Hello my faithful readers, whomever you may be! As you know, I don't post on Thursdays...but I usually post my weigh in. I went back and forth whether I would share how I did this week on the scale...and REALLY didn't want to, cause it was so bad. But, this blog, and weight loss in general, has the good, bad AND the ugly, so I will tell you. I was up 2.4 pounds from the holiday weekend. I know...terrible. But there is nothing I can do about it, besides work hard to get it off! Right? Here is a look at today!
Breakfast - Oatmeal w/peanut butter, and a VitaTop - 4 points
Lunch - 2 slices 2% cheese on an Arnold Thin grilled cheese sandwich, and 1 bag of the Smart Clusters Honey Multigrain - 4 points - and MAN...was that a good lunch! I will be having that again for sure!
Snack - 1 cup Jumbo Rice Krispies with 1/2 cup milk - 2 points
Dinner - Spinach Lasagna with 1 piece of bread w/spray butter - 11 points - this meal is so amazing...it tastes like you are just eating gobs and gobs of gooey, fattening cheese...you would never guess that it has fat free and reduced fat ingredients! YUM!
Then, my dear friends, I did FORTY...oh yes...I said FORTY MINUTES on the elliptical and burned 607 calories! Yeah for me! I had three points left...so I decided to have my newest delight....2 brownies with frosting for 3 points. Finished off the day quite perfectly I must say!
So...the next week is going to be VERY challenging for me. Let me break it down for you....
Tomorrow ( Saturday ) - My Brother-in-law's wedding/reception. Need I say more?
Sunday - Going out to dinner with friends and back to their house for ice cream
Monday - Going away for a night with my hubby to Cleveland to see a Yankees game...um lets see...hotel breakfasts....hot dogs at the game....eating while traveling there...not too pretty of a picture.
Tuesday - Still away with the hubby
Friday - Leaving for the weekend with my dad, brother and my girls for NYC for 3 days to see Yankees play at the new stadium ( YAY! ) and visit relatives. 3 more days of staying with someone and having my food prepared for me, instead of making my own and knowing the points values.
That brings me right up until next Monday. Do you agree I have a uphill battle ahead?????
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
May 27th, 2009
I had a good day yesterday. Of course, 1 good day, is not going to make up for 4 bad ones on the scale, but oh well. Here is a look at how my day went....
Breakfast - Strawberry jello dessert, and 2 banana muffins - 4 points ( oh yeah..that strawberry dessert? 1 point! I will share the recipe...maybe later! :-)
Snack - 1 bag popcorn - 1 point
Lunch - PB&J sandwich - 3 points
Then, I came home from work and did 22 minutes on the elliptical....and burned 400 calories! I don't know how accurate the calorie burning calculation is, but I know I was sweating and exhuasted when I was finished! :-) I'm going to try for 25 minutes today!
Snack after working out - Granola bar - 2 points
Dinner - Turkey burger with cheese and light barbecue sauce, green beans, and a pickle - 7 points
Dessert - 1 point bar - 1 point
Then we went to church, and I was in the nursery with the kids, so I had 2 points of animal crackers...those things are really good.
After church I came home and had a Vitalicious brownie, with 1 TB of the Reduced Sugar Frosting on top for 2 points. DELICIOUS.
Oh yeah, and I must admit, the Vitalicious muffin tops and brownies are really growing on me. I actually really like them now...and will order them again! I guess I needed to just give them time! ;-) That's all for today folks! I don't know if I'm going to weigh in tonight....I just don't even want to see it. I'll let you know what I decide to do! Have a great day!
Breakfast - Strawberry jello dessert, and 2 banana muffins - 4 points ( oh yeah..that strawberry dessert? 1 point! I will share the recipe...maybe later! :-)
Snack - 1 bag popcorn - 1 point
Lunch - PB&J sandwich - 3 points
Then, I came home from work and did 22 minutes on the elliptical....and burned 400 calories! I don't know how accurate the calorie burning calculation is, but I know I was sweating and exhuasted when I was finished! :-) I'm going to try for 25 minutes today!
Snack after working out - Granola bar - 2 points
Dinner - Turkey burger with cheese and light barbecue sauce, green beans, and a pickle - 7 points
Dessert - 1 point bar - 1 point
Then we went to church, and I was in the nursery with the kids, so I had 2 points of animal crackers...those things are really good.
After church I came home and had a Vitalicious brownie, with 1 TB of the Reduced Sugar Frosting on top for 2 points. DELICIOUS.
Oh yeah, and I must admit, the Vitalicious muffin tops and brownies are really growing on me. I actually really like them now...and will order them again! I guess I needed to just give them time! ;-) That's all for today folks! I don't know if I'm going to weigh in tonight....I just don't even want to see it. I'll let you know what I decide to do! Have a great day!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Just kill me now
That explains how I feel about the past 4 days. Wow...it was bad. Really bad. I feel like I let all my blog readers down by doing so horrible. I'm so sorry everyone. I wish I could say that I had great self control, and made good choices, but I didn't, and I'm sure going to pay for it on the scale. I don't know what else to say, besides, tomorrow is a new day, and a great day to start again.
On a happy note...I bought an elliptical! I can't tell you how happy I am about this! I'm so excited to be able to start excercising! I haven't done it in so long for lack of time, so I'm really happy to have a machine at home now! I got an awesome deal too! Here is the one that I got :
It has video games, I-Fit ( where I can buy Jillian Micheals workouts and plug them in to hear her talk to me! COOL! ) and tons of different features. I'm so excited to start it tomorrow....along with my good eating habits again. Ya know, its funny, cause its so enjoyable to be bad and eat bad while you are doing it...but it is not worth it afterwards. :-( Next week I'm going out of town twice, so I need to do really well up until then to make up for it a little bit. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend...and did better than I did as far as eating goes! I'll start posting my daily food intake again also starting tomorrow! Have a great night!
