoes = 0 point

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Lemon Torte Parfait = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 9 points

Afternoon Snack:

Fiber One Bar = 2 points

Sun keeps poking out here and there and there is alot of fog out in the harbor...I don't think it will quite hit 70 here today...its 2:30 and its only 57 degrees...not to hot and not too cold..:) Works for me! We are having some soft taco's for dinner:) Catch you later!

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Good evening! Spent the afternoon doing some laundry and chilling out...not feeling so hot this afternoon...sometimes it just sucks being a woman...and you all know why....I decided to make Kevin soft taco's for dinner and I didn't want the extra salt to make me more miserable so I decided to have some cereal and a banana for dinner:)

2 servings cereal = 6 points

Banana = 1.5 points

Milk = 2 points

Chocolate/Rasberry Parfait = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 11.5 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

I hope everyone has a great night. I am getting ready to watch Survivor and Greys Anatomy!:) Night all!

Meals for 10/21/09

2009-10-21T11:54:00.004-04:00

Hello my friends...I hope your having a great Wednesday! Week is half over:) Today I got up and had to run to the grocery store to pick up some RX's and took some amazing pictures of some trees that were close by...check out my other blog to see them...I just love fall here! The colors are so vibrant and beautiful...it could also be that I didn't notice it as much back in Seattle..or it could be that the trees around here are different than the ones where I lived...who knows...

Two months and one day before I go home to visit my family and friends!! I know I keep saying home...but it is my other home...even though I live here now and it is my home Seattle will always be home as well:)

For breakfast I had another one of my Jimmy Dean Turkey sausage sandwiches...I have one left and then I promise I will have something else..LOL I know its got to be boring to come back and see the same things over and over...I am trying to change things up here and there...hang in there if you will:)

Jimmy Dean Sandwich = 5 points

Hello everyone...sorry for the late post...I was having a hard time figuring out what I wanted for lunch...wanted something a little different...but this is what I came up with...not different but I haven't had it for a week or so...LOL

Pasta Premavera = 5 points

All Bran crackers = 2 points

Laughing Cow cheese wedges = 1.5 points

Banana = 1.5 points

Total points for Lunch = 10 points

VitaBrownie = 1 point

BBQ Chicken w/pineapple = 7 points (smaller serving than last time)

Sautéed Zucchini = 4 points

Total points for Dinner = 11 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

I hope you all have a wonderful night...I am going to go give Riley a bath:)

Meals for 10/20/09

2009-10-20T11:26:00.008-04:00

Wow!! I can't believe it is almost the end of October...crazy!! Woke up with a little bit of a sinus headache this morning and a sore ankle...not sure what I did to it but it is bothering me...taking it easy today to see if that can help it feel better....

Today I had another one of those Jimmy Dean sandwiches for breakfast...I think they even taste better than McDonalds sausage McMuffins...:) Here is a picture...this one had lots of cheese in it...

Jimmy Dean turkey sausage muffin = 5 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5 points

I took Riley outside and he found a new girlfriend...its a cute little yorkie named Nalla...she was ALMOST as cute as Riley...and they loved each other:) She is about half of Riley's size...so cute!! :)

Not sure what I am going to have for lunch...not really sure what I am in the mood for...we shall see...check back and find out!

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Hello everyone...I had a hard time thinking of what I wanted for lunch because I am not feeling very well today and really didn't feel like I wanted to eat...but I know I have to...so I thought what do I want...and then realized I still had some of my pulled beef left that needed to be finished before it goes bad...it is too good to go bad!! Instead of making a sandwich I decided to put it in a wrap...just plain pulled beef in a low carb wheat tortilla...a HUGE tortilla for 1 point!! Here is a picture of what it looks like:

Low carb tortilla = 1 point

Pulled beef (2 servings) = 7 points

Banana = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 10 points

Remember just because one serving of something is 3 points doesn't automatically make 2 servings 6...I put it through the WW calculator and it shows that 2 servings is 7 points.

I am going to go and relax a bit and then get busy again with some house stuff...catch y'all later!

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Hello everyone! Spent the afternoon chilling out as I haven't felt really good today...I took Riley out later and he got to play with his friend Ozzy (another yorkie in the building)...then came in and made dinner. We had Pork Chops and Applesauce....here is a picture:

Pork chops meal = 11 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points = 13 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Bar = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 30!

Getting ready to watch Biggest Loser...I hope you all have a great night!!

Vitalicious giveaway!!!

2009-10-19T14:25:00.002-04:00

Head over to Jenn's blog "Watch my butt shrink" for her fantastic giveaway...I LOVE all Vita products!! I have them alot for afternoon snacks...check it out!! Thank you Jenn for doing this giveaway!! Your awesome!

Weigh in Results...

2009-10-19T11:47:00.009-04:00

Duh Duh Duh Duh.........

I lost.....

.06

You would think I might be a little disappointed that I didn't lose more...? Well I am not because it is a few days from my TOM and I know alot of it is because of water weight gain...I was just happy to show a loss! So now I am at 13 pounds even...moving in the right direction! I am loving life right now and I have so much more energy...

I was a little down last week thinking that I have been on this new weigh of life for over a month and have "only" lost 12.4 pounds...and thought I should have lost more...well when I sat down and did the numbers I am losing an average of 1.1 pounds a week which I know you can do up to 2 pounds in a healthy way...but I am happy with the 1.1...you don't want to lose the weight too fast because it makes it so much easier to gain it back! I am heading to Seattle in 2 months and 3 days and I am so excited to see my family for Christmas!! Its been 6 months since I have seen them so that will be great!!

I hope you are all having a great Monday...thank you so much for all of your support..it really does help me keep motivated!

Meals for 10/19/09

2009-10-19T11:09:00.005-04:00

Good Morning!! It is yet another Monday...it was an early morning...Kevin had a Dr. appointment at 8:45 so I took him and then dropped him off at the T station to go to work...then I stopped at the grocery store...I forgot to pick up some paper sacks for Kevin's lunches and ended up walking out with two bags of stuff...funny how that happens...but I did something I should NEVER do...went to the store starving!! I saw on my daily email from Hungry Girl Jimmy Dean D-Lights breakfast sandwiches. I thought I would try one because I love things that keep me full. So I ended up having a late breakfast...

Jimmy Dean Muffin w/turkey sausage, egg white & cheese = 5 points!!

It was really good...a little pricey though...I will probably wait for them to go on sale before I buy more...there is only 4 in a package...I really wanted the croissant sandwich but it was 6 points and I am trying to stay 5 & under for breakfast if possible. Check back for lunch...I am having something a little different...:)

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I'm back...:) I hope your all having a wonderful day!! The sun is shining here in Boston but it is still chilly outside! Today for lunch I had some mini pizzas that I made with my sandwich thins...I used 2% fat mozzarella cheese, boboli pizza sauce and some turkey pepperoni...you wouldn't know the difference in the turkey or beef except I think it is less greasy! Here it is:

Pizza = 5 points (for both halves!)

Lemon Torte Parfait = 2 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 10 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaMuffin = 1 point

Come back and check out dinner...I am trying a recipe I found on my ifoods application on my IPhone...its BBQ chicken with a pineapple ring and green pepper cooked in a foil packet...come check it out! :)

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Hi friends!! I spent the afternoon doing a little laundry and catching up on some blogs...wasn't feeling all that great...but I am feeling better now...:) For the chicken I made what I did was pound a boneless skinless chicken breast to about 1/4 inch thick so that it cooks evenly. Put in in the middle of the foil put a ring of pineapple on top and a slice of green pepper on top of that...put about 2 Tbsp of BBQ sauce and then wrap it up leaving some room for air to circulate....this is what it looks like when you have it wrapped up:

I cooked it at 450 degrees for 20 minutes...or you can also grill it. When you take it out of the oven cut some slits to let out the steam...otherwise you can really burn yourself! This is what it looks like:

I had this with a bag of Steam Fresh Broccoli and Cauliflower...the whole bag is only 1 point!

BBQ Chicken w/pineapple & green pepper = 9 points

Steam Fresh Broccoli & Cauliflower = 1 point

Total points for Dinner = 10 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

It turned out very good! I think it would taste even better with some teriyaki sauce:) This is how I will be making my chicken from now on...the chicken was very moist....:) I hope you all have a wonderful evening!

