I bombed too!! hahaha...I really don't feel bad about it though. This was the first time I have visited my hometown since December, and Saturday night I went out with a bunch of friends I haven't seen in FOREVER, and I drank WAY TOO MUCH...mainly because this guy kept offering to buy me drinks. And then I ate chips and salsa and a piece of pizza when I got home.


Then today: my best friend's family rented out a mexican restaurant and I ate a BIG enchilada dinner, a BIG piece of cake, a TON of chips and salsa, a little bit of salad, two beers, and two mexican sweet breads.

I am not going to feel guilty about it though. The only thing that kind of worries me is that I was on a plateau for a month, and then I FINALLY lost one pound when I weighed in on Saturday morning, and now I've probably screwed it up. It's okay though. I will just learn my lesson if I gain. I am going to try to not weigh myself at all until Saturday since I know I probably am up right now.

anyways...off to paint my nails and do homework...blah

Yeah, my weekend was pretty much dominated by eating too :p At one point I stopped trying to find out the points for what I was eating because I knew I was already through all of my FPs... So it goes, back to working the program again :D

Monday --
B: fiber one, almond milk (1)
S: 1c grapes (1)
L: salad w/1tsp evoo (1) and red wine vinager, chicken noodle soup (3), ham sandwich (5)
S: 1/2c yogurt (1), rye crackers w/pb (3)
D: not sure yet, but will come back and fill in. Something with sweet potato and cauliflower, based on what we have at home...

Phew, I did okay yesterday! Had a bit of pie instead of my jello so used some flex points but nothing too terrible!

Today's menu:

B: Special K cereal (3) with 1 cup chocolate almond milk (2)
L: Egg (2) with light mayo (1) on five pieces of melba toast (1), baby carrots with salad dressing (0.5), 100 calorie popcorn pack (1)
S: Bran-Lemon poppyseed muffin (2)
D: 2 meatloaf muffins (6), 1/2 cup rice (2), some kind of vegetable cooked in olive oil (1)
S: Tea with milk/sugar (1.5)
= 23/23

Glad everyone had a good Easter holiday!

B: 1 English Muffin with Light Cream Cheese (4), 3 Egg Whites fried in Oil (2), Skim Milk (1) and Coffee (2)

S: Mixed Veggies (1), Pork Chop and sauce (5), Macaroni Salad (5), Coffee (3), and Diet Pop (0).

So I only had a chance to get in breakfast and supper today, slept late once AGAIN! I really, really need to start getting up earlier so I get more activity in. Never had much excersize this week and hoping it doesn't kick me in the butt too hard at WI tomorrow. BUT, can feel good about not over-indulging over Easter, I didn't think it was possible. I'll finish off my points in some healthy snacking later which I know will come. :D

Tomorrow is Day #1 of my three day blitz of in-class drivers education (yes, yes, I will be 20 in two weeks and don't have a drivers license yet... I expect to be the oldest one there!) so I am taking my lunch. I really hope I don't get too tempted by the Tim Horton's across the road!

B: Special K (3) with one cup chocolate almond milk (2)
L: Antipasto (1) with four pieces of melba toast (1), bran-poppyseed muffin (2), carrots with salad dressing (0.5)
S: Coffee with cream/sugar (2), chocolate chip cookie (3) - this is my treat at Timmy's as dinner will be late!
D: One meatloaf muffin (3), Oriental green beans (1), 1/2 sweet potato (1.5) baked in olive oil (1), and some jello (0.5)
S: Tea with sugar (1), All Bran Bar (2)
= 24.5/23

I don't even want to talk about yesterday. I dipped into next week's FPs... oh man. I've just been really stupid the last few days.

B: egg, english muffin (3)
S: hot chocolate (1)
L: salad w/oil and vinager (1), lean cuisine (4)
S: 1/2oz almonds, dried apricot halves (3)
D: two big pieces of homemade pizza (10), 1 cup almond milk (1)

=23... still too low... I don't think I'll make it up to 27 today. :(

WAHOO! I wanted to get 1.2 on the scale this week to make a 15lb total loss since starting, and got 2.2! 16 pounds gone so far! Today I really got a big burst of happiness, I can't believe that it's working! I'm losing weight, I'm finally, actually, losing weight!

I'll have to check in again later, just really happy and wanted to put it in here!

