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Saturday June 12, 2010

I have to tell you that in the world of low fat shredded cheeses, Weight Watchers brand is the way to go. Most of the other brands, you get 1/4 cup for 2 points. WW brand gives you 1/3 cup for 2 points. That little bit extra is nice for a cheese lover like myself. It's always delicious too. Sometimes a little pricier, but if you stock up when it's on sale, it could be worth it. Does anyone out there freeze shredded cheese? I never have but the group home where I used to work always did. Seemed to work out for them.
What are your thoughts?

Daily points allowance: 25
Weekly points remaining: 7.5

Breakfast:
I slept in again today. No breakfast.

Lunch:
2 servings French bread, 6 points - 19
1/2 serving marinara sauce, .5 points - 18.5
2 servings reduced fat mozzarella cheese, 4 points - 14.5

Snack:
1 WW chocolate muffin, 3 points - 11.5
1 fiber one bar, 1 point - 10.5

Dinner:
4oz ground turkey with taco seasoning, 3 points - 7.5
1/4 cup salsa, 0 points - 7.5
1 corn tortilla, 3 points - 4.5
1 serving WW cheddar blend cheese, 2 points - 2.5

Daily points used - 22.5
Weekly points remaining - 7.5
Fruit/veggie servings - 0
Total water servings - 5

Friday June 11, 2010

Daily points allowance: 25
Weekly points remaining: 7.5

Breakfast:
1 serving Honey Nut cheerios, 2 points - 23
8oz fat free milk, 2 points - 21

Lunch:
1 cup wheat rotini, 3 points - 18
veggies - green pepper, carrots, broccoli, 0 points - 18
pesto sauce, 2 points- 16
1 cup watermelon, 0 points - 16
1 cup carrots, 0 points - 16
1 cup broccoli, 0 points - 16
1 tbsp light veggie dip, 1 point - 15

Snack:
30g cheddar rice cakes, 2 points - 13

Dinner:
2 crab cakes, 4 points - 9
2 ears of corn, 2 points - 7
2 tsps butter, 1 point - 6
1/2 cup WW garlic mashed potatoes, 3 points - 3

Snack:
1 edys fruit bar, 1 point - 2

Daily points used: 23
Weekly points remaining: 7.5
Fruit/veggie servings: 3
Total water servings: 4

Thursday June 10, 2010

Daily points allowance: 25
Weekly points remaining: 32.5

Breakfast:
I slept in this morning. I needed it.

Lunch:
2 slices Arnold's country white bread, 4 points - 21
4 slices bacon, 4 points - 17
tomato, 0 points - 17
1 tsp fat free mayo, 0 points - 17
1 cup watermelon, 0 points - 17
*I was going to have delicious chili flavored rice chips with
my blt. However, once I portioned them out and saw how
little I would get for 3 points, I put them back in the bag.
Pretty sure that would get me a star in a Fat Club meeting.

Snack:
1 medium sized apple, 1 point - 16
1 fiber one bar, 1 point - 15

Dinner:
1 bacon cheeseburger, 11 points - 4
french fries, 6 points - 0/28.5
3 Yuenglings, 9 points - 0/19.5
ice cream, 12 points - 0/7.5

I really didn't want to use my flex points like this but MB and I decided to go out and play trivia. We have been arguing back and forth with each other all day over stupid stuff around the house. We really needed to just get out and have a few beers to ease the tension. It was either that or kill each other.
Seriously.
There is absolutely nothing healthy at this particular bar so I just did the best I could. The ice cream was not necessary and I really don't have an explanation for it. Fat Club Fail.

Exercise:
30 minute walk with the pup, would've earned me 2 points.

Daily points used: 25
Weekly points remaining: 7.5
Fruit/veggie servings: 2
Water servings: 3

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

It's a new week. Yay! I need the cushion of my 35 extra points back after the Fat Club travesty that was Don Pablo's.
Ugh.
I'm going to avoid eating out this week so I don't have to use all my flex points up.
Next week is going to be another story. I'm on vacay and will be down at the beach with my family and friends. My mom, aka The Feeder, will be tempting me with food. As if I already need to be tempted. Thrasher's boardwalk fries just happens to be next to the ice cream joint where I worked for 13 years which happens to be next to my favorite local bar with the coldest beer in town (proven fact). That's temptation.
I'm getting ahead of myself though. I have 6 days to prepare myself to say 'no'.
Except to the beer. I'm not an animal.

Daily points target: 25
Weekly points: 35

Breakfast:
1 serving Honey nut cheerios, 2 points - 23
8oz skim milk, 2 points - 21
1 light Activia yogurt, 1 point, 20
1/2 cup blueberries in the yogurt, .5 points - 19.5

Snack:
30g cheddar rice cakes, 2 points - 17.5

Lunch:
2 cups romaine lettuce, 0 points - 17.5
6 slices of turkey, 1 point - 16.5
1 slice reduced fat cheddar, 2 points - 14.5
1.5 tbsps bacon bits, 1 point - 13.5
1 serving reduced fat italian dressing, 0 points - 13.5
1 cup watermelon, 0 points - 13.5

Dinner:
2 california rolls, 6 points - 7.5
1 serving chicken teriyaki, 6 points = 1.5
1 cup white rice, 4 points - 0/33.5
1 Edys fruit bar, 1 point - 0/32.5

Exercise:
(Yeah, I actually got my fat ass moving!)
Half of Start it Up from Slim in 6 - I skipped the squats and stretching.
15 minutes on the elliptical - burned 252 calories, 78.7 fat calories.
15 minutes of yoga.
*If I were to count my activity points, it would total 4 points, but I'm not counting them.
Not this week anyway.

