Started a new blog!!

Hey strangers! I started a new blog that I will be posting faithfully on starting Monday, April 11th. Please follow it, as I need the encouragement! Here is the link -http://40poundsby27.blogspot.com/

I am BACK!!!!!

Ok, so if any of you have 3 kids, 4 and under, you can understand how much free time I have to blog!! HA! I really want to get back into posting though! As long as I know people are reading and getting something out of my ramblings...I will keep posting! :-)

It took me a long time to get back into the swing of WW. Honestly, after eating whatever I wanted for a year, it is SO hard to restrict myself now! Last week was the first week I really stuck to the plan, and I lost 4 pounds at last Thursday's WI! I was so excited! THEN came the weekend! I had my daughter's 3rd birthday and made chicken and broccoli alfredo for the family party on Sunday! Oh my word, it's my favorite meal in the world! Of course I ate it on Sunday, and then the leftovers yesterday. :-( I probably gained back the 4 pounds I lost! The reason I am blogging, is I am just starting again today! I realized this weekend, that I can't go crazy with eating even for a day, because it is SO hard for me to get back into WW after doing that! Live and learn I guess!

Anyway, I need to go! Just wanted to touch base and let you all know that I'm back! Hopefully I will post again tomorrow!

Is anyone still there?

Hello all! I'm sure NOBODY even looks at this blog anymore...lol...but I thought for the fun of it, I would post a little something!
Tomorrow I will be 36 weeks pregnant, and am looking forward to having our first son, anytime now! We are all very excited for his arrival...me most of all because I am DONE being pregnant! :-) I am planning on starting WW between 2-3 weeks after he is born, so hopefully I will be back, posting regularly, and looking for weight loss support! I have my work cut out for me!
Just wanted to post a little update! I will be back for good before you know it!

Well......

I'm sorry it's been SO long since I've posted! Life has been busy! I've had great weeks on plan, and HORRIBLE weeks, eating everything in sight! Isn't that just how life is?
I have great news though! I just found out today, and I am expecting baby #3 in August 2010! We are so excited! Although I would have loved to be thinner before I got pregnant, I'm still just as thrilled that God gave us this baby in His timing! I guess I won't be really blogging on a "weight loss" blog anymore, since I'll be blowing up bigger and bigger, lol, but I will post time to time to update you all, and I will be back in September 2010 to lose all the baby weight! :-) Hope you all are doing great!

Not much time...but...I had to share...

Guess what I did last night? Well, bad things first. I was having a great day, eating wise, and it was 5pm and I had 10 points left. Then, to make a long story short, I was somewhere where we ordered pizza and these huge, gooey, soft, chocolate chip cookies. Oh. My. Gosh. To DIE for! So, I pigged out...had 2 pieces of pizza, and one HUGE cookie. Well, I was feeling a little guilty, seeing that I ate all of this before watching Biggest Loser....the show that is supposed to motivate me NOT to do that! So I went home and figured I would get on the elliptical. Do you know how long I stayed on? 100 minutes! Yes...that is ONE HUNDRED minutes!! WHOO HOO! I burned 1,600 calories too! I was so proud of myself! I'm so sore and tired this morning though! :-) I figured I should have burnt off at least most of what I ate, so I was glad! Just wanted to share!

Well on my way...again...

Hello my fellow bloggers/followers! How have you been? Sorry I haven't posted in a few days...life has been crazy busy...as always! I have been doing well on plan for the past week, so that is good news! Lol...it is so easy, yet so hard for me to just FOLLOW THE PLAN! I don't know what my problem is sometimes! :-)

Tonight I made Spaghetti Squash for the first time...and guess what? I'm in love!! I made it instead of pasta, and topped it with homemade meatballs and sauce. ( not homemade sauce though...haha...I'm not that good! ) Honestly, I could barely tell I wasn't eating pasta, and it's good for you, and 0 points for a cup! Can you believe it? All you do is take a spaghetti squash, cut it in half, and cook them face down on a cookie sheet at 375 for about 45-55 minutes. Once it is done, remove the seeds, and scrape the insides out with a fork into your bowl. It looks just like spaghetti, and tastes just as good! I can't believe I didn't find out about this earlier! I have a feeling it is going to be a staple dinner now!

( I didn't take a picture of mine...but this is pretty much what it looked like! YUMMY! )

Another thing that I was pretty excited about today, was I had a $2.00 off 1 Healthy Choice Frozen Meal coupon, so I made 25 copies of it! I got 25 frozen meals for $6.00!!! I was so excited! I like them even better than the Smart Ones frozen meals, and I was so happy to get them for so cheap!

Overall, a good day today! I'm hoping to be down a good bit on Thursday...I was up 4 pounds last week from my past few weeks of doing bad! YOWZERS!!! Hopefully I will lose most of that, if not all of that, this coming week! Have a great rest of the weekend!

