Sisters Getting Slim

Although, what that means is there is going to be tons of leftover candy floating around everywhere for a while, including our house since we bought 10 times as much candy as we needed for the 5 trick or treaters we got!  I don’t know what was with me today, I found myself having a piece of candy here and there when I really didn’t even want it.  Again, it’s like because it is Halloween I feel that I need to participate by indulging in candy.  Stupid.

After work I stopped by a store that was having a sale on women’s shoes and bought a new pair.  I feel like shoes and accessories are things I can buy now, when I’m not at my ideal weight, to make myself look and feel better.  I love the shoes I bought!

This weekend, aside from today’s nonsense with the candy, is going to be great.  On Sunday I’m running a 5K with Jamie, and tomorrow, if I’m feeling better, I’m going to take a long walk with him.

Here’s what I had today:

cereal, coffee — 3 Pts
miso soup, sushi, rice, teriyaki chicken — 12 Pts
Halloween candy — 8 Pts
pizza — 14 Pts

Total: 37 Pts 

so my fata$$ isn’t eating any tomorrow!!!!! That’s my goal. I will be so happy if I don’t stick my fat little fingers in the candy bowl…anyway, today was good..I did eat a cookie that my mom brought me from hawaii…it was really small..and I counted it…but I still feel guilty as hell!!! Here is what I ate today:

yogurt, NF latte-4
orange, healthy choice soup, 100 calorie pack-7
fiber one bar-2
peanuts, string cheese-4
lean cuisine-7
hawaiian cookie-3

Total points-27 My alotted is 28…so that leaves a point for maybe if that cookie was actually 4..but I really think it was 3:)

I haven’t seen the 160s in over a year…I’m so glad to be in them even if it’s just by two tenths of a pound!  Today was crazy at work — it made the day go by fast though and I didn’t even have time to get bored and think about snacking.  I’ve been sick for the past two days and it’s really annoying, although it does seem to have an appetite suppressing effect on me!

Here’s what I had today:

coffee w/ skim milk, fruit salad — 3 Pts
1/2 chicken sandwich and beef barley soup — 10 Pts
Halloween candy — 5 Pts (I’ll be so glad when Halloween is over)
tall nonfat latte — 2 Pts (first Starbucks drink in a week, and also last one of the week)
salad with hard boiled egg, low fat cheese and oil and vinegar dressing — 8 Pts
carrots and hummus, prunes — 6 Pts

Total: 34 Pts 

Busy at work so can’t post much, but excited to report that I lost 2.8 pounds at weigh in today!  My short term goals are: (1) be in the 150s by Thanksgiving and (2) be in the 140s by Christmas.  Very aggressive goals but I think I can do it!!!!

Well, I lost 1.6 this morning..which is kind of exactly what I was thinking I would lose. I am really getting frustrated with the slow weight loss, but here’s my train of thought at the moment. Going down even a slight bit is better than going up at all or staying the same. Each week that I lose about 1 pound is 1 pound better that I will look in my wedding dress…at least its not one pound worse…so at thisrrate, I will not reach my goals for 25 by Christmas and 45 by my wedding, but at least I will look better than when I started. But I do need to change something up so that I can lose a little more! Good luck Jenny!

Sort of….I didn;t stay at 25 points today but I did stay under my actual points allowance so I’m okay with that…we will see! But seriously…we both are dying for a big weigh in…I know im not expecting big, but come on scale, throw me a bone!!!!! Anyway, here is what I ate today:
oatmeal-3
orange, smartones, 100 calorie pack-7
fiber one granola bar-2
peanuts,yogurt, cheese stick-6
subway-9

Total points-27 I feel so bloated right now!!! I hope it goes away by the morning!!!! good luck, Jen!