WAHOO! :carrot:

YAY Tendalaya! That's fantastic!! :D :D

you get dancing carrots ----->
:carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

Today I ate:
B: honey nut cheerios with milk:4pts
banana:2pts
S: granola bar:2pts
L: bagel sandwich with spinach, lowfat mayo, mustard, tomato and pepper jack cheese:8pts
S:apple with 1/2 tbs low fat peanut butter:2pts
1/2 bowl of cereal with milk:2pts
D: not sure yet but probably baked potato fries :2pts
vegetarian corn dog:3pts
steamed broccoli and green beans with 1 tbs low fat margarine:1pt
S: ice cream!!! that low fat Loaded one from Dreyer's,
whole cup:6pts
29/29 + 2 AP's (going to work out right now!)

Not doing too bad today...I can really splurge on dinner or a snack.

B: 1 Fiber1 bar & H20 - 2pts
S: Pack Quaker Mini Delights - 2pts
Too busy to eat lunch until I got home at 4:00
L: 1 slice wheat bread, 1 Tbs P.B & 1 tsp Simply Fruit spread - 3pt
1/2 cup 2% milk - 1.5p
Spinach salad w/onions & tomatoes & 1 tbs RF Basalmic Ving. - 1

So I still have 18.5 points to use tonight for dinner & a snack.

Plus I just got back from a Curves workout, but they haven't taught me about activity points yet.

Wednesday:

B: egg (2), english muffin (1)
S: 1c grapes (1)
L: can of soup (2), salad dressed with evoo and vinager (1), leftover homemade pizza from last night (5)
S: rye crackers and pb (3), pumpkin bread (4)
D: 3oz roasted chicken breast (3), 1c broccoli w/cheese (1)
S: popcicle (1), m&ms :o (5)

=29/27

Oh wow Judy nice picture, you're beautiful :) Thanks for the congrats.

B: Tortilla and Salsa, FF cheese and Egg whites + oil (7)
S: Coffee (1)

Not sure yet about the rest of the day.. I'll add it in later. Did my hip hop abs and played catch outside with the bf, actually got up early! Big step, lol. Oh well, I think I hear the Nintendo calling me.. :smug:

Okay I just ate a HUGE stir fry and I am STUFFED!
I had: white rice
carrots, fresh green beans, zucchini, mushrooms
and vegetarian beef strips
Only 4 points!!!

Gotta love stir-fry for that :D I love making a good stir-fry, especially when I have a bunch of veg in the fridge that are getting old.

Thursday's plan:
B: egg (2), english muffin (1)
S: small skim latte (3)
L: spinach salad w/ff dressing and 3oz chicken breast (3), homemade chili (3)
S: 1/2c lf cottage cheese (2), 1c grapes (1)
D: sausage and wild rice casserole (8)
S: popcicle (1)

=25. Two short. Will fill those in later.

Monday, Monday...

B1: 1/2c fiber one, 1/2c almond milk (0)
B2: lf oat bran muffin (6? no idea, really), 2% milk in coffee (1)
L: salad (.5 for dressing), mexican bean and ham soup (3.5), roll (3)
S: 1c grapes (1), english muffin (1), laughing cow wedge (1)
S: small skim chai latte (3)
D: 1.5c wonton soup w/3 wontons (3), fried noodle things on top (2), 1/2c rice (2), 1c chicken and broccoli (5)

=32/27, 5FPs used

Total FPs used this week: 17

Hmmm I'll try to plan today...although I never really know if it sticks or not because I have a roommate that I make meals with...but we'll see.I am supposed to eat 33 points today for the Wendie plan

B: 1.5 serving of cereal with almond milk :4 pts
3 egg whites scrambled with mushrooms, spinach and pam:1pt
2 pieces of vegetarian sausage:2pts
S: apple with 1/2 tbs low fat peanut butter:2pts
banana:2pts
L: bagel sandwich with whole wheat bagel, cheese, mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato: 8pts
salad with carrots, broccoli, 2 tbs low fat ranch:2pts
S: granola bar:2pts
D: vegetarian corn dog:3pts
mashed potatoes with milk and butter: 4pts
sauteed mushrooms and steamed broccoli:0pts
S: 3 WW cookies (if I make cookies)
If I don't make cookies, then 1/2 cup ice cream :3pts

This is 33/33 if I counted right

So here goes for tomorrow, so far...It leaves me some room for snacks or if I go over on a meal

