Hi Carrie! Sorry I haven't gotten back to you till now, it was a busy afternoon for me!

Spaghetti if you are careful you will be alright use alot of veggies in it and you have 16 points left for the day so you should be alright !

Oh I am not skimping on Thanksgiving and Christmas those 2 days are free for alls here!!!!!!!!!

Here is my journal for today

Breakfast

4 slices center cut bacon 2 points
1 egg 2 points
1/2 cup milk 1.5 points
2 slices rc bread 1 point

Lunch
Burger King cheeseburger 8 points
small fries 5 points

(DH took me out for lunch)

Dinner
Creamed Turkey over savory cornbread 5 points

It put me .5 points over but I had earned 3 activity points so I am okay yet.

Well gotta run to watch a movie with the family......talk to you tomorrow!!!

KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK GIRL WE WILL BE THIN IN NO TIME............WAHHHHOOOO!!!!!

Michelle

Hi Carri and Michelle,

You guys are doing great. Keep up the good work.

Carri do you have a recipe for the spanish rice? My family are rice eaters, but a few variations might be nice.
I did check out ww on line.

Breakfast - oatmeal, 1/2 cup milk, small apple

Lunch - chicken, tossed salad, veggie salad, coffee

supper - beef stew, 1 slice whole wheat bread, 1 cup milk

Have a great evening ladies.

Kathy

I was over points a little last night - but not by too much ... I actually had like 1 1/2 cups to 2 cups of spaghetti ( I was hungry )
and no sauce but had a little bit of butter ( oops ) and some parmesean cheese...I am sure it was not that bad but I had to guess on some of the actual amounts...I will try and be more on the ball today...going to the grocery store tonight so I will take my counter and get some good things...
that center cut bacon was pretty low in points, what brand is it?
and what is the "rc" bread?

After dinner I did have two small squares of this lemon bar thing but it was pretty low fat and they were small squares...I tell ya I was hungry last night....
Do you use the low fat peanut butter? If so what kind and how much fat does it have?

Hi Kathy !!! How have you been? From looking at what you ate yesterday it looks like you did really well - and that is great that you are not skipping meals....
I got the Spanish Rice recipe off of www.allrecipes.com and it was under Mexican Rice I .... it is good...me and my husband love it, I kind of play around with the recipe some....

Okay so I am off to start the day anew and definitely to stay within my points today....

Have a great one, talk to you guys later....

Good morning,

It looks like it is going to be a nice day here so I was thinking i just might walk Cole to the babysitters and then to work. We sure don't have too many nice days left until we get snow. If we hold off until next week then we are doing really well.

Well had more Oatmeal for breakfast this morning, small apple and some milk.

I must run and get ready for work.
Have a wonderfull day

Kathy

Hi Carrie & Kathy! Kathy looks like you did really good yesterday and you are off to a good start this morning too with the oatmeal and apple!!!! WAHOOO look out we are going to sexy babes in no time!!!!!

I had oatmeal this morning and a 1/2 cup of milk 4.5 points for my breakfast. I think I need to stay away from the eggs for awhile for some reason yesterday I was starving and the Burger King at lunch didn't help me either.......AGH!!! I ended up going over by 9 points yesterday after I posted my journal I hit the cookie jar and had 7 oreos which took 9 of my flex points I know that is what they are there for but I try really hard NOT to use them.

Carrie the center cut bacon is Oscar Meyer it is kind of on the pricey side but I got it on sale this week at the store. RC bread is reduced calorie bread you can have slices for 1 point versus the 2 slices of regular bread for 3.5 points. Love just love the reduced fat pnut butter (of course I am a pnut butter hound) I use the Peter Pan rf and it is 190 calories, 2 dietary fiber, and 11 fat grams. I think it is like 2 points per tablespoon I don't have it here in front of me but I think that is right I will check and let you know.

I start work on Friday kind of looking forward to it but not sure how that is going to effect my WW it might help and it might hender we shall see!

