Yes, I skipped a few days. It appears as though the food that I entered in the WW online tracker, is no longer there for some of the days.....and there's pretty much no way I'm going to remember what I ate those days.
Today was weigh-in for me. I lost 2.2 lbs, for a total of 48.8lbs so far! I believe I had about 8 of my WPA leftover from last week.
So, today I had a half serving of Kix cereal before I left for my WW meeting. I was up early and was hungry, lol. The kix were 1 P+.
I then had breakfast at my meeting, after I got weighed, lol. I had a packet of Quaker Weight control Oatmeal with a half ounce of craisins, a half ounce of golden raisins, and some frozen strawberries and blueberries mixed in. I also had 2 cups of skim milk. Breakfast was 10 P+.
I was running errands after my meeting, so lunch was on the run. I ended up having a Kashi peanut butter bar, and a Land O Lakes Snack Cheese for lunch. Lunch ended up 6P+.
For dinner, I made my own version of pulled pork. I took a pork tenderloin, cut it into three pieces and put it in a saucepan with a can of cola (not diet) and a good amount of ketchup. Once it boiled, set it to a simmer, and let it go for about 45 minutes or so. Until the pork was of pulling consistency. I then took the pork out of the pan, and using two forks pulled it all until it was shredded. I then put the shredded pork back into the sauce in the pan, and let it cook until it was thickened.
I had 5oz of the pulled pork, 2oz of cooked pasta and a half cup of corn. I also had 2 cups of skim milk. Dinner was 13P+.
I was hungry later, so I had a snack of 1oz mixed nuts, 1/2oz of cheese, a Chobani yogurt, and 1.5cups of skim milk. My snack was 13 P+.
I ate 42 P+ today, using 12 of my WPA.
~Chelle
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Eggs
I love eggs. I really really love them. I love them scrambled, fried, poached, omeletted (I don't really think that's even a word, lol). I can't imagine not eating them 3 or 4 times a week for breakfast. Lately, in my WW meeting and on the WW message forums, I've been noticing more and more that people are eating egg beaters (or some other egg substitute) rather than actual eggs. Yes, I know they are less Points Plus than an egg, but what about eating real food, rather than processed. I'm sure I eat my fair share of processed foods, but I've been slowly trying to eat less of them.
It just seems, to me at least, that I'd rather count the points for real eggs, rather than sacrifice the flavor and nutrition of eggs, for a substitute. I really noticed it a few weeks ago. I went to Cracker Barrel with my family for dinner, and figured I'd get the egg substitute omelette, rather than the real egg one. You know what....it had no taste what so ever! It was very bland, and didn't even have the same consistency of a regular omelette. It was actually kind of gross, but I wasn't going to wait for more food to be cooked, so I ate it anyway. I did, however, vow to never order egg substitute in a restaurant again! I decided right then and there, that it would always be worth it, to me, to eat real eggs.
At home, I have Eggland's Best. They just seem like they have more nutrition in them than regular eggs. I don't know if they really do, but I think so, and that's what matters.
So, that's my take on egg vs. egg substitutes. Feel free to comment!
~Chelle
It just seems, to me at least, that I'd rather count the points for real eggs, rather than sacrifice the flavor and nutrition of eggs, for a substitute. I really noticed it a few weeks ago. I went to Cracker Barrel with my family for dinner, and figured I'd get the egg substitute omelette, rather than the real egg one. You know what....it had no taste what so ever! It was very bland, and didn't even have the same consistency of a regular omelette. It was actually kind of gross, but I wasn't going to wait for more food to be cooked, so I ate it anyway. I did, however, vow to never order egg substitute in a restaurant again! I decided right then and there, that it would always be worth it, to me, to eat real eggs.
At home, I have Eggland's Best. They just seem like they have more nutrition in them than regular eggs. I don't know if they really do, but I think so, and that's what matters.
So, that's my take on egg vs. egg substitutes. Feel free to comment!
~Chelle
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 13th
I spent the day out with a friend today, mostly hanging out, but did some shopping too.
For breakfast I had 1.5cups (2 servings) of Quaker Cinnamon Life cereal, with 1.5cups of skim milk. Breakfast was 9P+.
I brought my lunch with me to my friend's house (she's an awesomely good friend, so I knew she wouldn't care). I brought the leftover sandwich from Panera from a few days ago. I ended up only eating about half of the leftover, with water to drink. Lunch was 7P+.
I had a Chobani yogurt for a snack later, before we went to the grocery store. The yogurt was 3P+.
