Meals for 9/16/09

Good Morning everyone! I hope your Wednesday is going well! I had a very nice night sleep last night...as you may remember I have been having some trouble sleeping and even with the strong meds I was taking I was having some trouble sleeping. I have not been having to take the pain meds for about 3 days but last night my gums were irritated so I took a couple of Tylenol PM's and had the best nights sleep I have had in a month! And I woke up to not such a sore mouth...:)

I woke up pretty hungry this morning..I used alot of my points early in the day yesterday so I went to bed a little hungry....so this is what I had:

Oroweat Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter = 2 points

Banana = 2 points

WW Berry Yogurt = 1 point

Total points for Breakfast = 6 points

I need to get busy and go through the kitchen cabinets to pack up some more stuff for storage...Kevin is on a work outing today and will be home early...YAY! So he will take some more stuff over..:) I HAVE to say this...I know there are some Big Brother fans out there...YAY JORDAN!!! So happy she won!! Ok..enough:) Ta Ta for now!

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Well the morning has gone by pretty fast. I have another box ready to go to storage. Its amazing how much I was able to fit in those cabinets. The main items in the box was water bottles and tupperware. Now I have a tupperware cabinet with only the tupperware I use on a regular basis...so when I open the door it doesn't all fall out! You know like that commercial on TV where the woman opens her cabinet and all her tupperware comes flying out? Yeah..not me! Then I decided I better eat some lunch...so I had this:

Smart Ones Fetticini Alfredo = 4 points

Watermelon = 1 point

Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding = 1 point

Total points for Lunch = 6 points

Well I better get back to work...Tomorrow I will be starting on the dreaded room..the Den...that is where all my craft stuff and things that didn't have a "place" went. It has been cleaned out a little taking out the pots and pans that were in there now that I have a cabinet for them and I was able to move the slow cooker and pressure cooker out of there too...so tomorrow that will be the room that I start working on...the reason I say tomorrow is because it will be an all day project! The weather is cloudy with ALOT of wind...cold wind...I hope Kevin isn't freezing as he is on a Harbor Cruise with his co-workers...he should be home soon:) We are having left over taco's tonight..so I will update you later! Bye!

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Hey everyone...sorry for posting so late. We just had leftover taco's for dinner..just finished making Kevin's lunch for tomorrow:) He really enjoyed his work outing today. Even though it was pretty cold and windy. The weather is supposed to be yucky tomorrow and windy on Friday...but it looks like the weekend is supposed to be really nice:) So here are the rest of my stats for the day:

Afternoon snack Brownie Bites 100 cal pack = 2 points

2 Soft Taco's = 11 points

Kozy shack sugar free rice pudding = 1 point

Dessert WW Candy bar ice cream bar = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 29!

Ok..UGH!

Well..I made it through 10 minutes...really sad huh?:( I was going to try to the do the first mile but after about 10 minutes my hips were burning and I was breathing so heavy...it is so ridiculous that I have let myself go this much!! I get so frustrated with myself but I know it will take time to build myself up...I will keep going and work my way up to the 4 miles! Oh well...I will try again tomorrow! :) I AM NOT giving up!

My new exercise....

I bought these DVD's quite a while ago and never even opened them. I have used her DVD's before and they are really good!! They really work you out but you have alot of fun!! And its not something that I have a hard time keeping up with. I think that by adding exercise in I will move on to the other change in my life which is moving!! LOL Her name is Leslie Sansone...she is very likable and fun. There are some people I could never exercise to because they annoy me or they are just too energetic and overly bubbly....

I will let you all know how it goes. I will probably at least try to do the one mile walk today...it goes up to 4 miles and then there are two firming DVD's with a stretchy band to use. Wish me luck!

Meals for 9/15/09

Hello friends! After 3 days of working really hard on the house I am taking today to relax and finish some laundry...everyone deserves a day off here and there...don't get me wrong..I will probably still do some packing of stuff to go to the storage unit but not go crazy. Today I felt like some scrambled eggs for breakfast...:) Here it is:

Oroweat Sandwich Thins = 1 point

2 eggs = 4 points

Butter = 3 points

Banana = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 10 points

Wow...that was a high point breakfast. I don't like the eggbeaters so I prefer regular eggs. I didn't use that much butter on the oroweat bread but maybe I should have done some jam...oh well it was good and now I just need to adjust the rest of the day around it. I am going to do something fun for lunch....check back to find out what I am going to do:)

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I'm back....:) Been watching Big Brother after Dark as this is the last night in the house before the finale tonight...GO JORDAN!! For those who know me well know that I love reality shows...don't know why but I do...:) These stitches are driving me crazy! I still have two weeks before they are taken out...my gums are feeling a little better today though. My jaw is bothering me a little because I have been only chewing on my left side for almost a month now...so it feels out of alignment...I will talk to the dentist when I go back in.

