Patchymama I was thinking also if you need help in reaching your points target eat nutritionally dense foods like peanut butter (natural),avocado,Coconut, more beans,legumes. Just a suggestion. I mean your journals look great with lots of fruit and veg.

Got to my 5% goal to day! lost 13 lbs! since end of July :)
I was surprised to lose 3 lbs this week at weigh-in..last week I stayed the same..so happy, still motivated to keep going..

Tracker for today:

Points allowed for the day: 40

Breakfast:
1 cheese bagel(6pp) butter(1pp), stir fried vegtables with 1 tsp oil (1pp)

snack: peanut butter (6PP), banana(0pp)

lunch: small fries (4PP), chips(7PP)
pepsi (5pp)-----not a super healthy lunch :dizzy: (still its ok I tracked it)

snack: cube of allegra cheese (2pp)

supper: Pasta with hamburger, tomato, cheese,tomato sauce (8pp)

snack: toast with butter and jam (5pp)
Used 40 PP + 5 weeklies

*nods* I usually would do just that! But this challenge doesn't allow legumes so most of that is out :( I can have avacado I just don't like it. I think more cashews/macadamia nuts I think. Also, coconut oil when cooking. I eat a lot of my veggies raw and I think I'd do better cooking them with oil!

Tracker for today:

Points allowed for the day: 40

Breakfast: coffee with milk and sugar (2PP)
cereal with milk (5PP)

lunch: tomato sandwich with mayo ( 4PP)deli meat (2PP), plate of leftover pasta (7PP)
snack: potato straws (4PP)

supper: 3 corn tortillas (4PP) with chicken (4PP),small amount of avocado(1PP) with green tossed salad (1PP), refried beans (3PP)

snack: toast with butter(4PP), Peanut butter(3PP), one banana(0PP), chocolate (5PP)

Used:40+ 10 weeklies

@ patchymama....I didn't care for avocado for a long time...then someone had a crochet night and made snacks and she had a very easy to make guacamole that was so fragrant I had to try it and I loved it. Avocado and just a little bit of each of the next ingredients: lime juice from fresh, chopped cilantro, red pepper flakes, chopped garlic, red onion and tomato. Not sure if that would whet your whistle by the "other" ingredients, but its a good recipe that by the "add ins" lessons the per serving calories and fat inherent in avocado. Did it sound tempting at all? :)

Since Thursday I have been eating less and my tracker shows that. I'm counting calories and tracking both that and points.

Today's menu was:
late breakfast:
2 hard boiled eggs and 3 slices reduced calorie 7 grain bread with 1 pat of butter. Large hot tea with milk (1 full point for 1/4 cup of fat free milk!!!) 9 points total

(then we went food shopping)

snack:
handful of grapes on way home from food shopping 0 points

late afternoon lunch (cuz dinner was going to be late too and I had to eat something light:
strawberries 1 cup, nonfat greek yogurt 1/4 cup (1p), kashi 7 whole grain puffs 1/4 cup and 1/8 cup bran buds (the kashi gave me zero points for the amount, so by using the "amount" feature on the website, I decided on 1 point total for the cereal by - total snacks: 2 points

late dinner: (The whole day was on delay it seemed)
4 Celentano cheese ravioli 6 points
Canned tomatoes, jarred marina sauce, with added garlic, onions and lean drained ground beef, my serving size just under a cup - 6 points - I painstakingly figured out how much of this I ate based on the amount of each ingredient to come up with the points
2 teaspoons Kraft parmesan cheese 1 point, and worth every bit!

24 points for the day, didn't have enough dairy or oil or veg for that matter, but it is what it is. I meant to make broccoli but I didn't get to it, and I had planned an evening tea, but it didn't happen.

Today was difficult budgeting my time, and that's reflected in the menu. The eggs were already cooked in the fridge so that was easy. The grapes were just handy, but I didn't sit there with the bag in my lap and go crazy. Family wanted ravioli, so I went with it.

And there it is. Tomorrow will be better as I'll have a salad for lunch and I bought President fat free feta to try. I've been eating greek salad for lunch a lot, and the light feta seems like a good idea. I can't remember if it has less sodium too. Anyhow, the weekdays are easier than the weekends, so I'm looking forward to the week and seeing how my modified plan unfolds.

Okay, back to tracking here after 2 days of being lazy and not posting... Gotta get back to that!

Here's my today's tracker =

B :
2 slices of WW white bread (4) + 2 tbspoon of low calories jelly (2)

L :
Spinach salad with celery, green pepper bell and shellfish w/ dressing (2)
Apple
Strawberries
Unsweeted fruit sauce
Granola bar (6)

D :
Chinese macaroni (macaronis + extra lean ground beef and veggies) 13

S :
1/2 vanilla fat free yogourt (2)

Target : 29
Used : 29
AP : 2 points for jogging / not used.