Dinner was a beef stirfry that my friend made. I had a third cup of brown rice, and approx 4oz of stir-fry beef, vegetables, and a small drizzle of marinade mixed in. Dinner was 6P+.
I was hungry when I got home, so I had a cheese stick, a Chobani yogurt and 2 cups of skim milk. Snack was 9P+.
I ate 34 points today, using 4 of my WPA.
~Chelle
For breakfast I had 1.5cups (2 servings) of Quaker Cinnamon Life cereal, with 1.5cups of skim milk. Breakfast was 9P+.
I brought my lunch with me to my friend's house (she's an awesomely good friend, so I knew she wouldn't care). I brought the leftover sandwich from Panera from a few days ago. I ended up only eating about half of the leftover, with water to drink. Lunch was 7P+.
I had a Chobani yogurt for a snack later, before we went to the grocery store. The yogurt was 3P+.
Dinner was a beef stirfry that my friend made. I had a third cup of brown rice, and approx 4oz of stir-fry beef, vegetables, and a small drizzle of marinade mixed in. Dinner was 6P+.
I was hungry when I got home, so I had a cheese stick, a Chobani yogurt and 2 cups of skim milk. Snack was 9P+.
I ate 34 points today, using 4 of my WPA.
~Chelle
Thursday, May 12th
Breakfast today was a cooked breakfast (my absolute favorite!!!!!!!). I had two Eggland's Best eggs, one maple sausage (lo-fat), 2oz of leftover baked potato cooked on the stove and 1.5cups of skim milk. Breakfast was 8P+.
Lunch was more leftover pulled chicken. I had 2.5oz of chicken mixed with a half cup of frozen corn and a third cup of coconut rice, and put into a flour tortilla. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Lunch was 12P+.
Dinner was some steak that we had bought at the grocery store. I had a 3.5oz steak, 4oz of leftover potato, a half cup of frozen corn and 1.5 cups of skim milk. Dinner was 12P+.
Today I ate 32 points, using 2 of my WPA.
~Chelle
Lunch was more leftover pulled chicken. I had 2.5oz of chicken mixed with a half cup of frozen corn and a third cup of coconut rice, and put into a flour tortilla. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Lunch was 12P+.
Dinner was some steak that we had bought at the grocery store. I had a 3.5oz steak, 4oz of leftover potato, a half cup of frozen corn and 1.5 cups of skim milk. Dinner was 12P+.
Today I ate 32 points, using 2 of my WPA.
~Chelle
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 11th
Today I met some good friends for lunch, followed by shopping! (Who doesn't love shopping!)
Breakfast today was two servings of Cinnamon Life cereal, a banana and 1.5cups of skim milk. Breakfast totaled 9P+.
Lunch was at the 99 Restaurant. There are so many dishes here that are high in Points Plus, it's sometimes tough to find something that is worth eating and counting the points for. Fortunately, there are a few dishes that I like there, so I can find something to eat. Today I ordered the steak fajitas. According to the nutritional information on the restaurant's web site, and using my Points Plus Calculator, the entire entree is 31 points plus. Now.....that includes all the tortillas (of which they give you 5), all the cheese (which we estimated to be 3 ounces), all the sour cream, and all the oil that they normally use. It would also include rice/beans/etc.... except 99 does not give you these, lol. Since I don't eat all of the high-pointy food, I ordered them, and requested them to be cooked with less oil than normal. I don't know how much was used, but they were much less shiny than normal - so that was encouraging! In figuring out how many Points Plus were in the entree I ate, I started with 31 and subtracted 8 (4 tortillas @ 2P+ each, I ate one of the 5), subtracted 9 (3 ounces of cheese), and subtracted 1 (I only ate half the sour cream, not all of it). That left me with 13, then I subtracted 1 more point for the less oil and I didn't eat all of what was on the sizzle plate (which wasn't even sizzling.......). I had water to drink, so my lunch was 12P+.
Dinner was 5oz of cooked spaghetti, a little bit of sauce, a leftover lobster tail from Friday's trip to Outback, and half a portuguese muffin grilled with a 1/2 teaspoon of garlic butter. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Dinner was 11P+.
I was hungry later, so I had a Chobani non-fat yogurt and some sliced mango that I got at the store. Snack was 3P+.
I ate a total of 35 P+ for today, using 5 of my WPA. That leaves me with 32 WPA for the rest of the week.
~Chelle
If I can ever remember to take a picture BEFORE I wolf down my food, there will be photos posted! lol
Breakfast today was two servings of Cinnamon Life cereal, a banana and 1.5cups of skim milk. Breakfast totaled 9P+.