Michelle

rc - reduced calorie, duh Carri, ha ha

No, Michelle I think the going to work might help, then you do not have time to think about food, you will be busier and it will give you some more exercise, as far as the food goes, you said you will be working part time so you will probably get minimal time to eat so just bring a quick lunch or dinner...like the cold meat sandwhich and some low fat chips, carrot sticks or FF pudding cups...etc...

Yeah I need to find other things for breakfast that are low in points , I will be looking for that tonight...

Yes, I too LOVE, LOVE peanut butter, I have the rf Jif and it is really good, I think you are right on the points...I also love bacon which is a weakness but when you said that 4 pcs was only 2 pts that made me want some...well I am getting ready to go to lunch so just about anything sounds good right now, we hardly have anything in the house, thus the going to get groceries tonight, so I will just have to see what is there....it may be PB&J for lunch on whole wheat and some milk, I hardly ever get calcium, I am lactose intolerant....

well anyway check back after lunch, see ya girls!!!

Hi girls! I found a new satisfying lunch for only 3 points so you could add fruit or something with it too! Campbell's Soup at Hand now I had the velvety potatoe and it was 3 not sure how many points the other kinds would be but I am sure probably close to the 3 or 5 point range.

So do you have any idea what is for dinner tonight with going to the grocery store? We are having steak on the grill it is like almost 70 here today..........WAHOOO!!!!!!

Michelle

Michelle - it is pretty warm here too, well I guess it is probably about 65 degrees but it feels really warm for some reason.
I have had some of those soups but I have not seen the velvety potatoe, I will definitely look for that one, I love soups, sometimes I just feel bad about all of the sodium in them..
I had more spaghetti for lunch, it was a bad choice since it was probably about 12 points or so but that is about all I had....
As for dinner on nights that we get groceries it is usally lunch meat sandwhiches and chips...I get those individually packaged servings of pringles and it is 4 points per package....we usually dont get home from the store till about 6 or after so it has to be the quickest thing available, since by then I am freakin' starving!!
Ha!!
You know I was looking at the different points for 1 cup of milk, and it is amazing to me that skim, 1%, and 2% all have the same amount of points....isnt that odd? So of course in my mind I am going to drink the 2% right? Right...

Well my husband just called and said that one of his friends may be coming over tonight so he was going to have to skip the grocery tonight, nice try I said.........men!

Well anyway I hope you guys are having a great afternoon,

Hey Carrie!

I do my grocery shopping on Sunday afternoon or Monday morning which ever day seems to be the day I don't have much else to do. Normally it is just me who goes DH is normally working all week on the road and I try not to take my teenager with me or I would be bagging groceries to pay my bill!!!!!

You are making me so hungry for spaghetti!!! My family loves it and I haven't made it for awhile maybe this weekend I will make it. The soup I never really thought about the sodium but then I don't normally salt on anything at all so it shouldn't hurt but then again you never know.

I am starving and am trying to keep busy till dinner is done we are eating later then normal tonight I had some errands to run and I didn't get a start on it till late and the dang potatoes take an hour to cook........AGH the agony!

Well have fun shopping let me know if you find any low point foods!!!!

Michelle

Hi All...

So I didnt end up going to the grocery last night, my husband did have his friend(s) over and they were outside all night and I just enjoyed sitting around in my pajamas and watching TV....
guess what? I had that same darned spaghetti last night...it was already cooked, and it was the easiest thing that I could see, I was so hungry by the time I started getting to dinner... I did make a chicken breast with some spices and cut it up in strips and tossed it with the rest of it, it was really good and filling actually.... I was about 28 or 29 points so I was pushing it...I have been kind of cloudy on the points the last two days so today I need to make sure that I write everything down....
I was thinking about starting to eat the same thing for lunch everyday to take the guess work out...make it something low in points like a chicken breast and some veggies, I could make it before hand and then just reheat all week....I wonder if I would get bored with that though....I would still have variety at dinner and on the weekends...ah we'll see....I am going to the grocery tonight so I better think about it today....
What kind of potatoes took an hour? Baked Potatoes? They sell these potatoes at the Kroger here that are already in plastic and you put them in the microwave for 7 mins, they come out perfect everytime...so good.....

