Weight Watchers - First week of February
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exer_cited
Cathlete
YAY Suzanne!!!
I'm up .6 this morning {insert big sigh}. I'm really trying to keep a positive attitude and think "big picture", but I've only lost 2.8 lbs since November 17th. Seriously?!?! Maybe I'm just in a mood right now, but I think that is just ridiculous.
Sorry for the negative energy. I'll be back when I'm in a better mood...
I'm up .6 this morning {insert big sigh}. I'm really trying to keep a positive attitude and think "big picture", but I've only lost 2.8 lbs since November 17th. Seriously?!?! Maybe I'm just in a mood right now, but I think that is just ridiculous.
Sorry for the negative energy. I'll be back when I'm in a better mood...
rmrmr
Cathlete
I had a bit of a binge yesterday, chocolate. I figure as long as I count it things should be okay. DH made us a delicious dinner of Ribeye's on the grill, potatoes, and I steamed some broccoli. DS and I split one of the steaks, although I could eat a whole one myself!
I went for a 30 min brisk walk on Friday, eTools calculated that as 6 AP's for me. That seems pretty high to me. What do you think? It's a 2.4 mile walk and I do it in about 29 mins.
Melissa-sorry about the scale today. Are you eating all of your WP's. It could be you are not eating enough, we often don't see this. Are you keeping track of the points you use during the weeks that you lost weight? Also, I find that drinking a lot of water seems to help me. I'm struggling right there with you. I feel your frustration. {{HUGS}} Just keep working the program.
Suzanne-Congrats, another pound gone!!!
Stacy-enjoy your vacation. Nice job on losing another 1.5, you are on a roll! You need to share your secret with us.
I went for a 30 min brisk walk on Friday, eTools calculated that as 6 AP's for me. That seems pretty high to me. What do you think? It's a 2.4 mile walk and I do it in about 29 mins.
Melissa-sorry about the scale today. Are you eating all of your WP's. It could be you are not eating enough, we often don't see this. Are you keeping track of the points you use during the weeks that you lost weight? Also, I find that drinking a lot of water seems to help me. I'm struggling right there with you. I feel your frustration. {{HUGS}} Just keep working the program.
Suzanne-Congrats, another pound gone!!!
Stacy-enjoy your vacation. Nice job on losing another 1.5, you are on a roll! You need to share your secret with us.
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exer_cited
Cathlete
Diana - I guess if you're going to binge, chocolate is a good choice.. Thanks for the encouragement, btw. I am not eating all of my WP's, but I'm going to this week. I think I'm at the point where I need to conduct an experiment... If that doesn't get the scale moving, maybe next week I'll decrease my DP's by a couple points and see if that works. I'm not ready to throw in the WW towel yet!!!
Thanks for the encouragement, btw. I am not eating all of my WP's, but I'm going to this week. I think I'm at the point where I need to conduct an experiment... If that doesn't get the scale moving, maybe next week I'll decrease my DP's by a couple points and see if that works. I'm not ready to throw in the WW towel yet!!!
jennifermaria
Cathlete
Hi gang!
Sorry to be MIA for the last few days--life has been hectic.
I probably shouldn't have weighed myself today since Mondays are my weigh-in days, but... I did and... ugh. Back up by the same amount that I lost last week. And so the see-saw continues. Hopefully when I do my official weigh-in tomorrow, it'll be down from last week, but at this point, I'm not going to expect it, that way I won't be too disappointed.
I am still making healthy choices, though, and also letting myself indulge every once in a while so I don't go totally bonkers (and not being too hard on myself when I do indulge). Last night, I felt as though I had a really great moral victory: I went to a pub with friends and even though I was sorely tempted to get pub food, I ordered a super yummy salad with spinach, grilled chicken, feta, zucchini, and bell peppers. It had a light lemon vinaigrette that I asked for on the side, but they tossed in anyway, ugh--but at least they didn't have too heavy a hand, so it wasn't totally soaked in dressing. All in all, I think it was a really good choice, especially considering that I was thisclose to ordering the bangers and mash LOL.
