Weigh in Saturday

I'm so proud of myself this week.....down 3lbs!!!  I was shocked since the past 3 weeks have only been .4  It made me feel great =)

I also got 2 new dessert ideas from the meeting today
1. sliced strawberries, FF cool whip & FF hersey syrup
2. sliced banana, FF cool whip & 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts

My co-worker also does frozen fruit, FF cool whip & plain greek yogurt.

Oh to go back to my last post...the honey fish was good...not so much on the blueberry lime salsa though.

As promised.....

Below are my measurements:
Neck - 16.25
Bicep - 19
Forearm - 11
Bust - 48
Waist - 47.5
Hips - 58
Thigh - 32
Calf - 19

OK, these are really depressing, now to work on shrinking them down!  I will do these monthly to check my progress.

Last weeks update & new creation

This week's loss was OK...once again 0.4 down.  Although I'm happy it's going down, I wish it would be more.  I've noticed I do very good the beginning of the week then I start to slack a little.  That may be why I'm not seeing better losses.

On to tonights dinner......
I've found this blog  http://www.howsweeteats.com/  and everything looks AMAZING!!  Tonight I tried the Crispy Honey Lime Tilapia (although I used White Fish instead) 9pp, Blueberry Lime Salsa 1pp for 1/2c, and also sauteed zucchini in 2Tbsp olive oil and seasoned with salt, pepper & 1/4c parmesan cheese 2pp.

I haven't tried it yet as I'm waiting for the hubby to get home but it smells delicious........

Healthy Choices

So this morning as I was doing the dishes from last night I aksed hubby what he wanted for breakfast.  I should know better as he thinks going out to eat will be quicker (which it never is).  I told him to make breakfast while I finish dishes.  Of course he maons and groans about this at first but he did it.  I ended up with a similar breakfast to yesterday.....1/3c egg beaters with 1 slice cheddar cheese, 2 strips of bacon & 1 Thomas whole wheat bagel thin with 1Tbsp cinnamon butter, also 8oz OJ.....15pp total.  I was pretty full from all that!

Afte breakfast we headed over to Sam's Club to stock up on a few things.  We then came home & had a late lunch.  Lunch consisted of 2 Boca spicy chicken patties....had 1 plain & 1 on an Arnold thin.  Total points were 11!

Dinner is going to be kebapi.  The best way I can describe what these are in English is ground beef & pork with spices, rolled up like sausages.  I'll have to take a picture to show you guys....they are very yummy!  They were a regular dinner as a kid.  I actually found the nutrional info on http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ & 4 of them come to 5 points. I was totally shocked at first and thought it would come out to way more!  Think I will make either steamed veggies or a salad to go with them.  For dessert I am making red velvet cupcakes....2 mini cupcakes with 1 Tbsp cream cheese frosting will come to 9pp.

All in all a great food day! LOL

As July comes to a close & August is quickly approaching I have a few "goals".  First off I will be taking a pic of myself and also taking baseline measurements.  I will also have to devote more time to exercise.  Here's to a great week everyone!! =)

One more thing.....

I also got steel cut oatmeal from Trader Joe's.  I always hear about it being better so lets hope it tastes better too! ;)  I found it in the frozen section & it maple & brown sugar flavored.

Saturday Weigh-In

Good news is I lost more than I did last week.......but still it was only 0.4lb.  Oh well, at least its going in the right direction.  Today's meeting was talking about how to survive the summer picnics, weddings, etc.  Someone brought up the Skinny Girl Margarita....will be on the hunt for that one!

After I left the meeting I was on my way to Borders since they are closing.  I was going to buy the Hungry Girl's 300 under 300 recipe book but darnit....it wasn't on sale (even with the up to 40% signs) and the line was too long so I left. 

A few doors down was Trader Joe's......
So at TJ's I bought whole wheat pizza dough, pizza sauce, 2 Clif bars, Skinny Fries & Cinnamon Ezekiel bread.  I walked out for $12 and some change!  I did try the bread this morning & it yummy!  I also had egg beaters w/ cheddar cheese & 2 strips of bacon. 

