Friday...

Happy Friday everyone! Today was a pretty great day...it flew by which is always nice and on top of that I found a dress for the rehearsal dinner in Chicago next week. Yep, I am in a wedding in Chicago next week (for my friend whom I threw a surprise shower for back in March). Here is the bridesmaids dress that we are wearing, I actually like it a lot and could possibly wear it again.

I ran out at lunch to the mall to get a new strapless bra, which I do believe is one of the worst inventions ever created. But I found one...a $62 one. Eh, I could find A LOT better ways to spend $62. But it was needed and it is done. And then I went and tried to find a dress for the rehearsal dinner. I am sure I could have found something to wear that I already have, but I just wanted to get something new and cute. I found the dress I really liked at Ann Taylor Loft, but of course they didn't have my size. So I swung by the store near my house and they had it! So I was going to get it and some very very cute skirts and tank tops that were on a great sale. 2 of the skirts were $4.98! But then I remembered that I had a coupon for 15%-20% off...and they said it was still valid, so they held the stuff for me until the morning and I could go back and get it all. Well I come home and I must have thrown out the coupon!! I am so mad...it could have saved me a good $15. Live and learn...always save coupons until they are expired!! Here is the dress I am going to pick up tomorrow...

I am worried about my pup Mack...see when we go out (leave the house for more then 30 min) we put Chloe and Tucker into their respective crates and then put Mack downstairs with them. We put up a gate to keep him down there. Well the past 2 days he has knocked down the gate (very unlike him) and came upstairs. It is no big deal if he is upstairs, we had just kept him down stairs so that the other 2 wouldn't go crazy if they heard him barking upstairs. The other 2 can't be out because they eat garbage and take things off of the counter. Anyways...I made the gate so he couldn't get out tonight when I ran to the store to get the dress...and I came home and Mack was standing in a puddle of drool panting like crazy. He seemed so stressed. I don't know, but something must have had happened when he was down there that scared him and now he doesn't like it down there. So I think we are going to leave him upstairs for a week or so and hopefully he will get over it. I felt so bad for him, now he is laying on the floor sleeping since he exhausted himself so much. Poor baby.

Ok, so I didn't post last night because we went to the Orioles/Yankees game. The social club that I work for refereeing had a social night out. Where you got tickets, a sandwich and free beer from 5-7 before the game, so Jimmy and I, my cousin and her boyfriend and 5 of our friends all went. It was a lot of fun. The game was great, but ended in a rain out and will be finished in July. But all in all a great nite. Not such a good food night...but I didn't have any beer, so there were no wasted calories there. Here is my menu from today then followed by my menu from yesterday...

6/29/07 Menu

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
One Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
One Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil

Snacks:
Fruita Bu - 2pts - Fruit Serving
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Fiber One Bar - 2pts
Mini PB Cups (2) - 2pts

Lunch:
Lite Wheat Roll - 1pt
Baked Chicken Breast w/ Hot Sauce - 3pts
Carrots - 0pts - Vegetable Serving

Snacks:
Yogurt - 2pts
Strawberries - 1pt - Fruit Serving
WW Candy - 1pt
Pirates Booty - 2.5pts

Dinner:
Lite Wheat Roll -1pt
Turkey Burger - 3pts
French Fries - 4pts

Dessert:
Skinny Cow - 2pts

Total = 30pts - 24 Daily Points = 6pts - 1AP = 5 Flex Points Used (17.5 Flex Remaining)

6/28/07 Menu

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
One Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
One Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil

Snacks:
Fruita Bu - 2pts - Fruit Serving
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Fiber One Bar - 2pts

Lunch:
Wasa Crackers - 1pt
Laughing Cow Cheese (2) - 2pts
Carrots - 0 pts - Vegetable Serving

Snacks:
WW Candy - 1pt

Dinner:
Chicken Cheese Steak - 11pts
Chips - 3pts

Snack: late nite
Taquito - 5pts (shared with Jimmy)

3 AP's earned from an hour of walking, to and from the stadium and around in the 95 degree heat

Total = 30.5pts - 24 Daily Pts = -6.5 - 3AP's = -3.5 Flex Used (22.5 Flex Remaining)

Ok...enough typing for tonight...

Until tomorrow...

Adios :)

A little better of a day...

Today went a little better, I talked to my boss about what frustrated me today. He said he'd get an answer for me and get back to me. Then I got confronted by his boss, and it was just plain weird. Nothing was really made better about it, not yet anyway.

