Thursday Menu

B: 1 cup cheerios (2)
1 cup soy light silk beverage (1)
berries (0)
3/19

S: chocolate chip banana bran muffin (1)
4/19

L: turkey breast (1)
bread (3)
roast beef (1)
cheese (2)
12/19

S: cracker with hummus (2)
14/19

D: Yet to be determined.

Weigh in tomorrow. I am a bit scared - but confident that I've lost something. I'm sure... I hope anyway haha. I never have snacks after dinner on Thursdays, just in case that influences anything in a bad way.

Wine and Other Booze Related Drinks

Here is my Wednesday menu thus far:

Pre-gym: chocolate chip banana bran muffin (1)
1/19

Breakfast:
1 cup cheerios (2)
1 cup light silk soy beverage (1)
3 strawberries (0)
6 blueberries (0)
5 blackberries (0)
4/19

Lunch:
2 cups spinach (0)
1 can white tuna (3) When I plugged this into ww online it said that 1 can of this tuna is 1 point. BUT it's 3 points. Why is it saying 1 point!!!! WHY!?
sun dried tomatos (0)
dressing (1)
carrots (0)
8/19

Snack: carrots (0)
Either all-bran bar (2) or yogurt (1)

Tonight I'm making dinner for my boyfriend. We are going to have salsa turkey sloppy joes and drink wine, so I have to save up points for the wine.

I constantly have this inner debate about alcohol. I love drinking. I love it. Not to excess, but I love hanging around and having a couple of beers or glasses of wine. I just love it. But, I've read a lot of literature that says if you are serious about losing weight, you should not be drinking or you should be seriously limiting your intake. I have limited it some. Usually my flex points are saved for weekend drinking. Hopefully I am not using 35 points per week on booze though! Then I think, since this is an issue I feel strongly about, and maybe refuse to compromise on, maybe I am not that serious about losing weight. But then I think, everyone's lifestyle is different. Maybe if I were married and spent weekends at home with a family I wouldn't feel like I wanted to drink so much. Maybe if I didn't like going out and dancing every weekend - instead stay home and rent a movie or something, I wouldn't want to drink as much either. I don't know. Just rambling.

Tuesday

Dear Blog,

Last night I didn't have any popcorn. Instead, I had a delicious bowl of cheerios (2 points) with 1 cup of light silk soy "beverage" (1 point) and blackberries. Mmmmmmm was it ever good. So good in fact, that I am considering banishing my regular popcorn snack for this new yumtastic cereal one. I do need to buy more berries though. Why are they so expensive? Don't they know I am a poor little working girl?

This morning I got up and went swimming for the first time in at least three weeks. I really like swimming and I know it's good exercise, but the thought of getting into that cold pool in the morning is just horrible haha. That is the only thing preventing me from going all the time. I have to say, it's a lot easier to swim when the weather is nice than in the wintertime!

Here is my swimming routine:

20 lengths (500 metres) front crawl
4 lengths (100 metres) kicking
10 lengths (250 metres) breast stroke
10 lengths (250 metres) front crawl
4 lengths (100 metres) kicking
then...
5 x 1 length breast stroke (25 metres) and 1 length front crawl (25 metres)
5 x 1 length back crawl (25 metres) and 1 length front crawl (25 metres)
2 lengths (50 metres) kicking

This whole routine is 1.75 km and takes about 40 minutes. In university I would swim 2km everyday but I just don't have the time or energy anymore.

And now, here is today's menu.

Pre-gym: 1/2 chocolate chip banana bran muffin (0.5)
1 cup light silk soy beverage (1)
1.5/19

Breakfast: 2 slices rye toast (2)
2 tbsp PB2 peanut butter (1)
4.5/19

Lunch: spinach (0)
fat free caesar dressing (1)
sun dried tomatoes (0)
carrots (0)
tuna (3)
yogurt (1)
9.5/19

Snack: 1 slice rye bread (1)
carrots (0)
10.5/19

Dinner: chicken breast (2)
ww hamburger bun (2)
alexia fries 24 pieces (2) AND I found these at my local Dominion - I thought they were US only! Bonus!!! They were expensive though. :o(
green beans (0)
16.5/19

Snack: popcorn maybe (3) or cheerios with soy (3) or something! Mmmmmm. I love cheerios. Next time I should get the multigrain ones!

