And another loss… the scale went down to 171.6! And THAT, my friends, makes for a Five Pound Friday! I’ve lost 5 pounds! I think it’s eating within my points each day, drinking water, eating more fruits and veggies, and exercising. It’s freezing right now and I have a meeting at 1:30, so I’m not sure if the walk is going to happen or not today.

I haven’t used any flex points this week which is largely due to the fact that I’m at home and am not faced with food surprises… I’m preparing every meal, so there’s no trick about it! We are celebrating my mom’s birthday tomorrow night, so I’m sure I’ll use some points there. Hopefully not tooo many

Scale: 171.6!!!

Food for the day:
B: Coffee, 0
B: WW Bagel w/ spray butter, 2
L: PJ (&J) Sandwich, 6
Water x2
S: Starbucks Skinny SF, Decaf Vanilla Latte (tall), 2
D: Pork tenderloin cooked with BBQ sauce in slow cooker (YUM), 6 (1pt/oz)
D: Broccoli Slaw, 1
D: 2 bites cheesecake, 2 Hersey kisses, and 7 pretzels, 6?
RUNNING TOTAL: 23

Not bad… pork was AWESOME; will post recipe later!

Another drop! 171.8… if you’re disgusted with seeing me keep losing, keep in mind I lose steadily, but I still haven’t quite lost 5 lbs yet! I’m not sure what is making the difference right now; maybe it’s the water… or the walking… or the really good point totals. We’ll see! Either way, I’m pumped about my soon-to-be 5 lbs lost, and then about being in the 160s! Have a good one

Scale: 171.8

Food:
B: Coffee, 0
B: WW Bagel with spray butter (not quite as delicious as I had imagined, but reallllly filling! 9g fiber and 9g protein… WHOA!), 2
Water x2
S: FiberOne Yogurt (in strawberry this time.. even yummier than the peach and vanilla!), 1
L: Lean Pocket, 4.5
L: Kashi Peanut Peanut Butter Bar, 2.5 (oops… I had been counting these as 2!)
Water x2
S: Dark chocolate square… YUM-O, 1
S: Coffee (I’m addicted, what can I say?), 0
S: WW String Cheese, 1
Water x2
RUNNING TOTAL: 12

I’m signing off for today… I’ve planned a nice meal for my husband tonight, so no more computer for me! Here’s the rest of the food (anticipated but pre-prepared):

D: Pretzel-coated chicken tenders on Boston lettuce with dried cranberries, sliced apples, and light cheese with FF balsamic dressing, 6
D: Toasted pita with olive oil spray, s/p, and oregano, 1
D: Ice cream, 3
Total: 22

“See” you tomorrow

Yum-O… I love having time off from work to actually cook real meals! I spent about 30 minutes just now perusing cookbooks (WW ones and Robin Miller… love her!) and magazines (WW and Cooking Light) for ideas. Here’s my plan:

1. Pretzel-coated chicken tenders with sweet potato fries and fresh green beans
2. Mushroom couscous with some of the tenders added in, leftover veggies
3. Chicken tender salad with balsamic dressing
4. White bean chicken chili with salad

That should keep me settled for the next few days! I love being able to morph a main dish or side into future meals… saves so much time! Robin Miller is great about it, and her cookbooks are always super healthy (although she doesn’t include nutrition info…) since she was first a nutritionist before she became a FoodTV star haha

What are YOU cooking for dinner tonight?

Scale’s Down!!!! 172.0. I felt it was coming after such a good day yesterday And I promise I even saw it teeter between 172.0 and 171.8 haha I have a short-term goal which is to be 168ish by the end of next week (which is the end of my vacation). That may seen extreme, but I really feel like I have total control right now to get there with the ability to eat well and exercise without excuses of work. I also want to be 160 or less by my birthday in April, so I need to get cracking!

Even though it’s only 45 degrees today, it’s sunny, and I know how to layer… so I’m going on a fast-paced walk again. The gym is too big of a hassle to get to (since we go to the on-campus gym which means you can’t park, no machines are available, and there are hundreds of 18yo girls dressed in skimpy sports bras with full-face make-up to compete with).

I’m also going to be better about my water today. I did better yesterday, but not quite good enough. I need a dinner idea, too… any thoughts? I have some sweet potato fries to bake and some fresh green beans to cook, so maybe chicken?