I did really good with food during the day today, then on my way home from my softball game, I got a call from Jimmy saying we were getting chinese food for dinner. I agreed, so I can't complain much, but then it wasn't even good either. Oh well, live and learn.

Here is my menu:

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
1 Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
1 Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil
Flavor Ice - 0pts

Snacks:
Fiber One Bar - 2pts
Fruita Bu - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Lunch:
Crab Vegetable Soup - 1.5pts - Vegetable Serving
Leftover Noodles (from Sunday Dinner) - 3pts
Carrots - 0pts - Vegetable Serving
Candy - 1pt

Snacks:
Yogurt - 2pts - Milk Serving
Strawberries - 1pt - Fruit Serving
WW Candy - 1pt

Dinner:
Chinese Food :( - pts

Total = 34 pts - 24 Daily Points = 10pts - 5 AP's (softball) = 5 Flex Used (26 Flex Remaining)

Until Tomorrow...

Adios :)

A long and tad bit frustrating day...

Well today is over, and to be honest I am glad. I am getting a little frustrated with work and promises that people make and don't follow through on. I am frankly a little tired with doing all of the house work. And I was incredibly frustrated to come home and find my pups in a panic because some idiot was setting off fireworks right behind our house and scared the pups really bad. Then I had to walk them...they freaked about every few min because of the fireworks sounds. Not fun. I think I have had enough of today and need to shower and get to bed and start anew tomorrow.

Here is my menu for today:

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
1 Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
1 Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil

Snacks:
Fruita Bu - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Light String Cheese - 1pt

Lunch:
Crab Vegetable Soup - 1.5pts - Vegetable Serving
Carrots - 0pts - Vegetable Serving
Wasa Crackers - 1pt
Laughing Cow Wedges (2) - 2pts

Snacks:
Pumpkin Roll - 5pts
WW Candy - 1pt
Other Candy - 1.5pts

Dinner:
Subway Veggie Sub - 5.5 pts (too much feta cheese!)
Baked Lays - 3pts

Dessert:
Skinny Cow - 2pts

Total = 28 points - 24 Daily Points = 4 Flex Points used (31 Flex Remaining)

ok...off to shower then bed...until tomorrow...

Adios :)

Good Day...

Today was a good day in the eating department...and all in all a good day.

Today I weighed in at 190.6 down 1.6lbs! Not too shabby. Not as big a loss as last week, but I wasn't expecting that. A loss was all I was looking for.

Here is today's menu:

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
1 Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
1 Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil

Snacks:
Fruita Bu - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving
WW Candy - 1pt

Lunch:
Leftover Turkey Loaf - 4pts
Green Pepper Strips & Carrots - 0pts - Vegetable Serving

Snack:
Pudding Cup - 1pt
Soy Beans - 2pts - Vegetable Serving

**Update 6/26/07: 2 forgotten items (I didn't have my journal last night when I typed my post)
**Wasa Crackers - 1pt
**Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges (2) - 2pts

Dinner:
Chicken Breast - 3.5pts
Tomato Sauce - 1pt
Egg Noodles - 4pts

Dessert:
Skinny Cow - 2pts
WW Candy - 1pt

Total = 27 - 24 Daily Points = 3 pts - 3AP's (softball game) = 0 pts (35 Flex Points Remaining)

As for yesterday's menu...it was the day that I took my cousin to the really good Italian place in town as congratulations for finishing her first year teaching 5th grade. So...I only had some frosted mini wheats with skim milk in the morning before my 5k race and then I had a Lean Pocket in the mid afternoon and a skinny cow. That is all I had before dinner, because dinner is so good there and you HAVE to get the crab pretzel as an appetizer, which is amazing with HUGE pieces of lump crab meat on top...after some of that some salad, a bread stick, I only ate about 4 bites of my chicken oscar dinner...chicken with crab meat and brought the rest home for Jimmy, which he enjoyed today. So I only ate 12 points before I went to dinner and since I had earned 5 AP's from my 5K, I had 17 points to eat for dinner +1 Flex point left...but I think that I still ate over the 18 for dinner, but who knows exactly. All I know is that I enjoyed every bit of it :) But one day going over points in 2 weeks isn't going to kill me...though I might have had a bigger loss today. But today and for the rest of this week I am totally back in the groove.

