Week 4 Update

Lost 2lbs this week for a total of 7.8.

Challenges this week:
- baking get together on friday
- baking being in the house all week
- whitespot dinner on saturday (24 P+ for the BC chicken burger and fries)

Week 3 Update

Got my 5lb sticker today. Lost 1.2lbs for a total of 5.8lbs total. We had two christmas parties this week so I'm happy to have lost weight still! I bet part of that has to do with the fact that I'm nursing because if I wasn't, I'd have drank a lot on saturday! lol

Week 2 Update

Wednesday:
didn't record...

Thursday:
didn't record...

Friday:
didn't record...
eaten: pizza, chicken burger, french fries, ice cream sandwich

Saturday:
Points eaten: 14/51
Unrecorded: pizza, breadsticks, cinnaparts

Sunday:
Points eaten: 37/51

Monday:
Points eaten: 45/51

Tuesday:
Points eaten: 33/51
Unrecorded: mac and cheese, pizza, cheese dipping sauce

Weight loss: 2.0lbs for a total of 4.6!

Week 1 Update

Wednesday:
Points eaten: 39 P+
Not recorded: potatoes with bacon, chicken with bacon, cauliflower with cheese, biscuits (2)

Thursday:
Points eaten: 50 P+

Friday:
Points eaten: 45 P+
Not recorded: goldfish grahams, goldfish crackers

Saturday:
Points eaten: 50 P+

Sunday:
Points eaten: 20 P+
Not recorded: turkey, potato, peas, broccoli casserole, bun, yorkshire pudding, pumpkin pie, apple pie (made with splenda), NSA ice cream

Monday:
Points eaten: 51 P+

Tuesday:
Points eaten: 26 P+
Not recorded: mac and cheese (dinner)

Weight loss: -2.6 lbs :) Super proud!

Life is different

With having a baby now, I rarely have computer time. I'm going to do a weekly update on weigh in night stating my points used and weeklies used along with anything I didn't know how to count and such.

Weigh in tonight, I'm so excited!

Week 1 Day 4

Breakfast:
instant oatmeal: 4 P+
bacon x 2: 2 P+
toast with PB and honey: 5 P+
orange: 0 P+
yogurt tube: 1 P+
Total: 12 P+

Lunch:

grilled turkey and cheese x 2: 10 P+
yogurt tube x 2: 2 P+
orange: 0 P+
pringles: 4 P+
Total: 16 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Dinner:

whistle dogs x 2: 14 P+
tater tots: 8 P+
Total: 22 P+

Water drank: didn't track

Total: 50/51
Weeklies Used: 0/49
Weeklies Left: 49/49

Week 1 Day 3

Breakfast:
instant oatmeal x 2: 8 P+
bacon x 2: 2 P+
1 c milk: 2 P+
orange: 0 P+
yogurt tube: 1 P+
Total: 13 P+

Lunch:

havarti and turkey sandwich: 6 P+

orange: 0 P+
yogurt tube: 1 P+

Total: 7 P+

Snack:

grilled turkey and cheese: 5 P+
orange: 0 P+
rice: 4 P+

Total: 9 P+

Dinner:

pizza: 16 P+
Total: 16 P+

Water drank: didn't track

Total: 45/51
Weeklies Used: 0/49
Weeklies Left: 49/49

Week 1 Day 2

Breakfast:
instant oatmeal x 2: 8 P+
bacon x 2: 2 P+
1 c milk: 2 P+
orange: 0 P+
yogurt tube: 1 P+
Total: 13 P+

Lunch:

havarti and turkey sandwich: 6 P+

orange: 0 P+

Total: 6 P+

Snack:

grilled turkey and cheese: 5 P+
banana: 0 P+
carrot: 0 P+

Total: 5 P+

Dinner:

chicken: 5 P+
broccoli: 0 P+
rice: 4 P+
pringles: 4 P+
grilled cheese with turkey and bacon: 7 P+
toast with PB and honey: 5 P+
Total: 25 P+

Water drank: didn't track

Total: 49/51
Weeklies Used: 0/49
Weeklies Left: 49/49

Week 1 Day 1

Day 1 back on plan. I did well all day until I decided to have 2 servings of goldfish crackers before I figured out the points. Oops... We also had dinner with our friends for a pre-thanksgiving thing. I didn't figure out the points and I didn't eat too well there either. Oh well. Tomorrow is another day and we're cooking out own dinner!

Breakfast:
instant oatmeal x 2: 8 P+
bacon x 2: 2 P+
1 c milk: 2 P+
orange: 0 P+

Total: 12 P+

Lunch:

havarti and turkey sandwich: 6 P+

grilled turkey and cheese: 5 P+

pickle: 0 P+

orange: 0 P+

yogurt tube: 0 P+

Total: 11 P+

Snack:

goldfish crackers x 2 servings: 8 P+

toast with PB and honey: 5 P+

1/2 c egg whites: 2 P+

Total: 15 P+

Dinner:

chicken with bacon

cauliflower with cheese

potatoes

biscuits x 2

pumpkin pie with whipped cream

Total: ??