I hope your all having a good Tuesday...I am going to start exercising in a little bit. I made something new for lunch and it turned out really good. Nothing fancy...just took the Oroweat Sandwich thins and made some little homemade pizza's. I just used some Boboli pizza sauce and some 4 cheese mexican cheese on top. Put it in my toaster oven until the cheese was melted and yummy!! I had a nectarine with it...wanted to keep the points down a bit since I had a big point breakfast. We are having soft taco's for dinner...:) Here is my lunch:

Oroweat Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Boboli sauce = .5 points

1/2 cup reduced fat mexican blend cheese = 5 points

Nectarine = 1 point

Water = 0 point

Total points for Lunch = 7.5 points

Ok..well maybe the points weren't so low...next time I will use a little less cheese...but it was still yummy and I am going to use a few of my weekly points to cover it!:) I will catch you all later..I am going to go exercise!

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Well I lived...as I said in my previous post I only lasted about 10 minutes...but I have to start somewhere right? :) I will work on it and end up working out for the full DVD very soon. Tonight I made soft taco's for dinner...and YES I did remember this time to take a picture of it! I have also started taking a liking to hot sauce...I never liked things spicy before but it really tasted good with the taco's...although not so good against my sore gums...I guess that was kind of stupid but oh well...:) It could be too that the mouth rinse I am using took so much taste away from the taco that the hot sauce helped give it more taste...we will see when I am done with this rinse. Here is my dinner:

2 Taco's = 11 points

Diet Pepsi = 0 points

Dessert will be WW Candy Bar Ice cream = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 31.5!

TOTAL ACTIVITY POINTS FOR THE DAY = 1

TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY MINUS ACTIVITY POINTS = 30.5

Meals for 9/14/09 & Weigh in results...

Good Morning!! It is a beautiful sunny day here in Quincy...looks like the wind is blowing some but it isn't supposed to get too warm today. I am doing my morning blog before I get to my vacuuming, dusting and doing laundry...yuck! Today is our weigh in day...but I am going to leave y'all hanging for just a little bit...I will post it with lunch:) My gums are still sore so I didn't really feel much like eating...but I know I need to so I had some peanut butter toast and a banana. Here is the picture:

Oroweat Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Peanut Butter = 2 points

Banana = 2 points

Water = 0 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5

I am going to be cleaning the kitchen and cutting up a yummy looking watermelon I bought yesterday...after having that watermelon at the picnic I have been craving it..:) I bought some new lean pockets for something different for lunch...catch you all later...I have to get my booty moving! :)

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Ok...I have kept you all waiting long enough...we had our weigh in this morning and I lost 1.6 pounds...and Kevin lost 5. That makes a total for me of 6.8 pounds and Kevin is at 20 pounds. Kevin always loses weight alot faster than me so I expected that:) I am very excited for him and he is for me:) I had a 3 cheese & broccoli Lean pocket in a whole grain pocket. It was pretty good! Something different and quick. Here are my pictures:

Lean Pocket = 5 points

Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding = 1 point

Cantaloupe = 1 point

Water = 0 points

Total points for Lunch = 7 points

100 calorie pack brownie bites = 2 points
8 prunes = 3 points
Prune juice = 3 points

I am not sure what I am going to have for dinner. Kevin is having leftover goulash...so I might have a Smart Ones dinner with a salad. Catch you all later! :)

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Hello everyone...I had a busy afternoon and now I am ready to watch the Patriots play! I had my Smart Ones Pasta dinner and a salad with tomatoes and I tried a new spray Ranch Vinaigrette...it was pretty good. Here it is:

Smart Ones Pasta Premavera = 5 points
Salad (Lettuce & tomato) = 0 points
Salad Spritzer Ranch= 0 points
Total points for Dinner = 5 points

Dessert - WW ice cream candy bar = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 28!

Goodnight everyone!

