Measurements

Thursday November 19th

Bust: 39″/34"
Waist: 34.5″/28.5"
Hips: 44″/39"
Upper Arm: 13″/11.5"
Lower Arm: 8.5″/8.5"
Thigh: 25″/22"
Calf: 16″/14.5"

So it's going well. =)

Weigh- in today. That should be interesting as I haven't been able to run as much this week. I'll try to update my weigh-in this afternoon, but then I'll be going offline for a while. Hopefully I'll be near goal weight by the time I check in after that. =)

What I ate

Sunday 15th November 2009

20 tiny chocolate frosted mini wheats - 1 point
1 cup milk - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1/2 cup noodles - 4 points
1 tsp oil - 1 point
1/2 cup meat and sauce - 3 points
1/2 cup bryer's ff ice cream - 1 point

I know I should really have a green smoothie for tonight to have all my veggies and fruit - but I just don't want to. I'm not hungry really. I may have another cup of milk, or a cup or two of juice...but that's about it. A pretty unhealthy day really.

Total: 12/18 points

What I ate

Saturday 14th November 2009
Date Night

cereal and milk - 2 points
1/2 banana - 1 point
halloumi cheese - 4 points
1 tsp oil - 1 point
1 cup grapefruit juice - 2 points
tempura - 5 points
sushi #1 at Sake - 11 points
ww ice cream - 2 points

Total: 28/18 points

What I ate

Friday 13th November 2009
Work, and leadership training in Murfreesboro.

cereal and milk - 2 points
bread and butter- 3 points
thin bread - 1 point
salad and dressing with olives - 3 points
sushi - 6 points
bite of pizza and breadstick - 6 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Total: 22/18 points

Weigh-in, what I ate

Thursday 12th November 2009

Weigh-in
Today was my week 25 weigh in. I finally set my goal weight; 127lbs. I really want to be 125lbs, and this gives me a 2lb fluctuating leeway.

Original Weight: 165.8lbs
Total Weight loss: 32 lbs
Today's weight loss: 1.6 lbs
Today's weight: 133.8 lbs


What I ate
Banana - 2 points
sushi - 4 points
chocolate milk 2 cups - 4 points
tortilla - 1 point
chicken and salad - 3 points
1 cup grapefruit juice - 2 points
1 cup oj - 2 points
hot milk - 1 point
100 calorie pack cookies - 2 points

Total: 21/18 points
All nutrients except the oil...again.

What I ate

Wednesday 11th November 2009

cereal and milk - 3 points
bread and butter - 3 points
tortilla - 1 point
salad and dressing - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point
bread with cheese and ham dipped in egg and fried - 5 points
milk - 1 point
chocolate milk mix - 1 point
100 calorie cookies - 2 points

Total: 18/18 points

What I ate

Tuesday 10th November 2009

cereal and milk - 3 points
Sweet CeCe's nonfat frozen yoghurt - 7 points
green smoothie - 4 points
thin bread - 1 point
meat, onions, oil - 4 points
cookie - 3 points
tea with honey - 1 point
cookie and milk - 4 points

Total: 27/18 points
Sweet CeCe's is owned by a friend of mine, and another friend works there. It's a fabulous shop and is sooo delicious. I heartily recommend it. =)

What I ate

Monday 9th November 2009

cereal and milk - 3 points
bread and butter - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point
tortilla - 1 point
lettcue and tomato with dressing - 2 points
publix pickins - 1 point
sushi - 4 points
chamomile tea with honey - 1 point
1/2 cup corn - 1 point
1 oz beef - 1 point
1 cup oj - 2 points
1 cup milk - 1 point
100 cal pack cookies - 2 points

Total: 21/18 points
All nutrients except oil. *sigh*

What I ate

Sunday 8th November 2009

Cereal and milk - 3 points
toast and marmalade - 1 point
green smoothie - 4 points
spaghetti - 5 points
sauce and meat - 3 points

Total: 16/18 points
I needed another cup of milk and the ubiquitous oil to make this a perfect day. I certainly had enough points for it.

What I ate

Saturday, 7th November 2009

Banana - 2 points
muffin - 3 points
slice pizza - 7 points
cheese stick - 1 point
chicken - 2 points
1 cup milk - 1 point
chamomile tea with honey - 1 point
salad - 0 points
5 olives - 1 point
2oz chicken - 3 points
2 tbsp dressin - 2 points
2 cups oj - 4 points
1 cup milk - 1 point
sushi - 2 points

Total: 29/18 points
Yes. Thank goodness for activity and bonus points.

What I ate

Friday, 6th November 2009

Cereal and milk - 4 points
3 cups herbal tea with honey - 3 points
1/2 fishcake, peas and beans with spoonful of sloppy joe sauce - 3 points
bread and butter - 4 points
peas and fishcake - 1 point
filet mingon - 5 points
veggie skewer - 2 points
onion rings - 7 points

Total: 29/18 points
It was a delicious, delicious day.

Weigh-in, what I ate

Thursday 5th November 2009
Today is Guy Fawkes night! =)
Today I was also pretty stinkin' sick with a cough, fever etc. Uuuuggghhhh.

Weigh-in

Today was my week 24 weigh in. The Thursday Weigh-in is apparently working.

Original Weight: 165.8lbs
Total Weight loss: 30.4 lbs
Today's weight loss: 2.8 lbs
Today's weight: 135.4 lbs

Did you see that??? Nearly THREE POUNDS lost. Whoot!!! =)


What I ate

hot dog - 1 point
three cups herbal tea with honey - 3 points
tortilla - 1 point
chicken - 3 points
lettuce and dressing - 1 point
1 cup almond milk - 1 point

Total: 10/18
Yeah. Obviously I didn't get all my nutrients today.

What I ate

Wednesday 4th November 2009

Cereal and milk - 3 points
green smoothie - 4 points
salad and dressing - 1 point
tortilla - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1 cup of stew - 5 points
1 cup milk - 1 point
whoppers - 4 points
cereal and milk - 3 points
2 cups chamomile tea with 2 tsp honey - 2 points

Total: 25/18 points
All nutrients except oil, of course. I have such a hard time with the oil.

What I ate

Tuesday 3rd November 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
1 slice bread - 0 points
mini hershey's - 2 points
1 Tbsp pb - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point
lettuce and tomato - 0 points
cheese stick - 1 point
1oz chicken - 2 points
5 olives - 1 point
2 cups milk - 2 points

Total: 14/18 points
Well. That wasn't a lot, was it? Nevertheless, thanks to the green smoothie, it was an almost perfect ww day. Go figure. I just needed to have the 2 tsp oil.

What I ate

Monday 2nd November 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
tortilla - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point
salad w/ 1 tbsp dressing - 1 point
chicken - 5 points
mac n cheese - 2 points
cauliflower - 0 points
2 cups almond milk - 2 points

Total: 16/18 points
I ate all my nutrients except the oil. If I'd had 2 tsp oil on the salad I would have had one point left for the day, and I could have had ALL my nutrients AND a ww fudge ice cream, or 1/2 cup bryer's fat free ice cream. Oh well.

What I ate

Sunday 1st November 2009

Hey. What happened to Sat 31st October? There is no record of it anywhere in my book. Bizarre!

Anyway, this was Fast Sunday.