Water drank: didn't track

Total: ??/51
Weeklies Used: 0/49
Weeklies Left: 49/49

Back to it

Finally the day I've been waiting for is here! Yesterday I resigned up for weight watchers! Carlo is 7 weeks old tomorrow and I'm ready to get healthy and lose weight!

My starting weight is 225.2 lbs and I get 51 P+ per day because of nursing!

My doctor didn't give me the go ahead to diet... but WW isn't a diet, right? It's a healthy eating lifestyle change. My plan right now is to watch my baby's weight gain and my milk supply for this month and make sure I'm eating when I'm hungry. If he doesn't gain much or my supply seems to be dropping, I'll stop WW. I think that I'll have no problem staying in my points without restricting. I need the motivation of WW to actually change my eating habits so I'm really helping Carlo out here by getting healthy and getting more of the nutrients that I need.

Baby is here!

Born Oct 4 at 2:04 a.m.
His name is Carlo Glenn.
Will post more when I get to a computer. Got discharged yesterday.

Can't wait!

Got the inspiration from someone on a fb group today to put my pictures all together and see what I look like now compared to what I looked like around the same weight while NOT pregnant...

First picture: side shots (had no side shot of me at my heaviest pre WW)
Left: 196ish at 2 weeks pregnant
Right: 240ish at 39 weeks pregnant

Second picture: face shots

Left: August 2011 at 226ish

Middle: NYE 2011 at 196ish and 2 weeks pregnant

Right: August 2012 at 226ish and 35 weeks pregnant

Third picture: front shots

Left: August 2011 at 226ish

Middle: NYE 2011 at 196ish and 2 weeks pregnant

Right: September 20/2012 at 235ish and 39 weeks pregnant

T minus 9 weeks (or fewer) and counting!

3 weeks until I'd be induced (if baby isn't here by then) plus another 6 weeks until I could come back to WW. I'm getting super excited to come back!

Baby dropped since last week! Can you tell?!

Pregnancy Weight Gain

So I haven't paid attention to my weekly weight gain but I know for the last few weeks it's been about 1lb a week which is okay since I'm past half way now! 17.5 weeks until my due date. I know because of stopping weight watchers, my weight jumped up a bunch right away but thankfully my gains have levelled out.

Life changing

Things are changing. I'm gaining more weight than I'd hoped. I've got a lot of aversions to home cooked food at the moment and coupled with only nausea and no throwing up, it's making me gain instead of lose or maintain haha.

I'm only 8.5 weeks along now. I find that I have to go to bed close to when I ate last (or I HAVE to eat before bed if I'm up late) otherwise I get nauseous and feel really sick. Can't wait for the nausea to pass and to be out of the first trimester :)

Taking a break

I don't know how many people out there follow me regularly, but I've decided to take a break from this blog. I hope to be back in November (6 weeks postpartum). Keep your fingers crossed that I'm not back before then because it would mean something bad happened to my baby. No news on here is good news.

Week 20 Day 5

Breakfast:
1. cinnamon rolls
2. milk
3. smoothie

Lunch:
1. hot dog casserole

Dinner:
1. perogies
2. smokies

Water Drank: 4/12 c.

Week 20 Day 4

Breakfast:
1. reese puffs
2. milk
3. orange juice
4. kit kat

Lunch:
1. pizza
2. kit kat
3. leftover sidekicks

Dinner:
1. hot dog casserole

Water Drank: 9/12 c.

Week 20 Day 3

Breakfast:
1. cheerios
2. milk

Snack:

1. brownies/cookies

Lunch:
1. mozza sticks
2. bun
3. cheese
4. brownie
5. cookie
6. mini cheesecake

Dinner:
1. pizza
2. lemonade

Water Drank: 12/12 c.

Week 20 Day 2

Breakfast:
1. cheerios
2. milk
3. 2 corn muffins
4. lemonade

Lunch:

1. grilled cheese sandwich

Dinner:
1. sidekicks
2. porkchops

Water Drank: 13/12 c.

Week 20 Day 1

Breakfast:
1. reese puffs
2. milk

Snack:
1. yogurt

2. ritz bitz cracker cheese sandwiches

Lunch:
1. PB&J
2. apple
3. granola bar
4. oranges

Dinner:
1. single cheese burger with bacon
2. cheese sauce
3. french fries
4. sprite

Water Drank: 14/12 c.

Week 19 Day 7 Weigh In!

I'm starting a new morning WI for the time being since I have cancelled my WW subscription as of right now. The reason is this: I'm pregnant. That's why I've been eating maintenance points and going over my weeklies. I hope to be off WW until November which would be about 6 weeks post partum. Hoping and praying everything goes well and this baby gets carried to term.

Weight today: gained 0.2lbs.

Crack down next week. I ate too much and I'm feeling ill now. I think I've done what I feared. I'm using this pregnancy as an excuse to eat the stuff I don't usually eat.

