On the Menu This Week

Greek Style Cheeseburgers
Vegetarian Black Bean Chili
Roasted Cornish Hens with Quinoa and Broccoli

Sunday, November 29, 2009

November 29th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 33.5 of 25 points earned 1 activity points.

Breakfast (4.5)-yogurt, orange juice, 1 slice of bacon
Lunch (17)-pork sandwich salad, wine, salad with cilantro lime dressing
Dinner (12)-ox tail stew, penne

Running Weekly totals used 14.5 of 35 weekly points, earned 5 activity points,

November 28th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 31 of 25 points earned 4 activity points.

Breakfast (9)-turkey, mushroom scramble, sourdough, bacon
Lunch (12)-stuffing string beans, onions, sweet potatoes
Dinner (6)-turkey soup
Snack (4)-chocolate


need to get away from the leftovers....

Running Weekly totals used 6 of 35 weekly points, earned 4 activity points,

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Recipe of the week 11/21/09

Pork Piccata

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/4 pound pork tenderloin, sliced into 1/4 inch medallions
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp drained capers

Directions

Combine the flour and 1/4 tsp each of salt and pepper in a sealable container. Place teh pork in the container and shake until well-coated.

Heat 1 Tbsp of the oil in a large skillet (not non-stick, you want bits) over medium-high heat. Working in 2 batches, cook the pork until it is browned on both sides, 1-2 minutes per side. Transfer the pork to a plate.

Add the garlic to the same skillet, then immediately add the wine and cook. As the wine reduces, stir to dissolve the small bits and juices remaining in the pan from the meat. Cook until the wine is reduced by half, 4-5 minutes.

Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, capers and remaining salt and pepper and cook until the mixture has reduced slightly, 3-4 minutes. Return the medallions to the skillet with the remaining tablespoon of oil and heat until the sauce thickens and the meat is cooked to medium, about 3 minutes.

Serve with sautéed spinach and mashed potatoes to soak up all the good sauce.

Per Serving: (serves 4)
7 points
Calories 310
Total Fat 11 g
Sat Fat 2 g
Protein 32g
Carb 10g
Fiber 1g
Cholesterol 90 mg
Sodium 600 mg

Adapted from Ellie Krieger in So Easy

Recipe of the week 11/14/09

Creamed Spinach

Ingredients

  • 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen spinach, thawed
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 small shallots, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups 1 percent milk
  • 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons fat free evaporated milk
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Squeeze all of the water from the spinach. Now Squeeze it again! In a large pan, heat the oil over a medium heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the milk and broth and cook, scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Add the spinach and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the evaporated milk and nutmeg and season to taste with salt and pepper.


Per Serving: (4 servings)
2 points
Calories 130
Total Fat 4 g
Sat Fat 1 g
Protein 10g
Carb 17g
Fiber 4g
Cholesterol 5 mg
Sodium 170 mg

Adapted from Ellie Krieger

This creamed spinach doesn't taste light, I promise! It really lives up to full fat creamed spinach

November 23rd-27th Food and Exercise Journal

Holidays, holidays, holidays!!!!
So not much time for blogging, not to mention a not so hot connection.

Monday November 23rd
Ate 24 of 25 points earned 3 activity points.

Breakfast (5)-Blueberry-Almond French Toast Bake(5)
Lunch (6)-Minestrone soup (3), sandwich with laughing cow (2), pear (1)
Dinner (10)-Pork Picatta with sautéed spinach and garlic mashed potatoes
Snack (3)-brownie

The pork picatta was excellent, savory, tangy and yummy. earned 3 activity points.

Tuesday November 24th
Ate 23 of 25 points earned 3 activity points.

Breakfast (5)-Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal
Lunch (5)-Tomato soup (3), sandwich with laughing cow (2)
Dinner (10)-Aromatic Beef Stew with Butternut squash
Snack (3)-brownie

The stew turned out well. earned 3 activity points

Wednesday November 25th
Ate 24.5 of 25 points earned 2 activity points.

Breakfast (6)-Breakfast Sandwich
Lunch (9)-Roast Beef Sandwich
Dinner (9.5)-grilled Ribeye, artichoke and mayo

Travel day, UGH! Totally messed up day, eating lunch at 3 and dinner at 9....

