Thanks to Kenz for Friend Makin' Mondays. I love answering questions like this..they always make me think. Yes, I know its Wednesday but I've had a busy week and any day is good for making friends right?
1) Do you prefer talking or texting? I do text but I prefer talking because I can never text as fast as my brain thinks about what I want to say!
2) Do you make your bed everyday? I NEVER make the bed. I just don't see the point when I'm gonna crawl right back into it later.
3) What sounds do you hear right now? I hear the hum of the computer.
4) List three things that you always carry with you: Cell phone, wallet and hairbrush
5) What are your favorite TV shows? There are way too many to list them all. I watch almost all the soap operas. Favorite current primetime shows are Brothers and Sisters, The Good Wife, Supernatural, Top Chef, Greys Anatomy, Private Practice and many more. Alltime favorites are Gilmore Girls, original 90210, Saving Grace, and many more.
6) Is there a hobby that you'd like to devote more time to? If so, what is it? I enjoy scrapbooking and reading and collecting Barbies.
7) What is your favorite drink? Before I would say Coke or Diet something. But now I only drink water and I like the Raspberry Lemonade Crystal Light.
8) Share a couple of cool facts about your family: My family tends to follow each other around the country. My grandparents moved from Michigan and soon the whole family moved behind them. Most of us live within a 20 mile radius of each other.
9) List one thing that you will do for yourself today: I will eat healthy.
10) Share something that you're thankful for today: My family including my pets and my friends.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Weekend Catch-Up
Had a great weekend with the family. Heather went back to school today and I miss her already! I'll be glad when the semester is over. Over the whole weekend, I had just one day of slip up food wise. I'm pretty okay with that since I THOUGHT about cheating multiple times over the weekend. My cheating thoughts ranged from Cinnabon to Ben and Jerry's to cheeseburgers. I wound up eating over my points on Saturday and guess what I "cheated" on? Wheat thins, Babybel lite cheese and 100 calorie granola bars. LOL. Not that the cheating is funny, but the fact that I cheated on those items. I came thisclose to getting a Cinnabon. My daughter and I went to the mall specifically to get one. We got to the counter. I changed my mind and walked away. I changed my mind again and walked back. I didn't want the 4 pack. I wanted to cheat and get it over with and be done and not have 2 extra Cinnabons sitting around my house. BUT, they only had ONE single bun ready and it would take 12 minutes to make more. I didn't want to wait, so my daughter got the single remaining bun and I went without! Isn't it funny that I have to put so much thought and back and forth and energy into deciding to EAT SOMETHING? Thats how I know that my eating habits still aren't normal. When I have to struggle that much with a decision about food. So, I didn't eat a Cinnabon, but cheated later on the crackers/cheese and granola bars. UGH..
Friday and Sunday I did well with my eating. 26 points and 1,248 calories Friday and 26 points and 1,284 calories Sunday. Monday I was just about ready for work when the boss called and said there was no need to come in. LOVE calls like that! So, Heather and I went to visit my mom at the daycare and then wanted to do lunch and a movie. I had totally planned on going home and eating lunch before the movie but she was craving Taco Bell and it was nice to just grab lunch. So, we did Taco Bell and I ordered 2 FRESCO ranchero chicken soft tacos which are from the "diet" Fresco menu at 3 points and 170 calories each. Well, I ate the first one fine and then noticed that the 2nd one looked like it had sour cream on it. That ticked me off because I had already paid for it and wanted to eat it and didn't want to try to deal with taking it back so I ate it anyway. But this is my point about not liking to eat out when I'm dieting. No matter if you plan ahead as I did and check your calories/points and make your decision ahead of time...you cannot control what happens at the restaurant. You cannot guarantee that they are giving you the item that is 170 calories on the website, or that they didn't use butter to grill your salmon. So, I went back online this morning to look up the tacos, as they have a fresco ranchero chicken and a regular ranchero chicken. I was thinking maybe they gave me one of each. And I find that what my taco contained wasn't the same as advertised on the site. So, now i'm not sure WHAT I got but I'm thinking maybe one fresco and one regular. That's how I counted it for 9 points (should've been 6) and 440 calories (should've been 340). It just shouldn't be THIS hard to eat out on a diet!