Weekly recap

Yesterday was weigh-in and I managed to lose 0.2lb.  It was a rough week.  Monday morning we lost power and it didn't come back on until Tuesday night!!  Needless to say there was no home cooked meals all week since I'm in class Tues-Thurs nights.  I managed to somehow make semi-decent choices between the work cafeteria & had McDonalds snack wraps & yogurt parfaits.  Saturday I spent the day cleaning out EVERYTHING and re-stocking.  I wanted to cry at how much money was spent on new groceries!!

Now that I'm stocked up it should be a better week =)

Weigh in update & Sunday Morning....

Well I thought I was doing good last week but the scale showed .2 increase.....UGH!!!  The receptionist says to me "if you would've went to the bathromm you probably would've been the same".  Too bad I already did that before I went!!  Will have to try harder this week.  I started off better though...took the dog for 1.5 mile walk yesterday.

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Here is what's for breakfast today :)  Thanks Jillian's Kitchen for the idea!!  5PP per serving (4 servings)....and hubby is grilling some chicken sausages that are 4PP each.  Just heard the oven beep....... :)

Weigh In Saturday

Went to my meeting this morning & went down 0.8#  I was expecting a little more but it's better than gaining so I'll take it.  AF is also here so I'm sure if she wasn't here it would've been a little better.  I'm so glad to be back on the right path!

Today's meeting would've been helpful a few weeks ago.  We discussed how to stay on track during vacation.

Now off to do some grocery shopping for the week.....

Weigh in Saturday

Well I did it!!!  I managed to lose 4.8 pounds last week :)  I was thrilled to see that number went down.  I didn't lose everything that I gained but it is more than half so I was happy with it.  I usually go to the Friday night meetings so I wasn't expecting to see sooooo many people.  Seriously, there were only a few empty chairs in room.  Then since it was my 16th week I got the infamous clapping hands charm!

I'm proud of myself for sticking to my exercise goal for the weekend.  Last post I mentioned I went to the gym that night........I also went Sat afternoon too!!  I really wanted to go yesterday but studying for an exam has taken up all my time.  I will try and get something in tonight since I won't be able to do anything until Friday again.

Today's food has been pretty good & I have alot of points left for dinner.  Breakfast was an arnold thin w/ 2 Tbsp of peanut butter & banana slices (soooo yumm-O), lunch was a can of tuna (no mayo) on 1 slice of wheat bread, strawbeery Greek yogurt & 1 cup of canteloupe.  I have some shrimp for dinner so we'll see what I can come up with.

Until next week..... =)

Back on the wagon

OK, so I haven't posted anything in awhile.  I was on vacation & missed 2 meetings.  When I went back last week (which I was dreading) I had gained 8 lbs!  OMG, I felt like crap when I saw that.  I worked out 2 days at home & tonight at the gym.  I go to school 3 nights a week straight from work so I only have 4 days to do everything else.

Anyways, I am going to the meeting tomorrow so I hope my hard work will pay off.  Tonight's dinner was 6oz of salmon, drizzled olive oil w/ greek seasoning & 3/4c Near East rice pilaf.  I have 4 points left for the day so I wonder if i should have that WW ice cream bar that tastes like a snickers or just go to bed...hmmmmmm

Tomorrow I will either head back to the gym, take the dog for a walk or pop in some of these videos or Wii games.  I will also be planning out meal plans for the week.  If anyone has any suggestions on what I can bring to class that doesn't need a microwave/fridge please share!  I've been bringing snacks w/ a sandwich but sometimes the sandwich gets mushy :/

Weigh-In Friday

Well I was off today so I decided to go to the AM meeting.....of course before I ate anything!  To my surprise I had lost 2.2 pounds this week!!  I made up for my gain from last week...YAY =)

It was an interesting topic this week...breakfast.  I start work at 6:30am so I don't usually eat anything until 9-10am.  It's mostly oatmeal or anything microwavable.  Some of the other members were chiming in with different ideas.  The one that stuck with me is......an Arnold Thin, 1 Tbsp of peanut butter, and banana slices.  OMG, it sounds heavenly!!!  I'm am ADDICTED to peanut butter.  I usually do a snack of PBJ on a bagel thin but to add a banana on it sounded great.