Btw, I have a new find for y'all: Silk Pure Coconut Milk. Oh my word, it is DELISH!!! I love, love, love their soy milk, but I'm wary of drinking soy milk, given all of the scary research about excess estrogen, etc. And I'm not a huge fan of almond milk or rice milk, so when they came out with their coconut milk, I thought I'd give it a try and I'm so glad I did. It's light tasting, so it doesn't have that strong pronounced coconut flavor, just a hint of it--enough to make you go, hmm, this is good! It's 2 points per cup, just like skim milk (and all of the other non-dairy choices). The only drawback is that it has only 1 gram of protein, but I can always add protein powder if I'm making a smoothie with it. Also, its 5 grams of fat is all saturated fat, BUT, from what I've been reading, the saturated fat from coconut milk is supposedly healthier than the kind you'd find in animal products. We shall see LOL. In any case, it's not too bad, at only 5 grams per serving.
Anyway, I highly recommend!
Here's what I'm planning for my meals today:
Breakfast: my favorite oatmeal (i.e. steel cut oats, sucanat, unsweetened cocoa, peanut butter, orange zest, almond extract, cinnamon, berries, and now coconut milk) - 7 points
Morning snack: I will probably skip today, since i got up later and just had breakfast
Lunch: Jennie-O turkey burger with Earth Grains Thin Buns and a slice of Trader Joe's cheddar , baked fries, homemade kale chips, and steamed broccoli - 11 points
Afternoon snack: probably a pear
Dinner: Haven't decided yet--I may have dinner at my parents', so it'll depend on what they have, but if I'm home, I will make myself a baked falafel burger on a Trader Joe's whole wheat flat bread with hummus. Steamed asparagus on the side.
That would leave me with 1 point, so I'll probably have a snack/dessert afterwards. Probably strawberries with melted Nutella and dark chocolate, which is about 2 points if I keep the servings reasonable.
Sorry to be MIA for the last few days--life has been hectic.
I probably shouldn't have weighed myself today since Mondays are my weigh-in days, but... I did and... ugh. Back up by the same amount that I lost last week. And so the see-saw continues. Hopefully when I do my official weigh-in tomorrow, it'll be down from last week, but at this point, I'm not going to expect it, that way I won't be too disappointed.
I am still making healthy choices, though, and also letting myself indulge every once in a while so I don't go totally bonkers (and not being too hard on myself when I do indulge). Last night, I felt as though I had a really great moral victory: I went to a pub with friends and even though I was sorely tempted to get pub food, I ordered a super yummy salad with spinach, grilled chicken, feta, zucchini, and bell peppers. It had a light lemon vinaigrette that I asked for on the side, but they tossed in anyway, ugh--but at least they didn't have too heavy a hand, so it wasn't totally soaked in dressing. All in all, I think it was a really good choice, especially considering that I was thisclose to ordering the bangers and mash LOL.
Btw, I have a new find for y'all: Silk Pure Coconut Milk. Oh my word, it is DELISH!!! I love, love, love their soy milk, but I'm wary of drinking soy milk, given all of the scary research about excess estrogen, etc. And I'm not a huge fan of almond milk or rice milk, so when they came out with their coconut milk, I thought I'd give it a try and I'm so glad I did. It's light tasting, so it doesn't have that strong pronounced coconut flavor, just a hint of it--enough to make you go, hmm, this is good! It's 2 points per cup, just like skim milk (and all of the other non-dairy choices). The only drawback is that it has only 1 gram of protein, but I can always add protein powder if I'm making a smoothie with it. Also, its 5 grams of fat is all saturated fat, BUT, from what I've been reading, the saturated fat from coconut milk is supposedly healthier than the kind you'd find in animal products. We shall see LOL. In any case, it's not too bad, at only 5 grams per serving.
Anyway, I highly recommend!
