Day 79 (4-25)

You may be thinking why I am not putting up tip of the day, I will start putting them up when I get caught up with my blogs, so maybe on tomorrow's blog.

This was the morning that we lost electricity...

so, this is going to be a short blog, I am just going to tell you what I had. Yes I know this is boring, but remember, this is just to catch up :) I will try to make it more interesting for you next time ;)

BREAKFAST:
Hash brown and sausage casserole that the neighbor with electricity made for us-7 points

LUNCH:
Lettuce-0 points
Croutons-2 points
onion chips-3 points
French Dressing-4 points
cheese-3 points

DINNER:
1/2 cup chili-3 points
Cheese-3 points

SNACK:
Cheese stick-2 points

Total points: 27 out of 30 points for the day.

I also drank about 6 glasses of water.

I walked 6,023 steps at work yesterday :) Not as much as normal but it was the night shift and there was not a lot going on that night. Lets keep out fingers crossed that its the same tonight :)

Well have a good one and I'll post tonight's blog tomorrow, since I am working over night.

Day 78 (4-24)

My work schedule has been all over so I have some catch up to do and we did not have electricity yesterday because lightning struck near our house. For the next 2 days I will be working 11p to 7:30a so I will try to blog when I can.

So this is what I had on Saturday, 4-24;

Breakfast:
1/2 cup yogurt-1 point
Blueberries-0 points
Chocolate milk-3 points

LUNCH:
lean cuisine-6 points (I already had it here at work so I figured I'd eat it)

SNACK:
100 calorie snack-2 points

DINNER:
1/2 Cup Chili-3 points
1 baked potato with sour cream and chives-5 points

Total points:20 out of 30 points (My schedule was all messed up that day so I was sleeping a lot.)

unfortunately I do not remember how much water I drank.

Well that's all for this day...

Weigh in #11

I GAINED 0.4oz.

To be honest I was thinking that I would have gained more then that. So I guess that's a good thing...right??

Day 77 (4/23)

TIP OF THE DAY: Don't give up!

I know that it has been a few days since I had blogged. Sorry. I was feeling as if no one was really looking at it but then my aunt and mother-in-law asked about it. So I figured I would start it up again. My aunt told me that if the blog was helping me, to not give up on it because I thought people were not looking at it. And she is SO right! This was helping me. This has been the longest that I have stayed on the program. It is also the most that I have ever lost on the program so far.

There was a day that I had that I just did not want to count points and write everything down and blog it all, and well, that was the day I stopped blogging. So if I gain this week, I will know why....and fyi, I know I will...

Today I went shopping for a dress for prom/sis-in-laws wedding and I was disgusted!! I looked like Shamu in the dresses that I tried on. And I tried on about 10 dresses! I HATE this!! everything is made for skinny girls that want to show off EVERYTHING that they have and NOT leave it to the imagination! Have you seen they style for prom dresses this year?? WOW!!! I looked at David's Bridal for a bridesmaid dress so that way I would be covered up. But I HATED the way I looked......Does anyone have any ideas on where to look for a dress??

Anyway, let see how I did for today;

BREAKFAST:
1 special K bar-2 points

SNACK:
1 cheese stick-2 points
Chocolate milk-3 points

LUNCH:
Left over Chinese- 10 points

DINNER:
shrimp and 1/4 cup white rice-6 points

OUT WITH FRIENDS:
1 side salad with French Dressing-3 points
2 select 55 beer-2 points

Total points: 28 out of 30 points for the day. I knew that we were going to go out with friends for dinner that is why I had some shrimp and rice at home before going out and then just having a small side salad worked perfectly! and it saved us some money!! :)

I had 5 glasses of water today as well.

Tomorrow is weigh in don't be surprised if you see a GAIN.....HAVE A GOOD SATURDAY ;)

Day 73

TIP OF THE DAY: It's hard to get a nice glass of ice water when you're on the go, so I often put a pint sized bottle of water in the freezer. If you put a single serving water bottle in the front of the freezer for a while, you'll have super cold water to drink for a long time. Don't leave it in long enough for it to freeze solid, but just long enough for a "core" of ice to form. Then, as the ice melts, your water gets colder!

I went into work today and I had my pedometer. But I wanted to know how many steps I took JUST for when I'm at work. I got 7,982 steps. Not bad for an 8hr day at work.