Breakfast:
1. cheerios: 6 P+
2. milk: 4 P+
Total: 10 P+

Snack:
1. sour skittles: 8 P+
Total: 8 P+

Lunch:
1. sidekicks: 12 P+
Total: 12 P+

Dinner:
1. whistle dogs: 12 P+
2. bagel bites: 15 P+
Total: 27 P+

Water Drank: 8/12 c.

Total: 39/39

Weeklies Used: too many/49

Weeklies Left: negative one million/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Meal Plan Monday

Monday
soup/grilled cheese

Tuesday
WI night treat

Wednesday
lasagna rolls

Thursday
porkchops and sidekicks (potatoes or pasta)

Friday
homemade pizza

Saturday
macaroni and cheese muffins

Sunday
crockpot swiss chicken casserole

Week 19 Day 6

Breakfast:
1. toast with peanut butter: 6 P+
2. milk: 4 P+
Total: 10 P+

Snack:
1. yogurt: 4 P+
Total: 4 P+

Lunch:
1. PB&J: 5 P+
2. cinnamon crisps: 2 P+
3. granola bar: 2 P+
Total: 9 P+

Dinner:
1. noodles: 12 P+
2. mac and cheese cup: 6 P+
Total: 18 P+

Water Drank: 15/12 c.

Total: 39/39

Weeklies Used: 5/49

Weeklies Left: negative one million/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 19 Day 5

Breakfast:
1. milk: 4 P+
2. chocolate cheerios: 6 P+
3. toast: 2 P+
Total: 12 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
1. homemade pizza: 10 P+
Total: 10 P+

Dinner:
1. mac and cheese: 21 P+
Total: 21 P+

Water Drank: 12/12 c.

Total: 39/39

Weeklies Used: 4/49

Weeklies Left: negative one million/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 19 Day 4

Breakfast:
1. milk: 4 P+
2. apple: 0 P+
Total: 4 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 12 P+
2. sidekicks: 12 P+
Total: 24 P+

Dinner:
1. cake: 10 P+
2. mac and cheese: 14 P+
Total: 24 P+

Water Drank: 12/12 c.

Total: 39/39

Weeklies Used: 13/49

Weeklies Left: negative one million/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 19 Day 3

Ate way too much today and I'm totally paying for it... I'll try be better this weekend.

Breakfast:
1. chocolate milk: 6 P+
2. toast with peanut butter: 6 P+
Total: 12 P+

Snack:
1. mac and cheese: 25 P+
2. reese peanut butter cups: 10 P+
Total: 35 P+

Lunch:
1. yogurt: 4 P+
2. pizza spaghetti: 7 P+
3. carrots: 0 P+
Total: 11 P+

Dinner:
1. pizza: 30 P+
Total: 30 P+

Water Drank: 12/12 c.

Total: 39/39

Weeklies Used: too many/49

Weeklies Left: negative one million/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 19 Day 2

Breakfast:
1. sausage: 3 P+
2. chocolate milk: 4 P+
3. egg white breakfast sandwich from Tim Horton's: 6 P+
Total: 13 P+

Snack:
1. strawberry shake: 4 P+
Total: 4 P+

Lunch:
1. apple: 0 P+
2. crackers: 4 P+
3. cheese: 4 P+
4. peanut butter: 2 P+
Total: 10 P+

Dinner:
1. cordon: 8 P+
2. potatoes: 8 P+
3. chips: 7 P+
Total: 23 P+

Water Drank: 12/12 c.

Total: 39/39

Weeklies Used: 11/49

Weeklies Left: 22/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 19 Day 1

Breakfast:
1. apple: 0 P+
2. toast with peanut butter: 4 P+
3. mac and cheese: 4 P+
Total: 8 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
1. pita pizza: 10 P+
2. carrots: 0 P+
3. potato straws: 3 P+
4. milk: 2 P+
5. yogurt: 4 P+
6. chicken lasagna: 16 P+
Total: 35 P+

Dinner:
1. baked pizza spaghetti: 7 P+
2. chocolate: 5 P+
Total: 12 P+

Water Drank: 16/12 c.

Total: 39/39

Weeklies Used: 16/49

Weeklies Left: 33/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 18 Day 7 Weigh In!

I gained 1.2lbs this week. That's okay because I was starving today and I needed to eat before weigh in. Even if I hadn't eaten I probably would have stayed the same anyways. I also changed my pants that I always wear to WI to a heavier pair. I've been really bloated and I've got a secret too. I'm adding a few maintenance points starting tomorrow. I'm going to be trying to maintain my weight for the next little while.