On a happy note...I bought an elliptical! I can't tell you how happy I am about this! I'm so excited to be able to start excercising! I haven't done it in so long for lack of time, so I'm really happy to have a machine at home now! I got an awesome deal too! Here is the one that I got :
It has video games, I-Fit ( where I can buy Jillian Micheals workouts and plug them in to hear her talk to me! COOL! ) and tons of different features. I'm so excited to start it tomorrow....along with my good eating habits again. Ya know, its funny, cause its so enjoyable to be bad and eat bad while you are doing it...but it is not worth it afterwards. :-( Next week I'm going out of town twice, so I need to do really well up until then to make up for it a little bit. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend...and did better than I did as far as eating goes! I'll start posting my daily food intake again also starting tomorrow! Have a great night!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend
I KNOW this weekend is going to be bad. On top of going out to eat tonight, tomorrow, family picnic on Sunday, and a huge picnic again on Monday, I have a visit from a monthly not-so-friend. Ugh. I mean, I'm not going to blow the whole weekend on purpose, but exp this time of month, I feel like I have no will power.
Also, I don't know if it's just me, but I know they always talk about "Mental Rehearsing" before going to a party/picnic. For those of you who don't know...that would be like, "Ok, I'm going to only have 1 hog dog with 1/2 a roll, and I will pick 1 dessert that looks the best and just have 1 piece of it." etc. That is great...and I do that part wonderfully! Seriously, I go to a party all prepared with what I am going to do...its just the executing part of the plan that I can't seem to go through with. For example, going out to eat with my husband tonight, I can think all I want that I'm just going to have a salad with grilled chicken...but as soon as I see the menu with a Friday Fish Fry, and Chicken French, I know that is what I will choose. After all, I'm out to dinner with my family, how often does that happen? The problem is...every weekend for this summer is crazy busy with events like this! I NEED HELP!!
What do you guys do? It just seems like I always have such good intentions, but by the end of the day, I'm always so mad at myself for the choices I ended up making.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
May 18th, 2009
Ya know....I figure if the week only consisted of Monday-Friday and we got rid of the weekend, I probably would have been at my goal weight 6 months ago. Weekends are SO hard for me...for some reason I feel like I lose control. It's the combo of my husband being home and making good meals/desserts, going to people's houses, going out to eat with my hubby and girls seeing that it is the only time we are all home together, etc. Sigh....well, on to my day yesterday...
Breakfast - 1 cup Jumbo Rice Krispies, 1/2 cup milk, and an overflowing cup of strawberries - 3 points
Snack - 1 banana - 2 points
Lunch - Egg salad/mayo on a sandwich thin, Smart food caramel popcorn and a diet soda - 6 points
Snack - 1 Triple Chunk Vita Top - 1 point ( For some reason I liked the Vitatops better today...it tasted really yummy compared to last time I ate it! I think I figured out why. If I want CHOCOLATE, I won't go for a Vitatop. I would go for my 1 point brownies cause they fill that craving. But, for a afternoon snack, the Vitatops are pretty good. Make sense? :-)
Dinner - Spinach Lasanga with a Arnold Sandwich Thin w/spray butter - 9 points
Ok, this dinner was AMAZING!!! I wish I could remember whose blog I got it off of so I could give credit where credit is due, but I can't remember! I made it last night, and my non-ww sister was over and she loved it! I'm totally having it for dinner again tonight...cause I have leftovers! I will post the recipe.
Dessert - 2 brownies with 1 Tablespoon melted "Reduced Sugar Chocolate Frosting" on them - 3 points
Ok...so I came up with this brillant idea. I was making the single microwave cake w/frosting from WW Chick's blog, and I liked it, but I not a huge cake fan overall. I would rather have a brownie. But I realized why I loved that cake recipe is because I LOVED having the frosting. So, for 1 point less than the cake, I warmed up 2 brownies, then put the frosting in a little cup, warmed it up for 15 seconds and poured it over the brownies. Can you say HEAVEN????
So, that was my day. What did you think? LOL! I will now leave you with the Spinach Lasagna!
Spinach Lasagna
9 points for 4 servings
1 24 oz jar Classico Fire Roasted Tomato and Garlic Pasta Sauce
2 tsp minced garlic
pinch nutmeg ( i didn't use )
1.5 bags of fresh spinach leaves
1/2 cup fat free egg substitute
15 oz fat free ricotta cheese
garlic salt
little onion powder
italian seasonings
6 pieces lasagna noodles ( Now, I used whole wheat, so I have to think that lowered the points a little )
3 cups Weight Watchers Mozzarella cheese ( I used 2 cups of Fat Free Mozzarella cheese and the rest, 2% milk cheese. I know this dropped the points a bit too )
2 TBS reduced fat Parmesan cheese
Spray a pan with cooking spray and turn on medium heat. Put garlic and nutmeg in pan and when it starts to sizzle, add spinach leaves. Stir until the spinach leaves are wilted and then remove from heat.
In a bowl, combine egg substitute, ricotta, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasonings, 1.5 cups mozzarella, and spinach leaves.
Spray a 2 quart pan,( or 8x8 or whatever size you want to use) with cooking spray. Pour about 1/2 jar of sauce on bottom. Top with 3 noodles, then top with half of cheese/spinach mixture. Pour next 1/3 jar sauce on top. Repeat with reamaining noodles, cheese and sauce. Top with remaining mozzarella and the parmesan.