For dinner, Scott and I came up with an AWESOME meal!! So on to what I ate;

BREAKFAST:
1/2 cup yogurt-1 point
strawberries and granola-1 point

LUNCH:
Chicken breast-4 points
3 new potatoes-2 points
1/4 cup wild rice-2 points

SNACK:
Whole grain crackers-1 point

DINNER:
1 Chicken breast-3 points
1 whole wheat bun-1 point
Provolone cheese-3 points
guacamole-2 points
Big boy mack and cheese (left overs)-7 points

DESSERT:
1 fruit Popsicle-1 point
1 slice of cantaloupe-0 points
2 pieces of watermelon-0 points

Total points-28 out of 30 points for the day.

I also drank 7 cups of water today!

Well I am off to get ready for my first midnight shift tomorrow. now here is a question for you. At midnight tomorrow do I start a new day (aka a new 30 point day?) Since I start work at 11p until 7:30a there is no way that I can go for 8 hours with out eating anything...any tips?

HAVE A GREAT TUESDAY!

Day 72

TIP OF THE DAY: Make each meal a square meal. When you don't eat well-balanced meals during the day or forgo them entirely you will end up so famished by the time you do eat that you're far more likely to binge. A reliable way to keep your appetite from getting out of control is to incorporate good sources of protein into your meals.

Today Scott and I went to the batting cages. I was impressed with myself for out of about 50 pitches I only missed about 4 of them! WOO HOO!! We did not go to practice today because we got the call at 4:30 telling us that practice is going to be at 5:30. I was already starting dinner at this time.

I was supposed to have tomorrow off but they called me to see if I could come in. And since I am always looking for extra hours at work so I took it!

Since we did not do to much, on to what I ate;

BREAKFAST:
1/2 cup yogurt-1 point
Strawberries-0 points
Blueberries-0 points

LUNCH:
1 grilled bar-b-q chicken-3 points
1 taco shell-2 points
lettuce-0 points
cheese-2 points

SNACK:
wheat thins-2 points
chocolate milk-3 points (I have to finish what I have here before it goes bad, otherwise I feel like I am wasting money. then I will try different ways to make it healthier)

DINNER:
whole wheat pasta-3 points
Cheese-4 points
Onion chips-2 points

DESSERT:
1 crystal light Popsicle-0 points
Sunflower seeds-1 point

Total points: 23 out of 30 points for the day.

I did not do that good with my water today, I drank about 4 cups.

I also did not have my pedometer on today, but I will when I'm at work.

HAVE A GOOD MONDAY!

Day 71

TIP OF THE DAY: Recent studies have shown that milk and yogurt (dairy) act in a way that prevents the absorption of fat in the body. Those who drank milk everyday or had yogurt everyday, even if they ate the same number of calories as others, lost more weight or did not gain as much weight.

Today I had a busy morning. I went to an early Weight Watchers meeting (8:00a) So I got up at 7:15a. Then I came home and got the hubby so we can go down town to St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church to dig up the side of the church so we can make that area a memorial garden for my Mother, Grandmother, and Uncle who have all passed within the passed 2 years. It was a wonderful and memorable morning! By the time we got home we were tired! So we took a nap. We were supposed to go over to one of out friends house today to help her paint her new house but she canceled on us...but that's OK because after this morning I was not really in the mood to go paint.

Since we were in a bit of a rush this morning we did stop at McDonald's for breakfast but I was good and got a Yogurt Parfait.

So, On to what I had today;

BREAKFAST:
1 Yogurt Parfait-3 points

WORKOUT:
Digging- GAINED 1 point

LUNCH:
Whole Wheat bread-3 points
1 tsp Mayo-2 points
2 slices of turkey breast and 1 slice roast beef-2 points
1 Slice Swiss cheese-2 points
tomatoes-0 points
lettuce-0points

DINNER:
stake-2 points
1 1/2 cups rice-6 points
cheese-3 points
Guacamole-3 points
Sour Cream-3 points
corn salsa mix-1 points

Total Points: 31 out of 30 points for the day, but with the digging the TRUE value is 30 out of 30 points for the day.

I also drank 6 cups of water!

I did not put on my pedometer today because I was afraid that I would loose it in the dirt so sorry I don't have a step count for you.

Oh I have a question for you all, when is it that people start to notice that you are loosing weight???

Well that's all for today, have a good Sunday.