Yesterday I made it to 84% and earned 3pp for the day. I have really missed my walk the past few days...only a few more days until Aunt Flo is gone...it has not been a pleasant visit this month!
I ended the day well, 100% tracking and only used 7 of my weeklies. I still have 17 left...success...and it is Thursday...super success!
I had to add more ice cream to my husband's ice cream cake to make it look right. I have given up on figuring the pp since the total amount is ridiculous at this point. The cake is large so a small slice wouldn't be too bad, but I had 3 Oreos for 4pp yesterday, have spent alot of time working on the cake, and at this point I think I am over it. I have just about decided that I will have a sugar free, fat free pudding cup and some fat free Cool Whip and feel good because I know exactly how many pp I am eating and won't have the stress of figuring out a serving size and such. I know my husband won't mind. His mom is coming this weekend for a cook-fest. I told him I am not eating everything she cooks and will have some pp friendly items on hand. He said it was fine, and I know he meant it. He knows how badly I want to lose weight and understands that it is not easy. I have worked really hard this week and hope Aunt Flo will not get in my way on the scale Saturday. Since this week will mark my first weigh in I want to make it count. I am really hoping for at least 5 pounds...we'll see!
My daughter got her new glasses last night and was so excited to wear them to school. She wasn't feeling 100% yesterday and last night we were up 1/2 the night and she was miserable. She is home with me today and will hopefully go back to school tomorrow. I hate to keep her home but I think alot of her sickness is from kids whose parents send them to school sick.
Last night we made a few birthday signs and taped them in my husband's truck. I peeked out the window and saw his smile...success!
I have to take my mom to physical therapy. My daughter and I are going to wrap up in blankets in the car and I will read to her. When we get home I am going to make pizza for lunch, run to the store for a few dinner items, decorate the dining room, and make my husband's Beer Can "Cake" Centerpiece. Lots to do!
Onto making Day 6 a good one!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Day 5...
Last night I made it to 75% and earned 2pp for the day.
I am still not feeling well because of Aunt Flo, so I am taking another day to stay home and do stuff around the house in efforts to get in some activity but not be too miserable.
I usually have a banana and piece of string cheese as a morning snack. This morning I tried a 2-ingredient pancake...I used 3/4 of a banana that I mashed and then mixed it into a raw scrambled egg. I made one "pancake" using half of the mixture and scrambled the rest...the "pancake" was definitely my favorite of the two. I used just a bit of pancake syrup on the top for the full pancake flavor. I liked it and would make it again. We are actually having pancakes and turkey sausage for dinner, but I will have the real thing since I have already had 2 eggs and 1 white today. I just have to plan lunch and an afternoon snack and my eats should be good for the day.
My hubby's birthday is tomorrow. He loves cake-less ice cream cake, but it is expensive and super high in pp so my daughter and I are going to make one ourselves. I am going to use light cookies and cream ice cream, hot fudge, canned whipped cream, and reduced fat Oreos. I have calculated the pp if I use the entire package of each ingredient, but I think I will only need to use the Oreos to make the crumbs for the bottom and top and then a few whole cookies for the top as decorations so that will save ALOT of pp! My daughter and I will be the only ones who know that it is a "healthier" version and I am going to measure and track my portion accurately to be able to enjoy but still stay within my pp.
I was going to make him a fake cake with one of his gifts (a set of wrenches) inside, but I decided I will wait until next year because on the way to the grocery store this morning I had the genius idea to make him a "Beer" cake instead. I was looking online for ideas for diaper cakes the other day and this morning thought I could mane one using full beer cans instead. I think I can get three tiers out of a 30 pack and I will use bungee cords in place of ribbons...I also have some screwdrivers, that I got for free when I got the wrenches that I can use somehow to decorate. I will top it with some of his favorite candy and a birthday balloon...I am so excited and bummed I didn't have the thought until after I dropped my daughter off at school...she will be excited to help me especially since her "Papi" will love it!
Tons to do today...Day 5...
I am still not feeling well because of Aunt Flo, so I am taking another day to stay home and do stuff around the house in efforts to get in some activity but not be too miserable.
I usually have a banana and piece of string cheese as a morning snack. This morning I tried a 2-ingredient pancake...I used 3/4 of a banana that I mashed and then mixed it into a raw scrambled egg. I made one "pancake" using half of the mixture and scrambled the rest...the "pancake" was definitely my favorite of the two. I used just a bit of pancake syrup on the top for the full pancake flavor. I liked it and would make it again. We are actually having pancakes and turkey sausage for dinner, but I will have the real thing since I have already had 2 eggs and 1 white today. I just have to plan lunch and an afternoon snack and my eats should be good for the day.
