It's Weigh-In Eve

And all thru the house...I'm wanting to eat everything in sight!!!  I have tracked this week and stayed within my points.  I have used all 49 extra points this week and when I weighed this morning I was up 2 lbs.  I'm not real happy and feel like it's not worth it.  Didn't have a clue what to do for dinner as I didn't want to eat the bar-b-que pork steak George fixed so I had an egg sandwich.  I'm going to turn into a CHICKEN!!!  Got to try to be positive though and just think that if I stay with it eventually I might lose a whole pound!!!

Pumpkin Patch Sunday

Today is not the best day for me either...not been drinking enough water and I'm starting to stray some...Didn't eat enough vegetables today.  Stayed on points but not the healthiest points.  Made chili with deer meat so very lean but then I ate cornbread.  Like I said, I've stayed within points but not the healthiest.  I have managed to stay within my points every day but have used some extra points a couple days  I just don't lose that way.  Some people can do it, I just can't!  Went to the pumpkin patch today with Justin, Angie, Alex and Joe.  We got there right at 9 so it was beautiful and not overly crowded.  We left a little before 11 and it was really getting crowded then.  Went over to Angie's new house, looked around and then to Justin's for a short time.  Hang in there!!!

Not Much Posting Going On - by me.

Had a good Saturday.  Stayed on track for breakfast and lunch.  Made pulled pork for dinner, but counted it in my points and was able to pull it off (pun intended.)

Sunday did breakfast a Bob Evans, so had a 9 point breakfast which is high for me.  Toned it down at lunch with a 4 point lunch -- cottage cheese, a plum, part of a banana and some pop chips.

Did leftover pulled pork for dinner with corn on the cob (1/2 ear).  Even had a bit of ice cream for a snack.

I am not getting my water in.  I'm drinking probably about 1/2 of the liquid I should be drinking.  So that's something I know I need to work on.

Busy Saturday

Not only did Cheryl have lasagna, salad and bread but she also had an amazing apple crisp.  I had a small serving with a bite of vanilla ice cream and it was wonderful.  I counted it plus everything else and I used 9 xtra points for the day I think.  Today has been another rough one.  Breakfast I had a hb egg and a bread round spread with laughing cow cheese.  Angie and I did a little running around together and she wanted to go to Breadco for breakfast.  I turned her offer down to share a sandwich with her and had coffee only (black).  Lunch had a turkey sandwich, cottage cheese and some fruit.  Have a party tonight and I don't have a clue what the menu is...I have a feeling it is going to be pulled pork.  Tomorrow we're doing the pumpkin patch.  Wish me luck!!!!  I'm trying but definately more hungry this week.

B

On Again, Off Again Date...

My on and off again and again date with Cheryl is now on again so we are heading to Columbia this afternoon for a visit with her and Tom.  Not sure what we are having for dinner but planning on lasagna as that was one of the choices that she mentioned.  It's going to be a long day what with the drive, visit, football game and the drive home so not sure how it will go.  Going to give it a try though!  Bedroom is painted and George has done some in the bathroom too but I told him to stop and take a break for a while because he is going to have a long day too......................So far I've had my egg, laughing cow cheese, ham sandwich and a banana for breakfast.  Planning on cottage cheese and sliced peaches for lunch as well as a couple small apples for the trip.  Then on to the week-end!!!  My prediction of a hungrier week has come true...I am much hungrier this week than last. 

It's Thursday!

Had a good workout at zumba this morning plus cleaned 3 bathrooms so that ate up a couple calories I hope.  Fixed a very easy pretty good dinner last night, at least we liked it. 6 ozs. mahi-mahi  (3 ozs each),
then I put a blackening spice on the fish.  I got the skillet very hot then spray with buttered flavored Pam.  Only took about 2 - 3 mins. on each side for the fish to cook.  We also cut up two potatoes and made "baked" french fries.  They don't always turn out but they were really good tonight.  Also had a salad for George, after my salad at lunch I didn't really want more lettuce!!  Oh, I made a sandwich out of the mahi-maho using the Nature's Own Multi-Grain rounds...checked again and they are 2 pts. each, they are lower in carbs then the ones we looked at yesterday.  Had popcorn and a WW latte bar for a snack.  I used two extra points yesterday.  Today is going good so far although I was having a little hungry spell here and I fixed myself a smoothie so think I'm good until dinner when I will fix Hillshire Farm Turkey Smoked sausage, saurkraut and mashed potatoes...YUM...then heading to Fireside to see Justin.  Have points for a glass of wine but might save them for a latte bar instead!  Justin had lunch at Red Robin today, he wasn't alone!

later, my friend!!!

Good Day

Stayed on track today.

