February 13, 2010 - Day 41

It's leftover night! Actually, with the amount I've been cooking lately, a leftover weekend won't even be enough. :)

For breakfast

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

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

For lunch

Smart Ones Pasta Primavera (250 calories; 5 points)

Water

For dinner

Shepard's pie (350 calories; 8 points)
* It's hard to know how big your serving sizes are when you're eating leftovers. I think I ate less than last time, so I tried to adjust accordingly.

Water

Snacks

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

Smart Ones Mint Chocolate Chip Sundae (150 calories; 3 points)

At the birthday party Riley went to this morning:

A bite of Riley's banana (10 calories; 0 points)

A bite of Riley's zucchini/chocolate chip muffin (20 calories; 0 points)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 1010

Total WW Points: 20

Total flex points left for week: 31

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

Exercise
Nothing. We went to a birthday party this morning, and then I did my taxes this afternoon. Woot!

February 11, 2010 - Day 39

Today was another very blah day for me today. I didn't want to do anything - I didn't want to (and didn't) go to the gym. I didn't want to watch TV, read, go out, nothing. I'm not sure what's going on. Nothing, save a smile or giggles from Riley, would cheer me up. I did need to go food shopping so Cam, Riley, and I went together, and my mood improved. Hopefully my better mood continues on to tomorrow. We'll see.

For breakfast

High fiber oatmeal (160 calories; 3 points)

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

For lunch

1 tuna sandwich on multi-grain bread w/fat-free mayo and cheddar cheese (185 calories; 3 points)

1 clementine (40 calories; 0 points)

Water

For dinner

2 servings of Shepard's pie (450 calories; 11 points)
* I was going to make the beef stir fry that's still marinating in my fridge, but since I was in such a mood, I decided to have a comfort food. Plus, the rest of my food choices had been smart the rest of the day, so I figured I would splurge.

Water

Snacks

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 870

Total WW Points: 18

Total flex points left for week: 33

Days left in flex points week (after today) : 4

Exercise

Lots of weeding - good for the glutes.

January 11, 2010 - Day 8

Happy birthday mom! For your birthday I decided to go to the gym! Just kidding. :) Not on the gym part, because I did go there. Turns out that I have a free membership to the university gym. Woo-hoo!

I also stepped on the scale this morning right after I woke up and it was 144.5 (-3.5 pounds off of my starting weight). Weighing myself after my delicious dinner, I see that the scale reads 146.5 (-1.5). So, my real weight is somewhere in there! Yay! I'm doing it! I'm losing weight!

Regardless, I gotta say that after a week into this New Year's resolution, I do feel better - both about myself and with myself (if that makes any sense). I have a little more energy, feel like I fit my clothes better, and just really think this is good for me (both physically and emotionally). So, I'm motivated to go on!

My day -

For breakfast

1 english muffin w/a little butter (210 calories; 5 points)
* I shouldn't have used the real butter on this.

1 orange (well not an orange, but like a tangerine small thing) (25 calories; 1 point)

1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (20 calories; 1/2 point)

For lunch

1 chicken sandwich with fat-free mayo and romaine lettuce on multi-grain bread (235; 4 points)

Water

For dinner

2 servings of Shepard's pie (450 points; 11 points)
* I absolutely love this dinner, which is why I had that second helping. Shouldn't have, I know. I think it'll be healthier when I get reduced-fat ground beef, which is where a lot of the points came from (well, that and the real butter I used for the instant potatoes).

Water

Snacks

1/2 cup of coffee (20 calories; 1/2 point)

1 rice cake with peanut butter (130 calories; 2 points)

Total Calories (roughly): 1130

Total WW Points: 23

Exercise

35 minutes on an elliptical machine
* This was the equivalent to about 2.7 miles, and I burned a little over 300 calories.
* My goal is to visit the gym at least 3 times a week (MWF). It's easy now since school is out of session. It's going to be harder once the semester starts since it's going to be packed and the multi-purpose room isn't that big. So, I'll have to make sure and scout out the best times to go!