What a sad day.

So I came home from my second trip this month. I've been away from home and my computer for 3 weeks in June. I was so excited about visiting Roni's site, the boards and others blogs. Sadly, I found out it's all been lost. I ended up gaining almost 5 pounds in June due to traveling so I was extra excited to get back to my online community to get encouragement, ideas and support to get back on program. Well, instead of finding what I needed, I find myself recreating my community. Hopefully it won't take long and we'll all be back together again!!

I'm back

Italy was wonderful! We had an amazing time, saw lots of sites, walked around the cities, took lots of pictures and ate great food. Honestly, I didn’t even think about points. We walked EVERYWHERE and I could tell my clothes were fitting better due to all the walking… so I backed off the points and enjoyed the pasta, bread and gelato! It was great. Now I’m back in the US and will start pointing again. I’m going to the grocery store later today, so the points will begin tomorrow- since we have no WW friendly food in the house right now!

I did weigh in this morning and I lost a tenth of a pound while I was gone. I really thought I would have gained at least 4-5 pounds, but I didn’t! I’m at 145.4 now. Still more than I would like to be after almost 2 months of WW, but it’s still lower than my starting point!

One More Day

We leave for Italy tomorrow night! I’m all packed and I think I’m ready to go. I haven’t finished everything at work, but I still have tomorrow. It’s very hard to be away from work for 2 weeks!

Today I didn’t do great with my points, but I wasn’t too bad either…

Breakfast- 2 points
Fiber One Bar- 2

Lunch- 9 points
spaghetti- 6
sauce- 3
green beans- 0

Dinner- 12 points
Taco Bell Bean Burrito no cheese- 7
Taco Bell soft taco (beef) no cheese- 4
WW chocolate snack cake-1

23 points. I didn’t have time to exercise. I was at work until 6:45 and still didn’t get “my list” for today finished!

Tomorrow will be my last day to “point” for the next 2 weeks. I’m going to TRY to not eat everything in sight while I’m in Italy, and I will be concious of how many high point foods are in front of me. Hopefully I’ll do enough walking that my weight will at least stay the same…or close to it!

Ciao!

a new day

Breakfast- 2 points
Fiber One Bar-2

Snack- 2 pionts
hard candy at work- 2

Lunch- 13 points
salad- 2
grilled chicken-2
plain baked potato-3
crackers-4
WW cookies/ cream bar- 2

Dinner- 5 points
WW chicken teriyaki- 4
only 8 frozen yogurt- 1

22 points. I also went to curves this morning, did 2 rotations and stretched. I got alot done at work today before my Italy trip, so that was good. I also SOLD MY HOUSE today! I moved in with my husband in March after we married and my house finally sold… there’s a contract at least. Closing is after our trip!

THANKS for the comments and encouragement yesterday! My clothes are fitting much better. I’m wearing a new bra size (1 cup size smaller) and I’ve been able to wear some pants that I haven’t worn in almost 2 years!

only 8

Have any of you heard of only 8 Frozen Yogurt?

If my calculations are right, one serving (1/2 cup) is 1 point, 2 servings (1 cup) is still just 1 point, 3 servings (1 1/3 cups) is just 2 points and 4 servings (2 cups) is just 3 points. That’s a whole lotta “ice cream” or frozen yogurt for 3 points! The only down side, that I have found, is that there is 0 fiber. But, there are other things I eat without fiber.

I tried the white chocolate tonight. It wasn’t great, but was only 1 point of “not great!” It tasted more like vanilla- and I’m not a vanilla fan. I have a meeting in that same shopping center tomorrow, so I’ll go back and try the chocolate.

boooooo

Today was my weigh in day. I gained 1.1 pounds. How? I went back over my menus and yes, there were days where I went over my points, but I dind’t use all my flex points and didn’t count any of my activity points. And I exercised every day. This is so frustrating. I’ve been loosing for 5 weeks and this week I do the exact same thing and gain. I was so frustrated that after my lunch, I just continued to eat. Dinner was sensible, but this afternoon wasn’t. 30 points today alone. I’ve used 10 of my flex points already in one day. I was hoping I would loose more than just 8 pounds before our Italy trip. I don’t want to worry about “points” while I’m in Italy, but i don’t want to gain a ton either. This could be a once in a lifetime trip for me and I don’t want to miss out of the experience by not eating the great food. AHHH. I’m frustrated.

Breakfast- 2 points
Special K protien cereal dry-2

Lunch/ snacks- 22 points
Spaghetti noodles- 6
spaghetti sauce- 3
1 snackwell cookie-1
piece of cake- 7
gummies- 2
chips/ salsa-2
swirl pop- 1

Dinner- 6 points
carrots/ hummus-2
salad-0
potato-3
shrimp-1

I did exercise even though I gained weight. We rode our bikes to the grocery store to buy dinner to grill. We also played hide and seek outside, so at least I did get some movement in there!

