January 31, 2010 - Day 28

Here's the justification for today's breakfast (via one of my friend's FB status): "Weekends were made for excessive carb consumption."

For breakfast

1 everything bagel with as minimal cream cheese and butter as possible (530 calories; 11 points)

1 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (70 calories; 2 points)

No lunch today... too busy shopping.

For dinner

2 servings of Papa Murphy's Chicken, Bacon, Artichoke De-Lite pizza (450 calories; 10 points)

Water

Snacks

1 slice of apple (20 calories; 0 points)

1 diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

Total Calories (roughly): 1095

Total WW Points: 23

Total "Flex Points" left for week: 18

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

Exercise
100 crunches

January 30, 2010 - Day 27

For breakfast

2 Pop-Overs w/ 1 tbsp of honey (200 calories; 4 points)

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

For lunch

Smart Ones Chicken Parmesan (290 calories; 5 points)

Water

For dinner

1 serving of grilled salmon (230 calories; 6 points)

Asparagus/peppers (100 calories; 2 points)

1 serving of pasta w/a lttle pesto (150 calories; 3 points)

Water

Snacks

1 glass of milk

1 ginger cookie

Total Calories (roughly): 1400

Total WW Points: 30

These numbers are complete estimates. I'm giving a lot of points/calories to my 2 snacks that I had. I was doing well... no snacks all day, but then, at the end of the day, I couldn't resist. I guess you could say I choked. :)

Total "Flex Points" left for week: 22

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

Exercise

A little over 30 minutes on an elliptical machine

100 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

January 28, 2010 - Day 25

Yay! I returned to the gym for some exercise and it felt really good! I definitely needed that! Wait... did I just type that?!?

For breakfast

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

For lunch

1 tuna and mayo sandwich with american cheese on multi-grain bread (250 calories; 4 points)

Water

For dinner

1 serving of grilled garlic and herb chicken (120 calories; 3 points)

1/2 serving of Italian creamy garlic Rice A Roni (130 calories; 3 points)

1/2 serving of steamed brussel sprouts (20 calories; 0 points)
* Wow, I knew these were good for you but I had no idea just how good they were. Here's what one site said: "This food is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Folate, Potassium and Manganese." It's a good thing I (and Riley!) like these. We have these a couple of times a month.

Water

Snacks

1 clementine (40 calories; 0 points)

1 rice cake with peanut butter (130 calories; 3 points)

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

Total Calories (roughly): 865

Total WW Points: 17

Flex points left: 34

Exercise

About 30 minutes on an elliptical machine

200 crunches

Housework - Among other things, I scrubbed all of the floors in my house by hand... a good work out for the arms!

All in all, today was a really good day!

January 27, 2010 - Day 24

I had every intention of going to the gym today. Riley had a doctor's appt around 9:30, but I was going to drop her off at daycare after that and then head over. However, the doctor's appointment took like an hour and a half, and Riley was very upset at the end of it (she needed to take this medicine from a breathing machine for about 10 minutes which upset her GREATLY). So I took her home and we hung out for the day. We even got to go visit Cam and take him out to lunch after our story time at the library.

For breakfast

1 high-fiber muffin (130 calories; 2 points)

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

For lunch

1/2 of a clementine (10 calories; 0 points)

1 bbq beef burrito (290 calories; 5 points)

Water

For dinner

2 tacos (350 calories; 7 points)
* I had a little dollup of sour cream and a bit of shredded cheese on each. Cam did a great job on getting whole wheat taco shells, which a bunch of fiber in each. Good stuff!

Water

Snacks

1 diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

A handful of chips with a little bit of guacamole (150 calories; 3 points)
* These numbers are an estimate. I really didn't have much at all, especially the guacamole, but we did get them from Chipotle when Riley and I took cam for lunch. So I think these numbers are good estimates.

A handful of animal crackers (60 calories; 1 point)

A box of mini-smarties (50 calories; 1 point)

Total Calories (roughly): 1100

Total WW Points: 20

Flex points left: 34

Exercise
Nothing, except for playing outside with Riley.

January 26, 2010 - Day 23

For breakfast

3/4 of a high-fiber muffin (100 calories; 2 points)

1/2 of a clementine (10 calories; 0 points)

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

For lunch

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

A few bites of Light Progresso soup (50 calories; 1 point)
* The increase in calories comes from the cheese I put on and the cornstarch I put in to thicken it up.
* I didn't really like it, but I would have had more. However, my daughter LOVED it and ate almost the entire can.

Water

For dinner

1 breaded chicken breast w/a little gravy (200 calories; 5 points)

1/2 serving of parmesan couscous (110 calories; 2 points)

1 serving of roasted broccoli w/parmesan cheese (75 calories; 1 point)

Water

Snacks

1 diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

1/2 box of mini-smarties (25 calories; 0 points)
* I shared this with Riley today as a treat - wow did she like this!

Total Calories (roughly): 870

Total WW Points: 15

Flex points left: 35

Exercise
Nothing, except for playing outside with Riley.

January 25, 2010 - Day 22

Yuck. I was so tired today, that I couldn't see straight! So after dropping Riley off at day care, I went right home when I should have been going to the gym. Long and short of it ... no exercise today. :(

****** WEIGHT UPDATE: 141 pounds (via home scale) *******
This means that I am down 7 pounds since starting this diet a little more than 3 weeks ago. In fact, I now weigh less than I did pre-pregnancy! Woot!

For breakfast

High fiber oatmeal (160 calories; 3 points)

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

For lunch

1 bbq beef burrito (290 calories; 5 points)

1 Cutie (aka: Clementine) (40 calories; 0 points)

Water

For dinner

1 fillet of breaded, parmesan dover sole (240 calories; 5 points)
* Not as good as the last time I made it, but still tasty.

1 serving of cauliflower mash (40 calories; 0 points)
* I found the idea for this in a fitness magazine, and it seemed an interesting way to cook cauliflower. The result: Not bad. It probably isn't my favorite way to eat cauliflower (I think it has something to do with the texture), but I'd eat it again.

Water

Snacks

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

1 Smart Ones peanut butter cup sundae (170 calories; 3 points)

Total Calories (roughly): 1000

Total WW Points (roughly): 17

Flex points left at the end of my week: 14!!!

Exercise
Nothing.