Cover with foil and place on a cookie sheet ( just in case of overflow ) and bake at 375 for 50-60 mintues. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes longer. Let set for about 5 minutes after you remove it from the oven. ( Mine baked in 50 minutes TOTAL....fyi )
YUMMY! Let me know if you try this! You will LOVE it! Chow!
Breakfast - 1 cup Jumbo Rice Krispies, 1/2 cup milk, and an overflowing cup of strawberries - 3 points
Snack - 1 banana - 2 points
Lunch - Egg salad/mayo on a sandwich thin, Smart food caramel popcorn and a diet soda - 6 points
Snack - 1 Triple Chunk Vita Top - 1 point ( For some reason I liked the Vitatops better today...it tasted really yummy compared to last time I ate it! I think I figured out why. If I want CHOCOLATE, I won't go for a Vitatop. I would go for my 1 point brownies cause they fill that craving. But, for a afternoon snack, the Vitatops are pretty good. Make sense? :-)
Dinner - Spinach Lasanga with a Arnold Sandwich Thin w/spray butter - 9 points
Ok, this dinner was AMAZING!!! I wish I could remember whose blog I got it off of so I could give credit where credit is due, but I can't remember! I made it last night, and my non-ww sister was over and she loved it! I'm totally having it for dinner again tonight...cause I have leftovers! I will post the recipe.
Dessert - 2 brownies with 1 Tablespoon melted "Reduced Sugar Chocolate Frosting" on them - 3 points
Ok...so I came up with this brillant idea. I was making the single microwave cake w/frosting from WW Chick's blog, and I liked it, but I not a huge cake fan overall. I would rather have a brownie. But I realized why I loved that cake recipe is because I LOVED having the frosting. So, for 1 point less than the cake, I warmed up 2 brownies, then put the frosting in a little cup, warmed it up for 15 seconds and poured it over the brownies. Can you say HEAVEN????
So, that was my day. What did you think? LOL! I will now leave you with the Spinach Lasagna!
Spinach Lasagna
9 points for 4 servings
1 24 oz jar Classico Fire Roasted Tomato and Garlic Pasta Sauce
2 tsp minced garlic
pinch nutmeg ( i didn't use )
1.5 bags of fresh spinach leaves
1/2 cup fat free egg substitute
15 oz fat free ricotta cheese
garlic salt
little onion powder
italian seasonings
6 pieces lasagna noodles ( Now, I used whole wheat, so I have to think that lowered the points a little )
3 cups Weight Watchers Mozzarella cheese ( I used 2 cups of Fat Free Mozzarella cheese and the rest, 2% milk cheese. I know this dropped the points a bit too )
2 TBS reduced fat Parmesan cheese
Spray a pan with cooking spray and turn on medium heat. Put garlic and nutmeg in pan and when it starts to sizzle, add spinach leaves. Stir until the spinach leaves are wilted and then remove from heat.
In a bowl, combine egg substitute, ricotta, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasonings, 1.5 cups mozzarella, and spinach leaves.
Spray a 2 quart pan,( or 8x8 or whatever size you want to use) with cooking spray. Pour about 1/2 jar of sauce on bottom. Top with 3 noodles, then top with half of cheese/spinach mixture. Pour next 1/3 jar sauce on top. Repeat with reamaining noodles, cheese and sauce. Top with remaining mozzarella and the parmesan.
Cover with foil and place on a cookie sheet ( just in case of overflow ) and bake at 375 for 50-60 mintues. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes longer. Let set for about 5 minutes after you remove it from the oven. ( Mine baked in 50 minutes TOTAL....fyi )
YUMMY! Let me know if you try this! You will LOVE it! Chow!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Ever have a day like this?
Today was just one of those days that I started off so well...then ended up NOT proud of myself at the end of the day. Here...I'll show you....
Breakfast - 1 1/2 cups of Kashi cereal with 1/2 cup of milk - 4 points
Ok, so then I had my niece's 4th birthday party to bring my girls to. Now, they were having egg salad sandwichs for lunch, so I even did so well as I made my own egg salad ( 1 egg, 2 egg whites with lite mayo) and had it on an Arnold Sandwich Thin. Great right? She had fruit skewers which was great! So lunch was - 6 points
This is where the day first went sour. I brought my own 1 point brownies for dessert, promising myself if they had cake, I would have my brownies instead. Sounds great...right? WELL, she had made yummy, soft, chewy sugar cookies for the kids to frost with her DELICIOUS whipped frosting. Oh my gosh. Some other person took over my body...and I had 2 1/2 cookies with frosting. Yup. I did. And at the moment, I didn't even care. I figured, well, I'll just eat very few points the rest of the day and I should be fine. Problem was...it was still 12:30 at the time.
Then I came home and made myself not eat anything until dinner time. Oh my gosh. I found the most AMAZING dinner. It's my new favorite...taped on my cupboard door...tastes like you are at "Taco Bell" recipe. You know I will share it...right? ;-)
Dinner - Chicken and Rice Burritos w/sour cream - 6 points
Well...if I told you my day ended there...it would have been perfect. But it didn't. I continued to have a big bowl of Captain Crunch, 3 one point brownies....I think that may be it. I did take a nice uphill walk though. I just don't know what it is, but I felt like I didn't have control last night. Ever have days like that? Most days, it's not a problem and I just tell myself "No." I don't know what it was last night...but it's over. Today is a new day, and I'm trying again! I will leave you with this AMAZING recipe! Go make it for dinner tonight...the family will love it!