Monday Revised Menu

Here is my Monday revised menu:

Pre-gym: 1/2 chocolate chip banana bran muffin (.5)
0.5/19

B: 2 slices rye with peanut butter (3)
3.5/19

L: spinach salad with tuna and fat free caesar dressing (3)
rice cake (1)
7.5/19

S: carrots (0.5)
1 slice rye (1)
5 amaretti cookies (1)
10/19

D: chicken (2)
tofu shirataki noodles (0)
laughing cow (1)
parmesan cheese (0.5)
salad with ff dressing (1)
1/2 tsp olive oil with salad (0.5)
15/19

S: 8 3/4 cups smart pop (3)
18/19

1 left for something.

Monday Menu

Last week I only went to the gym TWICE. So this week I am going Mon-Fri to make up for my slacking. I had a good weekend but ate too many hotdogs and hamburgers so this week will also be a week full of salads and veggies and everything wonderful.

Menu:

Pre-gym: 1/2 chocolate chip banana bran muffin (.5)
0.5/19

Breakfast: 2 slices caraway rye bread (2)
2 tbsp PB2 peanut butter (1)
3.5/19

Lunch: 1 can lemon pepper tuna (2)
spinach (0)
sun dried tomatos (0)
fat free ceasar dressing (1)
carrots (0)
6.5/19

Dinner: grilled chicken breast (2)
salad (0)
fat-free ceasar dressing (1) I'm really into this dressing, if you didn't notice haha.
tofu shirataki noodles (1)
10.5/19

I may have to rethink this menu because it doesn't seem like very much food. Hmmmmm.

Weigh-in and Friday Menu

I usually weigh in on Fridays and for some reason I was terrified to step on the scale this morning. I have a funny relationship with the scale. On one hand, it's good to be accountable and track weight before it gets out of control. That being said, it's so disappointing and unmotivating to see a gain, especially when I try so hard all week.

This week I didn't try that hard. Monday was a holiday so I just lounged around - normally I am up with the birds and at the gym before work. Also I drank a lot last weekend and went to a BBQ and didn't count points, although I tried to add them up in my head. I only went to the gym on Tuesday and Thursday of this week because I am fighting a cough combined with allergies. Excuses excuses.

Anyway, I bit the bullet and got on the scale. I am up 1.2 pounds which is frustrating because that's what I lost last week, but not really that bad in the grand scheme of things. AND I did work out last night which causes water retention AND I didn't eat dinner until almost 10pm. AND then I made more chocolate chip banana bran muffins and ate 2. So it's my own fault really. One would think I would be extra careful on Thursday nights since I weigh in on Fridays but it seems like I'm sabotaging myself by eating late and more than I usually would, or saving my points for evening snacking, etc.

This weekend I am going to try and not overindulge. If I can weigh in at the same weight on Monday I'll be very pleased. Weekends are my weakness!

B: chocolate chip banana bran muffin (1)
coffee (0)
1/19

S: reduced sugar oatmeal (2)
1/2 cup blackberries (0)
3/19

L: pc blue menu spinach and cheese cantelloni (4)
yogurt (1)
8/19

S: caramel chocolate chip rice cake (1)
2 tbsp PB2 peanut butter (1)
apple (1)
11/19

D: Who knows? Maybe a grilled chicken burger? Mmmmmm.

Menu

Good morning. Today I have discovered Quaker's Caramel Chocolate Chip rice cakes. Mmmmm only 1 point and great for a snack. It satisfies more of a sweet tooth than hunger though.

B: Quaker more fiber berry oatmeal (2)
2/19

L: Michelina's veg. pizza (5)
mixed veggies (0)
7/19

S: caramel chocolate chip ricecake (1)
amaretti cookies 10 (2)
Note: This is my first time having these cookies and while they are light and delicious, 10 is too many. Too much of the same taste!
10/19

D: ww bun (2)
pc blue menu lentil and bean patty (3)
green beans (0)
steamed cauliflower (0)
15/19

S: bag of smart-pop (3)
chocobran muffin, maybe (1)
19/19

Activity: Either 4 or 6 points at the gym, depending on how lazy I am!

Wednesday!

B: Shredded Wheat (2)
2/19

L: pc blue menu spinach and cheese cantelloni (4)
mousse yogurt (1.5)
7.5/19

S: small apple (0.5)
peanut butter (1)
9/19

D: middle eastern falafel sandwich (7)
16/19

The points on the falafel sandwich are so hard to gage. I feel guilty that I am not going to the gym today - come on! I can skip one day. I am human and I am not perfect, haha. I am reading this book about not binge-ing and it says you can't let yourself feel bad if you mess up. Humans always mess up, it's in our nature. Just because I didn't go to the gym ONE DAY doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things.

