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.