2 cups almond milk - 2 points
2 cups spaghetti squash - 0 point
meat and sauce - 5 points
Elder Sherwood's homecoming - 11 points

Total: 18/18 points

What I ate

Friday 30th October 2009

1 cup oj - 2 points
1 cup spinach - 0 points
1/2 banana, 3 strawberries - 2 points
1 slice bread and jam - 2 points
2 slices bread - 3 points
2 tsp butter - 2 points
1 slice ham - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
choc drink mix - 1 point
meatloaf bite - 1 point
veggie chips - 2 points

Uhm. I don't think this day is complete. I remember it and I'm sure I ate something later in the day. Considering it was date night I imagine we went out to eat. I think we went to El Guadalajara. If I'm remembering correctly I had grilled fish, rice and guacamole salad, with some tortilla chips too. I'm counting that as a 15 point meal, though I think that's going overboard on the points.

Total points: 33/18

What I ate

Wednesday 28th October 2009

Why is this one out of order in my book? Bizarre.
Anyway, this day was the ward halloween party. The chili was soooooo goood.

cereal and milk - 2 points
salad w/ 2 tsp oil - 2 points
tortilla - 1 point
meatball - 3 points
sip of chocolate milk - 1 point
sushi - 4 points
bite of chili - 1 point
ice cream - 1 point

Total: 15/18 points
I totally didn't eat enough today.

Weigh-in, what I ate

Thursday October 29th 2009

Weigh-in
Today was my week 23 weigh in, and after last week's fiasco of weight gain, I changed the day I weighed in. I thought it would be better to weigh-in the day BEFORE date night rather than the day AFTER. Plus, Saturday's are so very very busy, it would be nice to get rid of one Saturday activity.

So I changed my weigh-in day to Thursday. And BEHOLD! The fabulous results!!!

Original Weight: 165.8lbs
Total Weight loss: 27.6lbs
Today's weight loss: 2.6lbs
Today's weight: 138.2lbs

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!!!! Let this be a lesson to all and sundry; choose your weigh-in date with care. This weigh-in marked the end of the plateau I've been on ever since I started exercising. I started out walking for 22 minutes and running for 8 minutes, and I have worked up to 50 minutes of running and ten minutes of walking. FINALLY I'm seeing the results of all that incredibly hard work, starting with today's weigh-in.



What I ate

1 cup almond milk - 1 point
1/2 banana - 1 point
1 tbsp pb - 2 points
1 Tbsp cocoa - 0 points
pickins @ Kroger - 3 points
sushi - 4 points
ff hot dog - 1 point
bread and ketchup - 1 point
whoppers - 2 points
cereal and milk - 3 points

Total: 18/18 points
But I didn't get all my nutrients.

What I ate

Tuesday October 27th 2009

Cereal and milk - 2 points
cheese and cracker - 1 point
ww soup - 1 point
bread, jam and butter - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
cookie - 3 points
1/2 cupcake - 2 points
Harris Teeter pickin's - 10 points
carrots, peas and onions - 1 point
1 cup oj - 2 points
1 cup milk - 1 point
1/2 cup ice cream - 1 point

Total: 27/18 points
Thank goodness for activity points.

What I ate

Monday 26th October 2009

3/4 cup total - 1 point
1 cup 8th Continent complete soy milk - 1 point
bread and butter - 2 points
tortilla - 1 point
salad w/ 2 tsp oil - 2 points
chicken - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
cookie - 3 points
2oz lean beef - 3 points
acorn squash - 0 points
peas, carrots, onions - 0 points
sweet potato - 3 points
1/2 c ff ice cream - 1 point
1 cup caro w/1/2 cup milk - .5 points

Total: 20.5/18 points

What I ate

Sunday 25th October 2009

Oatmeal and milk - 4 points
tortilla and salad - 1 point
spaghetti squash - 0 points
meat sauce - 6 points
1 cup oj - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 points
ww ice cream - 1 points
cereal and milk - 3 points

Total: 18/18 points
It would have been the perfect ww day if I'd used 2 tsp oil on the salad and skipped the cereal and just had the milk later in the day.

Weigh-in, what I ate

Saturday October 24 2009

Today was my week 22 weigh in. Not surprisingly, after falling off the wagon yesterday, I gained two pounds.

Original Weight: 165.8lbs
Total Weight loss: 25lbs
Today's weight loss: - 2lbs
Today's weight: 140.8lbs

That was disappointing. Back on the wagon for me!



What I ate

1 cup soymilk - 1 point
banana - 2 point
1 Tbsp pb, 1 Tbsp cocoa - 2 points
1 cookie - 4 points
12 tortilla chips - 3 points
salsa - 0 points
fish taco - 7 points
A few of Andrew's fries - 2 points
1 cookie - 4 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1 1/2 egg boats - 3 points
pbj sammich - 3 points
banana - 2 points
1 cup milk - 1 point

Total: 33/18 points
This day was a FAIL in that I didn't get all my minimum nutrients, and I blew my points out of the water. On the other hand,
I COULD have ordered a shrimp quesadilla at Oscar's but I didn't
I COULD have eaten all the tortilla chips but I didn't
I COULD have had a massive dinner but I didn't
I COULD have eaten a lot of Andrew's fries but I didn't.

So it was quite the success really. =)

What I ate

Friday 23rd October 2009

Cereal and milk - 3 points
biscuit - 3 points
smore - 3 points
other stuff - 3 points
tortilla and veggies dressing - 2 points
1 cup milk - 1 point
sushi etc - ?????20 points????

Total: ???35??/18 points
Fail.

What I ate

Thursday 22nd October 2009

1 cup soy milk - 1 point
1 Tbsp peanut butter - 2 points
1 small banana, 2 tsp cocoa - 2 points
2 slices bread - 1 point
1 slice turkey bacon - 1 point
lettuce and tomatoes - 0 points
1/2 cup v8 - 0 points
toast and marmalade - 2 points
panera bread french onion soup w/o cheese and croutons - 2 points
1/2 panera mediterranean veggie sandwich - 6 points
1 cup soy milk - 1 point
baguette - 2 points

Total: 20/18 points
If I'd skipped the baguette this would have been the perfect ww day

What I ate

Wednesday 21st October 2009

Cereal and milk - 3 points
mexican bean soup - 1 point
tortilla - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
salad with dressing - 2 points
2 slices bread - 1 point
2 tsp mayo - 1 point
3 slices turkey bacon - 3 points
salad - 0 points
1 cup v8 - 1 point
1 cup milk - 1 point
1 slice turkey bacon - 1 point
Bryer's ff ice cream w/ pecans - 2 points

Total: 18/18 points
The perfect ww day - except for the lack of oil. If I'd had oil on my salad instead of dressing the points would have been the same.

What I ate

Wednesday 21st October 2009

Cereal and milk - 3 points
mexican bean soup - 1 point
tortilla - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
salad w/ dressing - 2 points
2 slices bread - 1 point
2 tsp mayo - 1 point
4 slices turkey bacon - 4 points
salad fixins - 0 points
1 cup v8 juice - 1 point
1 cup milk - 1 point
1/2 c bryer's ice cream with 1 Tbsp pecans - 2 points

Total: 18/18 points

This would have been the perfect ww day if I'd had any oil. But I didn't. So. Fail.