Lunch was at the 99 Restaurant. There are so many dishes here that are high in Points Plus, it's sometimes tough to find something that is worth eating and counting the points for. Fortunately, there are a few dishes that I like there, so I can find something to eat. Today I ordered the steak fajitas. According to the nutritional information on the restaurant's web site, and using my Points Plus Calculator, the entire entree is 31 points plus. Now.....that includes all the tortillas (of which they give you 5), all the cheese (which we estimated to be 3 ounces), all the sour cream, and all the oil that they normally use. It would also include rice/beans/etc.... except 99 does not give you these, lol. Since I don't eat all of the high-pointy food, I ordered them, and requested them to be cooked with less oil than normal. I don't know how much was used, but they were much less shiny than normal - so that was encouraging! In figuring out how many Points Plus were in the entree I ate, I started with 31 and subtracted 8 (4 tortillas @ 2P+ each, I ate one of the 5), subtracted 9 (3 ounces of cheese), and subtracted 1 (I only ate half the sour cream, not all of it). That left me with 13, then I subtracted 1 more point for the less oil and I didn't eat all of what was on the sizzle plate (which wasn't even sizzling.......). I had water to drink, so my lunch was 12P+.
Dinner was 5oz of cooked spaghetti, a little bit of sauce, a leftover lobster tail from Friday's trip to Outback, and half a portuguese muffin grilled with a 1/2 teaspoon of garlic butter. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Dinner was 11P+.
I was hungry later, so I had a Chobani non-fat yogurt and some sliced mango that I got at the store. Snack was 3P+.
I ate a total of 35 P+ for today, using 5 of my WPA. That leaves me with 32 WPA for the rest of the week.
~Chelle
If I can ever remember to take a picture BEFORE I wolf down my food, there will be photos posted! lol
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10th
Today was weigh-in day! I ended up eating all of my WPA last week, and lost 1 lb this week! It's been 22 weeks since I joined WW, and I've lost a total of 46.6lbs.......that's an average of 2.1lbs a week! That's a loss of 17.5% of my body weight! That's incredible!!! A member in my meeting had her daughter with her last week, and she said that her daughter weighed just about 50lbs.........I lost an entire KID!!!!!!!
So, what did I have to eat today??? Well, it was my brother's girlfriend's birthday, so we went out for Mexican food and had birthday cake afterwards, so I used quite a bit of my WPA.
Breakfast was a packet of Quaker Weight Control oatmeal with a half ounce of golden raisins, a half ounce of craisins and some frozen fruit mixed in, and 2 cups of skim milk. Breakfast came to 10 P+.
Lunch ended up being a Kashi granola bar, since by the time I got hungry for lunch, a regular lunch would have made me too full for an early dinner. The bar was 4P+.
For Dinner, we went to a local Mexican restaurant. They put down chips and salsa, which everyone else wolfed down....I had a couple of chips. They also ordered nachos, I had one. I was really trying to save my appetite for my entree. I ordered steak fahitas. I used one of the tortillas, put a little bit of sour cream, guacamole and refried beans on it (barely a tsp of each), then loaded it with the steak and onions (which did not look shiny/greasy at all!). I ended up eating about half of the steak/onion mixture, and did not touch the rice or the rest of the beans, or the cheese. I brought the leftover steak/onion mixture home. I weighed it when I got home and estimated that I ate about 2oz of the steak, so I counted that, one tortilla, a tablespoon of oil, and a little bit for the sour cream/beans/guac combo. I estimated dinner to be 9 P+.
We had cake after we got home, I cut a fairly normal (small) piece of cake, and counted 9 P+ for it. I have calculated the points in my home made cake and frosting before, and it averages out to 15-16P+ for one slice. Since I had half a serving, I counted 9.
I was hungry later, so had the remaining leftover steak/onion mixture, my own tortilla, sour cream and cheese. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk. My 'snack' was 9P+. I also had a dessert of mango (which I bought pre-cut at the store!).
I ate a total of 42 P+ today, using 12 of my WPA. Oh yeah, did I also mention that my daily P+ target went down to 30? Well, it did. It's funny.....the receptionists always seem sorry to tell you that you lost a point, but I tell them "It's fine, that's why I'm here" lol.
~Chelle
So, what did I have to eat today??? Well, it was my brother's girlfriend's birthday, so we went out for Mexican food and had birthday cake afterwards, so I used quite a bit of my WPA.