My hubby's birthday is tomorrow. He loves cake-less ice cream cake, but it is expensive and super high in pp so my daughter and I are going to make one ourselves. I am going to use light cookies and cream ice cream, hot fudge, canned whipped cream, and reduced fat Oreos. I have calculated the pp if I use the entire package of each ingredient, but I think I will only need to use the Oreos to make the crumbs for the bottom and top and then a few whole cookies for the top as decorations so that will save ALOT of pp! My daughter and I will be the only ones who know that it is a "healthier" version and I am going to measure and track my portion accurately to be able to enjoy but still stay within my pp.
I was going to make him a fake cake with one of his gifts (a set of wrenches) inside, but I decided I will wait until next year because on the way to the grocery store this morning I had the genius idea to make him a "Beer" cake instead. I was looking online for ideas for diaper cakes the other day and this morning thought I could mane one using full beer cans instead. I think I can get three tiers out of a 30 pack and I will use bungee cords in place of ribbons...I also have some screwdrivers, that I got for free when I got the wrenches that I can use somehow to decorate. I will top it with some of his favorite candy and a birthday balloon...I am so excited and bummed I didn't have the thought until after I dropped my daughter off at school...she will be excited to help me especially since her "Papi" will love it!
Tons to do today...Day 5...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Day 4...Rough day, but I made it through!
I wasn't feeling well when I got up this morning so I figured I would wait to take my walk until I took my mom to the gym. I should have just gone anyway because by the time I took my mom to the gym I really wasn't feeling like walking. Instead I spent the morning doing laundry and watching a bit of TV.
After I got my mom from the gym I made her lunch, picked up my daughter, took my mom to get a pedicure, picked her up, picked my son up, and finally got back home around 3:30pm...sometimes I think several short trips are more tiring than one long one!
When we got home I did some more laundry and cleaned up here and there. Dinner was lower fat turkey dogs, old fashioned Mac & Cheese, and baked breaded green beans. We all voted the breaded zucchini is better...I think there is a more balances veggie to breading ratio.
This afternoon while my daughter and I were home waiting for my mom to finish at the nail shop I was feeling "eaty". I had a few small snacks, measured everything, and tracked every bite. At dinner I figured and refigured so I could eat a bit less, still be satisfied, and not use too many of my weeklies. I ended up using 9 weeklies for the day, which still leaves me with 24...woo hoo! I was going to make red velvet cupcakes topped with Cool Whip for dessert, but since I didn't want to spend the pp, I opted not to. My dad wasn't being very nice about dinner which didn't make me want to go out of my way to make a nice dessert anyway...makes me feel kinda mean, but I am tired of getting kicked around!
My daughter and I were going to go to a scrapbook show with a friend we haven't since in almost a year. Her work schedule is kind of iffy, my mother-in-law insisted on coming to cook, my husband has to work, and I don't like yes, no, yes, no. Therefore, we are not going. I would have just taken my daughter even if my friend couldn't go, but since she wasn't too upset I decided it wasn't worth it. Maybe next year, maybe never...at this point I could care less.
In spite of it all I did well with my eats today. I won't make it to 100% on my ActiveLink, but yesterday's walk should have been enough to allow me a rest day.
Day 4...Success...
Onto Day 5...
After I got my mom from the gym I made her lunch, picked up my daughter, took my mom to get a pedicure, picked her up, picked my son up, and finally got back home around 3:30pm...sometimes I think several short trips are more tiring than one long one!
When we got home I did some more laundry and cleaned up here and there. Dinner was lower fat turkey dogs, old fashioned Mac & Cheese, and baked breaded green beans. We all voted the breaded zucchini is better...I think there is a more balances veggie to breading ratio.
This afternoon while my daughter and I were home waiting for my mom to finish at the nail shop I was feeling "eaty". I had a few small snacks, measured everything, and tracked every bite. At dinner I figured and refigured so I could eat a bit less, still be satisfied, and not use too many of my weeklies. I ended up using 9 weeklies for the day, which still leaves me with 24...woo hoo! I was going to make red velvet cupcakes topped with Cool Whip for dessert, but since I didn't want to spend the pp, I opted not to. My dad wasn't being very nice about dinner which didn't make me want to go out of my way to make a nice dessert anyway...makes me feel kinda mean, but I am tired of getting kicked around!