Meals for 10/18/09

2009-10-18T15:13:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone...Happy Sunday! Woke up this morning to a sweet puppy dog on my pillow..curled in a ball near my head...he is such a cuddlier! Once I got up I decided to finish off the Fiber One Shredded Wheat...

Fiber One Shredded Wheat = 3 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5 points

For lunch I had some of the pulled beef and veggie crunchers...I need to get that finished up so it doesn't go to waste...

Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Pulled Beef = 3 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Lunch =7 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaMuffin Deep Chocolate = 1 point

I am spending the afternoon going through our dresser drawers and boxing up all of our summer clothes to take to storage and getting out the winter clothes...and going through the sock drawer and matching all the socks...you see our puppy LOVES socks and when we take them off he has to have them..to play with...so sometimes the match doesn't make it in the laundry with the other sock...so I had tons of single socks...so that was how I am spending the afternoon...exciting right? :) Check back for dinner...my sweet adorable loving husband is making spaghetti......thank you honey!

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Hello y'all....what an afternoon! Got alot done in the bedroom cleaning out all the summer clothes and will get them boxed up tomorrow. Kevin and I watched the awesome Patriots play in the snow...and then we looked outside and guess what?? SNOW!! I will be blogging about it on my other blog tomorrow....my wonderful husband made his spaghetti for dinner and it was delicious!! Here it is:

Spaghetti = 8 points

Sourdough Bread = 2.5 points

Butter = 3 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 15.5 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream Cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR TODAY = 31.5!

Looks like I went over my points for today...but I kept busy this afternoon and I still have 27 extra points that I haven't used...so I don't feel so bad:) I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday night...getting ready to watch Amazing Race and Desperate Housewives...Night all!

Meals for 10/17/09

2009-10-17T18:10:00.006-04:00

Hello friends! Sorry for the late post...today was a busy day. We had some errands to run this morning so I had my bowl of Fiber One Shredded Wheat for breakfast:

Fiber One cereal = 3 points

Milk = 1.5 points

Total points for Breakfast = 4.5 points

You can check out my other blog to see all that we did today...one thing we did was meet some wonderful friends for lunch...Kristen & Kevin. We went to a place called Kelley's Roast Beef...I had a turkey club wrap with a pickle and I ate half of it and took the rest home. I counted about 15 points for this and I think its about right...yes it had mostly turkey and lettuce & tomato but it also had a small amount of a ranch sauce and some bacon in it also...here is a picture...the tortilla is wrapped in some wax paper so that is why the tortilla looks shiny...

Turkey Club Wrap = estimated 15 points

Pickle = 0 points

Total points for Lunch = 15 points

I am having some woman issues and was craving pizza for dinner...so we ordered a pizza and shared it...I had my two pieces...

Pizza = 9.5 points

Diet Coke = 0 points

Total points for Dinner = 9.5 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

I know I am going to regret eating the pizza with the diet coke because of the salt and the caffeine as we all know that can cause water retention and cramps....ugh! Sorry guys TMI!! I was going to have my dessert and dip into my extra points...but I am just not hungry so I am not gong to do it:)

I hope you all have a great night! Catching up on some DVR shows!:) Night all!

Meals for 10/16/09

2009-10-16T10:14:00.004-04:00

Good Morning Bloggers!! :) Woke up this morning to alot of rain and a high tide outside...I will be showing pictures on my other blog so check it out:) For breakfast today I thought I would try a different Fiber One Cereal...this one was kind of like Raisin Bran with clusters cereal..it was really good and sweet...it was about 30 calories less than the shredded wheat and 2 grams higher in fiber...so it was 170 cal; 1 gram fat; 11 grams fiber! Still the same amount of points...but it was just something a little different...and it was just sweet enough to be good!:)

Fiber One Cereal = 3 points

Milk = 2 points

Banana = 1.5 points

Total points for Breakfast =6.5 points

I have some laundry to work on and other fun housework...so I better run...I hope your all having a great day!! Check back for lunch...

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Sorry for the late post on lunch...I ended up getting a really bad headache this afternoon and took something for it and just rested my eyes...it is just about gone as I write this...I hate those headaches where your eyes hurt even if you close them...blah! For lunch I decided to have some of my pulled beef as I have one other package left and I don't want it to go bad...it is my favorite thing right now...it is good protein and only 3 points per serving...here it is:

Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Pulled Beef = 3 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Babybel Cheese = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 9 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaMuffin = 1 point

I just love these VitaMuffin/Brownie products...for all you chocoholics out there and I know there are many these are for you! They are not super cheap but they are SO worth the money!!