B:Bagel (the Alternative Bagel) & 1 Tbs WW whipped C.Chz - 1.5pt
S:Small Apple - 1pt
L:Sandwich - WW 2slices - 2pts, 1oz Turkey - 1pt, 1 Tbs chez - 1 pt
1 tsp mayo - 1pt, tomato, onion & lettuce
Garden Vegetable Soup - 0
total lunch points - 5
D:Spinach salad w/ 1Tbs RF Bas. Ving - 1pt
1/2 cup Rice cooked with FF Salsa - 2pts
1/2 Cup FF Refried Beans - 1pt
Tortilla - 1pt; 3oz grilled sliced chicken breast w/ bell peps - 3,
RF Chz 3 Tbs - 2pt, Lettuce, tomato, green onion - 0
2% Milk 1/2 cup - 2
Total dinner points - 12

19.5/28 - I know I will have snacks in there somewhere before dinner & after

Tuesday's plan:

B: egg (2), english muffin (1), 1tsp marg (1)
L: lean cuisine (4), homemade soup (4)
S: rye crackers (1), laughing cow wedge (1), grapes (1)
S: gelato! (3) - hey, it was warm outside :p
D: leftover chinese: 1/2c rice (2), 1.5c chicken and broccoli (7)
S: dark chocolate (1)

=28/27, 18 FPs used so far.

Where'd all my fellow planners run off to? :p

Wednesday:
B: egg (2), english muffin (1)
L: salad (1), turkey (2) and lettuce and light blue cheese dressing (1) on a wrap (1), apple (1)
S: rye crackers and pb (3)
S: 1c grapes (1), 1/2c 2% cottage cheese (2)
D: chopped bell peppers and spinach with sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil) with 1/2 c black beans (2), 3oz ground turkey (3), olive oil (1), lemon juice, cilantro, and cayenne pepper atop barley (3)
S: frozen yogurt - not sure of actual nutritional profile, will go with 5pts.

=29/27, 20 FPs used so far.

New to this planning board (usually a pen and paper gal) but I need some fresh motivation...

Today's Plan:
Breakfast: 4 pts of cereal (FiberOne and TJ's Organic Morning)
Lunch: Salad with 1 HB egg, some hummus, and some raisins. Total: 5 pts
Dinner: Hmmm...ooh, I'll make an omelet with egg whites and veggies...I'm gonna have to look that up and figure out something good. But lets see:
egg whites 1
veggies 0
LF cheese 2
LS bacon 2
toast 1

Snacks:
2 pt pretzels
1 pt clementines
2 pt banana

Hey everyone! Sorry for being M.I.A for the last little bit, just all the planning and everything for my move to Ontario. I was trying some of the recipes I'd heard at my meeting and the recipe for the Garden Vegetable 0pt soup I made today was sooooo good! I two little bowls and I'm stuffed!!

I also made chocolate cake.. I know, but instead of everything the mix asks for I added a can of diet coke (I read about it) and OH MY GOD! You add up the points by the dry mix because there's 0 in the coke, and you can't tell the difference! I had a big piece for 2.5pts and I'm definitley reccomending you guys try it.

As far as my weight loss I got another 1.6 gone last week, so I'm going to try extra hard to get to my 20 mark next week. It's gonna be hard, but I had to put all my cash away for my trip so no parties this weekend or indulges, only tonight because we're going to Swiss Chalet, because it's my bf's parents anniversary. There's a Santa Fe Chicken meal there and with a salad (or potato) it's less than 12 pts total. So I only had coffee and the soup today, so I can have a good supper and try and get in a workout tonight.

Hope everyone is doing great still, I've subscribed to some video journals on youtube of people documenting their WW journey and it puts me in my place real fast as far as motivation, also some people have some good tips to stay on track as well.

Good luck this week everyone! Glad to be back! :hug:

Glad to see you again Tendalaya! :D Great job on losing those 1.6lbs :woohoo: And yeah, the Diet Soda + Cake Mix is a GREAT way to have a lower points dessert! :D

Hi Tendalaya! Congrats on the loss, be sure to go post it in our April Weigh-In thread so we can add it to the tally!! :D



B: Okay... accountability... I had ice cream for breakfast. Followed by a muffin. Yeah, yeah, I don't know why either. Muffin (6), ice cream (2)
L: salad (1 for dressing), chicken noodle soup (3), 1/2c ff yogurt (1) and 1/2c fiber one (0)
S: english muffin (1), laughing cow wedge (1)
D: Going to an Italian restaurant - salmon (5.5 for 4oz), white wine and lemon sauce (2?), a couple bits of spaghetti (1, not even 1/4c), steamed veg (0), 2 breadsticks (5), salad w/o dressing (I like it like that when it's iceberg lettuce).
S: 3.5oz frozen yogurt (2), a bit of a candy bar topping (1.5?)
S: ...more ice cream (2)

=33/27, 25 FPs used this week.

