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

Late updates

Good Day Teaspoons! 

Sorry I haven't wrote anything in the last couple of days! Being back home meant spending time with my family and friends and I didn't take the time to write anything down. 

But here I am today, writing again. It's not because I haven't been writing that it means I lost my way on this journey! Friday, I spent the whole day skiing with my mom. It was so much fun seeing her again and spending quality time together. The weather and the snow were perfect for skiing! We had a great time on the mountain. That night, I went to a friend's house! I resist the wine to have enough points to eat a few tortillas chips with guacamole. I had to go into my extra weekly points but it was worth it! Saturday, some friends and I went to the market. I had some Babimbe, which is rice with beef. I estimated it was about 12 pts. We did some errands all day my friends and I then decided we wanted to eat supper together. Since they all know I'm on a diet, they agreed to get some groceries, split the bill and cook a healthy meal all together. Everyone helped and we had a great time! 

Now I'm on the boat again heading back home. I ate some oatmeal and a banana on the boat this morning and had a nice coffee! The sun is shining and the water is calm. It looks like it's going to be a great ride.

            Here I am with my coffee! 

Hope you had a great weekend with love ones too! 

Until tomorrow, keep on tracking! 

Home Sweet Home

Good evening Teaspoons!

I came back home to visit my parents last night. I'm always worried about how I'm going to do (diet wise) when I'm at my parents. They cook very well and sometimes, it's easy to forget my goal.  I wrote a text to my friend yesterday saying how worries I was.  She told me to concentrate on the reasons why I was trying to lose weight and to concentrate on this.  So that's what I'm doing. I even called one of my home town friend and we went to Zumba together! I got to see her and catch up and burn calories all at the same time. Two birds, one stone!  I was able to stay on track and I plan on doing the same again tomorrow and Saturday.

Hope you tracked well today! If not, don't forget that tomorrow is a new day and try to remind yourself why you're doing it.

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: 

Orange: 0 pt

Lunch:

Grilled cheese: 4 pts

Broccoli soup: 2 pts
Yogurt: 1 pt

Snack: 

Grapes: 0 pts
Cereal: 3 pts
Milk: 1 pt

Supper:
Chicken breast (4 oz): 4 pts
Rice (3/4 cup): 4 pts
Veggies: 0 pts

Snack: 
Popcorn: 5 pts

Day's total: 28 pts

The Turtle Wins The Race

Good day Teaspoons!

Today was my weight-in.  I'm happy to say I lost 0.4 lbs.  I know it isn't a big loss but even the smallest of achievements must be celebrated.  Like the tortoise and the hare showed us in the fable of Jean de La Fontaine, sometimes, slow and steady wins the race.  This said, I definitely want to exercise more this week in order to tone up and to lose more weight and avoid reaching a plateau.  I will take my measurements before starting to workout since I don't want to get discourage if the results don't show on the scale.

Hope you have a wonderfull hump day Teaspoons!
Untill tomorrow, keep on tracking and dishing in the comment box below!

Think Like An Athlete

Good day Teaspoons!

Tomorrow is the weight-in.  I'm quite nervous about this week's weight-in (then again, I'm usually nervous every time I have to hop on the scale) because I'm scared that all the "little bites" I took last week will catch up to me this week.  It's never a good feeling to see that you have gained weight.  When you have put so much effort and you think that you will lose weight, it can be discouraging when the scale says otherwise.  I try not to dwell on the number that appears on the scale but instead, concentrate on what I did good that week, how I'm feeling in my clothes (or naked!) and then make a plan to do even better the next week.

So here's to always trying to get better at this weight-loss game!   Even the pro athletes always try to better themselves.  So why shouldn't we try too?  Let's do it all together!  Till next time, keep on tracking!

And here's a picture of the great salads that one of the lunch ladies make us sometimes! Yum!

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:

Chili (1 cup): 6 pts

Egg Noodles (1 cup): 5 pts

Snack: 

Fat free pudding: 2 pts

Whole wheat soda crackers (6): 2 pts
After Eight (1 piece): 1 pt

Day's total: 29 pts

Scream It Off The Top Of Buildings!

Good evening Teaspoons!

How did your day go? Did you keep on track? Only two more days before weight-in.  I did track all week but did not exercise and did not drink a lot of water so we'll have to wait and see what the scale will say.

Are you shy about telling people you're on Weight Watchers?  I use to be. I was scared that if I told people, it would make them realise that I was fat and needed to lose weight.  I know this sounds dumb because they could obviously see that I wasn't at a healthy weight but still, I just could not get around to telling people...until I realise that it was ME who didn't want to acknowledge that I was on a diet, and therefore, not at a healthy weight. It took until one of my prof at university asked us to write a paper about something we were ready to change about ourselves that had bugged us all our lives that I decided to to face on my weight problem and all the troubles I had encounter trough my life because of it: the bullying, feeling different, being scared of going to parties or to school, etc.  I wrote all about it in my paper and gave myself the challenge to lose 30 pounds during that school year... And I did it! Those are the first 30 pounds I lost on WW.  Because we had to talk about our goal every week in class (we were a very tight group of 7 girls in my master degree class so I was quite comfortable to talk to them about it), I became more and more comfortable with the topic.  I soon realise that instead of judging me, my friends now made efforts to help me in my journey.  I wasn't alone anymore and that felt great!  This said, I strongly encourage you to talk about the efforts your making to lose weight to your friends and family.  If they judge you, you might want to ask yourself if you still need them in your life.  If you don't feel like you can talk to it with people close to you, why not talk to me about it? Write in the comment box below as "anonymous"! I won't know who you are but I'm sure going to be happy to listen to you! And who knows, maybe taking about it on here will help you to get the courage you need in order to talk about it with your friends and family.  And trust me, as soon as your going to start shedding pounds, you will WANT to tell people so they can celebrate with you!

Hope this topic will help you on your weight loss journey!
Talk to you tomorrow Teaspoons!

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 (2%): 3 pts

Snack: 

Strawberries: 0 pts

Supper:

Hamburger Helper- Beef Noodles (1 and a half cup prepared): 12 pts

Snack: 

Fat free pudding: 2 pts
Caramilk (one piece): 1 pt
Banana muffin: 2 pts

Day's total: 29 pts

Weekend is Almost Over

Good evening Teaspoons,

Are you like me and you feel like the weekend always passes by too fast?  Hope you still had time to enjoy your family and friends!  I went to watch some volley-ball games at the University again and I manage to stay on track all weekend!  We had a beauty of a weekend here so I went for a walk on Saturday with my (skinny) boyfriend.

Here's the WW chili recipe I made this weekend! Let me know if ever you try it!  I really love this recipe.  Fills you up and it's really yummy on these cold winter nights.

Beef, Bean, and Zucchini Chili

Serves 6.
1 pound extra leans ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 (14 and a half oz.) cans diced tomatoes
1 (15 and a half oz.) can Kidney Beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 cup reduced-sodium beef broth
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoons cayenne (I use 1 tablespoon but I like it spicy.  I would definitely put more than 1/4 teaspoon though)
1 medium zucchini, halved lenghtwise and sliced
24 baked tortilla chips

1. Combine beef, onion, and garlic.  Cook in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat until meat is browned.

2. Add the tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, broth, bell pepper, chili powder, ground cumin and cayenne.  Bring to boil.  Reduce heat and let simmer for 30 minute, partly covered.  Add zucchini during the last 5 minutes of cooking.

1 generous cup per serving with 4 tortilla chips: 6 pts.

Voila!  Hope you enjoy as much as me.

Until tomorrow, keep on tracking my teaspoons!