Sunday

Sometimes you just got to have the things you want - even if it takes a lot of your daily points! I guess that's what those 49 weekly points are for, right?

Breakfast

2 cinnamon bun pancakes w/ about a tablespoon of the icing: 13

I used this recipe w/ a few substitutions. Calculated it on WW online. We got about 10 small pancakes from this.

This was seriously delicious and indulgent but now I only have 10 points remaining for the day! This is probably why I stayed so heavy for so long. I never used to think about the fact that because I indulged in one part of my day that maybe I should go light for the other two meals. Now I do. This is a big change for me. BIG!

Lunch

Two venison tacos leftover from the other night w/ shredded cabbage (we were out of lettuce), grape tomatoes and about a tablespoon of sour cream (full fat)

taco shells: 3
meat: 2
sour cream: 1

Total: 6

Snack

About 12 almonds

Total: 2

Dinner

Insalata Fiorucci -- Artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers and grilled eggplant in vinaigrette,
topped with a hazelnut goat cheese medallion at Carrabba's w/ a pomegranate martini.

I found the nutritional information for this here.



I have no idea how to accurately calculate this but it was such a treat since I never buy eggplant or artichokes - no one here but me likes stuff like that - and I was with a friend. Ate almost every bite except some of the cheese.

Let's say the drink was about 5, the bread about 3 and the salad 8.

About one slice of their bread w/ some of the olive oil dip. My friend helped me from eating the whole basket and asking for more. ;) She's great like that.

Estimated total for such indulgence: 16

Oh, and then I came home and ate one of these:


They are 3 points and really good.

Total for the day: 46 WWP+

So I have no more weekly points left but did meet all my requirements for liquids, healthy fats, vegetables and dairy and then some! Ha!

This Is New

I started doing Weight Watchers back in January. I thought it would help me to write about the things I'm eating so I'm more accountable.

I'm going to be completely honest and tell you that sticking to the 29 points a day and 45 weekly has been a challenge for me. There have been days where I've tracked 50 or even 70 points. Well at least I'm now conscious of it as opposed to before I started this journey when I ate and drank with reckless abandon.

I'm a big fan of eating natural, unprocessed foods as much as possible so that's not the hard part for me. I started eliminating high fructose corn syrup and trans fats from my family's diet three years ago. My struggle is with portion control. I'm also a bit of an emotional eater and will eat when I'm anxious or bored or happy. No wonder I've stayed overweight for nearly a decade.

I'm stuck currently at 179 pounds and am 5'2" so according to Weight Watchers I need to lose 42 pounds to be at the very top of their healthy weight range for me. Can I do that? I have no idea. I haven't weighed in the 130s since high school. I'm just taking it one pound at a time. I've lost 7 so far and only have a little more to get to my first goal of 5% lost (9 lbs.)

Here are my meals for the day. I will edit this at the end of the day to include anything else I consume.

Breakfast

A grapefruit w/ 2 tsp. brown sugar and a tiny bit of butter put under the broiler for about 5 minutes. Delicious! Two hard boiled eggs w/ salt & pepper. A clementine and a piece of rye bread w/ about a 1/2 tsp. of butter.

Total WW Points Plus: 8

But I also had a cup of coffee w/ 2 tsp agave and about 1/4 cup 2% milk: 2

Lunch

This Crystal Light powder I've been putting in my water is great. It's 30 calories for 16 oz but so much easier to suck down than plain water. It contains stevia instead of the aspartame or Splenda that Weight Watchers seems to be so fond of promoting.

I'm constantly using measuring spoons now which is kind of annoying and not my usual thing but I feel like I have to do it or I'll lose control.

1 cup of Muir Glen Southwestern Black Bean soup - 3

1/2 oz. cheddar cheese - 1

HUGE salad w/ 3 oz chicken breast - 3

2 T strawberry balsamic dressing - 1

1 t olive oil - 1

Total: 9

When I make salads I just put in whatever we have. This one fulfilled lots of my veggie requirements for the day. I do the teaspoon of oil to fulfill the healthy oil requirement. This salad had granny smith apple, clementine, grape tomatoes, and salad greens. It was very good and filling w/ the leftover chicken I found in the fridge.

For the sake of accountability, I also splurged at Starbuck's and tried this new drink even though I had planned to only get plain coffee. Damn it. So instead of spending 2 points, I spent 6.

That means a mere 4 points left for dinner.

Not pictured (like the kid who didn't show up on picture day!)

Dinner

Blackened salmon (4 oz): 7

This was delicious! I used a blackened seasoning rub I got at Fresh Market for $3.99. Plenty in the container. I think it will also be good on tilapia and chicken. It has no calories at all (the spices) and really added some kick. I cooked it in olive oil cooking spray in a cast iron pan for about 5 minutes per side.

My 17 month old daughter loved it, too.

17 baked Kroger fries: 3

4 oz. Kefir: 4

And I went over my points by 10 for a total of 39 points consumed, maybe 2 activity points earned by walking the mall today for an hour pushing a stroller.

I'm trying to stop myself from making preacher cookies. Damn it. Someone tie my hands behind my back and wire my jaw!