Breakfast was a packet of Quaker Weight Control oatmeal with a half ounce of golden raisins, a half ounce of craisins and some frozen fruit mixed in, and 2 cups of skim milk. Breakfast came to 10 P+.
Lunch ended up being a Kashi granola bar, since by the time I got hungry for lunch, a regular lunch would have made me too full for an early dinner. The bar was 4P+.
For Dinner, we went to a local Mexican restaurant. They put down chips and salsa, which everyone else wolfed down....I had a couple of chips. They also ordered nachos, I had one. I was really trying to save my appetite for my entree. I ordered steak fahitas. I used one of the tortillas, put a little bit of sour cream, guacamole and refried beans on it (barely a tsp of each), then loaded it with the steak and onions (which did not look shiny/greasy at all!). I ended up eating about half of the steak/onion mixture, and did not touch the rice or the rest of the beans, or the cheese. I brought the leftover steak/onion mixture home. I weighed it when I got home and estimated that I ate about 2oz of the steak, so I counted that, one tortilla, a tablespoon of oil, and a little bit for the sour cream/beans/guac combo. I estimated dinner to be 9 P+.
We had cake after we got home, I cut a fairly normal (small) piece of cake, and counted 9 P+ for it. I have calculated the points in my home made cake and frosting before, and it averages out to 15-16P+ for one slice. Since I had half a serving, I counted 9.
I was hungry later, so had the remaining leftover steak/onion mixture, my own tortilla, sour cream and cheese. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk. My 'snack' was 9P+. I also had a dessert of mango (which I bought pre-cut at the store!).
I ate a total of 42 P+ today, using 12 of my WPA. Oh yeah, did I also mention that my daily P+ target went down to 30? Well, it did. It's funny.....the receptionists always seem sorry to tell you that you lost a point, but I tell them "It's fine, that's why I'm here" lol.
~Chelle
Monday, May 9, 2011
Monday, May 9th
Today is my day before weigh-in, and I started the day with my 31 P+ Target, and 8 of my WPA's.
Breakfast today was a packet of Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal with a half ounce of golden raisins, a half ounce of craisins and a mashed up banana in it. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Breakfast was 9P+.
I was out running errands today, so I had lunch at Panera Bread. I love this place! I chose the steak & cheddar panini (without knowing the P+ beforehand), an apple (wish I had asked to substitute the fruit cup), and water to drink. I have found in the past, that a whole sandwich is too much for me to eat, so asked for a paper and bag to wrap up the other half of my sandwich and take it home. While I was eating, I looked up the Nutritional Information on my smartphone and found that the half a sandwich was 12 P+. At first I was shocked, then realized that was my entire meal, lol. There was horseradish in the sandwich (which I didn't realize and don't really like), and it got to be too much, so I only ate 3/4 of the half sandwich. I counted 9P+ for the portion that I ate.
I had a serving of pasta (2oz dry, 5oz cooked), spaghetti sauce, slice of bread grilled with 1/2 tsp garlic butter, and 1.5 cups of skim milk for dinner. Dinner was 11 P+. Did you know that 1/2tsp of butter has 0 P+ value?
As it stands right now, I have eaten 29P+ for the day, leaving me with 2P+ for the day, and 8WPA remaining.
Should I choose to have a snack and use them, I will update this post :)
Breakfast today was a packet of Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal with a half ounce of golden raisins, a half ounce of craisins and a mashed up banana in it. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Breakfast was 9P+.
I was out running errands today, so I had lunch at Panera Bread. I love this place! I chose the steak & cheddar panini (without knowing the P+ beforehand), an apple (wish I had asked to substitute the fruit cup), and water to drink. I have found in the past, that a whole sandwich is too much for me to eat, so asked for a paper and bag to wrap up the other half of my sandwich and take it home. While I was eating, I looked up the Nutritional Information on my smartphone and found that the half a sandwich was 12 P+. At first I was shocked, then realized that was my entire meal, lol. There was horseradish in the sandwich (which I didn't realize and don't really like), and it got to be too much, so I only ate 3/4 of the half sandwich. I counted 9P+ for the portion that I ate.
I had a serving of pasta (2oz dry, 5oz cooked), spaghetti sauce, slice of bread grilled with 1/2 tsp garlic butter, and 1.5 cups of skim milk for dinner. Dinner was 11 P+. Did you know that 1/2tsp of butter has 0 P+ value?
As it stands right now, I have eaten 29P+ for the day, leaving me with 2P+ for the day, and 8WPA remaining.
