On The Lighter Side

Yuck. That was the weather this morning. I had planned on an outdoor run, but I didn't feel like braving the elements. I headed to the basement for a 30 minute run, then went to Shred. I wasn't too hungry after that, so I had a "little" breakfast of a CranBran Vitatop crumbled over a Fiber One Vanilla Yogurt for 2 POINTS...




I got myself ready and set out for a morning of errands galore! I was also on a quest for a chocolate fountain ( don't ask!) which sent me on many wild goose chases until I finally scored one at a good discount. There will be more details on the fountain this weekend :)



In between this craziness, I stopped home for lunch. I was starving and shaky; I shouldn't have let it go that long, but you know how it is when you're on a mission! The first thing I could see was wraps. I was in the mood for something warm (it was so cold and rainy/snowy out), so I decided to make a veggie quesadilla. I filled a La Tortilla Factory Smart and Delicious Tortilla with a wedge of Laughing Cow Light, baby spinach, leftover sauteed baby bella mushrooms and roasted red peppers. I folded it in half and heated it in a nonstick skillet until golden on both sides. Along with that, I had a handful of carrots and a squirt of Kraft Light Three Cheese Ranch for dipping. I wish I could say this was delicious, but I do not even remember eating this 4 POINT lunch! I had starvation-induced amnesia...

I was still hungry afterward. I think I missed my "chippy" crunch. I was out of chips, so I had a Kashi TLC Pumpkin Spice Flax Granola Bar for some 3 POINT crunch...

The rest of the afternoon was spent running the daughters to and fro. By dinner time, I was definitely ready to eat. I didn't have a specific plan; the husband was working late and the daughters were thrilled to have hot dogs and mac-n-cheese. Quite frankly, I would have been thrilled to have hot dogs and mac-n-cheese, however, that is not conducive to weight loss ;) I opted for a "fried" egg, sauteed spinach, sauteed mushrooms and a small 2 oz. ciabatta roll. Yum, I haven't had a "whole" egg in a long time! A delish 5 POINT dinner...

As I was cleaning up the dishes, a mound of mac-n-cheese shot out of the pot! Thankfully, I was able to catch it with my mouth before it got all over ;) It was quite an impressive mound; I'll call it "THE 3 POINTER" :0)

Overall, it was a good eating day although I didn't hit my daily Target POINTS. But, I did listen to my body, so even though I ate on the lighter side today, it seems that is all my body required today. The intuitive eating experiment continues...

I'm headed to bed now just in case my body decides to require more mac-n-cheese! Nite =)

Tired

Why can't being fat be the standard for health? Okay, you can see where this post is going, so if you're not in the mood for listening to a bunch of cranky behavior, then you can come back tomorrow when I'm sure I'll be a lot better ;) Seriously, how I long for those days when Rubenesque women were sought after and idolized! I am just tired today. Not in a sleep deprived way, but an eating and lifestyle way. I'm tired of trying so hard. I'm tired of spending every waking moment watching what I eat. I'm tired of counting POINTS and calories. I'm tired of exercising like a nut (hear that Jillian! * notice I did not scream it for fear that she may hear me and make a house call to kick my butt in person!!) I'm tired of looking at my body and not really "seeing" the changes. I'm tired of wearing the same clothes over and over because I don't want to spend the money to invest in clothing that I may not be able to wear in a few months. Ugh. Why can't fat be "hot"?? Like, hey, look at her big bumpy cellulite - she's hot! Why can't eating 5-9 servings of cheese and bread be the health requirement instead of fruits and vegetables??!! *sigh* I know why. I just wish this wasn't so hard sometimes. Alright, enough with the belly-aching, here's the food...



This morning, after a 40 minute run outside and a Level 1 Shred, I was in the mood for something different, so I made a Banana PB2 Smoothie with 1/2 banana, 2 tbsp. PB2, 3/4 c. unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze and a bunch of ice cubes. Yummy, frosty and 3 POINTS...







Lunch was a little earlier than usual; the smoothie only lasted so long! I made a turkey hummus wrap using 2 oz. turkey, 1 tbsp. hummus, lettuce and tomato rolled in a La Tortilla Factory Smart and Delicious Wrap (3 POINTS). I had a side of carrots and instead of my usual chips, I went with a Fiber One Vanilla Yogurt with 1/2 of a Kashi Pumpkin Spice Flax Granola Bar that I crumbled and mixed in (that was great!). A delicious 5 POINT lunch...



For snack, I went with Kashi Honey Sunshine Cereal. I have been dying to try this. I have seen it on many blogs, most recently on my girl, Heather's blog. This cereal ROCKS! I had it with 1 c. unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze and 1/2 c. blueberries for 3 POINTS...

After snack time, I went outside with little daughter and jumped on the trampoline for 30 minutes! Whoa, that is some workout - I was huffing and puffing! No wonder my kids are so skinny!

Dinner tonight was a good use of leftover chicken : chicken and broccoli stirfry over ramen noodles. The look on the husband and daughters faces when I told them what we were having showed me this would be a tough sell.

