Bad Week

I haven't posted since last Friday because I've been busy and a tad off plan. I do want to share some pictures with you though. This was Pot Roast Sunday:

Then the next night we had Beer Butt Chicken:

Tuesday we had family stop by our house on their way through, so we had dinner at a Mexican restaurant. It wouldn't have been TOO bad on points since I got fajitas, but I ate my weight in chips.

Then Wednesday night we went to the WV State Fair. I knew I was going to be 'bad' on points, so I didn't even try. I had a Cheesesteak (not worth it), homemade potato chips (worth it), and part of a cinnamon roll (not worth it).

Today...today I'm back on track. I had a Lean Cuisine deluxe pizza for lunch that was 9 points. Then, for dinner, we had baked pork chops (4 points), chicken & broccoli flavored rice (3 points), peas (1 point), and corn (2 points). 10 points for dinner.

For dessert tonight I had 1/2 cup of Edy's light ice cream (4 points) and 1/2T of creamy pb (1 point). 5 points

Then, closer to bedtime, I had 1/2 cup of Gardetto's (4 points). I probably shouldn't have had this snack, but I wanted something salty.

Saturday

The frosted mini-wheats back to school commercials got me and I broke down and bought some yesterday thinking they wouldn't be too bad on points. 5 POINTS for 1 serving, which is miraculously SMALL...and that's before adding milk. Sigh...Oh well. I had some this morning anyway. It IS Saturday after all. :) 7 point breakfast.

I had a Lean Cuisine pizza for lunch. Spinach & Mushroom. 9 points

We went to Charleston, WV today and my eating went downhill. I had popcorn and Coke at Target. I had several bites of a gyro with tzatziki. My dinner wasn't too bad - a Subway kid's meal, which was a 4" roast beef sub. I did get Coke Zero to drink, but I opted for cookies instead of apples and ate 1.5 of the white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. I have no idea what the points were for all of that. Maybe tomorrow I'll stay on plan. :)

Healthy Choice Meals

For lunch today I had a Healthy Choice golden roasted turkey breast meal. 7 points. And it was a lot of food WITH DESSERT for only 7 points!!

YUM! For a snack this evening, while trying to figure out what to do for dinner, I had 14 pretzel sticks (1 point) and 1 T of Food Lion brand (yesterday I mistakenly said Kroger brand) spinach dip from the refrigerator section (1 point). A delicious and filling 2 point snack!

For dinner I had a Healthy Choice meal - Beef Tips portobello. It also came with a dessert and was only 6 points!! I had to calculate it twice just to be sure. That is VERY low in points. I also had some Ore Ida sweet potato fries. 22 fries = 4 points. 10 points for dinner.

I had 1 more snack of 14 pretzel sticks and 1T of spinach dip while watching tv this evening. That's good stuff. 2 points

Spinach dip for breakfast/lunch

For lunch today I had 8 multigrain crackers (2 points) with 2T of Kroger brand spinach dip (3 points). Then, a few minutes later, I had a biscuit (5 points) with 1T light ICBINB (1 point). 11 points for a strange, but good, lunch. :)

For dinner I had a 5 oz Greek pork chop (5 points), 1/2 cup Idahoan instant loaded mashed potatoes (3 points), 1/3 cup of kernel corn (1 point), and 1/3 cup green peas (1 point). 9 points for dinner.

For dessert I had some Edy's chocolate ice cream with creamy pb mixed in. It normally would have been 4 points for 1/2 cup of my concoction, but I had more than 1/2 cup. I'm going to count it as 6 points.

1 cookie will do me

For lunch today I had a yummy Lean Cuisine meal - Alfredo pasta with chicken & broccoli. 8 points

I had 1/2 cup of Dark Chocolate Chex Mix as a snack this afternoon. Love that stuff! 4 points

I went to Cracker Barrel for dinner and had 4 grilled chicken tenderloins (4 points), 1 cornbread with 1 butter (6 points), carrots, & green beans (1 point). I drank the Peach tea sweetened with Splenda and it is really good. 11 points for a delicious dinner!

I had 1 Nestle Tollhouse ready to bake cookie tonight. 2 points

No dessert for me tonight. :(

For breakfast this morning I had 7 Cruchmaster Multigrain crackers (from Sam's - 2 points) and 1 wedge of garlic & herb laughing cow cheese (1 point). 3 points

Then I had a bowl of cold watermelon. Yum!!