However, this book also says that to avoid binges, you should avoid hunger by eating breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner and then another snack at 10pm. I don't know how I can fit in all of those snacks and meals on 19 points, unless my meals are just little snacks too. Get real binge breaker guy!

Tuesday Menu

Pre-Gym:
1/2 bagel with butter spray and apple butter (2)
2/19

Post-gym/pre-work
1/2 bagel with butter spray and apple butter (2)
4/19

B: oatmeal (2)
6/19

S: source yogurt (1)
7/19

L: lean cuisine (5)
carrots (0)
strawberries (0)
sun dried tomato (0)
12/19

S: quaker crunchems (2)
14/19

D: fish (2)
sweet potato (3)
green beans (0)
19/19

Activity: 4 points.

Weigh In

Down 1.2 this week - not bad.

Menu:

b: chocolate chip banana bran muffin (1)
3 wasa crackers (1)
oatmeal (2)
strawberries (0)
4/19

S: fiber one (1)
5/19

L: 1/2 pc blue menu pizza (5)
zucchini (0)
strawberries (0)
10/19

S: cauliflower (0)

D: ? But I'm going out tonight YUM YUM so I'll probably use some flex.

Activity: 40 minutes elliptical this morning (4)

Menu and NSV

Today's Menu:

B: chocobran (1)
oatmeal with strawberries (2)
3/19

S: yogurt (1)
4/19

L: lean cuisine (5)
strawberries (0)
9/19

S: cauliflower (0)
9/19

Pre-gym:
1/2 can tuna fish (1.5)
1 slice ww bread (.05)
11/19

D: 1/2 pc blue menu pizza (5)
salad with low fat caesar dressing (1)
17/19

Later: 1 martini (3)
diet coke (0)
20/19

S (if necessary): chocobran (1)
21/19

Activity: 40 minutes elliptical + weights = 4 points

Tomorrow morning is weigh in. I am nervous, because last week I gained and I didn't have the best weekend. I am feeling alright now, but since I feel so good about myself I don't want to sabotage it with the scale... you know?

My NSV is that I am going out for martinis tonight with 2 girlfriends. I was planning on having 2 martinis (6.5 points) but then thought - who am I kidding? Why don't I have 1 martini so I'm not depriving myself, then use the rest of those points on food!? I only get 19 points per day and don't want to waste 3.5 of them on 1 martini!!! Now I can have a pre-gym snack and pump it out hardcore.

Menu Madness

Yesterday:

Pre-gym:
1 chocobran muffin (1)
1/19

B: reduced sugar maple cinnamon oatmeal (2)
strawberries (0)
3/19

S: yogourt (1)
4/19

L: 2 slices ww bread (1)
fat free deli chicken (1)
gardennay medittearanean tomato soup (1)
smart-pop popcorn (1)
8/19

S: cheese sandwich (1.5)
9.5/19

D: PC Blue menu bean and lentil patty (3)
ww bun (2)
8 oz. butternut squash (2)
asparagus (0.5)
17/19

S: chocobran muffin (1)
crackles (2)
20/19

Exercise: 40 minutes elliptical (4) and weights, 20 minute walk (1)

I found out yesterday that I only get 19 points a day. OUCH.

Today's menu:

Pre-gym:
chocobran muffin (1)

B: oatmeal with strawberries (2)
3/19

L: ww tortilla (1)
1/2 can tuna (1.5)
5.5/19

D: hamburger patty (5)
ww bun (2)
green beans (0)
cheese (1)
1/2 sweet potato (1)
salad with dressing (1)
15.5/19

exercise: 40 minutes elliptical (4)

Trouble!

I've been having some trouble lately with gains... not really sure why. I eat 20 points a day, I always have AP each day, I save my flex points for the weekend because I like to eat a little more and drink a little more, etc. This system has not failed me in the past so why is it failing now?

I've been thinking more and more about extreme dieting. I'm not going to do it, because I know it isn't good for my body, but when I see myself with a gain or if my pants are a little tighter, I find myself thinking... "maybe I'll just skip dinner a couple of nights this week to help the loss." These are NOT good thoughts.

