Jump Around

I was able to occupy myself with lots of cleaning this afternoon, so the munchies stayed away. Also, my parents and Gram came by to see the daughters playing with the gift they gave them...

A trampoline!!! The poor husband spent 4 hours putting this together! It was a job, but I think he was just as excited about it as the daughters! We all tried it out -even my Dad; it's a lot of fun and a suprisingly good workout.

Dinner tonight was.... well, it's Friday you know! Yes, the husband and daughters had pizza. I decided to have some Spanakopita Wontons that I had in the freezer, along with a green salad, some carrots and 2 tbsp. white bean dip that I made this morning...

I wasn't quite "finished" eating, so I grabbed a couple Kashi TLC Roasted Garlic and Thyme Crackers to scoop up the rest of my dip...

I also nibbled on some of the pizza; probably ended up being half a slice total. I guess since I didn't have a snack this afternoon, I should be o.k. with my Points. I have to admit, I didn't "track" my Points exactly today. I know when I get away from writing it down, I tend to go astray. But since this was my day of 'detoxing' from all the overeating, I wasn't too worried about it. Tomorrow, I will be better!!!

I wanted some dessert tonight, so I went with my recent fave - Deep Chocolate Vitatop with PB2/Cool Whip Free icing. Really rich - a good cravings buster...

I am off to relax a little. I have a wicked headache right now (probably sugar withdraw!), so I am ready to chill...

Have a good night =)

Momentum

I was not hungry this morning at all. Could it be that my Momentum plan dessert last night was carrying me over until this morning? Or maybe that I just made a big pig of myself and my stomach couldn't handle the notion of more food shoved in there! In any event, I decided that I would be a good little Weight Watcher and try to implement the principles of the Momentum plan with respect to eating more filling and wholesome foods today. Since nothing was really screaming at me to be eaten this morning, I figured I would go with something on the lighter side. I bought this Quaker Oatmeal Squares Cereal and thought I'd give it a go...



This cereal tastes great. But for me , it's a little too "Pointy". A 1 c. serving is 210 cal. -4 Points and by the time you add milk, it's way more than I'm willing to spend for cereal. Although, a 1/2 c. serving at 2 Points added to a Fiber One Strawberry Yogurt was a better alternative and plenty good tasting for 3 Points. It was a perfect portion for my appetite ...


I planned on staying home today to catch up on some much needed housework. No one was home (except the dog!), so I was able to zoom around without too many distractions other than my own. I am often my own worst enemy, especially when I'm in the kitchen. I have a million things that I should be doing, but I decide "Oh, I wanted to make...blah, blah". So then I mess up the kitchen ALL over again. Of course this happened today, also. In keeping with my Momentum theme for the day, I wanted to try a hummus recipe from Lindsay over at For The Love Of Oats . All I can say is AMAZING!!! It was a cinch to make and the taste was tops! I liked it so much better than store bought hummus. I used 2 tbsp. spread over 4 Kashi TLC Roasted Garlic and Thyme Crackers (remember those big guys?). To complete the "filling foods" requirement that my stomach has, I added some carrots and a serving of Tabatchnick Vegetable Soup...

Surprisingly, this was a filling meal and pretty low Point. The amazing hummus comes to 2 Points for 2 tbsp., the crackers are 2 Points for 4 and the soup is 1 Point. Zippo for the carrots.

I think I can keep my Momentum going... at least until dinner :)...

On The Run

Eat and run. That was lunch today and probably will be until Christmas. I ran to the grocery store this morning, stopped home to drop off the stuff but, I did make time to throw together a quick lunch while I was putting things away. I don't normally like to eat like this; all the experts say to sit and "eat mindfully", but sometimes you just gotta fly! So, I chomped down a Ham, Brie and Spinach Wrap. I used 2 oz. honey ham, 1 oz. light brie, handful of baby spinach and a squirt of cranberry honey mustard all rolled in a 1 pt. tortilla (which my supermarket is no longer carrying so I'll need to search for a replacement-boo hoo). I was also able to shovel in a serving of Kettle Baked Potato Chips and a plum. It was a 7 pt. blur...



While I was at the grocery store, I found these guys- Kashi TLC Roasted Garlic and Thyme Crackers! I was looking forward to trying these because they looked like they would be BIG crackers. I was not disappointed; each cracker is about the size of my palm! A serving is 4 crackers for 130 cal., 4.5 gr. fat and 3 fiber...

I had 2 crackers spread with a wedge of Laughing Cow Light Cheese and a sliced pear...

Wine would have gone nicely with this! Not feasible during the day, but a nice thought:)