I made another big pot of my crab vegetable soup yesterday I did a double batch and gave half to my dad to take home when they stopped by, so I have that to eat all this week for lunch, so that will help a lot.

The 5K went great...30:09...I was going for under 30, but I didn't make it this time. Maybe next time. The race was great though, because it was only women, and everyone was so supportive and was cheering everyone else on. It was great to see and be a part of that. Jimmy worked at the bar the night before and didn't get home until 530am and still got up and came to watch me run. He is such a sweetheart and supportive husband. He even went to the store during the race and bought me flowers! :) He's too sweet.

Well I need to go and get to bed soon...Class is in session at work until Wednesday. Oh! And today we have had the request come in to have our 3 day course in Germany!! How much would that ROCK! So hopefully sometime in late August I will get to go to Germany...and hopefully Jimmy can come too :)

Until tomorrow...

Adios :)

Long Day...

This post is going to be short, because it is after midnight and I am beat...and I need to be up by 7am to be at my 5K tomorrow by 730...

My menu:

Breakfast:
Jello - 1pt
Banana - 2pts

Lunch:
Pizza Bagel - 8pts

Dinner:
Macaroni & Cheese - 22.5pts
Chicken Breast - 6pts

Total = 39.5pts - 24 Daily Points = -15.5 Flex Used (1 Flex Point Remaining)

Tomorrow is going to be tough with only 1 Flex left, (since I am taking my cousin out to dinner as a congrats on finishing her 1st year as a teacher...and it is THE BEST Italian place in town!!) but with my 5K in the morning I am going to earn 5AP's and I am sure that I earned some AP's today with my dog walk, walking while shopping and cleaning...but I didn't count any of them...so hopefully I will be ok tomorrow.

Until tomorrow...

Adios :)

Take Your Dog to Work Day

Today was take your dog to work day and it went great!! I was a little worried that Mack would bark at people walking by our office or go nuts with the other dogs there. But he was so incredibly well behaved that even I had a hard time believing it!! I am so happy that it went well because that definitely allows the opportunity to bring him or one of the other doggies next year. Everyone in the office loved him too. Even one of my co-workers who was skeptical about me bringing him, kept saying he was cool dog and so well behaved :)

So far today has been great. I got to see Jimmy a little bit before he left to go and work at the bar tonight, so that was great. Right now my turkey loaf is in the oven and I am waiting for my cousin to get here to eat dinner and then we are off to get a pedicure. I can't wait. My feet need it so bad, all of the softball playing and walking around in my bare feet in Belize really did a number on them.

Last night I was munchy and had a WW ice cream bar after I did my post, so I took 2 more pts off of my flex and now have 23 flex remaining.

Here is today's menu:

Breakfast:
Frosted Mini Wheats - 4pts
1/2 c. Skim Milk - 1pt - Milk Serving
Banana - 2ps - Fruit Serving

Snacks:
Fiber One Bar - 2pts
Tootsie Rolls - 1.5pts

Lunch:
Buffalo Chicken - 3pts
Roll - 1pt
Green Pepper Strips and Carrots - 0pts - Vegetable Serving

Snacks:
Fruita Bu - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Candy - 2pts

Dinner:
Turkey Loaf - 8pts
Steamed Veggies - 0pts - Vegetable Serving

Dessert:
Yummy Rita's Italian Water Ice - 5pts (and worth every one!)

Total = 25.5 points - 24 Daily Points = -6.5 Flex (16.5 flex remaining)

Ok I am off to get the turkey loaf out of the oven...yummy...until tomorrow...

Adios :)

Tomorrow is Friday...

Yeah! Tomorrow is Friday!! I can't wait...not only is it Friday, it is take your dog to work day--and I did get permission to bring Mack to work with me. And it is also, Carrie doesn't have anything to do after work day except going to go and get a pedicure and sit on my but and watch Grey's Anatomy DVDs :) It will be great and well worth it!

Today was good. Tonight when I was umping softball a really good friend of mine from college was playing on one of the teams. It was so great to see him and catch up. He looked great and actually just joined the Navy and is going to officers school next week. I am so happy for him. But now that I found out that he is living in town here...I wish he wasn't leaving and we could hang out. But hopefully now we will stay in touch better and I can see him when he comes home.

Ok...here is my menu...then I need to get to bed! I want to get to work early with Mack tomorrow so that he can get the lay of the building and then relax and not wander.

