Weight Watchers - Second week of February

I managed STS disc 16, and abs from SJP. No cardio, not sure if that will happen today or not.

One of my leaders once said for Breakfast we should eat like a King, lunch eat like a prince and dinner, eat like a pauper. Pretty much getting across that breakfast should be the largest meal, lunch a lighter meal, and dinner lighter than lunch. One reason being that we have all day to burn off our breakfast, and less time to burn off dinner. I thought it was good advice. Being a morning exerciser, I'm really hungry after my workout.

Stacy-sometimes it takes a few days to get back in the swing of things after vacation. You realize what's happening and are addressing it, that's the best we can do.

Elaine-nice job on the weightloss. Keep it up. Your meals look delicious. What is sunbutter? Guess I can google it! I use almond butter.

Melissa-I love veggies in my eggs, usually spinach but broccoli and cauliflower work too and make it more filling. I keep frozen spinach on hand and just dump some into a colander and run hot water over it, wring out the excess water and put in my almost done eggs to heat it up.

Shereta-when you mentioned to take the battery out of your scale, before reading the rest of the post...I thought, wow we would all be better off if we didn't care about the scale! Good advice, a reboot usually works 95% of the time!
 
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One of my leaders once said for Breakfast we should eat like a King, lunch eat like a prince and dinner, eat like a pauper. Pretty much getting across that breakfast should be the largest meal, lunch a lighter meal, and dinner lighter than lunch. One reason being that we have all day to burn off our breakfast, and less time to burn off dinner. I thought it was good advice. Being a morning exerciser, I'm really hungry after my workout.
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Thanks Diana. I love that!!! My problem is that I'm an evening exerciser. I just cannot bring myself to get up and get a workout in first thing. This might still work for me though. I'm gonna write that down...:cool:
 
Here's my food:

S. peanuts - 1
B. collards, 2 eggs = 4
S. yogurt, banana, almonds = 6
L. salad, 1/2 C brown rice, chili, crackers = 10
S. apple, almonds = 4
D. 1/2 c brown rice, 2 small chicken thighs, broc = 9
s. ice cream = 4
total = 38 PP I'm so thankful I earned 9 APs this morning.

I like that thought about big breakfast, medium lunch and light dinner, also, hmmmmm.

Since I only have 2 WPs left, my normal burger and fries for dinner is cancelled for tomorrow's dinner. The old me would have said, "Oh well, I'm having my burger and fries." But, the now me says, "It's a new day, and I want to keep feeling good." So, I'll have to be creative and stay within my DPs and APs tomorrow. I might just pack tuna, crackers, carrots and a little WWers treat. Wish me luck.
 
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"The now me"...I like that Shereta!! Your attitude is fantastic!!

I'm going to play around with the King/Prince/Pauper idea with my menu for the next couple of days. I really like that idea.

I gotta be honest: the 23rd is the end of my 3-month online subscription and while the part of me that is struggling right now is tempted to call it quits, a bigger part of me reads through these posts and is even more motivated to make this work. Even if I continue to average .25 lbs a week, that's 12 lbs in one year. I might gain 12 lbs in one year if I don't just keep going...:eek: Definelty don't want that!!!

I ordered Intensity and High Reps today...WOOHOO!! Can't wait to get those in my hands.
 
Happy Tuesday, all!

I am done whining and back on the horse (er, so to speak :p). Thank you all for giving me a chance to vent yesterday--now I can concentrate on getting results once more.

Here's what today looks like so far:

Workout:25 min run (6 intervals in the last 10 min: 30 seconds sprint/1 min recovery jog)

B: My usual oatmeal
MS: Thomas whole wheat english muffin, 1 tsp almond butter, 1 tsp reduced sugar apricot preserves
L: 2 cups mixed greens, 2 cups baby spinach, 3 oz grilled chicken breast, 1/2 cup red bell pepper, 1/2 cup shredded zucchini, 1/2 cup red onions, 2 tbsp feta, 4-5 pita chips, 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinaigrette
AS: 1/4 cup fat free ricotta, 1/2 tbsp honey, 1/2 cup blackberries
AS2: 1 medium banana

Total of 21 points so far, with 7 AP remaining in my weekly bank (and 49 WP still intact)

Dinner will be a restaurant outing with friends at a Chinese restaurant, which makes me nervous--I'm going to have to be really good about sticking to things that aren't too gratuitous. It'll probably be family style, which makes it 100x harder, but I'm hoping there are lots of veggie dishes (and that the veggies aren't drenched in oil and/or deep fried) so I can at least bulk up on the veggies to keep full.

Wish me luck :).
 
Hey, Melissa, I love HR and Intensity. Did HR today and doing Intensity tomorrow. Very challenging, but easy to modify. I'm so glad you're motivated by the posts here. I am too. I waited a long time to link up with folks who concentrate on fitness and eating healthyly. I constantly check this thread all throughout the day. Shhhh, dont tell my boss.

Jennifer, good luck with the Chinese food.
 
