Temptations, Be Gone!

Good day Teaspoons!

Monday might have a lot of downsides but it does have one upside: the routine is back! And it sure feels good!  I find it much easier to follow the plan when I'm at work.  There's a lot less temptations!...Well usually! Today was the exception.  A teacher was selling chocolate bars for her acting club.  But guess what I did?  I brought my coin purse back in my car so I wouldn't have any money close by to buy some.  Small actions like that can make the difference between caving in the temptation or resisting it.  Looking back, I'm very happy that I resisted it.

I would love to hear how YOU resist temptations and what your usual temptations are!  So write me in the box below :)

Tomorrow, my goal is to figure out an exercise plan.  I am not sure what I want to try out this time around.  I'm thinking about yoga.  Anybody out there is a yoga fan?  What do you love about it?  What do you dislike about it?  Give me some input! It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your help teaspoons!
Till next time, keep on tracking!

Point plus target: 29

Breakfast:

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts
Banana: 0 pts
Lightly sweetened oats: 3 pts

Lunch:

Soup: 2 pts
WW wrap: 2 pts
Egg: 2 pt
Mayo: 1 pt
Hot sauce: 0 pt
Yogurt (0%): 2 pts
Strawberries: 0 pts

Snack: 
Apple: 0 pt

Supper:

Left over Rappie Pie (1 cup): 9 pts

Green Salad: 0 pts

Oil: 1 pt

Snack: 

Fat Free Pudding: 2 pts
Rice Krispies: 3 pts
Milk: 1pt

Day's total: 29 pts

It's a New Week

Good evening Teaspoons,

I am not a happy camper today and the only responsible person for this is me. Indeed, I have failed my week's mission. I have been eating even more "random bites" than I usually do. I am therefore dreading this week's weight in. This said, I can't let it get to me. I have to get back on the horse again right away and that's what I'm planing to do. My friend wrote in a e-mail she sent me this week that "dieting is a process and that sometimes, you have to give yourself some tough loveand confront yourself in order to succeed". So this is what I'm planing to do! I will NOT be mad at the scale if I gain weight this week. I will only be mad at myself and use that energy to better myself and my dieting plan.

So here's to the new week and to focusing my energy on my goal!

Saturday

Point plus target: 29

Breakfast:

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts
Banana: 0 pts
Lightly sweetned oats: 3 pts

Lunch:

Soup: 2 pts
Pineapples: 0 pts

Supper:

Pasta (2 cups): 8 pts
Veggies: 0 pt
Oil: 1 pt
Brown Sugar: 1 pt
Soya sauce: 0 pt

Snack: 

Fat Free Pudding: 2 pts
Rice Krispies square: 4 pts
Popcorn (air popped, 6 cups): 6 pts

Day's total: 28 pts

Sunday

Point plus target: 29

Breakfast:

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts
Banana: 0 pts

Lunch:

Soup: 1 pt
Strawberries: 0 pts
Boiled Egg: 2 pts
Light Mayo: 1 pt
WW wrap: 2 pts

Supper:

Rappie Pie: 13 pts

Snack: 

Fat Free Pudding: 2 pts
Rice Krispies: 3 pts
Milk: 1 pt

Day's total: 26 pts

Friday Fun Day

Good evening Teaspoons!

I am not going to lie. I arrived home tonight tired, cold and HUNGRY! Man was I ever tempted to pop fries in the oven. But guess what I did instead? I pop a bowl of soup in the microwave and made a little grilled cheese. It totally satisfied my craving for "pub food" and my hunger. Thanks to you guys, I resist the temptation to make fries since I didn't want to write that I had failed today...So thanks! 

Have a great weekend everyone and i'll write on here on Sunday :) 

Point plus target: 29

Breakfast:

Lightly sweetened oats: 3 pts

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts
Banana: 0 pts

Lunch:

WW English Muffin: 3 pts
Slice of cheese: 1 pt
Ham: 1 pt

Pineapple: 0 pt
Apple: 0

Supper:

Chili (1 cup): 6 pts
Crackers: 3 pts
Cheese: 4 pts

Snack: 

Yogurt: 2 pts
Soup: 1 pt
Grilled Cheese: 3 pts

Day's total: 28 pts

Another Snow Day

Good day teaspoons!

Well we had another snow day today in beautiful Nova-Scotia! I found it quite hard to follow my challenge that I gave myself yesterday, which is not to eat random little bites here and there. I find it quite harder to follow my diet when I'm home rather then when I'm at work: it takes a lot more will power. This said, I am not beating myself up because I was still conscious of everything I ate today, tracked and went outside for some fresh air and a short walk.
I tried a new recipe today. It was a "freezer meal" which means you prepare it all and put it in a large Zip Lock bag and freeze it. The day you are ready to eat it, you unfreeze it and put it in the slow cooker. We had the Ranch Chicken today and I have to say that it wasn't our favourite. We both taught you couldn't taste much of the ranch and it was quite bland. I'm still happy we tried it out because you never know when you're going to try the best recipe ever! 

Hope your day went well too!
Keep me posted on your journey! 

Point plus target: 29

Breakfast:

Rice Krispies: 3 pts

1 cup of skim milk: 2 pts

Lunch:

Egg: 2 pts

Bread (1 slice): 3 pts

Ham: 1 pt
Hunter sauce: 1 pt
Mushrooms: 0 pt

Pinapple: 0 pt

Supper:

Chicken: 6 pts

Sauce (1/8th): 2 pts

Rice: 5 pts

Veggies: 0 pts

Snack: 

Fat Free Pudding: 2 pts

Day's total: 27 pts

Another Loss

Good evening Teaspoons, 

It's another Loss this week! Indeed, I lost 1.8 pounds since last Wednesday. This means that I've lost 10.6 pounds since January 6th. I'm really happy with this week's lost. This said, the "real work" now starts. As I said yesterday, I'm giving myself the challenge of not eating little bites here and there which can add points to my daily total quite fast. 

We had a snow day today, which meant no school. I had time to make another batch of cabbage soup! I also made a cake with fondant frosting that I will bring to the school tomorrow. Luckily, I don't like cake that much so it isn't hard for me to resist the temptation of eating some.. 

I wanted to shovel because that's great exercise but because of my recent surgery, I couldn't. Instead, my (skinny) boyfriend and I went for a walk on the beach in the blizzard. The weather was crazy! We came back with rosy cheeks. 

How did your weight-in go this week? Sometimes we think we are going to lose more than we actually do and it can be quite discouraging. Just remember that during this whole weight loss journey, you are working hard on making healthier choices and that's what's important. And you have to remember that you will more than likely gain weight some weeks. You just have to keep your head high and keep on tracking! 

Point plus target: 29

Breakfast:

WW English Muffin: 3 pts

Light Penut Butter: 2 pts

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts

Lunch:

Egg: 2 pts

Bread (1 slice): 3 pts

Cheese: 2 pts

Potatoes: 3 pts

Supper:

Chicken Pizza (2 slices): 14 pts

Beer: 5 pts

Snack: 

Half a Kit Kat: 3 pts

Day's total: 38 pts
Weekly Point allowance used today: 9 pts