What I ate

Tuesday 20th October 2009

Toast and marmalade - 2 points
cereal and milk - 3 points
mexican bean soup - 1 point
7 ff crackers - 1 point
ww pumpkin pie - 2 points
2 fish fillets - 6 points
butternut squash fries - 2 points
1 cup apple cider - 2 points
1 cup soy milk - 1 point

Total: 20/18 points

What I ate

Monday October 19th 2009

Green Smoothie - 3 points
tortilla - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
tomato - 0 points
lifewater - 2 points
1oz sweet and sour fish with asparagus and carrots - 5 points
fish sticks - 4 points
1 1/2 cups soy milk - 2 points
spaghetti squash - 0 points
3oz chicken - 3 points

Total: 21/18 points

What I ate

Sunday October 18th 2009
Sundays are always a hard day. The traditional family spaghetti dinner gets me every week.

1 cup 8th continent soy milk - 1 point
cereal - 2 points
m&ms - 2 points
spaghetti bolognaise - 8 points
cheese stick - 1 point
tortilla - 1 point
Laughing Cow cheese wedge - 1 point
1/4 avocado - 2 points
salad - 0 points
2 cups oj - 4 points
ww ice cream - 1 point

Total: 23/18 points

What I ate

Saturday 17th October 2009

Banana - 2 points
weight watchers eclair - 3 points
It totally wasn't worth it. I have been quite disappointed with the Smart Ones desserts. They're heavy points for such a little item, and they don't taste fabulous.
Mexican bean soup - 1 point
7 ff crackers - 1 point
1 cup 8th continent soy milk - 1 point
tortilla - 1 point
onions - 1 point
lifewater drink - 2 point
Actually, I just got this for the bottle. They hold nearly 3 cups of water and fit perfectly in the cup holder in my car. Now I have three; a purple one, an orange one, and a pink one. One's washing whilst one's being used and the other is waiting to be used. How can you go wrong? =D
TOrtilla, onions, lettuce, tomato - 2 points
ww ice cream - 1 point
1 cup soy milk - 1 point
Kroger sushi - 2 points

Total: 18/18 points
Wow. What a great day. =) I ate all the things I was meant to as well. =)

food

I've been on weight watcher's now for 21 weeks - Holy toledo! - and have only just recently discovered some wonderful things.

I like to have cereal and milk. This costs me at least 4 points - and if I add a banana to it, that's another 2 points. SIX POINTS for breakfast! Right now I only have 18 points per day, so that's WAY too many points for breakfast.

However, recently I've discovered this cereal:

3/4 cup Total whole wheat flakes are only ONE POINT.

Furthermore, because of the delightful problem I've been having on long runs I've been reducing the amount of dairy I've consuming. Though I haven't been able to completely stay clear of Bryer's fat free or weight watcher's one point bars yet...but anyway, I have been drinking soy milk. Yesterday, I was THRILLED to discover 8th Continent Complete Soy Milk which is only ONE POINT per cup. ONE POINT!

This means that I can have cereal and milk for only 2 points as opposed to at least 4. SCORE!

Weigh-in

Today was my week 21 weigh in, and FINALLY I lost a decent amount of weight. Though I just finished my monthly and I always lose about 2lbs after that.

Original Weight: 165.8lbs
Total Weight loss: 27lbs
Today's weight loss: 2.4lbs
Today's weight: 138.8lbs

What I ate

Friday 16th October 2009

cereal and milk - 4 points
salad with 2 tsp oil - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1 cup grape juice - 2 points
spog bol - 6 points
cookie - 4 points
ww chicken w/ apples and onions w/ noodles pg 155 ww cookbook - 7 points
ww ice cream - 1 point
cookie - 1 point
soy milk - 2 points

Total: 30/19 points
Even after all this, I STILL didn't use all my bonus points for the week. Awesome.

What I ate

Thursday 15th October 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
ham sammich - 2 points
fiber 1 bar - 2 points
1 cup soy milk - 2 points
sushi - 4 points
2 bites pizza - 3 points
soy milk - 2 points
ice cream - 1 point

Total: 20/19 points

What I ate

Wednesday 14th October 2009

1 slice toast and marmalade - 1 point
cereal and milk - 2 points
1/2 biscuit with 1/2 sausage patty and gravy - 4 points
tortilla with cheese wedge - 2 points
salad with dressing - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
3 jammie dodgers - 6 points
1/2 banana with pb - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 cup mexican bean soup - 1 point
1 slice bread - 1 point
1 voortman's cookie - 1 point
soy milk - 2 points

Total: 27/19 points

What I ate

Tuesday 13th October 2009

1 slice toast and pb - 2 points
Green smoothie - 5 points
cheese stick - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
tortilla - 1 point
1/2 pouch tuna - 1 point
1 tbsp ranch dressing - 1 point
tortilla - 1 point
cheese wedge and lettuce - 1 point
pickins at kroger - 2 points
frosting - 2 points
milk - 2 points
cookie - 1 point
mexican lasagne - 6 points

Total: 28/19 points

What I ate

Monday 12th October 2009

1 slice toast, marmalade - 2 points
1 cup milk, cereal - 4 points
0 point soup, 7 ff crackers - 1 point
salad w/ dressing - 2 points
thinbread, cheesewedge - 2 points
1c pineapple - 1 point
cookie - 1 point
1/2 c rice - 2 points
tofu adnd veg stir fry - 4 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
pumpkin pie and ff cool whip - 2 points

Total: 23/19 points.

Remember that I'm racking up 12 activity points per week - at least - and I also have 35 bonus points per week.

What I ate

Sunday 11th October 2009

Voortman-s cookie - 1 point
ww pumpkin pie - 1 point
green smoothie - 5 points
cereal and milk - 4 points
hershey's almond nugget - 1 point
voortman cookie - 1 point
whole wheat spaghetti and sauce - 8 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 cookie - 1 point

Total: 26/19 points

What I ate

Saturday 10th October 2009

Green smoothie - 4 points
egg - 2 points
1 tbsp may, 1 tsp mustard - 1 point
thin bread, cucumber - 1 point
2 bites plain pancake - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
2 tsp oil - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
ff hot dog n bun - 2 points
22 crustless pumpkin pie with ff cool whip - 2 points

Total: 19/19 points

What I ate

Friday, 9th October 2009

Cereal and milk - 4 points
Salad w/ 2 tsp oil and olives - 3 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
salad and dressing - 1 point
1 1/2 cups oj - 3 points
sushi - 7 points
ww dessert - 3 points
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total: 24/19 points

What I ate

Thursday 8th October 2009

Cereal and milk - 4 points
1 sl turkey bacon, 1 sl bread - 1 point
chocolate milk - 3 points
orange - 1 point
sushi - 4 points
salad w/ 2 tsp oil - 5 points
dressing - 1 point
1 cup v8 - 1 point
ww ice cream - 1 point

Total: 21/19 points

What I ate

Wednesday 7th October 2009

Cereal and milk - 4 points
thin bread and cheese wedge - 2 points
salad with olives and 2 tsp oil - 3 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
fiber bar - 2 points
fries - 3 points
salad and dressing and olives - 3 points
salad and dressing - 2 points
chocolate milk - 3 points

Total: 24/19 points

What I ate

Tuesday 6th October 2009

Cereal and milk - 4 points
sushi - 4 points
tortilla, cheese wedge, lettuce - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
green smoothie - 4 points
ice cream and pecans - 3 points

Total: 19/19 points

What I ate

Monday 5th October 2009

1 cup milk - 2 points
3/4 c cereal - 2 points
salad w/ 2tsp oil - 2 points
tortilla - 1 point
WW 0 point soup w/ 7ff crackers - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
1/2 pumpkin muffin - 1 point
chicken and veg - 5 points
ice cream - 3 points