Well, added my loss to the April tally. Let's go baby!
Also added a much happier avatar, starting to feel really motivated :D.

B: 2 Coffees (3) (no breakfast because I was chopping veggies all morning for.....)
L: 2 bowls of Garden Vegetable 0pt soup! mmm
S: Another, bowl of 0pt soup - eek!
D: Swiss Chalet - Rotisserie Chicken Club Wrap (15), Caesar salad (5)
S: 3 pts for the Diet Coke/Chocolate cake thing!

I anticipate a couple of those ff no sugar added popcicles tonight (2), thanks Judy I love them!

28/28

tendalaya - you're adorable :) congrats on that 1.6 loss!!! keep up the awesome work!!

K, I stuck with it today. Instead of the omelet i planned, I made a frittata at 3 pts a serving and ate 2 servings...i'm in within today's points, whatever. AND i jogged AND went to the gym! Yeah!

I'm not planning on using any FPs today as I don't generally like using FPs the day before a weigh-in. I used 25 FPs this week which is a good amount, though I could have done better. I also could have done WAY better in what I used those FPs on - mostly ice cream and sweet junk food. I need to look at the nutritional value of what I'm eating, not just the points value. :/

Friday:
B: egg, english muffin (3)
L: spinach salad (1), 1/2c ff yogurt (1) w/1/2c fiber one (0), wrap (1) with 2 laughing cow wedges (2) and 1/4 avocado (2) and spinach (0)
S: 1/2c cottage cheese (2), an apple (1)
D: tortilla (1), 4oz chicken (4), salsa (0), avocado (2), bell peppers (0), tsp EVOO (1), 1/2c rice with diced tomato and cumin and a dab of sour cream (3), a bit of cheese (1)
S: WW ice cream bar (2)

=27/27

Hey Suite....what kind of English muffins do you eat for 1 point? Good luck at your wi!

I get the Thomas Multi-Grain Light ones. They have 100 cals, 1 g of fat, and 8 g of fiber, making it 1 point. These things pretty much save my life on a regular basis.

Dang I need to get some of those
I ate Mountain Mike's pizza yesterday, and it was COMPLETELY within my points, but of course I gained 1.2 pounds overnight because of it:(

Anyways, I am going to make yet another bad decision and drink today. It is my friend's birthday, so I am going to ration out my points so that I can drink. It's not like it matters because I have been at the same weight for almost 2 months...Even if I didn't drink, I probably wouldn't lose.

Well enough pity party, here's what I plan today:

B: 1.5 servings of cereal with 1 cup milk:5 pts
S: apple with 1/2 tbs of low fat peanut butter:2pts
L: vegetarian corn dog:3pts
baked potato fries:2pts
steamed carrots:0pts
S:granola bar:2pts
D: stir fry veggies:0pts
vegetarian chicken strips:3pts
1/2 cup rice:2pts
S: frozen fruit bar:1pt
Alkee: 4 shots vodka:8pts
1 cup juice:2pts

this is 30/30

Gonna get me some of them Thomas Multi-Grain Light English muffins.....Uh Huh!!! :yes: Those sound YUMMY! Thanks Suite!

OKay, so here was today

B: Alternative bagel & 1 Tbs WW RFCream Cheese - 1.5
L: Lean Cuisine - 5
S: Bad Bad me, I just couldn't stay away, they've been beckoning me for 1 month now - 1/4 Strawberry Scone - guessing - 3pt
Fiber 1 Bar - 2
100 Cal pack - 2
D: Bread & tsp Promise - 3; BBQ Chicken Salad (grilled) Chicken - 4, Corn & Black Beans 1/8 cup - 1, 2 slices avo - 1; 1 1/2 TBS Ranch - 3, 1 TBS BBQ Sauce
total 9
S: Fudge Bar - 2pts

27.5/28**

I'm definately going to get into my flex points tonight though...I'm having a horrible case of the munchies, I think TOM is almost here. But I haven't hit my flex yet this weekend.

Trying this planning thing again, seemed to work out the last time:

B: egg, english muffin, spinach = 4
S: soup w. rice = 2
L: half sandwich at cafe = 6?
S: fruit of some sort = 1 or 2
D: tofu stir fry? crap i don't know...i gotta find something for 6ish points that uses tofu, since that's what i've got on hand. Tofu, cauliflower, swiss chard (yes leftover veggies from the 0 pt soup!)...any suggestions? i'm so uncreative in the kitchen, but perhaps tonight i'll see what i can come up with...
some plan!
S

shrinking lizzy...
my roomate makes TLT sandwiches (tofu lettuce tomato)
He marinates the tofu (in slices) in soy sauce, grey poupon mustard, and mayo. Then he would bake them.
The slices come out crisp and really good tasting.