Should I choose to have a snack and use them, I will update this post :)
Sunday, May 8th
Today was Mother's Day!!!!!! I took my mom out for a late lunch today. :)
For breakfast, I had two servings of MultiGrain Cheerios, 1.5 cups of skim milk, a banana, a slice of toast and 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. I spread the peanut butter on the toast, and sliced the banana up. I put some of the banana slices on the toast (LOVE pb & banana!), and the rest in the cereal. My breakfast totaled 14 P+.
My mom requested Veal Parm for lunch, so we went to a little italian place about an hour away that is supposed to be really good. I looked up their menu online before we went, and decided on Seafood Fra Diavolo with Lobster ravioli. I love Fra Diavolo sauce, and was craving seafood - so this seemed to fit the bill pretty good!
The food came and it looked fantastic! There were six big lobster ravioli's (each one about the size of my palm!), mussles, littlenecks (a type of clam), sea scallops and jumbo shrimp. I couldn't wait to dig into it! I took a bite of my meal and the heat (spice) from the Fra Diavolo hit me in the back of my throat like I couldn't imagine - it was soooooo spicy!!!! I wasn't sure if I would be able to finish the meal, but persevered. I ended up eating about half of it, along with I think about a gallon of water (lol), and a small piece of bread. I did some research online when I got home, and estimated that the portion I ate was about 9P+. I am not all that concerned that I'm right, just that I gave it a reasonable attempt to figure out the points for the food.
I had made my mom a cake for Mother's Day (I decorate cakes as a hobby). It went against all that I know, lol, but I made her her favorite cake. Yellow box mix and chocolate canned frosting. I put everything into the WW Recipe Builder, and put in 12 servings to have an idea of how many P+ a slice of cake would be. Well.....when I cut the cake later, I ended up cutting slices that were 1/16th of the cake (instead of 1/12th). I adjusted the Recipe Builder, and each slice was only 9P+! So, I had a serving of the cake for 9P+.
I was hungry later, so had my leftovers for dinner. I first put them in a colander and rinsed off all of the Fra Diavolo sauce, lol. I heated it up with some regular pasta sauce. I ate most of the leftovers, and had 1.5 cups of skim milk with them. My dinner was 10P+.
I ended up eating 42 P+ for the day, using 11 of my WPA.
For breakfast, I had two servings of MultiGrain Cheerios, 1.5 cups of skim milk, a banana, a slice of toast and 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. I spread the peanut butter on the toast, and sliced the banana up. I put some of the banana slices on the toast (LOVE pb & banana!), and the rest in the cereal. My breakfast totaled 14 P+.
My mom requested Veal Parm for lunch, so we went to a little italian place about an hour away that is supposed to be really good. I looked up their menu online before we went, and decided on Seafood Fra Diavolo with Lobster ravioli. I love Fra Diavolo sauce, and was craving seafood - so this seemed to fit the bill pretty good!
The food came and it looked fantastic! There were six big lobster ravioli's (each one about the size of my palm!), mussles, littlenecks (a type of clam), sea scallops and jumbo shrimp. I couldn't wait to dig into it! I took a bite of my meal and the heat (spice) from the Fra Diavolo hit me in the back of my throat like I couldn't imagine - it was soooooo spicy!!!! I wasn't sure if I would be able to finish the meal, but persevered. I ended up eating about half of it, along with I think about a gallon of water (lol), and a small piece of bread. I did some research online when I got home, and estimated that the portion I ate was about 9P+. I am not all that concerned that I'm right, just that I gave it a reasonable attempt to figure out the points for the food.
I had made my mom a cake for Mother's Day (I decorate cakes as a hobby). It went against all that I know, lol, but I made her her favorite cake. Yellow box mix and chocolate canned frosting. I put everything into the WW Recipe Builder, and put in 12 servings to have an idea of how many P+ a slice of cake would be. Well.....when I cut the cake later, I ended up cutting slices that were 1/16th of the cake (instead of 1/12th). I adjusted the Recipe Builder, and each slice was only 9P+! So, I had a serving of the cake for 9P+.
I was hungry later, so had my leftovers for dinner. I first put them in a colander and rinsed off all of the Fra Diavolo sauce, lol. I heated it up with some regular pasta sauce. I ate most of the leftovers, and had 1.5 cups of skim milk with them. My dinner was 10P+.
I ended up eating 42 P+ for the day, using 11 of my WPA.
Saturday, May 7th
Breakfast was AWESOME today!!!!!!!!!!! (I told you I loved breakfast!)
I had two Eggland's Best eggs, two maple sausage links, 2.5oz of the fingerling potatoes cooked up on the stove in a little olive oil, and 1.5 cups of milk to drink. Breakfast was 11 P+ today.