Chicken and Rice Burritos
10 points for whole recipe
Serves 2 ( or 1 very hungry person! )
1 cup cooked brown rice
1/4 cup salsa
1/2 cup cooked, diced chicken ( 3 ounces )
1/4 cup 2% Cheddar cheese ( you could use regular and add one point, or FF and take away 1 point...I think! )
2 whole wheat flour tortillas ( I use the 1 point ones )
Reduced Fat or Fat Free Sour cream/salsa to dip
Microwave the chicken and salsa together in the microwave until hot. Stir in rice and cheese. Seperate mix into the 2 tortillas. For the entire recipe it is 10 points. So, one burrito would be 5 points! I'm telling you....dip it in some sour cream and you could swear you are at Taco Bell! They are so good that I am making them for dinner again tonight! YEAH!!
Also, a little tip. If you want to make this SUPER easy and fast to make, use the Minute Ready to Serve brown rice. Stick it in the microwave for 1 minute and it is ready. It is 1 cup, so it is exactly what you need for this recipe. No joke, I made this meal in less than 10 minutes! That's what I like!
Breakfast - 1 1/2 cups of Kashi cereal with 1/2 cup of milk - 4 points
Ok, so then I had my niece's 4th birthday party to bring my girls to. Now, they were having egg salad sandwichs for lunch, so I even did so well as I made my own egg salad ( 1 egg, 2 egg whites with lite mayo) and had it on an Arnold Sandwich Thin. Great right? She had fruit skewers which was great! So lunch was - 6 points
This is where the day first went sour. I brought my own 1 point brownies for dessert, promising myself if they had cake, I would have my brownies instead. Sounds great...right? WELL, she had made yummy, soft, chewy sugar cookies for the kids to frost with her DELICIOUS whipped frosting. Oh my gosh. Some other person took over my body...and I had 2 1/2 cookies with frosting. Yup. I did. And at the moment, I didn't even care. I figured, well, I'll just eat very few points the rest of the day and I should be fine. Problem was...it was still 12:30 at the time.
Then I came home and made myself not eat anything until dinner time. Oh my gosh. I found the most AMAZING dinner. It's my new favorite...taped on my cupboard door...tastes like you are at "Taco Bell" recipe. You know I will share it...right? ;-)
Dinner - Chicken and Rice Burritos w/sour cream - 6 points
Well...if I told you my day ended there...it would have been perfect. But it didn't. I continued to have a big bowl of Captain Crunch, 3 one point brownies....I think that may be it. I did take a nice uphill walk though. I just don't know what it is, but I felt like I didn't have control last night. Ever have days like that? Most days, it's not a problem and I just tell myself "No." I don't know what it was last night...but it's over. Today is a new day, and I'm trying again! I will leave you with this AMAZING recipe! Go make it for dinner tonight...the family will love it!
Chicken and Rice Burritos
10 points for whole recipe
Serves 2 ( or 1 very hungry person! )
1 cup cooked brown rice
1/4 cup salsa
1/2 cup cooked, diced chicken ( 3 ounces )
1/4 cup 2% Cheddar cheese ( you could use regular and add one point, or FF and take away 1 point...I think! )
2 whole wheat flour tortillas ( I use the 1 point ones )
Reduced Fat or Fat Free Sour cream/salsa to dip
Microwave the chicken and salsa together in the microwave until hot. Stir in rice and cheese. Seperate mix into the 2 tortillas. For the entire recipe it is 10 points. So, one burrito would be 5 points! I'm telling you....dip it in some sour cream and you could swear you are at Taco Bell! They are so good that I am making them for dinner again tonight! YEAH!!
Also, a little tip. If you want to make this SUPER easy and fast to make, use the Minute Ready to Serve brown rice. Stick it in the microwave for 1 minute and it is ready. It is 1 cup, so it is exactly what you need for this recipe. No joke, I made this meal in less than 10 minutes! That's what I like!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
May 13th, 2009
Hello Friends! Today is weigh in day...and I'm not confident in how I'm going to do. I really only had one off day...on Mother's Day...so the scale may or may not punish me for that. It's really tough losing these 5-6 pounds to get to goal weight...I've been trying to lose the same pounds for months! AHHH! Here was my day....
Breakfast - 1/2 cup egg substitute, tomatoes, spinach and 1 slice of 2% cheese on an Arnold Thin and 1/2 cup of V8 light juice - 3 points
Snack - Carrots and 2 TBSP Ranch dressing - 2 points ( no broccoli, but I forgot to take a pic and this is all I had! ;-)
Snack - Fiber Plus granola bar - 2 points
Lunch - Peanut and Jelly sandwich on an Arnold Thin - 3 points
Dinner - Chocolate Chip/Oat pancake recipe from the Hungry Girl cookbook: 4 pancakes and syrup - 4 points! Very delicious, and filling!
Snack after dinner - 1 point bar and a 1/2 cup of milk - 2 points
Dessert - Microwave cake - 4 points
This all added up is only 20 out of my 24 points...but I did have a couple of my daughter's animal crackers, and a Low Fat graham cracker....so I know it all evened out! Hopefully I do ok tonight...I know I'm doing what I can to the best of my ability, but I never know what the scale will say! Have a great one!