Here's what I'm planning for my meals today:
Breakfast: my favorite oatmeal (i.e. steel cut oats, sucanat, unsweetened cocoa, peanut butter, orange zest, almond extract, cinnamon, berries, and now coconut milk
) - 7 pointsMorning snack: I will probably skip today, since i got up later and just had breakfast
Lunch: Jennie-O turkey burger with Earth Grains Thin Buns and a slice of Trader Joe's cheddar , baked fries, homemade kale chips, and steamed broccoli - 11 points
Afternoon snack: probably a pear
Dinner: Haven't decided yet--I may have dinner at my parents', so it'll depend on what they have, but if I'm home, I will make myself a baked falafel burger on a Trader Joe's whole wheat flat bread with hummus. Steamed asparagus on the side.
That would leave me with 1 point, so I'll probably have a snack/dessert afterwards. Probably strawberries with melted Nutella and dark chocolate, which is about 2 points if I keep the servings reasonable
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gonnabea5
Cathlete
Hi, all. quick post to say Im feeling so great today.
Suzanne, congrats on your lost.
Melissa, you should definitely experiment. I've lost every week eating all my DPs and APs and eating a lot of my WPs. Try to make sure they're clean foods. I wasn't trying to eat so much. I was just hungry.
Dianna, what intensity did you use to calculate? That does seem high.
I know I've only lost 6 pounds, but today I wore an outfit that I haven't worn for 4 months. I was so comfortable. i didnt eat all my points yesterday, because I was just that busy.
Today's food:
B. 3 eggs, collards
s. banana
L. Chicken salad from o'charleys, 2 rolls with butter (YUMMY!!!) It had spinach, caramilized pecans, strawberries, cranberries, blue cheese, grilled chicken breast, and mandarin organes
S. Reeces peanut butter cups
D. collards, carrots, milk
Should total 39 PPs. I was feeling pretty good til I ate the candy. After that I started feeling sluggish and sleepy. I am making a mental note of this.
NO workout today. Its my rest day. Off the plan my workout rotation for next week.
Suzanne, congrats on your lost.
Melissa, you should definitely experiment. I've lost every week eating all my DPs and APs and eating a lot of my WPs. Try to make sure they're clean foods. I wasn't trying to eat so much. I was just hungry.
Dianna, what intensity did you use to calculate? That does seem high.
I know I've only lost 6 pounds, but today I wore an outfit that I haven't worn for 4 months. I was so comfortable. i didnt eat all my points yesterday, because I was just that busy.
Today's food:
B. 3 eggs, collards
s. banana
L. Chicken salad from o'charleys, 2 rolls with butter (YUMMY!!!) It had spinach, caramilized pecans, strawberries, cranberries, blue cheese, grilled chicken breast, and mandarin organes
S. Reeces peanut butter cups
D. collards, carrots, milk
Should total 39 PPs. I was feeling pretty good til I ate the candy. After that I started feeling sluggish and sleepy. I am making a mental note of this.
NO workout today. Its my rest day. Off the plan my workout rotation for next week.
exer_cited
Cathlete
Back to report my menu for today:
B: 3 slices light wheat bread toasted, 1 T pb, 1/2 c 1% milk
L: 1 serving of homemade chili (6 pts), 2 servings of cornbread (7 pts for the cornbread but so worth it!)
S: apple, 1 serving of Pepperidge Farm original flavor goldfish (the goldfish was mind-less munching. Thankfully the bag was almost empty! I counted it as one serving but it may have been a little less.)
D: 5 oz chicken, 1/2 baked potato, roasted brussel sprouts, brocolli & zucchini, 1 t olive oil
This comes to 33 points for today. I'm going to try eating a little extra every day to use more of my WP's.
Workout completed: Step Moves earned me 6 AP's.
CCPP earned AP's yesterday... I still can't believe I made it. It always amazes me how fast this workout goes by. I started out thinking I'd do the first 3 challenges and then decide whether I could stick it out for the last two. Then before I knew it, I was on the last challenge...
Talk to you all tomorrow!!
