Weight Watchers - 4th week of January

Hello, Everyone

Today's workout was 4day split - kickbox and some Lower body work from LBB. I only had 20 extra minutes, so I heavied the weights up. My legs were on fi-yah.

I was so tired last night. I felt nausous when I finally laid dow. But, this morning, I was on point with my workout. Today, I must work hard to get to bed on time.

Melaine, Athelic step on 8in - now, that's impressive. I still cant do it all on the 6in. Near the end, I just move the step out of the way and finish. I don't even feel bad about. That's me - modifying for me.

Will post food later.
 
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Melanie: I make these pancakes at least once a week, I love them!! I "hoard" canned pumpkin during the holiday season so I have them on hand all year round LOL. Although I'm running low, so I'd better scrounge up some more, if they're still available.

They're super easy to make! Here's a one person serving (makes about 4-5 regular sized pancakes):

1/4 cup oat flour (you could also sub whole wheat pastry flour)
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 dash salt
1 egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Cinnamon to taste (I LOVE me some cinnamon, so I use a lot, both in the batter and then later, I top the pancakes with it :))
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/4 cup buttermilk (you can also sub milk, soy milk, almond milk, etc. but the best results are with buttermilk, since it turns the pancakes fluffy and also produces more pancakes because it puffs it all up :))
2 teaspoons chocolate chips (optional)

Mix it all up and cook on a heated griddle and voila! I like to top with 1 teaspoon peanut butter, 1 teaspoon maple syrup (I don't need a lot because I add fruit), and 1 cup mixed berries. Oh and lots of cinnamon :).

Well worth each and every one of those 7 points, mmm...
 
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Hey Shereta - Hope you're o.k. after your tiring night. That's impressive that you still got up and worked out today.
 
I am so making those pancakes this weekend. Thanks Jennifer!! I have a can of pumpkin just waiting to be used in something delish...:D

Quick post for me today. Busy work-day...:( I wanted to post my menu though:

B: 4 egg whites, 1/2 c oatmeal, 1 c 1%
S: apple
L: whole wheat pita, 1/2 c tuna, 1 T HVR light, 1 T sunflower kernels
S: carrot sticks
D: 1 can Campbells' chicken noodle soup, 1 slice american cheese, 2 slices light italian bread, 1 c 1%

Have a great day everyone!
 
Hey, Melanie. I woke up feeling great. I felt so strong. I did a lot of the jumping jacks in 4DS kickbox and was able to do 20 min of heavy weight leg stuff after that. It was awsome.

Jennifer, we get to eat all those pancakes for 7 points? Im liking that!
 
Yes indeed, only 7 points!! Thanks to the 0-point berries and pumpkin :). And since it's only 1 egg white, that's 0 points too, and 1 teaspoon of maple syrup (I'm telling you, you don't need more than this!), that's 0 points too. The only things that are contributing to the points are the flour, the buttermilk, the peanut butter, and chocolate chips.

No workout for me today, since I did my RMR test and they didn't want anything to artificially raise my metabolism. I also did my body fat test today. Good news and bad news *sigh*.

Bad news is that my metabolism is in the slow end of the spectrum (below average :(), with an RMR of about 1244 calories. The tester was a bit surprised, given how active I am, but then the body fat test kind of explained it: I'm below their recommended amount for lean body mass for someone at my age, height, etc. For someone like me, they recommend at least 105 pounds of lean muscle mass, and I'm at 99 pounds. He said if I built more lean muscle mass, that would get my metabolism to the normal range (possibly even the above average range) and that would help me burn off the extra pounds of fat that I have (of which I have 6 extra pounds LOL).

So... not surprising that I've been in a plateau for many, many months now. It's because my metabolism is below average, and I need to put on more muscle. The tester said that my focus should be on that right now, and that once that happens, everything else will naturally fall into place; because putting on more muscle will fire up my metabolism, it'll help me burn more fat at rest (because right now, all my fat burning is happening from my workouts, and I can't work out at super high intensity for hours on end), which will get my extra body fat down and improve my body composition.

Anyway, I was hoping for more encouraging results, but at least I know what the issue is now and I can double down and get to work :).
 
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Shereta - I love 4DS KB, that's a great w/o. Go you!

I'm having another week of major insanity but I am tracking....