Scale: 172.0

Food Log (Sorry for the funny format tonight; short on time):

B: Coffee, 0
B: Morning Glory Muffin, 3.5
B: FiberOne Yogurt, 1
Water x2
L: Whole Grain Supreme Pizza Lean Pocket… delicious!, 4.5
L: 6 Everything Pretzel Slims while getting dinner together, 0.5
L: TJs 100cal Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, 2
S: Apple, 1
S: WW String Cheese, 1
Water x2
D: Pretzel-Coated Chicken with Hot’n'Spicy Mustard Sauce (REALLY GOOD!), 5
D: Baked sweet potato fries, 2
D: Fresh green beans with balsamic vinegar and garlic, 1
S: Decaf coffee
TOTAL: 21.5

I love “breakfast breads,” so I went on a hunt for a healthy, delicious, filling muffin recipe. With my spare time these two weeks, I was looking forward to some experimenting in the kitchen… but I will look no further! These muffins are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! Filled with carrots, raisins, apple, coconut, walnuts, pineapple… YUM! Recipe makes 24 large muffins, for exactly 3.5 points each. You need to make these!!!

I’m thinking about re-writing the recipe to be about 2 points each using substitutes for the egg/oil/sugar and using whole wheat flour in place of all-purpose. This is, of course, only to allow myself the pleasure of eating TWO at once instead of one If you have suggestions for doing this, pass them along!

My only “change” to the recipe was to use walnuts in place of pecans because that’s what I had on hand. I also forgot the vanilla (!) but they still were great.

Recipe:
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=223159

I’m convinced that these next two weeks are going to be marvelous times of weight loss for me. I feel like I’ve hit a wall or something. As hard as I try, I can’t seem to get the scale to budge these last few days… so maybe my metabolism needs a rev! I think I need to eat healthier foods for my points as part of it. I mean, I am pretty good about eating my points correctly, but I think I could do more veggies and fruits and less bread products for one. I also have NOT been drinking my water. Nor exercising. But things are changing, and today has been a good start so far. Despite being on a two week break from the hospital, I got up at 7am, took my husband to work (no parking on campus… terrible!), then drove to a great neighborhood with lots of trails. Ipod in, walking shoes on, and I powerwalked for 30 minutes. Then I walked to a nearby coffeeshop for a cup, and I worked on my Bible study for about an hour. Now I’m home, refreshed and ready for the day ahead! I’m meeting with the wedding photographer (a YEAR LATER) to finallllyyyy get our album in order. Wish me luck! Hope y’all have fabulous days, too.

PS: I’m also hoping for some better posts over the next two weeks from me while I’m on break. Sorry that I haven’t been giving y’all much more than the standard food diary and weigh-ins! I can do better

Scale: 172.2 (down 0.2… hey that’s something! I think my “eat more one day, eat less the next” trick is a good one for me as long as I stick to that only occasionally and only on consecutive [sp] days)

So, I think I got back on the wagon today. I haven’t eaten much but I also haven’t been very hungry. Maybe I’m still working on all those extra points this weekend I also had a terrific day because I finally decided my medicine specialty… I’m going to be a pediatrician! I’m thrilled about it, and so excited to finish up med school now with only (yikes!) 11 more months to go. I can’t believe it!

On the food front, I decided to eat below points today since I ate above points yesterday… I wonder if this plan will work? I was stuffed all day so it was easy. We’ll try this for a bit and see what happens…

Scale: 172.4

Food:

Scale: 172.4 (I knew I shouldn’t have had that dessert last night!)

Ok… I’m super disappointed with myself today. I ate terribly. And it’s not like I blew a thousand WW points (I only had to use 5 flex) but I ate hardly NOTHING and it was worth SO MUCH. And it was junk I didn’t have to eat but I just did! I feel like I’m on the verge of falling off the wagon, but I’m picking myself back up. Tomorrow is the first day of my 15 day break from the hospital, and I’m using it wisely. More water, moving my body, and “more better” food, too! It’s a new start. Thankfully, my weight has been gracious to me and hasn’t shot through the roof, but it’s not really steadily declining either. Body… it’s time for a check-up!

Anybody have advice?

Scale: 172.2

Such a lazy Saturday… just a food blog

Food Journal:

Scale read: 172.4 AGAIN today.

Test this morning, so no time to write now. Will update much more later today and over the coming 2 weeks since I have holiday then. Have a good, LP day!

Food diary thus far: