Yucky....

Good Morning all...I am posting early today because I am home with the flu and may not feel like it later. Last night after doing my exercise my legs started to get really achy and I thought it was from the exercise...but by the time I went to bed my entire body hurt including my toes! Woke up this morning with a very bad headache and congested but the good thing is I am not running a fever. I am hoping that by getting the flu shot it will just stay like this and not get worse. So many people from work have had the flu so it was only a matter of time I guess. My foods will be low today because I really don't have an appetite...but I am trying to eat so I don't go too low on points. I am drinking water more than eating to keep hydrated.

I will record breakfast and lunch and report dinner later:

BREAKFAST

2 Hard Boiled Eggs = 4 points

 

MORNING SNACK

None

 

LUNCH

Can of Progress light beef stew = 4 points

Joseph's tortilla wrap = 2 points

2 wedges of laughing cow cheese (spred in tortilla) = 1 point

Carrots and Celery = 0 points

Total points for lunch = 7 points

 

I will be back later to record dinner. I think we are having pork chops. It depends on what time my husband comes home from work. Catch you later.

 

DINNER

Pork Dinner = 13 points

Milk = 5 points

Total points for Dinner = 18 points

 

EVENING SNACK

Bag of popcorn = 3 points

 

TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 32!

 

Once again I didn't eat all my points..but I had a good reason today...I am going to hit the hay early...talk to you tomorrow!

 



To exercise or not to exercise...that is the question...

That was the fight I was having with myself on the way home from work...I am sure everyone does this. After working all day all I want to do when I get home is flop and watch tv and veg...but I know that if I sit down when I get home there is NO way that I would get back up to exercise! I kept making excuses to myself saying "My foot is sore", "I walked the stairs today at work" and "it won't hurt to miss a day"...and then I snapped out of it! If I want to do it this time I HAVE to do it at least every 5 or 6 days...allow myself one day of rest.

So I got home and changed my clothes, put on my tennis shoes and got to it! Walked the treadmill for 1/2 hour at 2.5 mph. Went about 1 1/4 miles and burned 175 calories. I felt great afterwards...and I have to remind myself when I don't feel like doing it how good it feels once your done! I didn't plan my day well today....I usually have my whole day tracked before leaving for work in the morning but I didn't today. I didn't do bad in my eating but I ended up with 3 points left at the end of the day and I don't really think I can eat much more! I have to hard boil some eggs tonight and find my snow boots! I almost killed myself getting into work this morning. My shoes have no traction so I almost did the splits getting out of my car! LOL

Here are my meals for the day:

BREAKFAST

Hard Boiled Egg = 2 points

Strawberry Shortcake FF Yogurt = 2 points

Total points for breakfast = 4 points

 

MORNING SNACK

Almonds 1/4 cup = 5 points

 

LUNCH

Smart Ones Mini Rigatoni with Vodka Cream Sauce = 8 points

Clementine = 0 points

Baby carrots = 0 points

Total points for Lunch = 8 points

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

Fiber one Cottage Cheese = 2 points

 

DINNER



Joseph's Tortilla = 2 points
BBQ & light Ranch (mixed together for a sauce) = 4 points
Carved chicken breast = 2 points
Shredded Mexican cheese = 1 point
Cucumber = 0 points
Wheat Thins Reduced Fat = 3 points
2 wedges Skinny Cow cheese = 1 point
Total points for Dinner = 13 points

EVENING SNACK

Bag of Popcorn = 3 points

 

TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 35!

 

I am so tired tonight...I am goint to catch up on some blogs and hit the hay early tonight. Take care everyone!! 



 

Only Tuesday??

Seems like it should be at least Thursday! Today was a full day of meetings so I wasn't able to get in my walk at lunch like I wanted. I did get home and do 1/2 hour on the treadmill so that made me feel a little better about things. I still didn't hit my base line though but I will do that when I am able to do both walks. Yesterday I walked at lunch in my dress shoes (they are like loafers) and ended up with blisters on my feet! So I have learned the hard way that I HAVE to bring my sneakers to work. I put on my music and my tracker app and walked about the whole campus once...I am going to work it up to 3. That is my short term goal. My tracker app showed me that it was a total of .62 miles going around just once. So that is pretty good I think!

They are calling for snow overnight tonight...I hope not too much. It is not too bad here because when it snows they are good about treating the roads so you can drive on it fairly quickly:) Sorry I missed blogging last night. I was pretty tired and didn't feel much like getting online. I am feeling really good and feel a lot less sluggish and bloated. Eating all the veggies really does a number on the tummy! LOL

I am reading a book "It Starts with Food: Discover the Whole30" It is very interesting about all the ways that processed foods trick your brain and make you crave it more...I have alot more to read and will tell you more later.