Breakfast - 1/2 cup egg substitute, tomatoes, spinach and 1 slice of 2% cheese on an Arnold Thin and 1/2 cup of V8 light juice - 3 points
Snack - Carrots and 2 TBSP Ranch dressing - 2 points ( no broccoli, but I forgot to take a pic and this is all I had! ;-)
Snack - Fiber Plus granola bar - 2 points
Lunch - Peanut and Jelly sandwich on an Arnold Thin - 3 points
Dinner - Chocolate Chip/Oat pancake recipe from the Hungry Girl cookbook: 4 pancakes and syrup - 4 points! Very delicious, and filling!
Snack after dinner - 1 point bar and a 1/2 cup of milk - 2 points
Dessert - Microwave cake - 4 points
This all added up is only 20 out of my 24 points...but I did have a couple of my daughter's animal crackers, and a Low Fat graham cracker....so I know it all evened out! Hopefully I do ok tonight...I know I'm doing what I can to the best of my ability, but I never know what the scale will say! Have a great one!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
May 12th, 2009
Sorry I missed 2 days....I planned on not posted everything I ate with pictures on Mother's day...lol...cause I enjoyed myself a little bit! Actually, I didn't do THAT bad...but I just never got around to posting. Then, I was just extremely busy yesterday, so I didn't have time to post about Monday. Oh well! Here is how yesterday went....
Breakfast - 2 Banana Muffins with FF hot chocolate - 3 points
Snack - 1 Fiber One Chocolate Pastry - 3 points - What a waste...it tasted delicious, but I thought it was only 2 points. Come to find out, it was three. It wasn't worth 3 of my valuable points!
Lunch - Smart Ones Fettuchine Alfredo w/broccoli - 4 points - ( I love this frozen meal! One of my favs! )
Snack - 1 slice 2% American cheese - 1 point
Dinner - Stove Top Brushetta Chicken Bake with Arnold Sandwich bread with butter - 9 points - I actually am not 100% sure of the points of the dinner. I made it on Sunday, figured out the points that it was 6 points for 5 servings, but my family was over for Mother's day, so I didn't portion it out 5 ways. There was just some left in the fridge, so I had it last night. I just guessed on the points.
Let me say though, this meal was unbelieveable. If you made it was FF mozzarella cheese, it would even be less points! YUMMY!
Then I went to my softball game. Oh my word...I am SO sore! I had 5 RBI's and scored 3 times...let me put that in plain English...I ran ALOT! My legs hurt so bad this morning...but I know it is a GOOD hurt! After the game I came home and got ready to watch the Biggest Loser Finale!
Snack - 1 bag popcorn and Diet Root Beer Float ( 1 can diet root beer with FREE cool whip! ) - 2 points ( really its like 1.5 points )
Late night snack - 2 brownies - 2 points
So, I was very sad about how the Biggest Loser ended....I REALLY wanted Mike to win. And the bummer is, he would have beat Tara too if Helen wasn't in the finale. Sigh...oh well! I could go on and on about who I thought looked awesome, who I thought could have done alot better, but I will spare you! Have a great day!
Breakfast - 2 Banana Muffins with FF hot chocolate - 3 points
Snack - 1 Fiber One Chocolate Pastry - 3 points - What a waste...it tasted delicious, but I thought it was only 2 points. Come to find out, it was three. It wasn't worth 3 of my valuable points!
Lunch - Smart Ones Fettuchine Alfredo w/broccoli - 4 points - ( I love this frozen meal! One of my favs! )
Snack - 1 slice 2% American cheese - 1 point
Dinner - Stove Top Brushetta Chicken Bake with Arnold Sandwich bread with butter - 9 points - I actually am not 100% sure of the points of the dinner. I made it on Sunday, figured out the points that it was 6 points for 5 servings, but my family was over for Mother's day, so I didn't portion it out 5 ways. There was just some left in the fridge, so I had it last night. I just guessed on the points.
Let me say though, this meal was unbelieveable. If you made it was FF mozzarella cheese, it would even be less points! YUMMY!
Then I went to my softball game. Oh my word...I am SO sore! I had 5 RBI's and scored 3 times...let me put that in plain English...I ran ALOT! My legs hurt so bad this morning...but I know it is a GOOD hurt! After the game I came home and got ready to watch the Biggest Loser Finale!
Snack - 1 bag popcorn and Diet Root Beer Float ( 1 can diet root beer with FREE cool whip! ) - 2 points ( really its like 1.5 points )
Late night snack - 2 brownies - 2 points
So, I was very sad about how the Biggest Loser ended....I REALLY wanted Mike to win. And the bummer is, he would have beat Tara too if Helen wasn't in the finale. Sigh...oh well! I could go on and on about who I thought looked awesome, who I thought could have done alot better, but I will spare you! Have a great day!
Monday, May 11, 2009
A Recipe to Share!
Here is the recipe for the Fiber One Apple Cinnamon Muffins I posted about yesterday! Delicious!
Fiber One Apple Cinnamon Muffins
2 muffins for 3 points
1 Fiber One Apple Cinnamon Muffin Mix
2 over ripe, almost rotten bananas
1/4 cup egg whites, or egg substitute
3/4 cup water
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 24 muffin pan with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients together with a hand beater for 1 minute, or until mixed well. Pour evenly into the pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
Each muffin is 1.5 points! Obviously, I don't really count half points, so I just have 2 for 3 points! They are delicious! Let me know if you try them and what you think! I love feedback!
Fiber One Apple Cinnamon Muffins
2 muffins for 3 points
1 Fiber One Apple Cinnamon Muffin Mix
2 over ripe, almost rotten bananas
1/4 cup egg whites, or egg substitute
3/4 cup water
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 24 muffin pan with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients together with a hand beater for 1 minute, or until mixed well. Pour evenly into the pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
Each muffin is 1.5 points! Obviously, I don't really count half points, so I just have 2 for 3 points! They are delicious! Let me know if you try them and what you think! I love feedback!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
May 8th, 2009
Friday is usually a day that I use no flex points, but my husband had the day off yesterday, so everything was crazier than normal. I didn't really take pictures cause we were out all day, but I will still share what I ate!