Me : You guys, it's the leftover chicken from last night that you loved and I just mixed it some broccoli...

LD: Eeew. I hate this.

Husband: Girls, hasn't Mom been great lately? She has been making all the things we like; now we have to eat what she wants tonight (uh, thanks??)

BD: Oooh, I love this dinner, Mom! (have I said that she is my favorite daughter???)

Anyway, they choked it down (except for little daughter who worked her Dad over for a pb&j). I thought it was delicious! Sorry you won't be able to tell by this terrible pic that is oddly bright and could possibly burn your retinas when you look at it; don't know what's up with my "dinnertime lighting"...

Here is the package of ramen noodles that I used. I forgot to get the nutritionals for you, but I know that the whole package is only 5 POINTS since they are baked not fried. I used one package for the 4 of us. My portion of dinner came to 8 POINTS...

So, if you stayed to listen to my crabbyness - thanks for hangin with me! I got in this funk today after a) getting on the scale and not liking what I saw, b) taking a gander at my body and not liking what I saw and c) being sick of the food I have been eating - I think I may need to change something up - not sure what though . Guess these days happen. I plan on snapping out of it; what choice do I have, right?? Complaining about it isn't going to make anything happen any faster or better. Just gotta keep on keeping on...

Looking forward to Biggest Loser tonight! See ya tomorrow =]

Dinner In Advance

No time for a fancy snack since I had to run little daughter to dance. I ended up bringing this bar with me to eat in the car...




This is the best Kashi bar, well, bars -there are actually 2 in the pack. The flavor is mellow, but tastes great. A good 3 POINT treat.



Since tonight is a late night with dance class, I made dinner earlier in the afternoon so it would be ready for when we dashed in. I'm trying to use up some of the things in the fridge and freezer before they expire. We had some ham and salami that was about to go, so I used it to make strombolis for the husband and daughters. I decided on some chili for myself. I got creative by using these instead of ground beef or turkey...

I had these in the freezer and I must say that I do not love these. I have tried them twice so far and they have not impressed me. They are really bland and weird in texture. But, I decided to reinvent them one last time by crumbling them up for chili with onion, green and red peppers, canned tomatoes, chili powder and some kidney beans. I let it simmer for a bit til the flavors came together. I had a bowl of it topped with 1 oz. Cabot 75% Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese and a side of carrot sticks. And I couldn't resist having a slice of the stomboli! I guess that took the place of my brownie dessert tonight!!

No, I can't miss dessert 2 nights in a row! I ended the day of eats the same way I started -with a Vitatop! I had my good old standby - Deep Chocolate Vitatop with PB2...

Gotta love a decadent dessert that's only 2 POINTS!

Off to do some weights - gotta hit my 45 min. -a -day exercise goal!

Have a good night =)

Temptations

There are temptations everywhere and not the singing kind :) This afternoon, I decided to get a bit of a head start on tomorrow's "Cookie Day", so I made some chocolate covered pretzels. They came out nice and festive looking! But, did they taste good?? I had to make sure, so I ate one and a half! Then I felt bad about it for a minute. Then I decided not to feel bad, I am just cruising remember, I said to myself. I don't have to "lose" this week; just keep my head above water. It seems like these are the conversations I will be having with myself this holiday! But, I kept it with just those pretzels and did not continue down the slippery slope! I figured I should eat lunch fast before I went for other stuff. I made a turkey blt wrap with 2 oz. turkey, 2 slices of center cut bacon cooked in the micro, lettuce, tomato and a squirt of Kraft Light Three Cheese Ranch on a La Tortilla Factory Tortilla. Some grapes and a serving of Kettle Baked Chips went with it. A great 6 Point lunch...





I went food shopping and then rushed home to take little daughter to another birthday party! Ugh, these dinner time-ish parties are rough on the weight watcher! I ate a Kashi TLC Pumpkin Spice Flax Granola Bar on the way. This is my favorite flavor; so good...





Well, this was an interesting party. It was at a children's salon/party place. They got hair and makeup done, dressed up, walked a runway, then got to go for a ride in a pink limo! It was insane! While the girls were getting all dolled up, a couple of the moms decided we should go to the pub right next to the party place and grab something to eat since the girls were going to be a couple hours. The menu was filled with amazingly good for you choices such as bacon cheese fries, buffalo wings, fried mac and cheese bites, giant cheeseburgers and a jumbo soft pretzel topped with crabmeat and 2 kinds of melted cheese!!! Thankfully, there was a Gardenburger on the menu!! I ordered that and opted for the fruit salad instead of the potato chips that went with it. Funny thing was that the food took so long to come to the table, we ended up having to take it "to go" so that we wouldn't be late for the girls! So, I saved it for when I got home (which was a 30 min. ride-ugh!) Here's my cold dinner to go...

I finished with my yummy Deep Chocolate Vitatop and PB2 dessert...

I still haven't come up with an eating game plan for tomorrow. I'll sleep on it and maybe it'll come to me in the morning...

Good night =)