My WW Food Journey

Day 3

lootie2shoes — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:48:12 +0000

Well, today started off great. Got on the scale and I was 4, yes FOUR pounds lighter than Monday morning. Now, I’m no fool, I know it’s water weight, but it still feels good to see the number go down. As for my eating today, eh, it was a rough day. We had LOADS of stuff to do. Neither child slept well, heck, one didn’t even sleep. On the road during lunch made fast food seem tempting, ESPECIALLY with a screaming baby in the car. But, I pushed through and braved subway. Baby Girl settled down and let Kai and I enjoy our lunch. Also, tonight was church night. I ate before and after church to catch up on points only to remember that I forgot to log a few things. So, i actually went over….ooops.

Breakfast:
Oatmeal (2)
PB & Toast (2)

Lunch:
Subway Turkey w/Cheese and Southwest Sauce (8)
Baked Lays (2)

Snack:
VitaTop (1)
Tuna Salad (3)

Dinner #1 (before church)
Alfredo Pasta (8)

Dinner #2 (after church
Alfredo Pasta (8)
Salad (2)

So….another day down.

Day 2

lootie2shoes — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:02:16 +0000

Well, today was odd because I was gone all morning and didn’t have any snacks. I did good resisting the temptations of the drive thru. Also, I miscalculated oat meal yesterday…oh well.

Breakfast:

Oatmeal (2)

Snack:

half apple fiberone bar (1) – by the way hated this flavor

Lunch:

Potato (2.5)

.5 Tbs Brummel & Brown (1)

1 Tbs Light Sour Cream (.5)

1 Tbs BBQ sauce

1 Tbs 2% shredded cheddar (.5)

Tuna Melt (4)

Snack:

Apple (1)

Medium Sugar Free Vanilla Iced Coffee (2)

Dinner:

1.5 Servings Sundried Tomato Alfredo (see recipe below) (11.5)

Salad w/2 Tbs light dressing (2)
I still have 5 more points. I’m leaving those for the few french fries of kai’s that I had…I maybe had 5. So I probably still have a few left…who knows.

Day 1

lootie2shoes — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:33:44 +0000

Okay. Today was day one of post baby WW. I’m struggling with WW and nursing because I am so dang hungry. I have to rationalize that (1) they know what they are doing when the set it up for nursing moms (2) i’m hungry because that is what a diet feels like (3) my baby wasn’t fussy because I’m dieting.

This was a very hard day to start. First off, we are stuck inside because of the heat. What else is there to do all day than to eat or to think about food..right? Second, as previously mentioned, for some reason the baby just did NOT want to sleep today. Then, when I finally got her down and Kai (who never naps) down, she wakes up screaming…BAH! I wanted to eat from stress. Lastly, I miss my man! Chad being gone is emotional for me this time around (mom says its because I’m out numbered), but I’m surviving. So there you have it, in my first day I suffered from being a bored/emotional/stress eater. But I didn’t cave…well much. I did have fruit planned for the day but didn’t make it.

Breakfast:
SmartOne Breakfast quesadilla (4)
1 cup cooked oatmeal (2.5)

Snack:
Opened Faced Tuna Melt
Tuna salad (2)
Bread (1)
Swiss (1)

Lunch:
HUGE salad with
1/4 corn (1)
1/2 black beans (1)
celery, red onion, carrots
2 Tbs lite dressing (2)

Snack:
Turkey hot dog (1)
Sugar free bun (1)
mustard
relish

Snack:
VitaTop (1)

Dinner:
Salad w/dressing (2)
Baked Ziti (fully fattening – 10)

three points to go….hum…. maybe bean dip and chips?

what I have for this week…

lootie2shoes — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:14:19 +0000

kay, I have ready to go these are snacks and lunches:
Salad (complete with containers of chopped celery, carrots, red onion, black beans and corn – washed and ready to assemble) (points vary with dressing)
tuna salad for open faced tuna melts (2% swiss) – 5 points (could be lower but i only have higher calorie bread)
potatoes (you know the 7 min wrapped ones) points vary with toppings but usually avg 5 points
Black Bean Dip & Chips 3 points
Apples 1 point
Oranges 1 point
VitaTops 1point
Beef Broth & Onions – French Onion soup cheat (for a WW onion soup – 2 pts — still need to cut onions and prep)
Black Bean Burgers (with cheese on English muffins) (5 points)
English Muffin Pizzas (3?)
Hot Dogs (ball park smoked turkey franks on sugar free wheat buns with mustard and relish – 2 points)

Dinners: higher calorie fat items since I have the points and I didn’t plan many since I’m only feeding myself and Kai:
Meat Loaf
Chicken Sundried Tomato Alfredo