Well, of course I find a way to blow right on past my goal of 23 points today.  If today ruins my weigh in I will probably lose my mind.  Ugh!!  I got up this morning and did the Biggest Loser dvd before work.  I felt SO much better having done that instead of sleep for an extra hour.  It’s just getting out of bed that’s the hardest part!  It was my first time doing the BL DVD and I really liked it.  It seemed different from a lot of other exercise DVDs in that it was very challenging, but I didn’t finish it feeling bad about myself like I sometimes do with other DVDs.  The trainers push you but they provide so much positive feedback.  

Anyway, after starting out today so wonderfully, I went on to blow it…

Biggest Loser Workout — 2APs
gnu bar, half of hard boiled egg, english muffin — 5 Pts
minestrone soup, crab salad, small side salad — 9 Pts
popcorn, halloween candy (ugh! whose idea is it to leave a candy dish out at offices?!!!!) — 10 Pts
steak, veggies, prunes — 15 Pts

Total: 39 Pts - 2 APs = 37 Pts

Damnit to hell.  Tomorrow I WILL stay at 23 points.  

On a positive note, I am now 6 days Starbucks free!!!  On another positive note, I am VERY proud of my sister, she is doing awesome and deserves a big loss this week:)

Points wise, I had a great day..however I find that I’m not eating many fruits and vegetables at all because I stick to the packaged foods so that I can make sure I’m counting exactly right…I REALLY need to work on getting more fruits and veggies in…I guess if I’m at least at or under points im alright for the week…I also got a pretty good workout in…I went to a class at my gym called Dynamics..it’s supposed to be a cardio and strength training class but honestly, I think the “trainer” had no clue what he was doing! I sweat for sure..but I definitely don’t think I was working the muscles he was targetting…if he was targetting anything…anyway, it was a workout nonetheless…just one I probably won’t do anymore! So here’s my points for the day:

yogurt-2
smartones, orange, 100 calorie pack-7
fiber one bar-2
yogurt, 100 calorie pack-4
subway-9
100 calorie pack-2

Total points=26 and AP’s=4 22 points!!! Good since I’m trying to stay under 25..however, I want to try to stay under 25 even when I work out…I don’t want to use my AP’s…also, if this one pound a week thing keeps up, I might do phase one of south beach for a couple of weeks just to remotivate myself…I just wouldnt want to gain the week after I do that for sure…we’ll see, it wouldn’t be for awhile anyway because you can;t drink any alcohol in phase one and this weekend is Halloween, next weekend is a going away party for Jenny, and the following weekend is a wedding…and if I’m going to do that again, I want to make sure I’m following perfectly…anyway, just some thoughts!

Have to post quickly because Andy is taking my computer to download songs onto it (and I don’t want him to see I’m blogging!!).  Great day today.  It was too cold to bring Jamie out in the jogging stroller (another great excuse, right?!) so I didn’t exercise, and I need to stop coming up with excuses and just start doing it!  Here’s what I had today:

english muffin, coffee w/ skim milk (NOT Starbucks:) — 2 Pts
gnu bar (my new favorite!) — 2 Pts
veggie soup and turkey sandwich — 9 Pts
applesauce and peanut butter — 8 Pts
veggies, pumpkin butter, gnu bar — 5 Pts

Total: 26 Pts 

I am still so mad at myself for how I eat on the weekends…it’s like I tlak myself into saying I need to eat crap because I deserve it when what I really deserve is to feel good about myself..and eating shit all the time is not going to do that!!! And I agree with Jenny, I look like a slob all the time…and I totally try to dress myself nicely…doesn’t work…I will get there…as long as it takes..and I’m not stopping at my wedding…because I know I won’t be at goal yet but I want to get there…if it takes 2 years…and then I have to maintain..because I have no intention ever of having a baby before I am thin to start with…and since I’m not having babies for many years, that is my plan. Anyway, my goal this week was to stay within 25 points..and that I did today…very proud of myself. Here is my food for the day:

yogurt-2
smart ones, apple, 100 calorie pack-7
pretzels-2
yogurt-2
salad-8
granola bar-2
cheezits-2

Total points-25 AP’s-2 (Turbo Jam)

Oh yeah, my new favorite food are the breakfast sandwiches from Smart Ones…they are 4 points, so more than I wantto spend on breakfast, but perfect for my main course at lunch! And they are very tasty. Anyway, I really wish I hadn’t lost my mind with food this weekend and hopefully my WI will show!