B: 3 slices light wheat bread toasted, 1 T pb, 1/2 c 1% milk
L: 1 serving of homemade chili (6 pts), 2 servings of cornbread (7 pts for the cornbread but so worth it!)
S: apple, 1 serving of Pepperidge Farm original flavor goldfish (the goldfish was mind-less munching. Thankfully the bag was almost empty! I counted it as one serving but it may have been a little less.)
D: 5 oz chicken, 1/2 baked potato, roasted brussel sprouts, brocolli & zucchini, 1 t olive oil
This comes to 33 points for today. I'm going to try eating a little extra every day to use more of my WP's.
Workout completed: Step Moves earned me 6 AP's.
CCPP earned AP's yesterday...
I still can't believe I made it. It always amazes me how fast this workout goes by. I started out thinking I'd do the first 3 challenges and then decide whether I could stick it out for the last two. Then before I knew it, I was on the last challenge...Talk to you all tomorrow!!
rmrmr
Cathlete
Shereta-I said a 12 min mile pace. I don't think it is worth 6 AP's, maybe 2 or 3. If I put in the 20 min/per mile it comes to 2 pts. Congrats, fitting into an outfit you couldn't fit into before...that's a huge accomplishment. Keep up the good work.
Melissa-do you CCPP on a treadmill? If so, more power to you! I use my elliptical and it kicks my butt everytime. I had foot surgery in Dec and was thankful to have the elliptical until I was released for high impact.
JennfierMaria-I've read many good things about coconut milk. I use the unsweetened almond milk in my cereal and protein shakes. Will you be lifting more weights or changing your rotation based on your RMR results?
Melissa-do you CCPP on a treadmill? If so, more power to you! I use my elliptical and it kicks my butt everytime. I had foot surgery in Dec and was thankful to have the elliptical until I was released for high impact.
JennfierMaria-I've read many good things about coconut milk. I use the unsweetened almond milk in my cereal and protein shakes. Will you be lifting more weights or changing your rotation based on your RMR results?
jennifermaria
Cathlete
Yes, as soon as my ligaments heal completely, I will do heavy weight training to get my RMR up . At this point, I still can't tolerate too much strain on my ankle, so I can't do things like lunges or single leg exercises.
. At this point, I still can't tolerate too much strain on my ankle, so I can't do things like lunges or single leg exercises.
exer_cited
Cathlete
Jennifer - good job resisting the pub food! I haven't tried coconut milk yet. I'll have to look for it the next time at the grocery store.
Diana - I do CCPP on my stationary bike. I wish I had an elliptical. Maybe someday...
Shereta - that must have been a great feeling to feel comfortable in that outfit. Good for you! How is your DH doing? I hope he's on the mend.
Diana - I do CCPP on my stationary bike. I wish I had an elliptical. Maybe someday...
Shereta - that must have been a great feeling to feel comfortable in that outfit. Good for you! How is your DH doing? I hope he's on the mend.
gonnabea5
Cathlete
happy Monday, Ladies. Today's workout was High Reps. Loved it. Can't wait to do it again. Earned 12aps. My face looks different today. It's thinner. I'm sorry to keep mentioning my progress. Ive just never had such success at weightloss and I'm bursting with glee. My face looks smaller today. I have such great energy. i'm down another .5 and it's all so amazing.
Melissa, thanks for asking. He's is mending. Working well with his crutches, staples come out on Wednesday and therapy will follow soon thereafter.
Make it a great day,
Melissa, thanks for asking. He's is mending. Working well with his crutches, staples come out on Wednesday and therapy will follow soon thereafter.
Make it a great day,
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MelanieC
Cathlete
Good morning everyone!
Well, I had my weigh-in on Saturday, and I was down .6 pounds. Now, I know it doesn't seem monumental, but I had eaten all my WPs and most of my APs last week, so I was really worried that I would have gained. So you can imagine how happy I am that I was actually down.
