Patio and Bike Season

Good morning Teaspoons,

I’m really the worst at being consistent on this blog lately!

Little update:  Last week, I gained 1.8 pounds and this week, I lost 0.6 pounds.  I’m yo-yoing a lot lately and I know exactly why:  I’m not writing down what I eat and with the nice weather, I’m drinking a little more alcohol then usual (hello patio season!).

This said I’m still not discouraged.  I’m still running 3 times a weeks (I’m now at 10 minutes run + 5 minutes walk + 10 minutes run).  All I need to do now is track EVERYTHING (even my drinks) and I should start losing again.

My friend Sarah was over for a visit and she was telling me that one of her friend lost over 70 pounds and started going to the gym and even bought herself a bicycle to get around town!  I’m so very proud of you Emilie!!! Good job girl!!! Keep going!  You will get to your goal!  I’m sure of it.  Her goal is to lose 5 pounds in the next two weeks! Go Emilie GO! Get those legs moving and that healthy eating going. 

I get super excited when people take their weight into their own hands and start seeing results.  I know how hard it is.  The scale goes up and down and your emotions all around but you have to keep in mind why you are living a healthier life and why you it’s worth doing all these sacrifices.

Till next time (hopefully sooner than later), keep your head up and do like Emilie, get your bike out!  I'm going to get my baby out this weekend! 

                                                               Here's my baby! ;)

Just Keep Swimming

Good evening teaspoons!

Holly Molly I haven't written in ages!!! I'm soooo sorry!!!! 

So here's an update!

I'm still running three times a week! After 3 and a half weeks of running, of drinking 2 litres of water a day, of watching what I eat and of completely cutting out carbs at lunch time, I finaly lost some weight! Yay me! I lost 2.4 pounds this week that I don't wish to see ever again on my body!!! 

Here's a pic of me running in the rain a fee weeks ago and then one of today's run! I'm red as heck but means I'm working hard!! 

How are YOUR weight loss journey going? Give me some news :)

Easter Weekend

Good morning Teaspoons! 

It's Friday morning and I'm still lounging in bed... Why am I not working you ask? Because it's Good Friday! I'm looking foward to the long weekend and my parents visiting but I'm really scared about my diet taking a hit. For tonight, I've prepared a huge lasagna. I know, not the best choice. I'm planning on pairing it with a green healthy salad instea of the usually creamy (fatning) ceaser salade. I'm going to try to resist taking a big piece of lasagna and only take a small one and fill the rest of my plate with salad. I'm still going to have a glass of wine but not go overboard. And finaly, I'm going to go running today to have extra points. 

Tomorrow, I'm making chicken so that should be alright. And then my dad is making a huge ham on Sunday. All this food in such a short weekend. I just have to be smart at breakfast and lunch and make good healthy choices. I also have to remind myself why I'm doing all of this.

On that, have a GREAT Easter Teaspoons!!!!

On The Run Again

Good evening Teaspoons!

I started running again! Now that the good weather is finaly here and there's less wind (since I now live in the woods), I finaly convinced myself to lace up my shoes! So hopefully, in 10 weeks, I'll be able to run 5K! I never did a 5K before but came close to it. So I'm going to try it again! 

                  Yay! The sun is here! 

                  Let's stretch and run!

Snowed In!

Good day Teaspoons!

Sorry about my absence last night: our electricity went out around 4 pm and we only got it back this morning around 10 am.

Weight-in went better than I anticipated. I gained 0.6 pounds. I thought I would of gained much more because I feel so tight in my pants. This said, I'm not happy with myself. In the last two weeks, I have gained a total of 1.8 pounds. It's so crazy how fast we can gain wait but how much time it takes to lose it again!! 

But hey! I'm back on track since Tuesday. We are moving today but I'm still going to try my best to make smart choices in between emptying boxes. 

How did your weight-in go? 

We had quite a storm yesterday! Here's a picture of the car with the snow! 

Till next time, keep warm my Teaspoons!  

Awesome New Recipe!

Good day Teaspoons! 

One good thing about being on a diet? You try to find new recipes that are tasty but low in point plus value! Yes I've tried lots of recipes who just didn't make the cut! However, here's one that hits the mark! It's easy to make and easy on the points ;) I made it with one cup of rice noodles so calculated 5 pts for the noodles, 3 points for 2 oz. of beef and 2 points for the broth (I estimated here). It's super tasty because of all the herbs and spices! Give it a try :) 

http://dannysouper.radio-canada.ca/recette/Soupe-Un-Peu-Tonkinoise-Au-B-uf

             Sooooo yummy and filing! 

Enjoy!

Little Update

Good evening! 

Little little fast update: had a great weekend! Saturday, went to a friend's house where we had fondu.We only had chicken, shrimps and veggies so it was a lean meal. On sunday, I went out for brunch with my boyfriend and resisted bacon! Yay me! Had a beautiful omelette! It was yummy! 