I had a sandwich for lunch. It was on Nature's Own 100% whole wheat bread (3 points for 2 slices), 3 oz deli chicken (2 points), 1T olive oil mayo (1 point), and tomato. I had 11 Wavy Lay's with it (4 points). 10 points for lunch.

For dinner I had boneless chicken breast breaded in a seasoned flour (5 points), kernel corn (2 points), Idahoan baby reds mashed potatoes (3 points) and 1 roll (bigger than what I normally buy, so 4 points for the roll) with 1T light ICBINB (5 points). 15 points for dinner.

Italian for lunch

Monday Monday Monday! I didn't have breakfast this morning, but check out my lunch...
This is a Lean Cuisine lasagne and a Rosemary & Sea Salt focaccia breadstick from Sam's. This wasn't even the whole breadstick. It broke in half when I picked it apart from the rest in the bag. 1 stick would have been 4 points, so I'm counting this as 3 (it's a little more than half). 11 points for lunch, which a lot, but it was like eating at a restaurant!! YUM!!

I had some popcorn this afternoon. 5 cups of Pop Weaver butter is 3 points.

We had dinner at Logan's. I had 1 roll w/butter (7 points), the mesquite grilled chicken (4 points), broccoli and a salad with fat free balsamic vinagraitte dressing (3 points). 14 points for dinner.

Ice cream for dinner?!

I was bad today. I went to Calacino's Pizzeria, a local pizza shop here in Beckley, and had almost all of a small pizza with bacon, mushrooms, & tomatoes. It was SOO good and I'm sure a ton of points. Unfortunately, they don't advertise their nutritional value, so I can't figure the points, but I'm guessing it was probably at least 20.

I still wasn't hungry at 8:00 tonight, so I didn't have any dinner. I did have 1/2 cup of ice cream with PB at 9:30 though. I might skip dinner, but I refuse to skip dessert! :) 4 points

Pork Chops for dinner

For lunch today I had a Healthy Choice meal - Chicken Pesto Alfredo. This is the one with the cherry/blueberry dessert. YUM. 8 points

I had popcorn for a snack this afternoon - Orville Redenbacher's Movie Theater butter. 3 cups = 3 points

For dinner I had a 3 oz pork chop (3 points), 1/2 cup of cheddar broccoli rice (3 points), 1/3 cup of green peas (1 point), and 1 roll with 1T light ICBINB (3 points). 10 points for dinner.

For dessert tonight I had 1/2 cup of Edy's light chocolate ice cream (3 points) with 1/2 T of creamy pb (1 point).

Then later I had 1/8 cup of almonds for 3 points.

Tuesday

I actually got up in time for breakfast this morning. LOL I had a Special K chocolatey pretzel bar. 2 points

For lunch I had a Healthy Choice meal. I don't know why I havent' tried these in the 7 months I've been losing weight. They're pretty good. And last week I had one with a delicious dessert, some blueberry cherry concoction. Today's meal was Sundried Tomato & Chicken Alfredo. 7 points

I had a salad for a snack this afternoon. 1 point for the dressing.

For dinner I had 3 oz of boneless chicken breast (3 points), 2/3 cup of Betty Crocker Loaded potatoes (4 points), 1/2 cup of lima beans (2 points), and 1 roll with light ICBINB (3 points). 12 points

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

Back on the Wagon!

I have been off the wagon for the last week. I haven't written here and I haven't counted points. I haven't used my calculator since I had my surgery on July 6, but I was at least keeping up with my points in my head until a week ago. Well, today I'm back to it. I have gained weight and I want to keep going in the opposite direction! 29 points a day. 29 points a day. I can do this.

For lunch today I had a Lean Cuisine BBQ chicken pizza. 9 points

For a snack this afternoon I had 5 Ritz crackers (2 points), with 2T of the Weight Watchers cream cheese (2 points) and 1T of strawberry preserves (1 point). 5 points

For dinner I made homemade BBQ pork. I had a sandwich (7 points) and 11 Wavy Lay's potato chips (4 points), plus another spoonful of BBQ (2 points). 13 points for dinner.