Happy 4th of July!!

I'm sorry to leave y'all again, but we just can't sit still this summer. We are going to GA again for the July 4th weekend. I am happy to report that I have lost 5.2 pounds since I returned from our beach/lake vacation 9 days ago! That makes for a total of 37 pounds lost! That is SO VERY exciting! This is the longes I've ever stayed on a weight loss plan and I couldn't be happier about it.

For lunch today I had a Smart Ones chicken enchilada suiza (7 points) and 22 bite size tortilla rounds (4 points). 11 points for lunch. I didn't eat all of the chips, but since I had counted them out I just went ahead and counted the points.

We hope to leave here by 4:00 this afternoon, so I won't get to post my dinner, but I'm planning for it to be either a McDonald's salad or a Chick-fil-A salad, so I shouldn't go over points. I can't say that for the weekend coming up though, as I'm sure I'll be eating out a good bit. Have a GREAT 4th of July!! I should be back Monday or Tuesday.

Pizza and Oreos

For lunch today I had a Smart Ones creamy rigatoni with chicken & broccoli for 7 points. It was delicious!

I had a snack this afternoon of 5 cups of Pop Weaver butter popcorn (3 points) and 1 Reese's cup (2 points). 5 points

For dinner I had 2 slices of pepperoni pizza from Little Caesar's. 8 points each. 16 points.

I had a snack of 2 mint Oreos tonight. 4 points

Pot Roast and Chicken

For lunch today I had leftover pot roast (6 points), carrots (free), and rice (3 points). 9 points


Then for dinner I had a baked chicken breast (6 points. It was huge, but I didn't eat all of it), chicken flavored rice (3 points), kernel corn (2 points), and 1 roll with light ICBINB (3 points). 14 points (that's probably a high estimate, but I'll go with it.)

Pot Roast Monday!

For lunch today I had a grilled chicken salad. 4 oz of chicken (4 points), lettuce & broccoli slaw (free), bacon bits (1 point), cheese (1 point), 4 T of Maple Grove Farms Fat Free Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing (2 points). 8 points

This afternoon I had 22 bite size tortilla chips. 4 points

Since we didn't have Pot Roast Sunday yesterday we had Pot Roast Monday today. I had 5 ounces of pot roast (6 points), 1/2 cup of white rice (3 points), carrots, green beans, and 1 roll with 1T of light ICBINB (3 points). 12 points

For dessert tonight I had a Smart Ones fudge brownie sundae. 4 points

Mint Oreo Ice Cream

I am back from camping and I stayed on plan all weekend. Yesterday I had a Special K bar and a banana for breakfast, a grilled chicken salad for lunch, some Whale crackers in the afternoon, and BBQ pork chop, macaroni salad, baked beans, and a salad for dinner. Oh, and 2 s'mores, but that shouldn't have put me over by too much.

For breakfast this morning I had a Special K bar. 2 points

For lunch I had a Smart Ones beef pot roast meal. 4 points

We went to Logan's for dinner. I had 1 roll with butter (6 points), the mesquite grilled chicken (4 points), and broccoli (free). 10 points

I had some Breyer's mint Oreo ice cream for dessert tonight. 1/2 cup is only 3 points, but I had more than 1/2 cup, so I'll count 5 points.

Camping again

I had a giant gala apple for breakfast. FREE

For lunch I had the Smart Ones chicken enchilada suiza (VERY different from the Lean Cuisine version. ICK) - 7 points - and a slice of french bread with light ICBINB. 9 points total.

I had a single Reese's cup for a snack this afternoon. 2 points

We are leaving this evening to go camping again. It's 5:00 PM and we haven't left yet and I am hungry, so I am having a Special K bar to hold me over until we cook at the campsite. 2 points

For dinner I "should" be having grilled pork chops (4 points), rice (3 points), and canned green beans (free). 7 points for dinner.

I'll be back on Sunday so I may have a post that evening or it may be Monday before I post again. Have a great weekend!

Pork Chops

I skipped breakfast today. For lunch I had a new Smart Ones meal in a steamable bag. It was ziti with meatballs and cheese. I wasn't a big fan of the meatballs. Also it was 10 points, which is a lot for a Smart Ones meal.