Yesterday:

B - oatmeal / chia / raisins / walnuts / coffee creamer 9
S - strawberries
L - other half of my delicious Bertucci's veggie torta plus extra veggies 9
S - baby carrots / 28g humus 1
D - 13 bean soup / biscuit / Earth Balance spread 8
extra - adult beverage - 6

So that's all 29 of my DP plus 4 WP. Not bad.

Today:

B - oatmeal as above 9
S - grapes
L - half portion of last night's soup - it didn't turn out well :( / 28g Late July chips 5
S - Lindt dark chocolate truffle 2
S - celery with 20g peanut butter 3
D - 3oz. steak / 1 cup rice / 5g earth balance / green beans 11

So that's 30PP - all my DP plus one WP.

On Tuesday's DH cooks dinner so I don't know what I'm having yet. I am ravenous right now so I'm going to look for a low point snack to hold me over.

Take care everyone.
 
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Forgot to mention my food today...

Breakfast: 2 Van's light multigrain waffles with 1 teaspoon peanut butter, 1 teaspoon maple syrup, 1 cup mixed berries, 1 cup skim milk (7 points)

Morning snack: 1 tall cappuccino with skim milk (1 point)

Lunch: Falafel wrap (3-4 falafel patties, whole wheat tortilla, spinach, feta), mixed greens with vinnaigrette, 3-4 tortilla chips, 1 tbsp hummus (20 points, gulp!)

Afternoon snack: 1 pear (0 points)

Dinner (haven't eaten this yet, but this is what I'm planning on having): whole wheat penne with goat cheese and roasted butternut squash, zucchini, and onion (7 points)

Total: 35 points (used 6 weekly flex points)

If I get hungry after dinner, I will probably have a banana with 1 tsp of nutella, which will add 1 point to the daily total.
 
My eating today wasn't good and now I've got myself a bit bummed b/c weigh-in is tomorrow and I think it may be a bit falsely elevated from today's food. So I may weigh-in again on Thursday too.

B---Post cereal and skim milk
L--a cookie and a soft pretzel
D--was good but I had two big bowls of homemade Jambalaya with rice...NO clue how many points but since I had only 10 left plus 32 WP's left for today. I'm hoping it wasnt much more than 42!! (I also earned only 7 AP's this week).

This is the first time I've felt this stuffed since I started the program two weeks ago. I used to stuff myself all the time and almost craved that full feeling. Now I'm NOT liking it at all! I was starting to become accustomed to a "not full" feeling and liking it. Why couldnt I have eaten this AFTER my weigh-in???!!!!
 
Hello, Ladies, oh my, pms starting soon. I wonder what will happen. Normally, I gain a few and bloat a lot. YIKES. We'll see.

Food:
B. 2 eggs, milk - 7
S. yogurt, banana - 2
L. Salad, chicken, quakers ricecakes - 11
S. apple, peanuts, nutrigrain bar - 7
D. salmon, noodles, broc - 10
S. WWers ice cream bar - 4 (yummy!)

total: 42. I used all 12 APs plus 1 WP (I still have 21 WPs left.)

I'm in bed earlier because I need the rest.

Jennifer, at least you now know what you need to do to get your metabolism going. So, let's get to it.

Suzanne, wow, hubby cooking on Tuesdays. I'm liking that. My husband's cooking means he'll pick up takeout. I'm liking that too.

Stacy, push the water, Girl.
 
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Thanks for the reminder, Shereta! Going for my water bottle now. I know it sounds silly but I cant stop thinking that if I drink more water I'll gain more water weight!
 
Stacy - just weigh in and start fresh! And drink some water...;)

Jennifer - I think that's awesome that you had those tests done. And now you know what you need to do to break through that plateau! Where did you go to have the testing done? If you don't mind sharing, of course.

Suzanne - ^5 for tracking even though you are having another crazy week. You are one lucky lady that DH cooks on Tuesday night!

Shereta - I've been wanting to try the WW ice cream. It got a "yummy" in your description so I'll take that as a recommendation and put it on my grocery list. And my DH's idea of cooking is ordering take out as well. And that is okay with me!!

