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 :)

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! 

Do YOUR Best

Good Day Teaspoons! 

I was reading my friend's blog about weight loss and she was saying how hard it is to follow our good eating habits on weekends. Do you feel the same way? I sure do! We seem programmed to "let go" on weekends; let go of stress from work, let go of our good sleeping habits, let go of our exercise schedual and finally, let go of our good eating habits. Another reason why I think it's so hard on weekend it's because we aren't in our regular routine. We are out and about and are tempted to eat whatever is easiest. To avoid all of this, I try to plan what I'm going to eat on the weekend on Friday night. This way, I can plan ahead and have a clear vision of my weekend. Don't get me wrong, I usually cave in and eat a few chips. I did cave in yesterday and since I couldn't go back and "un-eat" them, I did a small workout. All this to say, try to plan ahead and don't get too frustrated if you do happen to go a little off track. Just try to do better the next day. 

If you want to follow my friend's blog, here it is: http://onthewaytohealthymommy.wordpress.com

On a little side note, good job to the Canadian hockey boys for doing THEIR best and for winnings the gold at the Olympics! 

Cupid's and Chocolate's- Day

Happy Valentine's Day Teaspoons!

Hope you had a great day!  I like to think of valentine's day as a day where you can celebrate ALL your relationships! So celebrate the love you have for your friends, your lover and your family.  Thank them for whatever makes you love them so much.  So to all my friends out there, HAPPY V-DAY!  I thank you and I love you all because you support me trough this whole process.

So enjoy yourself, drink a glass of wine and heck, take a small piece of that chocolate cake!  Just make sure to track it!  That's what's important.

Here's the cake I made today for v-day! :) 

Have a great weekend everyone! I'll write again on Sunday.
Till then, keep on tracking and loving!

Point plus target: 28 pts (NEW)

Breakfast:

1 banana : 0 pt

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts

Lunch:

WW bagel: 3 pts

Fat free cheese slice: 1 pt
Ham: 1 pt

Yogurt (0%): 2 pts

Snack: 

Apple: 0 pts

Strawberries: 0 pts

Supper:

Pork tenderloin:
Rice: 4 pts
Beets: 0 pt
Red Wine (2x5oz.): 8 pts

Dessert:
Double Treasure Chocolate Cake (1/24 of cake (61g): 5 pts

Day's total:  31 pts

Extra weekly points used today: 3pts 

Squash it!

Good Day Teaspoons! 

Today, I squashed my hunger with spaghetti squash! I've never had spaghetti squash before but people at work who are on WW were talking about it lately and my friend K had send me a spaghetti squash recipe. So today, I decided to make it! It was good and super easy to make! It also has a low point value since spaghetti squash is 0 Pts. I calculated the whole thing and it's about 7 pts+ for a quarter of the casserole. 

INGREDIENTS

1 whole spaghetti squash
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 red pepper, diced
1 zucchini, diced
1 carrot, shredded
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tomato, diced
16 ounces tomato sauce
4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Poke spaghetti squash all over with a knife and cook in the microwave for eight to 12 minutes until soft. If you don't have a microwave, place the poked squash on a baking pan and bake at 375 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes. While that's cooking, add the oil, garlic, pepper, zucchini, and carrots to a pan, cooking over medium heat.
3. Cut the squash in half, scoop out the seeds, and with a fork, scrape the flesh from the peel. It should flake off easily in strings, resembling spaghetti. Place the spaghetti squash flesh in a casserole dish. Add the cooked veggies, diced tomato, sauce, and most of the cheese and mix well. Sprinkle leftover cheese on top and bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.
4. Allow to cool for five minutes, serve, and enjoy!
Link: http://www.fitsugar.com/Recipe-Gluten-Free-Cheesy-Veggie-Pasta-Bake-20317594

You could easily add some chicken in the there if you wanted to add meat. Hope you'll enjoy it :) 

Point plus target: 28 pts (NEW)

Breakfast:

1 banana : 0 pt

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts

Lunch:

Rappie pie: 3 pts

Soup: 1 pt

Yogurt (0%): 2 pts

Snack: 

Apple: 0 pts

Banana muffin: 2 pts

Supper:

Squash casserole: 10pts

Snack: 

Rice Krispies: 3 Pts

Milk: 1 pt

Pudding: 2 pts

Day's total:  25 pts

Be My Valentine?