Or you could slice the tofu, dip them in egg whites, and cover with bread crumbs. Then they are kind of like chicken strips.

I'm a vegetarian so these ideas are really tasty for me, I hope they work for other people too!

I usually will make a tofu stirfry when I have tofu on hand. I let it crisp up in a tsp of olive oil before throwing the veggies in, then toss whatever sauce/spices on.. MMmm :)

Saturday:
B: 2 eggs (4), spinach and bell peppers (0), tsp EVOO (1), english muffin (1), tbsp jam (1), 2 tbsp cheese (1)
S: yogurt, apple (2)
L: Subway - 6" turkey with all veg and mustard (6), baked lays (2)
S: latte (3), 1/4c cottage cheese (2)
D: 7oz (weighed raw) chicken (5), 1/4 of a GIANT avocado (3), laughing cow wedge (1), tomato, bell pepper (0), sweet potato (4), asparagus w/lime vinagrette (1)
S: WW ice cream bar (2)

=39/27, 12 FPs used so far

Sunday:

1/2 yogurt (1), 1/2c Fiber One (0)
30g x 2 goldfish crackers (4)
wrap (1) w/ laughing cow (1), spinach, and turkey (2)
soup (3)
grapes (1)
ice cream bar (2)
hummus w/carrots and tomatoes (1), bites of cottage cheese (1)
3oz chicken (3), tons of veg (0), 7 oz potato (3), 1tsp evoo (1)
popcicle (1)
apple w/ a smidge of pb (2)

=27/27

Monday

B: 2 waffles (2)
S: oatmeal (3)
L: salad (1), soup (3), roll (3), cookie (2)
S: carrots w/hummus (1), cottage cheese (3), grapes (1)
D: shrimp kebab (2), 1/2c rice (2), 1/2 pita (2), sesame green beans (1), buffer for oil/sauce (2)
S: miscellaneous :o (6)

=34/27, 19 FPs used so far

I'm cooking dinner tonight, so everyone is getting delicious WW food :) I've been trying to eat a few flex points per day this week, just to see how it goes, and use a few more tomorrow night than the 2-3 I've been trying to eat each day. I know having one super high day is supposed to work best, but that's what I usually do at school, so am trying to switch it up a bit this week!

B: 1 cup Special K Vanilla Almond (3)
L: Egg salad: 1 egg (2), 1 tbsp reduced-fat mayo (1), curry powder, on 4 pieces of melba toast (1), 2 mini pickles (0), 2 cookies (3), 1 cup chocolate almond milk (2)
S: Grilled Spinach tortilla (3) with cheese (1) and onion
D: 2 meatloaf muffins, with onions and red pepper (6), Oriental green beans (1), 1/2 cup rice (2)
S: Tea (0), 100 calorie popcorn (1)
= 26/23

Tomorrow is my birthday, so I will try to take it easy! We are going to my favourite restaurant which lets you choose all the veggies and sauce for your own stir fry, so at least it will be a healthy dinner.

B: 1 cup Special K Vanilla Almond (3), 1 cup almond milk (2)
L: 2 meat muffins with onion/red pepper (6), 2 pickles (0), carrots with salad dressing (0.5)
S: Tea (0), 2 cookies (3)
D: Tons of veggies (0), peanuts (1), chicken (3), noodles (4), sauce (3)
S: Diet coke (0), something chocolate the movies! (6)
= 31.5/23

Tuesday:

B: english muffin (1), egg (2)
S: soy latte (3)
L: healthy choice thing (4), soup (3), 1c grapes (1)
S: rye flatbread w/natural pb (3), orange (1)
D: potato (3), veggie burger (1)
S: goldfish crackers (2), chocolate (1)
S: frozen yogurt (4)

=29/27, 21FPs used

Plan plan plan...

Tues:
B: 1 pc toast, 1 egg, a banana: 5 pts
S: pretzels: 3
S: carrots w. hummus: 1
L: 0 pt soup w. chick peas: 2 (hopefully i'll have time to stop home for this)
S: yogurt: 3
D: salad from Russo's: 5 pts

Day Total: 19 pts

Tomorrow...

B: 1 cup Special K (3)
S: Coffee (2)
L: Tomato soup (1), spinach wrap (3) with roast beef (2) and horseradish, rice cake (1)
S: Graham crackers (3)
D: ???
S: Tea (0), 2 cookies (3)
= 18/23 so far, will come back to update later :)