Meeting day....

It is Thursday.  I am feeling good about my week.  So we will see... I need to get breakfast and start my organization for my grocery shopping trip...

Daily PP: 40

Weekly PP: 49

Activity Points: 0

Breakfast: (6 PP)

-1 c. Special K cereal (3 PP)

-2/3 c. Silk Vanilla Soy Milk (2 PP)

-2 T. hazelnut creamer (1 PP)

Easy, quick, and few PP.  I was too busy this morning to be creative.  Plus, I will have a big lunch, so I need to save the PP.

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So I went to my meeting and it was a great meeting....

Beginning Weight Loss: 9.5 lbs

Today's result: .4 lb gain

New Weight Loss: 10.1 lbs

Oh no!!  It was a gain... I will admit, this really made me sad.  I did so well I thought this week and then this.  
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Lunch was at a local burger place.  I got the Colonial burger - Bacon Cheese Burger with a fried egg.  

MMMMMMMMM.....

Lunch: (28 PP)

-1/3lb Colonial Burger (20 PP)

-Waffle Fries (8 PP)

Colonial Burger with waffle fries

After lunch we went shopping at Target and Publix.  I did soo good shopping.  I will admit, my lunch was inspired by my gain this week.  I know it was not even 1/2 lb but still it had an effect on me.  So that is why I ended up at B&D Burger.  Also, I would like to say "Thank You" to the lady behind me at Target, how saved me from purchasing a chocolate bar by letting me know another register opened up and offered me first shot at it.  I also had to fight the urge to turn into Dairy Queen and Sonic.  I did fight it and did not totally pig out.

I also remember the chocolate caramel mini bar I won at my meeting and ate that.  I worked and curbed my destructive behavior.  *thank goodness

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Snack: (2 PP)
-Chocolate caramel mini bar (2 PP)


I did get exercise today.  The shopping counts because I am walking.  :)


Activity Points: 3
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I realize after coming home and looking at my journal. I ate out too much this week.  Gotta try not to do that, this week.
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I am soo tired.  So it is leftover night for us, I am actually eating a frozen dinner.  It is stuffed cabbage with whipped potatoes.  


Dinner: (5 PP)
-Stuffed Cabbage frozen dinner (5 PP)
-Banana (0 PP)
-3 Newton Thins (4 PP)

Stuffed Cabbage with whipped potatoes

Time to clean the kitchen, get the kiddios ready for bed and then watch Idol results.  Then I will watch Community and Outsourced.  

Totals:

Daily PP used: 40

Weekly PP used: 5

Activity points earned: 3

Activity points used: 0

Nighty night all!!

Such a Beautiful Wednesday....

Today is starting off 1000% better than yesterday.  Headache gone (check) Sun shining (check) coffee (check).. what more could a girl ask for...  oh yeah a 17 month old sleeping in (check)

Daily PP: 40

Weekly PP: 32

Activity Points: 11

My Favorite Cup

So as promised I am making a variety of my breakfast this week.  The last couple of days have not been really that different from each other but are different from my norm.  Today is definitely different.  I had scrambled eggs, sausage (saw-sage) and toast with MY homemade blackberry preserves.

Breakfast: (10 PP)

-1/3c. Egg Beaters  (1 PP)

-2 ready to eat sausage patties (4 PP)

-2 slices of toast (4 PP)

-2 t. blackberry preserves (1 PP)

This was really good.  I will admit that it was the first time I have ever cook and eaten Egg Beaters.  I was a bit nervous about it but they were good.  Not the real thing of course, but I could definitely see myself eating them more.  This was not a low PP value breakfast like my cereal days but some days you just have to have a bit more in the mornings.  So raise your hand if you have figured out that I LOVE sausage....

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Lovey Man and I were both going a little stir crazy since we had not been to the park this week.  So I decided we needed some out of the house time.  We went to the new local BBQ place and had lunch; then we went to the park.  Lovey Man was in an exploration mode; so he was wanting to look at all the trees and bushes, instead of play on the swings and slides.


