I posted on the other one and forgot it was a new week! So here goes...
Alrighty, back to plan. Of course, being gone for the weekend, I didn't go grocery shopping and, therefore, have NO food in my house (and still have to work both jobs today and tomorrow, so who knows when I will be shopping), so this may possibly change, but here's the plan for today:
ham omelette w/ 2 sausage links (from the office building cafeteria)
mixed nuts (luckily, this was one of the few food items remaining in my house )
hamburger (w/top half of bun removed), possibly with a salad to get some veggies in
I am praying that my feet aren't killing me too badly after job #2 so I can maybe do some grocery shopping at 10 or 11 tonight (depending on when I get out of work). Thank goodness for 24-hour grocery stores--lord knows I can't afford to eat all 3 meals out every day!!
Well, one of my goals this week was to finish the weekend w/out having used all my flex points for the week. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
For those of you not on Weight Watchers, flex points are extra points over your daily points that you can use whenever, or you don't have to use them at all. This week, I officially moved down in points, so where I used to have 28 daily points, now I have only 26 . So I was hoping that having some flex points left over for the week would help, but that didn't work out...
I'll be ok, it's all good!
L: 2 pancakes topped with peach fruit topping and 1/4 c vanilla ice cream, 4 'veggie' sausages
D: 2 c pasta with meatballs and marinara; 2 c romaine and leaf lettuces topped with 1/4 c soy chedder, 1/4 c sunflower seeds and calorie free ranch dressing
S: 50 calorie waffle cone filled with 1/2 c ice cream; 1 'smore; 1 graham cracker topped with 2 marshmallows; 20 'veggie crisps'
Beverages: 80 oz water; 20 oz diet soda; 16 oz van soymilk
Exercise: 8 minutes moves (exercised the back and chest)-included a 5 minute warm up (jumping rope) and 5 minute cool down (stretching)
Going to have some more of my bad 'trigger foods' in the house tomorrow. My daughter, Ariana, is turning 5 tomorrow so, as is the tradition in our house, we will be having cupcakes and ice cream after dinner. We used to have a sheet cake but as I have a huge weakness for ice cream and that cake with the super sugary buttercream frosting I will only be buying a 6 pack of cupcakes so I won't be able to have seconds (or thirds or forths!) even if I wanted to being as there are 5 of us, going to buy just 1 pt of ice cream as well so that won't be sitting around the house tempting me either. I already had too much ice cream the last 2 days since we have 2 half gallons in the freezer. Thankfully dh has been in an ice cream mood, unusual for him, and it is almost gone.
Hoping you managed to get to the 24hr. for some food Jillybean!
That's right, Beth, it's all good and hey, don't put a after "26 points", put a - after all, it means less food, but it also means you weigh less!!
You're done some really good planning around the birthday cake and ice cream situation, Laura - good for you!
Points
Breakfast
3 - 1c Kashi Go Lean cereal, with
2 - 1/2c 1% milk and 3 large strawberries (sliced)
Snack
1 - watermelon
Lunch
5 - Homemade pasta salad *
2 - 1/2c reduced fat cottage cheese
Snack
1 - Astro fat free sugar free yogurt (blueberry)
Dinner
0 - spinach salad with mushrooms and tomatoes
3 - grilled chicken breast chopped into salad
1 - light balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Snack
1 - Weight Watchers 60% whole wheat bread, toasted with 2 - 1tbsp. peanut butter 21 total (1 under target)
* whole wheat and veggie pasta, 1 can of drained (water packed) tuna, diced onion, celery, green & red peppers, tomatoes, fat-free italian dressing
Beverages: 2 large mugs of caffeine-free tea, 2 500ml bottles spring water, 2 large glasses of grapefruit flavoured sparking water, 2 cans of club soda, 1 small bottle of Perrier water
Exercise: I was pretty sore after the mighty hike of yesterday, so today I let the dog drag me around for 20 minutes this morning and another 1/2hr. tonight.
Hi! I'm BACK! Well...I didn't actually go anywhere, I was just too busy this weekend to post. Food-wise (and otherwise, I guess ) it was a really good weekend!
Beth ~ I did WW a few years back (lost 38 pounds) and it was hardest for me when you had to drop points! I had such a struggle with that - I wonder why! Anyway - I understand how you are feeling - don't worry about using up those flex points - just keep plugging away and CONGRATS at losing enough to go down in points!!! YAH!
Laura ~ You have done some great planning! I find that if I can work "food situations" out in my mind beforehand, I don't overeat - I know what to expect! Good for you!