So, here's my food for Monday:
Breakfast: boiled egg
Lunch: 2 chicken of some sort soft tacos at TBell
Snack: 1 cup pineapple and 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese
Dinner: 2 cups turkey chili and 8 wheat crackers
Totals for the day: 25 points, 1,305 calories
I did the fresh lunch for today. I made a turkey sandwich with lowfat turkey, mustard, lite Miracle Whip on wheat bread and a banana. It was yummy!
Til tomorrow
Friday and Sunday I did well with my eating. 26 points and 1,248 calories Friday and 26 points and 1,284 calories Sunday. Monday I was just about ready for work when the boss called and said there was no need to come in. LOVE calls like that! So, Heather and I went to visit my mom at the daycare and then wanted to do lunch and a movie. I had totally planned on going home and eating lunch before the movie but she was craving Taco Bell and it was nice to just grab lunch. So, we did Taco Bell and I ordered 2 FRESCO ranchero chicken soft tacos which are from the "diet" Fresco menu at 3 points and 170 calories each. Well, I ate the first one fine and then noticed that the 2nd one looked like it had sour cream on it. That ticked me off because I had already paid for it and wanted to eat it and didn't want to try to deal with taking it back so I ate it anyway. But this is my point about not liking to eat out when I'm dieting. No matter if you plan ahead as I did and check your calories/points and make your decision ahead of time...you cannot control what happens at the restaurant. You cannot guarantee that they are giving you the item that is 170 calories on the website, or that they didn't use butter to grill your salmon. So, I went back online this morning to look up the tacos, as they have a fresco ranchero chicken and a regular ranchero chicken. I was thinking maybe they gave me one of each. And I find that what my taco contained wasn't the same as advertised on the site. So, now i'm not sure WHAT I got but I'm thinking maybe one fresco and one regular. That's how I counted it for 9 points (should've been 6) and 440 calories (should've been 340). It just shouldn't be THIS hard to eat out on a diet!
So, here's my food for Monday:
Breakfast: boiled egg
Lunch: 2 chicken of some sort soft tacos at TBell
Snack: 1 cup pineapple and 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese
Dinner: 2 cups turkey chili and 8 wheat crackers
Totals for the day: 25 points, 1,305 calories
I did the fresh lunch for today. I made a turkey sandwich with lowfat turkey, mustard, lite Miracle Whip on wheat bread and a banana. It was yummy!
Til tomorrow
Friday, October 8, 2010
My Thursday
Had a busy afternoon yesterday. I have found that busy afternoons and household chores keep my mind off of cheating! When I got home yesterday I cleaned out both litterboxes (we have a kitty temporarily confined to the laundryroom, thus TWO litterboxes). I completely emptied them, scrubbed them clean and put fresh litter in. With 3 animals using a box, it gets dirty CONSTANTLY. Then of course, during that process, I spilled a good bit of litter on the kitchen floor and therefore had to sweep. LOL. Then I scrubbed the bathroom, hoping hubby wouldn't get home early wanting his shower before I was done. He usually rolls in about 6:30 but somedays he surprises me early. Then I washed all the bathroom stuff, shower curtain, rug, hanging towels. Took a shower and by then I had just enough time to watch Young and the Restless before it was time for dinner. I love when I keep busy enough in the afternoon that I don't have TIME to sit around thinking about eating junk food!
I had leftover turkey meatloaf for dinner which was great because after all that, who wanted to cook?
Here's my food from yesterday:
Breakfast: A light, multigrain english muffin and turkey sausage patty
Lunch: Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti..yummy
Dinner: 1 slice turkey meatloaf with ketchup, 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese and 1 1/2 cups green beans.
Dessert: A peach greek yogurt and a 90 calorie granola bar
Totals for the day: 26 points, 1,235 calories
I made a fresh lunch for today. It'll give me a headstart on my non-processed lunch plan for next week even if it was only because I didn't have anything else to pack..lol. So, I'll be having tuna salad made with 1 tbsp. lite Miracle Whip and 1 tbsp. sweet salad cubes. I'll be eating it with reduced fat Wheat Thins.