Tuesday, September 15th

Ok...Day 2 back on plan! :-) I'll get the boring stuff out of the way first...

Oat Chocolate Pancakes with Syrup - 4 points
Granola Bar - 2 points
Pretzels - 2 points
Cheese Roll up - 4 points
Homemade Pizza - 7 points
Chocolate Melting Cake - 4 points ( YUM )

I will have to share the recipe for the Chocolate Melting Cake! It is from "Deceptively Delicious" and it is YUMMY!!!!! I had it last night while watching The Biggest Loser! Did any of you watch it last night? Man, I was crying...I can tell it's going to be an emotional season. I can barely look at the lady who lost her family without crying! Can you even imagine? Exp 2 week postpartum? You are so emotionally unstable already! Wow...I hope she goes all the way...she is so inspiring! Just the fact that she is choosing to go on in life, and not crawl into a hole and die, ( like i probably would ) is amazing! Love her!
I'm really hoping to be at my lifetime weight by October 1st, as my dad and I are taking a trip to NYC to see the Mets play the Astros! We are going to be able to get in the stadium before the gates open, and meet the players, take pics etc! It's a long story, which I sure you all don't want to hear! ;-) Anyway, I'm sure I'll be in pics, and ones like that, you show everybody, and I don't want to look FAT! I have to work super hard these next couple of weeks! See ya tomorrow!

Monday, September 14th

Here we go again! I'm going to try my best to post every day again! Here is what my day looked like today!

1 Chocolate Mint Vitatop ( the best things EVER ) - 1 point
Cocoa Almonds - 2 points
PB&J Wrap - 4 points
Granola Bar - 2 points
Carrots w/Ranch - 2 points
Popcorn - 1 point
Rice, salsa & cheese burrito with sour cream- 8 points
Vitabrownie with frosting - 2 points

First good day in a long time! I also got my house cleaned today...so that is another plus! :-) Well, I am off to relax some without kids before I head to bed! Tomorrow BIGGEST LOSER starts!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Honesty is the best policy

I'm so sorry I haven't been posting. I'm sure I have let a lot of you down! In all honesty, I've have done horrible since my last post. I've gone away 3 times since then for the weekend, played and done photography at weddings, and have had 3 parties. All of which, revolved around food, of course. I have probably gained like 5-6 pounds. Isn't that gross? I'm so sick with myself. My main problem? I haven't been tracking. I haven't been excersizing, and I've been so busy, that I've missed 4 of the last 5 meetings. Life has just been overwhelming, and sadly, I have given in to all the temptations that were involved. Life happens.

To the best of my ability, I am going to try to start posting daily again. Maybe not pictures of my food every day, but at least a food log. That really helped me before, being accountable to you all and reading your encouraging comments. Please hang in there with me. It really does help....even if I am never an encouragment to you! LOL...all I ever post about is how bad I do! :-)

So, that is all I have to say. Tomorrow is a new day, with no mistakes. All I can do is keep on keeping on, and starting fresh again. I WILL be back tomorrow night with a post about how my day went, and maybe a new recipe soon too. Hang with me...will ya?

I'm back...I think!

Ok...so I think I am back on the right track! I am on day 2 of being back on plan...and I feel good so far! The past two days, as soon as the girls wake up, I've been pushing them in the stroller, and going 2.1 miles. It may not sound like a lot, but it is really hilly, and not to mention I am pushing 80+ pounds of kids/stroller! I am really tired when I come back...and it takes me about 40 minutes. It feels good when I'm done though!

So, I really caught baby fever this week....it kinda hit fast! :-) I refuse to get pregnant before hitting Lifetime, so I NEED to just hunker down and get serious. Sigh...it is just so much easier said than done! Thank you for all the encouraging words on my last post...it really does make a difference when I know people are reading, commenting, and going through the same things as I am!

I'm off to have some 1 point popcorn! Once the summer slows down, I will start posting pics of my food again! Keep up the good work!

I hate this sometimes

Why? Why can't I be that person who can eat whatever they want and not gain an ounce? I have just been really frustrated lately, and to be honest, on top of other things, it made me eat this past week. I mean, eat. Whatever. Whenever. I hate when I do that too...its not like it fixes anything! I WAS only 2 pounds away from lifetime...and now, oh my, I don't even want to know. Sometimes I feel like I shouldn't even blog, because it seems that every post is just telling everyone how bad I've been doing. Isn't that encouraging? HA.
I'm just going to be honest. I hate losing weight. I hate having to do Weight Watchers. I hate having to have to think of every morsel of food that enters my mouth, and where it will add an extra pound to my body after I eat it. I hate people that have flat stomachs after having children...and after only having 2 kids, I hate the fact that I have like 30 rolls. ( ok...I don't actually hate the PEOPLE who have flat stomachs....lol...you know what I mean! :-) Sigh, ok I'm done now. I'm trying to be encouraged to start fresh and new and lose the weight I need to get to lifetime. Sorry for boring you....just sharing my life.