Thursday November 26th
Ate 45.5 of 25 points earned 0 activity points, although I was on my feet more or less all day cooking.

Breakfast (6)-Portabello Benedict
Lunch (5)-stuffing, tomato juice
Dinner (34.5)-Turkey, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, green beans with mushroom madeira sauce, creamed onions, stuffing, roasted brussels sprouts, and pumpkin pie, wine

Turkey day. I planned to indulge this day and I did. It was excellent. I stuck to one plate no seconds but having the leftovers around stinks, note for next year don't stay where the food stays! :P

Friday November 27th
Ate 32.5 of 25 points earned 2 activity points.

Breakfast (4.5)-yogurt, orange juice, 1 slice of bacon
Lunch (14)-leftovers
Dinner (14)-grilled sausage, salad and blueberry pie

need to get away from the leftovers....

Running Weekly totals used 35 of 35 weekly points, earned 14 activity points, used 12 activity points. Glad I'm not weighing in this saturday...

Monday, November 23, 2009

November 23rd Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 24 of 25 points earned 3 activity points.

Breakfast (5)-Blueberry-Almond French Toast Bake(5)
Lunch (6)-Minestrone Soup (3), Sandwich thin with laughing cow (2), Pear (1)
Snack (3)-Rocky Road Brownie
Dinner (1))-Pork Piccata with Sauted Spinach and Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Pork Picatta was excellent! earned 3 activity points

Running Weekly totals used 18 of 35 weekly points, earned 7 activity points.

November 22nd Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 25 of 25 points earned 3 activity points.

Breakfast (5)-Blueberry-Almond French Toast Bake(5)
Lunch (9)-Ravioli with Pesto and Pear
Dinner (11)-Beef Stroganoff (11), Green Beans with Grainy Mustard (0)

The Beef Stroganoff turned out really good. With a cup of noodles and 1 1/2 cups of Stroganoff it was 11 pionts, not bad at all, very filling. earned 3 activity points

Running Weekly totals used 18 of 35 weekly points, earned 4 activity points.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

November 21st Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 43 of 25 points earned 1 activity points.

Breakfast (9)-Eggnog Latte
Lunch (9.5)-Mushroom Barley Soup, Baguette and Brie
Dinner (24.5)-Bacon Cheese 4 Alarm Burger, Fries and Beer

Went to wing dome earned 1 activity point

Running Weekly totals used 18 of 35 weekly points, earned 1 activity points.

The Weekly Round up 11/14-11/20

I got in 7 workouts this week.

Summary I used 35/35 Weekly Points and I earned 29 Activity Points.

I'm down 2 pounds.

Saturday 53 of 25 points went to Rock Bottom Brewery for dinner. Earned 2 activity points

Sunday 24.5 of 25 points. Earned 6 activity points, Spicy chicken italian sausage for dinner with roasted brussels sprouts

Monday 26 of 25 points. Earned 5 activity points, porcini crusted filet mignon with herbed mashed potatoes and the best "diet" creamed spinach I have ever tried. It will be the recipe of the week.

Tuesday 31 of 25 points. Earned 5 activity points, thai lunch, moroccan slow cooker stew, good not great.

Wednesday 18.5 of 25 points. Garlic Basil Shrimp EXCELLENT, ben had his with feta and given how few points I will probably try this next time.

Thursday 24.5 of 25 points, leftovers. 4 activity points, leftovers

Friday 24.5 of 25 points leftovers. 2 activity points, leftovers

My plan for this week is to cut back my activity to just 30 minute strolls, give my body a chance to recover. I plan to enjoy Thanksgiving and moderate what I eat around it.

November 20th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 24.5 of 25 points earned 4 activity points.

Breakfast (4.5)-Peanut butter, banana, Sandwich Thin
Lunch (7.5)-Garlic Basil Shrimp with Orzo and a pear
Dinner (7)-Moroccan slow cooker stew and couscous
Snack (6)-rocky road brownies

Leftovers for dinner. Did a 30 minute walk, earned 4 activity points

Running Weekly totals used 35 of 35 weekly points, earned 29 activity points.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

November 19th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 24.5 of 25 points earned 4 activity points.