It is virtually impossible for me to look “nice” as an overweight woman. Some overweight women look so put together and dress so well for their shape and size, but I seem to be incapable of doing it. I have made an concerted effort to look “nice” and put together even though I am NOT at the weight I want to be (and am far from it), but I just can’t pull off a pair of size 14s without looking sloppy, or, sometimes, like I’m trying to hard. As someone who has been a size 2 and a size 14, I know that it’s so much easier to look good in clothes at the smaller sizes, and I cannot wait to get back into the single digits to remember what that feels like:)

Well, I don’t get home until so late on Friday and Saturday that all I want to do is go to bed. Then by Sunday, I obviously don’t remember what I ate! Obviusly I need to write it down from here on out. However, each weekend I feel is getting better and better as far as what I’m eating. It’s a definitely that I went over my points but again I’m back oon track today…this is going to work for much longer though so I really need to get more strict about the weekends..People have actually started commenting that I look like I’ve lost weight so I don’t want to low it now! I am planning to work out monday-wednesday this week…today will be cardio..tomorrow strength and wednesday will be interval..thats my plan at least…here we go for the week!

Today was okay, but I went over my damn points again.  We went to a Baptism brunch this morning which was a little tricky, but I think I was fairly reasonable and definitely didn’t go out of control.  We got home and I got all ready to go for a run with Jamie.  I had him strapped into the jogging stroller and we pull onto the sidewalk to get started and instantly it starts raining.  I don’t know what it is about me, running and rain lately — the last 3 times I’ve gone running it has poured down rain on me!  So I went back inside — wouldn’t want Jamie to catch a cold — and considered doing a workout dvd but didn’t want my husband watching me so then I give up on the idea of exercise today all together.  lame!  I went grocery shopping instead and got lots of fruits and vegetables for the week.  My goal is to stay at 23 points monday - wednesday this week and try to pull off a decent weigh in on thursday. Here were my stats today:

cranberry juice — 3Pts
egg casserole, fruit salad, pumpkin bread, tart — 15 Pts
applesauce, pretzels, peanut butter — 8 Pts
prunes — 2Pts
salad, brussel sprouts, whole wheat spaghetti with turkey meatballs — 14 Pts
cookie — 3 Pts

Total: 45 Pts 

I’m ready for bed but wanted to post my points for today so that I can start fresh tomorrow.  It wasn’t a total disaster, but…

english muffin and yogurt — 3 Pts
taco salad w/o shell, tortilla soup — 13 Pts
mango — 2 Pts
wine/beer — 8 Pts
miso soup, edamame, sushi roll — 10 Pts
1 slice of pizza and cupcake — 14 Pts — unnecessary!!!

Total: 49 Pts
Weekly Points remaining = 0

All is not lost for this week.  I don’t feel like I stuffed myself today or went out of control; just have to get some extra exercise in this week and stick to my 23 points.

Goodnight! 

Today was another good day.  I cautiously say that because I don’t want to get too confident that I’m doing well and then show up to the scale and gain again.  I went for a run after work that got cut short because it started pouring down rain.  It started about 5 minutes into my run so needless to say I was soaked.  I probably would have kept going but it was lightening too and I was afraid I would get struck;)  I got home and my husband teased me that people don’t get struck by lightening in the middle of big cities, but somehow with my luck I’d be the first.