Speaking of a grocery list: why is it that I just went shopping on Saturday and the fridge looks empty?!?! I take it as a sign that we are eating at home alot more often than we used to and that's a good thing but sheesh, I'm there like 3x a week...:eek:

I had a rough day at work today. Just really frustrating. As soon as I got home I got my gear on and headed downstairs to bang out 4DS HIS. If I didn't get down there right away, I probably would have been eating everything in sight. DD came down when I was halfway through and jumped rope. That turned my frown upside down!!! And man, there is absolutely nothing like a good sweat....:D
 
Good Job, Melissa!! I find work stress is what would lead to alot of overeating, but I've been practicing talking myself off the ledge so to speak on the drive home and it's been working!

I forgot to add my workout...I did Paul Katami's 4x4 Bootcamp for the first time today. This is a really great workout, though I had to modify here and there and didnt do the bonus compound exercise add-on at the end. I still got a great workout...too bad it was still only 2 AP's...better than nothing though.

I also caved and ordered Patrick's new Lean body workout and also Jillian's new 4 workout dvd. I previewed both Athletic Step and Step Moves today. I've had these workouts forever but have yet to do them for some reason. Step Moves looks like it'll take a few run thru's to get the choreography and Athletic Step a few run thru's to not pass out!
 
Jennifer - how convenient. that's great!

Stacy - did your order Hot Lean Body from Patrick? I received it last week and previewed it over the weekend. Looks awesome! I'm hoping to fit it in this weekend. And your reviews of Step Moves & Athletic Step are RIGHT ON THE MONEY!! It took me a few tries to get Step Moves down, but it's becoming one of my faves. Athletic Step, I'd like to say it took me a few times to make it all the way through without stopping, but I'd be lying!!!
 
I'm bummed...weigh-in....down only 0.2 lbs. I knew this would occur. I always lose alot the first week and then the stall begins the second week. Not sure if it was my larger than normal dinner last night and I should weigh in again tomorrow in hopes of seeing a better number OR just leave it alone and keep doing what I'm doing, but I'd feel discouraged all week. :(
 
Hey, folks. STS TB done. Great workout. I can tell I'm losing or at shaping up. My core is still very noticibly trimming, pms is here but the symptons are very mild and I did more and felt better while doing the workout.


Stacy, dont worry about. Keep working the program. If you had a small lose, next weeks should be better. Just keep doing the things you know works. Try not to be discouraged. Be on a mission to do everything you know to reach success. Remember the things that lead you to success and make a conscious effort to do those. It'll get better.

I love Athelic Step (its so hard = I still move the step out of the way during the third part.) Step Moves is just fun, fun, fun. Both of these have rocking music.

Melissa, GET THE ICE CREAM! It's worth the 4 PPs.
 
Stacy - At least you were down a little! Weren't you afraid of gaining because you ate a little extra before you weigh-in day? I wouldn't weigh yourself again tomorrow - just leave it until next week. You don't want to get obsessed with the scale. Try to focus on how you feel (should be proud of yourself for taking care of yourself!), and focus on how your clothes are feeling as well. I've learn from my past that if I weigh in too often, its not good for me emotionally.

Jennifer - that's really interesting about your body fat/metabolism. Isn't that what Cathe has been telling us for so long? Up the strength training, and it will be better for our metabolism. BTW - I didn't get a chance to make your pancakes yet - I'm hoping Thursday night I will.

Melissa - Good for you for choosing to workout rather than eat away your stress. I need to remind myself of that from time to time.

Last night I got home at did Athletic Step. This morning was CCC - why is that workout so hard? Its short, but intense!! The last core exercise (roll backs into a squat push/up) really got me. During the last 3 I just sat staring at my t.v., totally in awe of Cathe & crew. Thing is I used to be able to do these no problem before I put on extra weight. Hopefully soon I'll build up my strength again. This month I was really focusing on legs, next month I think I'll also focus on core.

Have a great day everyone!
 
Yup, I definitely knew that strength training played a huge role--I guess I just thought that what I was doing was enough to build muscle, but I guess not LOL! Or maybe I've started the dreaded "losing a pound of muscle a year" now that I'm in my mid-30's.

In any case, what great timing that I just got STS!! Just need to get the a-ok from my doc today that my fractured ankle is now 100% healed and that my torn ligaments are healed so I can get back into the swing of things again.
 
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