Good evening Teaspoons!

How did you Tuesday go?  Only one more day before the weight-in.  We'll see tomorrow what kind of impact my trip to my parent's house did on the scale.

Valentine's day is coming up quickly!  The store are filled with teddy bears, hearts and chocolates.  What are you're plans for V-day?  Are you planning a romantic supper with your love one?  Or a fun outing with your single girl friends? What ever you will choose to do on Friday night, it will most then likely involve food.  So here's a few trick to survive V-Day.

1)  Make SURE that your boyfriend/girlfriend realise that buying you chocolate won't make you happy but rather annoyed (because you will be tempted to eat some).  So point him/her towards other things you might rather get.  Think flowers, a gift card, a good book, a card, a hug or a kiss (I rather have a hug or a kiss anyways).

2) Don't stop yourself from going to the restaurant if that's what you want to do.  As I said many times before, you can still have a life even though you are tracking what you're eating!  So plans ahead!
                     - Do a quick workout that day so you'll have extra activity points;
                     - Look at the menu online (if available) and choose wisely before going. 
                     - If you are really hungry because your restaurant reservation is later in the evening,                 
                       eat something before going! We tend to make poor choices when we are hungry because
                       everything looks good on the menu;
                     - Stay away from words like "creamy", "buttery" and "fried".

3) Have fun! Valentine's day should be about spending some quality time with someone you love.  Whether it be your boyfriend/girlfriend, a family member or a friend.  So enjoy your night and do something fun!  Go bowling, go to the movies, go shopping, go for a walk, etc.  As long as you are enjoying each other's company, that's what counts!

Point plus target: 29 pts

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:

Green salad: 0 pts

Half an egg: 1 pts

Olive oil (2 teaspoons): 2 pts

Chicken: 2 pts
Cheese: 1 pt

Greek yogurt (2%): 3 pts

Snack: 

Strawberries: 0pt

Supper:

Moose (5 oz.): 7 pts

Mashed potatoes: 5 pts

Cauliflower: 0pts

Snack: 

Fat free pudding: 2 pts

Day's total: 27 pts

Monday, Not-So-Blah Day

Happy Monday Teaspoons,

Monday isn't the most popular day of the week for most people.  Its arrival means we have to go back to work, go to bed early, pack lunches and plan meals.  When Monday arrives, we usually want to stay under the covers and ignore it.  Instead of ignoring it, I decided this week, to embrace it and see it as a gift.  Monday is encouraging me to plan my week, stay on track and give myself new goals for the new week ahead.  It's also telling me that I only have two more days before the weight-in so I have to re-start drinking lots of water and try to keep fit.

I wanted to share a little moment of panic I had yesterday.  It all started at lunch time when I just couldn't resist a slice of pizza from my (skinny) boyfriend and I favourite pizzeria.  At first, I felt bad that I had ate a slice.  I kept thinking to myself that this meant that I had fail for that day and that I would surely gain weight this week.  I then sat down and started to track what I ate that day.  Turns out the slice was worth 8 pts and that was OK because I had enough pts left to cover the slice of pizza AND my supper.  It got me thinking that I really CAN eat what I want as long as I track it.  Sometimes I tend to forget that Weight Watchers permits us to eat foods we love as long as we keep on track.

Point plus target: 29 pts

Breakfast:

Lightly sweetened quick oats (Apple cinnamon): 3 pts

1 banana : 0 pt

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts

Snack: 

Apple: 0 pt

Lunch:

WW Bagel: 3 pts

Fat Free Cheese Slice (1): 1 pt
Soup: 1 pts

Greek yogurt (0%): 2 pts

Snack: 

Strawberries: 0 pts

Supper:

Rappie Pie: 8 pts

Green salad: 0 pt

Oil: 2 pts

Snack: 

Rice Krispies (1 cup): 3 pts

Skim Milk (1/2 cup): 1 pt

Pudding (Fat Free): 2 pts

Day's total: 27 pts