Here’s today’s breakdown:

english muffin and fruit — 3 Pts
turkey sandwich on small pretzel roll, salad and fruit — 9 Pts
peanut butter and applesauce — 14 Pts (yep, you read that right, peanut butter got the best of me this afternoon)
Run 1.8 Miles — 2APs
pretzels — 3 Pts
miso soup, small greens salad, cookie — 4 Pts

Total: 33 Pts - 2 APs = 31 Pts
Weekly Points Used = 8
Weekly Points Remaining = 22

A positive thing to note — I have been drinking TONS of water.  Water is not a problem for me at all and I love it.  Unfortunately I drink a lot of diet coke too.  I should cut back on that but currently I’m dealing with my Starbucks withdrawal so I’ll cross the diet coke bridge when I come to it.   

Great day today!  I started it out by skipping Starbucks and getting a plain coffee instead. I think I’m going to say goodbye to Starbucks.  I don’t even want to think about what I could have done with all of the money I’ve spent at Starbucks over the past year.  I had plans tonight to watch the Sex and the City movie with a couple of friends.  Since I went to WW this morning and couldn’t work out before work, I made sure to get a run in after work with Jamie before going over to my friend’s house.  She had all kinds of snacks (ice cream, brownies, pizza, etc.) and I had none of it.  Instead, I brought a veggie tray with me and had that during the movie while they ate probably a thousand calories worth of junk (of course, they’re both skinny, but I digress…).  So here are my numbers for the day:

yogurt with blueberries — 5 Pts
pita and peanut butter — 6 Pts
applesauce and lentil soup — 5 Pts
WW shake — 2 Pts
pita and hummus — 3 Pts
Run/Walk 2.5 miles — 3 APs
veggies, light ranch dip and cheese — 7 Pts
cereal — 3 Pts

Total:  31 Pts - 3 APs = 28 Pts
Used 5 weekly points with 30 remaining 

I used to eat like a horse on WI day because I knew I had a week to get over it!!! However, I changed my mindset on that…certainly doesn’t work. I also decided a few things need to change if I plan to lose this weight. Item one, I AM NOT getting starbucks for at least 7 days. It is empty calories. Yes I love it, but it does nothing for me nutritionally. I’m also going to try to incorporate a fruit or vegetable into my snacks and meals, if possible. It’s hard because I eat all packaged items. That way I can definitely keep track of points and it’s just easier for me. I just know that fresh food is a lot more nutritional. My workout goals for this week are to workout before we go to mizzou on Saturday for the football game, workout or cut the grass on Sunday, workout tuesday and wednesday…so I get friday and monday off. I think I can do it…I wish I knew how to post pictures and I would put my motivational picture up..only 3 and half years ago..I can;t believe it because I looked good! I was pretty hot actually! Anyway, here’s my points for the day:

yogurt, pear, NF latte-5
peanuts-5
smartones, banana-6
cheerios-2
smartones-10
100 calorie pack-2

That is 30 points for the day 4 AP’s for bootcamp, so I could even eat another 2 points if I wanted, but I won’t because I’m full!!! See ya tomorrow! (still have all 35 weekly points left)

I heard this quote at my Weight Watchers meeting this morning and it really hit home for me.  I need to slow down and really think about whether I am hungry before I eat.  It’s amazing that I even heard this quote because I was so annoyed I could hardly pay attention at the meeting.  I gained 1.4 freaking pounds.   Very very frustrating.  I could understand it if I was close to goal and struggling to lose the last 10 pounds or something, but I have 40 pounds to lose!  I’m not letting this throw me off.  Back to the grind.  Just gotta keep working on getting my points consumption down.  I started this morning by skipping my Starbucks latte and getting a plain coffee instead.  No need to drink my calories.  So that saved a couple points right there.   I’m so angry right now that the thought of weighing in again next week and gaining just infuriates me.  I WILL have a good week and a good weigh in next week.  period.