Cereal and milk for a 4 point breakfast
a 3 point toast snack
Chix noodle soup for lunch 8 points
apple
dinner at Ruby Tuesday
Crab cake 11 points
green beans cooked dry 0 points
green salad

Still have a couple points left over so will check out an evening snack--maybe yogurt to get another milk.

Though my vacation has caught up with me.  Thought I had done pretty good when I came back, but a couple days later I was up, so figure it was the effects of coming off vacation.

Oh well, here's to a more trackable week next week.

Marathon Days

Don't even remember much of what I did this weekend, except I was at the computer until after 1am Friday trying to get my conference website up.  Had a small snafu that kept us from uploading it.  Worked with the tech and got some suggestions.  At 1am, I gave up and told him to upload it when he could because it was due Saturday.

I tried to stick to points as much as I could, but absolutely did not track anything.  Managed to get my water in.

Feel like I haven't been very good tracking buddy. But there is always tomorrow.

I stuck to points today.  Made homemade chicken noodle soup with lots of carrots, onion and celery and fat free chicken broth.  It was yummy.  Had an egg sandwich for breakfast, banana and that dried peanut butter stuff.

Trying out a new recipe...

Had Alex and swim lessons today, boy am I tired!  Work tomorrow.  Decided I was going to try the veal piccata which was the featured recipe on the WW board today only I was going to use chicken.  I thought I had everything else.  With Alex sitting on the floor between my feet playing with pots and pans I started putting the recipe together.  Went to get out the capers and they were gone...guess I used them all!  I thought about it for a second and decided artichokes would work the same.  Then I realized I didn't have lemon juice so I used lime.  Angie ate dinner with us.  We all loved it, including Alex...he just ate the chicken!  I have used 25 points again today and right now my problem is that I haven't used two milks....only 1.  That is the one thing I have had problems with getting in on a daily basis.

I'm tired, keep falling asleep while typing so hope this make sense!  7:45 and I'm ready to hit the bed!

Gorgeous, Gorgeous Day!!!

What a gorgeous day, hope you got to be out and about in this.  Angie, Alex and I went down to Crate and Barrell and another furniture store down there and looked around a little.  George went over to Justin's and watched the RAMS game with and to take care of him.  He wrenched his back somehow and he is down and out.  I've had a great day today so far...tracked everything and still have 6 points for snacks tonight.  I've been following the healthy eating guidelines also this week and have managed to get those all in except for today...I've not had any milk products.  Nothing exciting in the way of meals...for dinner we had a huge chef salad--14 points worth.  Had so many leftovers I told George there was no way I was cooking.  Had egg, chicken, beef, cranberries, onion, lettuce, carrots, mushrooms, celery, cheese and croutons plus 4 tsp. salad dressing.

I need SLEEP!!!!

Rough night...Alex woke at 12:45 and thought it was time to play.  In his defense the poor little guy has a bad cold and was having trouble breathing through all the snot!!!  Grandma wasn't much better, head stopped up and coughing.  We were up most of the night.  I finally gave up and went to the couch with him and both of us finally fell asleep about 4.  I have had a pretty quiet day today which is fine by me!!!  Fixed Angie and me a "breakfast sandwich"  using (I think) new horizon multi-grain sandwich round which is only 2 PP, swiss laughing cow at 1 PP, 1 oz. low-sodium honey ham at 1 PP, and a whole egg plus 1 egg white for 2 PP.  6 PP for breakfast.  I have to say though I stayed totally satisfied until about 11:30 but then I was so tired I headed to the couch and slept for 30 mins.  Lunch was cottage cheese mixed with unsweetened applesauce for 3 PP.  It was ok and very satisfying.  I also threw in a regular cheese stick for 2 PP and a raspberry smoothie for 2 PP.  So, right now I have 13 PP used up.  I joined a challenge on the WW board today, I forgot now what it is called but it started today and ends on 10/31 and they have a different challenge for each day.  Thought it might be a good motivator.  I didn't do this until 3 this afternoon and the first challenge was to drink 1/2 your weight in water.  For example if you weigh 180, you drink 90 ozs.  I hadn't had any water today so it was a good push for me...don't know that I will get all the water in but right now I have managed about 40 ozs. in 30 minutes!  Be right back, have to run to the john............................I'm back.  George has a beer can chicken on the gas grill so I plan to make a salad, maybe a sweet potato and some sort of vegetable to go along with that.  I'm thinking you had something going on today but for the life of me, I can't remember what it is, great friend right?  Hope you are doing great!

Thank Heaven for little smoothies!