I'm happy to say that since last Wednesday, I've drank two litres of water every.single.day. This is a huge improvement for me because I never used to drink any water. We'll see in two days if it will makes a difference on the scale. I'm really happy with myself because I tracked all week. The only thing left to do is to start working out again! I know I can do it but I find that I'm having a hard time convincing myself to workout now that I arrive later from work than before because we moved ( so im further from work). I should still make place in my day for exercising. I keep thinking of my friend Melissa who exercises at 10 pm at night after her daughter is in bed! If she can do it at 10pm, I can certainly do it at 8pm!

Even though I've been doing really well this week, I don't expect much from the scale on Wednesday. I've been having bad habits lately so I know that it will take more then one week of staying on track to see results! I'm motivated to continue!!

Till next time, keep on tracking! 

Lunch With Friends

Good evening Teaspoons!

I was in meeting all day so let me tell you, I'm happy to be home! Today I went to lunch with a friend of mine. We went to a brewery so I knew there were going to serve pub style food. 

I choose something that I would like (because no one wants to pay for food they don't really like but that have a lesser point value), but that wouldn't be too many points. I stayed away from the foods with the words "buttery", "creamy" and "cheezy".  I had an awesome chicken and bacon panini with curry mayo and fries. I took one side of the bread off and put it aside. I ate the panini before the fries so I wouldn't eat as many fries. All in all, I estimated that the sandwich and fries were 18 points. 

Because I had already ate 22 points, I made myself a HUGE salad for supper. I added an egg for protein and made my own dressing. My salad was 5 pts. 

        HUGE salad I had for supper! 

So I guess it is possible to eat out while on a diet! :) You just have to be wise about it. Now I'm relaxing with my 2 litres of water and a movie. 

Have a great weekend y'all! 

Trying My Hardest!

Good evening Teaspoons! 

I'm at the end of another day of this weight loss journey and I keep telling myself "one day at a time" and "slow and steady wins the race". I'm not dwelling on the mistakes I made yesterday or the week before but instead, I'm looking foward to the days to come. 

I've had a great day today. I counted everything I ate and I feel great about it. I even drank the recommended 2 litres of water (which I almost never do)! 

Tomorrow, I'm going to lunch with a friend. I'm going to make the best choices I can at the restaurant and I'm already planing on eating a good, healthy, low in points salad for supper so I won't go over my point allowance. 

Hopefully tomorrow will go as well as today! 

Another Week, Another Loss.

Good Day Teaspoons! 

Another weight in, another loss! Yay! 

Lost a pound this week which really surprised me! Although I'm quite happy about the loss, I'm not happy about how I ate this week. I didn't count my points and didn't do portion control. 

This week, I vow to calculate and write down everything I eat. Even if I go over my points, I will still write it down. That's the only way I can be aware of what I put in my mouth. 

Soooooo happy coffee isn't any points!

So here's to another week towards a better self! 

All Moved In

Good evening Teaspoons!

I finally got the Internet at the new place hooked up! It's so pretty here by the lake! Can't wait for the good weather to get here so I can throw the kayaks in the water and do some exercise. Unfortunately, Mother Nature is not cooperating. We had another snow day today. So what did I do? I made a sugar pie... Like really? Why oh why do I make sugar pies if I'm trying to lose weight? And it's not as if I kept on track all week. Oh no sir! I had family visiting this weekend so we ate and drank (cuz that's what we do when we're all together). Therefore, I'm expecting bad results on the scale tomorrow morning. Hopefully this week, I'll keep to my guns and follow WW.

Here's a pic of me in the sun having coffee last Saturday (only day we saw the sun in the last week). 

Till tomorrow, keep tracking! 

Time To Hop Back On Track!

Good day Teaspoons,

I know, I know! I haven't been very present lately! I need a good slap on the hand! I'm super sorry about my absence and I won't be making any excuses today.  I'm even going to tell the truth: I've been going completely off track lately.  Since my detox, it seems like I just can't and won't control myself when it comes to food.  We had friends over last weekend and I bought a bunch of veggies and had my food scale out, ready to weight whatever I wanted to put in my mouth, but didn't use it. I'm the only one to blame.  I know better but I am just not doing what I know I should be doing, which is keep track of what I eat and exercise.

So weight-in day is just around the corner.  I know that   I will have gained quite a few pounds in the last two weeks because that's the price you pay when you go off track.  What to do now? I can either cry about it and feel bad about myself or use it as a new start and hop back on track.  I prefer the second option.  So here's to a new start! Ordered myself a salad for lunch today because frankly, I don't need to wait until weight-in to have a fresh start!

I will definitely write on here more often since you guys motivate me to make better choices and to continue on this journey.  I owe you all big THANKS because obviously, I can't do it on my own (the last two weeks are a proof of it).

Till tomorrow, keep your head high and hop back on track if you've also had a hard time lately.  It's NEVER too late!