This is not going to work…I need to lose weight at a much faster rate….at this rate I’ll still be just as fat at my wedding…somethings gotta change..Ill blog about that tonight…Anyway, at least it’s down I guess and not up…

Well, I don’t know whether or not i should be looking forward to weigh in tomorrow..only time will tell!!! Today was pretty good..but I didnt work out Tomorrow is bootcamp though!

Breakdown:
yogurt, NF latte-5
lean cuisine, pear-9
100 calorie pack-2
pizza-2
subway-9
banana-2

Total points 29….so I went one over…not too bad!!! We will see what happens tomorrow…(but if anything before weigh in I should go under points…oh wll I was hungry!)

Peanut butter is a problem food for me. I can NEVER stick to a single serving and I can easily blow an otherwise good day with about 15 points (or more) worth of peanut butter. I went grocery shopping this past weekend and discovered these little single serve packages of peanut butter that come in all sorts of flavors (almond butter, cinnamon peanut butter, etc. etc.). They are about 5 Points, but SO worth it because I get to enjoy my peanut butter without being tempted to overindulge.

I love english muffins for breakfast and I have recently discovered a 1 Point english muffin that is HUGE and so filling.

I did worse this past weekend than I did the weekend before and I only lost .8…so I’m not expecting much…I just keep reminding myself, you can’t diet only 5 days a week and expect to lose the weight that I need to…I do pretty well during the week…so although I haven’t gone over points since Saturday, that obviously didn’t work for me last week…anyway, heres my breakdown:

NF latte, pear, yogurt-5
lean cuisine, orange, peanuts-11
cereal-2
yogurt, pear, banana, lean cuisine-10

Total points-28….no AP’s today…but thats okay..I’m definitely working out tomorrow..I’m gonna keep it to just cardio though because I’m still sore from yesterday and I have bootcamp on Thursday! Keeping positive thoughts for my weigh in though!

I’m so addicted to this stupid show.  It’s wrong on so many levels.  Oh well, it is definitely inspiring to see how wonderful the contestants look and feel at the end of the show compared to the beginning, and reminds me that I can look and feel so much better if I get this weight off.

I’m starting to get nervous about weigh in on Thursday.  When I look back at this week I’m not sure that I did any better than last week, when I GAINED a pound.  Seems hard to imagine that I’m still gaining when I feel like I have made so many positive changes and am eating SO much better than I had been.  I’m just going to keep going with this and stay positive — I know if I keep this up the weight will come off!

Here’s how today went:

cereal, tall nf latte — 5 Pts
soup and salad — 9 Pts  ***woohoo, stayed under my goal of 10 Pts for lunch***
pita bread and peanut butter — 7 Pts
hummus and mozzarella cheese — 5 Pts
Run/Walk 2.5 miles — 4 APs
Chicken and broccoli — 6 Pts ***woohoo, stayed under my goal for 6 Pts for dinner***
Cookies — 5 Pts

Total: 37 Pts - 4 APs = 33 Pts 

I think tea is going to be my new weapon against the afternoon munchies.  This afternoon I had two cups of hot tea and it was really satisfying — and I didn’t even miss my afternoon Starbucks!  Need to work on not overeating at dinner.  Whether I’m hungry or not, I always eat a huge portion at dinner.  I need to learn to SAVE some of what I’m eating for the next day.  The few times (in my LIFE) that I’ve done that I’ve felt so good about it. 

Here’s what I had today:

cereal, milk and tall nf latte — 5 Pts
peanut butter and pita — 7 Pts
small quesadillas and corn/bean salad — 10 Pts
WW shake — 2 Pts
Pita pit sandwich and small chocolate chip cookie — 16 Pts

Total: 40 Pts — yikes, need to cut back on the size of my meals!!!!

Plans for tomorrow: Workout DVD in the morning and maximum of 10 points for lunch AND dinner.