Total: 19/19 points

What I ate

Sunday 4th October 2009

3/4 c cereal - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 tortilla - 1 point
1 cheese wedge - 1 point
salad fixins - 0 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
bite of a pbj tortilla - 1 point
pumpkin cake - 3 points
1 cup v8 - 1 point
noodles and sauce - 3 points
tortilla and veg - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
2 tsp oil - 2 points
babybel - 2 points

Total: 22/19 points

What I ate

Saturday October 3rd 2009

Green smoothie - 4 points
hot chocolate - 4 points
fat free hot dog and thin bread - 2 points
1/2 hot chocolate - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
salad with 1 tsp oil - 1 point
cookie with 1/4 cup ff ice cream - 2 points
cheese stick - 1 point
tortilla - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
veggies - 0 points
1 cup oj - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total: 23/19 points

What I ate

Friday October 2nd 2009

Oatmeal - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1/2 tsp sugar - 0 points
beef and carrots - 2 points
thin bread - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
tomato - 0 points
2 bites pie - 4 points
1/2 cup applesauce - 1 point
nibbles at Kroger - 1 point
shrimp and veg at TGIF - 6 points
22 brownie - 2 points
1/2 cup ff ice cream - 1 point

This was the day that Bert and I went to the movies to see "Surrogates" - which is a good film despite the gaping holes in the plot - note the ENTIRE LACK of popcorn etc. Neither of us got anything at all. GO US! =)

Total points: 23/19 points
Not bad.

What I ate

Thursday 1st October 2009

1 cup milk - 2 points
1 cup total wheat flakes - 1 point
ham sandwich - 2 points
cheese and crackers - 1 point
ham, cheese wedge, and vegetable sandwich - 3 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 voortman's cookie - 1 point
1 1/2 cups oj - 3 points
1 potato - 1 point
onions and squash - 0 points
ff hot dog - 1 point
2 tsp oil - 2 points
1/2 cup oj - 1 point
weight watcher's brownie - 2 points
1/2 cup ff ice cream - 1 point

Total: 23/19 points
Yay for activity points! =)
All veggies, milks, oils, liquids, protiens, whole grains and vitamin.

What I ate

Wednesday September 30th 2009

2 slices bread - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
marmalade - 1 point
1 thin bread - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
tomatoes - 0 points
peas and onions - 1 point
1/3 cup grapes, 1/2 cup applesauce - 1 point
beef and carrots - 2 points
1 slice turkey bacon - 1 point
1 egg - 2 points
2 slices bread - 1 point
voortman's cookie - 1 point
1/2 cup milk - 1 point
1/2 cup ice cream - 1 point
1 cup v8 - 1 point

Total: 18/19 points
All veggies, all milks, all oils, all liquids, all protein, whole grains and vitamin. A good day.

What I ate

Tuesday September 29th 2009
Today was difficult as I went to see a friend of mine who just moved from MI to TN, and she put on an absolutely beautiful lunch, so I felt I needed to eat it in order not to offend her. It was absolutely delicious! But it certainly racked up the points. =( Luckily I'd exercised quite a bit this week so I was able to use my activity points rather than my bonus points.

Oatmeal - 2 points
1/2 cup milk - 1 point
1/2 fiber 1 bar - 1 point
thin bread - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
cheese stick - 1 point
1 cup broccolli salad - 6 points
salad with tiny amount feta cheese and 2 tsp oil - 2 points
sliver french silk pie - 6 points
1 cup apple cider - 2 points
2 cups grapes - 2 points
1 1/2 cups milk - 3 points
7 ff crackers - 1 point
0 point soup - 0 points

Total: 29/19 points

What I ate

Monday September 28th 2009
My sister's birthday! =)

Oatmeal - 2 points
milk - 2 points
thin bread - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
salad w/ 2 tsp olive oil - 2 points
1/4 cup chicken pot pie - 2 points
chamomile tea - 0 points
salad with dressing - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
small amount noodles and sauce - 2 points
fiber one bar - 2 points

Total: 19/19 points

What I ate

Sunday, 27th September 2009

I talked with my ww leader after she'd looked at the two weeks of trackers. She said I was doing really exceptionally well staying on programme. She really couldn't figure out why I'm not losing weight. I mentioned that *everyone* says it's because I'm gaining muscle, but she said you don't gain muscle that quickly. My weight loss slowed the very week I started running, and she said it takes a couple of weeks at least for that to happen if it's the creation of muscle that's causing it. Bizarre.

So she said, "Either you need to *not* eat any of the bonus points, and stick as close to your 19 daily points as you can, OR you need to eat *every single one* of your points." She said in the cases she's seen like this there's no way to tell which one will work for which person, you just have to experiment and see which one your body needs.

This week I'm trying to stay as close to my 19 points and use as few of my bonus points as possible. I am actually hoping this is *not* what my body needs, as, to be frank, I don't think it's very healthy to eat so little! And, furthermore, I do NOT want to train my body to think that it's ok to eat so little as that means that in the future, when I'm in the "Lifetime" phase of WW, I won't be able to eat the bonus points then.

And let me make myself clear, I *WILL NOT* eat only 19 points a week for the rest of my life. That is no way to live. There needs to be *SOME* wiggle room in the programme. I fully intend to be able to eat Chinese food once in a while, or to be able to have a packet of chips....oh my, it's SO hard not having barbeque chips. I love them so much.

Not that I intend gorging myself when I've completed my weight loss, but I will not live on plain salad for the rest of my life. It's mentally unhealthy.

Trying to lose weight has certainly taught me what my trigger foods are. I have slowly learned to eat only a small piece of chocolate or pie or whatever...but I know for a fact that if I ever have a sweet barbeque chip I will eat the whole bag. It's an absolute trigger food for me. Who knew? =)


Toast and marmalade - 2 points
salad with 2 tsp olive oil and 1 light cheese stick - 3 points
noodles - 5 points
sauce and meat - 3 points

Total: 13/19 points
Didn't do so well with the veggies, milks etc. Oh well.

What I ate

Saturday 26th September 2009
Bert's birthday! =)

Weight watchers weigh-in! I was pretty excited because I'd been good this week, and plus I'd exercised really well.

However - I'd GAINED!!! Gained, dear readers! GAINED. Almost TWO POUNDS!!!!! I'm back to where I was about four weeks ago.

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT??????

I turned my trackers for the past two weeks into my WW leader, and hopefully she'll have some tips. I've been getting all my liquid, all my oil, all my veggies, whole grains, multivitamin, all my milks, all my protein. Sooooo - what gives?


Banana - 2 points
Salad w/ 2 tsp olive oil - 2 points
salad w/ lowfat dressing - 2 points
Total wheat cereal - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
Weight Watchers' Spicy Szechuan veg and chicken - 4 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
fiber plus bar - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1/2 cup ice cream - 1 point

Total: 19/19 points
All Veggies, all milks, all healthy oils, all liquids, all proteins, whole grains and vitamin.
A good day. =)

What I ate

Friday 25th September 2009

I turned my tracker record in to my Weight Watcher's leader because my weight loss has slowed considerably since I started exercising. Thus, I can't tell you what I ate because I don't remember.

