SoMuch - Happy Anniversary!

Today's menu was:

B: the usual (9 pts)
S: banana (0 pts)
L: leftover rotisserie chicken, salad w/ vinaigrette, 1 slice whole wheat bread w/ 1 laughing cow (9 pts)
S: chai tea w/ a splash of milk (3 pts)
D: roast beef w/ potatoes & carrots (14 pts)
D: dark chocolate (1 pt)

34/35 w/ 9 activity pts earned at the gym

Breakfast: Breakfast Drink (4 pp)
Snack: Apple Peach Crisp Smoothie (5 pp)
Lunch: Oven Baked Sesame Ginger Chicken w/ 1 cup cooked white rice (10 pp)
Dinner: Leftover Chicken and Rice (10 pp)
Snack: Yoplait Light w/ granola (4 pp) Glass of Wine (2 pp)

Daily Total/Allowed: 35/36

B: Coffee w/ cream, cranberry almond oatmeal w/ chia seeds (9pp)
L: Turkey Enchilada Casserole w/ Sour Cream (16pp)
D: 11pp - going out
S: Asian Pear and Sugar Snap Peas (0pp)

37/37

Breakfast: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 plain crumpet with 1 tsp Becel margarine, 1 cup skim milk - 9 pp

Lunch: Slim-Fast shake (1 scoop Chocolate Royale powder, 2 cups unsweetened chocolate almond milk) - 7 pp

Supper: 6-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breast, 1 cup Uncle Ben's Natural Selects Rice (chicken and herb flavour) - 13 pp

Possibly a McDonalds hot chocolate later tonight. I'm going to a concert with my mom and my aunt and they're McD's coffee freaks, so I figure they'll want to go after the show. *L* So if I do that, that's another 7 pp.

Total: 36 pp (29 daily points, 7 weeklies)

Breakfast: Breakfast Drink (4 pp)
Snack: Apple Peach Crisp Smoothie (5 pp)
Lunch: 2 ServingsSweet and Sour Chicken w/ side of veggies (10 pp) Page for the recipe seems to not be loading.. google has a cached copy though, that's what I linked to instead.
Dinner: 1 serving Leftover Chicken w/ brown rice (10 pp)
Snack: English Toffee Ice Cream Bar (3 pp)

Daily Total/Allowed: 34/36

Yesterday was:

B: all bran fibre cereal, milk, coffee w/ milk & 2 tsp agave syrup (7 pts)
L: 1.5 cups chili, 3 krisprolls, 2 clementines (12 pts)
D: 6 oz chicken, salad w/ vinaigrette, 1 slice whole wheat toast w/ 1 laughing cow, yoghurt w/ honey (15 pts)

34/35

B: all bran fibre cereal, milk and coffee (6 pts)
S: banana (0 pts)
L: chicken & gouda sandwich on whole wheat, carrot sticks, yoghurt w/ honey, 2 clementines (11 pts)
D: eggs w/ swiss & left over chicken, 1 slice whole wheat bread, 1 laughing cow & a slice of lunch meat (10 pts)
D: 2 tbsp PB, 1 piece dark chocolate (6 pts)

35/35

Breakfast: Breakfast Drink (4 pp)
Snack: Apple Peach Crisp Smoothie (5 pp)
Lunch: Grilled Balsamic Chicken and Pasta (8 pp)
Dinner: Chicken Salad (10 pp)
Snack: Yoplait Light w. Granola (4 pp) English Toffee Ice Cream Bar (3 pp)

Daily Total/Allowed: 34/35

I don't have a link to the balsamic chicken recipe as that website still isn't working.. but here it is for any interested:

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
½ cup balsamic vinegar
½ tsp. Dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves, minced
¼ tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
6 oz. spaghetti
1 oz. Parmesan cheese
1 Heirloom tomato, diced into small pieces.
Chicken stock as needed
¼ cup reserved pasta water

In a small bowl mix together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard and garlic. Place chicken in a Ziploc bag and add marinade. Place chicken in the fridge and let marinate for about 2 hours.

