Weekend Success!

Good day Teaspoons! 

Well I did it! I went to my friend's house for supper on Saturday night and only went over my daily points allowance by 1 point and in reality, I didn't really go over my points because I had done two workouts on Saturday so I had some exercise points stored up that I could use. In order to stay on track, I ate some yogurt with fruits before going so I wouldn't be too famished when I got there and I said I would bring dessert. I brought frozen yogurt with fresh raspberries. It was a perfect way to end a great supper! I allowed myself one and a half glasses of wine and made sure to tracked those points too! All in all, it went really well and I had a great time with great friends! Thanks Paula and Pat! 

           Yogurt with fruits and oats

I tried yoga for the first time Friday night. I was home alone so I decided to give it a try. I followed a 30mins yoga video to boost my metabolism. Since Friday, I have done it 3 times and really like it! It's fun to try new things sometimes. That way, you don't get bored of the same routine! 

Hope you all had a great weekend my friends! Time to cook a healthy supper!

The First Gain Is The Hardest

Good evening Teaspoons,

Weight-in was today. First gain in 7 weeks. I gain 0.8 pounds. I'm not discourage but a little disappointed. This said, the gain is one more reason to shift in 2nd gear and continue this whole process. 

Today, my reason WHY I'm going trough this journey is to be able to feel good in the clothes I use to wear that are now too tight. I can't wait to fit in them again.

So instead of dwelling on the gain, I put my sneakers on today and did a little work out! So here's to not giving up! 

Tomorrow, I have to go to Halifax for some meetings. Like last time, I'm nervous  about going off track while there. I'm going to follow my tips from last time and try to do my best in the city. 

Till next time, keep your head up!

Point plus target: 28 pts

Breakfast:

1 banana : 0 pt

1/2 cup of skim milk: 1 pts
WW bread : 2 pts

Light penut butter: 2 pts

Lunch:
Hamburger helper (no meat): 8 pts

Supper:

Pizza: 12 pts

Dessert:
Chocolate cake: 5 pts

Chips: 6 pts

Day's total:  36 pts

Activity points gained: 2 pts

Weekly points used today: 6 pts

Why

Good evening Teaspoons,

As you all Know, I'm going trough this process with my good friend Melissa. Since she started Weight Watchers, she lost a whopping 25 pounds. Words can't  describe how proud I am of her. She started a blog today (you can find the web address below). She was saying how you must concentrate on WHY your going trough this whole weight loss process. I think it's a really good idea to constantly remind yourself WHY you're making all these changes in you life. My goal for the new week starting tomorrow is to write down, in my WW's tracker, one reason per day of why I'm going trough this journey. By doing this, I'm hoping to gain some motivation to continu following my plan. 

Here's her blog: http://onthewaytohealthymommy.wordpress.com/

Lemme know YOUR reason for changing your life around !! 

Point plus target: 28 pts

Breakfast:

1 banana : 0 pt

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

Lunch:
WW bagle: 3 pts
Fat free cheese slice: 1 pt
Ham: 1 pt

Greek Yogurt (0%): 2 pts

Snack:
Apple: 0 pt
WW bread (1 slice) : 1 pt

Strawberries: 0 pt

Supper:

Chili: 6 pts

Whole wheat pasta: 4 pts

Dessert:
Fat free pudding: 2 pts
Banana muffin: 2 pts

Day's total:  26 pts

Big boned

Good day Teaspoons,

I was wondering if you are like me and sometimes get mad when people try to tell you you're chubby/fat or even skinny (for my leaner friends out there) in a "friendly" way.  They'll say stuff like "you must be big boned" or "it must run in your family".  When a person tells me something like that, I show them my very tiny wrist and tell them "no, I'm like that because I ate my way here".  This answer is usually followed by an awkward silence and they usually leave me alone after that.  

When I hear comments like these ones, I feel like all my hard work isn't showing.  This is when I go back to my before picture and make a check list in my head of what has changed since the beginning of this journey. My favourite item to check off is how the way I feel about myself has change.  I now feel like I'm in charge of my own life and my weight won't dictate what I can and can not do anymore.  I'm more positive about the future and feel better in my own skin.  There's still going to be some ups and downs in this life long journey but comments like these just remind me of how I was feeling before compare to how I'm feeling now and give me the push I need to continue.  I've now decided to welcome these kinds of comments, even if I feel like people are putting emphasis on my weight, because they help me remind myself of how far I've come and how much I have to keep working at it.

Point plus target: 28 pts (NEW)

Breakfast:

1 banana : 0 pt

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

Lunch:
WW bread (2 slices): 2 pts
Fat free cheese slice: 1 pt
Soup (Campbell's, 1 cup): 3 pts
Greek Yogurt (0%): 2 pts

Snack:
Apple: 0 pt
WW bread (1 slice) : 1 pt

Supper:

Chicken Breast (4.5 oz.): 5 pts
Rice (3/4 cup): 4 pts
Veggies: 0 pts

Dessert:
Fat free pudding: 2 pts
Banana muffin: 2 pts

Day's total:  27 pts

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