Point plus target: 28 pts

Breakfast:

Lightly sweetened quick oats (Apple cinnamon): 3 pts

1 banana : 0 pt

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts

Snack: 

1 cup of fresh melon: 0 pt

Lunch:

Green salad: 0 pts

Half an egg: 1 pts

Olive oil (2 teaspoons): 2 pts

Chicken: 2 pts
Cheese: 1 pt

Greek yogurt (0%): 2 pts

Supper:

Eggs (2): 4 pts

WW English muffin: 3 pts

Potatoes: 3 pts

Smokes salmon: 3 pts
Cream cheese (light): 1 pt

Day's total: 26 pts

Mister stress is here!

Mister stress is here and he's trying to push me off track! I'm in the middle of moving houses and there's so many things to think about that tracking seems to be the last thing on my mind! Crazy how life can sometimes trow you off your game! 

Good thing I have you guys to remind me to stay on track! Melissa wrote two comments in my blog tonight and it motivated me to write again after almost 5 days of absence! Thanks Mel! 

This said, I still wrote in my tracker what I ate but did eat little bites here and there and made some bad choices. At lease I recognize them and know what I have to change in order to continu to lose weight! 

We'll see tomorrow what the scale says! 

Till then, keep on exercising and tracking! 

Detox Day 3

Good day teaspoons! 

Third day of the detox. It was also weight-in day. I lost 2.6 pounds this week. I'm not jumpin for joy because I know that I will be gaining it again after the detox but that's ok. I'm feeling healthy and learning a new way to eat so that's good. It shows me that I AM capable of following a diet and staying on track! Here's my breakfast this morning! They were called "love pancakes"! Not bad for vegan food ;) 

Detox Day 4

Good evening teaspoons! 

Last day of the detox tomorrow! I have to say the truth and let you all know how tired I am of the tahini sauce I have to put in almost every dish. I can't even smell it anymore! Wish I knew what I could replace it with. Any ideas? (Tahini is basically a sesame butter). If you do, please leave them in the comment box below. 

On a brighter note, for lunch I had to make sushi but instead of rice, I used cauliflower and quino. It was really good! Here's a picture of it! 

I'm still happy that I'm following this detox to the T and am doing my best to stay healthy! Hope you are staying on track too! 

Detox Day Two

Good evening Teaspoons, 

Day two of my detox. It went well! I didn't imagine I would handle going vegan so well. This said, I don't think I could be vegan all the time. Five days, I can do. More, I'm not sure I could! I will therefore most definitely continue with WW after these five days. I must say that it's good to not eat carbs. This detox is showing me option to carbs, like cauliflower rice for exemple. 

Here's what I had for supper tonight! It was the best recipe of the detox until now. 

Red pepper stuffed with tofu, coriander, carrots, quinoa, cauliflower rice, zucchini, garlic, drizzled with lemon and balsamic vinegar. It was really good! I ate it with a glass of gazified water with mint and raspberries in it to add some taste. 

How is your week going? Let me know in the comment box below! 

March Break

March break is here! And already, I've been having a hard time staying on track. I had an all girls weekend. When we get together, we always do it around food. I did not weight anything or tracked anything. I'm quite disappointed in myself. But today, I'm back on track! Doing a detox to try to get rid of all my toxines. It's not easy! I'm already craving salt!!! It's only for 5 days. I CAN DO THIS! How is your march break going/went? 

Till tomorrow, keep on tacking! :)

March Break Is Just Around The Corner

Good day Teaspoons! 

March break is coming up and scaring me ALOT!! I'm going home for 4 days and I already have a packed agenda where food is sure to be present! Tomorrow night, we're having a movie night with the girls. On the menu are nacho chips and pizza dips. Saturday night, we are having a few drinks at a friends house. I'm going to try to limit myself to one drink but it will take alot of will power since I haven't seen my friends in a long time so I'm going to feel like celebrating I'm sure. Sunday, I'm having friends over for a brunch. I'm going to make oatmeal, along with other things, in order to try to stay on track. 

I'm really going to do my best since I've been putting alot of effort in this journey till now. 

How is your journey going? Let me know in the comment box below! I love hearing from you! 

Fast Update

Hi teaspoons! 

I totally forgot to write tonight so it's going to be a short one since I'm going to bed! I absolutely wanted to write you to let you know that I lost EXACTLY 1 pound today!!!! I reached my goal for this week and this means I'm half way to my ultimate goal! So all in all, I lost 16 pounds and have another 16 to lose! 

Night everyone!

Wait And See

Good day Teaspoons! 

Weight-in day tomorrow! What's it gona be? We'll have to wait and see! I must admit that I will be quite disappointed if I don't lose the pound I wanted to lose this week since I did one to two 30 minutes workout per day. I didn't skip one day! So let's see what the scale says tomorrow! Hopefully I'd will have reach my weekly goal of one pound! 

Stay tuned...