Menu for Tuesday

Menu

7:30 slimfast 

9:00 cereal or cereal bar

11:30 cukes and dip 3

   pita with laughing cow 2

1:30 fruit

5:15 dinner out with a friend, Applebees so probably something from the ww menu (any suggestions?)

Water- 4 bottles 

activity- heading to the dog park so a little walking there

     -bike 30 minutes

Okay.

Doing pretty well so far sticking to my plan. I went over  a bit with my morning snack but only by 3 points. I skipped my morning coffee successfully which translates to no one got hurt. I managed my 30 minutes on the exercise bike and actually stayed an extra 10 minutes to boot. 

I've done pretty well on my water so far 3 bottles down and going strong. My afternoon was a bit of a struggle with snacking, I found that I get bored and all I can think about is food.  

I knew that I wasn't hungry but I still had a hard time resisting. I'm thinking that if I workout in the afternoon when possible it might help fight the munchies. 

It felt really good to get some movement in today, even though it wasn't an hour of high intensity exercise, it felt good to accomplish something. I might even head out to walk the 4 mile trek around the bay I live near, well maybe. 

Seriously?

I decided to start weight watchers once again today. About half way through the day my husband mentioned that the family wanted to go to the fair this weekend and my first thoughts were "crap I guess I can't do ww this week" Basically I saw the fair as an unbeatable obstacle even though I have a whole week to plan for it. Seriously..? Seriously? come one. I feel so ridiculous for even thinking it. 

So I am going to approach going out of town, not to mention to a fair with the more obvious and beneficial approach. Im going to plan, save my flex points, and make good choices. 

By the way, I am getting pictures taken on the 30th with the husband and I want to look as good as I can in them. I have to get myself back on track!!

Menus..

Soo I thought that I might put up my daily menu in advance for tomorrow and see if that helps me keep to my points. So here is the plan

7:30 Slimfast 3pts

9:00 cereal or cereal bar 2pts

11:30 2 small pitas with laughing cow cheese 4pts

   cucumbers with dip 2pts

2:00 snack- fruit 2pts

5:00 chicken with corn on the cob 6pts

7:00 2-3 pt snack 

Water goal 4- 20oz bottles

activity goal- 30 minutes on the bike or a 30 min walk.

Well there's the plan stan. 

Same old thing

I'm still up to my moderately poor eating habits, although I have decided that it is now time to stop. Eating intuitively hasn't been working all that well to be honest, I'm up again. I just cleared my house of all the not so point friendly foods and have decided to focus on eating within stricter boundaries. Counting points maybe, I haven't fully decided yet, but I will decide that before tomorrow.

    Regardless of how I decide to monitor my eating I do plan on scheduling my meals for the week ahead and sticking to it. I always seem to struggle with what to eat for dinner so I think that it will help to have already planned. I have also instituted cereal for dinner night 2x a week. Its healthy, low points, cheap, and easy. It is also a way to sneak in some fun because there are whole grain cereals out there that are really yummy, personally I like fruity pebbles. 

As much as I hate to say it I have dinner out plans tonight which means tricky ordering at the place we are going but I will do. I'm not that hungry anyways. SO here we go, again. 

Yum

Triscuit Thin Crisps, 15 of them, 2 points. Delicious.

Orange flavored Crasins, 1/3 cup 2pts -reminds me of fruit snacks.

Laughing Cow herbs and garlic 1pt each- Really good on a pita

GNO was a blast

Girls night was fun and we had awesome fondue and yummy cake. I had a couple cocktails and a lot of laughs. Sometimes it takes such a small act like getting together with a few friends to hang out to remind you how good life really is. 

Life is not about weight, food, or points. It is about friends, good times, family, and laughter. My weight doesn't stop me from any of those things, unless I let it. 

I realize that my last few points may not be as supportive of what a weight loss blog usually is but the bottom line is that I am still just trying to figure it all out. How to balance weight loss and life. How to focus on my family, friends, education, and how to enjoy my life while I am living it. I do not want to live for "when I am skinny" but instead I want to live now. 

LIfe

So I haven't been counting my points, I've eaten out, I've had ice cream in unmeasured portions, and I have been living my life. 

I have lost 2 lbs. 

Moderation. If I have learned anything from ww it is portions, moderation, and how it feels when I eat healthy vs. not. I know that will refer to ww more than not in my weight loss journey but it is also nice to know that it is possible to eat healthy without becoming obsessed with points. 

I'm sure I will start counting again soon, because it does give my life a certain feeling of control. 

But for tonight, I am going out to celebrate my birthday (early) with the girls. There will be fondue, cake, and cocktail. I'm not counting a damn thing. 

And on and on

        So the poor eating hasn't stopped yet but it as strange as it sounds is controlled. I am trying to get in all the foods I never let myself have. Yes I know, weight watchers isn't a diet (haha) and I can always eat what I want (haha) but the reality is with the points systems there are just some foods that don't add up (forgive the pun). 

