March 10, 2010 - Day 65

Wow, another hungry day for me. I tried to make smart choices and eat healthy through out the day. I wonder if my increase in working out and activity in general has something to do with it. Hopefully it's that and not that I'm just needlessly eating.

For breakfast

1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories; 1 point)

1 trail mix bar (140 calories; 2 points)

Maple and brown sugar oatmeal (160 calories; 3 points)

1/2 a banana (45 calories; 0.5 points)

For lunch

Water

1 turkey ham wrap w/cheddar cheese, mixed greens, fat-free mayo, and alfalfa sprouts (215 calories; 3.5 points)

1/2 cup of green seedless grapes (55 calories; 1 point)

A handful of mixed nuts (85 calories; 2 points)

For dinner

Water

1 serving of angel hair w/shrimp and asparagus (390 calories; 7 points)

Snacks

A handful of Kashi Crunch! cereal (50 calories; 1 point)

1 Special K strawberry cereal bar (90 calories; 2 points)

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

1 dark chocolate/oatmeal cookie (100 calories; 2.5 points)

Total Calories: 1325

Total WW Points: 25.5

Total flex points left: 30.5 of 35

Days left in flex points week: 5

Exercise

Zumba!

150 ab crunches

February 17, 2010 - Day 45

Zumba again today! My friend and I are going to sign up for the Y - there is a great special just for this month in which the sign up fee is next to nothing (it's usually $100; it'll be just $14). Then, I just pay on a monthly basis.

The class was fun today. The lady who usually teaches the lunch time class had a baby, so there have been subs filling in. So, the lady I had today was not the same I had the first time I went. One wasn't better than the other; they were just different. Today I felt more like I was back in dance class which I liked.

The neat thing about signing up is that I'll now have access to any class at the Y. So, if I decide that a step class looks fun, then I can go. And since it's only on a month to month basis, I'll have no problem when I leave in June.

For breakfast

2 whole-wheat pancakes w/minimal syrup (235 calories; 5 points)
* Needed to use up the rest of the mix from yesterday. Actually, I hadn't thought t use it right away but after she got up Riley specifically asked for pancakes so I figured why not.

1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories; 1 point)

For lunch

Smart Ones Fettucini Alfredo (240 calories; 4 points)

Water

For dinner

Roast chicken breast w/no skin (140 calories; 3 points)
* Yay! My first time roasting a chicken. It was really good too - super, super moist!

Asparagus with dijon vinagrette (30 calories; 0 points)

Water

Snacks

1/2 of a large banana (60 calories; 1 point)

1 chicken shu-mai (20 calories; 0 points)

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

Quaker Mini-Delights (90 calories; 2 points)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 875

Total WW Points: 16

Total flex points left for week: 35

Days left in flex points week (after today) : 5

Exercise

Zumba class at the YMCA

200 ab crunches

February 6, 2010 - Day 34

I just realized that I'm officially over the one month mark with my diet (I started it on Jan 4). Cool.

For breakfast

1 strawberry fruit and grain cereal bar (130 calories; 2 points)

1/2 of a clementine (20 calories; 0 points)

1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories; 1 point)

For lunch

1 rice cake w/peanut butter (130 calories; 3 points)

Water

For dinner

1 serving of carne asada (180 calories; 4 points)

1/2 serving of brown rice (85 calories; 2 points)

1 serving of asparagus (32 calories; 0 points)

Water

Snacks

1 bite of a sample of pizza [at Costco] (20 calories; 0 points)

1 bite of a sample of barbecued chicken on a bun [at Costco] (20 calories; 0 points)

1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories; 1 point)

1 cup of WW Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream (140 points; 2 points)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 827

Total WW Points: 15

Total flex points left for week: 33

Days left in flex points week (after today) : 2

Exercise

Playing and a walk around the neighborhood with Riley

100 ab crunches