Meals for 9/13/09

Hello everyone:) Another busy morning...sorry for the late post. After all the work yesterday I wanted to get my new pantry set up. I needed to get some shelving that would fit in the closet. I am going to post separately on that though on my other blog...:) For breakfast I just had a Banana...I wanted to get out early and get back early because today is the first day of NFL Football and I know that Kevin has been looking forward to watching it...:)

Banana = 2 points

For lunch I had a roast beef & cheese sandwich, sugar free chocolate pudding and grapes..and some prune juice...:) Here is the picture...

Sugar Free Chocolate pudding = 1 point

Grapes = .5 points

Prune Juice = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 4.5 points

I didn't end up eating the sandwich because the meat didn't taste right...it could have been because of the mouth rinse I am having to use 2 times a day...but I didn't want to take a chance.

So I will just save my points for dinner...I am making my Mom's Goulash for dinner...catch you all later!

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Another day of meals....I can't believe the weekend is almost over...its been a busy one. I went grocery shopping this afternoon and got ingredients for our meals for the week...then when I got home I cleaned out the fridge and ran the dishwasher...Kevin and I spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning and picking up the house...it looks so good! With less clutter it looks bigger! I am going to work on the kitchen tomorrow and reorganize it so that I have more space and then start working on the craft room/office...:) Tonight I made my Mom's Goulash and its one of my favorite meals growing up. It is very simple and you can add things to make it your own if you want...here it is:

2 servings of Goulash = 11.5 points (one serving is approx 6 points)

2 slices of large sourdough bread = 3.5 points

Butter = 3 points

Total points for Dinner = 18 points

Dessert: WW Ice cream candy bar = 3 points

5 prunes = 2 points

TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 29.5!

ACTIVITY POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 7 !

Recipe for Mom's Goulash

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 cans of Tomato soup

1 Tbsp chili powder

4 oz Medium shell pasta

Brown the hamburger and onion, drain. Add tomato soup and chili powder. Cook pasta according to the directions on the box. Add the pasta to the meat mixture and heat through. That's it! :) Enjoy

I hope everyone has a great night! I am going to sleep well I know that!!

Busy day...

Hello everyone...wow today was a busy day and a lazy day! Kevin and I took Riley over to be groomed and spent the next 3 hours moving things to our new storage space. I know it was quite a workout because I was sweating so bad my hair looked like Monica from the show Friends when she went to the Bahamas and her hair frizzed out! I did good with breakfast having a banana and WW muffin...however lunch time is a different matter. I still had my full 35 extra weekly points so I ended up using some on lunch. We were both tired and on Kevin's last trip back from the storage place he stopped at Wendy's...yes I know...it wasn't a good food choice but at the time I didn't care...and that doesn't sound good either but sometimes we just get a little weak and give in.

I DID however count every point and log it. I ended up using about 15 of my extra points still having 14 leftover until Monday. Also I earned 10 activity points so really I only used 5 of the extra points. I know I sound like I am trying to explain myself and maybe that is what I am doing...LOL. I didn't take any pictures of my meals today...but here is a log of what I ate and the points I used:

WW blueberry muffin = 3 points

Banana = 2 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5

Wendy's chicken mcnuggets = 12 points

Fries = 12 points

Frosty = 12 points

BBQ sauce = 1 point

Total points for Lunch = 37 (yikes)

WW Smart ones Fettucini Alfredo = 4 points

Total points for Dinner = 4 points

Cantaloupe = 1 point

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 46...OUCH

TOTAL ACTIVITY POINTS FOR THE DAY = 10

TOTAL POINTS MINUS ACTIVITY POINTS = 36 points used for the day

I shouldn't feel guilty because they say that we are supposed to use the extra weekly points for this type of situation...but it isn't something I plan to do regularly...I was so tired this afternoon I ended up falling asleep for an hour and a half...but I am feeling better...catch you all tomorrow...:)

Meals for 9/11/09

Hello friends! Today has been a busy day so far. As I said the other day Kevin and I got a storage unit so that I could clean out our closets and actually be able to use it for useful things and not just storing stuff. One whole closet has nothing but Christmas village stuff...so I boxed that all up and it will go to storage...even if its only for a couple of months. The only problem is I don't really have anywhere to set up my village in this apartment...but I may try to figure something out:) Anyway I am feeling better...my mouth is still sore but not as sore as it was yesterday. So that makes it alot easier to get moving and get stuff done. The apartment is a mess right now and I think Riley thinks were moving again...he started sniffing and chewing on the cardboard boxes...LOL Tomorrow we are going to start taking stuff over and the apartment will look good again...right now it looks like a tornado hit it!