Lunch: (18 PP)

-5 oz Pulled Pork (10 PP)
-1 T BBQ sauce (0 PP)
-1/4 c. green beans (0 PP)
-1/2 c. brunswick stew (2 PP)
-1 slice of bread (2 PP)
-8 french fries (4 PP)

Maybe not the smartest of lunches but sooo good!
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No snack today...


I did have exercise.  Scooter had softball practice, I got to chase Lovey Man around the ball park.  


Activity Points: 2

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Dinner was soooo good.  I smelled it cooking all day.  Knowing that we had to be a practice this afternoon, I put a roast in the crockpot. (recipe below)  It was nice be able to know exactly what we were going to have and not worry about it after practice was over.


Dinner: (12 PP)
-Crockpot Pot Roast (9 PP)
-1/2 c. rice (3 PP)


Totals:

Daily PP used: 40

Weekly PP used: 0

Activity points earned:13

Activity points used: 0

It is American Idol time - see you all tomorrow....  oh yeah, tomorrow is weigh-in day.  Keep your fingers crossed!  I think I did ok this week and I am pretty sure the scale is going to be my friend.  Nighty night folks...
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CrockPot Pot Roast

2-3 lb chuck roast

1/2 lb red potatoes

1/2 lb baby carrots

1 bell pepper

1 med onion

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 packet of beefy onion soup mix

1/3 c. water

Salt, Pepper, and Garlic Powder (to taste)

1. Prepare veggies.
              -Potatoes - if small, keep whole; large, cut into quarters
                 -Carrots - keep whole
                 -Bell Pepper - slice into large pieces
                 -Onion - cut into large wedges
   
2. Place veggies in the bottom of the crock pot.
3. Place chuck roast on top of veggies.
4. Mix condensed soup, soup mix and water together in separate bowl.  
5. Season roast with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
6. Pour soup mixture over roast and veggies.  
7. Cook 4-5 hours on high or 8-9 hours on low.

Serve with rice or noodles.


(10 servings - 9 PP)

Could be another rainy Tuesday....

Yesterday was blah and today is about the same.  I still have the headache and now it looks like rain.  Also, long night with Lovey Man.  Already working on the coffee...

coffee, COFFEE, coffee, coffee, coffee, COFFEE, coffee, coffee, COFFEE, COFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Give me!!

Daily PP: 40

Weekly PP: 32

Activity Points: 11

I do not feel like eating anything but I need to... so I am going with the same as yesterday...

Breakfast: (6 PP)

-1 c. Special K cereal (3 PP)

-1/2 c. Silk Vanilla Soy Milk (1 PP)

-1 banana (0 PP)

-4 T. hazelnut creamer (2 PP)

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Lunch is a lovely meal from Burger King.  Now before you judge me, just let me explain.  I am not falling off the program.  I am staying on and anyone that knows WW knows that you can eat at fast food restaurants as long as you are careful with what you order.  I had a Whopper Jr with no mayo or cheese, 3 chicken nuggets, and a serving of Sunchips.  If you look at it, it is a regular burger with ketchup only with the addition of lettuce, tomato, and onion.  That helps with the filling part of the meal.  I did not have fries or dipping sauce for the nuggets.  So if you look at the meal it is very close to me making a sandwich with chips at home.

Lunch: (15 PP)

-1 Whopper Jr. no mayo, no cheese (7 PP)

-3 chicken tenders (4 PP)

-15 Harvest Cheddar Sunchips (4 PP)

Still have lots of points for dinner - which will be Spaghetti (homemade sauce).  Scooter requested making it with me this morning, so I am going to honor her request.  :^)
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Snack: (2 PP)
-1 WW dark chocolate turtle mini bar (2 PP)


No exercise again today...


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Homemade spaghetti is the bestest ever.  I will share pictures but not recipe.  Very guarded secret.  I tell no one.  