Breakfast - 1 cup Jumbo Krisipes with 1/2 cup milk - 2 points
Lunch - 1 TBSP Peanut Butter, 1 TBSP jelly on a wrap - 4 points
Snack - 2 bites of my kids hotdogs - 2 points? LOL...I couldn't resist just trying some! :-)
Then my husband says, "Wanna go out to dinner tonight?" Of course I said "Sure"...it's VERY rare that he has off on a Friday night. So he wanted to go to this little resturant on the golf course that he is a member at. I tell you, if I had my camera I would have taken a picture and showed you the menu. There is NOTHING healthy or low-cal on the menu. I swear. The only thing is a side garden salad. Ugh. No thanks. Everything is cheeseburgers, hot dogs, pizza, chicken alfredo, fish frys, pulled pork, chicken french, mashed potatoes, fries, you name a greasy delicious food, they've got it! Don't get me wrong, it all is DELICIOUS...but not exactly for someone who is trying to lose 15 pounds! ;-) I went back and forth with what to get. My husband got the buffet with all of my favorite foods being served, so I KNEW that would be a bad choice. The best thing I found on the menu was Chicken Parmesean. When the waiter came I asked if they had any wheat pasta. He came back and said they had a box way back on the shelf, but they could cook it for me if I wanted it. I said that would be great. When the food came, I only ate 1/3 of the piece of chicken, and about 3 bites of pasta. I also only had 1 bite of the garlic bread, and had my husband eat the rest!
Along with my dinner, just so I didn't deprive myself too much, I had 1 bite of my husband's Chicken French, 1 bite of the Garlic Smashed potates, and a couple of my girls fries. I actually left the resturant still a little hungry....I was pretty proud of myself. Normally I leave there feeling STUFFED!
When we got home my husband wanted me to make brownies, so I had a little slice of a brownie for dessert. I know I dipped into my Flex Points, but I don't think it was too bad. It's going to be hard this weekend with Mother's day and such, but I am honestly going to try my hardest to stay on plan, with still enjoying myself a little! ;-)
Sorry for the book! I will resume taking pictures again today, and post tomorrow! Have a great Saturday!
Breakfast - 1 cup Jumbo Krisipes with 1/2 cup milk - 2 points
Lunch - 1 TBSP Peanut Butter, 1 TBSP jelly on a wrap - 4 points
Snack - 2 bites of my kids hotdogs - 2 points? LOL...I couldn't resist just trying some! :-)
Then my husband says, "Wanna go out to dinner tonight?" Of course I said "Sure"...it's VERY rare that he has off on a Friday night. So he wanted to go to this little resturant on the golf course that he is a member at. I tell you, if I had my camera I would have taken a picture and showed you the menu. There is NOTHING healthy or low-cal on the menu. I swear. The only thing is a side garden salad. Ugh. No thanks. Everything is cheeseburgers, hot dogs, pizza, chicken alfredo, fish frys, pulled pork, chicken french, mashed potatoes, fries, you name a greasy delicious food, they've got it! Don't get me wrong, it all is DELICIOUS...but not exactly for someone who is trying to lose 15 pounds! ;-) I went back and forth with what to get. My husband got the buffet with all of my favorite foods being served, so I KNEW that would be a bad choice. The best thing I found on the menu was Chicken Parmesean. When the waiter came I asked if they had any wheat pasta. He came back and said they had a box way back on the shelf, but they could cook it for me if I wanted it. I said that would be great. When the food came, I only ate 1/3 of the piece of chicken, and about 3 bites of pasta. I also only had 1 bite of the garlic bread, and had my husband eat the rest!
Along with my dinner, just so I didn't deprive myself too much, I had 1 bite of my husband's Chicken French, 1 bite of the Garlic Smashed potates, and a couple of my girls fries. I actually left the resturant still a little hungry....I was pretty proud of myself. Normally I leave there feeling STUFFED!
When we got home my husband wanted me to make brownies, so I had a little slice of a brownie for dessert. I know I dipped into my Flex Points, but I don't think it was too bad. It's going to be hard this weekend with Mother's day and such, but I am honestly going to try my hardest to stay on plan, with still enjoying myself a little! ;-)
Sorry for the book! I will resume taking pictures again today, and post tomorrow! Have a great Saturday!
Friday, May 8, 2009
May 7th, 2009 - WEIGH IN DAY
Well, I was down 1.8 pounds last night! I was up quite a bit the week before, so I was hoping it would be more, but I'll will take it! I don't usually post my whole day of eating on Thursday, cause after Weigh In at 7pm, I usually enjoy myself and eat something that I normally don't the rest of the week, cause I have a whole week before I have to weigh in again! Horrible...isn't it? ;-) I actually didn't do that bad last night, probably only went 7-9 points over my daily allowance points, so I guess I'll share my day!
Breakfast - 2 cups Jumbo Krispies, 1 cup milk - 5 points - Normally I eat a bigger breakfast on WI day, cause I don't eat much else throughout the day
Lunch - 1 1/2 TB Peanut Butter, 1 TB Sugar Free Jelly on a Flat Out Light Wrap - 4 points
This is the jelly I just bought and tried....REALLY good! It's 0 points too! Only 10 calories for a tablespoon!