Heather is coming home today and I'm so excited for the long weekend with her. We have many plans including hair cuts for us both, to the movies to see Life as We Know It (we both have really been waiting for this movie), and plenty of catching up on our TIVO episodes.
I'm a bit concerned about my "food attitude" going into this weekend though. As I said before, my daughter and I tend to influence each other in a NEGATIVE way when it comes to food and I'm already having the mentality of "i'm going to cheat". Top that with the fact that I cheated LAST weekend and still showed a loss on the scale, which leads me to the point where I start thinking its OKAY to cheat every weekend. That worries me because I used to do the "plan" where I was on during the week and cheated every weekend. And this time around, I haven't been doing that. I have been really good (other than last weekend) about sticking to my plan all weekend. So, I DON'T want to get back into the habit of thinking Friday-Sunday is a free for all for eating. We'll see how it goes.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
I had leftover turkey meatloaf for dinner which was great because after all that, who wanted to cook?
Here's my food from yesterday:
Breakfast: A light, multigrain english muffin and turkey sausage patty
Lunch: Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti..yummy
Dinner: 1 slice turkey meatloaf with ketchup, 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese and 1 1/2 cups green beans.
Dessert: A peach greek yogurt and a 90 calorie granola bar
Totals for the day: 26 points, 1,235 calories
I made a fresh lunch for today. It'll give me a headstart on my non-processed lunch plan for next week even if it was only because I didn't have anything else to pack..lol. So, I'll be having tuna salad made with 1 tbsp. lite Miracle Whip and 1 tbsp. sweet salad cubes. I'll be eating it with reduced fat Wheat Thins.
Heather is coming home today and I'm so excited for the long weekend with her. We have many plans including hair cuts for us both, to the movies to see Life as We Know It (we both have really been waiting for this movie), and plenty of catching up on our TIVO episodes.
I'm a bit concerned about my "food attitude" going into this weekend though. As I said before, my daughter and I tend to influence each other in a NEGATIVE way when it comes to food and I'm already having the mentality of "i'm going to cheat". Top that with the fact that I cheated LAST weekend and still showed a loss on the scale, which leads me to the point where I start thinking its OKAY to cheat every weekend. That worries me because I used to do the "plan" where I was on during the week and cheated every weekend. And this time around, I haven't been doing that. I have been really good (other than last weekend) about sticking to my plan all weekend. So, I DON'T want to get back into the habit of thinking Friday-Sunday is a free for all for eating. We'll see how it goes.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Tuesday and Wednesday
STRESSFUL day at work yesterday so I skipped posting. Had to go by the store on the way home too, to get the fixings for Turkey meatloaf..it is so good! That means I'll have leftovers tonight and won't need to cook! Double Yay!
Here's my food for Tuesday and Wednesday:
Tuesday:
I had 1/2 of a wheat pita with 1 tbsp. garden veggie cream cheese and sliced turkey for breakfast. For lunch, I had a LC Mac & Beef. I had a 90 calorie chocolate granola bar for a snack. For dinner, I made a homemade pita pizza with mushrooms, peppers and a link of Turkey Italian sausage cut up. Dessert was 1 cup of fresh blackberries and a blueberry greek yogurt.
Totals for Tuesday: 22 points, 1,260 calories
Wednesday:
I had 1 whole egg, 1 piece of turkey sausage and a light, multigrain english muffin for breakfast. Lunch was a LC Chicken Primavera (so good and only 3 WW points). For a snack I had some wheat thin crackers and a Babybel cheese. For dinner I had a slice of turkey meatloaf with ketchup, leftover squash, zuchinni and onions and a Just for 1 peas/corn.
Totals for Wednesday: 23 points, 1,199 calories
I eat ALOT of Green Giant frozen veggies, the ones that come in the square box. They are REALLY low in points and calories, most having low fat sauces. I particularly like the broccoli with butter sauce and my new fav. is the Garden Vegetable Medley with potatoes, roasted red peppers and snap peas. Usually the entire box is only 100-150 calories. I also like the Just for 1 individual microwavable portions. My favorite of those is the peas/corn in a basil butter sauce. Only 1 WW point and 80 calories per container. I don't cook alot of fresh vegetables at home so I enjoy these because they are low in points/calories and very easy to cook. Also, when cooking for only myself (daughter at college, hubby not a veggie man), there's really no need to cook up a big pot of fresh veggies when I don't need alot of leftovers and want some variety everyday.
