February 23, 2010 - Day 51

Happy 23 months Riley! In honor of your arrival 23 months ago, I thought I would try a new breakfast. Not really, but I did try it. I didn't like it.

For breakfast

1 tablespoon of cooked quinoa w/vanilla, brown sugar, and cinnamon (50 calories; 1 point)
* I can see this being good when it is incorporated with other things, like in lieu of rice when making stuffed peppers. It just wasn't good at all by itself. Maybe I need to find a better recipe.

1 banana (90 calories; 2 points)

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

For lunch

1 peanut butter and jelly on multi-grain bread (215 calories; 4 points)

1 clementine (40 calories; 0 points)

Water

For dinner

Pork loin with dijon herb sauce (250 calories; 5 points)

Brown rice with broccoli, spinach, and peppers (100 calories; 1 point)

Water

Snacks

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

1 high fiber blueberry muffin (160 calories; 3 points)

Chamomile tea (0 calories; 0 points)

Little Debbie chocolate cake (100 calories; 2 points)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 1075

Total WW Points: 20

Total flex points left for week: 34 of 35

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

Exercise

100 ab crunches

January 29, 2010 - Day 26

Whoah! Today was an intense exercise day. Not only did I do my normal routine, I also tried out a Zumba class at the local Y. Man did that kick my butt! It wasn't just that I didn't know the steps (although I was able to pick them up pretty quickly); it was that we never stopped moving. Well, we did, but that was just for the song to change. So we had a 15 second break or so about every 3 minutes. And for those 3 minutes, we were going - it was definitely high impact for sure!

For breakfast

1 english muffin with peanut butter (220 calories; 5 points)

1 clementine (40 calories; 0 points)

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

For lunch

1 grilled cheese sandwich on multi-grain bread (240 calories; 5 points)

Water

For dinner

1 serving of sauteed shrimp (190 calories; 3 points)

1 serving of brown rice and quinoa w/sauteed peppers and onions (120 calories; 3 points)

Water

This whole dinner was super yummy! Not bad for not knowing what to do with the shrimp I took out early this morning. :)

Snacks

1 serving of WW ice cream (140 calories; 2 points)

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

Total Calories (roughly): 1010

Total WW Points: 20

Flex points left: 33

Days left in "flex points" week: 4

Exercise

About 30 minutes on an elliptical machine

100 crunches

1 hour Zumba class

More housework - I was listening to my iPod while doing this, and I *know* there was dancing around in there. :D