I can’t get discouraged. I just have to focus tomorrow and do better. Day by day…

yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away

Breakfast- 1 point
toast w/ SF jelly- 1

Lunch- 13 points
grilled chicken-3
salad-0
FF Italian-0
8 club crackers- 8
few fries-2

Snack- 2 points
100 cal chips ahoy-2

Dinner- 7
6in subway turkey on wheat- 5
baked lays-2

1 bud lite- 2 points

25 points again. That seems to be my magic number this weekend! I think I may have used 25 activity points yesterday too! We went to a state park to hike, climb rocks and look at falls. Then we went to some caverns. We probably walked/ hiked at least 4miles- if not more. Then when we got home I ran approximately 2 miles. I will clock it today in my car to see how far it really was. It took me right at 20 minutes and I’ve been keeping a pretty steady 10 minute mile this week.

I feel very bloated this weekend. I’m not sure why. I’ve looked back over my menus to see if anything sticks out and I can’t really find anything. Maybe it’s too many vegetables- asparagus, broccoli and cauliflower. I’ll cut back and see if that helps. I also went back over the past 7 days to see how many pionts total I’ve used. I’ve used 20 points 6 days and 18 points one day. I’ve also used 25.5 of my flex points. I don’t count my activity points, so I guess I’ve done alright staying on track. I just feel like I’ve been horrible all week. Maybe it’s the stress of getting things ready at work so I can be away for the next 2 weeks. I’m also stressed about what I’ll eat while in Italy. ALL my meals for the next 2 weeks (beginning Friday June 1) will be eaten out. I’m hoping there are lots of fruit stands in Italy where I can at least grab something healthy for a snack! If I have room in my suitcase I’m also going to pack some snacks to take that aren’t fatty and gross. Gotta work now. Later.

I didn't cave all the way!

Went to church early this morning to do some work. Today was the day the new 6th graders moved up to the youth group. I went by Krispy Kreme to buy breakfast for the group since they were moving up. What a horrible temptation! I wanted a creme filled donught SOOOOO BAAAAAD!!! Those are my favorites at KK. Guess what? I DIDN’T EAT ONE!! I survived the temptation… but I did cave and eat a piece of cake at lunch, when I knew I shouldn’t.

This afternoon I volunteered to help pack up a warehouse full of supplies for disaster relief. When there is a disaster, fire, tornado, hurricane, flood, etc. the United Methodist Church is always one of the first organizations to respond. The warehouse where we keep all our supplies told us we had to be out of the warehouse in a week. We’ve been scrounging to find volunteers to pack up the warehouse to move all the supplies to a new location. So, I spent over 2 hours loading up 5 gallon plastic buckets and other supplies onto a semi. That was my workout today! Then my hubby, son, dog and I played tag in the front yard for about 20 minutes with glow lights on our fingers! It was a fun end to a great weekend.

Breakfast- 2 points
Special K snack bites-2

Lunch- 11 points
ham sandwich- 2
baked lays-2
piece of cake-7

Dinner- 9 points
chips/ salsa-2
2 snackwell cookies- 2
corn on cob- 2
baked potato- 3

22 points, not as bad as I thought I’d do since I caved in to the cake this afternoon!!

friday

breakfast- 1 point
toast- 1

lunch- 9 points
tuna- 3
salad-0
FF italian-0
10 FF crackers-2
carrot sticks-0
celery sticks-0
4 snackwell cookies-4

snack-3 points
swirl pop-1
Special K with Protien dry- 2

pre Dinner snack-3 points
baked chips/ salsa-2
pineapple-1

dinner- 9 points
roll-3
small pork tenderloin- 2?
chips/ salsa- 3
asparagus-0
fruit- 1

25 points. Graduation was tonight and one of my girls invited me to her house for dinner afterwards. I feel so rude to turn down food at someone elses house. Instead of pigging out, I loaded up on the asaparagus and fruit. I got the smallest piece of tenderloin I could find and didn’t even eat all of it. So I guess that was good! At least I went to curves this morning and did 2 rotations & stretching. Tomorrow my hubby and I are taking our son to visit some caverns. Who knows what kinds of food will be involved…

YEA!! :)

Last night I went to Victoria’s Secret because a bra I bought about 3 weeks ago is too big now! I’m lucky I still had the tags on it. I went from a 34DD to a 34D! Down a cup size. I also weighed this morning, even though it’s not my WI day…. I weighed 143.3! That’s the lowest I’ve weighed in at least 4 years! Only 8 more pounds til goal!