I have gotten back into the not so great habit of eating a LC or SOnes meal for lunch everyday. I had really cut back to about 3 a week, trying to not eat so many processed foods and because I had gotten worn out on them. But the past few weeks, I have been lazy and its much easier to grab one of those on the way out the door then it is to assemble something for lunch. So, for next week I'm going to try to set myself a goal of going back to just 3 processed lunch meals per week (including weekends). I will shop this weekend for other yummy lunch things. Some ideas include: pita bread sandwiches, tuna salad and crackers, and meat/cheese rollups with crackers. I love the Lunchables but have you seen the calories and fat content in those? Whew! So, for the same concept, I like to take 98% fat free lunch meats like turkey or ham, low fat or WW cheeses and some healthy crackers like Triscuits or Wheat Thins and make my own little lunch by rolling a slice of cheese up in a slice of meat and eating them with the crackers..so yummy! And the weather is getting cooler, so I can start thinking about soup for lunch.
If anyone has any non-processed/non-frozen lunch ideas for me, give me a shout.
So glad tomorrow is Friday. Daughter has fall break and will be home Friday-Tuesday! Yay! I'm so excited, it seems like she no sooner gets home on Friday and its time to go back. It'll be a nice long visit this time.
Til tomorrow...
Here's my food for Tuesday and Wednesday:
Tuesday:
I had 1/2 of a wheat pita with 1 tbsp. garden veggie cream cheese and sliced turkey for breakfast. For lunch, I had a LC Mac & Beef. I had a 90 calorie chocolate granola bar for a snack. For dinner, I made a homemade pita pizza with mushrooms, peppers and a link of Turkey Italian sausage cut up. Dessert was 1 cup of fresh blackberries and a blueberry greek yogurt.
Totals for Tuesday: 22 points, 1,260 calories
Wednesday:
I had 1 whole egg, 1 piece of turkey sausage and a light, multigrain english muffin for breakfast. Lunch was a LC Chicken Primavera (so good and only 3 WW points). For a snack I had some wheat thin crackers and a Babybel cheese. For dinner I had a slice of turkey meatloaf with ketchup, leftover squash, zuchinni and onions and a Just for 1 peas/corn.
Totals for Wednesday: 23 points, 1,199 calories
I eat ALOT of Green Giant frozen veggies, the ones that come in the square box. They are REALLY low in points and calories, most having low fat sauces. I particularly like the broccoli with butter sauce and my new fav. is the Garden Vegetable Medley with potatoes, roasted red peppers and snap peas. Usually the entire box is only 100-150 calories. I also like the Just for 1 individual microwavable portions. My favorite of those is the peas/corn in a basil butter sauce. Only 1 WW point and 80 calories per container. I don't cook alot of fresh vegetables at home so I enjoy these because they are low in points/calories and very easy to cook. Also, when cooking for only myself (daughter at college, hubby not a veggie man), there's really no need to cook up a big pot of fresh veggies when I don't need alot of leftovers and want some variety everyday.
I have gotten back into the not so great habit of eating a LC or SOnes meal for lunch everyday. I had really cut back to about 3 a week, trying to not eat so many processed foods and because I had gotten worn out on them. But the past few weeks, I have been lazy and its much easier to grab one of those on the way out the door then it is to assemble something for lunch. So, for next week I'm going to try to set myself a goal of going back to just 3 processed lunch meals per week (including weekends). I will shop this weekend for other yummy lunch things. Some ideas include: pita bread sandwiches, tuna salad and crackers, and meat/cheese rollups with crackers. I love the Lunchables but have you seen the calories and fat content in those? Whew! So, for the same concept, I like to take 98% fat free lunch meats like turkey or ham, low fat or WW cheeses and some healthy crackers like Triscuits or Wheat Thins and make my own little lunch by rolling a slice of cheese up in a slice of meat and eating them with the crackers..so yummy! And the weather is getting cooler, so I can start thinking about soup for lunch.