For lunch, I had half of the leftover panini sandwich from a few days ago, and two cups of skim milk. I had intended to eat the entire half sandwich that was left over, but I just didn't feel like finishing it. Then I was going to have a blueberry Cottage Double that I bought at the store (I used to LOVE these and didn't realize they still made them. Well....I opened it up, stirred it up and took a bite. I did not like it!
Well..........I wasn't about to continue eating something I was not enjoying, so I tossed it in the trash and took out a Chobani and had that. :) Lunch (including the chobani) was 11 P+.
Dinner was 5oz of the leftover pulled chicken that I mixed with some frozen corn, and put into two flour tortillas. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Dinner was 11 P+.
I felt like a snack later (not necessarily hungry) so I had 1oz of mixed nuts and 1 cup of skim milk. My snack was 7P+.
Today I ate 40 P+, using 9 of my WPA.
I had two Eggland's Best eggs, two maple sausage links, 2.5oz of the fingerling potatoes cooked up on the stove in a little olive oil, and 1.5 cups of milk to drink. Breakfast was 11 P+ today.
For lunch, I had half of the leftover panini sandwich from a few days ago, and two cups of skim milk. I had intended to eat the entire half sandwich that was left over, but I just didn't feel like finishing it. Then I was going to have a blueberry Cottage Double that I bought at the store (I used to LOVE these and didn't realize they still made them. Well....I opened it up, stirred it up and took a bite. I did not like it!
Well..........I wasn't about to continue eating something I was not enjoying, so I tossed it in the trash and took out a Chobani and had that. :) Lunch (including the chobani) was 11 P+.
Dinner was 5oz of the leftover pulled chicken that I mixed with some frozen corn, and put into two flour tortillas. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Dinner was 11 P+.
I felt like a snack later (not necessarily hungry) so I had 1oz of mixed nuts and 1 cup of skim milk. My snack was 7P+.
Today I ate 40 P+, using 9 of my WPA.
Friday, May 6th
Today I had oatmeal for breakfast. I have quite a variety of foods for breakfast. It's my absolute favorite meal of the day (ESPECIALLY if it's cooked breakfast!). There are some days that I could eat breakfast for every meal of the day, lol!
I had a packet of Quaker Weight Control oatmeal (maple & brown sugar, or cinnamon - don't remember which), with a half ounce of golden raisins, a half ounce of craisins and a mashed banana mixed in. I also had 1.5cups of skim milk to drink. Breakfast was 9P+.
Went shopping with some friends in the afternoon. We decided on an early dinner, so I had a Kashi granola bar for a snack. I wasn't hungry enough for actual lunch and didn't want to spoil my dinner. We went to Outback Steakhouse for lunch. I was craving seafood (at a steakhouse - go figure!), so I ordered the twin lobster tails, baked potato (added sour cream as I wanted it), and a side salad with honey mustard dressing. I had water to drink since I was out, and could only eat one of the lobster tails (brought the other one home to have later). Lunch (including the Kashi bar) was 13 P+.
For dinner, later, I had a serving of the egg salad from the other day, and 1.5 cups of skim milk. Dinner was 10 P+.
I had a snack later that night of chobani yogurt for 3 P+.
Today I ate 35 P+, using 4 of my WPA.
I had a packet of Quaker Weight Control oatmeal (maple & brown sugar, or cinnamon - don't remember which), with a half ounce of golden raisins, a half ounce of craisins and a mashed banana mixed in. I also had 1.5cups of skim milk to drink. Breakfast was 9P+.
Went shopping with some friends in the afternoon. We decided on an early dinner, so I had a Kashi granola bar for a snack. I wasn't hungry enough for actual lunch and didn't want to spoil my dinner. We went to Outback Steakhouse for lunch. I was craving seafood (at a steakhouse - go figure!), so I ordered the twin lobster tails, baked potato (added sour cream as I wanted it), and a side salad with honey mustard dressing. I had water to drink since I was out, and could only eat one of the lobster tails (brought the other one home to have later). Lunch (including the Kashi bar) was 13 P+.
For dinner, later, I had a serving of the egg salad from the other day, and 1.5 cups of skim milk. Dinner was 10 P+.
I had a snack later that night of chobani yogurt for 3 P+.
Today I ate 35 P+, using 4 of my WPA.
Thursday, May 5th
So much for trying to update daily, lol. I'll eventually get to it :)
So, for breakfast on thursday I had two Eggland's eggs cooked in the frying pan with two maple breakfast sausages, along with 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Breakfast was 8 P+.