I also ran again this morning. I think it was about 1.5 miles- It took 15 minutes. I’m a happy girl today!

do i need a title

I always start with my post and try to come up with a title after my post is through. I try to be creative, but usually I’m not. Why do I think so much about the title?? weird.

I read Roni’s post on Fiber One Bars at work today and couldn’t stop laughing! I love eating these bars! I usually eat one for breakfast or one for a snack. I have had some tummy trouble and gassiness, but not as bad as some people have had. The replies were cracking me up!

I’m also going to spend more time on the boards tomorrow and use the nutrition data web site some. It’s my “day off” tomorrow, so I’ll have more play time on this site!

So, here is my menu for today.

Breakfast- 1.5 points
3 pieces of toast- 1.5

Lunch- 7 points
tortilla wrap-3
turkey-2
pickle-0
slaw- 2

Snack-1 point
apple chips-1

Dinner- 7 points
chicken breast- 3
baked potato plain- 2
salad-0
FF italian-0
bread- 2

Dessert-4 points
2 snackwell cookies-2
FF chocolate ice cream-2

20.5 total points today. Plus my running this morning.

finally

I got out to run this morning after the prayer breakfast. Instead of going around the neighborhood, I went to a local park. I have no idea how far I ran though. I can’t drive my car around the park to clock it!! I’m guessing one big lap is about mile- since it took 10 minutes to do one lap. I did 2 laps and it took exactly 20 minutes. So, I’ll count it as 2 miles. I did take a break and walk for about 30 seconds. Just to let my ankle rest a second!

graduation

tonight was the graduation banquet at church. i’ve been swamped all week trying to get it taken care of. everything turned out beautifully! now that that’s behind me i don’t have as much stress, so hopefully my eating habits will improve!

breakfast-2 points
Fiber One bar-2

snack-1 point
apple chips- 1
carrot sticks-0

lunch-7 points
potato soup-2
10 FF saltines-2
salad-0
FF italian dressing-0
cola cupcake-3

snack- 2 points
granola bar

dinner- 11 points
pork tenderloin- 3
green beans-0
salad-0
italian dressing-1
sweet potato casserole- 4
1/2 piece of cake-3

23 points. two over. no exercise again…

oh brother.

Breakfast- 2points
Fiber One Bar- 2

Lunch- 8 points
Ham sandwich- 2
carrotts and hummus- 1
bakes lays-2
cola cupcake- 3

Snack- 2 points
Fiber One bar- 2

Dinner- 9 points
wheat tortilla- 4
tomato paste-0
pineapple-1
canadian bacon-1
very little FF cheese-0
cola cupcake-3

stress eating/ PMS- 5 points
Bryer’s new FF ice cream-1
2 snackwell cookies-2
chips/ salsa-2

26 points today.

I didn’t run today. We forgot to set the alarm so we all overslept. My step son missed school, I didn’t run and was 30 minutes late to work, my hubby stayed home and worked in the yard. I’m still working now. I just took a break to update. This is a crazy, crazy week…and weeks to come!

what a day!!

At least I did go to Curves this morning and completed 2 rotations on the machines and did my stretching. That’s the redeeming part of the day! I also weighed in today- 146 pounds even. I’ve lost 7 pounds since April 24. I’m excited. I’ve even caught my husband “pointing” and asking me to buy his favorites in “light”, “reduced fat” or “lean.” I think my WW habits may be catching on in this house!!

Breakfast- 2 points
granola bar-2

Snack- 5 points
10 triscuits-5?

Lunch- 6 points
potato soup-2
10 FF saltines-2
2 snackwell cookies-2

Snack- 2 points
100 cal. chips ahoy- 2

“Dinner”- 7 points
peanut butter crunch Slim Fast bar-3
chips/ salsa-2
cupcake batter-2

Snack- 6 points
Roni’s chocolate cupcake!!!!!- 3
Second cupcake- 3

28 points total. 8 too many, but that’s why we love flex points!

OMG!!!

Thank you SOOOOO much for the cola chocolate cupcake recipe. WOW! They are delish! I didn’t have the vitamix chocolate cake mix, so I used pillsbury. That was 3 points a cupcake- but so worth it! My hubby likes them too!

I think I’ll order the vitamix so I can loose the additional point but keep the great flavor!

applebees

First, I didn’t exercise today. Instead, I mowed the yard, cleaned both bathrooms, the kitchen, gave Maggie a bath and swept the house. That was enough for me!