Dinner: (14 PP)
-2/3 c. MY Spaghetti Sauce with beef (4 PP)
-1 1/3 c. cooked Vermicelli (7 PP)
-1 T. Kraft Sweet Honey Catalina (3 PP)
-Salad (lettuce, tomato, carrot, and cucumber) (0 PP)

Oh I also made homemade brownies again... not sharing that one either.  Not because it is so guarded but more that I am playing with the recipe to get it right.  So not gonna share an unfinished recipe.  Maybe in the near future.

Totals:

Daily PP used: 37

Weekly PP used: 0

Activity points earned:11

Activity points used: 0

Well lookey here folks, I get to go to bed a happy woman.  I had a great day and did not even eat all my points today.  I am satisfied and not going to bed hungry.  Or overstuffed, which is what used to happen on spaghetti night.  Yeah me!!  *fast clapping    (Oh no-- did I just do that, gotta stop watching TV with Scooter).


So my day started off rough but ended very nicely.  I now have a date with my pillow and bed.. nighty night all!

It's Monday... Blah!

So it's Monday again eh?  It looks to be another beautiful day but for some reason I am in a blah mood.  Maybe I didn't sleep well or it's just one of those days.  Maybe breakfast and coffee will help....

Daily PP: 40

Weekly PP: 35

Activity Points: 11

Breakfast: (8 PP)

-1 1/4 c. Special K cereal (4 PP)

-3/4 c. Silk Vanilla Soy Milk (2 PP)

-4 T. hazelnut creamer (2 PP)

Nope... didn't work... still blah and actually feeling a bit tired.  Now that I have had both, I am starting the feel the workings of a headache.  That is most likely my issue and causing my big case of the Blahs.

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So I am having left overs from lunch yesterday.  Still yummy....

Lunch: (13 PP)

- 1/3 Burrito Colorado (6 PP)

-1/2 c spanish rice (3 PP)

-1/2 c. refried beans (4 PP)

Dang E!  He brought home McD Fries... so far so good, I haven't given in.  Oh they are calling me, I hope Lovey Man hurries up and finishes them before I cave.

Woohoo! I didn't cave!
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A headache came on and the rest of my day was blah.. actually worse than blah...

Snack: (2 PP)
-4 Hershey Kisses (2 PP)

I thought they would help my headache.  Yeah that's it, they would help the medicine work faster.  Hey, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.  :)

Exercise: NONE
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Since I felt like warmed over *blank*.. I did not cook, we had takeout.  Not that great but I paid attention to the menu and ordered accordingly.  I also had lots of PP left for the dinner so I was able to be a bit more relax in ordering.

Dinner: (20 PP)
-3 Mozzarella sticks (2 PP)
-3/4 Philly Cheese steak sandwich (14 PP)
-3 french fries (1 PP)
-1 t Ketchup (0 PP)
-1 1/2 Graham Ice Cream sandwiches (3 PP)

I ate a few of the fries but my heart wasn't in it plus they were not that great.  So I decided to pass.  Yes I had 1 1/2 ice cream sandwiches.  I had gotten one for me and one for Lovey Man but he only ate 1/2 of his.  Yes, I finished his.  That also made 2 sweets for the day instead of one.  But as I said earlier, it helped the medicine.  Yeppers, it sure did.  ;)  Well not really but I would like to believe it helped a little.

Went to bed early....

So I am finishing this on Tuesday.. oh well..

Totals:

Daily PP used: 40

Weekly PP used: 3

Activity points earned:11

Activity points used: 0

The weekend is almost over...

So I had another, oh no what time is it moment this morning.  But it was much shorter today, which I am happy about because I was able to get back to sleep much faster.  :)

Daily PP: 40

Weekly PP: 35

Activity Points: 9

I am still working on the variety for breakfast thing.  Of course, today is very similar to yesterday.  Only a minor change, the type of cereal I ate.  I am using Silk Vanilla Soy Milk for my cereal but that is for a couple of reasons.  One is because I am trying to eat cereals without sugar coating and not adding sweetener to them.  The second is that I got the Silk for FREE.  Yes that says free, it was part of the sale and couponing I did at Publix this week.  I am actually like the taste, so it is not a sacrifice.  OH yeah... COFFEE!!!!!!  I have already had a BIG cup today and the caffeine is working great!  :)

Breakfast: (7 PP)

-1 c. Special K cereal (3 PP)

-3/4 c. Silk Vanilla Soy Milk (2 PP)

-1/2 banana (0 PP)

-3 T. hazelnut creamer (2 PP)

So far so good and this is the least amount of PP that I have used this week. 