Breakfast (7)-granola and yogurt
Lunch (6.5)-Campbell's Select Harvest Soup (Tomato Bisque) whole can (3), low fat cheddar (1) sandwich thin (1)
Snack (1)-pear
Dinner (9)-porcini crusted filet, herbed mashed potatoes and creamed spianch
Snack (1)-pudding

Leftovers for dinner. Did a 50 minute walk, earned 4 activity points

Running Weekly totals used 35 of 35 weekly points, earned 27 activity points.

November 18th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 18.5 of 25 points earned 5 activity points.

Breakfast (5)-Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal
Lunch (5)-Campbell's Select Harvest Soup (Chicken Tuscany) whole can (3), laughing cow (1) sandwich thin (1)
Dinner (8.5)-Garlic Basil Shrimp with Orzo

Wow, didn't mean to be so light on points but I wasn't hungry for snacks and I didn't calculate dinner until this morning so I didn't realise how far off I was.

The Garlic Basil Shrimp turned out great, took about 10 minutes including cooking the orzo, tasted fantastic and was super simple, what's not to love. Did a 60 minute walk, earned 5 activity points

Running Weekly totals used 35 of 35 weekly points, earned 23 activity points.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

November 17th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 31 of 25 points earned 5 activity points.

Breakfast (4.5)-Peanut butter, banana, sandwich thin
Lunch (19.5)-thai lunch
Dinner (6)-Moroccan slow cooker stew(4), whole wheat couscous (2)
Snack (1)-Kozy shack pudding

The stew was good but not great, but it was super easy, love the slow cooker.Did a 60 minute walk, earned 5 activity points

Running Weekly totals used 35 of 35 weekly points, earned 18 activity points.

Monday, November 16, 2009

November 16th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 26 of 25 points earned 5 activity points.

Breakfast (5)-Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal
Lunch (8)-Chicken sausage, brussels sprouts, pear
Snack (1)-Low fat chocolate pudding
Dinner (11)-Porcini Crusted Filet Mignon(4), Creamed Spinach(2), Herbed Mashed Potatoes (3), red wine (2)
Snack (1)-Vitamuffin Deep Chocolate

Did a 60 minute walk, earned 5 activity points

Running Weekly totals used 29 of 35 weekly points, earned 13 activity points.

November 15th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 24.5 of 25 points earned 6 activity points.

Breakfast (6)-Portabello Benedict
Lunch (3)-Peach Pie Smoothie
Dinner (14.5)-Chicken Sausage (6), Hotdog roll (3), Roasted Brussels Sprouts (1), Alexa Oven Fries (4.5)
Snack (1)-Vitamuffin Deep Chocolate

Did a 70 minute walk/jog, made Spicy Chicken Italian Sausages with oven fries and roasted brussels sprouts for dinner, hit the spot.

Running Weekly totals used 28 of 35 weekly points, earned 8 activity points.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

November 14th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 53 of 25 points earned 2 activity points.

Breakfast (13)-eggnog latte and scone
Lunch (5.5)-Muesli and milk
Dinner (34.5)-Steak (9.5), mashed potatoes (4), tortilla chips and cheese dip (9), steamed vegetables (1), beer (5), chocolate cake (6)

Did a 30 minute walk, went to rock bottom for dinner

Running Weekly totals used 28 of 35 weekly points, earned 2 activity points.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Recipe of the Week 11/7/09

Chicken Rollatini

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves cut in half on the thin side, pounded to 1/4-inch thickness or 6 chicken cutlets
  • 6 ounces thinly sliced ham
  • 1 cup baby spinach leaves, chopped
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.

Arrange chicken breasts on a flat surface. Top each piece of chicken with ham. Mix together spinach and goat cheese and spread over ham. Starting from the shorter end, roll up chicken and secure with wooden picks. Brush mustard all over chicken rolls and then roll in bread crumbs.

Heat remaining oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken rolls and cook until golden brown on all sides.

Transfer chicken to oven and bake 20 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.