If anyone has any non-processed/non-frozen lunch ideas for me, give me a shout.
So glad tomorrow is Friday. Daughter has fall break and will be home Friday-Tuesday! Yay! I'm so excited, it seems like she no sooner gets home on Friday and its time to go back. It'll be a nice long visit this time.
Til tomorrow...
Questionnaire
1. What was your highest weight, what do you weigh right now and what is your goal weight?
The highest weight I ever remember seeing on the scale was 265 about 3-5 years ago. I'm sure I probably got higher than that but I had quit weighing lol. Right now, as of my last weigh in on Monday I was 199-200. My goal weight is about 150, still debating on that one.
2. What is your #1 motivation for losing weight?
I want to have energy and feel good and not be so self-conscious.
3. Have you always been overweight?
I always thought I was, but now that I really am, I realize that I really wasn't. LOL. I was a size 9 and 135 pounds and thought I was heavy, and was always dieting.
4. When you want to give up what inspires you to keep going?
I feel better, I look better, I can wear cute clothes..lol. I enjoy getting compliments.
5. What is the #1 thing you look forward to when you hit your goal weight?
Going shopping for new clothes and a makeover
6. Do you have support on your weight loss journey?
Yes, from family and fellow bloggers
7. What is your favorite exercise?
I like to walk outside when its nice and sunny and breezy and not hot.
8. What is the most important thing you have learned on your weight loss journey?
That the journey is more mental than physical. That I have to want it for myself to do it. That even if I slip up, I can get back on track.
9. What is one thing you have given up that you miss the most?
I do Weight Watchers, so technically I don't HAVE to give up anything. But there are certain things I stay away from just because I know they are my trigger foods. Along that line, CHEESEBURGERS and CHOCOLATE.
10. What is your strategy for losing weight?
I eat approx. 26 WW points and 1,500 calories per day. Drink lots of water and admittedly, need to do better about exercising! I try to stay away from foods that I know I will overeat like pizza, pasta and burgers.
The highest weight I ever remember seeing on the scale was 265 about 3-5 years ago. I'm sure I probably got higher than that but I had quit weighing lol. Right now, as of my last weigh in on Monday I was 199-200. My goal weight is about 150, still debating on that one.
2. What is your #1 motivation for losing weight?
I want to have energy and feel good and not be so self-conscious.
3. Have you always been overweight?
I always thought I was, but now that I really am, I realize that I really wasn't. LOL. I was a size 9 and 135 pounds and thought I was heavy, and was always dieting.
4. When you want to give up what inspires you to keep going?
I feel better, I look better, I can wear cute clothes..lol. I enjoy getting compliments.
5. What is the #1 thing you look forward to when you hit your goal weight?
Going shopping for new clothes and a makeover
6. Do you have support on your weight loss journey?
Yes, from family and fellow bloggers
7. What is your favorite exercise?
I like to walk outside when its nice and sunny and breezy and not hot.
8. What is the most important thing you have learned on your weight loss journey?
That the journey is more mental than physical. That I have to want it for myself to do it. That even if I slip up, I can get back on track.
9. What is one thing you have given up that you miss the most?
I do Weight Watchers, so technically I don't HAVE to give up anything. But there are certain things I stay away from just because I know they are my trigger foods. Along that line, CHEESEBURGERS and CHOCOLATE.
10. What is your strategy for losing weight?
I eat approx. 26 WW points and 1,500 calories per day. Drink lots of water and admittedly, need to do better about exercising! I try to stay away from foods that I know I will overeat like pizza, pasta and burgers.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Blah
Well, I had a not so successful weekend. I was on track all day Friday until I got sick Friday afternoon which put me in the not wanting to deal with dinner mood. So, hubby fixed dinner for Heather and I. It was still reasonable, a small ranch cut steak with steak sauce, scrambled eggs and krunchie potatoe wedges. These are all items I'm allowed on my points plan so I don't think I did too bad other than not measuring and counting. I did however stick to small portion sizes.