Then I didn't eat until weigh in. Oh yeah, did I mention my friend and I RODE OUR BIKES to WW tonight???? If you knew where I lived, you would know it's a feat to do! It's probably about 3 miles away, and the way there is pretty simple, most of it is straight down a hill. I don't have to tell you what that means on the way back....oh my....it's so steep on the way back that we end up having to walk some of the way cause you lose your balance! It's great exercise though..I must have earned a few activity points for all the extra snacking I did that night!
At Weight Watchers, I had a Fiber Plus granola bar to try to give me some energy for the ride home - 2 points - and then they gave us all a sample of the new Chocolate Brownie - 1 point. I LOVED it, but the problem is, they only come in 2 point bars, although the sample they gave us was only 1 point. I just can't justify spending all the money on the bars when they are 2 points...cause I can buy lots of 2 points snacks for way less money. Oh well...they were delicious though if anyone was wondering! :-)
Once we got home ( barely ), we had my yummy dinner that I had made earlier that day....Chicken Baseballs. It was the first time I had tried the recipe, and let me tell you, they were amazing!! I had 2 people at my house that don't do Weight Watchers, and they both LOVED them! I was so excited that they turned out so good, and I will make them again for sure! I paired it up with some steamed broccoli with a piece of 2% cheese on it, which made it 7 points for the whole meal.
Dessert....I made a parfait with Vitatops, mini chocolate chips, sugar free vanilla pudding, sugar free chocolate pudding, and FF whipped cream. I really have to say, I'm not in love with my vitatops...sniff sniff...I really wanted to LOVE them. I guess I have too much of a sweet tooth, and they are kinda dry and bland for me. If anyone has any ideas or recipes with them that you love, PLEASE share! I just spent $35 on them...so I want to use them! The parfait ended up being 6 points.
Ok, then I snacked a little after the kids went to bed....I had a handful of chocolate animal crackers with 1/2 cup of milk, and then a mini fudge round! AHHH! It was probably 8 points or so. Not too bad since I've eaten like a 1/2 a package of Oreos before on a Thursday....ok...maybe not quite that many....but almost!
I will leave you with the recipe for Chicken Baseballs...let me know if you try them and what you think! Thank you for leaving a comment also...it keeps me wanting to post more!
Chicken Baseballs
Serves 4
6 points
3 oz. fat free cream cheese, softened
2 tsp light margarine melted
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 small chopped onion
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 8oz can reduced fat crescent rolls
2 Tbsp skim milk
In a blender (or by hand) combine cream cheese, butter, salt, pepper, milk, onion. Blend. Pour mixture over chicken and stir. Separate crescent roll dough into four rectangles and seal perforations.
Breakfast - 2 cups Jumbo Krispies, 1 cup milk - 5 points - Normally I eat a bigger breakfast on WI day, cause I don't eat much else throughout the day
Lunch - 1 1/2 TB Peanut Butter, 1 TB Sugar Free Jelly on a Flat Out Light Wrap - 4 points
This is the jelly I just bought and tried....REALLY good! It's 0 points too! Only 10 calories for a tablespoon!
Then I didn't eat until weigh in. Oh yeah, did I mention my friend and I RODE OUR BIKES to WW tonight???? If you knew where I lived, you would know it's a feat to do! It's probably about 3 miles away, and the way there is pretty simple, most of it is straight down a hill. I don't have to tell you what that means on the way back....oh my....it's so steep on the way back that we end up having to walk some of the way cause you lose your balance! It's great exercise though..I must have earned a few activity points for all the extra snacking I did that night!
At Weight Watchers, I had a Fiber Plus granola bar to try to give me some energy for the ride home - 2 points - and then they gave us all a sample of the new Chocolate Brownie - 1 point. I LOVED it, but the problem is, they only come in 2 point bars, although the sample they gave us was only 1 point. I just can't justify spending all the money on the bars when they are 2 points...cause I can buy lots of 2 points snacks for way less money. Oh well...they were delicious though if anyone was wondering! :-)
Once we got home ( barely ), we had my yummy dinner that I had made earlier that day....Chicken Baseballs. It was the first time I had tried the recipe, and let me tell you, they were amazing!! I had 2 people at my house that don't do Weight Watchers, and they both LOVED them! I was so excited that they turned out so good, and I will make them again for sure! I paired it up with some steamed broccoli with a piece of 2% cheese on it, which made it 7 points for the whole meal.
Dessert....I made a parfait with Vitatops, mini chocolate chips, sugar free vanilla pudding, sugar free chocolate pudding, and FF whipped cream. I really have to say, I'm not in love with my vitatops...sniff sniff...I really wanted to LOVE them. I guess I have too much of a sweet tooth, and they are kinda dry and bland for me. If anyone has any ideas or recipes with them that you love, PLEASE share! I just spent $35 on them...so I want to use them! The parfait ended up being 6 points.
Ok, then I snacked a little after the kids went to bed....I had a handful of chocolate animal crackers with 1/2 cup of milk, and then a mini fudge round! AHHH! It was probably 8 points or so. Not too bad since I've eaten like a 1/2 a package of Oreos before on a Thursday....ok...maybe not quite that many....but almost!
I will leave you with the recipe for Chicken Baseballs...let me know if you try them and what you think! Thank you for leaving a comment also...it keeps me wanting to post more!
Chicken Baseballs
Serves 4
6 points
3 oz. fat free cream cheese, softened
2 tsp light margarine melted
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 small chopped onion
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 8oz can reduced fat crescent rolls
2 Tbsp skim milk
In a blender (or by hand) combine cream cheese, butter, salt, pepper, milk, onion. Blend. Pour mixture over chicken and stir. Separate crescent roll dough into four rectangles and seal perforations.