Nutrition Facts

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving

Calories 266
Total Fat 10g
Saturated Fat 4.5g
Cholesterol 74mg
Sodium 840mg
Carbohydrates 14g
Protein 29g
Fiber 3g

Recipe of the week 10/31/09

Tuscan Roasted Chicken and Vegetables

Ingredients

  • 6 Roma tomatoes (about 1 pound)
  • 3 medium zucchini (about 1/2 pound each)
  • 1 bulb fennel
  • 3 tablespoons oil, divided
  • 3/4 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 chicken breast halves skinless, bone-in (about 2 1/2 pounds)
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary leaves or 1 teaspoon dried

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Cut the tomatoes lengthwise into quarters and remove the seeds. Trim the zucchini and cut it in half crosswise and then cut each piece in half lengthwise once if the piece is thin and twice if it is thicker, so that the pieces are relatively uniform.

Remove the outermost layer of the fennel bulb and discard. Cut the bulb in half so that each half retains part of the stem end. Cut each half into 8 thin wedges so each wedge is held together by a little piece of stem.

Put the vegetables into a large baking pan. Toss them with 2 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Arrange the chicken pieces in the pan with the vegetables.

In a small bowl combine 1 tablespoon of oil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, the garlic, lemon zest and lemon juice. Rub the mixture into the chicken in the pan. Season with a few turns of pepper.

Roast in the oven for 30 minutes, then give the vegetables a stir and add the rosemary. Cook for about 20 to 30 minutes more until the chicken is done and the vegetable are tender and beginning to brown.

Yield: 4 servings (A serving is one piece of chicken and 1 1/2 cups of vegetables)

Nutrition Facts

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving

Calories 410
Total Fat 13.5g
Saturated Fat 2.2g
Cholesterol 132mg
Sodium 640mg
Carbohydrates 15g
Protein 56g
Fiber 5g

The Weekly Round up 11/7-11/13

Forgive me for being gone

I got in 7 workouts this week.

Summary I used 18/35 Weekly Points and I earned 26 Activity Points.

I'm down 1.2 pounds.

Saturday 43 of 26 points boring breakfast, granola and yogurt for lunch, mexican for dinner, mmm carne asada.

Sunday 27 of 26 points. Earned 4 activity points, dinner was homemade pizza

Monday 19 of 26 points. Earned 7 activity points, smoothie for breakfast, leftovers for lunch and homemade pot pies for dinner

Tuesday 24.5 of 26 points. Earned 6 activity points, leftovers

Wednesday 25 of 26 points. Earned 5 activity points, made chicken Rollatini's for dinner, sooo good, teriyaki for lunch

Thursday 24 of 26 points, leftovers. 2 activity points, leftovers

Friday 25 of 26 points leftovers. 2 activity points, crab cakes with smarter tartar and roasted asparagus with balsamic brown butter

I will be better about posting this week.

Monday, November 9, 2009

November 9th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 19 of 26 points earned 4 activity points.

Breakfast (3)-Peach Smoothie
Lunch (8)-Tuscan Roasted Chicken and Vegetables
Dinner (7)-homemade chicken pot pies(5), milk (2), broccoli
Snack (1)-kozy shack low fat pudding

Running Weekly totals used 19 of 35 weekly points, earned 7 activity points.

November 8th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 27 of 26 points earned 4 activity points.

Breakfast (5.5)-Muesli with Almond Breeze
Lunch (4.5)-Peanut butter banana sandwich
Dinner (17)-homemade turkey pepperoni pizza


Running Weekly totals used 19 of 35 weekly points, earned 4 activity points.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

SSP Week Five Day Three

Did 100 pushups today!!!!

It was supposed to be day 3 of week 5 but I felt I could do it so I tried and I did it!!!!!
Very exciting. So now all of the Squats, Sit ups and Push ups challenges are done. I will continue to build them into my workouts but without the formalised plan I was following.

November 7th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 43 of 26 points earned 0 activity points.

Brunch (3)-WW Apple Bar, apple
Lunch (8)-Granola with yogurt
Dinner (31)-Carne Asada with corn tortilla and guacamole, Chips with Salsa, Beer
Snack (1)-Vitamuffin

Went out to Mexican for dinner

Running Weekly totals used 17 of 35 weekly points, earned 0 activity points.

