Hello all! I know it's been a couple of weeks since I've blogged. However, I am happy to announce that I am making some progress! Since I last blogged, I've lost 5 pounds! Of course, I won't know the final number until tomorrow, since that's my weigh-in day. I weighed this morning, and the scale said 159.5! I'm usually light on Mondays, since I don't eat a lot on the weekends. I usually go up a pound or so by weigh in day, so I'm really expecting to be right at 160.5 on tomorrow. So, make that 4 pounds lost since I last blogged. That's still progress, though! Looks like I'm back on track!
Stay sweet and stay blessed!
Monday, February 27, 2006
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Bad Girl, Bad Girl!!!!
I haven't posted in a week, for a couple of reasons. First, I figure that no one is really reading my blog anyway, due to the miniscule amount of traffic I've been receiving. Secondly, I'm a backslidden dieter!!! I've gained another pound in the last week, putting my net weight loss at 5.5 lbs. Boo Hoo!!!! :-(. I've thrown all caution to the wind. I've been eating Werther's Originals chewy caramels (I love those things)! I've gone through two bags in the last few days. And, my husband and I had Valentine's Day dinner at Carrabba's Italian Grill. I got a grilled chicken dish with mashed potatoes and sautee'd zucchini and a caesar salad, and I ate almost all of it (there was enough for two people, by the way). So, needless to say, the last couple of weeks haven't been good for me.
I've got to get back on track! And fast! I feel so discouraged! :-(
I've got to get back on track! And fast! I feel so discouraged! :-(
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Off the bandwagon...
Well, it's official. I've gained 1 pound this week. :-(
Back to the points tracker for me!
In the words of Forrest Gump, "That's all I have to say about that."
Stay sweet and stay blessed!
Back to the points tracker for me!
In the words of Forrest Gump, "That's all I have to say about that."
Stay sweet and stay blessed!
Monday, February 06, 2006
Ho-hum weekend...
I didn't do much this weekend. Hubby and I went to lunch at Ruby Tuesday early Saturday afternoon, followed by riding and house viewing in the country (Looking at houses is a hobby of ours. We're hoping to find land for our future dream house); cleaned house a little and read over Sunday School lesson on Saturday evening; went to church on Sunday morning; watched a PBS special on Slavery on Sunday evening (I left the Superbowl happenings to my husband); Napped for a little bit; and, watched 5 or so episodes of Flavor of Love (still trying to figure out what the women see in Flavor Flav, other than his money). So, there were no significant happenings this weekend.
What did I eat this weekend?
Saturday lunch: Ruby Tuesday, I had the Smart Eating Grilled Chicken with a side salad and a baked potato. Used lo-cal dressing on salad, and just a smidge of butter on the potato. Water with lemon.
Saturday Evening: Two Oscar Myer fat-free hotdogs on whole wheat hotdog buns (two points per hotdog, bun and all), Lays fat-free potato chips (1 point), pickles (0 points). Diet Dr. Pepper (0 points).
Saturday snacking: Oranges, a few Teddy Grahams, two Weight Watchers Lemon cakes, skim milk.
Sunday dinner: Cooked Rotisserie chicken from grocery store; corn; yam patty with brown sugar; Diet Dr. Pepper; Roll.
Sunday snacks: Healthy Choice ice cream sprinkled with Teddy Grahams; 1 Weight Watchers lemon cake; Skim milk; orange; apple. I was in a munching mood Sunday evening!
Overall, I didn't have a bad food weekend.
A note on the Michelina's Lean Gourmet meals: They can be found at Wal-mart for 98 cents! I was paying $1.50 at the regular grocery store. Of course, I stocked up on them for lunch. They should last me for three weeks.
Weigh-in is tomorrow. I don't think I lost anything, so I'm not getting my hopes up.
Stay sweet and stay blessed!
What did I eat this weekend?
Saturday lunch: Ruby Tuesday, I had the Smart Eating Grilled Chicken with a side salad and a baked potato. Used lo-cal dressing on salad, and just a smidge of butter on the potato. Water with lemon.
Saturday Evening: Two Oscar Myer fat-free hotdogs on whole wheat hotdog buns (two points per hotdog, bun and all), Lays fat-free potato chips (1 point), pickles (0 points). Diet Dr. Pepper (0 points).
Saturday snacking: Oranges, a few Teddy Grahams, two Weight Watchers Lemon cakes, skim milk.
Sunday dinner: Cooked Rotisserie chicken from grocery store; corn; yam patty with brown sugar; Diet Dr. Pepper; Roll.
Sunday snacks: Healthy Choice ice cream sprinkled with Teddy Grahams; 1 Weight Watchers lemon cake; Skim milk; orange; apple. I was in a munching mood Sunday evening!
Overall, I didn't have a bad food weekend.
A note on the Michelina's Lean Gourmet meals: They can be found at Wal-mart for 98 cents! I was paying $1.50 at the regular grocery store. Of course, I stocked up on them for lunch. They should last me for three weeks.
Weigh-in is tomorrow. I don't think I lost anything, so I'm not getting my hopes up.
Stay sweet and stay blessed!
Friday, February 03, 2006
Not doing so good this week...
Well, I guess I let my paltry 7.5 lb weight loss go to my head, because I've been lax in tracking my points. I've had too many cookies this week...including several on today. I've been snacking incessantly all day--I've had two tangelos, the coconut cookies, and a 100-calorie pack of keebler shortbread cookies. I cooked spaghetti on Tuesday, and while it was healthy (I used a pound of 99% fat free turkey meat, whole wheat noodles, and 1/2 container of Prego original spaghetti sauce), I think my servings were way too big! My husband and I ate that stuff three days in a row (and it was delicious)!