Since I didn't share my foods from yesterday I will do that first:

 

BREAKFAST

2 hard boiled eggs = 4 points

Banana = 0 points

Total points for breakfast = 4 points

 

MORNING SNACK

Didn't have one....

 

LUNCH

2 oz Turkey Breast = 1 point

Light Mayo = 1 point

Sara Lee Bread = 2 points

Carrots & Celery = 0 points

Veggie Straws = 3 points

Yoplait Strawberry Shortcake Yogurt = 2 points

Total points for lunch = 9 points

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

Fiber one Brownie = 2 points

Reduced fat Wheat Thins = 3 points

 

DINNER

Beef and Pinto Bean Chili 1/2 servings = 12 points

1% Milk = 5 points

Total points for Dinner = 17 points

 

EVENING SNACK

Pop Secret Bag of Popcorn = 3 points

 

TOTAL POINTS FOR YESTERDAY = 38

 

TODAY'S MEALS

 

BREAKFAST

2 Hard Boiled Eggs = 4 points



MORNING SNACK

None

 

LUNCH

Sara Lee Bread = 2 points

1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 3 points

Veggie Straws = 3 points

Quaker Granola Bar = 3 points

Carrots = 0 points

Total points for Lunch = 11 points

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

None

 

DINNER

Fried Chicken & Gravy 1 1/2 servings = 11 points

Potato Buds Instant Mashed Potatoes = 7 points

1% Milk = 5 points

Total points for Dinner = 23

 

EVENING SNACK

Bag of Popcorn = 3 points

 

TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 41

 

Oh well...went over a few points today...but I did exercise so I don't feel so bad about it:) In the past I noticed that if I fluctuated the points going up and down I lost more because my body didn't get used to eating the same number every day. Have to keep the body guessing! :) I am exhausted so I am going to go and watch a little TV and hit the sack! Goonight all!! 

 



Good day!!

I would say Happy Sunday but I hate Sunday's...because it just means that Monday follows and my weekend is over! Oh well...in 5 days another weekend will begin! :)

Today was a busy day! I slept in until 9 which was so nice! Now I will really only have one day a week to sleep in because of the WW meetings but that's ok:) We spent the morning cleaning house especially the kitchen! I have lived in this house for the last 2 years and I have never cooked so much! If anything we are going to save tons of money on not eating out or ordering pizza! I got my dream kitchen and I will get lots of use out of it. Here is a picture of my kitchen:

 

 

After cleaning the kitchen I worked on cleaning my craft room so that we can use the treadmill. After I finished cleaning I got the itch to walk...so I hopped on the treadmill and did about 15 minutes. It felt really good! I will do 1/2 hour a day to start and then work it up to an hour starting tomorrow. I spent the afternoon putting recipes into a new program I bought to plan my meals called Living Cookbook. I LOVE it! You can load recipes from the Internet with one click and create shopping lists. It has a calender that you can plan your meals up to a month if you wanted to! It will help me alot! We are currently watching the Patriots game...GO PATS!!

 

Here are my foods for the day:

 

BREAKFAST

1 cup Raisin Bran = 5 points

1/2 cup 1% milk = 1 point

2 clementines = 0 points

Total points for breakfast = 6 points

 

MORNING SNACK

Banana = 0 points

 

LUNCH

2 slices wheat bread = 2 points

Light Mayo = 1 point

Deli Fresh Turkey = 1 point

Veggie Straws = 3 points

Dill pickle spear = 0 points

Total points for lunch = 7 points

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

Fiber one Brownie = 2 points

 

DINNER

Leftover Beef Enchiladas = 12 points

1 cup 1% milk = 3 points

Total points for dinner = 15

 

EVENING SNACK

Bag of Popcorn = 3 points!

 

 

TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 33

 

 

Dagnabit! I somehow recorded 7 points for my milk this morning (it made it 2 1/2 servings instead of 1/2 cup) and so now I have 6 points left! I thought I was 39 even which is my new number after losing the 2 pounds. Oh well...make it up later I guess! LOL

 

Have a wonderful night everyone! 