For dinner we had baked pork chops (4 points), 1/2 cup instant loaded mashed potatoes (3 points), 1/2 cup of green peas (1 point), and 2 slices of French bread with light ICBINB (3 points). 11 points


For dessert I had a single Reese's cup. 2 points

Back from Vacation!

Sorry I have been MIA for so long. I left for vacation on Saturday June 11 and didn't get home until yesterday. I didn't count points while I was gone. Sometimes I made good food choices and other times I just ate whatever I wanted, but I managed to only gain 2 pounds while gone all that time, so I am happy with that! Now it's time to get back on plan and start blogging my daily food intake again. Being that it's summer time, I will likely skip breakfast often.

This morning I had a Special K chocolatey pretzel bar for breakfast. 2 points

My lunch was a Lean Cuisine lasagne (7 points) and 2 slices of french bread with light ICBINB (3 points). 10 points for lunch.

I made baked chicken thighs for dinner. I had 1 thigh with skin (bone-in) (4 points), 1/2 cup of chicken flavored rice (3 points), green beans, and a salad with 2 T of light Asian Toasted Sesame dressing (1 point). 8 points for dinner.


While I was on vacation my friend introduced me to Cool Mint Oreos and they are DELICIOUS!! I had some extra points tonight, so I had 3 cookies (6 points) and a cup of 2% milk (3 points). YUM!! 9 point dessert...more than dinner. LOL

Chocolate Fudge Brownie Sundae

I slept late today and then waited on lunch instead of having breakfast. For lunch I had the Lean Cuisine lasagne (7 points) and a slice of toast (3 points). 10 points for lunch.


I had a snack of broccoli slaw with 1/8 cup of almonds and 2 T of Kraft light Asian Toasted Sesame dressing this afternoon. 3 points

For dinner I had a 4 oz baked pork chop (4 points), 1 cup of red potatoes with ICBINB (5 points), and broccoli. 9 points for a delicious dinner.


For dessert I had a Smart Ones chocolate fudge brownie sundae for 4 points. It's SO good!

Cracker Barrel for dinner

Today was the first day of summer vacation and I woke up to my kids fighting at 9 AM. I was so busy dealing with them that I didn't eat until 11:00 AM. I had a Smart Ones canadian bacon & egg English muffin. 6 points

Some friends stopped by to visit me this afternoon and we went to Cracker Barrel for an early dinner. I had the grilled chicken tenderloins (4 points), green beans (1 point), carrots (free), 2 corn muffins with butter (12 points) and 1 biscuit with jelly (5 points). I had their Peach Tea to drink. It is flavored with Splenda and it quite yummy! 22 points for dinner.

I had a chunk of Godiva dark chocolate this evening. 2 points.

Tuesday

Breakfast this morning was a Special K bar and 1/2 cup of milk. 4 points

For lunch I sauteed a leftover grilled chicken breast from last night (3 points) and 1/8 cup of almonds (2 opints). I then added 4 T of Kraft Light Asiang Toasted Sesame dressing (3 points), removed it from the heat and added about half a bag of broccoli slaw. I mixed it all up and dug in. It was delicious!! 8 points


My son had his 5th grade graduation today, so we celebrated by going to Logan's afterwards. I didn't get a meal, but I did have a roll with butter (7 points) and sweet tea (5 points). 12 points

I had a Smart Ones Fudge Sundae for dessert tonight. 4 points

Grilled Chicken

I had a chocolatey pretzel Special K bar and a cup of milk for breakfast this morning. 5 points

Lunch was a Smart Ones mini cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup, & mustard (5 points) and 11 Wavy Lay's potato chips (4 points). 9 points

We grilled boneless skinless chicken for dinner tonight (3 points), along with cheddar & bacon flavored potatoes (4 points for 2/3 cup), steamed broccoli, a salad of broccoli slaw & cucumber with 2 T of Kraft light Asian Toasted Sesame dresing (1 point) and 1 roll with ICBINB (3 points). 11 points for dinner.

I had a square of Godiva dark chocolate for my dessert tonight. 2 points

I love Sundays!

I slept in today, so I breakfast was really late (or lunch was early). We took the family to Tudor's Biscuit World and I had a biscuit with gravy. 15 points and very much worth it. :)

I also had sips of sweet tea and coke every now and then today, so I'm going to count 3 points for that.

