Yup, here I go again with the day late post! After watching my Tuesday night shows I decided to go to bed. I was super exhausted. I got up extra early yesterday (even before the hubby) to have breakfast and work out. The kids had a Kidsville play date with their little friends and I got to play catch up with my friend. (Last time we saw each other was about ten months ago!) It was a lot of fun until it was time to go. My boy child had a total meltdown as we were leaving because he didn't understand that he couldn't take one of the giant police car toys home with him. I took him for a walk around the mall to calm him down and then we had some lunch. I shouldn't have eaten since I had already eaten what was intended to be my lunch around 10:30 a.m. (I always eat way too much when I get up before 6 a.m.) Anyway, this is what I had yesterday. It was a lot:
Breakfast
Delightful French toast with Smart Balance light and Aunt Jemimi Butter Lite syrup, Egg Beaters egg sub, turkey sausage and a skinny caramel macchiato.
Late morning snack
Egg sub, light cheese and light ham in a low carb tortilla
Lunch at McDonalds in the mall
Grilled chicken club sandwich and medium fries
Dinner
Turkey/veggie chili with light cheese and 1/2 oz Baked! Tostitos scoops crushed on top
Dessert
Bowl of Lucky Charms with organic skim milk
I used a lot of weekly points. Ugh,
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Monday 12-12-11
Hi guys! Sorry I skipped posting all weekend. My eating actually wasn't too bad, but the wine drinking did me in. I went to a friend's band's cd release party Friday night (where I indulged in chocolate fondue with fruit) and I attended two Christmas parties Saturday, the second of which included a lot of wine and a cookie exchange. Sunday morning (yesterday) I woke up way too tired to do anything and we ended up having fast food for breakfast. We had beef stew at my parents' later and then I had more cookies. I only lost .2 of a pound as a result, but for me that's a good thing; I usually gain weight in December. I usually plan my menu and do all of my grocery shopping on Mondays but it rained all day today and I was still exhausted from the weekend. Hubby ended up bringing Mexican soup home for dinner, which hit the spot. I did not exercise at all today, just vegged out with the kids in pj's and did a lot of relaxing, singing and keyboard playing. (I love Christmas music!) I am not happy with the way I ate today since I skimped on produce, but at least I stayed within my 33 points. This is what I had today:
Breakfast (8 pts)
Egg whites, center cut bacon, Delightful wheat toast with Smart Balance light and an organic skinny caramel macchiato.
Lunch (10 pts)
PB&J with Sara Lee Delightful bread, 2 Tbsp reduced fat crunchy peanut butter and strawberry preserves plus a glass of organic skim milk. I need to go grocery shopping.
Dinner (13 pts)
Big bowl of menudo with lime, onions and fresh cilantro.
Snack (2 pts)
A light string cheese rolled up in 4 slices light deli ham
33 of 33 points. I will try to do better (as far as nutrients go) tomorrow. Good night all!
Breakfast (8 pts)
Egg whites, center cut bacon, Delightful wheat toast with Smart Balance light and an organic skinny caramel macchiato.
Lunch (10 pts)
PB&J with Sara Lee Delightful bread, 2 Tbsp reduced fat crunchy peanut butter and strawberry preserves plus a glass of organic skim milk. I need to go grocery shopping.
Dinner (13 pts)
Big bowl of menudo with lime, onions and fresh cilantro.
Snack (2 pts)
A light string cheese rolled up in 4 slices light deli ham
33 of 33 points. I will try to do better (as far as nutrients go) tomorrow. Good night all!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thursday 12-8-11
Hey guys! I stuck to my 33 points today. Late last night I decided to plan every bite for today, snacks included. I spent most of my "free time" working on an extremely frustrating and time-consuming sewing project, so it was helpful to not have to think about what I was going to eat. I did make myself take a break to cook and eat dinner and then enjoy some quality time with the family though. I am not even 1/6th of the way done with my project, but I am over it for the night. My bed beckons. This is what I ate today:
Breakfast (9 pts)
7 veggie, reduced fat pepper jack and egg white omelet, 2 slices center cut bacon, 1 piece of Sara Lee Delightful wheat toast with Smart Balance light and 2 skinny caramel macchiatos.