 

 



 

Happy Saturday friends!! It was a very good day! Woke up at 6 this morning so that we could go to our Weight Watchers meeting. Kevin and I both were not really looking forward to going because according to our scale (which I am going to put down in the basement) neither one of us lost weight...in fact it told me I gained .4.  We got to the meeting and weighed in and to our surprise we lost weight!! I am going to make you all wait until the end of the post to find out how much! LOL

 

I really like our leader. She is so enthusiastic for being so early in the morning! She is also really funny. Today we were talking about how we can get more fruits and veggies into our meals. I don't really have that problem because I LOVE my fruits and veggies and I have at least one of them in every meal. She was talking about all the different ways you can enjoy them. Roasting them...stir fry and just raw which is how I like mine. I might try roasting them sometime. How do you like them?

 

After the meeting we went to the grocery store (right next store to the meeting place) and picked up our weeks worth of groceries. Then we went home and I cleaned the kitchen and watched a little TV and then we went and had our car serviced...and went to BJ's. At the grocery store they had a special on the baby carrots...buy 2 for 5 dollars. They were 1 pound bags. Well at BJ's you can get a 4 pound bag for about $4.99...so that was the main reason we went. I also got some eggs that I am going to hard boil. I watched a video on YouTube about organizing your kitchen and one lady hard boiled her eggs and put them back in the carton. How did she know which were hard boiled you ask? She drew little smiley faces on them to show which ones were hard boiled and which weren't! Very clever! We got some almonds and some grape tomatoes...:) I wanted to get some more strawberries but they weren't looking so hot.

 

After that we came home and had leftover chimichangas from last nights meal and I went upstairs to watch some tv...before you know it I fell asleep and woke up 2 hours later! I guess that is from getting up so early. I haven't been feeling the best today and hope that I am not coming down with the bug that everyone at work has been getting! Don't need that!

 

Wow I am a chatter bug today! Here are the meals for today:

 

BREAKFAST

Cottage Cheese (3/4 cup) = 3 points

Banana = 0 points

Total points for breakfast = 3 points

 

MORNING SNACK

Celebration cake Weight Watchers bar(they handed them out at the meeting) = 2 points

 

LUNCH

Leftover chimichangas (2 servings) = 13 points

Grape tomatoes = 0 points

Total points for Lunch = 13

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

Didn't have one...was sleeping! LOL

 

DINNER

Beef Enchilada's (2 servings) = 12 points

1% Milk = 5 points

Total points for dinner = 17 points

 

EVENING SNACK

What else?? Bag of Popcorn = 3 points

 

TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 38!

 

In logging all of our meals I have noticed a pattern...we love Mexican food! LOL Doesn't matter...as long as it meets the points we will eat it! Now...what you have been waiting for...

 

Kevin lost 4.4 pounds

Christa lost 2 pounds

 

I wasn't thrilled with the number I lost only because usually the first week you usually lose alot more..but I have to remember that with this active link and doing the 8 day assessment I couldn't do any exercise or it would screw up the base line that it was trying to figure out. It ends Monday so I will start walking on the treadmill next week and get it moving a little more...but I am still proud of us and think that we did great! The scale is so off compared to the Weight Watchers one..and you know what brand it is?? WEIGHT WATCHERS!  LOL

 

Well I am going to chill out a bit and watch some tv. I hope you are all having a good weekend! Night all! 

TGIF!!

I can't tell you how happy I am that it is Friday!! Its been a very long week but a very successful week with our eating! I have tracked all week, packed lunches every day and cooked dinner every night! The challenge for next week is to find some different things to eat. I don't want to get bored with the same foods every day.

I don't have much plans for the weekend. We are going to our WW meeting tomorrow meeting and taking our car in for service. Other than that we will just do whatever! I love those types of weekends when you don't have anything specifically planned:)

I have been wearing the Active Link for the last 5 days. You have to wear it for the first 8 days and it does an assessment before it will actually start giving you challenges to earn activity points. I really like that I can just strap it under my clothes and no one even knows I am wearing it. I think I will be done with the assessment on Sunday. I do feel like it motivates me more and makes me want to be more active. It opens your eyes as to how much you are inactive when you look at the graphs of activity throughout the day.

Ok...now on to the food for the day...

BREAKFAST

Cottage Cheese = 2 points

Dannon Strawberry Greek Yogurt = 3 points

Banana = 0 points

Total points for breakfast = 5 points

 

MORNING SNACK

Didn't have one...LOL

 

LUNCH

Smart Ones Pasta Primavera = 6 points

Veggie Straws = 3 points

Orange = 0 points

Celery = 0 points

Total points for lunch = 9

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

Fiber one brownie = 2 points

 

DINNER

Baked Turkey (I used chicken) and Jack Cheese Chimichangas = 13 points (2 servings)

1% Milk = 5 points

Total Points for dinner = 18 points

 

EVENING SNACK

 

Bag of Popcorn = 3 points

 

Total points for the day = 37 points!