For dinner I had a new frozen meal..it was one I had seen at the store and wanted to try but they were a little pricey...but once they went on sale for a more reasonable price I thought I would try one...They are called Health Choice Cafe Steamers...Sesame chicken...here it is:

Healthy Choice Cafe Steamer = 6 points

Steam Fresh Broccoli & Cauliflower = 1 point (whole bag!!)

Total points for Dinner = 7 points

I liked the taste of the Healthy Choice dinner, however the quantity wasn't worth the 6 points and the money...if I am going to pay full price for it I would expect more quantity. Other than that it was good. I realized that the broccoli and cauliflower was only 1 point for the whole bag so I was short points..so I had to throw in a snack after dinner to keep my points as close to 29 as possible...so here it is...

Snack:

Fiber One Oats and Chocolate = 2 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 28.5!

I hope everyone has a wonderful evening!! It is Friday! Kevin and I are catching up on our DVR recordings...Project Runway and Top Chef....night all!!

Meals for 10/15/09

2009-10-15T10:35:00.005-04:00

Good Morning everyone! I am feeling a little blah this morning...I kept waking up last night and just couldn't say asleep...I was going to get up and exercise this morning but I just don't feel like it...I decided to have something a little different for breakfast...egg whites and sandwich thins with jam. It is actually cold this morning...we are starting to use our comforter at night...so winter is a comin! Right now it is 39 degrees outside and it is almost 11:00 in the morning...that is crazy!

3 egg whites = 1 point

Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Strawberry Jam = 1 point

(didn't have a banana..just used this picture from last time)

Total Points for Breakfast = 3 points

I need some motivation folks...don't know why I am feeling so blah today...not down or depressed...just don't have much energy...check back at lunch...catch y'all later:)

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Hey everyone! Thank you for all the comments and words...I am feeling alot better this afternoon. I got out and went to the grocery store and picked up a RX for Kevin and picked up some of my favorite deserts...:) The Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream Cone...you see I LOVE LOVE LOVE ice cream and this really helps me stay on track. I used to eat a bowl of ice cream every night...and that is a huge reason that I gained alot of weight. So this keeps it portion controlled and when I am done I feel satisfied. It is only 3 points and it doesn't taste like the "fake" ice creams out there...it doesn't have an aftertaste that wont go away...give it a try I know you will love it:)

For lunch I had the same as yesterday...my Mexican Corn Chowder...I need to eat it before it goes bad...I still have a few more bowls left...but I may take a break tomorrow from it:)

Mexican Corn Chowder = 3 points

All Bran crackers = 2 points

2 Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges = 1.5 points

Lemon Torte Parfait = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 8.5 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaMuffin = 1 point

Tonight I am having the last of the leftovers from the other night...my Round Steak and Gravy...so I am sorry for all the repeat meals...I just don't like things to go to waste...I hope your all having a great day! Catch ya later:)

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Hello there:) I took Riley outside a few times this afternoon and MAN it is freezing!!!! Not much else to report...just had a nice relaxing afternoon...cleaned the kitchen and unloaded the dishwasher...whoopee! LOL Here is my dinner...same old same old...

Round Steak & Gravy = 8 points

Green Beans = 0 points

Mashed potatoes = 3.5 points

Total points for Dinner = 11.5 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Ice Cream Cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 27!

Have a great night everyone!!

Meals for 10/14/09

2009-10-14T11:33:00.004-04:00

Good Morning everyone! It is a COLD sunny morning here in Boston...right now the temperature is 46 degrees outside...and tomorrow night is supposed to get to 29 degrees...BRRRRR:)

I hope you are all having a great week...can't believe it is Wednesday already! I had a really good nights sleep and was able to fall asleep much easier...

For breakfast I had my Fiber One Cereal...it was really filling. Here it is...

Fiber One cereal = 3 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5 points

Today I am going to have my Mexican Corn Chowder for lunch...check back later...bye friends!

