Moment Of Truth

Good day Teaspoons!

Tomorrow is the moment of truth.  The moment where I'll see if I just had beginners luck last week or if I will lose weight again this week.  Can't wait to hop on the scale and see.  If I lost, great! If I didn't I know exactly what to change.  I realise that I often eat bites here and there of food.  I'll grab bites off my (skinny) boyfriend's plate (as if he needs less calories in his day!) or grab some in the teacher's lounge at work. These "little bites" can make quite an impact on the scale.  So whether I lose or gain this week, my goal for next week not to eat any of these "little bites".

Today went pretty good all in all.  Went for a walk after work with the (skinny) boyfriend.  It's definitely more fun to go for a walk with someone.  So next time you're heading out, why not invite your loved one, a member of your family or your friend to stroll along with you?  You'll be able to catch up AND lose weight! THAT's what I call a winning combo!

I'll definitely let you know what the scale said tomorrow in my blog.
Till then, keep on tracking and on commenting in the box below!

Point plus target: 29

Breakfast:

Lightly sweetened quick oats (Apple cinnamon): 3 pts

1 banana : 0 pt

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts

Lunch:

Green Salad: 0pt
1/2 egg: 1 pt
Olive Oil (2 tspoon): 2 pts
Chicken: 2 pts
Cheese: 1 pt

Greek yogurt (2%): 3 pts

Snack: 

Apple: 0 pts

Supper: Leftovers

PC Blue Hamburger Bun: 4 pts
Extra Lean Ground Beef (4 oz.): 4 pts
Potatoes (5 oz.): 3 pts

Snack: 

Fat free pudding: 2 pts
Banana bread: 2 pts

Day's total: 28 pts
Exercise Gained Points: 1 pt

A Quick Turn Aournd

Hello my dear Teaspoons!

How was your day?  I had one of those days.  The kind of day where you feel like you've gained weight because your pants are tight and you feel a little discourage.  I'm sure you've all felt like that at one time or another.  Well guess what, instead of dwelling on it, I decided to do something about it! When I got home from work, I put on my sneakers and went out in the freezing rain for a walk! Yes! Freezing rain!  At one point, I was walking against the wind and hail started to fall down.  I almost called my (skinny) boyfriend to come pick me up but instead, I started jogging.  I don't have the endurance to run far BUT it did warm me up pretty quickly which help me finish my walk.

When I got home and sat down at the computer, I saw that a friend of mine had wrote me on Facebook. When I clicked it open, I was so happy to read that my blog made her decide to join Weight Watchers! She might live in Austria but my words did get across the ocean to her.  This really turned my day around!  Even if I'm feeling a little discourage today, I'm happy to know that I'm taking small steps towards having a better and healthier life.

Let me know what YOU do to turn your day around when you are having "one of those days"!
Until tomorrow, keep on tracking my Teaspoons!

Point plus target: 29

Breakfast:

Lightly sweetened quick oats (Apple cinnamon): 3 pts

1 banana : 0 pt

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts

Lunch:

WW English muffin: 3 pts
Fat free slice of cheese: 1 pt
Soup: 3 pts

Greek yogurt (0%): 2 pts
Blueberries: 0 pts

Snack: 

Apple: 0 pts

Supper:

PC Blue Hamburger Bun: 4 pts
Extra Lean Ground Beef (4 oz.): 4 pts
Oil (2 t.spn): 2 pts
Green Salad: 0 pt
Potatoes (5 oz.): 3 pts

Snack: 

Fat free pudding: 2 pts

Day's total: 28 pts
Exercise Gained Points: 2 pts

Rain Rain Go Away

Happy rainy day Teaspoons!

How did your weekend go?  Was it as grey and rainy as mine?  It rained all weekend here in beautiful Nova-Scotia so we had to stay indoors all weekend.  This means, I did not go walking.  Hopefully it won't rain tomorrow and I'll be able to go.  We had nothing to do my (skinny) boyfriend and I so we ended up at the University to watch some women Volley Ball.  It was fun!

Diet wise, it went pretty good too.  I tracked all weekend and used some of my weekly allowance points. You will find my weekend meals in details below.  

Tonight I made some Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin.  I calculated the Point Plus value of all the ingredients and divided the total by four since I ate about 1/4 of it.  It was yummy! Here's a picture of it.  You can find the recipe if you follow this link: http://www.ricardocuisine.com/recipes/3011-maple-glazed-pork-tenderloins

Let me know how YOUR weekend went! What were your success?  What would you have done differently?

Till tomorrow, keep on tracking!