Lunch (4 pts)
Very light tuna salad sandwich (with organic mixed greens, tomatoes, onions and 1 Tbsp light mayo on Sara Lee Delightful bread) and 2 clementines
Snack (6 pts)
1 c. organic strawberries mixed with 6 oz 0% vanilla Chobani Greek yogurt and 1/2 oz chopped walnuts
Dinner (9 pts)
Big hearty bowl of homemade albondigas. (Mexican meatball/rice soup in flavorful beef broth with tons of veggies. I used super lean ground beef and brown rice in my version.)
Snack (5 pts)
6 Rosemary & Olive Oil Triscuits with 1/2 oz Silver Goat garlic & herb chèvre and 2 slices of Italian dry salame
I neglected exercise again today. I have no excuse. I should have used my spare time more wisely but when I get sucked into a sewing project I get obsessed and completely lose track of time. I need some better time management skills. Things are getting busier and crazier as Christmas draws near so I need to be more careful with my time. I am just happy that at the very least I was able to stick to my points target for the day. I have 3 parties this weekend so I need to use those weeklies wisely. I will try my bestest to get on here tomorrow night and report back to you guys, but no promises. Have a good night all. Thanks for reading!
Breakfast (9 pts)
7 veggie, reduced fat pepper jack and egg white omelet, 2 slices center cut bacon, 1 piece of Sara Lee Delightful wheat toast with Smart Balance light and 2 skinny caramel macchiatos.
Lunch (4 pts)
Very light tuna salad sandwich (with organic mixed greens, tomatoes, onions and 1 Tbsp light mayo on Sara Lee Delightful bread) and 2 clementines
Snack (6 pts)
1 c. organic strawberries mixed with 6 oz 0% vanilla Chobani Greek yogurt and 1/2 oz chopped walnuts
Dinner (9 pts)
Big hearty bowl of homemade albondigas. (Mexican meatball/rice soup in flavorful beef broth with tons of veggies. I used super lean ground beef and brown rice in my version.)
Snack (5 pts)
6 Rosemary & Olive Oil Triscuits with 1/2 oz Silver Goat garlic & herb chèvre and 2 slices of Italian dry salame
I neglected exercise again today. I have no excuse. I should have used my spare time more wisely but when I get sucked into a sewing project I get obsessed and completely lose track of time. I need some better time management skills. Things are getting busier and crazier as Christmas draws near so I need to be more careful with my time. I am just happy that at the very least I was able to stick to my points target for the day. I have 3 parties this weekend so I need to use those weeklies wisely. I will try my bestest to get on here tomorrow night and report back to you guys, but no promises. Have a good night all. Thanks for reading!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wednesday 12-7-11
Well, saving the rest of my weeklies for the weekend went right out the window today. I worked on Christmas cards all day long, except for when I had to run to the store and the kids were crazy today and the bigger one didn't nap. We ordered pizza. I used a lot of points and I did not exercise. (And I'm still not done with Christmas cards!) This is what I ate today:
Breakfast (10 pts)
Ham, egg whites & cheese breakfast sandwich on Sara Lee whole grain white hamburger bun, apple slices and skinny caramel macchiato.
Lunch (9 pts)
1/2 serving leftover taco casserole on top of 3 c. organic mixed baby greens with red onions, grape tomatoes, 1 Tbsp Spicy ranch and 2 Tbsp shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese.
Dinner (35 pts...yikes)
3 slices Domino's Philly Cheese Steak pizza (large, hand tossed crust), 3 pieces boneless chicken with Kicker hot sauce, 4 parmesan bread bites and a Diet Shasta root beer.
That was a whopping 54 points. Boooooo.
Breakfast (10 pts)
Ham, egg whites & cheese breakfast sandwich on Sara Lee whole grain white hamburger bun, apple slices and skinny caramel macchiato.
Lunch (9 pts)
1/2 serving leftover taco casserole on top of 3 c. organic mixed baby greens with red onions, grape tomatoes, 1 Tbsp Spicy ranch and 2 Tbsp shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese.
Dinner (35 pts...yikes)
3 slices Domino's Philly Cheese Steak pizza (large, hand tossed crust), 3 pieces boneless chicken with Kicker hot sauce, 4 parmesan bread bites and a Diet Shasta root beer.