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I am back:) I had some of my yummy Mexican Corn Chowder (which is better tasting the longer it sits in the fridge), All Bran crackers with my laughing cow cheese wedges and my favorite Lemon Torte Parfait:)

Mexican Corn Chowder = 3 points
All Bran Crackers = 3.5
Laughing Cow Cheese wedges = 1.5 points
Lemon Parfait Torte = 2 points
Total Points for Lunch = 10 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaBrownie = 1 point

I am hoping the weather for the weekend improves...otherwise we won't be taking the driving trip that I have been looking forward to...I want to be able to take some really good pictures and if its going to rain I won't be able to...so cross your fingers everyone please:) I want to get a few more fall decorations also...so we will see:) Catch you all later at dinnertime!:)

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Hey there! Spent the afternoon doing some laundry and cleaning the kitchen...nothing terribly exciting! I had some of my leftovers for dinner...it was so yummy:) Here it is:

Round Steak and Gravy = 8 points

Mashed potatoes = 2 points

Green Beans = 0 points

Total points for Dinner = 10 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Ice Cream Cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

Hubby and I are watching last nights 2 hour finale of Hell's Kitchen...I hope Ariel wins...I really like her...Don't really like Dave...I do like Kevin though...he is from Cape Cod...so I have to route for him too:) So either Ariel or Kevin!! I will chat with you all tomorrow...have a great night!

Meals for 10/13/09

2009-10-13T10:39:00.005-04:00

Hello friends! I just wanted to start out this post by thanking each and every one of your for your nice words on my weigh in results...you don't know how much it encourages me to know that I have so many people out there wishing me well:) You have all inspired me and keep doing so...we will fight this fight and win it together!

This morning I got up and even though I really just wanted to sit and chill with Riley on this dreary, foggy and rainy day I got off my butt and went downstairs and walked 2 miles on the treadmill at 2.5 mph on 2% incline...that was about 50 minutes worth. I feel great! My feet are a little sore...it is a little hard for me to walk as much because I do have some osteoarthritis in my right foot where I had surgery last year...so it gets a little sore and achy but I am trying to not make that an excuse because I know that one large reason it hurts so much is because of the weight that it carries everyday!

I came back upstairs and had a bowl of my favorite cereal and a banana...

Fiber One Cereal = 3 points

Milk = 2 points

Banana = 1.5 points

Total points for Breakfast = 6.5 points

I am going to enjoy my Mexican Corn Chowder for lunch again today...check back later:)

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Hello....well I changed my mind...I had a little of the pulled beef left and didn't want it to go bad so I had that for lunch with some Veggie Crunchers and baby carrots...

Oroweat Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Pulled Beef = 3 points

Vegetable Crunchers = 3 points

Baby Carrots = 0 points

Total Points for Lunch = 7 points

Well the Riley dog is whining at me so I better get him outside...check back for dinner...I am making a family recipe of Round Steak & Gravy...:)

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Hello!! I made my Round Steak and Gravy for dinner...put it through the WW Recipe Builder and the meat and gravy was 8 points...not too bad:) Here is a picture of dinner:

Round Steak and Gravy = 8 points

Mashed Potatoes = 2 points

Green Beans = 0 points

2 rolls = 4 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 16 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29.5

ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED TODAY = 4

Alot of points for dinner but I did exercise this morning and I am not going to have dessert:) This is a treat dinner and one that I won't have all the time...and I did have more green beans than anything else:) I hope you all have a great night!

Weigh In Results...

2009-10-12T12:17:00.007-04:00

Well...I am VERY happy with this weeks weigh in...I was worried last night because I felt so bloated and ick...but this morning I got on the scale and........

I lost 2.4 pounds!!

So that brings my total to date to 12.4 pounds....:) Next week may be a challenge because I will be getting ready for that lovely visitor...you know the one that every woman has to deal with....TMI??

I hope your all having a wonderful day...even though it is Monday...