What I ate

Thursday 24th September 2009

Granola and 1 cup milk - 6 points
banana - 2 points
green beans - 1 point
BLT - 3 points
1 cup V8 - 1 point
Panera french onion soup - 4 points
1/2 Mediterranean veggie sandwich - 6 points

Total: 23/19 points
Not bad for a Panera meal. It was delicious too. =)

What I ate

Wednesday 23rd September 2009

Granola with 1 cup milk - 6 points
cheese wedge sandwich - 2 points
salad with 2 tsp oil - 2 points
7 ff crackers - 1 point
Mexican bean soup - 1 point
salmon - 2 points
green beans - 1 point
ham - 5 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
ww ice cream - 1 point

Total: 23/19 points

What I ate

Tuesday 22nd September 2009

3/4 cup Total wheat flakes - 1 point
YES! I finally found a cereal that's only one point. Whhoooot! =)
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 banana - 2 points
1 egg boat - 2 points
granola - 2 points
mexican bean soup - 1 point
7 ff crackers - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point
ham and cheese wedge sammich - 3 points
salad w/ 2 tsp oil & vinegar - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
ww ice cream - 1 point


Total: 20/19 points
Not bad! =)

What I ate

Monday 21st September 2009

1 cup v8 - 1 point
2 slices toast and marmalade - 2points
cheese wedge sammich - 2 points
salad, 2tsp oil - 2 points
1c grapes - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
1c caro w/ milk - 2 points
sonic hamburger - 24 points
I ate most of the hamburger BEFORE I looked up the points. GAHHHH!! I nearly died when I saw how much it was.

Total: 36/19 points
Thank goodness for activity and bonus points.

What I ate

Sunday 20th September 2009

3/4 c raisin bran - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
cheese wedge sammich - 2 points
1 1/2 cups oj - 3 points
noodles - 5 points
sauce and meat - 4 points
1c v8 - 1 point
ww ice cream - 1 point
1 c milk - 2 points

Total: 22/19 points

What I ate

Saturday 19th September 2009

Weigh in today: 2.8lbs lost. Total of 23lbs lost.

2 cups watermelon - 2 points
cheese wedge sammich - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
slice pizza - 6 points
sushi - 4 points
1 cup v8 - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total: 19/19 points

What I ate

Friday 18th September 2009

3/4 c raisin bran - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
2 sl bread - 1 point
1/2 can tuna - 1 point
1/2 Tbsp mayo - 1 point
salad w/ 2 tsp olive oil - 2 points
very small piece of cake - 3 points
1/2 cherry popper - 3 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
sushi - 6 points
caro w/ 1 cup milk - 2 points
1 cup V8 - 1 point
cookie dough - 4 points

Total: 29/19 points

What I ate

Thursday 17th September 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
hot cocoa - 4 points
cheese wedge sammich - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1/4 pb sammich - 1 point
funeral - 20 points
cornmeal mush - 6 points

Total: 38/19 points
YIKES!!!!

What I ate

Wednesday 16th September 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
2 slices bread - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
veggies - 0 points
1 cup watermelon - 1 point
1 cup mexican bean soup - 1 point
7 ff crackers - 1 point
sushi - 10 points
cereal and 1 cup milk - 4 points
chocolate - 2 points
1/2 cup milk - 1 point

Total: 26/19 points

What I ate

Tuesday 15th September 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
1 ff hot dog - 1 point
1 slice bread - 0 points
chocolate milk - 3 points
ww hot dogs on a stick - 4 points
2 cups watermelon - 2 points
caro with 1c milk - 2 points
1 c watermelon - 1 point

Total: 17 points
TWO POINTS UNDER! Holy cow! And I had all my liquids, all my milk, all my protien, all my fruits and veggies, whole grains and vitamins. How is that even possible?

How I Exercise

I also posted this on my waffling blog madiantin.blogspot.com

I thought I'd do a post on how I exercise, since I've actually started again and seem to be somewhat of a routine. Although it appears to be causing my weight loss to slow DRAMATICALLY and IRRITATINGLY, I shall persevere and see what happens. But it still makes me mad.

Anyway, I've been using a running programme from
coolrunning.com
It's the couch-to-5k programme you can see there on the main page.

The version I use is the one put together by Robert Ullrey. It's awesome because he tells you exactly when to start and stop so you don't have to think about it. You can find the podcasts here:
http://www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/page4/files/category-7.html

There are also some other programmes here:
http://c25k.com/index.htm,
but I prefer Mr. Ullrey.

Also, there are many people who love Mr. Ullrey and thank him for helping them put the tennis shoe to the road. You can find a conversation here:
http://c25k.com/forum/forums/18238/ShowPost.aspx,
where someone posts his email. Not sure how Mr. Ullrey would feel about that.....=D Maybe he gets sick of people writing to him saying "Thank you thank you thank you!"

Or maybe he gets sick of writing stuff like Dizziblonde wrote,
"Think I owe this man more than a drink for the amount I've mentally insulted him, cursed his entire existence and told him to shut up and tell me I can stop running lately!"

Hahahaha! That's so how it is! Whenever I hear him say "You should be able to carry on a conversation and not be too out of breath" I want to scream "What PLANET are you on??????" while I'm gasping and wheezing, and I want to smack him upside the head or something..... =D

Robert's website is here:
http://web.mac.com/robert_ullrey/iWeb/Robert/Running%20Blog/Running%20Blog.html
but I don't think he's updated it lately.


Learn out loud.com also covers Robert's running podcasts here.



ALSO!!!! For those of you who suffer from shinsplints, I have some wonderful news. =) I, too, used to suffer from shinsplints, Crippling ones. Awful ones. When I ran the 5k turkey trot last Thanksgiving day, I could hardly walk for a couple of months afterwards. Oh my good gracious gravy, it hurt. When I woke up in the morning I would have to shuffle around for the first five minutes, not lifting my feet off the floor, because it HURT!! This caused me to stop running, and I've only just started again.

This time around (though admittedly, I'm only about three weeks in....) things are much better. What's different this summer???

No flip-flops.

No kidding. I bought another pair of athletic shoes. I wear one while I'm running, and one when I'm not...and my legs and feet feel SOOOOO much better. I am really really hopeful that this will nix any shinsplint pain I have.


Another thing I've purchased recently which has made my life sooo much better: a sports bra. It's wonderful to be running and not have to hike up my irritating bra straps.


Next to buy: Socks. My socks are years and years old. At least ten years. They're worn thin and some have holes. The elastic is gone so as I'm running they slip down my ankles and end up under my feet. GAH!!! I believe today I will buy more socks.

Also, at some point in time I may start saving for a new ipod. Mine is the first generation original Ipod. Yes. The ORIGINAL one. The first one that came out. Yes, that one. It's fabulous! It still works! There's nothing wrong with it!

But it would be nice to have a smaller one. Mine's so heavy. I have a holder thing that you put on your arm, but the original ipod is so heavy it drags the holder down, so I've ended up tucking the ipod inside my bra. I know. Sorry. That's probably tmi for you. But it keeps the ipod safe and I don't have to expend irritation and energy hiking up the ipod holder on my arm all the time.

Also, I need some kind of sweat-wiping thing. My arm/hand/shirt just doesn't cut the mustard.


So anyway, enough waffle! Here's my exercise programme
I exercise Tues, Thurs and Sat because I work Mon, Weds, Fri.

I am currently (as of today) on Robert Ullrey's week 2 podcast. I was on week 1, off and on, for SEVERAL months. I kept starting and then stopping because of shin splints. With my new athletic shoes on my feet I've been able to get to week 2.

