Wednesday, July 15, 2009

What I ate

Tuesday 14th July

Green Smoothie - 4 points
Thin bread - 1 point
Yoghurt cheese, veggies - 0 points
thin bread - 1 point
egg, 1/2 tsp mayo - 2 points
pickins at publix (beef wrapped bacon samples and crab dip on a cracker) - 3 points
12 CA rolls - 4 points
1 1/2 cups milk - 3 points
1 cup orange juice - 2 points

Total: 20/20 points.

I've done well this week, using only about 15 of my 35 flex points. Go me. =)

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

What I ate

Monday 13th July

Green smoothie - 5 points
(It's extra because I mistakenly used a whole cup of yoghurt instead of a half cup)

Thin bread - 1 point
yoghurt cheese, veggies - 0 points

Cheese stick - 1 point

1 cup milk - 2 points
1/2 tsp pb, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp cocoa - 1 point
(Yes, that's delicious peanut butter hot cocoa for 3 points. WELL worth it)

Fiber bar - 2 points

1/2 cup rice - 2 points
veggies - 0 points
Tofu - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
ww ice cream - 2 points

Total: 20/20 points. Perfect. =)

What I ate

Sunday 12th July

Green Smoothie - 4 points

Bite cookie dough - 1 point
Bite pb sandwich - 1 point

Thin bread, laughing cow cheese wedge, veggies - 2 points

ww ice cream - 2 points

salad with weight watchers dressing - 1 point

2 oz spaghetti - 4 points
1/2 cup sauce, 1/4 cup meat - 3 points
Weight Watchers ice cream - 2 points
1 cup oj - 2 points
popsicle - 0 points


Total - 22/20 points


As you can see, I'm using a couple of my flex points every day on a consistent basis. This works for me better than using them all at once on one day; I feel spoiled every day. =) OTOH, I used them all pretty much on the one day when I went to that Brazillian restaurant with Emily and David in Utah. Wow, that was a fabulous meal, and was definitely worth all those points. =)

What I ate

Saturday 11th July

Breakfast
Cocoa Krispies 3/4 cup - 2 points
Pecans 1/8 cup - 2 points
Milk 1 cup - 2 points

Lunch
Thin bread - 1 point
veggies, weight watchers dressing and yoghurt cheese - 0 points
peach - 1 point

Snack
strawberries and blueberries with 2 tbsp cool whip lite - 2 points
fiber bar - 2 points
cheese stick - 1 point

Dinner
3 oz chicken - 3 points
potatoes and various veggies cooked w/ chicken - 2 points
1/2 cup fat free ice cream - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total: 21/20 points



To make yoghurt cheese:
1. Make some yoghurt thusly - get a small container of plain yoghurt from the store.
Put 1/2 gallon 2% milk in a slow cooker/crock pot.
Heat on low for 3 hours.
Unplug the crock pot and leave it for 3 hours
Scoop out some of the milk and mix it with the store bought yoghurt. Pour it back into the crockpot.
Cover with a bathtowel and leave overnight.
Ta Da! In the morning you have yoghurt. Save out 1/2 cup of your homemade yoghurt to use as a starter next time.

2. Take a bowl.
Put a sieve over it.
Put a cheesecloth, or a coffee filter, or a pillowcase that has had the living daylights boiled out of it into the sieve.
Pour a couple of cups or whatever of the yoghurt into the pillowcase/filter/cheesecloth.
Cover the lot with plastic wrap.
Stick it in the fridge.

For sour cream consistency, let it drain for about 8 hours.
For cream cheese consistency, let it drain for 24 hours or so.

Ta da! Homemade yoghurt cheese. 1 point for a massive amount. If you spread it on a sandwich you don't get even close to that massive amount, so it's 0 points. =)

The liquid that drips out is whey. Save the whey. You can do all sorts of nifty things with it. If you're interested in the nifty things, let me know and I'll waffle about it.

Friday, July 10, 2009

What I ate

Friday 10th July

Breakfast
Green smoothie - 4 points

Lunch
Thin bread with boca burger, veggies and ketchup - 2 points

Snack
Fiber one bar - 2 points
Bites of cheese its and cake - 1 point

Dinner
I believe we're going to Sake because it's DATE NIGHT!!! Wooo Hoooo!
I'll probably have a number four, which is 11 points:
Salad with ginger dressing
miso soup
california roll
Nigiri


Later note:
Unfortunately, I also had 2 pcs vegetable tempura, 2 pcs rainbow roll and 2 cups milk which added an extra 9 points to the day. Not bad for a date night out, really. =) I used 9 flex points.