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It is Sunday of course and I really wanted to have mexican food for lunch.  So I talked everyone into it.  :)

I had plans on making a pot roast for dinner tonight but after my lunch I decided that I will make that for tomorrow.  Oh well, a nice big salad will be great for everyone anyways.  I really did not do as bad as it sounds for lunch.  I did not get the cheese dip or eat rice and beans or pig out on the chips.. so all in all I did very well.  Oh yeah, we went to Mexico City Restaurant - I love it!

Lunch: (20 PP)
-Burrito Colorado (13 PP)
-Chicken Soft Taco (5 PP)
-8 Chips and Salsa (2 PP)

Yummy Yummy to my tummy!!  I actually did not eat all of the burrito, I have some left over - looks like I know what I am having for lunch tomorrow.  ;)
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Snack: (0 PP)
-1/2 c. mango

I really like mango, plus I needed a break from bananas.  :)

Not a whole lot of exercise today.  Scooter, Lovey Man, and I went to the park for a bit.  Then Scooter and I went to Wally-World while Lovey Man napped.  Mostly just some slow paced walking.  Which is fine, because it got me up and moving, not just sitting on the couch or sitting in my desk chair mindlessly wasting time on Facebook.  Which I like to do.  :^P

Activity Points: 2
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So I am having a "Big" salad for dinner.  If you watched TV in the '90s, you should be able to get that reference.  :)  I like lots of crunchy in my salad, so that is why I like salad bars or especially making it at home.    So what did my salad have in it...

Dinner: (13 PP)
-Grilled Chicken Salad (9 PP)

• 1 Tyson Grilled & Ready Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Fillets (3 PP)
• 1 Boiled egg (2 PP)
• 1/8c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese (1 PP)
• Lettuce (iceberg and romaine)  (0 PP)
• Tomato (0 PP)
• Bell pepper (0 PP)
• Mushroom (0 PP)
• Onion (0 PP)
• Cucumber (0 PP)
• Carrot (0 PP)
• 2 T. sweet honey catalina dressing (3 PP)

-8 whole wheat Ritz Crackers (4 PP)

Sunday as been a great day.  A little of this and that around the house, some time at the park, and good food all day long.  I though about some wine but changed my mind.  Maybe tomorrow.

Totals:

Daily PP used: 40

Weekly PP used: 0

Activity points earned:11

Activity points used: 0

Nighty night all... time for kiddios to get to bed and then a nice long bath for me.

Softball Saturday.....

Today started off earlier than most Saturdays for me because Scooter had a softball game at 9am.  She did great again.  So proud of her.

Daily PP: 40

Weekly PP: 38

Activity Points: 6

Breakfast: (9 PP)

-1 2/3 c. Rice Krispies Cereal

-1 c. Silk Vanilla Soy milk

-1/2 banana

-3 T. Chai Latte creamer

So I am out of my sausage and decided to have some variety with breakfast in the mornings for this week and see if that helps with the weight loss.  If so, I might have to keep the variety even though I soooo love my sandwiches.  But rice krispies with banana are pretty great too.

I got a bit of exercise already this morning, chasing Lovey Man around the ballpark.  I was happy that the game was this morning because it is going to get really warm later on today.

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Got some good news early this morning, B&B decided to make their appearance earlier than expected.  But I am happy that all is well and that mommy, daddy, big sissy, and babies are doing great.  Congrats to M & C and welcome to the world B&B

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We had a pretty relaxed lunch.  After an early morning, it was nice to just relax a bit for lunch.