Last night when we went out to a friend's place for turkey dinner, I didn't feel all stressed and guilty. I just decided to enjoy myself, realizing that it won't kill me or destroy my weight-loss efforts.
This morning I did Pyramid UB for 3 APs.
Here's my menu:
B: oatmeal & ground flax seed, 1 cup skim milk, protein shake, banana (7 points)
S: Apple, grapes
L: salad with 1/2 cup cottage cheese, yoghurt, lunch meat, carrots (5 points)
S: FINN Crisp bread with fat free cream cheese and strawberry jam, orange (2 points)
D: Mediterranean chicken salad with red peppers and orzo (5 points)
Have a great day!
Well, I had my weigh-in on Saturday, and I was down .6 pounds. Now, I know it doesn't seem monumental, but I had eaten all my WPs and most of my APs last week, so I was really worried that I would have gained. So you can imagine how happy I am that I was actually down.
Last night when we went out to a friend's place for turkey dinner, I didn't feel all stressed and guilty. I just decided to enjoy myself, realizing that it won't kill me or destroy my weight-loss efforts.
This morning I did Pyramid UB for 3 APs.
Here's my menu:
B: oatmeal & ground flax seed, 1 cup skim milk, protein shake, banana (7 points)
S: Apple, grapes
L: salad with 1/2 cup cottage cheese, yoghurt, lunch meat, carrots (5 points)
S: FINN Crisp bread with fat free cream cheese and strawberry jam, orange (2 points)
D: Mediterranean chicken salad with red peppers and orzo (5 points)
Have a great day!
exer_cited
Cathlete
Good morning!
Shereta - do not apologize for mentioning your progress. I myself find it very inspiring and motivating. DON'T STOP!!! And congrats on being down another .5. You found the magic formula that works for you, that's for sure!!! Keep it up...
Melanie - congrats on your weigh-in! Down .6 is AWESOME!!
Here is my menu for today. B & L will be the same all week long. For me, it's just easier to plan my work-week this way.
B: 4 egg whites, 5 oz sweet potato, 1/2 c 1% milk
L: 1 serving chili, 1 serving cornbread
S: carrot sticks, apple
D: pita pizza: whole wheat pita, 1/3 c mozzarella cheese, garlic, sliced tomato & broccolli
S: 2 slices light whole wheat bread, 1 T pb, 1 c 1% milk
This comes to 29 points. My plan was to try and eat more WP's this week. Not sure if I can do that today. This is alot of food. Maybe I'll add 1 c 1% milk at dinner.
Have a great day everyone!
Shereta - do not apologize for mentioning your progress. I myself find it very inspiring and motivating. DON'T STOP!!!
And congrats on being down another .5. You found the magic formula that works for you, that's for sure!!! Keep it up...Melanie - congrats on your weigh-in! Down .6 is AWESOME!!
Here is my menu for today. B & L will be the same all week long. For me, it's just easier to plan my work-week this way.
B: 4 egg whites, 5 oz sweet potato, 1/2 c 1% milk
L: 1 serving chili, 1 serving cornbread
S: carrot sticks, apple
D: pita pizza: whole wheat pita, 1/3 c mozzarella cheese, garlic, sliced tomato & broccolli
S: 2 slices light whole wheat bread, 1 T pb, 1 c 1% milk
This comes to 29 points. My plan was to try and eat more WP's this week. Not sure if I can do that today. This is alot of food. Maybe I'll add 1 c 1% milk at dinner.
Have a great day everyone!
gonnabea5
Cathlete
Congrats, Melanie and thanks Melissa.
Here's my menu:
S. 12 almonds 2
B. 2 eggs, collards - 4
s. yogurt, banana, 12 almonds - 4
L. Salad, tuna, crackers - 11
S. apple, pretzels - 3
D. pot roast with carrots and potatoes , 2 pieces of cornbread - 18
S. ice cream - 4
total: 46 (I had to edit cause I added 7 points to my total)
Here's my menu:
S. 12 almonds 2
B. 2 eggs, collards - 4
s. yogurt, banana, 12 almonds - 4
L. Salad, tuna, crackers - 11
S. apple, pretzels - 3
D. pot roast with carrots and potatoes , 2 pieces of cornbread - 18
S. ice cream - 4
total: 46 (I had to edit cause I added 7 points to my total)
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jennifermaria
Cathlete
Ugh, I give up!
