March 7, 2010 - Day 63

Traveling day. This one's going to be tough. Sitting on the airplane all day after going out to breakfast w/my parents, who I know will not understand when I want to eat "lightly." At least tomorrow's back to normal - Zumba, healthier eating. Phew.

For breakfast

1 cup of coffee w/non-fat dairy creamer & minimal sugar

1 Kashi trail mix bar (140 calories; 2 points)

1 pancake w/sugar-free syrup

Various fruits (cantaloupe; grapes; orange)

1 sausage link

For dinner

Water

1 piece of lasagna

Mixed greens salad w/balsamic vinagrette

Snacks

Diet hot chocolate

Peanuts

Wheat thins

Oatmeal/dark chocolate cookies (2)

Exercise
Nothing

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 16, 2010 - Day 44

In honor of Shrove Tuesday, which honestly I hadn't heard of until last night, I thought it would be fun if Riley and I had pancakes for lunch. Riley had hers in the shape of Mickey ears w/blackberry preserves and I had some with a little bit of syrup. I thought about going to the store to get reduced calorie/fat syrup, but honestly I couldn't be bothered. So, all in all, not the super healthiest of lunches, but at least I made them with skim milk. Plus, it was a *special* occasion. ;)

For breakfast

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

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

For lunch

2 whole-wheat pancakes w/minimal syrup (235 calories; 5 points)

Water

For dinner

Lighter eggplant parm (300 calories; 5 points)
* I have no idea how many calories this is, but it's supposed to be 5 points. I got the recipe from Gina's WW Recipes, which is a great website with lots of yummy WW friendly recipes. Cam thought it wasn't bad, which is saying something since he doesn't like eggplant. I liked it a lot, and Riley loved it (she actually had 4 helpings!).

Water

Snacks

A small handful of pretzels (25 calories; 0 points)

1 cafe mocha w/skim milk (175 calories; 3 points)

A handful of animal crackers (50 calories; 1 point)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 950

Total WW Points: 17

Total flex points left for week: 35

Days left in flex points week (after today) : 6

Exercise

A walk around the neighborhood w/Riley and a wagon (sometimes pulling the wagon with one arm and holding Riley in the other)

About 45 minutes on an elliptical machine

200 ab crunches