Tracker for today:

Points allowed for the day: 40

Breakfast: 2 x coffee with milk and sugar (4PP)
Weight watchers breakfast sandwich (4PP)
hot cream of wheat (2PP) and a little milk (1PP)

snack: Special K strawberry fruit crisps(3PP)

lunch: deli chicken and tomato sandwich with mayo(7PP), cheese string (2PP)

supper: wrap sandwich with beef ( 9PP), fried zuccinni sticks(5PP)

snack: yogurt (2PP)with muesli(3PP) and berries
2 pieces of bread (4PP)

Used:40+6 weekly
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Tracker for sept 12

B: 1c almond milk (1)
1c power berries
1 banana
1t chia seeds (1)
Bee pollen
1/4 slice banana bread (1)

S: 15 almonds (3)
Apple

L: chick peas w/veggies and tomatoes (4)
5 thin crisp crackers (2)
1c cauliflower

S: 1c cucumber & green peppers

D: 1 Ezekiel bread (2)
1T nat Pb (3)
Apple
1t honey (1)
15 pop chips (2)

S: 1c almond milk (1)
1T cocoa(1)

Total PP used 22
Total remaining (7)
Total earned (4)

Proatthis - I can't wait to try almond milk! I'm going to attempt to make a pumpkin spice latte with it after my 30 day challenge is up. (I think I'm going dairy free afterwards)

I accidentally just used 18 points on breakfast. Oh well, I've been complaining about not eating enough? *laughs* I also haven't been to the gym in a few days.... unsure if I should get all sweaty with the new tattoo. It itches like crazy today.

Anyway, I didn't track the last two days because I barely ate but am tracking and will hit goals today.

I really like the ''accidentally''! LOL!

Tracker for today:

Points allowed for the day: 40

Breakfast: coffee with milk and sugar (2PP), bread and cheese (4PP)

snack: Special K strawberry fruit crisps(3PP)

lunch: one taco with chicken, salsa, veggies, a little feta cheese (5PP), samosa (3PP), fresh cherries (0PP)

supper: salad with dressing(2PP), 1/2 cup of pasta noodles(2PP), 4 meatballs (5PP)

snack: one cup of smartfood popcorn (2PP), sesame snack (4PP), sandwich with deli meat and mayo (8PP)

Used: 40PP..no weeklies used

Patchymama I love almond milk now! Especially in my morning oatmeal or my power shakes. It's funny I didn't like it when I first bought it. But now I know what I like it with. I have cut out a lot of dairy and meat sources and it feels good with me too. I'm not 100 % clean on no dairy and meat but cut it down a lot! I couldn't do what your doing though I need beans and legumes!

Wahoo!! Had my weigh in yesterday, and after really getting back into gear after only losing 1.4 pounds over 3 weeks, I lost 3.8 pounds, and hit 45 pounds (since starting WW on May 10!).

Tracker from yesterday:

B: Nothing

L: Lean Cuisine Tortilla Crusted Fish - 8
Apple - 0
Diet Pepsi - 0

D: 1/2 cup cooked chicken breast - 3
1 tbsp barbeque sauce - 1
1 1/2 cup broccoli - 0

S: Skinny Cow ice cream cup - 4
WW Soft cookie - 2
94% fat free microwave popcorn - 3
2 tsp almond oil - 2

Water: 32 oz

Exercise: Nothing tonight, Boy Scout Court of Honor with DS

It totally was! ;) I didn't realize the sausages were 4 points each lol.

Yeah, When my 30 days are over I will add beans and legumes back in, also a tiny bit of whole grains. But I'm sticking with the no "white" sugar and no dairy. I have had psoriasis on my ankle for 14 years.... its almost entirely cleared up since dropping all this stuff from my diet. I'm assuming its the dairy but I might be wrong. :)

I was starving last night. But I did get to both spin and body pump. I got on the scale this morning to check my progress and .... nothing. sigh. I don't know if its the drastic calorie reduction or what but... nothing. I ate a huge dinner last night and am hoping it helps bump up my metabolism.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Morning
1 tsp olive oil 1
1 cup(s) spinach 0
2 item(s) egg 4
1/8 cup(s) onion(s) 0
3 serving(s) Sunflower Market - breakfast sausage 1 link 13
1 small apple(s) 0
Subtotal 18

Midday
1 serving(s) Fresh & easy dried apricot - 9 pieces 3
1 link(s) Chicken & apple smoked chicken sausage 4
Subtotal 7

Evening
1 cup(s) cooked zucchini 0
2 tsp olive oil 2
1 cup(s) spinach 0
1 serving(s) Sunflower Market italian sausage 1link 4
2 Giada Marinara Sauce (homemade) (1/2 cup serving) 4
Subtotal 10

Anytime
1 large banana(s) 0
1 bar(s) LaraBars Apple pie 5
Subtotal 5

Food PointsPlus values total used 40
Food PointsPlus values remaining -11
Activity
Spin 15 high - Activity I created 4
Spin 45 moderate - Activity I created 4
Body Pump - 45 min - Activity I created 3
Activity PointsPlus values earned 11