My daughter and I were going to go to a scrapbook show with a friend we haven't since in almost a year. Her work schedule is kind of iffy, my mother-in-law insisted on coming to cook, my husband has to work, and I don't like yes, no, yes, no. Therefore, we are not going. I would have just taken my daughter even if my friend couldn't go, but since she wasn't too upset I decided it wasn't worth it. Maybe next year, maybe never...at this point I could care less.
In spite of it all I did well with my eats today. I won't make it to 100% on my ActiveLink, but yesterday's walk should have been enough to allow me a rest day.
Day 4...Success...
Onto Day 5...
Monday, January 28, 2013
Day 3...Still going strong!
Last night I had trouble sleeping and tossed and turned all night. Around 2am my mom was having a nightmare and screaming. It happens from time to time and scares me half to death when it wakes me up. I ran into to her room and woke her up in hopes that the nightmare would be done when she fell back to sleep. Apparently she was in the middle of a bank robbery!?!?
I got up before the alarm and hopped in the shower. I made breakfast, the kids and I got ready, and we were out the door right on time. The house was quite warm so I did not realize it was so cold outside...36 degrees...cold...for California anyway. I didn't let it stop me though. I walked 6 1/2 miles...up down, up down, level, up, down...it was a LONG walk. I was tired right before the end but got my second wind and finished strong! I am already past 100% and have earned 7pp and it is only 1pm...yeah!
When I got home I had a banana and a nectarine. I made taco salad for lunch using leftovers from last night and added 2pp of cooked fibery pasta along with veggies and guacamole. I had 4pp worth of Doritos on the side. It was good and filling.
After lunch I made a few calls for some parts for my husband's truck that I am going to go pick up soon. Then I will be back to take my daughter to her first eye doctor appointment. This is her first official eye doctor visit and she is nervous. She has been having trouble seeing the board so I hope we can get her glasses and it will help. I am so thankful the visit is covered 100% by our insurance...no $ 45 copay...woo hoo! We will get prices for her glasses at the doctor, Wal-Mart, and Sam's club and then decide who has the best glasses for the best price.
I am going to pack some carrots, water, and FiberOne Cereal for the road as will we be gone for a number of hours.
Today is going to be successful! I have already planned dinner...Turkey & Bean Chili topped with freshly grated cheddar cheese and onions with some of yesterday's bread, yogurt butter, and more chocolate chip cookies for dessert. I have already tracked the rest of my day and have plenty of weeklies if I need something extra later on.
Onto finish Day 3...
I got up before the alarm and hopped in the shower. I made breakfast, the kids and I got ready, and we were out the door right on time. The house was quite warm so I did not realize it was so cold outside...36 degrees...cold...for California anyway. I didn't let it stop me though. I walked 6 1/2 miles...up down, up down, level, up, down...it was a LONG walk. I was tired right before the end but got my second wind and finished strong! I am already past 100% and have earned 7pp and it is only 1pm...yeah!
When I got home I had a banana and a nectarine. I made taco salad for lunch using leftovers from last night and added 2pp of cooked fibery pasta along with veggies and guacamole. I had 4pp worth of Doritos on the side. It was good and filling.
After lunch I made a few calls for some parts for my husband's truck that I am going to go pick up soon. Then I will be back to take my daughter to her first eye doctor appointment. This is her first official eye doctor visit and she is nervous. She has been having trouble seeing the board so I hope we can get her glasses and it will help. I am so thankful the visit is covered 100% by our insurance...no $ 45 copay...woo hoo! We will get prices for her glasses at the doctor, Wal-Mart, and Sam's club and then decide who has the best glasses for the best price.
I am going to pack some carrots, water, and FiberOne Cereal for the road as will we be gone for a number of hours.
Today is going to be successful! I have already planned dinner...Turkey & Bean Chili topped with freshly grated cheddar cheese and onions with some of yesterday's bread, yogurt butter, and more chocolate chip cookies for dessert. I have already tracked the rest of my day and have plenty of weeklies if I need something extra later on.
Onto finish Day 3...
Day 2...
Sunday morning my mom's friend took her to church, my daughter was still at her friends, my son was sleeping in, and my hubby and I were up at 6am. He was going to help out a friend and I decided to go for a walk. The weather was perfect and I got in my normal 3 mile hilly loop.
I had a quiet breakfast before I left for my walk and planned out dinners for the week.
Shortly after I got home it was time to get my daughter and pick my mom up from church. We stopped at the Mexican market on the way...we bought some freshly baked smokin' hot bread. My daughter had some in the car...I did not. I did want to as the smell was enough to float me right into the bag. However, I remember the week before when I ate one of those heavenly rolls and then had the genius idea to weigh and point it our after to find that it was worth 14pp! I will never eat bread again without knowing, and tracking the pp first!