Breakfast:
1. apple: 0 P+
Total: 0 P+

Snack:
1. toast: 2 P+
Total: 2 P+

Lunch:
1. mac and cheese: 4 P+
Total: 4 P+

Dinner:
1. perogies: 13 P+
2. sausages: 8 P+
3. chips: 2 P+
4. toblerone: 7 P+
Total: 30 P+

Water Drank: 10/12 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 3/49

Weeklies Left: 3/49
AP's Earned This Week: 4

Week 18 Goal Check In & Week 19 Goals

Week 18 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds: gained a bit this week but that's okay
• 5 pounds a month: gained, put on hold
• 6lbs by valentine's: gained, not going to happen
• one soda per day (2 on tuesday and friday) IF I drink 12 cups of water per day (tuesday, 8 is acceptable): pretty sure I made this one
• try eat less than 5 weeklies each day (Fri (pizza) an exception): I don't think I managed this one this week
• eat two of this week's non-work lunches like a work lunch (< 10 PP): I think I managed this one :)
• stick to my week's meal plan: outside of wednesday's terrible casserole (which I did cook) everything else was on track

Week 19 Goals:

• maintain weight
• one soda per day IF I drink 12 cups of water per day (tuesday, 8 is acceptable)
• eat two of this week's non-work lunches like a work lunch (< 10 PP)
• stick to my week's meal plan
• eat snacks when hungry
• eat more apples

Meal Plan Monday

Monday
soup/grilled cheese

Tuesday
WI night treat

Wednesday
baked pizza spaghetti

Thursday
cordon bleu and sidekicks (potatoes or pasta)

Friday
homemade pizza

Saturday
chicken lasagna

Sunday
chicken parmesan

Week 18 Day 6

Breakfast:
1. milk: 4 P+
Total: 4 P+

Snack:
1. yogurt: 4 P+
2. WW cinnamon crisps: 2 P+
Total: 6 P+

Lunch:
1. apple: 0 P+
2. PB&J: 5 P+
Total: 5 P+

Dinner:
1. pizza: 10 P+
2. whistle dogs: 12 P+
3. mac and cheese: 2 P+
Total: 24 P+

Water Drank: 12/12 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 6/49

Weeklies Left: 6/49
AP's Earned This Week: 4

Week 18 Day 5

Breakfast:
1. milk: 4 P+
Total: 4 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
1. grilled cheese: 4 P+
Total: 4 P+

Dinner:
1. chicken nuggets: 12 P+
2. fries: 8 P+
3. milk: 2 P+
Total: 22 P+

Water Drank: 12/12 c.

Total: 30/33

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 12/49
AP's Earned This Week: 4

Week 18 Day 4

Breakfast:
Total: 0 P+

Snack:
1. cinnamon crisps: 2 P+
2. WW bar: 2 P+
Total: 4 P+

Lunch:
1. 1 hardboiled egg white: 0 P+
2. grilled cheese with ham: 5 P+
3. crackers: 3 P+
4. chicken: 1 P+
Total: 9 P+

Dinner:
1. cheesy chicken cups: 15 P+ (high estimate because I used LF cheese not FF)
Total: 15 P+

Water Drank: 10/12 c.

Total: 28/33

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 12/49
AP's Earned This Week: 4

Week 18 Day 3

Breakfast:
Total: 0 P+

Snack:
1. sidekicks: 12 P+
Total: 12 P+

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 12 P+
Total: 12 P+

Dinner:
1. pizza: 34 P+
Total: 34 P+

Water Drank: 14/12 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 25/49

Weeklies Left: 12/49
AP's Earned This Week: 4

Four months

As of today, Jan. 13, 2012, I have been on WW for 4 months. Four TRUE months, not just the 16 weeks like I got a while back.

Where am I now (two weeks in Jan used as average):

	Then (Sept)	Now (mid Jan)
Weight	227.8lbs	194.8lbs
DPA	38	33
AVG Water Drank	5.5c	9.9c
Exercise	none	sporadic

Here are somethings that are making me happy:

• I see the difference in pictures.
• My clothes are fitting better.
• I haven't had to spend money on new clothes yet.
• I've got time to lose more weight before I get pregnant because it just isn't happening for me right now. (pro)

Here are the things that aren't making me happy:

• People aren't noticing my changes (except those who know).
• I'm finding myself so bored with my computer but I don't know what to do. I know I won't feel rested enough for work if I go out nightly and socialize and just get away from the computer and it's so dark at night so it's hard to be motivated to go out.
• I've got time to lose more weight before I get pregnant because it just isn't happening for me right now. (con)

Here are some activities I'd like to try this month:

• bowling
• jazzercise or another exercise class
• ice skating
• roller skating (if we have a rink)
• taking the dog to the dog park

I know it's just January but for some reason Jan. to June seems to fly by. I'm trying to think of things I can do to get outside with friends during the summer. I know Meg probably won't be working so maybe her and I can do things with their kiddos. Baby "I" should be crawling easy by then (at 10 months) and I'm sure he'd love the kiddie water parks and Toddler "V" would love them too. She'll turn 2 at the end of July.

Summer 2010 I got into a gym daily on a guest pass with a friend and we worked out together every a.m. almost. I wonder if there's a good deal on a summer pass I can get. I'm determined by my first day of work in the 2012-2013 school year to be below 177lbs which is where everyone saw me at my lowest. I'm about 20lbs away from that and if I manage to make my 5lbs a month, I'll have that in 4 months easily which should be May-ish so I should have no prob being below 177.