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
One Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
One Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil
Banana - 2pts - Fruit Serving

Snacks:
Fiber One Bar - 2pts
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Lunch:
Soybeans - 2pts - Vegetable Serving
Jello - 1pt

Snacks:
Hostess Mini Cupcakes - 1pt
Lollipop -1pt
Fruit Snacks - 2pts

Dinner:
Subway Veggie Sub w/ Feta - 5pts - Vegetable Serving
Baked Chips - 3pts

Snack:
Turkey Kielbasa - 4pts
Lite Hot Dog Roll - 1pt

Total: 27.5 pts - 24 Daily Pts = -3.5 Flex Used (25 Flex Remaining)

**2 days ago when I said I might have a little snack before bed...I had a WW candy for 1pt, so I subtracted that 1pt from my Flex Points today**

Ok...gotsa go and get my butt in the shower then bed....Until Tomorrow...

Adios :)

Long Day...but fun...

Like I said yesterday today was going to fly by and it did...I can't believe it is already 1040. I am beat, so this is going to be quick.

Here is today's menu:

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
One Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
One Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil
Watermelon - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Snacks:
Fiber One Bar - 2pts
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Fruita Bu - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Lunch:
Lean Pocket - 6pts

Snack:
Apple - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Few Jelly Bellies - 1pt

Dinner:
Burger - 7pts
Cheese - 3pts
Roll - 3pts
1/2 Small Baked Potato - 1pt
1/2 Teaspoon Sour Cream - .5pts

Dessert:
WW Ice Cream Bar - 2pts

Total: 32pts - 24 Daily Pts = 8 pts - 3 AP's (softball and walk) = 5 Flex Used (24.5 Flex Remaining)

Tonight we went out after softball, I got a burger and it was great. Instead of the yummy fries they usually have I got a baked potato and when it came it was tiny which was great and I only ate half of it. So not too bad.

Tomorrow is another long day. I think I might take a break at lunch and go look for a pair of shoes and just get out of the office for a bit.

Oh yea!! Friday is 'Take Your Dog to Work Day'!!! So Google that and find out the details then check with your boss to see if your pup can come to work with you! I am still awaiting permission from my boss, but it is looking good!! I will only take one with me...but I will love every minute of it!

Until tomorrow...

Adios :)

It's only Tuesday???

I need a Friday...heck, we can skip Friday and I'll take a Saturday.

Though after my great weigh in yesterday, I am pumped about another week on plan. (See Below)

Here is my menu for today:

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
One Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
One Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil
Watermelon - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Snacks:
Fiber One Bar - 2pts
Hostess Mini Cupcakes - 1pt

Lunch:
Big Salad w/ Croutons, RF Feta, Veggies, & Chicken w/ hot sauce - 5pts - Vegetable Serving
Dressing - 1.5pts -Healthy Oil

Snacks:
Fiber One Bar - 2pts
Green Pepper Strips & Carrots - 0pts - Vegetable Serving
Fruita Bu - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Dinner:
2 lite hot dog rolls - 2pts
2 Turkey Kilbasa (YUMMY) - 4pts

Dessert:
WW Ice Cream Bar - 2pts

**I might have another little snack...if I do, I will post it tomorrow**

Total: 24 pts - 24 daily pts = 0 (29.5 Flex Points Remaining)

Today flew by...I had a meeting at work, then training, then I left around 3:15 to come home and take care of the pups so that they'd be all set for when I had to go to Ump Softball tonight. Jimmy is at the bar again tonight -- working there for the 2nd out of 5 days this week. We figure, he should take the shifts while they are being offered since it is such great money. Though I do miss him incredibly when I am here and he is not, especially when I go to bed with just the doggies. But he is doing this for us and whatever our future together brings. Since we both say that not too far down the road we won't be working at the bar and reffing anymore, we'll be staying home with a baby...we hope :) so we are doing it while we can...

Tomorrow is going to fly by as well...I am going to up and to work early because I have to leave there at 11 to get to the Dr's by 1130 and then home to take care of the doggies, then back to work for a few hours. Then I have another softball game (playing this time though :)) Then back home again...it never ends.