I have to say, week 2 isn't so bad. I've heard that when you reach week 4 or something like that, the pace picks up considerably and it gets exponentially more difficult. But right now, week 2 is ok. I like it because although it's a 90 second rather than a 60 second run, there's only 6 intervals rather than 8.

Except when you're in the middle of the penultimate 90 second run on the week 2 podcast and your ipod spontaneously decides - in the middle of your run - to switch to the beginning of the week 6 podcast instead. GAH!!!


Well, I could probably waffle on forever, but right now I need to take Andrew swimming.

What I ate

Monday 14th September 2009 - The Perfect Weight Watcher's Day

Green Smoothie - 4 points
2 slices double fiber bread - 1 point
laughing cow cheese wedge - 1 point
salad with 2 tsp olive oil and balsamic vinegar - 2 points
1 cup watermelon - 1 point
This was from the farmer's market. The ones at the farmer's market are not seedless - but oh my good gravy did it taste deliciously good. Mmmmm. =)
1 cup mexican bean soup - 1 point
7 fat free crackers - 1 point
2 slices bread - 1 point
1 slice fat free bacon - 1 point
veggies and ketchup on the BLT - 0 points
split pea soup - 2 points
22 ice cream - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total: 19/19 points
My good gravy was this a successful day!!! What. The. Heck. is all I can say about that. I got in all my veggies/fruits, all my milks, all my healthy oils, all my liquids, all my proteins, only whole grains, my vitamin AND a fun snack AND I didn't use ANY activity or bonus points AND I was FULL!!!! Holy toledo, batman!!! I may put this whole post in bold or something because this was THE Perfect ww Day.

What I ate

Sunday 13th September 2009

3/4 cup cocoa krispies - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 Tbsp pecans - 1 point
2 corn tortillas - 1 point
1 light laughing cow garlic and herb cheese wedge - 1 point
roasted vegetables - 1 point
applesauce - 1 point
spaghetti noodles - 5 setpoints
1/2 cup sauce and meat - 3 points
1 cup roasted veg - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
ww ice cream - 1 point

Total: 21/19 points

Three veg, two milks, all liquids, vitamin, two healthy oils, whole grains. That's quite good apart from I'm missing two veg.

What I ate

Saturday 12th September 2009

Weigh in today. I thought as I'd

a) run 3 times this week and
b) not gone over my points

I would have done much better than last week.

NOPE!

I lost 0.4lbs. That's ZERO POINT FOUR!! I haven't even lost one pound in two weeks! I thought exercising was meant to help you lose weight, but ever since I started exercising my weight loss has almost completely stopped. WHAT THE HECK????

I'm SO annoyed and frustrated I'm at the point of thinking "Ok. So I'm not going to exercise anymore." How the heck am I meant to be healthy and lose weight if exercising means I don't lose any weight???

I'm irritated. I'm annoyed. I'm ready to jack it all in.

Green smoothie - 4 points
1/2 can tuna - 1 point
2 slices double fiber bread - 1 point
1/2 Tbsp mayo - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
kroger sushi - 4 points
salad - 0 points
1 Tbsp light dressing mixed with 1 Tbsp barbeque sauce - 1 point
1 small slice veggie pizza from CiCis - 4 points
1/2 cup milk - 1 point

Total: 19/19 points

All veggies, all milks, all liquids, all whole grains

What I ate

Friday 11th September 2009

cereal and milk - 4 points
egg boat - 3 points
cheese wedge sandwich - 2 points
ice cream - 2 points
poptart - 1 point
applesauce - 1 point
#1 at Sake (sushi) - 11 points

Total: 24/19 points
Three fruits and veggies. Better than yesterday, but still not good.

What I ate

Thursday 10th September 2009

1 cup milk - 2 points
2 slices toast with butter and marmalade - 3 points
cereal and milk - 4 points
cheese wedge sammich - 2 points
raisins - 2 points
ice cream - 2 points
toast - 1 point
rice and veggies - 4 points

Total: 20/19 points

1 fruit/veg only today. Not good.

What I ate

Wednesday September 9th 2009

Today would be my weigh-in date, but as I'll be working starting next week and therefore unable to do that, I need to change my day and time. Thus far I haven't settled on a good one. Frankly, my ideal time is Monday at 9am, but I'll be working then so oh well. I think I'll probably end up going on a Saturday. I imagine that meeting will be packed though. We'll see. I suspect I'll be bouncing all over the place until I find a day/time that works well.


1 cup raisin bran - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
2 slices double fiber bread - 1 point
Laughing cow cheese wedge - 1 point
Lettuce, tomato and mustard - 0 points
Pumpkin chocolate muffin - 2 points
1 cup oj - 2 points
1 cup V8 - 1 point
1/2 cup rice - 2 points
2 oz chicken - 2 points
green beans - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total: 19 points

WAIT!!!! Why did I give the green beans 2 points??? Bizarreness!!!

All veggies and fruits, all milks, 1 oil, all liquids, all proteins. Go me! =)

What I ate

Tuesday 8th September 2009

Green smoothie - 4 points
egg mayonnaise sandwich - 4 points
2 muffins - 4 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1/2 cup rice - 2 points
1/2 cup crab - 2 points
1/8 avocado - 1 point
cucumber - 0 points
1/2 cup ice cream - 1 point
reeses wafers - 1 point

Total: 22/19 points
Well, actually, it's 22/22 points, because I ran today and thus earned plus 3 points. =) So I broke even.
All veggies/fruits, all milks, all liquids, all proteins, all whole grains and vitamin. I dun gud. =)

What I ate

Monday 7th September 2009
Labour Day

1 cup oj - 2 points
toast and marmalade - 1 point
ice cream - 2 points
reeses pb wafer - 1 point
1 cup v8 - 1 point
1/2 cup milk - 1 point
2 slices bread - 1 point
hamburger with 1/2 laughing cow cheese wedge inside - 4 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
corn on the cob - 1 point
hot dog and roasted veg - 2 points
bun and mayo - 2 points
ice cream - 1 point

Total: 21/19 points
Not bad for a labour day feast.

What I ate

Sunday 6th September 2009
Fast Sunday

1/2 cup applesauce - 0 points
1 cup oj - 2 points
spaghetti and sauce - 9 points
caro with 1/2 cup milk - 1 point
ice cream - 2 points

Total: 14/19 points

What I ate

Saturday 5th September 2009

Chocolate mini muffin - 1 point
Green smoothie - 4 points
Laughing cow cheese wedge - 1 point
2 slices double fiber bread - 1 point
veggies - 0 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
lollipop - 1 point
hot chocolate with milk - 4 points
caro with 1 cup milk - 2 points
Ball park fat free hot dog - 1 point
1/2 cup applesauce - 0 points
1/2 cup rice - 2 points
1/2 cup crab - 2 points
avocado - 2 points
seaweed and soy sauce - 0 points
ice cream - 2 points

Total: 24/19 points
All fruits/veggies, all milks, all liquids, all protein.
Not doing so well on the healthy oils.

What I ate

Friday 4th September 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
toast and marmalade - 1 point
mini muffin - 1 point
sammich - 2 points
mini muffin, bite of cinnamon roll - 5 points
0 point soup, 7 ff crackers - 1 point
1 1/2 cup milk - 3 points
spghetti - 7 points
ice cream - 1 point
muffin - 2 points
cheese stick - 1 point

Total: 28/19 points
Thank goodness for bonus points.
All veggies/fruits, all milks, all liquids, all proteins, whole grains and vitamin.
I'm not doing too well on the healthy oils though.