Lunch consisted of a half of a panini from the grocery store (ham, turkey and cheese), and 1.5 cups of skim milk. Lunch was 12 P+.
For dinner, I cooked up some pork tenderloin that I bought at the store and marinated with maple syrup and dijon mustard. I also cooked up some fingerling potatoes. I boiled them on the stove until cooked (did not peel or cut them up), drained them, tossed with a little olive oil and some dill weed. I had a 4oz serving of pork tenderloin and 2.5oz of the potatoes. I also had broccoli with a half ounce of shredded cheese on top, and of course 1.5cups of skim milk. Dinner was 10 P+.
For a snack later, I had a peach chobani yogurt for 3 P+.
I had 33 P+ for the day, using 2 of my WPA's.
So, for breakfast on thursday I had two Eggland's eggs cooked in the frying pan with two maple breakfast sausages, along with 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink. Breakfast was 8 P+.
Lunch consisted of a half of a panini from the grocery store (ham, turkey and cheese), and 1.5 cups of skim milk. Lunch was 12 P+.
For dinner, I cooked up some pork tenderloin that I bought at the store and marinated with maple syrup and dijon mustard. I also cooked up some fingerling potatoes. I boiled them on the stove until cooked (did not peel or cut them up), drained them, tossed with a little olive oil and some dill weed. I had a 4oz serving of pork tenderloin and 2.5oz of the potatoes. I also had broccoli with a half ounce of shredded cheese on top, and of course 1.5cups of skim milk. Dinner was 10 P+.
For a snack later, I had a peach chobani yogurt for 3 P+.
I had 33 P+ for the day, using 2 of my WPA's.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Some yummmmmmy chicken!!!!!!!!
I made some AWESOME chicken last night for dinner. It's an extremely easy recipe - one that I don't even have written down! I found it years and years ago (probably close to 15?) in a free newspaper at a campground I was camping at (I LOVE camping btw!). The title is a little weird, but it tastes absolutely fantastic! So what is this fantastic recipe I keep talking about?????????
Coke 'n' Catsup Chicken. Yup, you read that right! It makes this amazing bbq sauce as it cooks!
It's soooooooooo super simple, ANYONE can make it! You take approx 2 lbs of chicken (I used a package of 8 boneless skinless thighs cause I don't eat white meat chicken, but you can use whatever you want), 12oz of cola (any real soda will work, NOT sugar free!), catsup (I don't have a measurement, but 1/4 cup or so should be good). Put everything into a saucepan with a cover, set burner on med-high and bring to boil. Once it boils, turn burner down and simmer approx 45min or so. THAT'S IT! It comes out the consistency of pulled pork. It's sooooooooooooo gooooooooood!!!!!!!!!!!! As for how I count it.....I put the recipe into the Recipe Builder on the eTools website, and it came up very pointy. I then realized it assumed I was also eating 1/8th of the sauce (which I don't!). So, to count it, I simply figured out the points for the weight of the chicken and added 1 point for the sauce.
So.........what did I have to eat today???
Breakfast was a packet of Quaker Oatmeal Weight Control Oatmeal (4P+) with a half ounce of golden raising (1P+), a half ounce of Craisins (1P+) and a mashed up banana mixed in. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink with it (3P+).
I had tried the McDonald's oatmeal a while ago and loved it. I realized, though, that for the same points, I could make my own, and have a lot more oatmeal to eat, lol. I've also started drinking 1.5 cups of skim milk with each meal, rather than 2 cups. It saves a few points in the day, and I haven't noticed a difference as far as feeling satisfied until the next meal.
Lunch was some egg salad that I made up the other day, the portion I had was 7 P+. Here's a picture of the egg salad:
Dinner was 4oz of the pulled chicken (3P+), an ounce of cooked pasta (1P+), and 1.5cups of skim milk (3P+).
I was hungry later so had another 4oz serving of the chicken (3P+), 1/3 cup of coconut rice (3P+), a half cup of frozen corn (2P+) and 1.5 cups of skim milk (3P+).
I believe that might be all for tonight, but it may not be. So far I've eaten 36 P+ for today, using 5 of my Weekly Points Plus Allowance. With Tuesday and Wednesday's food, that leaves me with 37 WPA for the week. I try to use them evenly throughout the week, unless I know I have something coming up on the weekend. Even then, I will only save half of my WPA for it. I have to use my WPA throughout the week - I could not be satisfied using only my Daily Points, it's just not enough food for me, I get hungry.