Speaking of softball we had a make-up game last night and we won, we are still undefeated. We won the league last year, but the team that challenged us is no longer playing, so right now we are just crushing everyone, which isn't all that fun. Oh, and I got kicked in the game last night. My friend Shannon and I were switching playing 2nd and catching every other inning and one of the innings I am catching, there is a play at home, no biggie...but the guy tagged up on 3rd after the ball was caught in left field and saw that a 'girl' was playing catcher...and decided to leisurely run to home...well little did he know that this 'girl' can catch and throw and was determined to kick his ass and show him who was boss...that was what he was getting for underestimating my ability...I HATE THAT! So Mark throws the ball in to me from left field...let me rephrase that...he FIRED the ball in to me at home (it would have seriously broken some bones had I not had a glove...he has an arm like that pitcher in Major League the movie!) anyway...I catch it of course and then the guy looks up shocked! Like "what?!" and I just shoot him this look and he goes to turn around and run back to third and he slips! Ha! So I didn't even have to show him that I would have chased his big butt down and tagged him out...but all I had to do was bend down towards the ground where he lay and tag him :) it was sweet. But in the end when he fell his foot went out from under him and he got me right in knee with a cleat and then above my knee in the muscle with the other part of his foot. No blood. And with the adrenaline last night, there was no pain either...but getting up and trying to walk this morning...woah! Just since I got hit in the muscle it bruised the muscle and it was like a knot. It has gotten a lot better as the day goes on since I have been using it all day. I hope tomorrow isn't as bad.

Well I need to get to bed. Until tomorrow everyone....Have a great Hump Day!

Adios :)

Sunday's Menu -- Catch up...

Here is my menu from Sunday... I said I was going to post my menu's every day...so I need to play catch up...first will come Sunday's then Monday's then in my next post later on tonight will come today's...this is just for my own check and sanity :)

Breakfast:
Pudding Cup - 1pt
Frozen Yogurt Cone from Ikea :) - 3pts

Snack:
1/2 WW English Muffin (I dropped the other half face first on the rug in the kitchen and it didn't look all that good with the coating of dog hair!) - .5pts
1/2 Tablespoon Honey & 1/2 Teaspoon PB - 1pt - Healthy Oil

Lunch/Dinner:
Turkey Dog - 1pt
Shrimp Cocktail - 1pt
Light Hot Dog Bun - 1pt
Potato - 1.5pts
Corn on the Cob - 1pt
Few pieces of chicken from a skewer - 1.5pts

Snack:
Cheese and Crackers - 6pts
Chips and Dip - 4pts

Dessert:
Ice Cream Cake :) - 7pts

Total 29.5 - 24 Daily Points = -5.5 Flex Used (Remaining Flex 0pts)


Monday's Menu:

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
One Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
One Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil
Watermelon - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Snacks:
WW Candy - 1pt
Pineapple Cake :) - 5pts

Lunch:
Salad - .5pts - Vegetable Serving
Dressing - 1pt - Healthy Oil
Soup - .5pts (very little left!) -Vegetable Serving
Green Pepper Strips and Carrots - 0pts - Vegetable Serving

Snack:
Yogurt - 2pts - Milk Serving
Strawberries - 1pt - Fruit Serving
WARM Choc. Chip Cookie :) - 2pts
Candy - 1pt

Dinner:
Hot Ham & Cheese on a Pretzel Roll - 9pts
French Fries - 6pts

Snack:
Jello - 1pt

Activity Points:
4 for playing one hour of softball in 94 degree heat!

Total: 33.5 - 24 Daily Points = -9.5pts - 4 AP's = 5.5 Flex Used (29.5 Flex Remaining)

That it for this post...I'll be back later tonight to post some more!!

Until then...

Adios :)
Total:

Very Quick...

This is going to be a short post because I need to get to bed to get up early for work. Did good today, not great, but good. Used a few too many flex points if you ask me for a Monday.

But weigh in went really good!! Down 4.2lbs!! I know that is a lot to expect to keep up every week, but I am pumped for a great kick off!!

I will post my menus and all tomorrow!!

Until then...

Adios :)

The Weekend

It is finally back to being hot, so I am loving this weekend!

Yesterday (Saturday) I went to watch Jimmy play in an all day soccer tournament in Washington, DC. I did leave for a little while to attend my work summer cookout at one of my co-workers in Annapolis. That was fun, I wish I could have stayed longer and Jimmy could have come with me. They had a live band, a swimming pool, tons of yummy food and great company and AWESOME weather.