The Weekly Round up 10/31-11/6

I got in 7 workouts this week.

Summary I used 32/35 Weekly Points and I earned 29 Activity Points.

I'm down .2 pounds, which is getting frustating. I missed my 30 AP goal by 1, but I was just worn out this week.

Saturday 59 of 26 points boring breakfast, ate out for lunch and dinner ugh, no workout.

Sunday 25 of 26 points. Earned 4 activity points

Monday 26 of 26 points. Earned 7 activity points

Tuesday 25 of 26 points. Earned 6 activity points

Wednesday 25 of 26 points. Earned 5 activity points

Thursday 25 of 26 points, leftovers. 5 activity points

Friday 23 of 26 points leftovers. 2 activity points

I had a goal of 30 activity points this week and I came up a bit short

I did 3 days of the Push up challenge, and did Squats and Sit ups one day each.

Next Week's Menu
Saturday- Out
Sunday- Homemade Pizza
Monday- Chicken Pot Pie and broccoli
Tuesday-Chicken Rollatini
Wednesday- Leftovers
Thursday-Leftovers
Friday-Crab cakes with smarter tartar

Friday, November 6, 2009

November 6th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 23 of 26 points earned 2 activity points.

Breakfast (7)-Breakfast Sandwich
Lunch (5)-Peach and Banana Smoothie, apple
Dinner (10)-Peppercorn Pork, potatoes and green beans
Snack (1)-vitamuffin

Running Weekly totals used 33 of 35 weekly points, earned 29 activity points.

SSP Week Five Day Two

Thursday 11/5
W5D2
Push-ups

set #/planned/completed
1/19/19
2/19/19
3/22/22
4/22/22
5/18/18
6/18/18
7/22/22
8/>45/65

For a total of 205 increased my total by 15 Also did 100 sit ups and 50 squats

Thursday, November 5, 2009

November 5th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 25 of 26 points earned 5 activity points.

Breakfast (5)-Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal
Lunch (9)-Maple-Mustard Chicken Thighs, Salad with olive oil and vinegar
Snack (2)-chocolate
Dinner (8)-Tuscan Roasted Chicken and Vegetables
Snack (2)-kozy shack

Completed another day of the push ups challenge as well as getting in some squats and sit ups.

Running Weekly totals used 33 of 35 weekly points, earned 27 activity points.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

November 4th Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 25 of 26 points earned 5 activity points.

Breakfast (5)-Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal
Lunch (9)-Maple-Mustard Chicken Thighs, Salad with olive oil and vinegar
Snack (2)-yogurt
Dinner (7)-Peppercorn Pork and Wine Sauce, Roasted potatoes, green beans

Super sore today but still managed to walk on the treadmill.

Running Weekly totals used 33 of 35 weekly points, earned 22 activity points.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

SSP Week Five Day One

Tuesday 11/3
W5D1
Push-ups

set #/planned/completed
1/36/36
2/40/40
3/30/30
4/24/24
5/>40/60

For a total of 190 increased my total by 10

November 3rd Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 25 of 26 points earned 6 activity points.

Breakfast (3.5)-Peach Smoothie
Lunch (8)-portabello mushroom sandwich and apple
Snack (3)-Peach Smoothie
Dinner (10.5)-Lamb chops, sourdough with olive oil, green beans

Did 2 firm tapes, Supercharged Sculpting and Jiggle Free Buns, they kicked my butt, seriously sweaty and I'm already sore, uh oh!

Running Weekly totals used 33 of 35 weekly points, earned 17 activity points.

Monday, November 2, 2009

November 2nd Food and Exercise Diary

Ate 26 of 26 points earned 7 activity points.

Brunch (6)-Oatmeal, with egg white, pomegranate and walnuts
Snack (8)-portabello mushroom sandwich and apple
Snack (1.5)-cottage cheese
Dinner (11)-Maple-Mustard Glazed Chicken Thighs, roasted sweet potato, green beans
Snack (1)-vitamuffin

The chicken was great, but man chicken thighs are fatty, might have to try this with breasts.
Did a firm cardio "calorie killer" and walked in the afternoon

Running Weekly totals used 33 of 35 weekly points, earned 11 activity points.