I had a pre-workout banana and did Anni Mars Cardio Force. I hadnt done that one in a long time...it's a great low impact, high intensity cardio and has a good ab routine as well. I cant yet do the entire workout holding 1 lb weights (I wear 1 lb weighted gloves) but this workout is also great for some nice shoulder definition!

Dinner tonight....rotisserie chicken and grilled onions seasoned with pepper and rosemary.

Tomorrow is the "real" weigh-in. We're eating dinner late tonight so gotta keep that in mind when I see the number in the morning.

Someone mentioned chinese food....when we go out and feel I need more than just soup, I get an entree with no sauce or sauce on the side and skip the rice. Last time I got shrimp with broccoli and onions...barely used any sauce and still felt like I was not skimping!
 
Today was weigh-in. It wasnt too bad considering vacation....still up 1.5 lb from when I left, but moving in the right direction. With the start of my new week, I'm in a better mindset now.

Tonight we're going to a sporting event so I have to plan dinner ahead so I wont be tempted to eat concession stand junk food!
 
Yeah, Stacy, good attitude.

Today's workout was Intensity. Last time I did it, I couldn't finish it. But, today I did. Some on the floor, but I finished it. woohoo. Earned 12 APs.

BBL
 
Good morning!

Yesterday was a complete low-carb success!!! I did not have my PM snack. It was a little tough since I did cardio: LIC step & blast segments only including the bonus cardio, but I survived! I feel great today...:D

Menu for today:

B: 1/2 c 1% milk, 5 oz sweet potato, 1 egg & 3 whites scrambled w/2T shredded cheddar & 2T medium salsa...DELICIOUS!!!
L: homemade chili (this is the last of it!!)
S: apple, carrot sticks
D: not sure yet...:p

BBL to chit-chat...:D
 
Great job, Melissa, on your low carb day and feeling great today.

Here's my menu for the day:
s. peanuts = 2
b. collards, 2 eggs = 4
s. yogurt, almonds, banana = 5
l. salad, chili, brown rice = 9
s. apple, carrrots, yogurt= 2
d. wendy's nuggets (2 servings), chili - 14
s. 2 pieces candy = 4
total = 40
 
WOW! I love the positive vibes on this thread.:)

Diana: Sunbutter is sunflower butter. Just like almond butter, but I think it has a mild smooth flavor. I like it even better than almond or peanut.

Melissa: great job on your low carb. You could stagger your carbs just like stagger calories or points if low carb gets to be too much.

Stacy: never heard of Annie Mars. I'll have to google her.

Jennifermaria: Good luck and have fun.

This morning I did KPC/L&G circuit premix earned 7 pts

Today's menu:

B: oats,blueberries,flax,agave syrup,3 egg whites,baby spinach, reduced fat colby shredded cheese 6pts
S: clementine
L: whole wheat wrap,tuna,ff mayo,spinach and carrots. 5pts
S: sunbutter and pear
D: slow cooker vegetable beef stew (ww recipe) 11pts
S: greek yogurt,granola,banana 5pts

total=32pts

My daily points are 29.

I am not a beef person, but on a whim I bought this brisket so I search the ww site for a recipe. I hope it is good. DH and my boys love red meat, me not so much.
 
Hey everyone!

Dinner last night was still pretty costly in terms of points, but I did manage to stick to the best choices I could make (lots of veggies, avoiding or keeping to a bite or two of the sauce-y stuff, fried stuff, etc.). But today is a new day and so far, I'm doing pretty well with the eating clean thing (with one exception, as you'll see below LOL).

Workout: STS meso 1/week 2 chest, biceps, shoulders + 20 min on the exercise bike

B: my usual oatmeal
MS: coconut milk, 1/2 cup of frozen peaches, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
L: 1/2 cup whole wheat couscous, 2 oz skinless chicken thigh (roasted), 1 cup steamed broccoli, 1 cup steamed green beans, 1 cup grapes
AS: 1 cup sliced pears, 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
Treat: 1 two-bite scone

Haven't planned my dinner yet, but I've got 9 points left for the day plus the 6 AP I earned from my workout, so I've got some room to indulge a bit.
 
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Hi Everyone,

We've been a chatty bunch today...Love it!!! It's just so encouraging to stay on track when I can come here and see that we are all in this together!

My normal weigh in is on Thursday. I have meetings tomorrow and knew I couldn't make it so I went today instead. I'm glad I did because I'm down 1.6...pretty much what I was up last week. Regardless, I'm so glad the scale is moving in the right direction and I really needed this weigh in to keep me on track for another week. I was afraid if I missed my weigh in I would basically fall off the wagon with eating and tracking etc. I'm in a good place...yeah!

B-fiber one/prot pwd/flax seed/1 C berries, 1 C almond milk (7)
L-Smart Ones frozen meal (7) Not the norm for me.
S-apple, sugarsnap peas
D-homemade beef burrito w/lean ground beef, low carb tortilla, homemade green chile (?) need to look up

I should be within my 29pts for today.

Melissa-I take a bootcamp class on T/TH evenings, and I try to have 1 or 2 boca burgers (only 100 cals each) and 1 or 2 cups steamed veggies if I'm really hungry. You will love Intensity...I think it is my new favorite! High Reps is good too. You can still check in with us whether or not you are following the WW program online, or just in your head.:) Are you drinking plenty of water? That really helps with weightloss.