I'd love to have a 2012 baby, and I know my chances of that run until about mid April but at the same time I'm not sure I'm ready to gain weight again. I'll be really happy if I get pregnant and I know there's no guarantee that the pregnancy will result in a baby but I'm torn. This is literally on my mine 80% of the time when I'm not working and probably still 50% of the time at work. Oh well, there's nothing I can do at the moment so it's out of my hands.

Week 18 Day 2

Breakfast:
Total: 0 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
1. homemade pizza: 12 P+
Total: 12 P+

Dinner:
1. hamburger helper lasagna: 12 P+
2. 2 slices garlic toast: 6 P+
3. freezie: 2 P+
4. chocolates: 4 P+
5. chips: 5 P+
Total: 29 P+

Water Drank: 16/12 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 8/49

Weeklies Left: 37/49
AP's Earned This Week: 4

Week 18 Day 1

Breakfast:
1. milk: 4 P+
Total: 4 P+

Snack:
1. carrots: 0 P+
2. SF jello: 0 P+
3. WW dark chocolaty cluster bar: 2 P+
Total: 2 P+

Lunch:
1. crackers: 3 P+
2. chicken: 1 P+
3. 2 egg whites: 1 P+
4. salt and vinegar baked chips: 5 P+
Total: 10 P+

Dinner:
1. grilled cheese: 7 P+
2. mac and cheese: 14 P+
Total: 21 P+

Water Drank: 14/12 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 4/49

Weeklies Left: 45/49
AP's Earned This Week: 4

Week 17 Day 7 Weigh In!

Holy crap!

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Breakfast:
Total: 0 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
Total: 0 P+

Dinner:
1. mac and cheese: 16 P+
2. whistle dogs: 12 P+
3. tiny bit of diet dr. pepper: 0 P+
4. coke zero: 0 P+
5. chips: 4 P+
6. chocolates: 6 P+
7. crispers: 3 P+
Total: 39 P+

Water Drank: 12/8 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 6/49

Weeklies Left: 27/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

Ticker Challenge #7 Begins

5lbs in 5 weeks would put me under 190 by the time we go out for valentine's dinner.

Hubby Week 16+17

Two weeks of losses in a row :) Great job! He even lost 1.4lbs this week (and 0.7lbs last week).

Ticker Challenge #4 Completed

Done :) I now have 49.8lbs left to lose!

Week 17 Goal Check In & Week 18 Goals

Week 17 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds: any downward direction is going well. I'm thinking of changing my goal weight up a little bit. I just don't know how hard this is going to be to maintain.
• 5 pounds a month: 3.2lbs down so far and 3 more WIs to go. I got this easy
• 6lbs by valentine's: 1.8lbs is a great start. 5 more weeks

• 5lbs by Feb 1: GOAL! I got this one tonight by losing 1.8lbs

• one soda per day (2 on tuesday and friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day: made it to 12 cups of water each day this week. I didn't notice any differences it made during the week except I had to pee more... :/
• try eat less than 5 weeklies each day (Fri (pizza) an exception): I did this one easy this week. I'm happy with myself this week.
• eat two of this week's non-work lunches like a work lunch (< 10 PP): thursday, friday (technically wasn't a work lunch time) so I guess I did this one but I wasn't as great on sat and sunday. I can do better
• stick to my week's meal plan: as well as I could. we had to change one thing around because I didn't have any mozza cheese.

Week 18 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds
• 5 pounds a month
• 6lbs by valentine's
• one soda per day (2 on tuesday and friday) IF I drink 12 cups of water per day (tuesday, 8 is acceptable)
• try eat less than 5 weeklies each day (Fri (pizza) an exception)
• eat two of this week's non-work lunches like a work lunch (< 10 PP)
• stick to my week's meal plan

Suck It Up

Liar!

Week 17 Day 6

My exercise has been terribad this week. I'll do better next week. I've got a challenge on my "Whale Watch" board on babycenter.com. Whale Watch basically is people losing weight but not through WW necessarily.

Breakfast:
1. milk: 4 P+
Total: 4 P+

Snack:
1. carrots: 0 P+
2. granola bar: 2 P+
Total: 2 P+

Lunch:
1. crackers: 3 P+
2. chicken: 1 P+
3. 2 hardboiled egg whites: 1 P+
Total: 5 P+

Dinner:
1. chocolate caramels: 4 P+
2. soup: 4 P+
3. crackers: 4 P+
4. grilled cheese with ham: 5 P+
Total: 17 P+

Water Drank: 17/8 c.

Total: 28/33

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 33/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

Meal Plan Monday

Monday
soup/grilled cheese

Tuesday
WI night treat

Wednesday
chicken & biscuits casserole

Thursday
hamburger helper made with ground turkey

Friday
homemade pizza

Saturday
cheesy chicken cups

Sunday
chicken nuggets + fries (cooked in the T-Fal actifry)

I still feel giddy

I still feel giddy when I WI and I'm in the 100's. As far as I am below 200 (3.4lbs I think), I don't think I could even reach the 200's again in a week of semi-gluttony. I'm sure it's possible if I WANTED to reach the 200's again I could do it. But the way I'm going now, I don't think I could, even on a bad week.