Well, even after the crappy weekend…I got right back on the wagon today…which normally doesnt happen so im really excited about that!! Here is what I ate today

yogurt-2
lean cuisine, pretzals, orange-10
peanuts-2
broccoli and a little butter-3
smart ones-7

Total points for the day=24 plus 4 AP’s from working out!!! And I’m totally not hungry…like I said last week…I know I should eat more but I am trying to make up for the overage I probably had this weekend…hopefully this will be a good rest of the week so I have some success on weigh in…however I have to be realistic and know that I can;t diet 4 days a week and expect to lose weight…it has to be a 7 day a week deal…this weekend shouldnt be too bad..babysitting friday night always keeps me from going over since I don’t drink at all and Saturday I was be at a football game so I have to try really hard not to overeat!!!!

BLOWN! I did terrible this weekend..but it’s a new day and I’m ready to get back on it..I need to just busy my time so i cant go out on weekends…i totally lose my mind when i go out! Can’t change it now….I’m just going to be perfect this week!!!!!

I hate Sundays….they are so depressing!  Today was productive though so I feel good about that.  I went and bought groceries to bring my lunch to work this week.  I wish I would have worked out today but I was pretty sore from the race yesterday. The weather has been beautiful and I don’t know how many more nice weekends we’ll have before winter starts making its appearance.

Here’s what I had today:

tall nonfat latte — 2 Pts
chicken pita sandwich — 14 Pts
pita, hummus and mozzarella — 6 Pts
dried apricots — 2 Pts
chicken and mixed vegetables — 8 Pts
cookie — 2 Pts

Total: 34 Pts

Today was a great (and BUSY) day.  I took my son to get his flu shot this morning, then we went and got his picture taken in his Christmas outfit for Xmas cards, then we ran a Halloween 5K and then went over to our friends’ house for dinner.  I’m so tired and so ready for bed, but wanted to log my points for today first…

oatmeal — 2 Pts
2 slices of (LEFTOVER) pizza:) — 14 Pts
5K run and 2 mile walk — 5 APs
granola bar — 3 Pts
hummus and pita bread — 6 Pts
2 slices of pizza (yep, our friends served pizza…) and salad — 16 Pts

Total: 41 - 5 APs = 36 Pts

Okay, the hardest part of the weekend (Fri and Sat nights) is over so should be smooth sailing from here on out until my Thursday weigh in.  Thanks for all of the comments — we appreciate it so much and love all of the feedback and support:)

Just had a HUGE non-scale victory…we had friends over for pizza and to watch a movie and they just left.  The leftover pizza is still out and I had a third piece IN MY HAND and then stopped, realized I did NOT need it and thought about how I would FEEL after I finished it.  I put it down and came to blog, then I’m going to bed.  That pizza will taste so good for lunch tomorrow, and if I had hogged it all down tonight, it wouldn’t be there tomorrow:)

Today I had:
oatmeal, tall nf latte — 4 Pts
wheat roll, butternut squash soup, small salad — 12 Pts
1/2 peanut butter sandwich, WW shake — 5 Pts
M&Ms — 3 Pts
chips and guacamole — 3 Pts
2 slices of pizza — 14 Pts

Total: 41PTs — went over, but that’s pretty good for a weekend night.  18 weekly points used, 17 remaining. 

Goodnight!

Well, after a disappointing weigh in…I was hoping to have some serious motivation to stay away from my vice (AKA starbucks). Well, I walked outside and it was cold..it was enough for me to make my morning trip. So anyway, I did have bootcamp so that was great…but here is my food breakdown for the day

yogurt, pear, NF Latte-5
smart ones, orange, 100 calorie pack-7
cheerios-2
peanuts-4
subway-9
yogurt-2
Total points-29 AP’s-5 Points used-24 No weekly points used!!! 35 weekly points remaining!!!