Ok, I'm being overdramatic.
But weigh-in was today and--surprise, surprise, I gained back the .6 pounds I lost last week. I do believe that is the definition of a plateau. I shouldn't be shocked (and I'm not), but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed. So, I am going to try a different strategy this week: I'm going to eat all of my weekly flex points.
Up until now, I'd been eating only my daily points and my activity points, thinking that since weekly flex points were optional, not eating them shouldn't harm my efforts and plus I was afraid that incorporating more of them would give me an excuse to indulge (too much) in foods that have less than ideal nutritional value--and that this would send me down a slippery slope of cookies, cakes, muffins, and the like.
But since this particular strategy has not exactly been working, I figure, what have I got to lose (ha ha, no pun intended) by switching it up this week? Hopefully I don't gain--that would be really frustrating--but if I'm lucky I will lose.
So... I will flip my settings so that I work through my weekly points first and then tap into activity points after that. I'm just hoping that I won't treat this as a free for all to have any and all treats, but rather as a way to give myself the wiggle room to add a few more points in the day. Maybe I can add in an extra dairy serving or a little bit more healthy fats, or bump up the servings a bit for whole grains? I know I probably shouldn't use it as a way to get more muffins and such into my eating (oh, if only...), and with fruits and veggies as 0 points, that's not going to use up any of my weekly points. I'm pretty good about incorporating those anyway, so I'm not worried about my produce intake.
We'll see if this new strategy will make a difference. I'd love to be one of those people who's been losing consistently with this new program, and I keep trying to figure out what others are doing that I'm not, and this seemed like something to try.
Now with all of that out of the way, here's my eating so far:
Breakfast: my usual oatmeal (7 points)
Morning snack: smoothie with coconut milk, 1 scoop of Trader Joe's chocolate whey protein, and 1/2 a frozen banana (4 points)
Lunch: Trader Joe's whole wheat pita with 3 oz roasted chicken breast, 1 oz Trader Joe's fat-free feta, 1/4 cup of cucumbers and 1 cup of spinach, with 1 cup of steamed green beans and 1 cup grapes on the side.
I haven't eaten the rest of these things yet, but here's what I'm planning for the rest of my meals:
Afternoon snack: 1/4 cup Trader Joe's fat-free ricotta, 1/2 tbsp honey, 1/2 cup blackberries (2 points)
Dinner: homemade falafel burger, 2 tbsp hummus, 1 Trader Joe's whole wheat Middle Eastern flatbread, with a side of grilled asparagus that's been grilled with 1 tsp of olive oil (11 points)
Snack: strawberries with melted dark chocolate and 1 tsp melted nutella (2 points)
Total for the day: 33 points, with 4 points from the weekly flex points
My workout for today was STS legs - I thought I would attempt it and see if my ankle could handle the load. I was able to get through it without modifying too much, yay!
Anyway, that ended up being about 5 points (I broke it down into 26 min of high intensity, since my HRM said that was the amount of time I was in "the zone" and 13 min of moderate intensity for the rest of the workout).
Ok, I'm being overdramatic
.But weigh-in was today and--surprise, surprise, I gained back the .6 pounds I lost last week. I do believe that is the definition of a plateau. I shouldn't be shocked (and I'm not), but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed. So, I am going to try a different strategy this week: I'm going to eat all of my weekly flex points.
Up until now, I'd been eating only my daily points and my activity points, thinking that since weekly flex points were optional, not eating them shouldn't harm my efforts and plus I was afraid that incorporating more of them would give me an excuse to indulge (too much) in foods that have less than ideal nutritional value--and that this would send me down a slippery slope of cookies, cakes, muffins, and the like.