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The weekend:
Saturday - we had a big family reunion - over 2 hours drive away (including the ferry ride). I had totally worked it out in my head how I would eat and talked it over with my mom (she struggled with her weight in the past - well, still does, but she's slim now). I would eat what I want but just a bit of each thing. I have to tell you it worked out GREAT! I was totally prepared for all the mountains of delicious food - and, let me tell you, the food was INCREDIBLE! But I just had one small portion of what I wanted and I DIDN'T go back for seconds even though...kind of I wanted to, but I was FULL - so WHY?! Plus, I didn't care for the cake, so I didn't eat all of my small piece b/c I realized, "Why am I eating this if I don't love it?!" so I stopped eating it! That's HUGE for me! I also figured out something really valuable about myself - I am a mindless eater. I eat things before I even realize I'm eating them and before I've even determined whether or not I want it! I came to this realization when we had stopped along the road for milk and a snack for the kids - I went in and got them milk and crackers. I didn't get myself anything b/c I didn't WANT anything. Get back in the car and I open the crackers for the kids and I'm handing them back to them and I realize that I'm on my 5th cracker! I've eaten 5 crackers and I didn't even WANT any crackers! I stopped eating them...I wasn't hungry, why was I eating them? Anyway, that gave me some "deep thoughts" about my food struggles and it was really an eye-opener!
Okay...I'll stop rambling now.
Anyway, on Sunday - we went out with DH's brother and his wife to lunch at Red Robin and then to the movies. I know I was WAY over my target calories of 1800 for that day...but I think, overall, I did well. I stopped eating when I was full - had water with lunch so I could have a cola at the theatre and stopped eating the popcorn when I realized I didn't really WANT anymore and I was only eating to eat (again, mindless eating thing...). Okay...really, I'm gonna shut up now!
TODAY - MONDAY
Breakfast: Kashi & 1 % milk, wheat toast w/margerine spread
Lunch: Italian Salad (lettuce, olives, swiss cheese, pepperoni, onion, oil & vinegar)
Dinner: Taco Bell - Crunch Wrap Supreme & 32 oz cola
Snacks: cauliflower & cream cheese, sunflower seeds
Drinks: 1/2 diet cola & water
Stolen Foods not Counted: 3 potato thingies at Taco Bell, 1 bite of rice
kcal: 1780 YAH!
Oh, and...this is a SECRET - but I'm gonna be an AUNTIE! My SIL is pregnant, due in March, first child for them. I'm SO excited - I'm not supposed to tell anyone, but I'm bursting at the seams here!
Last edited by alphabetsoup; 07-19-2005 at 03:30 AM.
MAN was I lucky last night--I was working (started my serving shift at 4pm), and a girl who was not scheduled to work came in to pick up a shift, so I was more than willing to give her mine! I flew out the door to the grocery store and never looked back
Today:
banana smoothie (banana, milk, vanilla, and a tiny bit of peanut butter--YUM!)
chicken (microwaved cuz I didn't have any time to really cook it)
fish (I experimented with some salmon with honey mustard sauce last night--hope I cooked it well nough so I can at least keep it down )
Ok, another milestone... when I first started in December/January, I did my BMI, at that point, it was 40.8 or "morbidly obese". Now, I just checked it again, and at my present weight, I'm @35, which is obese 1, I've made it down throught obese 2!! On to just plain "overweight". I'm not sure how much stock I put in BMI, but it's at least nice to know I'm going in the right direction.
As for my food, I'm doing ok at 26 points, but I'm pretty much eating the same foods.
2 - coffee
1 - egg whites
3 - luna bar
5 - zone bar
2 - coffee
3 - tuna
2 - mayo
3 - ww bread 5 - low-fat frozen yogurt
26 points
I also, did 30 mins on the precor and my legs yesterday.
Mindless eating is my downfall, too. As I practice the habit of more mindful eating, I'm amazed at what a difference it makes.
Today will be a test. My daughter's been gone for almost five days now, and tonight is her homecoming. Like any 4-year-old, she's fascinated by commercials on TV, and wants everythign. Well, she was really excited about that Betty Crocker Bake and Fill Cake Pan Set. Ice cream INSIDE of cake?!! Wow. I have told her that we're not going to buy it more times than I can count. I have little need to bake cakes, and no storage space for special pans. Well... unbeknownst to me, Hunter ordered the darn thing, as a treat for her. So last night I made a butter pecan cake, filled with pudding and blueberries.
*sighs*
Anyway, I expect to eat some of it, and enjoy it immensely. And then send it to Hunter's work, or to grandma's, to get rid of the rest.
MONDAY
Breakfast:
coffee with milk
wheat bagel
neufchatel cheese
Lunch:
hamburger patty
broccoli with velveeta
Dinner:
3 chicken tenders (mcdonalds) dipped in some ranch
Snacks throughout the day:
cantaloupe
2 unfrosted cupcakes
I was chuffed to bits when I left the morbidly obese category as well. My BMI is currently 36.81, down from 42.49.