2 pounds away!!

Well, I am 2 pounds away from Lifetime!! That is not my goal weight, but it is the highest I can be for my height, so I picked that as my "goal". I'm really excited, but honestly, I haven't lost weight in like 2 months, so as close as it sounds....it seems really far away too. I'm going to try REALLY hard to do perfect this week, and not use any of my Flex points if I don't REALLY have to. Tonight I have my nephews birthday party with pizza and cake, but I am going to bring my own dessert. I just want to do this...and not have to pay anymore!!!! I still would like to lose another 10 pounds IDEALLY....but I would love to do it without spending $40 a month!

Oh yes....and the smore recipe on WW Chicks blog....A M A Z I N G. All I can say is I wasted 8 of my points on them yesterday...but they are so delcious! :-)

Have a great week!!

WHY??????????

Why did I just eat like three handfuls of my girls animal crackers? Did great all day, and then did that. I stink at this sometimes. I am never going to get to goal doing things like this...what is wrong with me???? I know all the information in my head...but sometimes actually DOING it is another story. Sometimes I wonder if I will EVER lose these last 6-8 pounds. Sigh...I'm not happy with myself.

August 1st

Good morning everyone! I don't know if you have seen yet, but please visit Jen's blog and send your condolences to her. Her mom, who was her best friend, was tragically killed on Friday when a card pulled out of their driveway and hit her as she was taking her grandson on a walk. I seriously was so saddened by this all day yesterday. It just reminds me how short and fragile life really is. Please pray for her and her family.

Here is how my day went yesterday...

Breakfast - 1 cup Raisin Bran with 1/2 milk - 4 points

Snack - Fiber Plus Bar - 2 points

Snack - 1 cup blueberries - 1 point ( which were AMAZING! I got them at a Farmer's market, and wow...they were soooooo good! )

Lunch - Subway Turkey Salad - I guessed 5 points, but it probably wasn't quite that much. It was just lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, 3 slices of turkey, some mexican blend cheese on top, and a couple squirts of the Honey Mustard dressing, cause they said it was the lowest fat one they had. I have to brag for a minute...we went to Wal-Mart for lunch, and I got my girls the macaroni and cheese that they make there. Let me just tell you, if you like macaroni and cheese...DON'T try it! It is so unbelieveable! I could eat it all day long! BUT, yesterday, I got it for them, FED it to them, and didn't even have ONE NOODLE!!! YEAH FOR ME!!!! :-)

Then I got the kids Subway M'M cookies for dessert...again...one of the yummiest things! So I went and bought myself the WW brownies, and had one of those instead - 2 points

Snack - Popcorn - 1 point

Dinner - Turkey Burger with cheese, on a Sandwich Thin and fresh, steamed green beans - 6 points

Snack - WW 1 point bar - 1 point

Ok, so at this point in the day, I had 2 points left, and I was going to have a Vitalicious brownie, with frosting, to finish off my day. WELL, my husband called on his way home from being gone all day, and said,"I have a suprise for you!" He brought home Bryers Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream...my FAVE!! So, I had 3/4 of a cup for about 4 points, and stopped there.

So, I went over my points today by 2, but I did work out for 30 minutes on the elliptical, so it probably evened out if I used my activity points. Today is one of my best friend's daughter's 1st birthday today, so they are having a huge picnic/party for her. I am going to try my best to stick to plan! I will keep you posted for sure! Have a great Sunday....and hug your family today...you never know how long you will have them.

July 31st

Here is how my day looked yesterday....sorry, no pictures, but it is better than nothing!

Breakfast - 1 1/3 cup Honey comb with 1/2 cup milk - 3 points

Snack - Special K Bar - 2 points

Snack - 1 point Brownie - 1 point

Lunch - 2 Fat Free Hot Dogs, 1 sandwich thin, ketchup and 15 Fat Free Pringles - 5 points

Dinner - Spinach Lasanga, carrots and broccoli with 2 TBSP of 3 cheese Light Ranch Dressing, 1 sandwich thin with spray butter - 12 points

Dessert - Vitabrownie with Chocolate Frosting - 2 points

So I ended up using 25 points out of my 24 I'm supposed to have, so I decided I needed to earn an activity point! After my kids went to bed, I did my elliptical for 45 minutes and burned 680 calories! I don't know how accurate the whole "calories burnt" is, but all I know is I was sweating like a pig, and I worked my butt off! I also got all my water in, so I felt pretty good about the day! :-)

Wow.

I found this profound statement today...and I thought it really applies to WW.

Falling down doesn't make you a failure, but staying down does.

Just thought I'd share!

A crazy week coming up!