A couple of years ago at my highest weight I lost very quickly by almost starving myself. Luckily I did not gain it back. I would eat 2 eggs for breakfast, a chicken breast for lunch, and a chicken breast and atkins bar for dinner. That's it! It seems pretty foolish now but it worked at the time... obviously it was not healthy, I wasn't eating any complex carbs or veggies. So, I don't want to do that again. It's just the thoughts I'm having lately are upsetting.

Anyhoo, I'll just take it one day at a time.

Here is today's menu:

Before gym: chocolate chip banana bran muffin (1)

B: instant oatmeal (2)
strawberries (0)
3/20

L: PC blue menu veg. lasagna (6)
9/20

S: yogurt (1)
10/20

D: I don't know yet. I have a busy night planned and I'm not sure when or what I'm going to eat. I think there might be pizza involved but I'm just going to try and avoid that at all costs. Here's to what hopefully will be a good week!

Frustration

For some reason this morning I was 2 pounds heavier than the last time I checked. NO FAIR! But I have been exercising a lot, and eating salt without reason, so it's probably water retention. Since my weigh-in is tomorrow I'm trying to be conscious about drinking copious amounts of water and limiting my salt intake.

Tonight I am going to a board-games party, so I have to stay strong in terms of not drinking or eating too many snacks. My problem is, once I start chomping down snacks, I can't stop!

Here is today's menu:

Pre swim: 1 chocolate banana bran muffin (1) Thx to Angie for directing me to the recipe and Mandy for coming up with it! =D
1/20

B: 1 cup fiber one (2)
1/2 cup skim milk (1)
1/2 cup strawberries (0)
4/20

L: M & M's chicken breast, breaded (4)
lettuce (0)
2 tsbp fat free ceasar dressing with lemon juice mixed in (1)
9/20

S: 2 slices ww bread (1)
2 tbsp PB2 peanut butter (1)
1/2 cup strawberries (0)
11/20

D: 1/2 PC blue menu stoned baked pizza (5)
steamed veggies (0)
16/20

I am hungry now but I want to leave some wiggle room for booze and snacks. I haven't eaten dinner yet. I also have a snack of popcorn (smartpop) and an apple if necessary.

Activity: 4 swimming 40 minutes.

In other news, last night I tried the PC Blue Menu Stoned Baked Pizza - Chicken and Red Pepper variety. I added sun dried tomato (hello sodium) and green peppers for added yumminess. I thought I could eat at least 3/4 of the pizza but it turned out that 1/2 was enough, for 5 points. Whoop!

More 1 Point Cupcakes

Ingredients
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
3 items egg white(s)
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cup McNeil Nutritionals SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener
4 Tbsp Musselman's Natural Unsweetened Apple Sauce
12 fl oz Coca-Cola Diet Coke
3/4 cup water hot
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp table salt


Instructions
Grease 9X13 pan. Mix all dry ingredients together. Then all wet except for 3/4 cup hot water. Then add together and slowly stir in hot water. Do not over mix. Batter will be super thin. Bake at 350 for about 20-25 mins. or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 10 mins. then cut into 12 pieces. Each piece= 1 point!!!

1 Point Cupcakes

The instructions are for a cake pan - but I would make these into individual cupcakes for additional yumminess.

Ingredients
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup McNeil Nutritionals SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener
3 items egg white(s)
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup Musselman's Natural Unsweetened Apple Sauce
1/2 cup Land O Lakes Fat-free Gourmet Half & Half
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 Tbsp vinegar


Instructions
Grease 9X13 pan. Mix all dry ingredients together. Then all wet except for 1 1/2 cups boiling water. Then add together and slowly stir in hot water. Do not over mix. Batter will be super thin. Bake at 350 for about 20-25 mins. or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 10 mins. then cut into 12 pieces. Each piece= 1 point!!! You can top with SF jelly or FF whipped cream

Laughing Cow

B: wasa bread (1)
special k chocolatey delight (2)
skim milk (0.5)
3.5/20

Let it be known that special k chocolatey delight is delightful but NOT filling.

L: michelina's cheese pizza (6)
apple (1)
10.5/20

S: yogurt with fiber one sprinkles (1)
cauliflower (0)
11.5/20

Dinner: I don't know, but I have to get "snack foods" from dominion because I'm going on a beach picnic YEAH! I also only have 15 minutes in the supermarche so I've got to pre-plan what I'm getting. I'm thinking laughing cow light wedges, strawberries, and some sort of cracker... what cracker is low points? wheat thins maybe? bf is gonna love that haha.