I've had some rough moments today but have managed to stay on track (at least up until now).  One of the things that has helped me the past couple of days is the smoothie.  Tonight I made one and threw in a few ice cubes and  a frozen banana to help thicken it up.  I use water so it is only 2 points.  This morning I had a raspberry smoothie with breakfast.  Probably am suppose to limit myself to one a day or something--probably will make me gain weight!!!  ha!  can't win.  I tried a new recipe tonight.  It was ok but nothing to rave about.  It was pork chops, apples and saurkraut and was 6 points plus.  Mostly cleaned house today and got a little accomplished around here.  Babysitting Alex now while Angie and Joe are at a wedding--they are coming back to spend the night.  George is at football game.  I'm really tired tonight...might be headed to bed pretty soon...Alex is already there.  I am at 25 points right now so plan to have my latte's tonight! 

Long Day

Not enough time.  No post from me today.  Though I did stay on track and managed to go to the gym.  Yay me!

Me vs Fireside

Today has been a busy day...started out in a lousy mood because I had an awful nights sleep.  I normally don't eat breakfast when I first get up but decided to give it a whirl today because of zumba class at 9:30 a.m.  Started with a French Vanilla Smoothie/banana mixed in and a piece of turkey bacon (3 points+).  Worked out for an hour at the Y doing zumba.  That always puts me in a better mood!  Lunch was chili (7 points+) and homemade applesauce.  After an afternoon of errands I headed home about 3 and found I was pretty hungry.  Luckily I had an apple sitting in the seat next to me!  Thursday evenings we usually go to Fireside for dinner and drinks.  It's a small local restaurant that many of my friends hangout on Thursdays.  It's not just the food but the couple glasses of wine I usually have.  I had enough points for the wine today but I really didn't want to do that so I fixed dinner at home before we went and decided I would have water with lemon for a drink.  I fixed "fried" fish, sweet potato fries and a salad with FF salad dressing.  Total points+  for evening meal was 8.  Once I got home from Fireside I fixed a double......a double smoothie that is. I was still lacking two milks so the smoothies took care of that.  I decided I needed more points so I mixed one with water and the other with milk for a total of 6 points+.  Since I hadn't had any oils today I put 2 tsp. of olive oil in the smoothie (2 points plus).  My total points for the day are 25 and I plan to eat two frozen WW lattes for 4 points+.  That will give me my 29 points+ for today.  I might not have done it totally right but I got my points in, I got all my good health requirements and even got in exercise.  So Fireside, for this time, I WIN!!!  Tricia, I'll post the caramel apple salad recipe tomorrow but I'm warning you, it has gone from 2 points to 5 points+ and that's even cutting back on peanuts in the recipe.  I'll also post the fried fish recipe.
Hopefully, you've had a great day too...woo...woo....I think I can, I think I can!

Well....my tracking for today

Wednesdays for baaaaaad for me, because it is pizza night. (Long story.)  So, the good news is, I just got back from vacation and DID NOT journal, count points or anything else.  Bad me, but the good news is, I didn't gain 10 pounds, just 2. 


So for the morning, I had my usual cereal for 3 points and milk for 1.  Lunch was the great salad Barb talked about at 8 points.  That gets me up to 12.  Dinner was a guess.  I ate three squares of pizza that I counted as 4 points apiece (they are small squares.) And salad sans dressing. It did have some cheese and a few croutons (I picked the croutons out), so I counted it as 3. So 27 points for the days. Not bad.  I think I'll go have a snack.

Honestly, it's about time we got back on track.  The whole purpose in the two of us joining WW together was so we could help each other. So what that we're a little late.  We're chugging down the track...

Right Barb!

Which Track is On Track?

Two Gals on Track....my question is which track is on Track?  We've not been on track for quite some time....we're trying, really we're trying but that track keeps derailing us. Does that mean we are a complete trainwreck?  NOOOOOOOOOOO.....we're going to get back on that track, we're trying.  Neither of us have been journaling.  We both know how important it is to write down everything that we inhale throughout the day and night!!!   So, today we decided to try a "joint" blog.  I'm excited about sharing ideas and recipes as well as being accountable to someone else on a daily basis of my activity, and  what I eat.  Now I have to go figure out what I've done today!!!  OK, I'm back.  My total count so far today is 25.  Have 4 more points to use this evening.  I bought the French Vanilla shakes today at WW so I think I will give that a whirl for 2 points and also gives me a milk that I still need for today.  That leaves me 3 points for a WW fudge bar.  Hopefully, that will be enough.  Night is a very difficult time for me and once I start eating, I have trouble stopping.  Tricia and I went out to lunch today and I am very proud of us.  We went to Applebee's and had the Garden Paradise Salad for 8 points.  Since today was WW day, I only ate an apple for breakfast then had another apple, honeycrisp, as a snack in the afternoon.  Dinner was leftovers, pot roast, potatoes and carrots and homemade applesauce.  I ate 5 ozs of roast (chuck) which was 13 points, a potato at 3 points and carrots for 0 and applesauce 0.  I'm just trying to take this one day at a time.....wish me luck to get through the night eating only what I have planned!!!  Hope the day is going as well for Tricia.