Brown Bag Burritos

lootie2shoes — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:29:57 +0000

I made a bunch of these up before baby for my son. Apparently they are REALLY good. I’m still kinda nervous to try one right now while nursing, but I figured the points just in case. Not too shabby at 5 pts per burrito.

http://amysfinerthings.com/brown-bag-burritos

Three Cheese Spaghetti Pie

lootie2shoes — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:27:59 +0000

LOVE this! I mad it pre baby to freeze…yeah, I made four of them! I just figured up the points and it looks like 9 pts per serving …..which means I’ll only be able to enjoy this meal while nursing b/c thats WAY too high for other times. (Oh, I didn’t use feta so I didn’t factor that in any totals)

ENJOY!

http://tammysrecipes.com/three_cheese_baked_spaghetti

Sundried Tomato Chicken Alfredo

lootie2shoes — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:41:22 +0000

12 oz bowtie pasta (3/4 of box)
1 jar four cheese classico alfredo
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup sundried tomatoes (not packed in oil), chopped
minced garlic
4 chicken breasts, cooked and sliced

Cook pasta according to directions. Sweat the onion and sundried tomatoes and garlic until tender. Add chicken, pasta, and sauce, mix well.

Makes 8 – 1 cup servings
8 points per serving

I’m back…

lootie2shoes — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:38:13 +0000

Had a baby. Back to the WW grind. Its hard right now because between having little energy and two kids…I’m not cooking. I bought a BUNCH of produce and cut it up so that is helping the snacking.

I’m LOVING that I get 33 points right now. The ten for nursing plus the extras since I’m heavier are NICE. I’m used to only getting 19 points. WOOHOO!!

I’ll try to keep this updated, but I don’t know how I’ll do.

interesting

lootie2shoes — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:57:18 +0000

Did you know point per ounce ground turkey is higher than 97% lean beef.

Dang! and I thought I was doing good stocking up on ground turkey….bummer!

Fine, Fine, I’ll update it…

lootie2shoes — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:45:35 +0000

Hum, um, where to begin….

I have to say, I’m having a much harder time losing weight this time with WW. Last year I was already in th every low 130′s, this year I’m still in the mid 130′s after two months. What’s the difference this time, dedication!

Last year I was really dedicated. If i didn’t know the points I didn’t eat it…even the chips and dips didn’t phase me. I guess you could say it was my “one degree” as discussed in todays meeting. I was on a mission. This time, I think I’m mainly maintaining. I’m staying on plan to simple keep from overeating, to keep fitting in my skinn-er (not my full on skinny) jeans. I’m using the plan for maintence, which really sucks, because I could be doing that for free if I were a mere four pounds lighter!

Causes of less motivation:

1) Trying to make a baby. Why am I trying to lose weight before conceiving….oh yeah, I don’t want to end up like THIS

2) Too many outings! Mothers Day, Memorial Day, Fathers Day, the Forth, Weddings, Showers…YUCK!

3) I’m not going to lie. I like the way I look. I’m okay that I’m slighty puffier around the edges than I am at goal. And honestly, I feel like I’m continuing to go and pay for WW to make myself feel better about what I am eating (does that make sense to anyone but me)

4) My pants fit again.

5) I WANT TO EAT! And I feel like since I am Lifetime that I know what to do. Wouldn’t you think if I knew what to do I’d do it.

I do like what someone said today and it served as a good reminder as to why I am there. She said, “If only I would have come back after 5 lbs…maybe it wouldn’t have turned into 25.” I feel that. I’m happy I’m at the 5 lb mark…well not happy, but you know what I am saying.

Things coming up that will screw me up:

1) Girls night tomorrow at Posado—dang those chips they are such good conversation pieces!

2) Family trip to Monroe where my family owns the best PoBoy and Pie shop!

3) Labor Day

4) Cruise

Things that should motivate me:

1) Class Reunion (october)

2) Cruise (sept – MAYBE!)

3) ….dang that’s all i have

Other ramblings….I think I may change the name of my blog to “A skinny girls quest to stay thin” I realize that by todays standards I’m skinny (even if not by my own standards). But it takes a lot of work to stay thin. and then in my meeting today I was thinking how most people would kill to be my size (hence I told L* I wasn’t going to talk for fear that I’d be beaten with a stick by the rest of the members) and it dawned on me my real reason for being there is to WATCH my weight….yes, lose maybe a few more, but mainly to stay the course…. see..now i am rambling away and my toddler woke up….

ENJOY!

(oh, and I’ll have a recipe up tonight!)

Oh- and several people have now ask that I post daily food logs. I’ve given it some thought and I think I may do it talk about accountibilty…