 

I am putting this recipe on my favorite recipe link. It was very good and one that I will have again!

 

Once again I am a little bit below points...Need to figure that one out. I know this could keep me from losing the weight and my body might hold onto every bit of fat it can...we will see. I will let you know tomorrow how my weigh in goes. Night all!



Still here...:)

Hey guys...sorry I missed posting yesterday...just didn't feel much like getting online. Stayed on plan though. I am still trying to get in the habit of taking pictures of my meals and I am forgetting! But I can still write them down:)

 

Not much going on to write about. I stopped at the grocery store on the way home yesterday because we were running out of fruit and I had to pick up a few things for a recipe I will be making in the next few days. Other than that just a boring day. Kevin had to work late last night so I ended up having a couple frozen dinners in one day. I try not to do that because of all the sodium. But you have to do what you have to do right?  Here is what I had yesterday:

 

 

BREAKFAST

4 Egg Whites = 1 point

Banana = 0 points

Dannon Blueberry Greek Yogurt = 3 points

Total points for breakfast = 4 points

 

MORNING SNACK

Quaker 90 Calorie Granola Bar = 3 points

 

LUNCH

Smart Ones Mini Rigatoni with Vodka Cream Sauce = 8 points

Veggie Straws = 3 points

Celery and Carrots = 0 points

Total points for Lunch = 11 points

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

Fiber One Brownie = 2 points

 

DINNER

Lean Cuisine Spaghetti = 7 points

Chabata Bread loaf = 7 points

Total points for dinner = 14 points

 

EVENING SNACK

Pop Secret Homestyle popcorn = 3 points

 

Total points for yesterday = 37 points!

 

MEALS FOR TODAY 1/10/13

 

BREAKFAST

Fiber one cottage cheese = 2 points

Dannon Blueberry Greek Yogurt = 3 points

Total points for Breakfast = 5 points

 

MORNING SNACK

Strawberries = 0 points

 

LUNCH

Bread = 2 points

Tuna Salad = 2 points

Carrots & Celery = 0 points

Veggie Straws = 3 points

Total points for Lunch = 7 points

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

Fiber one brownie = 2 points

 

DINNER

 

Spaghetti Dinner = 7 points

Chibata loaf  = 7 points

1% Milk = 5 points

Total points for Dinner = 19 points

 

EVENING SNACK

Pop Secret Homestyle popcorn = 3 points

 

Total points for the day = 36 points!

 

I am exhausted tonight...think I might turn in early. Almost feel like I am coming down with something. Everyone at work is coming down with colds and the flu...I am hoping to avoid that! Catch you all later!  

Day 4...still going strong...well kind of!

Is today only Tuesday?? Seems like it should be Thursday already! Today was an ok day in eating. I tracked and at almost all my points, however I can't say that it was the best choice in foods to make my points. My poor hubby had to work late tonight so it makes it hard for us to stay on plan..but I did make the dinner that we planned and will warm it up when he is home.

 

Does anyone else out in bloggy land get a very strong urge for something sweet right after eating a meal? It is not something that is only because I am eating better I have always been that way. I don't know why...but I need to figure it out.

 

I watched Biggest Loser last night and I have to say I really like the way Jillian was in the second half of the show...when her team told her about her yelling at them makes them anxious...and how she took that to heart and she even complimented them!! That was awesome. It was so sad though at the end when she cried:(

 

Anyway on to my day of eating...I think that for breakfast I am going to try having some scrambled egg whites with my yogurt and banana. I am only eating 3 points for breakfast and it isn't keeping me full for long. Here we go...

 

BREAKFAST

 

Dannon Blueberry Greek Yogurt = 3 points

Banana = 0 points

Total points for breakfast = 3 points

 

MORNING SNACK

 

Strawberries = 0 points

 

LUNCH

 

Bread = 2 points

Tuna Salad = 2 points

Veggie Straws = 3 points

Carrots & Celery = 0 points

Fiber One Brownie = 2 points

Total points for lunch = 9 points

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

Weight Watchers Toffee Ice Cream bar = 2 points

 

DINNER



 

Chicken Taco's = 18 points (2 servings)

Total points for dinner = 18 points

 

As I said above...I got a big craving for something sweet...soooo I ended up taking off the almonds and adding 5 points of sweets...

 

100 Calorie Chips Ahoy snack pack = 3 points

Fiber One Brownie (I know! My second one today!) = 2 points

 

EVENING SNACK









 

Bag of Popcorn = 3 points

 

Total points used for the day 38...all that food and I didn't even eat my full day of points...ugh!

