I forgot breakfast

Hey everyone!!

Here I am - as promised.
I went to a meeting today. I know my usual day is Saturday, but I have been not counting for so long that I really needed the meeting to make sure that I tracked today.

I was so greedy today at breakfast time that I forgot to snap a picture.

Breakfast
FiberOne buttermilk pancakes
1/4 cup sugar free syrup
2 slices of turkey bacon
1 tsp olive oil
(not pictured)
7 pts

So for lunch I decided to try something new.....well not actually NEW new, since I made it a couple of days ago - I made HOMEMADE pasta!!!

Seriously.
With whole wheat flour, eggwhites, salt and basil! My sister randomly gave me this italian recipe book and I decided to follow their recipe for fresh pasta (i just made a few tweaks). It was honestly not the fastest process, but it was fun anyway. I hope someone buys me a pasta maker for Christmas.

Lunch
3/4 cup whole wheat pasta
1 tsp olive oil
2 egg whites
sauteed squash and green pepper
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
7.5 pts

I LOVE IT! Ofcourse, a big part of it is due to the fact that I made it by myself from scratch.

Snack
kettle korn
1 pt

Dinner
whiting fish fillet
1 cup brown rice
1/4 cup black beans
1 tsp olive oil
cucumber and tomato
8 pts

My time away from blogging and counting points has really made me realize something about myself - I don't like to NOT be eating when other people are eating.
Big deal right? No but seriously, I have noticed that even when I am "satisfied" the sight of other people eating makes me feel like "hey...i wanna eat more food too!" Its a really sad/annoying problem to have. I had to talk to the boyfriend about it. See, he is 6'4. Used to play football. So he pretty much eats whatever he likes. And when I am around him I tend to eat like I am a 6'4 man. Its my fault. I mean, I don't expect him to change his eating habits for my sake. But I dunno, it does something to me mentally when he goes for seconds and I "can't"......ugh. i am working on it.

On a brighter note, he has been encouraging me with my running thing. I hate running outside, but for some reason running with him isn't so bad. (see what stupid love will do to you?!?)
Okay that's all for now! Look out for me tomorrow!!

Total for the day: 23.5 pts

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Hi.
(waves timidly)

I AM STILL ALIVE!

It's been over a month and I feel like it is prime time to get my ass back in gear. Please stay tuned for updates because I am determined to post again - and that means the good stuff as well as the bad and the ugly. Believe me there has been plenty of bad and ugly in the past month. In the time that I have been "away" I have managed to attract a couple of new followers.

HI NEW FOLLOWERS!

Thanks for coming by and clicking that button. It means a lot to me and I promise to try and make it interesting....or at least get off my ass and post with a bit more consistency. :)

xoxo
dee.

Still going

Hi everyone!! Are you surprised that I am still blogging this week? I am! LOL.
But seriously though, I am proud of these small things at this point - eating mindfully, counting points, making good choices.

Breakfast looks pretty boring right? There are mushrooms in that omlet though.

Breakfast
3 eggwhites
1/4 cup cheddar cheese
mushrooms
sandwich thin
banana
6 pts

Lunch
Tilapia
1 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp ff sour cream
1/2 cup black beans
3 taco shells
lettuce and tomato
8 pts

Dinner
1 potato (mashed)
1 tbsp ff sour cream
2/3 cup shrimp
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp olive oil
mushrooms
8 pts

Oh! I also squeezed some exercise in today. Yay! I went for a bike ride around my neighborhood for an hour. I know that I have to be a bit more active if I want to see nice results on the scale this weekend.

I am considering taking up jogging. This is something I have always wanted to do and I always tell people I am going to start doing it. I am not talking about treadmill jogging though - I have that down. I want to be able to jog outside (when its not too hot) without giving up after 2 minutes. I am envious of people that I see casually jogging around the block. How can they do that?!? And quite a few of the people I know in blogland do it consistently.

Like Nessie. How do you do it girl?!? Please tell me your secret!

I am going to make an attempt this week at some point to do a test jog in my neighborhood.

Total for the day: 22 pts
Weekly Bonus Points Used: 0 pts
Bonus points remaining for the week: 34.5 pts

Not as planned

My day was a mess. I picked the boyfriend up from the airport and ended up back at his place when the original plan was to go back to mine (where my safety foods are LOL)

I ended up having my first meal around 2 pm which is totally against my beliefs but I made the best of it. As always I had pasta - I dunno why the boyfriend and I always make pasta. Probably because it is really fast and easy to make.

Breakfast?
1 and 1/2 cup pasta
2 chicken drumsticks
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
spinach and tomato
1 tsp olive oil
9.5 pts

I was kinda pissed that I used so many points on my first meal of the day. I like to keep breakfast under 7, but considering I was kinda eating on the fly, I just adjusted the rest of my meals accordingly.

As promised, I made pizza again for lunch today. Yesterday's pizza tasted a bit better to be honest, but it was yummy all the same. And under 7 points for a personal pizza? Thats a pretty good deal to me.

Lunch
Homemade pizza!
(see yesterday's post for recipe)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp olive oil
veggies
1/3 cup mozzarella cheese
6.5 pts

Dinner
Sandwich thin
Turkey
1 tbsp light mayo
1 cup mexican style chicken tortilla soup w/ added tomatoes
6 pts

So even though my day did not go as planned, I managed to stay within my points. GO ME! I really want to see something nice on the scale next Saturday. I am going to continue to be very frugal with my weekly bonus points this week unless some random social event happens. I hope everyone out there is having a great week!

Total for the day: 22 pts
Weekly Bonus Points Used: 0 pts
Bonus points remaining for the week: 34.5 pts

xoxo
dee.

I counted every single point today

....and I am very proud of myself for it. It seems like such an easy thing to do, but to be honest every day is a struggle for me lately.