I did ok yesterday, I ate most of my flex points at the cookout, but that was what I was planning to do anyway, so I think I did great! :) One thing that I will do better is pack more things (point friendly) for things like when I was at the soccer tournament. I ate most of my points there on crap like granola bars (not point friendly ones), etc, because I was starving!

Today I only have 2.5 flex points remaining, but I am going to get some activity in today, like taking the dogs to the park, washing and cleaning out both cars and doing some gardening. So the AP's will definitely help, though I might not need them. I have planned out my day pretty well. I got up a little late, slept in with Jimmy, since he worked at the bar last night after his soccer tourney, he was beat to say the least (he's still sleeping :)) so that helped, I got up and had some breakfast, not my usual english muffin, because we were out. Gripe - why can't they sell them in packs of 7?!? so I can have one for each day of the week!! But I did do a quick run to the store after buying my dad's Father's Day present and got english muffins, so I can have that as a low point lunch with some watermelon.

Tonight we have a fathers day cookout at my brothers house. I have bought turkey hot dogs for me to have and lite hot dog rolls and I was in charge of bringing the salad. So I should be great for tonight...all depending on dessert :) Nah, I will make sure I will have enough for at least a small bite.

Here is my menu from yesterday...I got sort of munchy and thrown off track at night -- since the work cookout was at 2:30 and that was when I ate my big meal...but the things I got munchy on were low point!! Though it does add up :)

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
One Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
One Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil
Watermelon - 1pt - Fruit Serving
1 c. Skim Milk - 2pts - Milk Serving

Snacks:
Granola Bar - 4pts
Furita Bu - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Orange Juice - 1.5 pts - Fruit Serving
Granola - 3pts

Lunch/Dinner:
2 Crab Balls - 4pts
Veggies - 0pts - Vegetable Serving
BBQ Chicken - 4pts
Roll - 2pts
Steamed Shrimp - 1pt

Snacks:
Pulled Pork Leftover - 3pts
Hostess Mini Cupcakes - 1pt
Pudding Pops (2!) - 2pts

Total = 33 - 24 Daily Points = 9 Flex Points Used (5.5 Flex Points Remaining)

**Oh yea...the Movie was HYSTERICAL!!! We both laughed out loud almost the entire time! I'd definitely recommend it! I did have some snacks at the movie though...that is why my Flex Points are lower. I did count for everything, here is what I had: I shared a light Orange Creme Frappicino with Jimmy (thanks to my Hungry Girl email that let me know that they had these new wonderful low point drinks at Starbucks! 3pts for a large and since we shared it only 1.5pts --with no whip cream of course, but it was delish!!) I also had a small Charleston Chew which was 1.5 points as well. I counted 4 pts for all of my movie snacks just to be on the safe side!!**

Ok...off to do some cleaning and being outside!! Everyone have a great finish to your day and I will post my weigh in and my today's menu tomorrow.

Until then...

Adios :)

FRIDAY :)

Hello All...I am so happy it is the weekend...

Tonight's post is going to be quick because Jimmy and I are going to go out
soon to see "Knocked Up". I can't wait to see it I heard it is hysterical. I will
let you all know what I think tomorrow.

Today was good, a long day at work but other then that not bad. I wasn't
planning on going over by 5 points but I still have plenty of flex points
left for the weekend, though I don't plan on going overboard or anything.
Today could have been a lot worse though...we had our annual ethics
training at work today and they had tons of pizza, chips and cookies! I
didn't know about this ahead of time though so I didn't plan working any
of it in, so I didn't have ANYTHING! NSV I guess :)


Now here is my menu:

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
One Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
One Teaspoon PB - .5pt - Healthy Oil
Watermelon - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Snacks:
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving
100 Calorie Pack Hostess Cupcakes - 1pt!! (I am incredibly excited about
this one...I didn't know that they had 5 grams of fiber and were only 1pt!!)

Lunch:
Leftover Pulled Pork Sandwich (Big Roll) - 6pts
Crab Soup - 1.5pts - Vegetable Serving
Green Pepper Strips & Carrots - 0pts - Vegetable Serving
Sugar Free Jello Cup - 0pts

Snack:
Yogurt - 2pts - Milk Serving
Strawberries - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Protein Bar - 4pts (I totally didn't want this, but was stuck in traffic and it
was the only thing in the car! Next time I will be better prepared!)