 

I hope everyone has a wonderful night...

Crazy day!

Good Evening my friends! :) Today was a wicked busy day at work. I was so busy that I forgot to take a picture of my breakfast and lunch...but I did take a picture of my very yummy dinner!

Today at lunch I walked down to our break room there was something that was cooking in the microwave that smelled so good! I knew that it wasn't anything healthy and I could feel myself gain a pound just smelling it! I don't know how the people that sit near the break room do it. I would be hungry all day long!

I watched the Biggest Loser last night. I am starting to get a little tired of the drill sargent ways of training. When someone hasn't exercised in years or ever to expect them to hop on the treadmill and run for several minutes and then do the stair climber until they pass out or throw up that is just wrong! And for them to lose 29 pounds in one week??? I know that they do nothing but eat and exercise but really?? Maybe it is a longer span of time but they make you think its once a week. It makes me losing 2 pounds look like nothing! LOL

I need to figure out something different to eat for breakfast. I love my yogurt and banana but I don't always feel full for very long after eating it. If anyone has any easy ideas to bring to work feel free to comment:) Here is my food for the day:

BREAKFAST

 

Dannon Strawberry Greek Yogurt = 3 points

Banana = 0 points

 

 

MORNING SNACK

 

Strawberries = 0

 

LUNCH

 

Bread = 2 points

Tuna Salad = 2 points

Lettuce = 0 points

Veggie Straws = 3 points

Baby Carrots & Celery = 0 points

Total Lunch points = 7 points

 

AFTERNOON SNACK

 

90 calorie Quaker granola bar = 3 points

 

DINNER

 

Fried Chicken & Gravy (6 oz chicken) = 8 points

Potato Buds Instant Mashed Potatoes 3/4 cup = 5 points

Green Beans = 0 points

Milk = 4 points

Total Dinner points = 17 points

 

EVENING SNACK

 

 

Bag of Popcorn = 3 points

 

Total points for the day = 33 points!

 

I miscalculated the points for the day...now I am 7 under:( Oh well...I will do better tomorrow.

 

This dinner is one of my favorite dinners I make. It is from the Better Homes & Gardens "New Dieters Cookbook". I put a link under My Favorite Recipes that will take you to the recipe. I also made the Beef and Bean burritos last night out of this cookbook but I couldn't find the recipe online. If you can find this book GET IT! There are so many good recipes and they are reasonable in points. The points above for the chicken dinner were a little higher was because the chicken was 6 instead of 5 ounces.

 

I am going to go and watch some TV and chill out before going to bed. Have a wonderful night!

 

 

 

 

Happy Sunday!

Hello everyone! :) Today was a very busy day! I got up and had some breakfast and then planned out what meals we were going to have for the week and then Kevin and I went to BJ's and picked up lots of fruit and veggies, popcorn, and some cereal. Then off to the grocery store to pick up more stuff for the week. Then we did something we normally wouldn't do...came home to eat lunch! Normally on the weekends we would eat out most of the time for lunch. But that has now changed! :) I spent most of the afternoon cleaning and cutting up strawberries and celery and organizing the fridge and pantry.

When I cleaned out the pantry I took some of the foods that are way high in points and instead of throwing them out we are going to take them to the local food bank. I can't see throwing perfectly good food away. One of my new years promises to myself is we will eat what we buy and not let it expire! That is one thing that we are bad about is buying food and not eating it all and it goes bad. Not this year!

Here are my meals for the day...

BREAKFAST

 



Dannon Blueberry Greek Yogurt = 3 points

Clementine = 0 points

Total Breakfast points = 3 points

 

SNACK  

 

Quaker Granola Bar = 3 points

 

LUNCH

 

 

 

Smart Ones Rigatoni w/vodka cream sauce = 8 points

Apple = 0 points

Jif to go Peanut Butter = 7 points

 

DINNER

 

Beef and Bean Burritos = 14 points (2 servings)

2 cups 1% Milk = 5 points

Total Dinner Points = 19 points

 

TOTAL POINTS USED FOR THE DAY: 40!

 

 

I used all my points today...however I didn't fit in my evening snack...and I don't want to go over in points on the first week even though I know I have the 49 weekly points. I just can't do it. I will just drink a ton of water! Maybe have a banana or some veggies later.

 

I don't know where this weekend went...its back to work tomorrow for a full week! I have been very spoiled the last few weeks working only 3 day weeks! Oh well...I hope you all have a wonderful night!