Total: 29/20 points

What I ate

Thursday 9th July

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie - 4 points


Lunch:
Thin bread, cheese wedge, veggies - 2 points
Boca burger, thin bread, veggies, ketchup - 2 points
Small amount chocolate shake - 1 point


Dinner:
Progresso ww beef and veg soup, 1 cup - 1 point
2 slices healthy life bread - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 ww ice cream - 1 point
2 tsp marge - 2 points
2 slices bread - 1 point
1 Tbsp jam - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points

Total - 20 points


Total points: 20/20





Wednesday 8th July


Breakfast:
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 banana - 2 points

Lunch:
1/2 tortilla - 1 point
refries and ground turkey mixture - 3 points
1 tsp sour cream - 1 point
Sprinkle of cheese - 0 points

12 california rolls - 4 points
watermelon - 0 points
1/2 of Andrew's smoothie - 3 points


Dinner:
spinach, onion and pepper salad with ww dressing - 1 point
2 Tbsp feta - 1 point
1/8 avacado - 1 point
ww ice cream - 1 point


Total points: 20/20



Tuesday 7th July


Breakfast:
Uhm. I missed it.

Lunch:
Thin bread - 1 point
cheese wedge - 1 point
veggies - 0 points
1/8 avacado - 1 point


Dinner:
1 slice dominos pizza - 5 points
small magic milkshake - 2 points
brownie - 5 points
salad with ww dressing - 1 point
2 cups milk -
4 points


Total points: 20/20

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

What I ate

Monday 6th July

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie - 4 points

Lunch:
2 slices healthy life bread, 1 egg, 1 tsp mayo, veggies - 5 points


Snack:
fruit and cool whip - 3 points
fiber bar - 2 points

Dinner:
ball park fat free hot dog - 1 point
healthy life hot dog bun - 1 point
peach - 1 point
fat free ice cream 1/2 cup - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points


Total points: 20/20




Sunday 5th July
Fast Sunday


Dinner:
1 cup orange juice - 2 points
2 oz spaghetti - 4 points
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce - 2 points
1/4 cup mincemeat - 1 point
grilled veggies - 1 point
salad with ww homemade dressing - 1 point
22 ice cream x2 - 2 points
3/4 cup cocoa krispies, 1/8 cup pecans, 1 cup milk - 6 points

Total points: 19/20




Saturday 4th July

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie - 4 points

Lunch:
Thin bread and cheese wedge - 2 points


Dinner:
Thin bread - 1 point
veggies - 0 points
grilled veg - 2 points
grilled hamburger - 3 points
salad with ww homemade dressing - 1 point
fruit and cool whip - 2 points
1/2 peach with 1/4 cup fat free ice cream - 1 point
1 3/4 cups milk - 3.5 points
3 cups water - 0 points


Total points: 19.5/20
Not bad for the 4th of July. =)




Friday 3rd July

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie - 4 points

Lunch:
two thin breads and two cheese wedges - 4 points


Snack:
rice cakes - 1 point
strawberries and blueberries - 1 point

Dinner:
Onion rings and barbeque sauce - 4 points
Weight Watchers Sante Fe chicken - 2 points
1 cup milk - 2 points
Weight Watchers ice cream - 2 points
1 chicken nugget - 1 point


Total points: 21/20




Thursday 2nd July

Breakfast:
1/2 banana - 1 point

Lunch:
tomatoes, 1 slice canadian bacon, mushrooms, 1 egg, thin bread - 4 points


Snack:
brownie and cool whip - 4 points

Dinner:
Weight Watcher's Salad at Applebees - 7 points
(I switched out the dressing so added a couple of points)
1 bit of high fat ice cream - 1 points
Weight Watcher's ice cream - 2 points
2 cups milk - 4 points



Total points: 23/20




Wednesday 1st July

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie - 4 points

Lunch:
Sandwich thin with cheese wedge and veggies - 2 points
Strawberries - 1 point

Snack:
Baked chips - 3 points

Dinner:
1/2 cup rice - 2 points
2 sticks crab - 2 points
1/4 avacado - 2 points
cucumber and soy sauce - 0 points
brownie - 3 points
2 Tbsp cool whip lite - 1 point
1 1/2 cups milk - 3 points

How to make a brownie that's only 3 points:
Get a cake mix. Any cake mix. Preferably a chocolate one. Add 1 can coke zero to the mix. Mix it up. Bake it. Calculate the points from the DRY mix, as coke zero has zero points. Ta dah! 3 point brownie.

Total points: 23/20
Not bad, not bad. =)




Tuesday 30th June

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie - 4 points

Lunch:
Subway roast beef sub 6 inch - 6 points
1 1/2 cups fried rice - 12 points

Snack:
cheese stick - 1 point

Dinner:
Weight Watchers frozen dinner - 4 points
caro with 1/4 cup milk and 1 tsp sugar - 1 point

Total points: 28/20





Monday 29th June

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie - 4 points

Lunch:
1 cup milk - 2 points
1 egg - 2 points
Sandwich thin - 1 point
1/2 tsp mayo, mustard, veggies - 0.5 points

Snack:
cheese stick - 1 point
1 cup milk - 2 points



Dinner:
1/2 cup baked beans - 2 points
1 egg - 2 points
1 thin bread - 1 point
caro with 1/4 cup milk - 0.5 points

cake - 15 points
We went over to the Widman's home for Family Home Evening. There was some leftover birthday cake. Triple layered and frosted chocolate birthday cake. Oh my.

Total points: 33/20.

Yeah. I kind of used a lot of my flex points, eh? =)