Day 27

TIP OF THE DAY: An interesting new way to make sure you are getting enough exercise to improve your health and fitness is to count the steps you take during the day. The target is 10,000. (about 5 miles) You’ll probably be surprised at your total, but this is a great health and fitness motivational technique for your fitness workout. 10,000 can help control weight as well as improving cardio fitness, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and diabetes risk.

Today as you will see I did not eat breakfast because I had to get some blood work done at 1:15p. So today was a good day to sleep in so I was not tempted to eat anything :) But I did pack a snack of Pretzels to eat on the way home.

I just saw on the news and I got an article e-mailed to me about Weight Watchers teaming up with McDonald's. The Filet-O-Fish, Chicken McNuggets and Sweet Chili Seared Chicken Wrap — have been approved for the Weight Watchers program. Each meal is going to be worth 6.5 points. Each meal will come with a side salad and your choice of a diet pop or a bottle of water. Again this is just something I have read and heard on the news, I do not know for sure if this is going to happen! Just wanted to let all of my Weight Watcher followers know :)

Today I did walk the dog but just for about 15 minutes. I have decided to take my Dr. advice and take it slow until the blood work comes back.

On to what I ate;

BREAKFAST/SNACK:
48 Pretzels-2 points

LUNCH:
Michelina's 4 cheese Manicotti-6 points
1 cup Flavored Water-0 points

WORKOUT:
Walked Dexter for 15 minutes- Gained 1 point

DINNER:
4 Weight Watchers Pancakes-5 points
1/8 cup Syrup-2 points
3 Slices of Bacon-4 points
1 cup Skim Milk-2 points

SNACK:
1/4 cup Pumpkin Seeds-4 points

DESSERT:
1 Fruit Popsicle-1 point

Total points- 26 points out of 31 points but with the 15 minute walk I gained 1 point so the TRUE total is 25 out of 31 points.

I used my Pedometer today and I walked about 3,560 steps. I say about because the Pedometer reset itself at some point during the short time I made and ate lunch. The last time I looked at it, it was at about 1,700 steps. As my TIP OF THE DAY said that you need 10,000 a a day. I am WAY off. So my goal is to add 500 steps every day until I reach 10,000 steps. So tomorrow I hope to be at 4,060 steps, and by this time next week I hope to be at 7,060 steps.

I also drank 6 glasses of water!!

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!