Activity: 40 minutes swimming this morning: 4 points.

So far I've done 400 minutes of exercise in May - woot!

Yawnnnnnnn!

I am so tired today! I don't know why either! I'm pretty sure I got enough sleep last night. I woke up early this morning to go swimming but that's nothing new. I couldn't find the membership card to my gym which was frustrating and I wasted time looking for it.

This past weekend was alright. I indulged but I don't think I really overdid it too badly. I always have lots of flex on the weekend waiting for surprises, so I really don't have to stick too closely to the plan.

Here is today's menu:

B: wasa bread (1)
2 slices pumpernickel (2)
2 tbsp PB2 peanut butter (1)
4/20

L: breaded chicken breast (4)
veggies(0)
8/20

S: cauliflower (0)
carrots (0)
dip (1)
yogurt (1)
peanut butter 100 cal pack (2)
12/20

D: curry chicken PC blue menu frozen dinner (4)
2 slices pumpernickel (2)
18/20

S: tortilla pizza (3)
21/20

Activity Points: 40 minutes swimming (4)
60 minutes dancing (class) (2)
60 minutes badminton (?)
6

I bought the ingredients for the chocolate chip banana bran muffins - I will either make them tonight or tomorrow night. Splenda is freakin' expensive!!!

Feeling Good

I am in a great mood today. Just feeling really good. Last night I made the Salsa Sloppy Joes from the 3fatchicks website and they were much better than expected. And only 4 points per Joe, including the BUN.

My bf also really liked them.

Also, I tried these PC Blue Menu Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper Rice Chips. Pretty tasty, but even more so with a bit of fat-free sour cream dip mmmm.

Today's Menu:

B: 2 slices pumpnickel toast (2)
2 tbsp PB2 peanut butter (1)
3/20

L: 2 slices rye bread (2)
leftover turkey sloppy joe slop (2)
leftover veggies (0)
7/20

S: carrots/cauliflower (0)
fat free sour cream dip (1)
all-bran bar (2)

D: I am making tortilla pizzas (2) using weight watcher's tortillas, tomato sauce, lean ground turkey, sun dried tomatos, zucchini and mushrooms. And cheese. This with a side caesar salad. Mmmmmmm. I haven't calculated the points yet but I'm confident it won't be too bad. And if it is, I'll use less cheese. CHEEEESSSEEEEE.

Menu Day 3 plus Food Find

Yesterday I went shopping at No Frills and bought TONS of yummy products. Specifically, 2 of the new stone baked PC Blue Menu pizzas, blue menu chicken burgers, pumpernickel bread, 100 calorie luna cakes YUUUUMMMM (although I haven't tried them yet haha) and more.

I also found these potato chip like things at Shopper's Drug Mart.
They are 1 point per cup, and 6 points for the whole entire bag. Granted they are not filling at all, but pretty damn tasty! I've tried the lime ones and they were really good. And I bought the sour cream and onion ones today.

B: english muffin (2)
2/20

S: 4 multifibre melba toast (1)
3/20

L: 2 slices rye bread (2)
2 slices ff chicken (1)
carrots (0)
cauliflower (0)
ff dip (1)
7/20

S: carrots and cauliflower (0)

D: 3 fat chicks turkey sloppy joes - 2 of them (8)
veggies (0)
15/20

The rest of the points are for booze. Sad but true.

Activity: I might walk home from work for 2 points. Who am I kidding, haha, I probably won't. It is a great day though and I did buy inserts for my shoes. Hmmmmm. :o)

Chomp Chomp

This morning I am absolutely ravenous! I have hardly had any water yet today so I'm going to try and drink it down and hold off eating until lunch.

Today's challenge is going out for dinner with a friend - luckily I suggested subway and he thought that was a terrific idea! Yes! Tomorrow night I'm cooking for the bf. Can't decide whether to make turkey chili, turkey sloppy joes, or just pick up something from the PC blue menu.

Today's menu!

B: 2 slices WW bread (1)
2 tbsp BP peanut butter (1)
1 cup cheerios (2)
1 dessert yogourt (1)
5/20

L: PC veggie lasagna (6)
carrots (0)
11/20

D: subway roast beef on whole wheat (5)
baked lays (2)
18/20

S: haven't decided yet

Activity: 40 minutes swimming (4)
40 minutes weight training (2)
12/28 for the week
180 minutes so far...