Breakfast- 2 points
Special K bites-2

Lunch- 6 points
brown rice-3
can of english peas-3

snack-2 points
WW cookies and cream bar-2

dinner-10 points
teriyaki shrimp at Applebees with broccoli & confetti rice- 5
3 1/2 bites of chocolate triple molten lava dessert- 5, I’m guessing!!

Dotti’s Weight Loss Zone is down tonight. That’s where I go to get my restaurant points. I totally guessed on the dessert at Applebee’s since I couldn’t access her site. Maybe it’ll be up tomorrow and I can edit this post!

That should be 20 points. I’ll weigh in tomorrow morning and see how this week went…

yummy!

I made potato soup today from a recipe off of Dotti’s Weight Loss Zone. It was actually really good! I added the recipe to the “recipes” page of my blog. Finally, a low point recipe that doesn’t taste like poo. I tried several of the low point brownie/ fudge/ chocolate recipes that have blended up black beans and I hate them all. I’m still searching for a low point chocolate fix!!

Breakfast-3 points
3 Special K eggo waffles-3
Sugar Free syrup-0

Lunch- 5 points
ptoato soup-2
5 FF crackers-1
hard boiled egg-2

snack- 3 points
granola bar-2
apple chips-1

Dinner- 5 points
carrots- 0
wheat thins-2
green beans-0
potato soup-2
5 FF crackers-1

snack- 4 points
popcorn-3
baked lays-1

20 points total today.

I didn’t exercise today. I had to work a dance recital at the theatre, so I did housework and some Italy planning/ shopping instead of running. I’ll have time tomorrow to run!

nutritious??

well it wasn’t a bad day, just not a nutritious one!

Breakfast- 4 points
granola bar-2
hard boiled egg- 2

snack- 3 points
100 cal chips ahoy-2
baked apple chips-1

Lunch- 4 points
2 chips ahoy granola bars-4

dinner-7 points
6 in subway turkey on wheat- 5
baked lays-2

snack- 2 points
fruit-1
swirl pop-1

20 points total.
did 2 curves roataions and stretching.

cupcakes

I love cupcakes! I especially love chocolate cupcakes with white icing. I think those have about 6-7 points EACH! Well, I caved today and ate 2. Not just one, but 2. AND THEY WERE SOO GOOD! You’d think I’d feel guilty, but I don’t. I ate them, enjoyed them and will keep “pointing” today. I won’t let this bother me and quit. I’ll just continue with my next meal or snack and get back on the wagon!

I’m trying to figure out why I ate 2 and didn’t just stop at 1… maybe stress? There’s a lot going on now in my life. It’s all great things, but still a lot. My hubby and I leave for Italy in 3 weeks. We’ll be gone for 2 weeks, so I have to get everything ready at work for those 2 weeks I’m out. I also am trying to sell my house- another stresser. I also still have a lot of buying to do for the trip. Hopefully everything will work out, will be completed and I won’t freak out too bad!

it was worth it.

Not a good day! Haha! I couldn’t say no to cupcakes, so I just ate them (2 of them, not just one!). Now it’s time to push forward and get back on track! Maybe it won’t affect my “weigh in” on Monday too much!

Breakfast- 2 points
granola bar- 2

Snack- 12 points
cupcake #1- 6
cupcake #2- 6

Lunch- 7 points
tuna- 3
bread-1
carrots-0
chips/ salsa-2
sugar free jello-1

Dinner- 8 points
boiled shrimp- 2
brown rice-3
fruit-1
swirl pop-1
coctail sauce-1

That’s 29 points today. Oh well. the cupcakes were worth it!! Remove the cupcakes from my day and I did just fine!! Like Roni said, that’s why we have flex points… plus I don’t count my activity points yet.

I also ran 1.5 miles this morning. That’s gotta be worth something!

eating out isn't easy

I’m guessing on almost everything I’ve eaten today! I had lunch with the group of friends and got a turkey wrap. Dinner was a mother’s day banquet at church that was catered.

Breakfast-0 points
Fiber One-0
drained 1% milk-0

Lunch-7 points
sun dried tomato tortilla wrap-3
turkey-2
lettuce-0
pickle-0
slaw-2

Snack- 2 points
WW Ice cream-2

Dinner- 11 points
roll-3
rice-3
mixed veggies-0
chicken- 5

20 points total. But I guessed. I really don’t know what the slaw would be worth- It had a vinegary type dressing that I’m sure had some mayo mixed in somewhere. The chicken was wrapped in fillo dough? or something like that. So, I added 2 extra points to the chicken because of the papery crusty stuff. I passed up on the chocolate fountain! It looked so good, but I passed on it. It helped that the fountain was across the room. If the dessert had been served to me it would have been so tempting!

I did 2 curves rotations today and stretching.