That was a whopping 54 points. Boooooo.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Taco Tuesday 12-6-11
I woke up feeling really motivated this morning, especially after my not-so-fabulous weigh in yesterday. I was thrilled when both of my kids napped at the same time this afternoon because I was able to work out for a full hour, uninterrupted! I went over my daily points target by a little bit, but I'm not too worried about it now that my points target has been lowered by 3 pts. We have all kinds of fun plans this weekend so I will be doing my best to save the rest of my weekly points for then. I am determined to have a decent weigh in come Monday. This is what I ate today:
Breakfast (9 pts)
Egg white omelet with olive oil, onions, peppers, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, reduced fat pepper jack cheese, homemade salsa, and two slices of center cut bacon. I also had one slice of Sara Lee Delightful whole wheat toast with Smart Balance light and two organic skinny caramel macchiatos.
Lunch (8 pts)
Breakfast sandwich with 2 oz ham, egg whites, reduced fat colby-jack cheese, a Sara Lee whole grain white hamburger bun and two clementines.
Dinner (12 pts)
Huge helping of super lean beef taco casserole topped with fat free sour cream, romaine lettuce, tomatoes and scallions and Diet Shasta Root Beer to drink. I wanted to do Taco Tuesday but I wanted the comfort of a casserole on this cold night. This was perfect.
Dessert during Glee (5 pts)
6 oz Chobani 0% vanilla yogurt + chopped apple + 15 g caramel bits + 7 g chopped cashews
Random snack (3 pts)
A quarter serving of leftover taco casserole before I packed the rest in the fridge.
I used 37 points today, which is 4 pts over my new points target of 33 points per day. (In case you missed my post from December 2nd, WW rolled out the new PointsPlus 2012 and with it came an adjustment to my points target.) Ok, I have to run. My supposed-to-be-sleeping two year old crying hysterically in his room right now. Thanks for reading and have a great night!
Breakfast (9 pts)
Egg white omelet with olive oil, onions, peppers, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, reduced fat pepper jack cheese, homemade salsa, and two slices of center cut bacon. I also had one slice of Sara Lee Delightful whole wheat toast with Smart Balance light and two organic skinny caramel macchiatos.
Lunch (8 pts)
Breakfast sandwich with 2 oz ham, egg whites, reduced fat colby-jack cheese, a Sara Lee whole grain white hamburger bun and two clementines.
Dinner (12 pts)
Huge helping of super lean beef taco casserole topped with fat free sour cream, romaine lettuce, tomatoes and scallions and Diet Shasta Root Beer to drink. I wanted to do Taco Tuesday but I wanted the comfort of a casserole on this cold night. This was perfect.
Dessert during Glee (5 pts)
6 oz Chobani 0% vanilla yogurt + chopped apple + 15 g caramel bits + 7 g chopped cashews
Random snack (3 pts)
A quarter serving of leftover taco casserole before I packed the rest in the fridge.
I used 37 points today, which is 4 pts over my new points target of 33 points per day. (In case you missed my post from December 2nd, WW rolled out the new PointsPlus 2012 and with it came an adjustment to my points target.) Ok, I have to run. My supposed-to-be-sleeping two year old crying hysterically in his room right now. Thanks for reading and have a great night!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Monday 12-5-11
Weigh in wasn't great this morning after the fun weekend I just had. It was to be expected. I'm still ok as far as my lifetime membership is concerned since I'm allowed to weigh in up to two pounds over goal and still be ok. I'm pushing it though, and I just inched myself further away from my personal goal. I'm just happy that I'm still in the 120s. I kicked off the weekend by having a lasagna dinner at my parents' house Friday night and then going home and eating two handfuls of dark chocolate Hershey Kisses. Saturday was spent at a festival called December Nights where my family indulged in world foods (and a few other splurges like cookies and cocoa.) Yesterday we went to my aunt's house to celebrate my grandpa's 77th birthday. It was a potluck and I brought crock pot chicken chile verde which I ate instead of the heavy carne asada, but I cancelled that out by also eating the homemade dark chocolate peppermint bark I made and drinking a big raspberry martini. And let's not forget the cheesy nachos and my aunt's delicious pumpkin pie. It was a point-heavy day for sure.