Stacy-I totally agree, the weigh in the end of one week and the beginning of the next. I'm sure next week the vacation weight will be gone!

Shereta-nice job finishing Intensity. I put that one in this morning, but only managed 15 minutes and called it quits. I've been sick but able to keep up with my weight w/o's, and thought I'd give cardio a try today. Too soon I guess, I'm going to try Intensity again tomorrow.

Elaine-thanks for the info on Sunbutter. I'm going to see if I can find it and give it a try. I love almond butter and almond milk, but a change is sounding good. I love red meat, but try to make sure we have chicken or fish a couple times per week. My family would love to have red meat everynight.

Jennifer-you did great for being at a chinese rest. There is so much salt that I never want to eat chinese the day or two before weigh in.
 
Had good intentions of working out this morning, but it's -1 degrees outside and I couldnt drag myself out of bed! I was going to do Atletica. It sometimes hard to motivate myself to workout when I get an average of only 2 AP's per workout!

B---Cream of Wheat (2)
L---low carb yogurt plus Green Giant frozen veggie dish (6)
D---dont know yet

Yesterday...35 DP's
 
Happy Thursday everyone (one day left until Friday!)

I had every intention of getting up at my usual time of 5:15 this morning and doing my workout, but my dog kept us up most of the night. He recently went blind, and his schedule is way out of whack. So I finally fell asleep at around 2:00. Hopefully tonight I'll be able to muster up the drive to fit in my workout. I'm going to do CTX 10-10-10. Shouldn't be too tough.

I'm really enjoying staggering my WPs/APs throughout the week. Like yesterday I kept to my 29 DPs, but today I plan on using some WPs/APs. Its helping me to keep balanced and eat when I'm hungry.

My weigh-in isn't until Saturday, but I put on a pair of pants that has been tight in the past few months, and they feel much looser! So I'm feeling really good about that. Helps me keep my mind off the number on the scale.

Here's my menu:
B: scrambled eggs with turkey bacon & fried cabbage, oatmeal, flax seed
S: banana, apple
L: beef stew, salad with lentils, yogurt
S: hot chocolate, FINN crisp bread with FF cream cheese & jam
D: unrolled cabbage rolls (yummmmmmm - ultimate comfort food for me)
S: popcorn

OK, so I'm going to try to get through this day without relying too much on caffiene. Hopefully I'll be busy at work so the time will fly by.

Have a great day everyone!
 
Good morning!

Elaine - how'd the beef stew come out? If it was delish, I might give it a whirl...:p

Diana - awesome job on your weight loss this week. I'm really looking forward to getting Intensity. I'm drinking plenty of water. And hopefully eliminated the carb at dinner and my after-dinner snack will get the scal moving this week. Even if it doesn't, I'm feeling pretty good so I'll try to focus on that.

Melanie - WOOHOO on your pants!! Your poor pup. We had a white German Shepard about 10 years ago that had a seizure and ended up blind in one eye. He was only about 1 1/2 years old. It was a tough adjustment for him and for us.

I'll be back in a few to post my menu and such. I have a couple of work-things I have to get done. Gotta hate when work gets in the way of posting...;)
 
Hey, Ladies. It's crazy already. Got STS TB done. LOVE THAT workout. Will do it again on Saturday.

TTYL

Is it a new day? Are you feeling Goooooooooodddddddddddddddd?!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Shereta - as a matter of fact, I am feeling Goooooooooodddddddddddddddd!!! Thanks for asking...;)

So I'm sitting here buzzing away at work wondering why I am so darned hungry. Then I looked at the clock! It's 12:30 already?! This day is flyin' by...:cool:

Last night for dinner I ended up ordering a grilled chicken salad. DH and DD weren't hungry so I decided to treat myself. I weighed the chicken before I started eating, thankfully...10 ounces!! I immediately put 1/2 in a sandwich bag and put it in the fridge otherwise I would have eaten it all...:eek: Oh, and no dinner/after-dinner carbs...again! YAY me...

Menu for today:

B: 2 slices light whole wheat toast, 1 T pb, 1 cup 1 % milk
S: apple
L: whole wheat pita, 1/2 c tuna, 1 T HVR light, carrot sticks
D: I'm thinking roasted pork chops tonight. Probably 5 oz with some veggies roasted in 2 tsp olive oil and 1 c 1%

Not quite sure what that comes out to point-wise so I may have room for more pork chop or more milk. We'll see...
 
Hey Diana! Congratulations on the weight-loss. You must be feeling good about that!

Melissa - you sound really excited about the plan again, and trying to mix things up will hopefully help you out. I think its awesome that you decided to weigh the chicken before just eating it - so you still had a treat, but kept it in moderation. Good for you!!! When is your weigh-in?

OK, so its 1:00, I'm half-way through my day. I just treated myself to a little chocolate square, and I'm ready to get back at it. 5:00 here I come... Hopefully at 3 I won't be ready for a snooze. :)
 
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