Heck yes I eat my FPs
I find I'm losing at a good rate eating about 22 FPs each week. I ate all of them one week and didn't lose, so I took it down from 35 and just over 20 seems to suit my body. I do believe a lot of this is trial and error and you want to make sure you take time to figure out what works for you. I don't think that JUST eating your target points is sustainable, as there is no flexibility, no built-in mechanism for coping with special days or treats, and if you get your body used to a low intake it's going to demand a low intake, and you won't have much left by the time you get to maintenance!!
Anyway, Pirate Booty... It's pretty much junk food, but "healthy." I'm eating it because I didn't bring a snack for the afternoon. It's like... a cross between a cheetoh and smart food popcorn.... Er... "puffed rice and corn, aged white cheddar, all natural & good for you" is what the package says. Along with "THAR BE GOOD", "SHIVER ME TIMBERS," and "YO HO HO". It's tasty, and a pretty big bag of the stuff is 2 points.
Thanks for the quick response. I have never heard of pirates booty. It actually sounds pretty good. That is one of my weaknesses....any type of junk food. If I can have something that feels like cheating, but isnt....I'm all for it.
With the flex points, I had about 31 last night. My normal is about 28. So, I will let you know after Saturday morning. This will be the first week of using the bonus ones and I'm really nervous.
So, that will give me 9 extra pts to play with. Not even counting any flex pts. That should give me enough extra for any valentines day surprises. I dont drink alcohol, so it would be the chocolate or desserts. I'll let you know how I do.
I'm in huge trouble! I will definitely not be seeing a loss this week, and I am afraid to type out my menu! I was good at dinner, had pasta with tomato sauce... but then had the garlic bread with it and chocolate brazil nuts at the movies. Oh dear. Perhaps if I am good for the rest of the week I might be okay. Glad you let yourself have a nice whipped cream treat suite!! That's what my brazil nuts were, but they sure put me into the flex points!
I really like seeing everyone's menus.
Edit: Here's what I am planning for for today. I think if I write it out beforehand it will help me see how many points I am using before I use them!
Breakfast:
Bowl of Special K cereal with 1/4 tsp sugar (3.5)
Lunch:
1 egg on WW toast (3) with 1 tsp butter (1) and 1 tbsp ketchup (1)
Dinner:
Oriental green beans (1) and WW Tikka Masala (5) with a whole wheat pita (2)
Snack:
Cup of tea with sugar/skim milk (1.5), Almond Cake Slice (1.5)
Snack:
Spicy Tortilla Chips (1) - generally eat something after my workout if I do it after dinner, about 3 hours before I go to bed, to keep my body going!
= 22.5/23
Have already done my 20 minute Pilates workout today and will be jumping on the stepper after class or after dinner tonight!
Last edited by freedomreins; 02-15-2008 at 08:37 AM.
Oy, last night didn't go as planned. I'm pretty sure WI tomorrow will have nothing good for me. Eating has been really sketchy this week and I haven't gotten a workout since Sunday (!! I realized this this morning and had a hard time believing it... but it's true). Then came Chinese food and chocolate last night. I'm not over my weekly FPs so at least that's good, but I'm pretty sure the Chinese will have me retaining water through tomorrow..........
ANYWAY, today's goal is to stay OP all the way:
Friday:
B: oatmeal (2)
L: turkey and spinach wrap (3), spinach salad w/cranberries and walnuts (3), soup (2), orange (1)
S: WW chicken masala (4) (weird snack, but more like 2nd lunch)
S: yogurt and museli (3)
D: chicken and broccoli (3) over rice or noodles (2)
S: fudgecicle (1)
=24... which is under my target of 27. I'm not going to force the extra points in today given what happened yesterday. If I manage to get a workout in my schedule I will definitely have another snack, like an apple w/pb. We'll see.
Hi everyone...My valentines didnt go quite as expected either...I had no willpower and lost control. The basic menu from above is the same except, I had 2 cups of kettle corn?????pts, Ice cream sandwich 2 pts and 1/2 of turkey sandwich 1 1/2. So, with above plus turkey sandwich & ice cream, I am at 23 pts. So, I had the pts if kettle corn isnt over 5, then I go into the flex weekly pts. However, I was up 1 pound today. I'm a compulsive scale person. So, maybe it is water retention....I guess we will see Saturday. Oh well, heres todays general list.
Granola bar 2 pts
Apple 1 pts
Subway Club - No cheese 7 pts
Pringles 28 chips 2 pts
Dinner - some sort of Tilapia dish...I'm not sure how I will cook it yet.
Brocolli
Rice 2 or 4 pts????
maybe a snack or two.
So, potentially I will be around 25 pts.
I will update and fill in the exact pts later tonight or tomorrow.
Mid-morning, sorta-kinda not a lot of food till dinner time...
1 oz strawberries 0pt, 1/3 cup blueberries 0.5pt, Lighthouse raspberry lime vinegarette per 2 T 1pt, 3 cup spinach 0 pt
2 oz chicken breast, cooked, skinless 2pt
1 heart chocolate 2pt
2 Tbsp Reduced-Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread 4pt
4 celery 0pt
I used 9 flex points at dinner which were totally WORTH it, I was not hungry after dinner at all..I enjoyed EVERY bite and savored the moment!