Meals for 10/12/09

2009-10-12T11:57:00.005-04:00

Good Morning everyone!! After a hard nights sleep last night I woke up and am having a great day so far! Riley and I decided to take another long walk in the park today...it is beautiful and sunny but a little cool outside which is perfect weather for a walk. Turned on Chris Daughtry on my IPhone and took off! Ended up meeting a very nice lady with two westie dogs that were so darn cute! We walked together for about 15 minutes and then she headed home...met some nice people and their pets...I am guessing we walked at least 3 miles...this time we walked around the whole outer part of the park. We are home and both of us are very tired...Riley is already sleeping behind my head in the chair! LOL

Before I went for my morning walk I had some Fiber One Shredded Wheat which filled me up and gave me some good energy....here it is:

Fiber One Shredded Wheat = 3 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5

Check out my other blog as I will be blogging about my walk in a little bit...I will be having my Mexican Corn Chowder that I made yesterday for lunch...I am looking forward to it...I think things like that always taste better when they sit overnight and let all the flavors mix...catch you all later!

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Wow...I can't believe its afternoon already! Its been a fast day! I didn't realize this morning we were gone on our walk for almost 2 hours! For lunch I had the soup I made yesterday and it was sooooo yummy!! Thanks Heather! It filled me up and it was nice for such a chilly day!

Mexican Corn Chowder = 3 points

All Bran Crackers = 2 points

2 wedges laughing cow cheese = 1.5 points

Lemon Torte Parfait = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 8.5 points

Afternoon Snack:

Fiber One granola bar = 2 points

For dinner we are having leftover taco's. I will just post it now since I already have a picture of it.

2 servings soft taco's = 9.5 points

Snack:

VitaBrownie = 1 point

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream Bar = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

Now that I am in the 240's my WW points were reduced to 29! You might ask why I am having 2 "desserts"...well I am in a way I guess. I don't eat a mid morning snack...so I usually have one around 3 and then one right after dinner..then I have my true dessert around 8:00pm. I have to eat all my points...so I have to do it...LOL

I hope you all have a wonderful evening!

Meals for 10/11/09

2009-10-11T11:04:00.007-04:00

Hello y'all....I hope your having a great Sunday!! It is beautiful sunny day here in Boston...but still very chilly outside. I don't think we are supposed to even hit 60 degrees today. I got up and had my sandwich thins with peanut butter and then headed out to the grocery store...man I hate going to the grocery store on the weekends!! It is so crowded and people are not the nicest...one thing that drives me nuts is when someone has their cart on one side and is standing on the other side blocking the entire aisle!! And they see me standing there but do nothing....grrrrr

Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 3 points

I am going to have some leftover pulled beef sandwiches for lunch...with some veggie crunchers:) Check in later to see the pictures...I will remember to take them before I eat the sandwich! LOL

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Hello everyone! I have had a busy day since I last talked to you all...I am making a Mexican Corn Chowder...Living in New England I know I should say Chowdah but as my husband pointed out a Chowdah wouldn't have corn in it but claims...LOL...I got the recipe from Heather over at Leading the Weigh...she is a WW leader and she has alot of great ideas and advise...check out her blog:) I took a picture of it but I don't think it will look the same when its done cooking...this is what it looks like as it is starting to cook...I didn't do the chicken I just added an extra can of black beans...this will probably be my lunch the rest of the week:)

This will have 10 servings at 3 points a serving.

For lunch I had leftovers from last night...I LOVE that stuff....it is so yummy!! Here it is...I took a picture this time:

Fiber One Hamburger bun = 2 point

Pulled beef = 3 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 8 points

Dinner plans are soft taco's...check back later and see:)

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Hey:) I didn't eat the Lemon Torte Parfait after lunch so I took it off the day menu...I did have quite a few bites of my soup to test the carrots and make sure it was done...so I should count at least 3 points for that...so I will:)

Tonight we had soft taco's:

2 soft tacos = 9.5 points

Diet Pepsi = 0 points

Total points for Dinner = 9.5 points

Prune juice = 3 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice cream cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 30.5!

Tomorrow is weigh in day...wish me luck! Have a wonderful night!!

Meals for 10/10/09

2009-10-10T16:11:00.005-04:00

Hello!! It has been a fun and busy morning! Kevin and I went shopping for Fall decorations...check out my other blog to see what we bought! This morning when I woke up I was thinking about what I wanted to eat for breakfast...I have really been enjoying my Fiber One shredded wheat and thought...maybe I will have that again...got up and opened the pantry and it was gone...looked at the kitchen and saw the tupperware I used to put it in sitting on the counter EMPTY! Kevin ate the rest of the cereal not realizing that it was not just normal shredded wheat...POO I was really wanting some...oh well I ended up having my sandwich thins with peanut butter...

Oroweat Sandwich thins = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 3 points

I looked at Costco to see if they carried that cereal and they don't...so I will have to pick up a few boxes next time I go to the store. He felt bad but I told him at least he was getting his fiber! LOL

For lunch we stopped at the Cheesecake Factory and I had a really good BLT salad off the appetizer menu...it was a perfect size. All the regular salads are so huge! I had them put the dressing on the side and I just dipped my fork in the dressing when I took a bite...that way I taste the dressing but barely eat any:) I am counting 12 points for the salad including the 2 pieces of bread I had...added it all to WW and that is what it says:

Salad w/bread = 12 points

Afternoon Snack:

Fullbar = 3 points

Tonight we are having some pulled beef sandwiches...that we bought from Costco..check back later!:)

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Hello everyone...nice afternoon relaxing at home. Didn't do much but watch TV and clean up a little bit:) For dinner we had the best pulled beef sandwiches! I loved it. It was a sweet BBQ taste and not too strong. Big chunks of meat..sometimes they put so much sauce and a little meat...but this was almost more meat than sauce! One serving was only 3 points! We had Fiber One buns and Orida baked fries with it...I was so hungry I ate my dinner before I remembered to take pictures of it...sorry! Here is a picture of what the packaging looks like:

It was super easy. Just warm it up in the microwave and eat it! Here are the numbers:

Fiber One Hamburger Bun = 2 points

Pulled Beef = 3 points

Orida Baked Fries = 3.5 points

Ketchup = .5 points

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 11 points

Dessert:

Fiber One Granola Bar = 2 points!

(Ace I had these and when you said they were so good I had to try them!)

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 31!

I hope you have a wonderful relaxing evening! Goodnight friends!

Meals for 10/9/09

2009-10-09T10:19:00.006-04:00

Good Morning everyone...another dreary cloudy day here today...you can sure tell fall is in the air. Over the weekend the lows are supposed to be 39 and the highs in the 50's and by next Tuesday the low is 32 and high is 49! I am very excited next weekend we are going to take a drive up to the Kancamagus Scenic Byway...it is supposed to be a beautiful drive with amazing fall colors...can't wait to take my camera and get alot of pictures...:) Here is one I got off the internet!

I have been really enjoying having cereal for breakfast...it really fills me up and I have noticed the extra fiber helping in other places...TMI! LOL Here is my breakfast:

Fiber One Cereal = 3 points

Milk = 1.5 points

Apple = 1 point

Total points for Breakfast = 5.5 points

I hope everyone is having a great day so far! It is Friday!!! Kevin and I are going to shop for some Fall decorations tomorrow:) Check back later for lunch:)

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Hey friends! This afternoon is still cloudy and dreary and starting to rain a bit...just came back from taking the little man out for his afternoon walk around the apartment...watching some more of my show "Medium" and doing the last bit of laundry...I LOVE fresh clean sheets! For lunch I had:

Pasta Primavera = 5 points

Cottage Cheese = 1.5 points

All Bran crackers = 2 points

Lemon Torte Parfait = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 10.5 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaBrownie = 1 point

Looking forward to the hubby coming home for a nice Friday evening! Catch you all later!

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Hi everyone! I am really tired tonight...just watching some TV with the husband and surfing the internet...:) Here is what I had for dinner:

Lean Pocket = 5 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Babybel cheese = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 10 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream Cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 30 points!

Have a wonderful night and weekend!:)

Meals for 10/8/09

2009-10-08T10:44:00.006-04:00

Hello everyone...I hope your all having a great day so far! Can't believe its Thursday already! Today is alot nicer outside....sunny but windy. Feeling a little yucky today...stuffed up and tired...but I am going to get moving and get the rest of my laundry done. I got my 2nd season of Medium yesterday...I just love this show...here is my breakfast:

Fiber One cereal = 3 points

Milk = 1.5 points

Cantaloupe = 1 point

Total points for Breakfast = 5.5 points

Check back for lunch!:)

