October 2009 Blog Posts

** I feel like I need to explain this before you read this.  I was doing great all day for where I was and what I needed to do, so I thought that going out to Applebee's for 1/2 price appetizers last night wouldn't have been a big deal.  I mean, most of the time the "bad" foods are like 10-15 points.  Well let me tell you that Applebee's boneless buffalo wings, my favorite thing to eat there, is 45 points!! That's right, I said it, 45 points!!  When I looked up the calories I found that they have almost...

Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Points: 3 points each 3 chicken breast halves 1 egg 2 tsp water 3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs 2 cups broccoli floret, cooked, chopped small 5 slices reduced fat Swiss cheese (I used Lacy Suiss) salt spray oil toothpicks Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine egg, water and a little salt. Beat with a fork to make an egg wash. Set aside. Fill a second bowl with breadcrumbs. Slice chicken breast halves into thin cutlets. I usually get 3 thin cutlets out of one breast half. Pound them to make them thinner if you wish. This helps when you wrap the cutlets. Cut each slice of...

Skinny Ambrosia Salad Points: 3.5 points Size: 1 cup 1 cup mandarin oranges 1 cup fresh pineapple, diced 1 cup blueberries 1 cup blackberries 1.5 cup strawberries, sliced 2 bananas, sliced 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 4 tbsp shredded coconut 1 cup mini marshmallows 8 oz cool whip light Combine fruit with cream, coconut, and marshmallows. Chill for 2 hours and serve. Top with nuts.

Breakfast: - 1 1/2 cup Raisin Brand and 1/2 cup of skim milk___________4pts - 1 cup of coffee with 2 tbsp of creamer_______________1pt Lunch: - Light Popcorn______________1pt -Diet Soda_______________0pt -Small Apple_______________1pt Dinner: - 4, 2'' Broccoli and swiss chicken roll ups______________6pts - Vodka highball_______________2pts Snack: - 1 cup Ambrosia Salad_______________3.5pts - 4 chocolate chip cookies and 1/2 cup of milk_________________8pts TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY: 26.5 points **I tried some new recipes that I found online and they were amazing.  They weren't that many points either.  I will post the recipes I use as I use them for all of you that would like to know how to make it.**

Breakfast: -1 1/2 cup raisin bran___________2pts -1/2 cup milk___________2pts Lunch: -Pennant Butter and Jelly Sandwich____________5.5 points Snack: -15 light potato chips____________1pt Dinner: -12'' Buffalo Chicken Sandwich from Subway_____________14pts -1/2 of a Subway Chocolate chip cookie_______________2.5pts TOTAL FOR THE DAY: 27 points **Today I went a point over, but it was so worth it.  That new Subway sandwich was yummy and one of the first things that I have eaten in the last couple of days that made me feel "STUFFED" and not just satisfied.**

Breakfast: -1 1/2 cup of raisin bran____________2pts -1/2 cup of milk_____________2pts -small apple______________1pt Snack: -15 light potato chips____________1pt Lunch: -Slice of pizza_______________4pts -banana________________2pts Snack: -4 cookies______________6pts -1/2 cup of milk______________2pts -30 chips______________2pts Dinner: -Piece of pizza______________4pts TOTAL FOR THE DAY: 26 points **Today was hard.  I wasn't very hungry.  I had to work to get the points today.  I guess that is a better feeling then being hungry all day and trying to find something to eat.**

Breakfast: -I cup of coffee with creamer___________1pt -Bagel with neutefeula cheese___________7pt -1 peach____________1pt Snack: -1 Banana____________2pts Dinner: -Chili, Wendy's______________6pts -2 packs of Wendy's nuggets____________2pts -2 Beers______________6pts Snack: -1 Bag of Light Popcorn______________1pt Drinks; -Water__________________0pt -Diet Soda________________0pt TOTAL FOR THE DAY: 26 points ** I did great today!! I even got to eat fast food!! I also made sure this time to make room for beer so that way I wouldn't go over my points again.  I don't need a repeat of that if I want to make my first goal.**

Breakfast: -1/2 cup of skim milk___________2pt -3/4 cup of raisin bran____________1pt -small apple___________1pt -1 cup coffee with 2 tbsp of creamer___________1pt 5 points down 21 left to use Lunch: -1 slice of turkey___________2pts -1 slice of white bread_____________1pt -I tbsp of mayo______________1pt 17 points left to use Snack: -Bagel with neutefela cheese______________7pts -1 cup of pickles_______________0pts 10 points left to use Dinner: -4oz of turkey breast______________3pts -10 cooked carrots_______________0pts 7 points left to use Drinks for the day: -5 diet sodas________________0pts -6 glasses of water_______________0pts -4 beers_______________12pts Total Points for the Day--- 31 points  (5 points more that I should have used) **Man, those beers got me last night.  I didn't know how much they were worth until this morning when I went to...

So, I decided last night that I needed to come up with something that would motivate me more than just the weight coming off since I can get discouraged easily when I don't see it coming off as fast as I would like to see it come off.  What I came up with was a rewards system.  For every ten pounds I lose, on time, I get something that I REALLY wanted.  We don't have a lot of extra spending money so I always feel guilty getting something that I really wanted when I don't feel like I deserved it. This...

This is the quiz to determine the points you are allowed a day: WW Quiz 1. Are you female?- score 2 Male?- score 8 A nursing mom?- score 12 2. How old are you? 17-26- score 4 27-37- score 3 38-47- score 2 48-58- score 1 over 58- score 0 3.What do you weigh? Enter the first two digits of your weight in pounds. (for example, if you weight 199, you will add 19 to your score) 4. How tall are you? Under 5’1- score 0 5’1-5’10- score 1 Over 5’10- score 2 5. How do you spend most of your...

This is going to be my journal and points tracker. I have decided to use weight watchers. If you would like to know the formula for determining points or what foods are what points you can find this on my blog.