Dinner:
Turkey Burger - 4pts
Bun - 3pts

Dessert:
Jello Pudding Pop - 1pt
Smarties - 1pt

Total: 29 points - 24 Daily Points = -5 Flex Points (18.5 Flex Points
Remaining)

Have an amazing weekend everyone! Call your fathers and tell
them you love them!

Until tomorrow...

Adios :)

It's COLD!!!

It's JUNE and it is COLD!! What is going on??!! I wore sweatpants and a sweatshirt to walk the dogs!! I mean this is crazy...where is my warm weather!? ok, enough of that, I guess I will just have to wait on the heat to come back. I should probably be saying my prayers since I have to wear a full suit to work tomorrow and I'd be miserable if it were really hot, but 60 is not fun.

Ok, I don't really have much to say today, I am beat. I worked 2 softball games tonight and didn't get to leave work for lunch, so the day seemed really long. And Jimmy got to go to the Orioles game tonight, so he isn't home and might not come home, depending on if they go out after the game. Since he has to open the gym at 6am tomorrow he might just spend the night at his friends house in the city and then just go to work in the morning. So it's just me and the pups and I am ready for bed.

Here is my menu:

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
One Tablespoon Honey  - 1pt
One Teaspoon PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil
Watermelon - 1pt

Snacks:
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Fruit aBu - 1pt - Fruit Serving
WW Candy - 1pt

Lunch:
Pulled Pork Sandwich leftovers - 4.5pts
Crab Soup - 1.5pts - Vegetable Serving
Green Pepper Strips and Carrots - 0pts

Snack:
Sugar Free Jello Cup - 0pts
Yogurt - 2pts - Milk Serving
Strawberries - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Dinner:
Subway Veggie Sub 6" - 4pts - Vegetable Serving
Baked Lays - 3pts
Diet Soda - 0pts

Dessert:
Skinny Cow - 2pts
Chips and Salsa - 3pts

Total = 27.5 - 24 Daily Points = 3.5 Flex Used (23.5 Flex Points Remaining)

Until tomorrow...

Adios :)

Doggie and the Bunny

Good News!! Chloe is feeling better! Don't know what it is...but she spent the whole night gated in the bathroom just in case. Besides one throwing up episode early this morning...she ate food and drank water and did not get sick all day and she seems back to herself!! So we are both so happy, we were very worried about her.

Now the bunny part...Jimmy and I went to walk the dogs last night, me with Mack and Tuck and he took Chloe since she wasn't moving so fast. So I am walking ahead with the two and they see something in the front yard we are walking past. I look over and it is a big fuzzy lop eared bunny, so cute! So I pull the dogs away and the bunny hops over to Mack and Mack sniffs it and that is all he did, I was surprised, but I think he was just about as shocked as I was that the bunny came to him and didn't hop away like the wild ones do. Tucker just wanted to play with it! So I get the dogs to continue down the block and I look back and the bunny is following us down the sidewalk! I get the dogs to the other side of the street and we run back home.

So I meet Jimmy at the house as he is getting ready to put Chloe back in and run off to his soccer game and I had him drive me back over to where the bunny was. I brought a towel with me so in case he had nails when I picked him up I wouldn't get scratched. So we found him and he let me pick him up and he was so cute and friendly!! I wanted to take him home with me. So Jimmy and I go knocking on doors at 10pm. Luckily the first door we knock on knows who the bunny belongs to, his neighbor. He said they always bring the bunny outside and they must have forgotten him :( that he was an old bunny and doesn't move too fast. So we found a cage in their back yard and put him in it by the front door so they would find him when they came home. So I went to bed last night knowing I helped mr. bunny. :)

Here is my menu:

Breakfast:
WW English Muffin - 1pt
1 Tablespoon Honey - 1pt
1 Teaspoon PB - .5pts
Watermelon - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Snack:
Fiber One Bar - 2pts
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Lunch:
Crab Soup - 1.5pts - Vegetable Serving
Green Pepper Strips & Carrots - 0pts - Vegetable Serving
String Cheese - 1pt

Snack:
Yogurt - 2pts - Milk Serving
Strawberries - 1pt - Fruit Serving
1 WW Candy - 1pt
2 mini tootsie rolls - .5

Dinner:
Subway Veggie Sub - 4pts
Baked Lays -3pts

Snack:
Skinny Cow - 2pts
Chips & Salsa - 3pts
Good-n-Plentys - 2pts

Total Points: 27.5 - 24 daily points = 3.5 flex points used (27 flex points remaining)

I snacked a lot today, mindless really, but didn't do too bad...