But since this particular strategy has not exactly been working, I figure, what have I got to lose (ha ha, no pun intended) by switching it up this week? Hopefully I don't gain--that would be really frustrating--but if I'm lucky I will lose.
So... I will flip my settings so that I work through my weekly points first and then tap into activity points after that. I'm just hoping that I won't treat this as a free for all to have any and all treats, but rather as a way to give myself the wiggle room to add a few more points in the day. Maybe I can add in an extra dairy serving or a little bit more healthy fats, or bump up the servings a bit for whole grains? I know I probably shouldn't use it as a way to get more muffins and such into my eating (oh, if only...), and with fruits and veggies as 0 points, that's not going to use up any of my weekly points. I'm pretty good about incorporating those anyway, so I'm not worried about my produce intake.
We'll see if this new strategy will make a difference. I'd love to be one of those people who's been losing consistently with this new program, and I keep trying to figure out what others are doing that I'm not, and this seemed like something to try.
Now with all of that out of the way, here's my eating so far:
Breakfast: my usual oatmeal (7 points)
Morning snack: smoothie with coconut milk, 1 scoop of Trader Joe's chocolate whey protein, and 1/2 a frozen banana (4 points)
Lunch: Trader Joe's whole wheat pita with 3 oz roasted chicken breast, 1 oz Trader Joe's fat-free feta, 1/4 cup of cucumbers and 1 cup of spinach, with 1 cup of steamed green beans and 1 cup grapes on the side.
I haven't eaten the rest of these things yet, but here's what I'm planning for the rest of my meals:
Afternoon snack: 1/4 cup Trader Joe's fat-free ricotta, 1/2 tbsp honey, 1/2 cup blackberries (2 points)
Dinner: homemade falafel burger, 2 tbsp hummus, 1 Trader Joe's whole wheat Middle Eastern flatbread, with a side of grilled asparagus that's been grilled with 1 tsp of olive oil (11 points)
Snack: strawberries with melted dark chocolate and 1 tsp melted nutella (2 points)
Total for the day: 33 points, with 4 points from the weekly flex points
My workout for today was STS legs - I thought I would attempt it and see if my ankle could handle the load. I was able to get through it without modifying too much, yay!
Anyway, that ended up being about 5 points (I broke it down into 26 min of high intensity, since my HRM said that was the amount of time I was in "the zone" and 13 min of moderate intensity for the rest of the workout).
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exer_cited
Cathlete
Jennifer - glad to hear your ankle held out for STS legs. Okay, so you're not alone in how frustrated you are feeling and I'm going to eat all of my WP's this week, too. At this point, why not?!?! I don't understand why I'm not being successful on this program and I'm starting to get a tad !!!
!!!
jennifermaria
Cathlete
Melissa: we shall conquer this beast together!! Rah!
gonnabea5
Cathlete
Jennifer, I love that you're gonna take a chance and try something different. On the old plan, a few years, I would never use my flex points - only daily allowance and APs. I lost 15lbs in 5 1/2 months, always tired, ashamed to say I was on WWers and gradually gained them back plus a few.
Now, I'm using almost everything I've got and it's been successful so far. I never eaten so much food - but it's mostly good food. So good luck. you've got some great food choices. And I love your "Rah!" made me smile bigtime.
Now, I'm using almost everything I've got and it's been successful so far. I never eaten so much food - but it's mostly good food. So good luck. you've got some great food choices. And I love your "Rah!" made me smile bigtime.
jennifermaria
Cathlete
Aww, thanks for the encouragement, Sherata! I love you guys--all of your positive comments are keeping me motivated. Honestly, if I were doing this on my own, I would be all, "Screw it! Back to the drawing board!"
But I'm loving all of the great energy on this thread and I figure as long as I'm keeping the healthy principles in mind, that can't possibly steer me wrong, right?
But I'm loving all of the great energy on this thread and I figure as long as I'm keeping the healthy principles in mind, that can't possibly steer me wrong, right?