The right direction.

Well, I lost 0.6 lbs. Better than a kick in the pants, I suppose. We all know that weekends are my problem. There are no big plans for this weekend so maybe I can hold it together???
Today I decided to have 2 desserts at lunch time. Good news is that I did turn down dessert at dinner! Food was otherwise acceptable for the day.
I took tomorrow off on a whim after a busy day. W and I are going to go shopping or something fun. Saturday WILL be thank you card day. I have been putting it off FAR too long!!
A shout out to JEN for her inspiring loss this week :) Keep it up!!!

Temptation

Today was harder than the last two. That happens I guess. I did well though. I fought off most of it :) Still no excercise. Today was a nicer day but W had to go get her hair done. The thought of going for a run on my own did flash through my head and then it flashed back out. Soon, I tell ya!
Food today-
B- steel cut oats (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), yogurt/strawberries/all bran buds (2), 1 piece of chocolate covered salted caramel (2- oops!)
S- celery and hummus (0)
D- spinach/pepper/onion/cuke/egg salad (2), chickpea burger (4) on pumpernickel (2)
S- candy cane green tea, grapes (1)
S2 for BL- strawberries and grapes (1) with 1/4c. yogurt (0.5) and all bran (1)

In case you're wondering, the chickpea burger was 1/2c. chickpeas mashed up + splash of worshistshire sauce (sp??) + splash of hot sauce + balsamic + chopped onion + chopped green pepper + garlic powder + a bit of flour to try to get it to stick. I heated up some PAM in the non stick skillet and "fried" it. I think I flipped it too soon as it didn't stay together at first. I left it for longer on the other side and that helped. Then I added a piece of fat free cheese to get it more stuck together (oops - processed food!!).
Confirmation of last night's snack = hard boiled egg (2) and yogurt/fruit/allbran (2.5)

When you're on a roll...

why change things? Today, my breakfast, lunch and snack was EXACTLY the same as yesterday! A bit boring but I decided not to mess with it. I have been off yogurt for a while now but I'm really enjoying it this week with the berries and bran buds in it. My green grapes are really crunchy too...just the way I like them!
Dinner tonight was a big spinach salad with red pepper, cukes, onion, tuna (3)- yes I had the whole can!, egg (2), 2tbsp. hummus (0) all topped with balsamic vinegar mixed with splenda/lime juice/garlic powder/salt/hot sauce/red pepper flakes. Along side of this, I had a portabello mushroom (soaked in balsamic then grilled up in frying pan) on 2 pieces of pumpernickle bread (2) topped with hot peppers, mustard and ketchup. Dinner was awesome!!!
I just finished having some candy cane green tea and 1/3c. of dried apricots (1).
Total points so far = 16.
I'm thinking I might have a hard boiled egg for snack later? Maybe more grapes? We'll see - right now I'm full!

PS. last night I had some vanilla shreddies and 1/2c. skim milk for snack. Cereal may have been breaking the rules!!!

It's on!

Foodwise that is! I did well and only ate things that were good for my body today. The night isn't over yet but since I've come this far, it would be a shame not to finish through!
Food today:
B- steel cut oats (2)
L- veggie/hummus/pumpernickel sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), vanilla yogurt (1) with 3 strawberries (0) and all bran buds sprinkled on top (1)
S- 1c. grapes (1)
D- lemon and dill tilapia (2), baked potato topped with leftover chili (3), peas (1), spinach salad with balsamic vinegar and 2 tbsp. hummus on top (1), veggies and dip (1)
Plus I drank more water today than I have in a long time. I also bought some of those sugar free water based drinks. Not sure if they're all that good for my body but I need something other than water to drink!
On to tomorrow. Excercise would be good. I just can't seem to make myself do it though!

Ok, i'm starting NOW!

Jen and I had a challenge and so far, I'm failing :( Sorry Jen! I knew that Friday and Saturday would be hard. Today also turned into a bit of a write off due to having both sets of parents over for dinner. I've been in the kitchen most of the day just snacking.
For dinner we had veggie chili, homemade oatmeal bread (that didn't rise properly - gah!), spinach/strawberry/feta salad with homemade balsamic vinegar dressing. I made veggies and dip for appetizer as well as some crackers and asiago dip and red pepper dip. For dessert I made cherry chip diet sprite cupcakes!
This evening I've been at work to perfect my breakfast and lunch for tomorrow. I made a pot of steel cut oats so I have 4 days of breakfast ready to go. I taste tested it and it just might go into the regular rotation. It's only 2 points per serving and it's warm and comforting for this snowy weather! I also prepped some veggies for my hummus/pumpernickel sandwich. And I prepped my dessert - 1/2c. vanilla yogurt with 3 sliced strawberries. I bought the little packs of all bran buds to go on top. I also washed up some grapes. Should be set.
Almost time for bed. I'd like to see some of the good Oscars but it's just too friggin' long!!!

As predicted

I'm up 1 lb. No excuses. It is what it is.
It was snowing and blowing in the big L town today so no run. No excercise at all actually. I've already settled on the couch for TV night. I discovered I can watch ER at 7pm on an east coast station. Then Survivor at 8, Grey's at 9 and Private Practice at 10. Yes, that is pathetic. Do I care? No.

Not a productive week,

weightloss wise! I'm fearing that there may be a considerable gain this week. Last night I went to a retirement dinner at Hobart's. Being good actually flashed through my head at the onset of the night but...didn't end up working out! I had a caesar to start and a glass of wine with dinner. We shared cheese fritters for an appy and then I had french onion soup and caesar salad for my dinner. And if that wasn't enough - I shared (hey, at least I shared!!!) amaretto cream cheese stuffed "ravioli" in a cherry bing sauce. The "ravioli" was actually puffed pastry pockets. SO good. Ok, enough talk about that because now I want to go back there for more dessert!
So, I was debating not recording my weight tomorrow but what exactly will that accomplish?? Nothing, I'm guessing. So I will face the numbers.
AND I already have plans for a run after work. HEAR that Mother Nature??? STOP snowing!!!!!!!