I did much better today. I actually stuck to my new points target of 33, and it wasn't as hard as I thought. I will just have to take December one day at a time. I sat down and planned this week's dinners and lunches to try to make it a little easier on myself and I grocery shopped accordingly. I never got my workout in because my two year old refused to nap and my one year old was super fussy most of the day. I am ready for bed! I really need to be more regular about exercise like I used to be. This week should be easier since my hubby isn't on-call; maybe I can escape to the gym some time. Anyway, this is what I ate today.
Breakfast (9 pts)
1 packet Quaker lower sugar maple & brown sugar quick oats + 2/3 c. skim milk, 1 slice Sara Lee Delightful wheat toast with Smart Balance light, and two skinny caramel macchiatos.
Snack (0 pts)
Small banana
Lunch (7 pts)
4 oz leftover shredded chicken chile verde in a low carb tortilla with reduced fat Sargento pepper jack cheese
Snack (5 pts)
6 Rosemary & Olive oil Triscuits with 1/2 oz Silver Goat garlic & herb goat cheese, 11 g Italian dry salame and a small pear.
Dinner (7 pts)
Broiled garlic & herb tilapia with lemon, 1/2 c. wild rice pilaf and organic baby salad with 1 Tbsp ranch dressing. Diet Shasta Root Beer.
Dessert (3 pts)
1 Kellogg Nutrigrain whole grain waffle with 1 tsp Smart Balance light and 2 tsp Aunt Jemimi butter lite syrup.
Dessert #2 (2 pts)
1 piece of homemade dark chocolate peppermint bark.
That was exactly 33 of 33 points. My goal for tomorrow is to stick to my 33 points and exercise vigorously. We shall see. Good night folks!
I did much better today. I actually stuck to my new points target of 33, and it wasn't as hard as I thought. I will just have to take December one day at a time. I sat down and planned this week's dinners and lunches to try to make it a little easier on myself and I grocery shopped accordingly. I never got my workout in because my two year old refused to nap and my one year old was super fussy most of the day. I am ready for bed! I really need to be more regular about exercise like I used to be. This week should be easier since my hubby isn't on-call; maybe I can escape to the gym some time. Anyway, this is what I ate today.
Breakfast (9 pts)
1 packet Quaker lower sugar maple & brown sugar quick oats + 2/3 c. skim milk, 1 slice Sara Lee Delightful wheat toast with Smart Balance light, and two skinny caramel macchiatos.
Snack (0 pts)
Small banana
Lunch (7 pts)
4 oz leftover shredded chicken chile verde in a low carb tortilla with reduced fat Sargento pepper jack cheese
Snack (5 pts)
6 Rosemary & Olive oil Triscuits with 1/2 oz Silver Goat garlic & herb goat cheese, 11 g Italian dry salame and a small pear.
Broiled garlic & herb tilapia with lemon, 1/2 c. wild rice pilaf and organic baby salad with 1 Tbsp ranch dressing. Diet Shasta Root Beer.
Dessert (3 pts)
1 Kellogg Nutrigrain whole grain waffle with 1 tsp Smart Balance light and 2 tsp Aunt Jemimi butter lite syrup.
Dessert #2 (2 pts)
1 piece of homemade dark chocolate peppermint bark.
That was exactly 33 of 33 points. My goal for tomorrow is to stick to my 33 points and exercise vigorously. We shall see. Good night folks!
Friday, December 2, 2011
Thursday 12-1-11
Hi there. Please excuse my day-late post (again.) I don't have a good excuse, but I did go to bed earlier than normal which was nice. I also worked out yesterday while my son napped. (Baby girl just jumped in her Jumperoo clapping, cheering me on and trying to copy some of my moves.) I was tired going into the workout but felt amazing when it was done, energetic and refreshed. I'm glad I pushed through my laziness and worked through it because it was worth it. I will have to remember that feeling next time I am too lazy to exercise.