It's Sunday, so it's Pot Roast Day! I had a lot of roast on my plate tonight, but I didn't weigh it. I'll say it was about 5 ounces, so we'll go with about 7 points. I also had 1/2 cup of white rice (3 points), green beans, carrots, and 1 roll with ICBINB (3 points). 13 points for dinner and I only had 11 left for the day, so I guess I'll skip dessert tonight. By the way, I never did eat anything extra last night either. :)

It's Saturday and we had soccer all day, but I came home for my own lunch.

For breakfast I had a cheesy ham scramble. 5 points

Lunch was a chicken salad like yesterday, only without croutons. 8 points

For dinner we had Little Caesar's and even though I could have stopped at 2 slices, I didn't. I had 3 slices of sausage pizza. Overindulgence on my part and now I have heartburn. One can't always be perfect though, can we? ;) 24 points for the pizza.

Well, it's 10:00 PM and I haven't published this post yet because I want something to eat, but I'm not sure what. I'm out of points anyway, so I guess I'll just go ahead and post. You should know though that I most likely WILL eat something else tonight. That's how I roll. :)

Yumminess in a salad dressing

I had a Smart Ones breakfast quesadilla for breakfast again this morning. 5 points

I was out shopping this morning and was starving by noon, but I rushed home to have lunch instead of getting something out. Yay me! :) I cut up a piece of leftover chicken from last night and sauteed it with a tiny bit of butter and more salt, pepper, and garlic powder (4 points) and put it over a salad with broccoli slaw, croutons (2 points) and 3T of Kraft light Asian Toasted Sesame dressing (2 points). It was very good! The dressing was delicious really. 8 points for lunch.


This afternoon I had a banana and a chocolatey pretzel Special K bar for a snack. 2 points.

Dinner was yummy tonight. I really wanted to make fried pork chops, but I didn't want to ruin my weigh-in tomorrow, so I compromised. I made oven fried pork chops instead, using "Mama's Seasoned" coating mix and spray butter instead of oil. This added 1 point to my 3 point, 3 ounce pork chop. I also made Betty Crocker sour cream & chives potatoes. They were SO good! 4 points for 2/3 cup of them. Then I had green beans and some broccoli slaw topped with the same salad dressing I had at lunch (1 point). 9 points for dinner.

My dessert tonight was a Smart Ones Fudge Brownie Sundae. 4 points and YUMMY!

Popcorn & Reese's Cups

This morning I had a Smart Ones breakfast quesadilla for breakfast. 5 points

For lunch I had a Smart Ones mini cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup, & mustard (5 points) and 11 Wavy Lays potato chips (4 points). 9 points for lunch.

For dinner I made this chicken recipe. It was just okay. I think I let it sit too long while cooking the sides because it was a little tough and NOT seasoned well enough. Oh well. It was worth a try. I'll count 4 points for the chicken. I had a 3 oz piece which is 3 points, but I'll add a point for the olive oil/butter that it was cooked in. I also had 1/2 cup of instant loaded mashed potatoes (3 points), green beans, broccoli slaw heated with soy sauce (not good), and 1 roll with ICBINB (3 points). 10 points for dinner.

We were at the soccer fields late tonight, but I had my snack all planned out: popcorn and a reese's cup. So, even though it's 10:00 PM now, I'm about to have my 5 cups of popcorn (3 points) and 1 reese's (2 points) to finish out my points for the day.

Pork Chops

I started the Jillian Michaels Detox & Cleanse again today. I did it back in January when I first started my weight loss journey. It says you can do it every 3-4 months, so I figured after the weekend I had, this would be a good time to do it again.

For breakfast this morning I had a Special K bar and 1/2 cup of milk. 4 points
For lunch I had a Smart Ones pot roast with mashed potatoes. 5 points. The pot roast was good, but the potatoes were flavorless.

Dinner was a 3 oz pork chop (after I cut it off the bone) (3 points), 1/2 cup of chicken & broccoli flavored rice (3 points), broccoli, and 1 roll with ICBINB (3 points). YUM! 9 points for dinner.

My dessert tonight was a Skinny Cow cookies n cream ice cream sandwich. Very good! 4 points