Saturday, we went to lunch and I didn't even TRY to stick to the plan. I had been craving a cheeseburger, so I had one. Then we went grocery shopping and my daughter and I each took home an individually wrapped piece of chocolate cake, which really was TWO servings each! But, I had been craving a cheat time and I allowed it on Saturday and got right back on my plan on Sunday.
Sunday I had an egg, turkey sausage and english muffin for breakfast. Lunch was 1/2 a wheat pita with garden veggie cream cheese and turkey. Dinner was a chicken breast with the bone/skin and bbq sauce, and GG garden vegetable medley veggies. Dessert was a blueberry greek yogurt and 1 cup of fresh blackberries with Splenda. Totals for Sunday: 26 points and 1,362 calories
Monday I had an egg, turkey sausage and english muffin for breakfast. Lunch was LC Thai chicken which was a new experience and one I'm not quite sure if I'll repeat. The sauce really threw me. It was good tasting but odd looking. Dinner was 1 1/2 links of turkey italian sausage with peppers, 1/2 cup roasted garlic and olive oil couscous and 1 cup of squash, zuchinni and onions cooked in 1 tbsp. of Smart Balance Lite (for the whole pan). Dessert was a peach greek yogurt and 1 cup of fresh blackberries with Splenda. Totals for Monday: 23 points and 1,186 calories.
I did a weigh in yesterday and I'm down about 5 more pounds. Last weight I was at 205, yesterday I was 199-200. Almost under 200! I haven't been there in YEARS! But, I'm not going to get too excited because remember I said that I think my scale is off. I'm going to wait until it says about 190 before buying a new one so I won't be too disappointed if I weigh more than its showing.
I'm really enjoying greek yogurt and fresh fruit for my dessert lately. I love the thick, creamy texture of the greek yogurt and it feels like a more healthy snack compared to "diet" ice cream or pudding. And it satisfies my sweet tooth so its a winner!
I have a ton of leftover turkey italian sausage from last night since I'm the only one in the house eating it. I'm thinking about slicing up a link and putting it on top of a pita with some peppers and mushrooms for pizza tonight. Or, what really sounds good is putting it on a wheat bun with peppers and onions and mustard and having some krunchie potatoe wedges with it! Yummy....
Oh, I had to adjust my points too. I had been needing to do so for a while but had avoided it. I lost a point due to going down in weight so I now get 26 points a day. I don't know WHY i'm ill about that because some days I don't even eat them all, but some days I use them right up so I'll have to plan. I'm reserving more of my daily points for dessert at night since the greek yogurts are usually 3 points. Running by the store on the way home today to stock up on more yogurt..my favorite so far is the Chobani. Let me know if you've tried any of the other brands.
Off til tomorrow. Have a great day!
Saturday, we went to lunch and I didn't even TRY to stick to the plan. I had been craving a cheeseburger, so I had one. Then we went grocery shopping and my daughter and I each took home an individually wrapped piece of chocolate cake, which really was TWO servings each! But, I had been craving a cheat time and I allowed it on Saturday and got right back on my plan on Sunday.
Sunday I had an egg, turkey sausage and english muffin for breakfast. Lunch was 1/2 a wheat pita with garden veggie cream cheese and turkey. Dinner was a chicken breast with the bone/skin and bbq sauce, and GG garden vegetable medley veggies. Dessert was a blueberry greek yogurt and 1 cup of fresh blackberries with Splenda. Totals for Sunday: 26 points and 1,362 calories
Monday I had an egg, turkey sausage and english muffin for breakfast. Lunch was LC Thai chicken which was a new experience and one I'm not quite sure if I'll repeat. The sauce really threw me. It was good tasting but odd looking. Dinner was 1 1/2 links of turkey italian sausage with peppers, 1/2 cup roasted garlic and olive oil couscous and 1 cup of squash, zuchinni and onions cooked in 1 tbsp. of Smart Balance Lite (for the whole pan). Dessert was a peach greek yogurt and 1 cup of fresh blackberries with Splenda. Totals for Monday: 23 points and 1,186 calories.
I did a weigh in yesterday and I'm down about 5 more pounds. Last weight I was at 205, yesterday I was 199-200. Almost under 200! I haven't been there in YEARS! But, I'm not going to get too excited because remember I said that I think my scale is off. I'm going to wait until it says about 190 before buying a new one so I won't be too disappointed if I weigh more than its showing.
