March 5, 2010 - Day 61

Conference day 2. I found the fitness center today. Can you believe that I woke up extra early (6am) to go there?! The conference started at 8:30 and went all day until 6pm. So, this was really the only time I could go if I was going to go.

For breakfast

1/2 cup of coffee w/non-fat dairy creamer & minimal sugar

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

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

For lunch

Water

Oh, this was a real mix. I had tofu; spinach salad w/oranges, dressing, and almonds; peppers; chicken; broccoli; and beef. This sounds like a lot and it probably was. But, there were little bits of everything. I think I was most impressed with the fact that I didn't take a roll, nor did I take dessert.

For dinner

Water

1/2 of a turkey, salami, prosciutto and cheese sandwich

1 small mocha gelato (132 calories; 3 points)
* This is compared to 280 calories and 14 g of fat in a small ice cream cone! And this was soooooo much tastier!!!

Snacks

A cup of mixed nuts

A half of banana muffin

2 bites of a banana

Guacamole and chips - probably should have skipped this one!

Exercise

About 35 minutes on an elliptical machine

Some free weights with the arms/legs

March 4, 2010 - Day 60

It's traveling day/conference day 1. This should be interesting as I'll have no idea what the caloric intake is. So, for the next few days I'll report what I ate, but not the total calories/points. I mean, I'll report the points/calories if I can, but I won't be making any guesses when I have no idea. I'm just going to try and make the best possible choices given the situation I'm in. At least I can go to the fitness center tomorrow. Yay!

For breakfast

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

1/2 of a banana (50 calories; 1 point)

For lunch

1/4 of a sandwich with roast turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and lettuce

Water

For dinner

An assortment of hors d'oeuvres (cantaloupe, watermelon, cheese, crackers, spinach wrap, berries, a piece of quesadilla)

A few sips of a margarita

Snacks

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

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

On the plane:

Peanuts

Pretzels

1 clementine (40 calories; 0 points)

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

Exercise

75 ab crunches

February 15, 2010 - Day 43

Today Riley and I had a nice day. We went to the children's museum here in Salem with a friend of Riley's from day care (and his dad) - day care was closed today because of the holiday. Then after her nap we went food shopping where Riley got to ride on the mechanical horse that they put by the entrance. So, I was barely home today which helped me not snack too much during the day.

For breakfast

High fiber oatmeal (160 calories; 3 points)

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

For lunch

1 ham and cheddar sandwich on multi-grain bread w/dijon mustard (160 calories; 2 points)

1 clementine (40 calories; 0 points)

Water

For dinner

1 bbq pulled pork sandwich on multi-grain bread (175 calories; 3 points)

1 ear of corn w/butter (180 calories; 4 points)
* The butter I put on contributed 3 of the 4 points! Wow! I think I'm done with putting butter on corn on the cob anyway, since I don't think it added too much in the way of flavor. I think I just did it because I always have.

Water

Snacks

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

Skinny Cow low fat fudge bar (100 calories; 1 point)
* I'm all for snacks that are delicious and are only worth 1 point. This dessert has 4 grams of fiber!

1 cup of tea - no milk/sugar! (0 calories; 0 points)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 875

Total WW Points: 14

Total flex points left at the end of the week: 31 of 35

Exercise

100 ab crunches

February 14, 2010 - Day 42

Happy Valentine's Day! This morning I decided to make crepes for the family. Cam loves them, and ever since I've known him, he's wanted to make them. So I figured this would be a nice surprise and something we could all do as a family. It was fun! Riley loved helping, saying over and over again, "Help Mommy! Help Mommy!" and helped add the ingredients and whisk them all together. I manned the grill, and Cam experimented with different fillings. My favorite was honey and cinnamon; Cam liked them with butter and syrup; and Riley liked hers with honey. These were also super easy to make. Gotta love stuff like that! :)

On another note, my weight is now at 138.5 pounds. While that number represents a slower weight loss rate than previous weeks, it's still a loss of weight. So, woo-hoo there! I'm closing in on having lost more weight versus the amount I want to lose. That's my immediate goal for now. Then it's on to fitting into the size 8 jeans I bought at Goodwill today. I tried them on and I can get in them and close them, although not in a super comfy way. But I'm thrilled I could get them on b/c that hasn't happened in a long time!

For breakfast

3 crepes with cinnamon and honey (400 calories; 8 points)

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

For lunch

1 ham and cheddar sandwich on multi-grain bread w/dijon mustard (160 calories; 2 points)

1 clementine (40 calories; 0 points)

Water

For dinner
Continuing leftover weekend, I decided to have:

A half piece of turkey meatloaf (100 calories; 2 points)

1/2 of a cauliflower fritter (60 calories; 1 point)

Water

Snacks

1 square of dark chocolate (57 calories; 1 point)

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 877

Total WW Points: 15

Total flex points left for week: 31

Days left in flex points week (after today) : 1

Exercise

A little tennis with Cam and Riley (until Riley decided she had enough of chasing balls, and wanted to go down the slides in the play area)

About 45 minutes on an elliptical machine

100 ab crunches

February 12, 2010 - Day 40

I came across this recipe for brownies that substituted the traditional ingredients of egg, oil, and water for black beans. I was intrigued so I needed to try it. OMG! They are delicious! You would never know that there are pureed black beans are in it. They are yummy and rich. The idea is to take a brownie mix, and instead of putting in the e/o/w, puree up a can of black beans and mix it in. When pureeing up the beans, the recipe I saw called for 1 can of water as well, but that turned out to be too much and the mix was too liquidy (and thus the cooked brownies were too spongey). So, do about a half-can of water and then eyeball it from there.

Seriously, if you like brownies, you need to try making the brownies this way. They are lower in fat and higher in protein and fiber. We are definitely going to make brownies this way from now on.

For breakfast

Before the gym:

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

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

After the gym:

2 pieces of multi-grain toast w/peanut butter (190 calories; 3 points)

1 clementine (40 calories; 0 points)

Water

For lunch

1 ham and cheddar (fat-free!) sandwich on multi-grain bread w/dijon mustard (160 calories; 2 points)

Water

For dinner

Beef stir-fry w/peppers, broccoli, and onions (350 calories; 7 points)

Water

Snacks

1 black bean brownie (120 calories; 2 points)

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

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 1170

Total WW Points: 20

Total flex points left for week: 32

Days left in flex points week (after today) : 3

Exercise

A little over 30 minutes on an elliptical machine

100 ab crunches

January 24, 2010 - Day 21

What a rainy day it was today. This equaled no motivation to go to the gym. I'll go tomorrow, for sure. I did make some pulled pork for the first time ever, which got my house smelling really nice! Too bad how many calories are in it, although there's also a lot of protein which is good!

For breakfast

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

For lunch

1 turkey sandwich with fat-free mayo and romaine lettuce on multi-grain bread (160 calories; 3 points)

A few pieces of pear (20 calories; 0 points)

Water

For dinner

1 serving of pulled pork (573 calories; 12 points)
* I'm actually flabbergasted at how many points this is. And this time it pretty much all came from the calories. Jeesh. At least my pulled pork was awesome!

1 small corn on the cob (70 calories; 1 point)

Water

Snacks

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

A 90 calorie snack pack (90 calories; 2 points)

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

Total Calories (roughly): 1113

Total WW Points (roughly): 22

Flex points left: 14

Exercise

100 ab crunches