Lunch: (17 PP)
-Turkey Sandwich (11 PP)

• 2 slices of Pepperidge Farm Oatmeal Bread (6 PP)
• 8 slices of deli-sliced turkey (3 PP)
• 2 t. Mayo (2 PP)
• 1 slice of tomato (0 PP)
• lettuce (0 PP)

-15 Sunchips Harvest Cheddar (4 PP)

-1 Jello SugarFree Chocolate Pudding (2 PP)
-1 T. Reddi Whip (0 PP)
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No snack today.  But I got a chance to take a nap.  Yep that's right I got a NAP!!  Woohoo!

After my nap, we had fun family time washing the car.  We got the car all clean and we all came in looking like drowned rats.  :)  But we were all laughing and had a great time.

Total Activity Points: 3
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Dinner was again just a relaxed time for us.  I grilled hamburgers.  I actually prefer homemade hamburgers to most restaurant ones.  There are a few that I do LOVE but not any that are fast food.  I am hoping for an early night for all of us.

Dinner: (17 PP)
-Hamburger (13 PP)

• 4oz patty 85/15 (7 PP)
• bun (4 PP)
• 2 t. Mayo (2 PP)
• tomato (0 PP)
• lettuce (0 PP)
• onion (0 PP)
• pickle (0 PP)
• ketchup (0 PP)

-13 Ruffles reduced fat chips (4 PP)

So if you noticed, I had only one sweet item today.  I am going to try to limit myself to one per day.  That way I can help save PP and help control my cravings.  :)

Totals:

Daily PP used: 40

Weekly PP used: 3

Activity points earned: 9

Activity points used: 0

I am off to finish watching Pride and Prejudice.   See you all tomorrow!

Being good on Friday....

So after my loss at my meeting and my OH MY day afterwards.. I am back on track.. I so am!

Daily PP: 40

Weekly PP: 38

Activity Points: 4

Breakfast: (10 PP)

I do not have much planned for today but I do know what I am having for dinner tonight.  So there will be a picture and a recipe today.  We haven't had this in awhile, so I am looking forward to it.  But I'm not telling yet what it is.

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Lunch was special today, Scooter has been asking me to come to school to eat lunch with her.  So I did and went to Subway to get her lunch.  It was a nice way to spend lunch, especially since MissG joined us.

Lunch: (15 PP)

-6" Subway Turkey (7 PP)

-pepperjack cheese (1 PP)

-mayo (3 PP)

-Baked Lay's Southwest Ranch (4 PP)

I had lettuce, tomato, onion, bell peppers, and banana peppers - which were all 0 PP.  It was a spicy lunch.  :)

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Snack: (0 PP)

-Banana (0 PP)

-Strawberries (0 PP)

Ok so if you haven't noticed, bananas are a staple in our house and I LOVE strawberries.  I am so happy they are back in season.

Exercise - me chasing Lovey Man around the park this afternoon.  He loves going to the park and I love it because it makes nap time easier.  :)  Oh yeah and I get exercise.  It was a very nice day, so I could not resist going to the park.  Tons of people there and Lovey Man got lots of interaction with other kids.  That makes me happy.  Activity Points: 2

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I made pan seared tuna steaks with creamy italian herb linguine.  Yumm-O  It has been awhile since we had tuna and so I was thinking about it all day.

Dinner: (15 PP)
-1  5oz Pan Seared Tuna Steak (6 PP)
-1 serving Creamy Italian Herb Linguine (6 PP)
-1 small corn on the cob (2 PP)
-1 tsp butter (1 PP)

I am so proud of myself.  I made a great dinner and created a new recipe that everyone liked.

Totals:

Daily PP used: 40

Weekly PP used: 0

Activity points earned: 6

Activity points used: 0

Big day tomorrow.. starting early!  So nighty night all...
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Creamy Italian Herb Linguine

5 oz. linguine

1 c. Philadelphia Cooking Creme - Italian Cheese & Herb

1/2 c. milk

1/4 c. shredded parmesan cheese

1/8 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Cook linguine according to package; drain.
2. Add cooking creme and milk to pasta pot on med-low heat; stir until smooth about 2 min
3. Add pasta back to pot with creme mixture; toss until well coated
4. Add cheese; stir and serve

(6 servings - 6 PP per serving)