If I end up eating more tonight, I will update the post.
Update:
Ok, so I got hungry like I thought I would, lol. I chose to have a Chobani yogurt. I never thought I'd like greek yogurt, but was convinced by a good friend to try it. It was delicious!!!!!! the entire serving of Chobani is only 5P+ - pretty good for a snack, imo. Here is the raspberry one that I had for a snack tonight:
~Chelle
Coke 'n' Catsup Chicken. Yup, you read that right! It makes this amazing bbq sauce as it cooks!
It's soooooooooo super simple, ANYONE can make it! You take approx 2 lbs of chicken (I used a package of 8 boneless skinless thighs cause I don't eat white meat chicken, but you can use whatever you want), 12oz of cola (any real soda will work, NOT sugar free!), catsup (I don't have a measurement, but 1/4 cup or so should be good). Put everything into a saucepan with a cover, set burner on med-high and bring to boil. Once it boils, turn burner down and simmer approx 45min or so. THAT'S IT! It comes out the consistency of pulled pork. It's sooooooooooooo gooooooooood!!!!!!!!!!!! As for how I count it.....I put the recipe into the Recipe Builder on the eTools website, and it came up very pointy. I then realized it assumed I was also eating 1/8th of the sauce (which I don't!). So, to count it, I simply figured out the points for the weight of the chicken and added 1 point for the sauce.
So.........what did I have to eat today???
Breakfast was a packet of Quaker Oatmeal Weight Control Oatmeal (4P+) with a half ounce of golden raising (1P+), a half ounce of Craisins (1P+) and a mashed up banana mixed in. I also had 1.5 cups of skim milk to drink with it (3P+).
I had tried the McDonald's oatmeal a while ago and loved it. I realized, though, that for the same points, I could make my own, and have a lot more oatmeal to eat, lol. I've also started drinking 1.5 cups of skim milk with each meal, rather than 2 cups. It saves a few points in the day, and I haven't noticed a difference as far as feeling satisfied until the next meal.
Lunch was some egg salad that I made up the other day, the portion I had was 7 P+. Here's a picture of the egg salad:
Dinner was 4oz of the pulled chicken (3P+), an ounce of cooked pasta (1P+), and 1.5cups of skim milk (3P+).
I was hungry later so had another 4oz serving of the chicken (3P+), 1/3 cup of coconut rice (3P+), a half cup of frozen corn (2P+) and 1.5 cups of skim milk (3P+).
I believe that might be all for tonight, but it may not be. So far I've eaten 36 P+ for today, using 5 of my Weekly Points Plus Allowance. With Tuesday and Wednesday's food, that leaves me with 37 WPA for the week. I try to use them evenly throughout the week, unless I know I have something coming up on the weekend. Even then, I will only save half of my WPA for it. I have to use my WPA throughout the week - I could not be satisfied using only my Daily Points, it's just not enough food for me, I get hungry.
If I end up eating more tonight, I will update the post.
Update:
Ok, so I got hungry like I thought I would, lol. I chose to have a Chobani yogurt. I never thought I'd like greek yogurt, but was convinced by a good friend to try it. It was delicious!!!!!! the entire serving of Chobani is only 5P+ - pretty good for a snack, imo. Here is the raspberry one that I had for a snack tonight:
~Chelle
A long hiatus.........
Hello all!
I have been absent from here for quite a while (just about 3 months)....what can I say - life got busy and I lost interest in daily blogging. My life has calmed down somewhat and I realized I missed the daily blogging on here. Just because I've been gone, doesn't mean I've gone off-track as far as WW is concerned. I have been sticking to the plan and seeing the results.
I believe the last time I posted (Feb 2nd) I was looking at a Daily Points Target of 34, and had lost 22.6lbs. I am very excited to say that I am now down to a Daily Points Target of 31 and have lost 45.6 lbs!!!!!
I am going to renew my efforts and enthusiasm for blogging my weightloss journey :)
~Chelle
I have been absent from here for quite a while (just about 3 months)....what can I say - life got busy and I lost interest in daily blogging. My life has calmed down somewhat and I realized I missed the daily blogging on here. Just because I've been gone, doesn't mean I've gone off-track as far as WW is concerned. I have been sticking to the plan and seeing the results.
I believe the last time I posted (Feb 2nd) I was looking at a Daily Points Target of 34, and had lost 22.6lbs. I am very excited to say that I am now down to a Daily Points Target of 31 and have lost 45.6 lbs!!!!!
I am going to renew my efforts and enthusiasm for blogging my weightloss journey :)
~Chelle
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