Preheat grill to medium high heat. Place chicken on grill and reserve marinade. Grill chicken for about 6-8 minutes on each side until cooked through and thermometer reads 165. Remove chicken from the grill. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti and reserve ¼ cup of the pasta water.

Place reserved marinade in a small pot. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Add chopped basil. If it thickens up on you add a little bit of chicken stock to thin it out. Mix the cooked pasta with the balsamic sauce.

Add tomatoes. Mix in the reserved pasta water. Slice the chicken. Place pasta in a serving bowl and top with the sliced chicken. Shave or grate Parmesan cheese over top.

Nutritional Information

Makes 6 servings

8 Weight Watchers Points+ per serving

271 Calories; 5.3g fat; 1.8g Sat fat; 68mg Cholesterol; 25.7g Carbohydrates; 0.4g Fiber; 3.5g sugar; 29.8g Protein

Breakfast: Breakfast Drink (4 pp)
Snack: Apple Peach Crisp Smoothie (5 pp)
Lunch: 2 servings Buffalo Chicken Nuggets (10 pp)
Dinner: Chicken Salad (10 pp)
Snack: Yoplait Light (2 pp) English Toffee Ice Cream Bar (3 pp)

Daily Total/Allowed: 34/35

MMM that balsamic chicken sounds good, I think I'll have to try that recipe! I really need to switch things up, I eat the same things over and over... so boring!

Yesterday's menu:
B: oatmeal/agave syrup/cinnamon, coffee w/ milk (8 pts)
S: banana
L: chicken breast w/ 1 tbsp mayo, broccoli, 1 slice whole wheat bread & 1 laughing cow (12 pts)
S: chocolate yoghurt (2 pts)
D: 2 veggie patties, 1 slice whole wheat bread, 1 laughing cow & 1 slice chicken lunchmeat (12 pts)
D: 2 pieces dark chocolate (2 pts)

36/35

Got in a good workout so +9 activity pts

Not sure what's wrong with me today, have been really hungry all day. I'm at my points for the day and still feeling hungry. I've been trying not to eat my weekly points but I might have to dip in.

B. Three Weetbix and skim milk (6 points)
S. One mini light Babybel cheese and a Carman's Blueberry and Almond Bar (6 points)
L. Three Ryvitas with hummus, ham, spinach and tomato (5 points)
S. A banana
D. Steak, Healthy Choice chips and salad

Points used 29/29

Breakfast: Breakfast Drink (4 pp)
Snack: Apple Peach Crisp Smoothie (5 pp)
Lunch: 2 servings Lime-Honey Glazed Chicken (12 pp)
Dinner: Chicken Salad (10 pp)
Snack: Yoplait Light w Granola (4 pp)

Daily Total/Allowed: 35/35

B: English Muffin, Laughing Cow and Coffee w/ Cream - 7pp
S: Greek Yog and fruit - 2pp
L: Huge Salad w/ romaine, kale, broccoli slaw mix, red onion, cucumbers, bell pepper, artichoke hearts, heart of palm, beets, grilled chicken and a Ranch/Blue Cheese mix - 8pp
S: Not sure yet...
D: Turkey Soup and Biscuit - Gonna say 15'ish.

32/36

B: English Muffin, Laughing Cow and Coffee w/ Cream - 6pp
S: Greek Yog and fruit - 2pp
L: Huge Salad w/ romaine, kale, broccoli slaw mix, red onion, cucumbers, bell pepper, artichoke hearts, heart of palm, beets, grilled chicken, chopped almonds, raw couscous and a pear/Gorgonzola vinaigrette - 9pp
S: Quest Bar - 5pp
D: Chick Fil A - 15pp

37/37

Breakfast: Breakfast Drink (4 pp)
Snack: Apple Peach Crisp Smoothie (5 pp)
Lunch: Thai Chicken Tacos (11 pp)
Dinner: Leftover Tacos (11 pp)
Snack: WW Chocolate Caramel Bites (3 pp)

Daily Total/Allowed: 34/35