Next week I may go to the Thursday meeting.  I leave for Daytona Beach Friday evening & will be gone the whole week.  I'm hoping to be able to control myself and at least maintain when I get back home.

Weigh in Friday...not so good this week

Well Friday's weigh in didn't go as good as the last few.  I've gained 1.4lbs.  I know what I did wrong though, I've been very leinant on myself and missed tracking a few days.  I'm back in the zone now and will get it back off.  I also had finals this week so I'm sure that helped with the gain.  At this meeting they had some of their snacks on sale so I picked up the BBQ pop chips, cinnamon swirl pop crisps, and the cinnamon crumb supreme bars (my favorite).  Will be doing grocery shopping today & stocking up on lots of good stuff!  Until next time.

First 10 pounds=GONE

Yesterday was my weigh in.  I kind of had an idea of what the scale would show since I'm a serial weigher. LOL  We also have a Biggest Loser competition going on at work and that weign in was yesterday morning.  OK, enough typing....now on to the good part.  This week I managed to lose 3.4 pounds bringing my total to 10.4!!!!  I lost my first 10 pounds since starting!!!!!  My leader wasn't there so we had a fill-in & she couldn't find the 5lb sticker so I will have to get one next week.  I love opening my weight tracker & seeing all the stickers on there.  I did manage to get a Bravo star though. LOL

Tonight we have a birthday party at a pizza place...great.  I will try and load up on salad and have only a slice or two of plain cheese or veggie pizza. 

Weigh In Friday

I was pleasantly surprised with this week's weigh in since it was after Easter.  Down 0.4 for a total of 7.4lbs lost so far.  I also decided to purchase a pedometer this week.  A small investment in my health!  I used it all day Saturday and came up with about 9000 (plus some) steps and earned 5 activity points.  Sunday I noticed I didn't do as many so I dragged myself, the hubby & the dog on a family walk!

Goal for this week is to walk more & increase my water intake.  I used to like water but it's been so blah lately.....thank goodness for Crystal Light!

Have a great week!!!!

Little bit about me

Well where do I begin.  I've always been overweight & finally need to do something & for good!  I've been on so many diets, I can barely keep track of all of them.  Low carb, no carb, protein, etc.  Last year I went to my PCP and asked if there was something they can give me...they said "get moving" LOL.  They did give me a nutritionist though.  Hubby & I met with this Dr & signed up to do Optifast.  It was tough at first but I lost 52 pounds in 4 months!!!  I felt great & thought I looked pretty good too! ;)  After the 4 months we decided we can do it on our own.  By the time the end of the year came, I had gained pretty much everything back.  Hubby initially lost about 90 & he gained back about 40. 

In January I decided to give Weight Watchers another chance.  I did it years ago and did pretty good but then went on an all-inclusive vacation & never went back.  My first week in Jan I lost 6 pounds!!  The second week was around 2.  The third week I ended up gaining & got frustrated.  I stopped going for about a month & gained back about 8.  Here we go again.  I decided to go back though & have been doing pretty good.  Total loss as of Jan right now is 7ish lbs.  I plan to stick it out even if I do gain.  2 weeks ago I did gain 1.2 lbs but last week I lost 4.2 so I made up for it!  I just have to get it through my head that there will be good & bad weeks.  I just have to get back on track after the bad weeks.  I also have to learn how to like exercising, that is my weakness.  My goal weight is FAR away but I will get there.

I go to the Friday evening weigh-in & meeting.  I tried to do pretty good this week considering it was Easter Sunday so I'm anxious to see how I did.....will update more later on.