      I know that it's probably not the best idea to consume all these foods in the period of a weekend but you know what, I needed a break. I wasn't losing and I needed the freedom for a couple days.          

         During all this "freedom" I also went out and bought healthy groceries so I am stocked for the beginning of the week. Or maybe sooner. I know that my body will start craving better fuel, it already has started to and when it does I will be prepared. 

I have also started to think about rejoining ww and actually attending the meetings. I have wanted to for a while but I have been a bit strapped for cash. I am working on my budget to wiggle some things around and hopefully I can figure something out. 

This post is brought to you by the letter S

S as in sick. Yeah I had a total bingefest today. It started innocently with a  slice of pizza, moved on to a lemon frosted cupcake with blue sprinkles, and ended with Mcdonald's drivethru. Yeah I haven't have all this crap in so long it made me quite ill. It sucks that I did it but I realized why I don't eat all that crap anymore at least not in high quantities or all at once. 

Dammit. Moving on I am babysitting tonight for a family that lives right near the beach so I should get some decent outside activity. They also never have any junk food in the house so thats helpful...until you get hungry and have the choice of wheatbran or carrots.  

Still not depressed over the whole dieting debacles that are my life. I'm cool, moving on and so thats life. 

Is it nuts?

Do you eat nuts? I love almonds but I have a really hard time justifying the points value of them. I realize they have healthy fats and protein but is it worth it to eat them? Where do they fit into the delicate balance of losing weight?

tech check

I am a proud owner of a ipod touch as of last week and I wanted to let any other touch or iphone owners know that there is a free application on itunes that functions as a points calculator. To me this is awesome because that means I won't need to bring my really obvious points slider to the grocery store with me anymore. 

There is also a notes function which I plan to use to track my points. You can download video podcasts from TLC and there are a few that are health tips. I figured I can watch the videos while riding my stationary bike. It's fabulous.  Check it out. 

http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/

Ups and Downs

The ups and downs of weight loss can be so brutal. I feel good that I am putting better things in my body and I know that I am much more aware of what I put in my body. However, I also haven't seen a change body wise or scale wise. It makes me mad that I am putting in the time and counting my points but not seeing the results.

 It also concerns me. Why is it that I am working so hard but seeing no change? It makes me think is there something wrong with me, and then all these ideas run through my head, diabetes, thyroid issues, and who knows what else. I hope that I am simply being over dramatic or maybe weight watchers isn't going to work for me this time.  

What am I missing? I am measuring, counting, researching websites, and I just can't find my loophole. I have lowered my points and tried getting more activity. I really wish I had insurance so I could visit the doctor, I am going to check out what the campus has to offer for medical help. 

Eh that being said I still haven't stopped counting and I know I need to keep going because in the long view of things I am still making healthier choices. 

I wish I could just fix this by recommiting myself to the plan but the bottom line is that I am working the plan and I have been for the past couple months. 

Oh well I guess the plan is, check with the campus docs maybe get a check up if possible, try to get in even more activity and keep eating fresh. 

It's all good in the hood.

I'm still working the ww and not really struggling with it however it isn't working that well for me. I'm not really freaking out about it though. As much as I want this weight to go I realize that it isn't the end of the world. I'm still making good choices and I find myself really gravitating to more organic options. 

The bottom line is I may not really be losing but I feel pretty good. I can tell I am healthier and I am not obsessing about a number. It's a strange feeling to not really care what the scale says. I am tempted to put it away and not even worry about it. I just want to be healthier and happy. 

hanging in there

I'm still doing my ww thing and trying to keep up the good. I really have been busy and just haven't had the time to post. SO just for reference I haven't fallen off the wagon, I'm still going strong and will blog something interesting soon. 

Clearing out.

I have earned my activity points for sure this weekend. We have been working hard on painting, reorganizing, and clearing out our apartment and man can I feel it in my body today. I am achey. It was worth it though the place looks great and we are almost done.  When I walk into my newly painting living room it is really relaxing and I want to be here.  It's definitely a good thing.  

On the weight loss front I am down a pound this week so yay. Slow and steady I suppose. 

Now I am off because it is my anniversary and I have stuff to do!!

Pizza

I had pizza tonight, it was regular crust with green peppers on top. I enjoyed it a lot, I managed to take my time and really enjoy what I was eating. When I was comfortable I stopped, I was satisfied. I ordered the pizza because I had 17 flex point left and one day to use them. I didn't HAVE to use them but I did. 

I then went to go babysit 2 hours later where the mother made pizza for us for dinner. I had already eaten so I didn't have any. WAIT free pizza and I didn't even pick one piece of pepperoni off the top. I was still full. 

I did end up feeling a little guilty though because there was so much pizza and I didn't eat any. It was like I felt bad that she made it for me and I didn't eat any of it. I won't lie I took a piece wrapped it in a paper towel and threw it away so she would think I at least ate one piece.  I still think that was a better choice than eating it. 

The bottom line is I was listening to my body, I didn't overindulge. Go Me.