Sun 17/07:
Breakfast: Banana shake (7 oz banana, ice. ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract). Lunch: 3 thin slices ham & 1 tblsp. Phili Light on 72 g whole-grain bread, naked coleslaw, radishes. Dinner: 2 cups special fried rice, 3 spare ribs in orange sauce, ¼ portion crispy garlic chicken. Drinks: 1 bottle beer, 750 ml coffee, 500 ml diet Pepsi, 750 ml green tea, 2 litres water.
Total kcals: Too many! (492 before the beer and Chinese meal).
Exercise: 1.71 mile walk to and from the Chinese .
Mon 18/07:
Breakfast: Banana shake (7 oz banana, ice. ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract). Throughout the Day: 6 oz cherries, ½ cup croutons, 1½ tblsp. pecan pieces, 6 large sushi maki rolls, naked coleslaw, radishes, 2 oz tuna (packed in water & drained), iced yogurt on a stick. Drinks: 750 ml coffee, 750 ml green tea, 750 ml sparkling mineral water, Starbuck's FF grande latte, 2 litres water.
Total kcals: 914 (plus free veggies) to limit yesterday's damage.
Breakfast: Banana shake (6¾ oz banana, ice, ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract). Lunch: 2 thin slices ham & 1 tblsp. Phili Light on 72 g whole-grain bread, naked coleslaw, radishes. Dinner: 8 oz chicken, 2 oz whole-wheat couscous with basil, onion, 1 cup peas. Snacks: 2 NV peanut granola bars, 2 oz raspberries. Drinks: 500 ml black tea, 750 ml coffee, 750 ml green tea, 2½ litres water.
B: 1 1/4 c Kashi GoLean Crunch with 1/3 c soymilk; 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce; 1/2 c diced peaches in light syrup
L: Um, oops 'n' stuff! Other than skipping lunch I did pretty well
D: 5 breaded and fried chicken tenders on top 3 c romaine and leaf lettuces with 1/4 c shredded soy chedder and 1/4 c sunflower seeds, 3 TBS calorie free ranch; 1/2 c baked potato wedges; 20 'veggie crisps'
S: 1 chocolate cupcake with gobbs of freakin' super-bright hot pink buttercream frosting, 3/4 cup vanilla ice cream (Breyers Natural Vanilla has 140 cal, 7 gram fat (4.5 sat fat) per 1/2 c serving which is pretty reasonable for real ice cream!); 1/4 Hershey's milk chocolate bar; 1 slice wheat toast with 2 tbs peanutbutter
Beverages: 66 oz water; 24 oz diet soda; 12 oz soymilk
Exercise: 8 minute moves; 15 minute run/walk Something new! More info in the "Shake Your Groove Thang" thread.
Of all the scrumptious birthday foods I could be having, my menu today is:
omelette w/spinach and salsa
baked salmon
chicken breast w/bbq sauce
egg salad
I am sure there will be cake today (any excuse to have cake in the office!), but I will not have any. I know a piece of cake won't make me gain any real pounds, but I weigh-in at TOPS tomorrow night, and I don't want "cake guilt" hanging over my head, forcing me to work ridiculously hard at the gym when I am as tired as I am
I'm barely able to function today, having worked until 3 a.m. on a deadline project, getting to sleep around 5 a.m. and having just recently woken up (I'm taking a well deserved morning off!)
Points
Breakfast
3 - 1c Kashi Go Lean cereal, with
2 - 1/2c 1% milk and
1 - 1/2 medium banana
Snack
1 - 1/2 medium banana with
1 - sliced strawberries
Lunch
4 - homemade beans and rice (with tomato, garlic & celery)
2 - 1/2c reduced fat cottage cheese
Snack
1 - watermelon
Dinner
5 - salad from take-out salad bar *
Evening Snack
1 - Astro fat free sugar free yogurt (peach)
2 a.m. Snack 2 - Maynard's Wine Gums 22 total (1 over target)
* mixed greens, mushrooms, tomato, green onions, cucumber slices, sliced radishes, shredded crab meat, walnut halves, and basalmic dressing
Beverages: Here I lose track - I know I had a large mug of caffeine-free tea at breakfast and drank several bottles of spring water, club soda and Perrier water during the day and night at work (all taken from the firm kitchen). I did drink a few cups of black coffee in the middle of the night, as well.
Exercise: Other than the dog's morning walk, that was it (unless running up and down the halls of my office like a chicken with its head cut off counts as exercise...)
Weekly Journal Buddy Thread (July 18-24)
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. So I was hoping that having some flex points left over for the week would help, but that didn't work out...
- after all, it means less food, but it also means you weigh less!! 
) it was a really good weekend! 
Too many! (492 before the beer and Chinese meal).
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Other than skipping lunch I did pretty well 