Saturday

Point plus target:29 

Brunch:
Milk (1/2 c.): 1 pt
Bagel: 8 pts
Egg: 2 pts
Butter: 1 pt

Snack: 

Yogurt (0%): 2 pts
Blueberries: 0 pt
Oats (1 T.s.): 0 pt

Supper:

Whole Wheat Spaghetti (2 c.): 8 pts

Sauce (1/2 cup): 0 pt
Cheese Wiz: 1 pt

Snack:
Fat Free Pudding: 2 pts

Day's total: 25 pts

Sunday

Point plus target:29 

Brunch:
WW English Muffin: 3 pts
Eggs (2): 4 pts
Ham: 1 pt
Fruits: 0 pt
Milk (1/2 c.): 1 pt

Snack: 

Yogurt (0%): 2 pts
Blueberries: 0 pt
Oats (1 T.s.): 0 pt

Supper:

Pork Tenderloin (6 oz.): 9 pts

Sauce: 2 pts
Veggies: 0 pts
Rice (1 c.): 5 pts

Snack:
Fat Free Pudding: 2 pts

Day's total: 29 pts

Oh Happy Days

Good evening Teaspoons,

How did your day go?  Mine actually went well.  Better than I thought it would. Turns out, this morning, there was oatmeal served at the breakfast buffet at the hotel.  I ate that with some fresh fruit.  It started my day well and showed me that even if I was out of town, I could still stay on track! So here I was, determined to stay on track and follow the WW guidelines.

As I was saying in yesterday's post, I was scared about what they would be serving at lunch.  Turns out, it was chicken pot pie with salad and fresh rolls.  I piled some salad up high on my plate and ate it with one tablespoon of Kraft Italian Vinaigrette.  I ate half of the roll and threw the rest out to make sure that I wouldn't be tempted to eat all of it.  There was some Babibel Cheese so I took one and saved it for the drive home.  Turns out, I was able to easily stay on track in the end. For supper, I took out some frozen chili from the freezer and we ate that.  I ate my first half cup and was going to eat another half cup of chili when my (skinny) boyfriend decided to put some hot sauce in it which made it WAY too spicy for my liking.  Because of this, I ate some more egg noodles instead of my other half cup of chili.

Hope your day went as well as mine!  Like last weekend, I'll post something at lease once during the course of the weekend.
Keep on tracking Teaspoons!

Point plus target:29 

Breakfast:

Lightly sweetened quick oats (Apple cinnamon): 3 pts

1 banana : 0 pt

Snack: 

1 apple: 0 pt

Lunch:

Green Salad with veggies: 0pts
Kraft Italian (1 T.spoon): 0pts
Half Roll: 2
Diet Coke: 0pt

Greek yogurt (0%): 2 pts

Snack: 

Kiwi: 0pt
Babibel Cheese: 2 pts

Supper:

Egg Noodles (1 cup): 5 pts
Chili (WW Recipe. 1/2 cup): 3 pts
Ham (50g): 1pt
Wine (10oz.): 10 pts

Day's total: 28 pts

Out Of Town For The Night

Good evening Teaspoons,

I'm quite tired tonight but still wanted to check in with you.  How did your day go?  Was it a successful one?  If not, what would you change about today?

I'm in Halifax tonight because I have meetings tomorrow.  I find it hard to leave my (eating) routine behind and come to the city.  So many food temptations: sushi, Italian, pubs, steak house, and the list goes on!  So how did I decide what I was going to eat tonight?  I planned a head of course!  Last night, I went online and search for the nutritional information of my favourite Thai place and found it! I calculated how much my favourite dish was (Pad Sew).  It was 19 points.  I then planned the rest of my day around those 19 points.  I just finished my Pad Sew and it was yummy (although a little too spicy for my liking).

Tomorrow is scaring me a little since I can't plan ahead.  I do not know what they will be serving us for lunch at our meeting.  This said, instead of eating a hot breakfast at the hotel tomorrow, I brought a pack of oatmeal with me and I plan on asking the server for hot water tomorrow morning and I'll eat that for breakfast.  You don't have to be shy about asking these kinds of things to the waiters.  If you had allergies, would it bother you to ask for different things? No! Then why be shy if it's for your diet?  I'll choose what I will eat for supper when I get home according to what we got for lunch.  I'll let you know how it all went down tomorrow.

Till then, keep on dishing about you weight loss in the comment box!

*** New Daily Point Target***

Point plus target:29 

Breakfast:

Lightly sweetened quick oats (Apple cinnamon): 3 pts

1 banana : 0 pt

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts

Snack: 

1 apple: 0 pt

Lunch:

Soup: 1 pt

WW English Muffin: 3 pts

Fat Free Cheese Slice: 1pt

Greek yogurt (0%): 2 pts

Snack: 

Kiwi: 0pt

Supper:

Thai Express: 19 pts

Diet Coke: 0pt

Day's total: 30 pts
Weekly Allowance used today: 1 pt