Spoon 1/2 cup mixture into center of each. Pull opposite corners of dough to center and seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet or pizza stone. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
May 6th, 2009
Hello my fellow WW followers! Well, tonight is the dreaded weigh in....all I know is I BETTER be down! I have followed the plan exactly since last WI, I don't see why I wouldn't be. We shall see...!
Here is a look at my day!
Breakfast - 1 cup Jumbo Krispies, 1/2 cup milk - 2 points
Snack - 2 TBSP Kraft 3 Three Cheese Light Ranch ( YUM ) and broccoli/carrots - 2 points
Lunch - 1 1/2 TBSP Reduced Fat Peanut Butter, 1 banana, 1 Flat Out Light wrap - 6 points
First of all....sorry that picture looks weird...i forgot to take a picture until I was half way through eating it! Second of all, I just have to say how FILLING that lunch is! I don't know why exactly, but it keeps me full for a long time, and there is nothing better than banana and PB together! :-)
Snack - 1 bag Chocolate Cookie Caramel Pecan SmartFood Popcorn and Diet Sunkist - 2 points
Snack - 1 Fudgy Peanut Butter Chip Vitatop - 1 point
Ok, so I finally broke down and spent $37 on these the other day, and they arrived in the mail yesterday. I honestly have to say, I didn't think they were as AWESOME as I've heard everyone rave about them. BUT, I am giving them a chance....I am going to try them warmed up with ice cream, and make a pudding parfait with them. I'll keep you posted! ;-)
Dinner - Corn Dog Casserole and broccoli - 8 points
This was the first time I tried this recipe, and it was really yummy! I topped it with a little FF cheddar cheese after I served out my slice. It's a great comfort food! I will post the recipe after I finish the summery of my day!
Dessert - 2 brownies, 1/2 cup of ice cream - 3 points
Let me just say, if you are a chocolate fan, on WW, and you HAVEN'T tried these brownies...you are crazy!!!!! They are so amazing...I can not even tell you! I posted the recipe sometime in April if you are interested in it!
I will leave you with the recipe for my dinner tonight, Corn Dog Casserole!
Corn Dog Casserole
1 cup finely chopped minced celery ( I did not add this )
1/4 cup diced sweet onion
1 ( 8 pack ) Ballpark Fat Free Hot Dogs
14oz Hormel Turkey Chili, no beans
1 ( 8.5oz ) Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
1 egg white
1/2 cup skim milk
1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp black pepper
4 oz Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray skillet with butter flavor cooking spray. Saute celery and onion for 5 minutes. Slice hot dogs into thin discs and add to skillet. Cook over med-high heat for 5-7 minutes. Add turkey chili and heat through. Spray 11x7 pan with cooking spray. Pour skillet contents into pan. Top with cheese. Combine muffin mix, egg white, milk, water, and pepper; pour over hot dog mixture. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
Makes 6 servings
349 calories, 11g fat, 3 g fiber - 7 points
Here is a look at my day!
Breakfast - 1 cup Jumbo Krispies, 1/2 cup milk - 2 points
Snack - 2 TBSP Kraft 3 Three Cheese Light Ranch ( YUM ) and broccoli/carrots - 2 points
Lunch - 1 1/2 TBSP Reduced Fat Peanut Butter, 1 banana, 1 Flat Out Light wrap - 6 points
First of all....sorry that picture looks weird...i forgot to take a picture until I was half way through eating it! Second of all, I just have to say how FILLING that lunch is! I don't know why exactly, but it keeps me full for a long time, and there is nothing better than banana and PB together! :-)
Snack - 1 bag Chocolate Cookie Caramel Pecan SmartFood Popcorn and Diet Sunkist - 2 points
Snack - 1 Fudgy Peanut Butter Chip Vitatop - 1 point
Ok, so I finally broke down and spent $37 on these the other day, and they arrived in the mail yesterday. I honestly have to say, I didn't think they were as AWESOME as I've heard everyone rave about them. BUT, I am giving them a chance....I am going to try them warmed up with ice cream, and make a pudding parfait with them. I'll keep you posted! ;-)
Dinner - Corn Dog Casserole and broccoli - 8 points
This was the first time I tried this recipe, and it was really yummy! I topped it with a little FF cheddar cheese after I served out my slice. It's a great comfort food! I will post the recipe after I finish the summery of my day!
Dessert - 2 brownies, 1/2 cup of ice cream - 3 points
Let me just say, if you are a chocolate fan, on WW, and you HAVEN'T tried these brownies...you are crazy!!!!! They are so amazing...I can not even tell you! I posted the recipe sometime in April if you are interested in it!
I will leave you with the recipe for my dinner tonight, Corn Dog Casserole!
Corn Dog Casserole
1 cup finely chopped minced celery ( I did not add this )
1/4 cup diced sweet onion
1 ( 8 pack ) Ballpark Fat Free Hot Dogs
14oz Hormel Turkey Chili, no beans
1 ( 8.5oz ) Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
1 egg white
1/2 cup skim milk
1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp black pepper
4 oz Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray skillet with butter flavor cooking spray. Saute celery and onion for 5 minutes. Slice hot dogs into thin discs and add to skillet. Cook over med-high heat for 5-7 minutes. Add turkey chili and heat through. Spray 11x7 pan with cooking spray. Pour skillet contents into pan. Top with cheese. Combine muffin mix, egg white, milk, water, and pepper; pour over hot dog mixture. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
Makes 6 servings
349 calories, 11g fat, 3 g fiber - 7 points
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