February 3, 2010 - Day 31

I so did NOT want to go to they gym today. I'm not sure why either. After I dropped off Riley at day care and trudged my way over (yes, I did go), I just kept thinking about how this was going to be torture. This trend continued while I was on the elliptical machine; I thought I was going to die. But, I got through it, thankfully. :)

For breakfast

1 high fiber banana nut muffin (170 calories; 3 points)

1 Light & Fit Strawberry yogurt (60 calories; 1 point)

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

For lunch

1 Smart Ones Mac and Cheese (270 calories; 5 points)
* This wasn't bad. In fact I liked it better than the Lean Cuisine variety (which is surprising since LC is made by the Stouffer's co. which makes an AWESOME frozen, non-healthy m&c).

Water

For dinner

1 ground turkey enchilada (345 calories; 7 points)
* Wow! This was REALLY good. I can't believe I've never had enchiladas before, let alone made them. This is especially surprising since I lived in Tucson for 10 years, but I digress. Cam's been wanting them and since I had no other ideas for today, I figured why not? Man. I totally could have gorged myself on these. However, I was good and just limited myself to one.

1 serving of sauteed yellow and red bell peppers (30 calories; 0 points)

Water

Snacks

1 square of (78% cacao) dark chocolate (57 calories; 1 point)

1 serving of cheerios w/skim milk (140 calories; 3 points)

Total Calories (roughly): 1127

Total WW Points: 21

Total "Flex Points" left for week: 33

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

Exercise

A little over 30 minutes on an elliptical machine

400 crunches - Nope, this isn't a typo. I just did 4 sets of 100 at different points throughout the day.

January 15, 2010 - Day 12

Oh, today was bad. Real bad. Take a look-sees:

For breakfast

1 english muffin w/reduced fat margarine (180 calories; 5 points)

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

So, it started off alright. But then, I stepped on the scale and noticed I wasn't losing any weight, so instead of getting re-affirmed to stick to my diet, I went the other way. Maybe it was all the rain today. Or maybe it was the incessant TV watching.

For lunch

1/2 pound of on-top-of the stove macaroni and cheese (900 calories; 18 points)

Water

Yeah, that wasn't a typos folks. One half frickin' pound of pasta! The only saving grace (and it's a small one for sure) is that is was the low-carb pasta.

I'm not real sure what happened. I mean, seriously. I was just going to eat 1 serving, and before you know it. Bam! It's all gone. I should not be allowed to eat this meal again without supervision. I love it too much! Ask my husband - I will eat it until I feel sick. That's not good, right?

And the best part? That I didn't even get off my lazy ass to go to the gym, because I was too busy watching a Friday Night Lights marathon. I did do 250 crunches on my ab-lounger. Big whoop.

The upside of eating so much food is that I wasn't really hungry for dinner. So, all I had was a bowl of cereal.

For dinner

1 serving of Cheerios in skim milk (140 calories; 2 points)


Total Calories (roughly): 1255

Total WW Points: 26 - although this is only over my 2 points for my day, I'm actually within my week's points, since I hadn't used a lot of my flex points. But seriously, 70% of the points came at lunch. Damn. I'm pretty sure that's not the way to lose weight, not to mention the lack of fruit, vegetables, and protein in my diet today. Double damn.

Oh, yeah, this was not the healthiest of days for sure.

January 12, 2010 - Day 9

Another good day. I hope this continues! I really do think that this blog is part of the reason for my success. I know that each night I have to account for everything I eat so I can put it down here. It's crazy, as I realize that only 1 or 2 people are reading it, but if it works, it works.

My day -

For breakfast

1/2 of an english muffin w/reduced-fat margarine (100 calories; 3 points)
* I would have had the whole thing but Riley wanted the other half. And I'm a good mommmy. :)

1 serving of Total w/skim milk (140 calories; 2 points)
* This was actually good!

1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories; 1 point)
* I upped the calories and points for my 1/2 cup because I realized that I had been putting more creamer in then I thought. Good thing I went out and got the fat-free kind. Not that it'll be completely better...

For lunch

1 Lean Cuisine Macaroni and Cheese (200 calories; 3 points)
* Not as good as the real stuff, duh! :)

Water

For dinner

1 fillet of breaded, parmesan dover sole (240 calories; 5 points)
* OMG! Was this good! I'm always on the hunt for good fish recipes, because I never can seem to make it that well. I found a recipe online and it's super easy; bread the fish w/the cheese and breadcrumbs (+ pepper and lemon zest if you wish) and put under broiler for 3-5 minutes per side depending on thickness. Awesome! Riley gobbled her initial portion right up and kept asking for more and more!

1 serving of mint peas (100 calories; 2 points)
* A big hit also with both Riley and me!

Water

Snacks

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

Bites of Riley's lunch and a cut-up pear (???; 3 points (?))

Mini Delight Chocolately Mint 90 Calorie Pack (90 calories; 1 point)

Total Calories (roughly): 1100 (I have no idea; it was 990 w/o factoring my bits of Riley's food, so I added on another 110. Seemed reasonable to me.)

Total WW Points: 21

Exercise
Nothing. Riley wouldn't leave me alone for more than 5 seconds, so going off and doing any type of exercise thing was not going to happen. I would have taken her for a walk around the neighborhood, but it was raining out all day. Yuck. :(

January 7, 2010 - Day 4

Today was a baddddd day, emotionally speaking. I had just decided that I couldn't take it any more, since I had been feeling hungry since I started this stupid diet! AACCK! I figured I was doing something wrong, because certainly I shouldn't feel hungry 24/7! So I did some research (even looking into the Weight Watcher Points that my aunt told me about), and I got so frustrated! There was too much to take into consideration. So I pretty much said "F*&@ it!" to the whole thing and ate 2 servings of mac and cheese.

But then I got thinking that perhaps that is what I needed. I need to be able to enjoy my comfort foods every once in a while. As long as I balance out the rest of the day, things like my mac and cheese would be fine. And, as you'll see below, it was fine. :) Moderation is the key!

After my daughter woke up from her nap, we took a family trip to the local grocery store and bought more healthy, but still yummy, food. I even bought some of the "Smart Ones" frozen meals by Weight Watchers (they were on sale) just so I could eat a relatively healthy option in a pinch.

So, here's my break down:

For breakfast

1 bowl of Cheerios in 1% milk

1/4 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (30 calories)

For lunch

2 servings of Stouffer's Macaroni and Cheese

Water

For dinner

2 servings of fajita mixture
* I put shredded cheese and soy sourcream on top; 1 had a low-carb tortilla

Water

Snacks

1 cup of 1% milk

1 serving of animal crackers

1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (30 calories)

1 rice cake with peanut butter (130 calories)

Total Calories (roughly): At some point I calculated all of the of the calories, with the help of my husband. However, I forgot to write down the numbers that I collected, so I can't put them here. However, I do remember that it was roughly 1580. So even though it was a hard day emotionally, it turned out that it was a good day calorie-wise. :) And even with my mac and cheese binge, I still think I made it under the daily recommendation of fat intake. Finally, and most importantly, I don't have that starving sensation! Yay!!

Exercise
Nothing really. But I did do my standard 100 ab-crunches on my ab lounger. :)