In other news, Weight Watchers rolled out PointsPlus 2012 this morning, an updated version of the program they rolled out in November 2010. I was surprised to wake up and see my online tracker say that my points target has been reconfigured. They applied the change to my entire week so I was slightly disappointed to see that I no longer have weekly points left to get me through this weekend. This will prove challenging, I'm sure, so I guess there will be some extra workouts in my very near future. They dropped me from 36 PointsPlus to 33 PointsPlus a day. That's probably a good thing though since it probably means I will get to my personal goal in a more timely fashion. I'd love to start 2012 in my pre-kid skinny jeans. That would be nice. Anywho, this is what I ate yesterday, December 1st, 2011.
Breakfast (10 pts)
1/2 c. egg whites, 2 links of turkey sausage, an Everything bagel thin with 1 Tbsp neufchatel and two organic skim milk/sugar free hazelnut lattes
Snack (0 pts)
Medium banana
Lunch (9 pts)
Leftover turkey burger with an Indian twist on a Sara Lee white wheat bun toasted in garlic infused oil and topped with curried mayo, red onions, cilantro and cucumber slices. I also had about half of a cucumber on the side.
Snack (4 pts)
3 Pepperidge farm Holiday Quartet crackers spread with 1 Tbsp Rondele garlic & herb cheese and 1 caramel filled Hershey Kiss
Dinner (6 pts)
Prosciutto, arugula & balsamic sandwich on demi-wheat French bread (with most of the inside bread scraped out.) This is a Skinny Taste sandwich that I ate a lot this summer.
Dessert (10 pts)
White chocolate peppermint mocha hot cocoa cocktail topped with fat free Reddi-Wip and Andes peppermint chips. DE-LICIOUS! But next time I will lighten it up. 10 pts is a lot for one little cocktail.
So that was my day yesterday. Today should be interesting seeing as my points target is 3 points less than I am used to and I don't have any weekly points to dip into. I'm a little nervous about that. I guess I will have to resist the urge to bake this weekend, which is a shame since I bought a whole bunch of yummy ingredients yesterday! Oh well, 3 more days til weigh in and a new set of weekly points to dip into. Have a great day everyone! I will try to post my menu tonight instead of tomorrow morning this time.
In other news, Weight Watchers rolled out PointsPlus 2012 this morning, an updated version of the program they rolled out in November 2010. I was surprised to wake up and see my online tracker say that my points target has been reconfigured. They applied the change to my entire week so I was slightly disappointed to see that I no longer have weekly points left to get me through this weekend. This will prove challenging, I'm sure, so I guess there will be some extra workouts in my very near future. They dropped me from 36 PointsPlus to 33 PointsPlus a day. That's probably a good thing though since it probably means I will get to my personal goal in a more timely fashion. I'd love to start 2012 in my pre-kid skinny jeans. That would be nice. Anywho, this is what I ate yesterday, December 1st, 2011.
Breakfast (10 pts)
1/2 c. egg whites, 2 links of turkey sausage, an Everything bagel thin with 1 Tbsp neufchatel and two organic skim milk/sugar free hazelnut lattes
Snack (0 pts)
Medium banana
Lunch (9 pts)
Leftover turkey burger with an Indian twist on a Sara Lee white wheat bun toasted in garlic infused oil and topped with curried mayo, red onions, cilantro and cucumber slices. I also had about half of a cucumber on the side.
Snack (4 pts)
3 Pepperidge farm Holiday Quartet crackers spread with 1 Tbsp Rondele garlic & herb cheese and 1 caramel filled Hershey Kiss
Prosciutto, arugula & balsamic sandwich on demi-wheat French bread (with most of the inside bread scraped out.) This is a Skinny Taste sandwich that I ate a lot this summer.
White chocolate peppermint mocha hot cocoa cocktail topped with fat free Reddi-Wip and Andes peppermint chips. DE-LICIOUS! But next time I will lighten it up. 10 pts is a lot for one little cocktail.
So that was my day yesterday. Today should be interesting seeing as my points target is 3 points less than I am used to and I don't have any weekly points to dip into. I'm a little nervous about that. I guess I will have to resist the urge to bake this weekend, which is a shame since I bought a whole bunch of yummy ingredients yesterday! Oh well, 3 more days til weigh in and a new set of weekly points to dip into. Have a great day everyone! I will try to post my menu tonight instead of tomorrow morning this time.
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