Church got out later than my mom planned...almost an hour later so my daughter and I sat in the car, with the bread, and waited for her. I chewed gum, played on my phone, talked with my daughter, and resisted the bread...woo hoo!
By the time my mom finally got out it was noon and my daughter and I were more than ready for lunch. My mom decided to treat us and my daughter picked The Mongolian Grill. It is close by, affordable, and delicious. I started with a salad that was filled with veggies, 2 tbs total of kidney and garbanzo beans, and 1/2 hard boiled egg. I skipped the bacon, seeds, croutons, and even dressing! I added extra beets as they are wet and I didn't even miss my beloved ranch...another woo hoo!
After my salad I had 2 small bowls of Egg Flower Soup topped with green onions. I had never tried it before and it was so tasty and filling! I was going to have a vegetable egg roll, but opted not to because I couldn't decide how many pp it would be.
My third course was a trip to the grill bar. I chose two small pieces of chicken and beef, 1/4 cup low mien noodles, a ton of veggies, 1 tsp of sesame oil, some garlic water, and a bit of BBQ "sauce". Once cooked I added a bit of low sodium soy sauce and enjoyed every guilt free bite!
For dessert I slowly enjoyed 1 fortune cookie. By the time we were done I felt satisfied, proud of my choices, and just right...not hungry, not stuffed...another woo hoo!
My husband got home right before we did and was ready for a quiet afternoon...my daughter and I were too! My son was in his room playing video games with his friends so my hubby, daughter and I took the rare opportunity to "be lazy". We layed around and watched some funny movies. I had a few snacks of fruit throughout the afternoon and resisted the chips that my hubby and daughter chose...hers were backed, his were not. I stuck to my guns and enjoyed my tracked 0pp and low pp treats!
I made "Dorito" tacos for dinner....my take on Taco Bell's Dorito shelled tacos. I use thick, soft, flour tortillas quickly fried in a very little canola oil. In the taco goes taco seasoned lean ground beef, iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes, onions, black olives for me, and crushed Doritos. Sometimes we add guacamole and thinned out fat free sour cream but we had no sour cream and everyone chose to eat the guacamole on the side. I took the time to weigh and measure my dinner so I could enjoy it and track it accurately. I am still counting all vegetables as 0pp, except for potatoes and all of their cousins. If my mind can be satisfied and tell me I don't need 10 other foods if I eat a reasonable amount of guacamole and I call it 0pp then I am good. I don't want to avoid healthy foods like avocado, corn, and peas because they have pp values that I might rather spend of some other foods. So I am going to eat them and call them 0pp until I see the need to change. For dessert I made some homemade chocolate chip cookies with mini M & M's instead of chocolate chips. I made a full batch of dough but only baked what we needed for dessert...everyone got 2 cookies...even me for only 5pp!
I earned 10pp and reached 141% for the day and only used 4 of my weeklies.
** I was also down 3 pounds this morning from yesterday and I am feeling good! **
Day 2...Success!
I had a quiet breakfast before I left for my walk and planned out dinners for the week.
Shortly after I got home it was time to get my daughter and pick my mom up from church. We stopped at the Mexican market on the way...we bought some freshly baked smokin' hot bread. My daughter had some in the car...I did not. I did want to as the smell was enough to float me right into the bag. However, I remember the week before when I ate one of those heavenly rolls and then had the genius idea to weigh and point it our after to find that it was worth 14pp! I will never eat bread again without knowing, and tracking the pp first!
Church got out later than my mom planned...almost an hour later so my daughter and I sat in the car, with the bread, and waited for her. I chewed gum, played on my phone, talked with my daughter, and resisted the bread...woo hoo!
By the time my mom finally got out it was noon and my daughter and I were more than ready for lunch. My mom decided to treat us and my daughter picked The Mongolian Grill. It is close by, affordable, and delicious. I started with a salad that was filled with veggies, 2 tbs total of kidney and garbanzo beans, and 1/2 hard boiled egg. I skipped the bacon, seeds, croutons, and even dressing! I added extra beets as they are wet and I didn't even miss my beloved ranch...another woo hoo!
After my salad I had 2 small bowls of Egg Flower Soup topped with green onions. I had never tried it before and it was so tasty and filling! I was going to have a vegetable egg roll, but opted not to because I couldn't decide how many pp it would be.