Daily points used: 25
Weekly points remaining: 32.5
Fruit/veggie servings: 4
Water servings: 5

Weigh in June 8, 2010



Arghh. It's weigh in time again.
I've actually been dreading it this week. I started out pretty good but had a rough weekend. I've really learned my lesson about checking points values before eating out. Never again!

I didn't do as much exercise as I wanted to this week. I walked the pup twice but didn't do any yoga or slim in 6.

Time for a little TMI: My biggest challenge this week has been related to my belly. The big pit of doom through which nothing seems to be moving. Do you get my drift? Yep. I'm talking about some clogging that I've been experiencing. The old bowels just aren't moving like they should be. I feel like I have a giant bowling ball in my belly and it feels very uncomfortable.
Has anyone else dealt with this?
What natural remedies do you suggest?
Please help me.

Anyweigh, enough about that.
Let's get on with the weigh in.
The grand total for this week: 199.8
Yep, I gained 2.4. Not surprising since I had a huge Fat Club Fail at Don Pablos.

Goals for this coming week are to stay on track and to incorporate exercise into my routine. I know I can do it.
How are you doing?
What have your challenges been this week?

Tuesday June 8, 2010

I think I've been putting June 7 on everything today. Oops.

Daily points allowance: 25
Weekly points remaining: HA!

Breakfast:
1 serving Honey Nut cheerios, 2 points - 23
8oz skim milk, 2 points - 21
1 Activia light yogurt, 1 point - 20
1/2 cup blueberries, .5 points - 19.5

Lunch:
2 cups iceberg lettuce, 0 points - 19.5
6 slices turkey, 1 point - 18.5
1 slice reduced fat cheddar, 2 points - 16.5
1 serving bacon bits, 1 point - 15.5
2 tbsp low fat italian dressing, 0 points - 15.5
1 cup carrots, 0 points - 15.5
1 cup broccoli, 0 points - 15.5
1 tbsp light veggie dip, 1 point - 14.5

Snack:
30g cheddar rice cakes, 2 points - 12.5

Dinner:
3 crunchy beef tacos from Taco Bell, 12 points - .5
Diet coke, 0 points - .5

Daily points used: 24.5
Weekly points remaining: 0
Fruit/veggie servings:5
Water servings: 5

Monday June 7, 2010

Daily points allowance: 25
Weekly points remaining: HA!

Breakfast:
1 blueberry nutrigrain bar, 2 points - 23
1 apple, 2 points - 21

Snack:
1 fiber one bar, 1 point - 20

Lunch:
1 serving ground turkey with taco seasoning, 3 points - 17
2 cups lettuce, 0 points - 17
salsa, 0 points - 17
1 serving WW cheddar cheese, 2 points - 15
1 cup mixed fruit in light syrup, 1 point - 14

Dinner:
2 cups chicken with broccoli, 4 points - 10
1 cup white rice, 4 points - 6

Snack:
1 edys fruit bar, 1 point - 5

Daily points used: 20
Weekly points remaining: 0
Fruit/veggie servings: 5
Water servings: 4

Sunday June 6 2010

I was planning to make a delicious healthy dinner tonight for MB and I. However, I got sidelined by a migraine. MB ate out with some friends while I slept and I threw together some french bread pizza once I woke up. The crab cakes will have to wait until tomorrow.

Daily Points Allowance: 25
Weekly Points Remaining: I wish.

Breakfast/Lunch:
3 small pancakes from an instant mix, 3 points - 22
Low fat syrup, 1/4 cup, 2 points - 20
vegetable oil spread, 4 points - 16

Snack:
1 edys fruit bar, 1 point - 15
popcorn, 2 points - 13

Dinner:
French bread, 6 points - 7
marinara sauce, 1 point - 6
2 servings reduced fat mozzarella, 4 points - 2
unsweetened iced tea, 0 points - 2

Snack:
1 edys fruit bar, 1 point - 1

Total points used: 25
Weekly points remaining: HA!
Fruit/veggie servings: 0
water servings: 3

Saturday June 5, 2010

Today has been an eating out kind of day. I slept in after a busy night in the crisis unit and MB got off of a 24hour shift late this morning. We went to play D&D with some friends so we grabbed lunch out before heading over. Then, we had dinner delivered while there.
I may not have eaten all that well, but at least I was aware of what I was eating. I was basing my points values on the WW Complete Food Companion. Today, I decided to check Dottie's Weight Loss Zone (go here to check her out). She has nutritional values for just about any restaurant you could imagine.
Of course, she had Don Pablo's, which is where we went for lunch. I probably should've checked her out before deciding on this particular place. Holy cow!
You will see below how this was a Fat Club Fail.
Could I have made better choices? Maybe. Did I have fun eating out with MB and hanging out with some friends? Definitely.
Hey, I'm still here and I'm still posting honestly. It may not always be pretty, but it's the truth. I swear on a dozen cupcakes.

Daily Points Allowance: 25
Weekly points remaining: 14

Lunch: (it pains me to tally this)
1 Don Pablo's spicy beef chimichanga, 26 points (ugh) 0/13
side of chile mashed potatoes, 2.5 points - 0/10.5
1 side spoon bread, 5.5 points - 0/5
unsweetened iced tea, 0 points - 0/5

Dinner:
3 slices pizza, 18 points - HA! There's nothing left! FAIL!
4 glasses water

What's the point of even tallying the final results? Today has been a huge Fat Club Fail and that's all there is.
What did I learn? Always investigate points values before going out. I knew this from past Fat Club experience but just didn't put it to use.
How will I do better? I just will. That's it.
(sigh)
I'm off to go cry in the corner.