I'm home by myself this weekend. Husband and daughter went canoeing/fishing/camping. I pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve in my back this past week and couldn't go with them. I wouldn't have been able to sit and paddle for too long.

Here's what I've had so far today:

2 cups black tea - 0pts
1/2 cup egg beaters - 1pt
Spinach/tomato/mushrooms - 0pts

Pria 110 cal. bar - 2pts
Chips Ahoy 100 cal. pk. - 2pts
1 cup cherries - 1pt

That leaves me with 14 points left for dinner and snack and I have no idea what I want. That's a good number of points so I could have something really yummy, if I could only figure out what. I'm not much of a cook, either, so my ideas are limited. My husband has been doing the cooking for us through this diet and I'm positive I wouldn't have lost the weight if it wasn't for him.

On a good note - I went shopping for myself today! I don't do that often. I bought a skirt, slacks, top and a sexy black dress to wear for my 10th anniversary later this month. Can't believe I can finally wear something sexy! I had to keep going out of the dressing room to get smaller sizes because I guess I'm still in the mindset that I'm not thin yet. Well, guess what?!?! The skirt and shirt are both "smalls", and the slacks and dress are both size 6! I am flabbergasted!

Happy weekend everyone!

Wow - congrats! snowgal

I actually ordered a size M shirt for the long bridge swim and it fit. That was very exciting. It certainly could fit better, but it looks fine. The artwork and color were good for once as well.

I couldn't get on to track yesterday. I had 18 pts. I did no exercise. Too tired. I will track later. Have a great remainder of the weekend.

Breakfast: oatbran cereal and blueberries (3), creamer (2), sausage (4)
Lunch: tofu and cottage cheese (6)

15 points and not yet noon

chicken (5), cheese its (4), fruit (2), ice cream (2), cereal with milk (3), potato salad (5)

36 point day

Breakfast: 8oz lite juice 1pt, eng muffin w/pb 3pts, ww yogurt 1pt
L: apple w/cinn&sugar sprinkled on 1pt, muffin 2pts
D: 96/4 hamburger w/lite bun w/cheese and lite dressing 7pts, potato 2pts, veg 2pts
Later: popcorn w/oil 3pts and skinny cow 2pts

I plan to do some sort of exercise later, whether it's my gazelle, a walk outside or WATP tape.

Exercise: Rode my bike 5 miles.

Haven't said much the last few days...I did stay on track Friday and yesterday. Feeling pretty down today; I found out that my cousin was shot and killed yesterday down in New Mexico where he is going to school. I don't know if how many of you are religious, but please keep me and my family in your prayers. He was only 25; it was quite a huge shock to me, so I can't imagine how my aunt and uncle are doing.

I might not be on much this week, so I hope all of you are doing well.

Paige

My deepest condolences to you and your family Paige. I cannot even begin to understand why people in this world, do such damaging things. May you find peace and comfort now, knowing he is in a much happier place.

Hugs,
Jennifer

(((Paige)))

I'm so sorry. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

HUGS!

My sympathies for your family. It is always hard when someone dies young.

Hello:

Paige, my prayers are with you and your family. What a senseless act. Hugs melloyan

Hello everyone:

Haven't posted in a while. Lost 1.1lb at wi today. So I've been consistent with the 1lb a week. Finally was able to get back to the gym. Walked 2.25 mi in 40 min. Felt good. I'm hoping to get to an hour two days a week and a half hour the other 3 days. My hubby and I and my son bought bikes to start riding on the weekends. It will be nice in the fall. Cape Cod has a beautiful canal to go biking along.

Paula, don't we all have days like that. I crashed this weekend too. Sometimes my energy just runs out.

so far today:

B: Lender's Lite Bagel 2pts; 1 egg 2pts; 1tbl lite butter 1pt; 1/2C milk 1 pts - Breakfast total 6 pts.

L: WW Lasagna 6pts; ww ice cream sandwich 2 pts.

I have 2 exercise points and 10 more points to spend.

I'm going to do the Wendie Plan this week and see what happens.

melloyan

Monday:
Another week to get things on track. I like Monday's like that.
Breakfast: creamer (1) and latte (2)
Snack: Apricot Cliff Bar (4)
Lunch: apple (1), tofu (4), cottage cheese (2), cheese (1)

points so far today 15
no exercise - none planned

Blueberries (1), crackers (2), fudge bar (1)

Dinner: chicken (3), peanut butter bar (3)

snacking when I shouldn't: crackers (1), Wil's raisin bran (3), leftover dinner (6)

35 point day

WI is in 2 days, and after a weekend at the fair, I'm not optimisitc, funny thing is, most weeks lately I'm not positive...onederland is so far away it seems.
B: eng. muffin w/pb 3pts, diet juice 1pt, yogurt 1pt
L: lettuce, baked doritos, ff catalina (mock taco salad, wasn't great though 6pts
D: chicken 4pts, rice 4pts, peas 2pts
S: skinny cow 2pts and popcorn w/oil 3pts
26/26
+2AP..but I don't plan on using them, anything to help me out for Wed. WI.

I need it!!!!

I was bad today. I started off alright with a pancake (1.5pts) and a skim latte (2pts), but then we went to Humpy's for lunch and I had halibut tacos. 2 of them! Halibut, black beans, small amount of sour cream, small amount of guac, lots of lettuce and tomato. I had a few blue corn chips, too. I think I'm probably done for the day. I'm stuffed anyway. At the most I'll have a small salad for dinner.

I weigh-in on Wednesday and if all is well I'll get my lifetime membership then. I should not have eaten that today of all days - this close to weigh in. Ugh!

Sorry if i seemed as though I was pouncing, I was honestly concerned for her health. She seemed upset at herself for eating as much as she did and she was 4 pts. under for the day. I also wasn't paying attention and was thinking that she was one of the people who had joined the previous week. So, in my head we had a brand new member who thought that they were only supposed to eat 15 points per day and that any more was bad as opposed to a long time member who occasionally goes under.

While I realize that i sometimes harbor resentment for thin people or people who don't eat alot without even knowing it, this isn't one of those cases. I see alot of worry and guilt on the boards about doing simple things like using a few flex points, eating a cookie without using flex points or using all of the allotted daily points. It concerns me for someone's health when they get upset or worried about eating a healthy amount of food or indulging a little bit as long as it fits into their diet.
So, if i came across as being harsh or nosy, I apologize.
My mother recently told me that they had a heart healthy menu kind of hidden somewhere on the back page... did they do away with that?

anyways, I have been tracking, but just have been to busy to post here.
Have been right on target so far. I lost 1.8 pounds at weigh in today and I FINALLY dropped below the 175 point.