What I ate

Thursday 3rd September 2009

1 cup milk - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
Backyard burger - 16 points
sushi - 4 points
Book group naughtiness - 20 points

Total: 43/19 points
Not enough milk, not enough veggies, no whole grains.
I weighed in yesterday and had only lost 0.2lbs and was LIVID because I'd worked so hard. Talk about disappointed!!!!
This day was the backlash. Me being sulky etc. I could not believe how fast those points racked up. The book group stuff was an estimation. Based on this, I believe I ate an average of 60-80 points PER DAY before I went on Weight Watchers

60-80 points PER DAY!!!!!!!

And now I'm down to 1/4 of that. Yikes. No wonder I felt like I was starving to death when I first went on it. =D That first week I was HUNGRY!!! It took a good few weeks for the persistent hungry feeling to stop. Now I'm only hungry from time to time. I think my stomach has finally shrunk to a manageable size and it doesn't take so much to fill it. =D

What I ate

Wednesday 2nd September 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
Egg - 2 points
1 tsp mayonnaise - 1 point
2 slices double fiber bread - 1 point
Green Beans - 1 point
Cake - 3 points
Poptart w/extra fiber - 1 point
rice - 2 points
veggies - 1 point
ice cream - 1 point
hot chocolate - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total: 20/19 points
All veggies, all proteins, all milks - pretty dang successful day. =)

What I ate

Tuesday 1st September 2009

Green smoothie - 4 points
0 point soup - 0 points
7 fat free crackers - 1 point
1 cup watermelon - 1 point
cheese stick - 1 point
hot dog, 1 slice bread - 1 point
2 cups milk - 4 points
1 tsp frosting - 1 point
poorman's meal with green beans - 6 points
hot chocolate - 2 points

Total: 21/19 points
So I used 2 of my exercise points from yesterday.


Poorman's meal:
Heat oil in large pan
Add cubed onion, cubed potato, and a couple of very thinly sliced hot dogs. Fry. I use very little oil so often end up adding some water so it doesn't stick.
Eat with ketchup.
It's Delicious!!! And Clara (in the video above) is wonderful.

What I ate

Monday 31st August 2009

Exercise: Plus 3 points

Green smoothie - 4 points
2 slices Nature's Own Double Fiber Bread - 1 point
I can't tell you how thrilled I am to have found a bread that is one point for two slices
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge - 1 point
Tomato - 0 points
1 cup watermelon - 1 point
1 ball park fat free hot dog - 1 point
1 slice bread - 1/2 point
cheese stick - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
Tofu - 1 point
1/2 cup rice - 2 points
veggies - 0 points
1/2 tsp oil - 1/2 point
crackerbread and marmalade - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 point
1/2 cup ice cream - 1 point

Total: 19/19 points
So my exercise points carry over for use tomorrow - or whenever it is that I use them. I did pretty well today, except I didn't have all my milk. All I needed was another 1/2 cup (there's 1/2 cup yoghurt in the green smoothie) and that would have been only 1 more point - and I certainly had it to spare after my exercise. Oh well.

What I ate

Sunday 30th August 2009
It's Linger Longer at church today. I'm really nervous about it. Wish me luck. =)

Chocolate pumpkin muffin batter - 2 points
I guessed. I licked a bit off my fingers and the bowl. I figured it was better to overestimate the points than underestimate.
1 cup milk - 2 points
1/2 egg boat - 2 points
Andrew made egg boats again. That young man loves to cook. =)
1 chocolate pumpkin mini muffin - 1 point
Green Smoothie - 4 points
Various pickin's at the Linger Longer - 20 points
It was worse than I expected. *sigh* =(
1 cup watermelon - 1 point

Total points - 32/19

I'll post more later.

Chocolate pumpkin muffins
makes 24 at 2 points per muffin. 1 point if you make 48 mini muffins.
1 box chocolate cake mix
15 oz canned pumpkin

Mix it up. Divide it up between 24 muffin cups. Bake about 20-25 mins.

If you can, wait for them to cool, then add a small topper of fat free canned whipped cream or fat free cool whip for no extra points. The children went NUTS over them. They are sooooooo good. =)

What I ate

Saturday 29th August 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
2 slices bread - 1 point
I discovered a marrrrrrrvelous new bread - Nature's Own Double Fiber bread is only ONE POINT for TWO SLICES!! Whooooot!
Cheese wedge - 1 point
veggies and dressing - 1 point
1 cup watermelon - 1 point
1 1/2 cups milk - 3 points
Chips and 2/3 shrimp quesadilla - 16 points
We ate out at Taco Express - or, as it's called now, Oscar's, but I prefer the old name. The shrimp quesadilla is sooooooo goooooood. I haven't had one in months and I was amazed that I was able to eat only 2/3 of it and not scarf the whole thing.
I also didn't eat the ice cream they had at church when we went to the Court of Honor - Ben made Star rank!!! =) Anyway, I didn't eat the ice cream there, and I didn't eat any at home either. Go me! =)

Total points: 27/19
Used a few bonus points. It was worth it. =)

What I ate

Friday 28th August
It's Emily's 19th birthday!!!! =) =) She's now the same age I was when I married her father. =)

Green Smoothie - 4 points
Cheese stick - 1 point
Fruit salad - 2 points
Andrew made this. =) He loves to cook.
Cheese wedge and veggie sammich - 3 points
hot chocolate - 2 points
fried egg butty - 4 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1/2 cup Bryer's fat free ice cream - 1 points

Total points: 19/19
AWESOME! I got in all my dairy, all my veggies and fruit, I wasn't starving hungry, and I hit my daily points dead on. WHOOT!! =) =)

What I ate

Thursday 27th August 2009
It's Mom's Night out at Panera for the Williamson County Homeschool Group. I look forward to it every month. =)

Walk/run for 50 minutes - plus 3 points. WHOOOOT!
My stated goal at yesterday's meeting was to get an exercise sticker next week. Looks like I'm gonna get it. =) =)

Green smoothie - 4 points
Crackerbread and marmalade - 1 point
Chicken sandwich - 3 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1/2 Panera classic salad - 0 points
1 Tbsp homemade dressing - 1 point
hot chocolate x2 - 4 points
1/2 Panera chicken salad on wheat - 7 points
multigrain baguette - 3 points

Total points: 24/19
Not bad for going out to eat! =)







Wednesday 26th August 2009
Emily flew back to Utah today. Bert took her because she needed to go to the airport at the same time I needed to take Ben to Seminary. I'm telling ya, this getting up at 5am daily is not easy!

Today was my 14th weigh-in. I've been going to Weight Watcher's now for 14 weeks. =) Go me! I'm so proud of my stick-to-it-ive-ness.

I'm kind of sad because when I start work I won't be able to come to my usual Wednesday morning meeting and I'll miss them. Especially because my first week at my new ww meeting will be my Week 16 celebration. *sigh* Oh well, C'est la vie.