Off to bed...until tomorrow.

Adios :)

Day Two...on track...off work...

Yep, woke up this morning around 4am to a puking pup....a puking pup that puked every 15 min or so...so I called out of work. I had TONS of stuff to do around the house since we got back from our trip. But when I texted my boss to tell him I was staying home, I played the "if you have any work for me to do from here then let me know" routine, so hopefully I won't get too harassed when I get back to work tomorrow :)

So here is my menu for today...I have also decided that I am weighing myself every day, I know there will be ups and downs, but at least I will know where I stand and if there is an up, I will be more likely to be more strict that day...and I liked what I saw today!! I am only going to post my weigh-ins though once a week...so not until next Monday.

**Oh, last night I made a modified WW 0pt Veggie Soup, I made it following the recipe, but added corn instead of green beans and added crab meat! I am counting 1.5 pts per serving to cover the crab meat and corn.

Breakfast:
1 WW English Muffin - 1pt
1 tablespoon honey - 1pt
1 teaspoon reduced fat PB - .5pts - Healthy Oil Serving
1/2 c. Skim Milk - 1pt - Milk Serving

Lunch:
Crab Vegetable Soup - 1.5pts - Vegetable Serving

Snacks:
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Pudding Cup - 1pt
Fiber One Bar - 2pts
Yogurt - 2pts - Milk Serving
Strawberries - 1pt - Fruit Serving
WW Candy - 1pt

Dinner:
2 Small Pulled Pork Sandwiches - 12pts
Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich - 2pts

Total: 27.5 points - 24 daily points = 3 Flex Points Used (30.5 Flex Points Remaining)

Chloe is still sick, we don't know what is wrong with her :( she couldn't keep anything down this all day, but now she seems to be keeping water down, which is a good step in the right direction...but she still won't eat. So if she is still not feeling better tomorrow then Jimmy is going to take her to the vet. I hope she is ok.

I have to go and finish putting away the clean clothes so I can actually get into bed soon. Hope everyone is doing great!!

Until tomorrow...

Adios :)

I'm Back...

I am back from Belize, have been for a little less then a week now, but many things have kept me away from blogging...such as, getting life back to normal after one of the best vacations of my life, my husbands birthday (or birthday weekend as he says :)), my boss passing away, my in-laws coming over, etc., etc., etc., I could go on and on...

The trip was amazing and I have some pictures to post, but will need more time then I have right now, so that will have to wait. I have more important things to blog about.

I am re-committing for the last time. I am fully back on Weight Watchers, counting points and I am going to follow in Jeannie's footsteps at Points and Pounds and post my menu every day, no matter how bad it is.

So day one...week one...goal...to get to 175...I am embarrassed to say I am back up over what I started at way back when and am starting at 194.6 so I need to lose 10% of my body weight which will put me at 175.

Many things are contributing to this...one, my husband now officially weighs less then I do, that kills me. He has lost over 50 lbs and I am incredibly proud of him, but it is killing me that I can't lose anything, all I would be so happy with just 15 lbs...and I can't even do that! So I am on a mission. Weight Watchers Hard Core. I have to do this for me and only for me. I need to stick with points every day, week days the most, since with work being so crazy and with me working 2 jobs and playing softball, I do not have time to get to the gym unless it rains during the week, so counting points is crucial.

so here is my menu:

Breakfast:
1/2 of a really nasty smoothie - 1pt - Fruit Serving
watermelon - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Mid Morning Snack:
Apple Chips - 1pt - Fruit Serving

Lunch:
Edemame - 2pts
Green Pepper - 0pts - Vegetable Serving
Carrots - 0 pts - Vegetable Serving

Afternoon Snack:
Strawberries - 1pt - Fruit Serving
Yogurt - 2pts - Milk Serving

Dinner:
Chicken & Cheese Calzone - 13 pts
Crab Won tons - 3.5 pts

Total Points: 25.5 - 24 daily points = 1.5 flex points used (33.5 flex points remaining)

It is supposed to rain 1 or 2 days this week, so hopefully I will get to post about Belize sometime soon. There is so much to tell, some of which you might not believe, but it really did happen :) I swear.

Until tomorrow...

Adios :)