I just feel so much skinnier than I did when I was over 200lbs. It feels great.

Still no one other than the people that I've told, have mentioned my weight loss. But I feel much better now about my weight because I'm about 6lbs from my wedding weight from July 2010 and when I saw my grandparents at that point. I hadn't seen my grandma since that point and when I saw her in August 2011 the first thing she said to me was that I had gained weight. I hadn't told her. But I felt like SHIT. I knew I'd go back to WW but it really made me feel terrible. I'd had a terrible year with my grandpa dying and my dog dying and my miscarriage along with the drama from work.

But anyways, I'm exciting to be almost back to my wedding weight because beyond that, I've only got 14lbs to go before I reach my lowest adult weight ever.

Quote

"Food is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug in America, and exercise is the most potent yet underutilized antidepressant."

From Let's Do This Together

Week 17 Day 5

Breakfast:
Total: 0 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
1. homemade pizza on homemade crust: 12 P+
Total: 12 P+

Dinner:
1. chicken: 5 P+
2. sidekicks alfredo: 9 P+
3. parmesan cheese: 3 P+
4. diet dr. pepper: 0 P+
Total: 17 P+

Water Drank: 12/8 c.

Total: 29/33

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 33/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

Week 17 Day 4

Breakfast:
Total: 0 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 11 P+ (1 piece of cheese between 2)
Total: 11 P+

Dinner:
1. spaghetti: 8 P+
2. chicken: 5 P+
3. alfredo sauce: 2 P+
4. garlic toast: 3 P+
5. parmesan cheese: 3 P+
6. 2 meringue cookies: 4 PP
Total: 25 P+

Water Drank: 12/8 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 3/49

Weeklies Left: 33/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

ABCDEFood!

Swiped from Success Along the Weigh.

A is for Apple, what’s your favorite variety?
Gala

B: is for Bread, regardless of nutrition, calories, or whole grains what is your favorite type to have a nice big piece of?
Sourdough! I eat low cal bread regularly though and I like it too.

C: is for Cereal what is your favorite kind currently (just one!)
Fiber One mini wheat things

D: is for Doughnuts, you might not currently be eating them but what kind do you fancy?
Honey Dip! Mmmm! or Krispy Kremes

E: is for Eggs, how would you like yours prepared?
Scrambled or omelette for breakfast (whites only) or hardboiled whites for lunch.

F: is for Fat Free, what is your favorite fat free product?
Anything that I can cook with.

G: is for Groceries, where do you purchase yours at?
Costco, Superstore and Thrifty's

H: is for Hot Beverages, what is your favorite hot drink?
none

I: is for Ice Cream, pick a favorite flavor and add a fun topping.
Peanut butter and chocolate with reese peanut butter cups on top!!!

J: is for Jams or Jellies, do you eat them, and if so what kind and flavor?
seedless strawberry by smuckers

K: is for Kashi, name your favorite Kashi product?
haven't ever had them

L: is for Lunch, what was yours today?
grilled cheese with ham on low cal bread, with low fat kraft singles and 97% FF ham and a fiber one dark chocolate chunk granola bar

M: is for microwave, what is your favorite microwave meal/snack?
smart ones mac and cheese... too bad we can't get them in canada

N: is for nutrients, do you likes carbs, fats, or proteins best?
carbs, I love pasta

O: is for oil, what kind do you like to use?
Olive oil

P: is for protein, how do you get yours?
chicken and peanut butter

Q: is for Quaker, how do you like your oats?
instant oatmeal or in banana chocolate oat muffins

R: is for roasting, what is your favorite thing to roast?
haven't roasted anything recently

S: is for sandwich, what’s your favorite kind?
grilled cheese or PB&J

T: is for travel, how do you handle eating while traveling?
drink lots of water and pack as many non refrigerated snacks if I can't have access to a fridge or grocery store

U: is for unique, what is one of your weirdest food combos?
I love hot dogs with kraft singles and bacon on top on a thin bun. it's a knock off of A&W's whistle dogs.

V: is for vitamins, what kind do you take?
prenatal

W: is for wasabi, yay or nay?
Nay

X: is for XRAY. If we x-rayed your belly right now, what food would we see?
PIZZA!!!

Y: is for youth, what food reminds you of your childhood?
mac and cheese, meat loaf (YUCK!)

Z: is for zucchini, how do you prepare it?
in zucchini bread

YOUR TURN.
Pick the last letter in your first name and tell me the answer in the comments! :)

Things I want...

...when I hit goal weight!