My husband and I have decided to have pizza and a salad tonight. A slice of thin crust cheese or ham pizza from Pizza Hut is 4 points. I'll probably order the ham pizza. I plan to have two slices, plus a salad with fat free italian dressing and fat free shredded cheese (1 point total for the salad). I hope I can maintain control and not eat my usual 3 or 4 slices.
I'm not going to do my pre-weigh in on tomorrow. I'm sure that I haven't lost a pound this week, with the way I've been eating. I just hope I didn't gain anything! We'll see on Tuesday...
On a high note, today I wore a pair of blue jeans to work (size 15/16 junior) that, two months ago, I was absolutely unable to zip or button! And yesterday, I wore a pair of 14p pants, and they didn't bind me to the point of discomfort. Yay!
Until next time, stay sweet and stay blessed!
My husband and I have decided to have pizza and a salad tonight. A slice of thin crust cheese or ham pizza from Pizza Hut is 4 points. I'll probably order the ham pizza. I plan to have two slices, plus a salad with fat free italian dressing and fat free shredded cheese (1 point total for the salad). I hope I can maintain control and not eat my usual 3 or 4 slices.
I'm not going to do my pre-weigh in on tomorrow. I'm sure that I haven't lost a pound this week, with the way I've been eating. I just hope I didn't gain anything! We'll see on Tuesday...
On a high note, today I wore a pair of blue jeans to work (size 15/16 junior) that, two months ago, I was absolutely unable to zip or button! And yesterday, I wore a pair of 14p pants, and they didn't bind me to the point of discomfort. Yay!
Until next time, stay sweet and stay blessed!
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Losing weight...save money as well as calories
Since I've started weight watchers, I've been on a quest for satisfying foods that I can eat and not burst my points budget...or my money budget. I'm not one to take lunch to work...I tried that last year, and after a month that effort fizzled out. I traded in my turkey sandwich from home for a $2.08 all American meal from the Mickey D's near my job. Later in the year, a Subway opened near my office, so I traded in the $2.08 All-American meal for a $5.58 sandwich combo (that's including tax) from Subway (almost $7.00 if you count the 3 macadamian nut cookies I would buy for dessert). I paid similar prices at KFC, Wendy's , etc. Needless to say, my lunchtime meals were costing way too much money and definitely too many calories.
The thing that I love about the Weight Watchers program is that, while it allows you to eat whatever you want, it ultimately forces you to make better food choices. I do believe that it was my office eating habits, coupled with a sendentary job where I sit behind a desk in front of a computer all day, that caused the majority of my weight gain...too many fatty lunches and trips to the vending machine, not to mention my co-workers candy jar full of chocolate!
Well, early on, I decided to cut out as much of the fatty and empty calorie stuff as I could...it just wasn't worth my points. So, I set out on a quest to find healthier alternatives to my office fare. While shopping at the grocery store, I happened upon a line of frozen meals named Michelina's Lean Gourmet. Two things drew my attention to this particular line of frozen meals:
1. The points value of the meal is printed right on the packaging (I don't know if they're affiliated with Weight Watchers). The only other frozen meal line that does that is Weight Watcher's. And, the points value on Michelina's Lean Gourmet meals vary between 4 and 6 points.
2. The meals were two for $3.00. That's $1.50 per meal!
I bought a couple of them, not really expecting anything good. But, I was pleasantly surprised...those meals taste pretty good! Not to mention cheap! I've seen my lunch bill decrease from over $25.00/week to $7.50/week! That's almost $18.00/week in savings! Sweet deal!
So, that's my product endorsement for the week. Michelina's Lean Gourmet is tasty and easy on the pocketbook, and they have several varieties available, include lasagna, salisbury steak, shrimp and rice, chicken fettucine florentine, and others. Their website is listed in my links section. Bon appetit!
Stay sweet and stay blessed!
Ms. Kitty
The thing that I love about the Weight Watchers program is that, while it allows you to eat whatever you want, it ultimately forces you to make better food choices. I do believe that it was my office eating habits, coupled with a sendentary job where I sit behind a desk in front of a computer all day, that caused the majority of my weight gain...too many fatty lunches and trips to the vending machine, not to mention my co-workers candy jar full of chocolate!
Well, early on, I decided to cut out as much of the fatty and empty calorie stuff as I could...it just wasn't worth my points. So, I set out on a quest to find healthier alternatives to my office fare. While shopping at the grocery store, I happened upon a line of frozen meals named Michelina's Lean Gourmet. Two things drew my attention to this particular line of frozen meals:
1. The points value of the meal is printed right on the packaging (I don't know if they're affiliated with Weight Watchers). The only other frozen meal line that does that is Weight Watcher's. And, the points value on Michelina's Lean Gourmet meals vary between 4 and 6 points.
2. The meals were two for $3.00. That's $1.50 per meal!
I bought a couple of them, not really expecting anything good. But, I was pleasantly surprised...those meals taste pretty good! Not to mention cheap! I've seen my lunch bill decrease from over $25.00/week to $7.50/week! That's almost $18.00/week in savings! Sweet deal!
So, that's my product endorsement for the week. Michelina's Lean Gourmet is tasty and easy on the pocketbook, and they have several varieties available, include lasagna, salisbury steak, shrimp and rice, chicken fettucine florentine, and others. Their website is listed in my links section. Bon appetit!
Stay sweet and stay blessed!
Ms. Kitty
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