Anyway...on to my meal post. I had some oatmeal, banana and yogurt...thought I would give the cantaloupe a rest today...I LOVE cantaloupe but sometimes you eat too much and get tired of it...so I will eat more tomorrow:) The picnic went really well last night..I had alot of fun. I will tell you right now...winter is right around the corner...as soon as the sun started going down the wind got REALLY cold...so we ended up coming home after about an hour. Here is what I had for breakfast:

2 packets of oatmeal = 4.5 points

Banana = 2 points

WW Berry Yogurt = 1 point

Total Points for Breakfast = 7.5 points

Not sure what I am having for lunch...I might have a tuna sandwich and bran crackers...but we will see..catch y'all later!

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I'm back...:) I have spent all morning cleaning out three closets...man we have alot of stuff!! I took a break and had some lunch. I did have the tuna sandwich and bran crackers and sugar free chocolate pudding. The only thing was I didn't taste much of it...:( The mouth rinse that I have to use twice a day is affecting my taste buds and I can't taste as much...oh well...here is what I had:

Oroweat Sandwich Thins = 1 point

Tuna Salad = 2 points

All Bran Crackers = 2 points

Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding = 1 point

Total points for Lunch = 6 points

Sugar Free Rice pudding = 1 point

I couldn't resist getting Riley in the picture begging for my lunch...he is so funny!! I better get back to work! Talk to y'all later!

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Back for dinner...:) It is pouring rain outside...husband is home from work...:) Its been nice having some rain. Here is what I had for dinner:

Smart ones Pasta = 5 points

All Bran Crackers = 2 points

Cottage Cheese = 2.5 points

Total points for Dinner = 9.5 points

Dessert Skinny Cow Chocolate cone = 3 points

2 WW chocolate chip cookies = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 30!

Meals for 9/10/09

Good Morning everyone...I hope your all having a great day! I didn't have such a good night last night. First I couldn't get to sleep...I was tired from the meds for my mouth but just couldn't fall asleep. I think the last time I looked at the clock it was 1:30am. Woke up at about 9:00 this morning and my mouth is really hurting today. I tend to clench my mouth shut at night and I think it is irritating my gums. I will give it through the weekend and if it isn't better I will call the dentist. I don't know what else he can do...its not infected or anything just sore. I am icing it this morning and that seems to help a little.

Anyway enough of my whining! Thank you all for hanging in there with me with this...I got up and went to the grocery store to get some more soft stuff to eat. I found some Progresso soup that is only 1 point! That will be nice to have for lunch...and some more pudding and yogurt. I also have been craving Cream of Wheat...its something that I remember my Dad making for breakfast for himself sometimes and it is very smooth so I got some and one serving is 3 points. Here is what I had:

Cream of Wheat = 2 points

WW Berry yogurt = 1 point

Cantaloupe = 1 point

Total points for Breakfast = 4 points

Today I am going to take it easy...we have a picnic tonight for the apartment complex to meet some neighbors. We are excited about going. I won't be eating anything unless they have something soft but Kevin will probably have a hot dog or something...I will catch you all later:)

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Hello...sorry for the late post. I called my dentist to ask about the pain that I am having and if there is anything else I can do. Most of the problem is at night when I clench my teeth. He asked me to come in and he was going to mold a piece on my front teeth to wear at night. He needed me to come right in because they are closed tomorrow and the weekend. So I went over and he made this for me in 20 minutes and I will give that a try. He looked at my gums and said they are looking really good for just 2 days after surgery. He did suggest I eat some cold foods like ice cream...but being on WW I wasn't about to go buy a gallon of ice cream...my willpower isn't good enough to have just one serving. I stopped and got a Frosty from Wendy's because it was 3:00 and I hadn't eaten lunch yet. It felt so good on my gums..but that is it...I don't feel right eating a Frosty when I should be eating something much healthier.

I am excited for the complex picnic tonight..I gave Riley a bath so he can go since I won't be eating I can take care of him. I also stopped and got a storage space so that we can store some of our Christmas stuff and when we get a Christmas tree we will have somewhere to store it. We have 3 closets in this apartment and they are stuffed with clothes and Christmas stuff. I can actually use the closets for linens and have a bedroom closet where the clothes can hang freely and not have stuff wrinkling the clothes...it was a really good price per month and alot of space that we can use! It was hard going from a 4 bedroom 2 bath house to a one bedroom 1 bath and Den...and the den I can finally make into our craft/office.