I know you are supposed to eat all of your points to keep your metabolism going, but I feel like I ate plenty today, I’m not hungry at all…and lets be honest, I go over a point or two here and there…so I’m proud of myself for staying under today!!! I am out of town this weekend so I will blog Friday-Sunday when I get home on Sunday…wish me luck with not giving in!!!! (Just remember Jack, wedding cake looks a lot better than it tastes:)

Well, no big surprise that eating twice my daily allotted points is not working for me.  I gained a pound at my weigh in today.  It’s easy for me to look back at my week and see what that happened.  Although I’m definitely back in control, I’m not eating like a person who wants (and NEEDS) to lose 40 pounds.  This past week I had pizza, Ted Drewes, Arby’s twice, Starbucks too many times to count, etc.  The weight is not going to come off on its own!!!

My plan this week is to, before each meal, assess my hunger level and whether the portion size I will eat is appropriate for my hunger level.  If I throw away half of my meal, it’s OKAY.  Who cares that I paid for the whole damn thing.  It never makes any sense to me why someone will stuff themselves with 5 rolls from a breadbasket at a restaurant just because they are “free”.  I’ve definitely done that before, but WHY??  Rolls are delicious, but they lose their deliciousness after the first one.  Same with the Ted Drewes I had.  I could have been satisfied with about 3 bites of it.  Eating the whole container — even though I did just get a mini size — made me feel overloaded with sugar and sick.  I’ve already had a chance to implement this new strategy this morning.  After my weigh in, I went by my old friend Starbucks and ordered my tall latte.  I also got a spinach/feta breakfast sandwich since Hungry Girl recommended that as a point friendly option.  While eating the breakfast sandwich, I realized how filling it was and that I wasn’t going to be able to finish my latte without feeling stuffed and disappointed in myself.  So, I probably drank about 1/4 of my latte and threw the rest away!  It felt great to be able to do that.

Here’s to a great week. Next week I WILL be in new numbers:)

Well, I weighed in this morning and lost .8. I guess it’s better than gaining but I was REALLY good everyday except for Saturday. And even then I was great all day. And I didnt even really eat that night, I think it must all be in that chocolate martini I drank! How annoying! Well, this weigh in gives me motivation to not blow it at the wedding I’m going to this weekend. Not worth it…This is really discouraging but I am NOT giving up….this should NOT be this hard!

Today was okay — I wish I could stop eating so damn much at lunch and dinner, lunch especially.  After I see my weight tomorrow, I’m really going to have to focus on how much better I could have done this week had I ate SMALLER PORTIONS at mealtimes.  Here was today:

oatmeal, tall nonfat latte — 4 Pts
WW shake - 1
turkey sandwich w/ lots of veggies, veggie chips — 14 Pts
chocolate — 6 Pts
tall nf latte — 2 Pts
artichokes, salad, glass of wine — 16 Pts

Total: 43 Pts 

Not good.  Need to get my butt in gear. 

I did alright today..no SB or Panera!!! That’s definitely a positive. I’m thinking I’ll lose about a pound and a half…I just get that feeling for some reason..but 2 and a half would REALLY make my day! Also, I worked out today for 3 AP’s….so here are my points for the day:

pear, yogurt-3
chicken,100 calorie pack, orange-7
cheerios-2
peanuts-4
healthy choice-7
crackers-4
yogurt-2

So 29 minus 3 AP’s is 26 points!!! I really hope it pays off tomorrow!!! I am sort of excited to weigh…

My day:

Bootcamp 1 hour — 5 APs
oatmeal, tall nf latte - 4 Pts
flax braid — 4 Pts
chicken noodle soup, salad — 11 Pts
chocolate — 4 Pts
Tall nf latte -2 Pts
chex mix and chicken breast pita — 18 Pts

Total: 43 - 5 APs = 38 Pts

NOT GOOD! Why do I eat so many points, especially at lunch and dinner?!  Need to cut back my portion sizes in a major way or I’m not going to make any progress.  On a positive note, I’m feeling great with all of the exercise and drinking TONS of water. I’m much more conscious of my decisions throughout the day and have not gone on a crazy binge since I started this blog.  Gotta face the scale on Thursday and the scale doesn’t lie.