Success Along the Weigh Cafe Press

Lululemon Relaxed Fit Pants

Lululemon Groove Pant with Ruffle

Lululemon Stride Jacket

Lululemon No Limit Tank

Lululemon Pure Focus Tank

Lululemon TaTa Tamer I or II (in white though)

Week 17 Day 3

Breakfast:
Total: 0 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
1. grilled cheese with ham: 5 P+
2. fiber one bar: 2 P+
Total: 7 P+

Dinner:
1. pizza: 34 P+
2. diet dr. pepper: 0 P+
Total: 34 P+

Water Drank: 12/8 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 8/49

Weeklies Left: 36/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

Week 17 Day 2

Breakfast:
1. pizza: 10 P+
Total: 10 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
1. grilled cheese with ham: 5 P+
2. S&V baked chips: 5 P+
Total: 10 P+

Dinner:
1. steak: 4 P+
2. homemade french fries: 6 P+
3. peanut butter crisp: 8 P+
Total: 18 P+

Water Drank: 12/8 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 5/49

Weeklies Left: 42/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

ALWAYS A REASON

JANUARY
My diet's decided, I just wont be beaten,
As soon as the Christmas leftovers are eaten!
The Weight Watchers programme, it sounds just the thing.
IN FEBRUARY I'LL START, AFTER JUST ONE LAST FLING!!

FEBRUARY
In March I'll stick to the programme, no fear,
Just let me get February over my dear.
There are Valentine's chocolates and pancakes galore.
YES IN MARCH THEN I'LL LOSE MAYBE 7LBS OR MORE!!

MARCH
I'll just get the visitors out of the way.
Then I promise I’ll stick to my diet each day.
But next week it's Mothering Sunday you know!
STILL APRIL IS COMING THEN I'LL GIVE IT A REAL GOOD GO!!

APRIL
I'm finding it tricky; the kids are off school.
Their snacks and their treats are making me drool.
The Easter Egg chocolate will soon be quite done.
IN MAY I'LL HAVE A FRESH START WHEN IT’S ALL GONE!!

MAY
Last month's hot cross buns, the leftovers won't end.
And there's no more room in the freezer my friend.
OH NO! - BANK HOLIDAY'S with trips and with treats.
BUT JUNE WILL BE EASIER WITH FRESH CRISP SALADS TO EAT!!

JUNE
A wedding in June on a bright sunny day!
But when you're a slimmer it gets in the way!
It's knocked me right off; and my diet's got the boot!
WELL JULY WILL BE EASIER WITH NICE SUMMER FRUIT!!

JULY
Well the middle two weeks I spent them in Spain.
The four pounds I've lost have turned into a gain!!
Oh Well, I enjoyed it, I won’t be too glum.
I'LL RESTART THE PROGRAMME WHEN AUGUST HAS COME!!

AUGUST
It's so hard to get back in the right frame of mind!
The kids are off school again, oh it’s not very kind.
The Weight Watchers programme I fail to remember!
OH WELL - NEVER MIND. THEY’RE BACK TO SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER!!

SEPTEMBER
AT LAST I AM BACK ON THE PROGRAMME....YIPPEE!!
I have managed to lose two whole pounds....Clever Me!!
But here comes my Birthday, with drinks and cake to scoff!
I'LL RESUME IN OCTOBER FROM WHERE I LEFT OFF!!

OCTOBER
I'll be back on the programme, yes, come what may.
Just as soon as I'm back from my weekend away!
And then of course – Sunday Lunch round my Mum’s
I KNOW - I'LL START IN NOVEMBER - BEFORE CHRISTMAS COMES!!

NOVEMBER
OH DEAR...Bonfire toffee has caused another hitch.
Potatoes and Hot Dogs all made my lips twitch!
It’s nearly December! Right…….Not a word of a lie.
I'LL STICK TO THE PROGAMME FOR ONE BIG LAST TRY!!

DECEMBER
This month there's no reason in slimming I muse.
Come Christmas I'll only put back on what I lose!
New Year's resolutions will again soon be here!
I'M DETERMINED TO LOSE ALL THE WEIGHT COME NEXT YEAR!!

JANUARY
My diet's decided I just won't be beaten.
As soon as the Christmas leftover's are eaten!!
HANG ON! THIS SOUNDS SO FAMILIAR!
FULL CIRCLE'S COME AROUND!
IT'S NEW YEAR AGAIN AND
I'VE STILL NOT LOST A POUND!!!!!!!!!!!!

Week 17 Day 1

Breakfast:
1. sausage egg cheese hashbrown cup: 3 P+
2. chocolate chip banana oat muffin: 4 P+
Total: 7 P+

Snack:
1. yogurt: 3 P+
Total: 3 P+

Lunch:
1. crackers: 3 P+
2. chicken: 1 P+
3. jello: 0 P+
4. 2 egg whites: 1 P+
Total: 5 P+

Dinner:
1. perogies: 12 P+
2. smokies: 8 P+
Total: 20 P+

Water Drank: 12/8 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 2/49

Weeklies Left: 47/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

Just overweight...

Yes I realize there's a lot of posts on WI days lol!

My BMI is just overweight now officially. So stoked.