Wendy's frosty = 12 points

Tonight I will be having one of my Smart ones dinners...I will post it when we get back from our picnic:)

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Just got back from the picnic...it was fun! They BBQ'd hamburgers and hot dogs and had pasta salad and some potatoes (looked like they were slathered with butter and garlic), Brownie bites and watermelon. I ended up having a hot dog (plain with no bun) and about a cup of pasta salad. And then I brought home some watermelon. It was fun meeting some new people. It was VERY windy and actually pretty cold! They had drawings for prizes and Kevin won a $25.00 gift card to Starbucks...we stayed for an hour and decided to come home. Riley had some fun with a few dogs that came...and really wanted to go after the ball the kids were playing with! It is now 7:30 and dark outside...thats the only thing I hate about summer being over...I LOVE it when its sunny until 9:00...but in a month or earlier it will start getting dark around 5:00...:(

I didn't take any pictures of what I ate...didn't think about it..sorry.

Hot dog = 5 points

Pasta Salad = 6 points

Watermelon = 0 points

Total Points for Dinner = 11 points

Skinny Cow Chocolate Cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY = 30!!

Hope you all have a great night!

Meals for 9/9/09

Hello! It is the day after my gum surgery and it is doing ok...face and gum is a bit swollen but at least I am able to eat on the other side of my mouth...taking over the counter meds to help the pain. I just love my dentist...I NEVER thought I would ever say this but he is wonderful. He always calls to check up on you to see how your doing. He called me this morning and told me that if I get any food stuck to call him and go back in and he will take care of it...but I know that won't happen because it is sore and I won't forget about chewing in that side...LOL

Tomorrow the apartment is having a picnic BBQ'ing hamburgers and hot dogs for the tenants. Kind of a get to know your neighbors type thing. Kevin and I are looking forward to going and getting to know some of the people. I see them and talk to them when our dogs are outside...but never really get the chance to really talk.

This morning I thought I better eat something soft...so I had yogurt, cantaloupe and a very ripe banana...after just have a frosty and prune juice yesterday it was nice to have some solid foods! Here is what I had:

Cantaloupe = 1 point

Banana = 2 points

WW Strawberry Yogurt = 1 point

Total points for Breakfast = 4 points

I am not sure what I will be having for lunch...probably some soup or something soft...I will catch you all later:) Hope you have a great Wednesday!!

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Hey:) I hope your all having a great day! I am doing ok...the mouthwash the dentist gave me to use twice a day has a side effect that I am not very happy about....it makes it so you can hardly taste anything! I had chicken noodle soup, cantaloupe and strawberry jello for lunch and I could taste it a little but it was almost like I had a bad cold and it tastes different...who knows. I am feeling a bit tired this afternoon so I think I am going to curl up in a chair and read...I have been reading the book Mommywood by Tori Spelling...I read her first book sTory Telling and it was a really good book...

Here is what I had for lunch...:

Cantaloupe = 1 point

Campbells Chicken Noodle soup = 3 points

Sugar Free Strawberry Jello = 0 point

Total points for Lunch = 4 points

Banana Bread = 3 points

I think for dinner I am going to have breakfast....I am making Kevin his Mexican Casserole (WW style) and myself some scrambled eggs with bacon cut up into the eggs and some toast...it just sounds good and I am not supposed to eat anything spicy for a week...so the Mexican casserole wouldn't be good for me...and Kevin will have plenty of leftovers for lunch and dinner tomorrow:) I am going to go and read a bit now...I will catch you all later!

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Well I had a very good dinner...I changed a few things...I changed the bacon from 4 slices to 2 and added some reduced fat cheese. It was very good...Here it is:

2 eggs = 4 points

2 slices bacon = 2 points

2 slices sourdough bread = 2.5 points

Butter = 3 points

Reduced Fat cheese = .5 points

Total points for Dinner = 12 points

Dessert = Skinny Cow Chocolate Cone = 3 points

TOTAL POINTS USED TODAY = 26!

I know I didn't hit my daily points value...but my mouth is a bit sore and I just don't feel like eating much...I hope you all have a wonderful evening! Catch you tomorrow!:)