Starting weight: 165.8lbs
Today's weight: 146lbs
Today's loss: 2.2lbs
Total loss: 19.8lbs

Next week I'll have lost 20 LBS!! =) I'll get another 5lb loss sticker. =) I'm so happy. I'll be officially half-way through my weight-loss then. =)

I think it's very interesting that I lost 2.2lbs despite the difficult week. Several parties and Emily's birthday. I did quite well despite blowing my points. I think it helped that my period was all done. =) You can look in my weight record and you pretty much know whenever I've been on a period; my weight has gone up, and then come down double the usual amount the following week. =)

Anyway, here's what I ate:

Brazillian chicken, rice and beans - 10 points
The mother of Emily's friend made it. She's from Brazil. This Brazillian chicken is SOOOOO GOOOOD! I guesstimated the points.
1 cup milk - 2 points
ff ice cream - 2 points
cereal and milk - 6 points

Total points: 20/19 points
Yeah, points look good on the surface, but once again, do you see any veggies in there????? And it wasn't nearly enough food, and certainly no nutritional balance at all. At least I got all my milks though. =)





Tuesday 25th August, 2009
It was parent night at Ben's school. I knew I was going to be faced with cookies galore and was worried about it. I should have been. =D I overguesstimated the amount of points I ate with cookies, but that's fine. For the FIRST TIME in my ENTIRE LIFE I put half of something in my mouth, ate it, looked at the other half and thought, "I don't want to eat this." AND I DIDN'T!!! WHOOOOT! I've never been able to do that before. I'm so happy. =) So although the points for today blew away every single one of my remaining bonus points, I count it as a triumph. =)

1 hour walk - GO ME!!! plus 3 points

Cocoa Krispies - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
Mexican bean soup, 7 ff crackers - 2 points
ff fudge bar - 2 points
Green Smoothie - 4 points
Naugty Stuff - 7 points
I can't even remember what the naughty stuff was. Where did I get it? Where did I eat it? It's bizarre.
1 tsp frosting - 1 point
It's funny how the frosting isn't included in the general "naughty stuff" heading. =D
1/2 cup milk - 1 point
cookies - 10 points

Total points: 31/22









Monday 24th August, 2009
Emily's 19th birthday. Happy Birthday to her! =) She wanted to go to Logan's which worried me as they refuse to post their nutritional information. I chose from the light menu, though, and did pretty good guesstimate of the amount of points I consumed. =)

Green Smoothie - 4 points
cheese stick - 1 point
thin bread - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
thin bread - 1 point
1oz chicken - 1 point
bbq sauce and veggies - 0 points
crackerbread and marmalade - 1 point
Logan's shrimp and veg skewer, salad, 1/2 plain baked sweet potato, small PB bucket - 15 points


Total Points: 25/19 points






Sunday 23rd August, 2009

1 cup raisin bran - 3 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 cup canteloupe - 1 point
spaghetti noodles - 5 points
I've started buying whole wheat noodles so I can use the "set point". It's helped me feel a lot more full after the Sunday meal. =)
1/2 cup sauce and meat - 3 points
1 cup juice - 2 points
Pickins at Jone Koford's - 20 points

Total points: 36/19 points
I'm not sure it was really 20 points at Jone's house, but I figured it was better to overestimate than underestimate. It's been a very difficult couple of weeks with all the parties. I'm not very good at saying "no" to delicious desserts.





Saturday 22nd August, 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
Breakfast at Relief Society Training Meeting - 5 points
crackerbread and marmalade - 1 point
Pizza - 6 points
Pickin's at Leigh's party - 8 points
1 1/2 cups milk - 3 points

Total: 27/19 points
Sooo, yeah. It's really hard to control portions when one has a couple of parties to go to. I got all my veggies and milks for the day, but I blew the points and had to use 8 bonus points. Thank goodness for bonus points! That's what they're there for, and I'm so grateful for them. =)





Friday 21st August, 2009

1 hour of walking - 3 points.
YES!! YES! I actually exercised! That brings my total daily points up to 22 from 19. Go me! =)

Green smoothie - 4 points
Thin bread - 1 point
Cheese wedge - 1 point
veggies - 0 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1 cup watermelon - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
cheese stick - 1 point
1 tsp frosting - 1 point
ww ice cream - 3 points
thin bread with chicken and veggies - 4 points
Bryer's fat free ice cream and 1 Tbsp pecans - 2 points

Total points: 21/22 points.
YES!!! YES!!!! All the fruits/veggie I was meant to eat, all the milk I was meant to drink. I even took a vitamin. AND I came in under the target points. WHOOOOOOT!!!!!!








Thursday 20th August 2009

Oatmeal - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
disgusting ww carrot cake - 1 point
1 cup mexican bean soup - 1 point
1 slice bread, ryvita with marmalade - 1 point
Peanut butter Freezies, five of them - 5 points
ww dinner - 3 points
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total points: 17/19 points
Yeah, looks good, huh? Except - do you see ANY vegetables at all in the above listing of food? No. Sooo yeah. Not so good.






Wednesday 19th August, 2009

13th Weigh-In: I gained a pound. No surprise there, considering I had two birthdays to contend with in one week, and also I was on a period.
Starting weight: 165.8
Current weight: 148.2
Lost this week: gained one pound
Total loss: 17.6 lbs


1/3 birthday cupcake - 7 points
thin bread - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
veggies - 0 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1 cup mexican bean soup - 1 point
cheese stick - 1 point
1/2 cup rice - 2 points
veg - 0 points
1oz chicken - 1 point
2 cups milk - 4 points

Total points: 19/19
WHOOOT!!!!





Tuesday, 18th August 2009
My 40th birthday. Prepare for massive pointage.

Poptart - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
pizza - 6 points
2/3 of birthday cupcake from GiGi's cupcakes - 14 points
(My visiting Teacher brought it for me. =) I totally guessed on the points)
1 cup milk - 2 points
chips - 4 points
ww ice cream - 2 points
SUSHI!!!!!! - I didn't even count the points. A ridiculous amount. I ate fried ice cream, for goodness' sakes! So I counted my points for today as GONE, and marked off all my remaining bonus points. Even so, I know I blew even the remaining bonus points out of the water.

Oh well. Pick up, brush yourself off, start again. =)

Total points: All of them, I think. (Name that movie. =)) A guesstimate, if I guess 20 points for my sushi meal, is FIFTY-ONE points!!! GAH!!






Monday 17th August 2009

Green Smoothie- 4 points
1 egg - 2 points
mayo - 1 point
thin bread - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
veggies - 0 points
fiber plus bar - 2 points
chips - 4 points
cheese stick - 1 point
1 cup mexican bean soup - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total points: 19/19 points
Now that's more like it! =)




Sunday 16th August 2009

Oatmeal - 2 points
1/2 cup milk - 1 point
thin bread - 1 point
veggies - 0 points
cheese wedge - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point
pizza crusts - 2 points
spaghetti - 5 points
sauce and meat - 3 points
garlic bread - 1 point
ww ice cream - 2 points
1/4 cup breyers ice cream - 0 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 cup orange juice - 2 points

Total points: 24/19 points
Better than yesterday, but still not great.





Saturday 15th August 2009

Green Smoothie - 4 points
Fat Free hot dog - 1 point
1 slice bread - 1 point
nibblins - 1 point
cheese stick - 1 point
2 cups milk - 4 points
crackerbread with marge and marmalade - 1 point
1 tsp frosting - 1 point
crackerbread with marge and marmalade - 1 point
pizza - 5 points
chicken and green beans - 3 points
chips - 4 points
lemonade - 1 point

Total points: 27/19
Yeah. Used some bonus ones there.