Which is huge because I haven’t gone to the gym in SO long! So I earned myself 2 AP’s today…i should have stayed longer but I was so bored…and the gym was packed so i couldnt do free weights…anyway, here is my breakdown

yogurt,pear,NF latte-5
smartones,orange,100 calorie pack-7
cheerios-2
nuts-3
panera-13
granola bar-2
So 32 total points, minus 2 AP’s…30…not too bad! Could have been better…again that damn SB and panera! my promise to myself is no more of either of those for the rest of the week and working out Wednesday and Thursday…Im going out of town this weekend so working out will be rough, but I will try when I get home on Sunday!

Today was a good day!  I got up and went to bootcamp and I always feel SO much better working out in the morning than I do when I sleep for an extra hour.  I’m working on trying to remind myself that just because I work out doesn’t mean I should be any hungrier or eat anymore that day.  So I got home from bootcamp and had the same breakfast I would have had had I not worked out.  Here was what I had today:

Bootcamp - 5 APs
Oatmeal, grande nf latte — 5 Pts
Jimmy John’s sandwich and pickle — 13 Pts
WW shake — 3 Pts
Chex Mix — 6 Pts
Miso soup, california roll, cucumber roll — 9 Pts

Total: 36 - 5 APs = 31 Pts — woooohoooo!  I can’t believe I am inching towards staying under 30.  I have a way to go but the best thing about today is I was never hungry, so I’m learning that I can get by on fewer points and not starve.  Tomorrow is supposed to rain.  If it does, and if bootcamp gets cancelled in the morning, I am getting up and doing a workout DVD instead.  There, I said it, now I have to!

goodnight.

OOOOOKAAAYYYY…well if that isn’t motivation than I don’t know what in the world is! My pictures can be categorized in three ways….fat, fatter, and fattest…and I will not be categorizing my wedding pictures the same way…therefore…I gotta get my act together. I really need to lose at least 2.5 pounds this week to feel really good about my diet….I think I had a pretty good day. Here is what I ate

yogurt and pear-3
chicken, 100 calorie pack, and orange-7
crackers-6
lean cuisine-9
yogurt-2

27 total points, no AP’s…and definitely no weekly points left…but at least I had one point to spare today to make up for being the fattest fiancee in the world…I am working out tomorrow AND Wednesday…absolutely…no excuses! 9did you notice I didnt have starbucks OR panera today???? That’s a step in the right direction! )

We have been traveling every weekend for 6 weeks and I’m ready for a few weekends at home to regroup.  Actually, I think we are going to be home now until Thanksgiving!  Here’s what I had today:

Toast and peanut butter — 7 Pts
Spinach salad — 10 Pts
Arby’s regular roast beef sandwich — 7 Pts
Chex mix — 4 Pts
2 pieces of veggie pizza — 14 Pts

Total: 42 Pts

Okay, I seriously need to get my points intake DOWN.  My goal for this week is under 35 points/day. My goal is to have lost 3 pounds at weigh in on Thursday!

I posted this morning that I was going for a run…and I DID! And it felt great. Here was my day:

Cheerios and milk — 6 Pts
Run/Walk 4.5 miles — 5 APs
Banana — 2 Pts
Arby’s medium roast beef sandwich –10 Pts (whoa, I had no idea it had so many points!)
Baked lays — 2 Pts
3 toasted ravioli — 6 Pts
spinach salad — 10 Pts
Ice cream –12 Pts

Ugh, that Arby’s killed me! I never would have gotten the ice cream tonight had I realized the roast beef sandwich was 10 pts. Total for today: 48 - 5 APs = 43 Pts - 23 daily points = 20 Pts - 5 weekly points remaining = negative 15 weekly points.

Goal for tomorrow - know the points for everything I eat BEFORE I eat it!