My third course was a trip to the grill bar. I chose two small pieces of chicken and beef, 1/4 cup low mien noodles, a ton of veggies, 1 tsp of sesame oil, some garlic water, and a bit of BBQ "sauce". Once cooked I added a bit of low sodium soy sauce and enjoyed every guilt free bite!
For dessert I slowly enjoyed 1 fortune cookie. By the time we were done I felt satisfied, proud of my choices, and just right...not hungry, not stuffed...another woo hoo!
My husband got home right before we did and was ready for a quiet afternoon...my daughter and I were too! My son was in his room playing video games with his friends so my hubby, daughter and I took the rare opportunity to "be lazy". We layed around and watched some funny movies. I had a few snacks of fruit throughout the afternoon and resisted the chips that my hubby and daughter chose...hers were backed, his were not. I stuck to my guns and enjoyed my tracked 0pp and low pp treats!
I made "Dorito" tacos for dinner....my take on Taco Bell's Dorito shelled tacos. I use thick, soft, flour tortillas quickly fried in a very little canola oil. In the taco goes taco seasoned lean ground beef, iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes, onions, black olives for me, and crushed Doritos. Sometimes we add guacamole and thinned out fat free sour cream but we had no sour cream and everyone chose to eat the guacamole on the side. I took the time to weigh and measure my dinner so I could enjoy it and track it accurately. I am still counting all vegetables as 0pp, except for potatoes and all of their cousins. If my mind can be satisfied and tell me I don't need 10 other foods if I eat a reasonable amount of guacamole and I call it 0pp then I am good. I don't want to avoid healthy foods like avocado, corn, and peas because they have pp values that I might rather spend of some other foods. So I am going to eat them and call them 0pp until I see the need to change. For dessert I made some homemade chocolate chip cookies with mini M & M's instead of chocolate chips. I made a full batch of dough but only baked what we needed for dessert...everyone got 2 cookies...even me for only 5pp!
I earned 10pp and reached 141% for the day and only used 4 of my weeklies.
** I was also down 3 pounds this morning from yesterday and I am feeling good! **
Day 2...Success!
Day 1...January 26, 2013...
I got up for WW, saw the scale, and thought long and hard about what to do next. I am tired of working so hard to lose one week only to gain the next.
I got up super early and got to the meeting at 6:20am so I could walk beforehand...it was pitch black so I sat in my car until it was lighter. I looked through my WW weight log on my phone and decided I should have reset my weight when I rejoined in August. Once it was light enough, I walk 1 mile, weighed in, walked another mile, sat through the meeting, and walked a 3rd mile. When I told the receptionist I wanted to reset my weight, I got the same response as last time...."But you have lost so much". I told her I knew that and was sure I wanted to start fresh with a clean slate!
Saturday was great. I took the time to slow down a bit, plan my food, go through my new tracker and really sit down with the program like it was all new. I earned 8pp and reached % on my ActiveLink, I weighed all of my food, tracked every bite, and felt satisfied with my choices, and myself, by the end of the night.
Saturday night my daughter had her first sleepover at a friend's house. My husband and I were both missing her too much, but she had a good time, was just down the street, and her friend's parents are nice.
Day 1...of my new 2013 Weight Loss Journey...SUCCCESS!!!
Onto Day 2...
I got up super early and got to the meeting at 6:20am so I could walk beforehand...it was pitch black so I sat in my car until it was lighter. I looked through my WW weight log on my phone and decided I should have reset my weight when I rejoined in August. Once it was light enough, I walk 1 mile, weighed in, walked another mile, sat through the meeting, and walked a 3rd mile. When I told the receptionist I wanted to reset my weight, I got the same response as last time...."But you have lost so much". I told her I knew that and was sure I wanted to start fresh with a clean slate!
Saturday was great. I took the time to slow down a bit, plan my food, go through my new tracker and really sit down with the program like it was all new. I earned 8pp and reached % on my ActiveLink, I weighed all of my food, tracked every bite, and felt satisfied with my choices, and myself, by the end of the night.
Saturday night my daughter had her first sleepover at a friend's house. My husband and I were both missing her too much, but she had a good time, was just down the street, and her friend's parents are nice.
Day 1...of my new 2013 Weight Loss Journey...SUCCCESS!!!
Onto Day 2...
Days 154 & Weigh In...
The day ended well...I got in some good activity, and good eats. I thought weigh in would be too bad...from Friday to Saturday I gained 1 /2 pounds which brought me a 3 1/2 pound gain for week.
Onto a fresh start...
Onto a fresh start...
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