Week 16 Goal Check In & Week 17 Goals

Week 16 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds: down 1.4 this week. my goal weight seems so much closer now that I'm in onederland
• 5 pounds a month (new month): 1.4 down is a great start. This month is a 5 WI month so anything at a pound or more will get me to this goal.
• 8lbs by new years (BBC goal): completed by an extra 0.2lbs

• 5lbs by Feb 1: 3.2lbs down and 1.8 to go. I should have this no problem in 2 weeks

• lose at least 1lb this week: yup I did it. lost 1.4lbs
• one soda per day (2 on tuesday and friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day: so close... I couldn't manage to drink my water on sunday... :(
• try eat less than 10 weeklies before new years eve (Fri (pizza) an exception): achieved, only used 2 WPs before NYE
• eat five of this week's lunches like a work lunch (< 10 PP): wed, thurs, fri, sun are good. I didn't eat lunch a few days in there either

Week 17 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds
• 5 pounds a month
• 6lbs by valentine's
• 5lbs by Feb 1
• one soda per day (2 on tuesday and friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day
• try eat less than 5 weeklies each day (Fri (pizza) an exception)
• eat two of this week's non-work lunches like a work lunch (< 10 PP)
• stick to my week's meal plan

Tonight's meeting

I feel on top of the world right now. My WW leader was singing my praises during the meeting in front of everyone :) She talked about my blog, my facebook, my cooking and my husband. I'm sooo happy right now. Our meeting is so blessed to have her as the leader. Some new ladies behind me were talking about how funny she was and it's so true... No, Kathy you weren't babbling. Everyone was following you and we all think you're so awesome. You're the reason I come every week, other than the sit down part of course.

Another thing we spoke about at the meeting was food as rewards. I talked to the ladies behind me and realized that I didn't express myself quite the way I wanted to, to them. After I spoke to them, I realized exactly how the food as rewards was meant.

After thinking about it, I would say that I think treats and rewards are very different. What I do for myself once a week on WI day, is a treat for a good week. I indulge myself in the things I rein myself in from eating through out the week because they're higher points and I have to try hard to stay on plan during the week. My points have already gone down by 5 points each day.

In the WW weekly, there's a note in there about the old thinking before WW of someone saying, "If I lose five pounds, I'll reward myself with ice cream." I think there's a certain point where you can say things like that, but it's not good to do that all the time. I don't reward myself for losing little amounts. It's an achievement and the reward comes from people saying how fantastic that is when I tell them. Even for my 50 and 75lb losses I'm not planning on doing a food related thing for them. Buying a fitness video game for my 50lb seems like a great way for me. I really want Zumba 2 so I'm motivated. When I get my 75lb I'm planning on doing some shopping and when I hit goal I'll do some more shopping too :)

Ticker Challenge #6 Begins

Six pounds in six weeks. If I can do more that would be awesome. If I lose an extra 0.8lbs I will be out of the 190's for valentine's :)

From babycenter.com

Ticker Challenge #3 Completed

Barely completed this one in time! Phew though I made it thanks to my nutso exercising over christmas week.

30lbs

What weighs 30lbs?

1. 4 gallons of water (basically what I drink in a week)
2. an old computer
3. an old (not flat screen) TV
4. 3 of my dog Elvis

Week 16 Day 7 Weigh In!

I lost 1.4lbs for a total of 31.2lbs lost.

Breakfast:
Total: 0 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
Total: 0 P+

Dinner:
1. american mac and cheese: 14 P+
2. whistle dogs: 12 P+
3. chips: 7 P+
4. peanut butter crisp: 4 P+
5. reese big cup: 6 P+
Total: 43 P+

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 33/33

Weeklies Used: 10/49

Weeklies Left: 19/49
AP's Earned This Week: 12

Meal Plan Monday

This isn't my idea but I thought I'd post my meal plan since I actually did one this week.

Monday
soup/grilled cheese

Tuesday
WI night treat

Wednesday
baked pizza spaghetti edited: forgot we needed mozza cheese so we had smokies and perogies instead.

Thursday
steak and potatoes (turned into french fries in my T-Fal actifry)

Friday
homemade pizza

Saturday
chicken with alfredo spaghetti

Sunday
teriyaki chicken and scalloped potatoes

Breakfast Recipes

Here's the two things I made for breakfasts on the go.
Sausage, Egg and Cheese Hash Brown Cups
Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal Singles

Sausage, Egg and Cheese Hash Brown Cups
CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE

Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal Singles
CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE

Week 16 Day 6

Breakfast:
1. pizza: 17 P+
Total: 17 P+

Snack:
Total: 0 P+

Lunch:
Total: 0 P+

Dinner:
1. tomato soup: 4 P+
2. 14 crackers: 4 P+
3. grilled cheese: 3 P+
4. meringue cloud: 2 P+
Total: 13 P+

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 30/33

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 29/49
AP's Earned This Week: 12

Week 16 Day 5

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. 2 grilled cheese sandwiches: 6 PP
2. 2 hardboiled egg whites: 1 PP
Total: 7 PP

Dinner:
1. mac and cheese: 16 PP
2. hot dogs: 6 PP
Total: 22 PP 

Water Drank: 2/8 c.

Total: 29/33

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 29/49
AP's Earned This Week: 11

Ticker Challenge #5 Begins

Challenge from Weightwatchers.ca

I'm running mine from Dec 27th to Jan 31 (Tues to Tues)