Well I guess I have rambled....talk to you guys later when you wake up, ha....

Good morning girls!

Well I was up early this morning my DH had car auction today so we were up at 6am...WOW that is early for me. But I got up and dressed and when I took my son to school I went to the grocery store to grab some ff creamer for my coffee and they were just putting their salad bar stuff out so I picked up a salad for lunch today. Then I came home and cleaned up the house and am doing laundry and boy do I feel good that all that stuff is done already.

Don't it just feel awesome sometimes to sit in your PJ's and watch TV by yourself and get some down time?

Sorry that you didn't make it to the store last night but when you go tonight take your counter and just check out labels you would be surprised at the things you can have. I found that I didn't have to buy the expensive Smart Ones ice creams and spend 4 points each. Minute Maid has an orange swirl that was cheaper is just as satisfying if you are in the mood for ice cream for 2 points. Hey I saved money and points.......WAHOOO!!!!

I would probably think you might get bored eating the same thing for lunch everyday Carrie. Maybe change it every week what you do. Like eat the same thing one week and then change the next week.

Well this morning I had 3 ff eggo waffles for 3 points and a 1/4 cup of lite pancake syrup for 2 points made a 5 point breakfast plus 1 point for my creamer in my coffee 6 points a bit higher in points then I normally eat but needed a change from the oatmeal.

Well I guess now I have rambled enough I will check back later on today!

Michelle

Good morning Carri and Michelle,

I finally weighed myself after 2 1/2 weeks and I can't believe it, I lost 7 pounds. I don't care if it is water or anything else, I was just too darned happy.

I have been back to work for 2 full weeks and I think it does help as I am too busy to snack all day. So Michelle I think the job will be a help to you.

Carri does your hubby usually go grocery shopping with you? And how do you stop him from putting junk in the cart? I usually have to insist that Mark stays home.

Didn't have a good eating day yesterday as I sat in the hospital with my SIL who is in early labor at 28 weeks with twins. They were able to stop the labor for now so we will see what happens.

Lunch - cambells buttersquash soup, small piece apple pie (no icecream)
Supper - burger king cheeseburger, fries and a coke.

Breakfast this morning oatmeal, and coffee - I have stopped putting sugar in my coffee if that makes any differenceto the bad habit.

Have a great day.
Kathy

Kathy doing a dance for you girl That is just so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good bye 7 lbs forever!!!!!!!!!!

Glad they were able to stop your SIL labor 28 weeks is way to early! Did they put her on bed rest now?

You are doing awesome and one bad day isn't going hurt you every now and then just as long as you get back on track the very next day. In fact sometimes it helps to have a very high point day according to Wendi's plan.

I am getting excited about going to work it is going to be so much fun working for the holiday rush at Walmart!!!! Plus I will get a 10% discount while I am working just in time for my Christmas shopping!!!

I will post my journal from yesterday a little bit later time to go eat some lunch my stomache is growling

Michelle

Thanks for the happy dance Michelle. I have a little more pep in my step this morning just for some extra exercise.

My SIL is in the hospital on bedrest now until the babies are born. They are giving her steriod shots so the babies lungs will develope a little faster just in case. She is in another city which is an hour away so when we go it will be fast food unless we are smart and pack healthy stuff to take with us. Which today I am feeling healthy and fast food is definitly not in my plans.

Walmart for Christmas will be busy! You won't even have time to think about snacking. It will be great to have some extra $ for Christmas. Maybe you'll like it so much you will want to stay on after Christmas for just a few hours a week. I have to say I'm envious that you have all your housework done for the day. I am now off to get that done.

Have a great lunch.

Kathy

Kathy my prayers and thoughts are with your SIL and the babies!!!!!

Carrie how you doing today girl?

I got a 30 minute walk in even though it is cold, windy and crappy outside today. I walked to our uptown and did very little shopping since I knew I would have to carry it home but I got a good deal on some candles and I am a candle freak.

Well I probably won't check back in till later tonight, I have a bunch of errands to run after I pick up my son from school. So everyone have a great OP day!!!!!!!!!

WAHHHOOO we are awesome!!!!!!!!

Michelle