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Hello there...I am back. Received a call from my sister in law with good news about my mother in law. She is getting out of the hospital today and she is doing better. They think it had something to do with the bronchitis she had and possibly didn't fully get rid of...glad to hear she is feeling better:)

For lunch I had my BBQ Ranch Chicken Wrap and some Veggie Crunchers...not feeling so good after eating...I have been feeling kind of yucky all morning but after lunch I started feeling a little sick to my stomach...after taking some Mylanta my stomach seems a little less upset...we will see:) Here is what I had:

BBQ Ranch Chicken Wrap = 6 points

Veggie Crunchers = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 9 points

Afternoon Snack:

VitaBrownie = 0 point (didn't eat)

If I am feeling a little better I will have the VitaBrownie...I don't want to be below my points today so we will see:) Catch ya'll later!

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Hey everyone:) The afternoon was not the best...I was feeling a bit nauseous and didn't end up eating my brownie...I am feeling better now so it must have just been something not agreeing with me...

Got a call from my sister in law and it looks like my mother in law may be staying in the hospital for one more day...:( Please send good thoughts...

Tonight I had more leftovers...you would think I would get tired of these chicken enchiladas but NO! I love them!

Chicken Enchiladas = 10 points

Corn = 1 point

Total points for Dinner = 11 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice cream cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 28.5!

Not quite 30 points but I didn't want to eat too much at night...so the brownie just didn't make it into today's menu...oh well:) I hope you all have a wonderful Friday...talk to you later!

Meals for 10/7/09

2009-10-07T10:16:00.006-04:00

Good Morning friends! Today is a rainy cloudy dreary day...a good day to just curl up in a chair with a good book! I am working on lots of laundry...don't know where all the clothes came from! Kevin and I received an email this morning from my sister-in-law letting us know that their Mom was admitted into the hospital last night having a hard time breathing. We are just waiting to hear from them to see how she is this morning...:(

This morning I did something a little different for breakfast...I love cereal but it never fills me up! I found this Fiber One Shredded Wheat and it was very filling..it should be for having 5 grams of fiber! Here are the pictures...

Fiber One shredded wheat = 3 points

1% Milk = 1.5 points

Banana = 1.5 points

Total points for Breakfast = 6 points

Not feeling so good today...another sore throat this morning and feeling a little stuffed up...so I am going to take it easy and do some housework and laundry today...check in later for lunch:) Later gators!

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Hello everyone! We had a pretty nice storm roll through...check out my other blog for pictures...I have never seen such dark clouds! For lunch I had something a little different...a Smart Ones Pot Roast, Cottage Cheese, All Bran Garlic & Herb Crackers and my Lemon Torte Parfait...:)

Smart Ones Pot Roast = 3 points

Cottage Cheese = 2.5 points

All Bran Garlic & Herb Crackers = 2 points

Lemon Torte Parfait = 2 points

Total points for Lunch = 9.5 points

Afternoon Snack: Apple = 1 point

Kevin's Mom will be staying in the hospital for a few more days...please give her some good thoughts...they still don't know why she is having trouble breathing...

For dinner I am having leftovers from last night...Kevin had to work late so I had my dinner and the rest are for leftovers for tonight:) Catch you all later!

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Good Evening! As I said earlier we were having leftovers from last night...I just love these enchiladas!

Chicken Enchiladas = 10 points

Corn = 1 point

Milk = 2 points

Total points for Dinner = 12.5 points

Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 32.5!

Yes I went over my points for the day...but that is what my flex points were for...what is weird is I have noticed that if I don't use my flex points I don't lose as much..but when I do I drop the weight...I love the flex points! :)

Have a great night!!

Wow...thank you dear friend!

2009-10-06T12:19:00.003-04:00

My friend Ace over at If you think Round is Funny gave me this award!! How sweet is that?? Thank you girl!

The rules of the "One Lovely Blog Award" are:

Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Hmmm let me see...I am following alot of blogs so I will have to pick and choose...your all wonderful!!

Journaling to lose 200 pounds...The Triumph of Perseverance

New England Girl

Life Health and Fitness

Fit to the Finish

From Fat to Fab

Learning to be less

Skinny Me...coming soon!

One Hundred in Twelve

Scrappin My Bliss

I know this isn't 15.....but I am cheating...short of time and have to get goin...catch you all later!