The Weekly Round up 10/24-10/30

I got in 11 workouts this week.

Summary I used 35/35 Weekly Points, consumed 3 of my activty points and I earned 42 Activity Points.

I'm down .4 pounds, which is ok. I met my 40 Activity point goal.

Saturday 49 of 26 points boring breakfast, went out to a greek dinner. Earned 2 Activity points

Sunday 25 of 26 points Smothered Pork chops in onion gravy. Earned 9 activity points

Monday 22 of 26 points Tomato-Meat Sauce with spaghetti squash. Earned 9 activity points

Tuesday 41 of 26 points leftovers. . thai lunch, corn and bean casserole. Earned 8 activity points

Wednesday 24 of 26 points. Leftovers. Earned 7 activity points

Thursday 26 of 26 points, leftovers. 5 activity points

Friday 24.5 of 26 points leftovers. 2 activity points

I had a goal of 40 activity points this week and I beat it by 2 points, I am feeling a touch burned out so I plan to aim for 30 activity points this week

I did 3 days of the Push up challenge, and did Squats and Sit ups one day each.

Next Week's Menu
Saturday- Out
Sunday- Lemon Garlic Marinated Lamb Chops with Grilled Romaine
Monday- Mustard-Maple Glazed Chicken Thighs, Sweet Potato and green beans
Tuesday-leftovers
Wednesday- Peppercorn Pork with Wine Sauce and Roasted Potatoes
Thursday-Tuscan Roasted Chicken
Friday-Leftovers

October 31st, November 1st Food and Exercise Journal

Saturday 31st
Ate 59 of 26 points earned 0 activity points.

Breakfast (3)-Apple, WW 2 point bar
Lunch (22)-Chicken Fajita Pita, Fries, shake
Dinner (34)-Cheeseburger, Fries, shake

Running Weekly totals used 33 of 35 weekly points, earned 0 activity points.

Sunday 1st
Ate 25 of 26 points earned 4 activity points.

Brunch (9.5)-Breakfast Sandwich and grande latte
Snack (3)-apple and peanut butter
Dinner (11.5)-Grilled Romaine, Lemon-Garlic Marinated Lamb Chops
Snack (1)-chocolate pudding

The lamb chops and the grilled romaine both came out very well, seriously yummy.
Did the push ups week 4 post test and managed 72 consecutive push ups, soooo close.

Running Weekly totals used 33 of 35 weekly points, earned 4 activity points.
My Plan

I did WeightWatchers once before in 2004-2005. I lost 50 pounds. I gained some back going through my divorce but the good news is I kept off 20 of them until I restarted WeightWatchers in January 2009.

For the first time, I have found a plan that was easy to stick to. Something just felt right this time. Before embarking on WeightWatchers I re-read some books I had found helpful in the middle of my last journey. The books are listed under "Weight Loss" Books on the side bar, and a blog post about them will follow soon. These books helped get me mentally prepared to lose weight and they are the reason I think I am finding losing to be less of a struggle. I am not letting myself get discouraged by small gains and I am seeing far more consistent results.

WeightWatchers gives you a points target based on weight and basic daily activity level. Every food has a points value based on calories, fiber and fat. Then its like a checkbook you start with your daily balance, subtract for foods eaten and add for activity done which can earn you points. Exercise=More Food. Each food point is roughly 50 calories and each activity point is worth roughly 100, I use a heart-rate monitor to calculate my activity points earned.

You also get 35 weekly points to use as you want anytime during the week. For me the most successful both mentally and on the scale is to use most of those points on Saturday night for a splurge and to then stick to my daily points fairly closely the rest of the week. It helps me to know my favourite foods are only a week away if I want them. People can manage the plan however they want but for me this is the most successful. When I'm working out a lot I try to eat some of those activity points as well. Ironically I get much smaller losses the weeks I don't eat those points on Saturday, maybe it shakes up my metabolism, who knows I just know it works

Finally my last key to my plan is attending meetings. It helps keep me accountable and on track.

Weight Loss Slideshow