Monday

Normal breakfast today - coffee with creamer & Splenda & a Special K bar. 3 points

For lunch I had a Healthy Choice meal - Herb Crusted fish with pasta & veggies (7 points), some carrots while I waited for it to cook, and Coke Zero to drink. 7 points for lunch. Unfortunately, my lunch was very unsatisfying. :( I didn't care much for the meal I chose. I tried to make up for it with a pear, but it wasn't quite ripe enough. I finally had to treat myself to 6 Milk Duds just to make things right again. 2 points

Ugh! I had a long day at work and didn't have time to cook a real dinner tonight like I wanted to. The need for convenience, stress, and extreme hunger caused me to lose control. I had 3 pieces of pizza (15 points) and 2 pieces of bacon (while pizza was cooking) for dinner. 17 pointsfor dinner.

I then had 18 spicy pork skins. (4 points). That put me 4 over for the day. :(. Still not bad considering I wanted to eat much more than I did.

Sunday

I slept late today so when I got up I went straight for lunch instead of breakfast. I had a Sesame chicken meal from Lean Cuisine. It was only okay. I then had a banana for dessert. 7 points for lunch.

For a snack this afternoon I had 18 hot n spicy pork skins. SO good! 4 points

Dinner tonight was a Healthy Choice Italian Sausage Pasta Bake (7 points) and a slice of Flax & Fiber bread (2 points) with 1T whipped butter (2 points). Dessert was a delicious pear. 11 points for dinner

This is the first weekend I've stayed on points in probably a year. I'm very proud of myself. :) Now I can start this work week without the burden of having to lose back what I gained over the weekend.

For a snack this evening I had 28 Special K sweet & salty popcorn chips (3 points) & then later 6 Milk Duds (2 points). 5 points

I was left with 2 points for the day.

First Saturday back on plan

I missed you yesterday. I stayed on plan, but just didn't have time to blog. I ate at Cracker Barrel AND McDonald's but still did NOT go over points. Really...I didn't.
27 points for the day.

I had to work this morning, so my morning was the same as always - coffe with 2 T creamer and a chocolatey pretzel Special K bar. 3points total.

I went shopping after work today and replenished all of my healthy lunch choices and am quite excited about it. For lunch today I had a meal I've never tried before - Lean Cuisine Tortilla Crusted Fish with Mexican rice and it was pretty tasty. 8 points I had a pear for dessert (FREE) and Coke Zero to drink.

Dinner was yummy. I had steak (I counted 7 points, as I had a little more than what is shown on my plate), Betty Crocker Loaded potato casserole (4 points for 2/3 cup), and 1/3 cup of kernel corn (1 point). 12 points for dinner.

For my dessert tonight I plan to have something I haven't tried before. It's a Skinny Cow Mmmmmmmmocha Truffle ice cream bar and is only 3 points. That left me with 3 points leftover for the day. :)

1-3-13

Breakfast this morning was a string of Sagento reduced fat Colby-Jack cheese (2 points) and an apple (free). I also had water and a cup of coffe with 2 T fat free French Vanilla creamer (1 point). Breakfast = 3 points

Lunch was the same Lean Cuisine meal as yesterday, Fettucini Alfredo w/Chicken & broccoli (6 points), along with a slice of Arnold Healthfull Flax & Fiber bread (2 points) with 1 T of Land O Lakes whipped butter (2 points). I love bread and this is more than I would have liked to spend on a side of bread, but it was SO yummy! Lunch = 10 points

I had a string of WW smoked mozzarella cheese for a snack this afternoon. 1 point

I went to the Y after work today and did 22 minutes on the elliptical. Woohoo! :)

Before dinner I snacked on raw cauliflower. Yum. Dinner was 4 oz of chicken breast (4 points), green beans (free), and 2 slices of the same bread I had for lunch (4 points) with 1 T of butter (2 points). Dinner = 10 points

Total for the day: 24 points

1-2-13

I opted for coffee this morning instead of my lemon/ginger water. I'll have the detox tonight I think. My Kahlua coffee with Splenda and 2 T of fat free creamer is 1 point. I paired it with a 2 point Special K bar. Breakfast = 3 points.

I had a morning snack of an apple and a WW smoked mozzerella cheese stick (1 point). I didn't know WW had string cheese and it was pretty doggone good. I also bought some low-fat Sargento Colby-Jack just in case the WW didn't work out, but the Sargento is 2 points, so I'm glad I like the WW one. Snack = 1 point.

Today's lunch was a Lean Cuisine Fettucini alfredo with chicken & broccoli at 6 points. Deliciousness! I had a Coke Zero to drink. Being back on plan is actually comforting for me...so far.

For dinner I had a 4 oz boneless pork chop sautéed in a dash of olive oil (4 points), 1/2 cup of white rice with no butter (3 points), and 1/3 cup of kernel corn with no butter (1 point). I snacked on raw cauliflower while making dinner (free). I love raw cauliflower. Dinner = 8 points

For a snack this evening I had 25 Pepperidge Farm Baked Naturals cheddar & sour cream potato cracker chips. 3 points

I had a cup of hot lemon/ginger water tonight also, only this time I added some cinnamon. I like that addition.

21 total points for the day.

January 1, 2013 - a new beginning

January 1, 2013. Starting over. I got down to a 60 pound loss, but since then have gained back 23 pounds. I MUST do better. When I think back to when I was "in the zone" one thing that I did religiously was blog. I wrote down everything I ate and most of the time posted a picture of it also. So, I'm going to try to start doing that again and see if it works. I want to AT LEAST get back to where I was and hopefully stay there.

So today is the day.I started my morning with a lemon/ginger detox. It's a cup of hot water, 2 slices of lemon, and about 1/2 inch to an inch of grated ginger. Today I added a tablespoon of honey to it, but I won't be doing that again after calculating the honey and realizing it was 2 points.

Lunch was a Smart Ones spaghetti with Coke Zero to drink. 7 points I have to replenish my supply of frozen meals.

This afternoon I had an apple for a snack. I really do love apples. I also had an orange a little later in the afternoon. I think getting out of the snack habit is going to be difficult.

I took a late nap this afternoon and only got up because I had some chores that had to be done. I would rather have just slept through dinner time so I wouldn't eat. Even after getting up, I really didn't feel very hungry so I didn't eat dinner tonight. I know that's not good, but I did it anyway. I did have another cup of lemon/ginger water. I peed a lot today so I think it's working. I hope so because it not something I'd drink by choice.