4 oz Filet Mignon 9.5 pts,
beautiful salad greens topped with 2 seared scallops, 1 slice full fat bacon, 2 tsp low fat blue cheese, sliced red onion and raspberry-lime vinegarette 5 pts,
9 spears Asparagus 0 pts,
lovely glass of Shiraz 3 pts,
and chocolate covered strawberries and mandarin orange slices 6 pts.
I cooked all that and it only took about 30 minutes (including chocolate dipping) and it all turned out great! I was delighted with the whole thing.
I feel so solidly OP this week. Strong and willpower intact, etc. Such a difference after my wicked, fall off the wagon, pms week, last week. Having my virtuous bowl of oatmeal and blueberries this morning. I look forward to a big loss next Wednesday.
Plan for the rest of the day, big salad with shrimp for lunch, dinner: flat out "pizza" and more veggies of some kind.
UPDATE--OOOOH Filet Mignon!!! It was totally lean and trimmed of all fat AND it was only 5.5 points, so I only used 5 Flex Points yesterday! I like my dinner even better now!
Can I borrow some of your willpower please Manick? lol
Here's today's plan:
B: Special K with 1/4 tsp sugar (4 - had more cereal today)
L: Noodles (5) with sweet chili sauce (1)
D: Beans (3) and baby potatoes (4)
S: Tea with sugar and milk (2), almond cake slice (1.5)
S: Tortillas (1), tea with honey (1)
= 22.5/23
I desperately need to go to the store but not sure I'll have time to do it today. I have no vegetables to accompany my meals because I finished my green beans yesterday. Ack!
My plan for yesterday didn't stick at all. I ate within my points but lunch and dinner were way off what I originally planned!
Tomorrow's Plan:
B: Oatmeal with water (2) and honey (1)
S: Cappuccino (2) and flapjack (4) - I am always tempted by the flapjacks, so figure I may as well plan for it!
L: English muffin (2) with peanut butter (2)
S: Special K Mini Breaks (2)
D: Cannelloni (5) and Oriental Green Beans (1)
S: Tea with honey (1), Tortilla chips (1)
= 23/23
Last edited by freedomreins; 02-17-2008 at 07:07 PM.
Okay, this looks like a good thread! Here's one of my menus.
Breakfast:
1 cup Cereal w-1/2 cup FF milk (2)
OR
2 Lite English Muffins with one tsp preserves or jelly (3)
1 small grapefruit (1)
Coffee
Midmorning snack - lite yogurt (2), small orange (1)
Lunch:
1 oz. each of Ham and Alpine Lace on a lite English muffin with 1 tsp of Miracle Whip, Lettuce and tomato (5.5)
1 cup Garden Veggie soup from WW "Getting Started" book (0)
1 c. cantalope cut up (1)
Diet Pepsi
Afternoon snack: Lite yogurt (2)
Chicken Dijon (4)
1/2 cup Uncle Bens Long Grain and Wild Rice (2)
OR
1 cup lite or no-yolk noodles (3)
Fresh green beans (0)
Garden Veggie soup (0)
One piece of WW bread (.5)
One TB of Whipped Buitter (2) (separate between bread and beans)
1 cup Chocolate "Mousse" (2): (Just prepare two boxes of sugar free, fat free instant pudding with FF milk, and fold in a tub of Cool Whip Free. You will not believe how sinful this is, it counts as a dairy and it's only 2 points!)
Diet Pepsi
Evening snack:
1 cup Cereal and 1/2 cup FF Milk (3)
or
1 c. Chocolate Mousse (2)
I need to get 3 dairies in everyday, so the yogurt and mousse save my life. I just can't drink plan FF milk!
Last edited by Phillygirl2; 02-18-2008 at 01:53 AM.
That mousse sounds yummy! I know without a doubt, though, I'd find myself eating cup after cup of it each day. As I found out this weekend with leftover angel food cake and whipped cream, I just can't say no after one serving, so it's best left out of my diet entirely! Glad you can find a way to get your dairy in, though!!
Monday's plan:
B: german dark wheat toast (2), egg (2)
L: spinach salad w/blueberries and walnuts (3), butternut squash soup (2), apple (2)
S: 1/2c plain yogurt (1.5), 1/4c museli (1.5), 1/2c sliced strawberries (0)
D: spicy beans n greens (4), cornbread (3)
S: fudgecicle (1), WW smoothie made with milk (2) and raspberries (1)
=25/27
Will have to fill this out with something, maybe a latte in the afternoon.
It's pretty much junk food, but "healthy." I'm eating it because I didn't bring a snack for the afternoon. It's like... a cross between a cheetoh and smart food popcorn.... Er... "puffed rice and corn, aged white cheddar, all natural & good for you" is what the package says. Along with "THAR BE GOOD", "SHIVER ME TIMBERS," and "YO HO HO". 
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pts, Ice cream sandwich 2 pts and 1/2 of turkey sandwich 1 1/2. So, with above plus turkey sandwich & ice cream, I am at 23 pts. So, I had the pts if kettle corn isnt over 5, then I go into the flex weekly pts. However, I was up 1 pound today. I'm a compulsive scale person. So, maybe it is water retention....I guess we will see Saturday. Oh well, heres todays general list.
Valentine menu 2/14 report:
