No Sleep For The Weary

Last night was another rough night, sleep-wise. Little daughter has sleep issues and was up from 1: 30 a.m. til 4:30 a.m. Ugh! The husband and I were zombies today. I actually went back to bed after sending the daughters off to school - I have NEVER done that before, even if I've been sick. This sleeplessness is getting to me, BIG TIME. But no matter how crappy I felt today, I was determined to not let the stress get to me in an eating way!

I didn't start my day off with exercise. I just couldn't muster up the energy. I did make myself breakfast, though. I had a bacon, egg and cheese english muffin sandwich using 1 egg white, a slice of 2% cheese, a slice of center cut bacon and a Thomas' 100 calorie english muffin. I had a 1/2 c. of unsweetened applesauce on the side...


Lunch was one of these new finds...


A yummy spinach souffle that is only 2 POINTS! Just pop it in the micro; it's delish. Along with that, I had an Arnold Sandwich Thin cut up with 2 tbsp. hummus for dipping and a sliced apple...

After lunch, I got myself moving and did a little grocery shopping. I picked up a bunch of Weight Watchers Yogurts on sale. I love that they are only 1 POINT. I had the berries and cream flavor and an oatmeal raisin mini bar for a sweet 2 POINT snack...

Dinner was tacos for the family. I went a little different route; bean and cheese quesadilla. I spread a La Tortilla Factory Tortilla with 1/2 c. fat free refried beans and sprinkled with 1 oz. Cabot 75% Reduced Fat Cheddar. I folded it in half and pan-fried it in cooking spray until everything was all warm and melty. I topped it with some salsa and a tbsp. of guacamole. Mmmm! I had a cup of lentil soup along with it. What a filling 6 POINT dinner...

I found another Weight Watchers product at the grocery store today that I couldn't resist - peanut butter cookies! I had one for dessert topped with 1 tsp. of Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread )which is the most amazing stuff in the world! I have to hide this in my kitchen cabinets so that I "forget" that it's there or else! The cabinets were getting a little bare, so it was peaking out at me :) I remained in control, thankfully!

This delicious 2 POINT treat was so yummy. It reminded me of a peanut butter blossom cookie (you know, the peanut butter cookie with the hershey's kiss on top)...

Well, I am going to SLEEP now and hopefully, I get to STAY that way until morning! Nighty nite =)

Gnawing, Lunching, Snacking

I have that gnawing feeling today! I have wanted to eat all day. I have kept it under control so far; my TEAM ANGIE members are on my mind and helping me hold it together. For those that may be wondering what that means, I signed up for the Biggest Loser Blog Edition 2 Challenge; you can click on the link in my sidebar for more info. I'm excited about it (and nervous, too) and hoping it's the booty kickin I need to get these last pounds off! Thanks to Angie and Lynn for putting this together for a second"season"! Anyway, on to the food...



After my 45 minute run on the treadmill (yay, me!), I had a yummy breakfast of PB2 and a tsp. Smucker's Sugar Free Grape Jam on an Thomas' 100 calorie English Muffin and a 1/2 c. of applesauce, all for 3 POINTS...









After breakfast, I headed out to pick up my Gram for an afternoon of shopping. We stopped for lunch at Panera where I had a delicious garden vegetable soup, 1/2 of a turkey sandwich and an apple...

I should have been satisfied with such a great lunch, but the gnawing feeling was still there so I nibbled on a small Hershey's Dark Chocolate with cranberries and almonds that I snagged at Gram's house!

After dropping Gram home, I stopped at Starbucks and got a tall nonfat, sugar-free cinnamon dolce caffe misto for a nice 1 POINT treat...

And this afternoon's snack was some popcorn, split with big daughter. I definitely needed the "volume" of this snack to keep me munching so that I didn't go for some other, more tempting treats ...

Well, I'm off to make some dinner for myself because we all know what the husband and daughters are having tonight! (hint : Friday Night!!)