Pounds lost: 2.5
Pounds to go: 37.5
Confessions
I did awesome the whole week until Saturday night, when Peter and I went out to eat for his birthday at El Vaquero. Dang those chips & salsa! I ordered a fajita quesadilla that seemed fairly healthy and only ate half, but then I ate funfetti cake and ice cream at his party afterward. THEN, I did well with breakfast on Sunday morning but did not eat lunch before our 1 p.m. church. When I got home, I was famished and started snacking on healthy things, but gave into yum yum cake for dinner! Eek! I didn't even keep track of my water intake this week (I know I did lousy) and didn't exercise once.
What Worked For Me
I started an Excel spreadsheet (Dad would be proud) to keep track of my daily points. That has been helpful. Also, and as you can see from what I've said above, dessert is a must for me and so I found the Breyer's light slow churned vanilla bean ice cream that's only 100 calories for a 1/2 cup. I ate that every night with one package (3) of the Hostess mini chocolate cakes that are also 100 calories a pack (1 point, though!). Yum.
Recipe
I am posting two of my all-time favorite, "fill you up until five hours later" breakfasts:
#1
1 c. Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal
1 c. chopped nectarine (or other fruit)
1 6 oz. light vanilla yogurt
Mix & eat, but be careful not to break your teeth on the kashi. 6 points.
#2
1/2 c. old-fashioned oatmeal
3/4 c. skim milk
1/4 c. chopped fresh or frozen fruit of your choice (if frozen, cook with the oatmeal), OR 2 T. chopped dried fruit (I like cherries).
1/2 T. Splenda brown sugar blend
1/2 t. cinnamon
1 T. chopped pecans (or walnuts, almonds, etc.)
Cook oatmeal according to package directions (adding frozen fruit using it). Then add remaining ingredients and enjoy! 6 points.
Goals for This Week
I am going to keep track of my water intake and meet my exercise goal. Also, I am going to plan a healthy crock pot meal for Sunday so I don't blow it again!
Good luck, everyone!!
3 comments:
Congratulations on exceeding your weight loss goal!! That's awesome. I'm going to have to wip out my excell spreadsheet too. That was really helpful for me last time. I also had a breakdown on Saturday. I realized after having been at the Honda dealer from 10 to 4 that I hadn't eaten anything, so when I got home I ate about 5 bajillion taquitos, and then went and got a Papa Murphy's stuffed pizza!
Good luck with the water and exercise this week!
Wow, that's an awesome weight loss! Congrat's on doing so well the first week. I think that is one of the hardest times to stay on track for me because I am so used to eating what I want when I want. When I get hungry I think, "oh, that sounds good!" and then realize I can't eat it! It takes a while to get back in the "points" mind set!
Keep up the good work! And thanks for the good recipes!
Michelle, that is awesome, especially since it's just past the holidays. Hey, and I think everyone needs a little splurge at the end of the week to celebrate, especially when they've made the goodies for their spouse's b-day!Keep doing awesome!
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