I'm really enjoying greek yogurt and fresh fruit for my dessert lately. I love the thick, creamy texture of the greek yogurt and it feels like a more healthy snack compared to "diet" ice cream or pudding. And it satisfies my sweet tooth so its a winner!
I have a ton of leftover turkey italian sausage from last night since I'm the only one in the house eating it. I'm thinking about slicing up a link and putting it on top of a pita with some peppers and mushrooms for pizza tonight. Or, what really sounds good is putting it on a wheat bun with peppers and onions and mustard and having some krunchie potatoe wedges with it! Yummy....
Oh, I had to adjust my points too. I had been needing to do so for a while but had avoided it. I lost a point due to going down in weight so I now get 26 points a day. I don't know WHY i'm ill about that because some days I don't even eat them all, but some days I use them right up so I'll have to plan. I'm reserving more of my daily points for dessert at night since the greek yogurts are usually 3 points. Running by the store on the way home today to stock up on more yogurt..my favorite so far is the Chobani. Let me know if you've tried any of the other brands.
Off til tomorrow. Have a great day!
Friday, October 1, 2010
My Thursday
I had another great dinner last night. BBQ chicken (yes with the bone AND skin, my favorite) and a new GG veggie that I tried. Its called Garden Vegetable Medley and has snap peas, roasted red peppers and potatoes. Now, I KNOW I just said the other day that I rarely eat potatoes when dieting and that was true but since I made those awesome roasted potatoes the other week, I've been more into eating them. This GG veggie was only 2 WW points and 100 calories for the entire box and I got my potatoes!
I also had a great thing happen this morning. Is this what you would call a NSV? I've been reading about those in other blogs, and I'm thinking this might qualify. Several months ago I had purchased some jeans that I figured I would fit into soon. Well, I had been hesitating to try them on because I have one pair of jeans a size bigger in that same brand that fits so I was thinking that those size smaller ones wouldn't fit just yet. WELL I tried a pair on this morning and they FIT! And they are ROOMY enough to stick my hand down the waist! I am so excited. I haven't worn this size in so long and it feels really great. It totally helped me want to try to stick to my plan this weekend, instead of cheating like I was thinking about doing.
My daughter is coming home this weekend though and the desire to cheat will be strong. We tend to influence each other badly as far as eating. But, I'm hoping I can get through the weekend without doing TOO badly.
Here's my food from Thursday:
Breakfast: 1 whole egg, light, multigrain english muffin and 1 turkey sausage patty
Lunch: Healthy Choice Ravioli Florentine Marinara
Dinner: 8 oz. chicken breast w/ skin and bone, bbq sauce and GG Garden Veg. Medley
Dessert: A pear and a strawberry greek yogurt
Totals for the day: 25 points, 1, 341 calories, 67.6 oz. water and no exercise :(
Have a great weekend!
I also had a great thing happen this morning. Is this what you would call a NSV? I've been reading about those in other blogs, and I'm thinking this might qualify. Several months ago I had purchased some jeans that I figured I would fit into soon. Well, I had been hesitating to try them on because I have one pair of jeans a size bigger in that same brand that fits so I was thinking that those size smaller ones wouldn't fit just yet. WELL I tried a pair on this morning and they FIT! And they are ROOMY enough to stick my hand down the waist! I am so excited. I haven't worn this size in so long and it feels really great. It totally helped me want to try to stick to my plan this weekend, instead of cheating like I was thinking about doing.
My daughter is coming home this weekend though and the desire to cheat will be strong. We tend to influence each other badly as far as eating. But, I'm hoping I can get through the weekend without doing TOO badly.
Here's my food from Thursday:
Breakfast: 1 whole egg, light, multigrain english muffin and 1 turkey sausage patty
Lunch: Healthy Choice Ravioli Florentine Marinara
Dinner: 8 oz. chicken breast w/ skin and bone, bbq sauce and GG Garden Veg. Medley
Dessert: A pear and a strawberry greek yogurt
Totals for the day: 25 points, 1, 341 calories, 67.6 oz. water and no exercise :(
Have a great weekend!
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