How have you all been? I really feel horrible I haven't been writing as often! I really do try! ;-) My husband is gone for the week at a camp for our church, so it has been even crazier around here as I don't have him around to help! Makes you really appreciate your husband when he's gone!

So next week, we have a 4 day camping trip we are taking with some of our closest friends, and all our kids. There will be 12 kids under the age of 5! WOW! I'm really looking forward to it...that is...everything but the food! Wanna see the food schedule?

Thursday - Chicken Alfredo ( the best in the world, but probably about 20 points a cup! ;-)

Friday -
Breakfast - ????
Lunch - Strombolis
Dinner - Tacos
Snack - Smores / Peach Cobbler

Saturday -
Breakfast - Eggs/Bacon
Lunch - Hot dogs
Dinner - Pulled Pork
Snack - Smores / Nachos and cheese

Sunday
Not really sure yet!!

Oh yeah, and everyone has to bring a couple dozen or so cookies or brownies, and snacks. There is just something about camping...you always end up eating alot! I'm going to try to bring some substitutes for me....like the Arnold Sandwich thins for sandwichs, hot dog rolls, pulled pork rolls, and 1 point wraps for the tacos. I'll bring some FF hot dogs, and maybe some turkey bacon. I've just been doing so well as of late, that I don't want to throw it all away in a 4 day weekend!!!

Tonight is WI. I'm not sure how I am going to do, because I have other issues that are effecting my weight today, but hopefully I'll at least stay the same, which means I did lose some. Know what I mean? :-) I will let you all know!

Sorry this was not very enlightening! Have an awesome day!

Problems...and the holiday!

Sorry I haven't posted...I was having a problem with Blogger and it wouldn't let me sign on for some reason! Weird!
SO...today is July 4th! I must say, I love celebrating the holiday for the REAL reason, our independence, but I wish there was not so much food involved with the day. I'm really going to try my best to make good choices though....My goal weight is still 13 pounds away...and I STILL want to be there by September if at all possible. Sigh....anyways....I hope you all have a wonderful holiday with friends and family!

15 week challenge!

So, I joined a 15 week challenge from Amy's blog, and I'm really excited about it! I'm sure I won't win, because it is all about who loses the biggest percentage of weight, but I'm going to have fun doing it! She has challenges each week that you can do to earn more points. This week I am supposed to make a recipe, healthier and lower points, by switching some stuff around. I haven't figured out what I'm going to do yet, but it will be fun!

Yesterday went well! Here is how it looked!

Breakfast - Jumbo Rice Krispies - 2 points
Snack - Smartfood Popcorn Clusters - 1 point
Lunch - Healthy Choice Chicken Alfredo - 5 points
Dessert - 100 calorie pack Grasshopper cookies - 2 points
WORKOUT - 30 minutes
Snack - Strawberry jello dessert - 2 points
Snack - Vitabrownie - 1 point
Dinner - Flatout Pizza - 6 points
Dessert - Weight Watchers Ice cream bar - 2 points

So my friend and I are thinking about walking a 10k on Saturday. I've never done one, but I figured if we power walked it, it would be some good exercise, especially on July 4th, when we may be eating more than usual! I don't know if it is too late to sign up...so I have to look into it! Should be fun! Have a great day!

WEIGH IN DAY

Well, honestly, I was pretty happy about last night. I was only up .6 of a pound. Not too bad for not going in 3 weeks. I have 9 pounds till goal weight...and it is really killing me! I've been right around the same 5 pounds for months now! I'm really trying to crank down again though...I want to be at goal before fall...and also cause we would like to have another baby next summer or so, so I want to be a Lifetime member before I get pregnant!

I just want to push the "Pizza" I posted about a couple days ago. I seriously am addicted to it. It is so amazingly good, and I think I may even eat it instead of real pizza. I'll give the exact recipe that I use, in case you want to try it!

"Flat Out Pizza"

1 Light Flat Out Wrap ( I use the Italian flavored )
Light Ragu Sauce ( or any sauce that has 40-50 calories per 1/2 cup )
2% milk OR Weight Watchers Mozzarella cheese
Turkey Pepperoni

Put the wrap on a cookie sheet and spread some sauce on it. Top with as much cheese as you like! ( I'm a big cheese lover, so I normally put 1/2 cup on....4 points worth! ) Put 6 pepperonis on top! ( LOL....I count 1 point for the sauce and the pepperoni, because both of them by themselves are 0 points, but I'm sure if you added up the calories together, it would be 1 point! )

Cook at 400 for 8-10 minutes...until the edges are a little crispy. Slice into 6 slices...and DEVOUR! I love spinach, so when I have some in my fridge, I would probably even forgo the pepperoni and put lots of spinach on instead! You will feel like you are eating an entire thin crust pizza. This ROCKS. Enough said! :-) GO TRY IT and let me know what you think!