I went to my weight watchers meeting and was prepared for the worst. Yesterday was my boyfriend's sister's bday and (as you all can see) I did not blog. I ate so much food that it wasn't worth wasting my camera battery life on the many many meals I had. Its kinda comical the mix of different food I consumed yesterday - jamaican food for breakfast, japanese for lunch, greek for a *snack* lol (pita chips, pita bread, and hummus), and then a full on greek smorgasbord for dinner. Delicious. Not very nutritious. Oh and cake. I was prepared to be in the mid 160s. I felt pretty bloated and I woke up not feeling hungry which is a sure sign that I overate yesterday.

I was pleasantly surprised to be 162. That means that in the past two weeks I have gained 2.6 lbs. In total, I have gained 4.6 lbs since I have been back home. Would you like to hear the irony? Since I've been home the boyfriend has lost 5 lbs. LOST 5 LBS!! Practically every pound he has lost I have managed to find LOL. and I am the one making his meals! WTF?!?

There is nothing like a clean slate to make you feel like anything is possible. I ate well today. Really well. My sister borrowed my camera for the weekend because a friend of hers is getting married in Colorado so I have been forced to document my food adventures with (gasp) my camera phone :( Sorry guys!

Breakfast
3 egg whites
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 cheddar cup cheese
sandwich thin
5 pts

I am very mad about the quality of the stupid camera phone pictures - particularly for lunch and dinner. The pictures do not do the meals justice. SOOO GOOD!! I made the crust of the pizza myself using whole wheat flour, a little salt, water, and a bit of baking powder. It was so great that I will more than likely make it tomorrow again (hopefully by then my camera will be back in my possession)

Lunch
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup part skim mozzarella cheese
mushrooms, green peppers
1 tsp olive oil
squash
6.5 pts

Snack
apple
weight watchers vanilla yogurt
(not pictured)
2 pts

Dinner
2/3 cup shrimp
1 tbsp honey
1 mashed potato
2 tbsp ff sour cream
zucchini
7 pts

I used the honey to marinate the shrimp. Really good. garlicky-sweet.

Dessert
Weight Watchers Cookies and Cream cup
(not pictured)
2 pts

I am going to make it my goal to use as few of my weekly bonus points as possible this week - planning wise anyway. I will only use my bonus points for unplanned things - like randomly eating when visiting a friends house or something like that. I think the main thing that has been ruining my efforts *ahem* has been the fact that I have been overeating daily all on my own and then overeating a bit more when I go visit or hang out with other people.

Cross your fingers that I have my camera tomorrow!

Total for the day: 22.5 pts
Weekly Bonus Points Used: 0.5 pts
Bonus points remaining for the week: 34.5 pts

xoxo
dee.

New Source of Motivation?

Like many recent graduates out there, I am unemployed.
Lucky for me I have some supportive parents. HEY MOM!
My mother has agreed to foot my weight watcher bill until I get a job. The only stipulation is that I have to go to my meeting every week, which is something I should be doing regardless.

But just knowing that I am doing this on someone else's dime is enough to force me to do well. Its different when I am paying for it and I have a shitty week. But now that my parents are paying the tab, I feel extra motivated to do it right and do it well.

Today I will blog just like yesterday, aiming to update after each meal.

Breakfast
1 whole wheat english muffin
ham
1 whole egg and 1 egg white fried
4.5 pts

Lunch
Mahi-Mahi fillet
1 tsp olive oil
mushrooms
yellow squash
5 pts
Snack
WW Amaretto Cheesecake yogurt
1 pt

Snack
1/2 fuji apple
0.5 pts

Dinner
1 cup brown rice
1/2 cup black beans
1 tsp olive oil
green pepper and tomato
2 tbsp ff sour cream
7 pts

Alright. The Vacation is (officially) over.

I feel like crap. I have been the worst weight watcher ever. I am supposed to be watching what I eat - and I have been. Literally watching myself shove down ice cream and alcohol with abandon. Measuring nothing. Counting nothing.

My car got shipped from California yesterday and I was excited because my home scale was in it. Unfortunately, when I took it out and replaced the batteries, the stupid scale didn't work. Stupid broken scale. I really want to see how much damage I have done. Two weeks ago when I went to a WW meeting, I was glad that I *only* gained 2 lbs. And for all my fellow weight watchers out there, we all know that a 2 lb gain is easily rectified. But instead of getting my ass back in gear (like I said I would) I kept on winging it. I know my 2 lb gain has grown into something more significant. ::sigh::

I want to be more dedicated to my blogging. In LA it was easy because there was no family or boyfriend to distract me. Now I am always on the move, eating whatever comes my way. I feel a lack of control. I dont know what to do.

Today I am posting after each meal. Wish me luck.

Breakfast
FiberOne pancakes
1/4 cup sugar free syrup
3 scrambled egg whites
1 slice of ham
6 pts

Lunch
1 c. brown rice
eggplant and tomato
1 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp pesto sauce
6.5 pts

I decided to bake something today. I made a Honey-Spice Cake (WW recipe). My intention was to have it for dessert, but I ended up eating it after lunch. I baked them in a cupcake tin instead of making into a whole cake/bun just to make it easier for serving sizes. The recipe makes 12 servings, but I only managed to squeeze out 10 with the batter. I still count each little cake as 3 pts. Oh well. My sister had one and loved it...

Snack
Honey-spice cupcake
3 pts
Dinner
1 and 1/2 cup pasta
1 tsp olive oil
2 chicken drumsticks
pasta sauce
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
10 pts

Dinner was at the boyfriend's house so I ended up eating a little more than I should have. But its alright.


Total for the day: 25.5 pts

Thats all folks!

xoxo
dee.