That's How Many Points?

SW: 213.4 (08.16.15) W1: 209.0 (08.19.15) CW: 208.8 (08.26.15)

Weekly Difference: -0.2 Total Difference: -4.6

I’m not even surprised that when I got on the scale today I was only down .2 from a week ago today. I made my decisions to go a bit over board not only on Thursday and Friday last week, but Monday I had a Pampered Chef party where I ate a lot of stuff out of my point range, then last night I even went a little overboard at dinner with friends.

But it did make me realize that I need to take this more seriously. I want to reach my goals in my time frames I set up. 

Breakfast: 0 I slept in late. I literally pulled myself out of bed at 10 am. 

Lunch: 8 Chicken and Rice Casserole - 8

Dinner: 11 Broccoli, Beef and Rice: 9 Side Salad w/ Light Ranch - 2

Snacks: 12 White Cheddar Cheez It - 4 Pizza Dip - 5 Passion Tea Lemonade - 1 Yo plait Strawberry Cheesecake Yogurt - 2

Points  Used: 31/34

I don’t know if these are just a DelMarVa-lous phenomenon that has recently taken over produce sections everywhere, or if this is a complete nationwide craze. The Cotton Candy Grape. I’ve heard of it, I’ve seen it on my newsfeed on Facebook and Instagram time after time. And I just kind of shrugged my shoulders to the idea of it. 

Today for some reason in my little weekly shopping endeavor the grapes spoke to me. And in a situation where I can typically walk past them and go about my business I caved and bought them. At $4.98 a pound. For non organic grapes. I’d like to say that it was menstrual cravings that made me do it. That’s my story.

Breakfast - 5 Turkey Sausage: 2

Lunch - 6  Alfredo Chicken: 6

Dinner - 11 Chicken and Veggie casserole: 8 Broccoli: 0 Chocolate Cherry Yogurt: 3 Whipped Cream: 0 Snacks - 13 Pizza Dip: 5 Wheat Thins: 3 Black Tea Peach: 2 Goldfish: 3

Total Points+: 32/34

Activity Points Earned: 7 / kayaking

Water Intake: 98oz

It’s shark week around here, and I’m craving everything under the sun. I think I’m just wanting food in my mouth honestly. So I’m instead making myself drink a glass of water every time i head to the kitchen for a snack.

Today I headed out onto the water for an hour and twenty minutes or so. Over the past year I’ve grown overly fond of kayaking and finally about a month ago I got my own. I used to be a distance runner, I ran in six half marathons, several 10k races, and was training for a full. My hip flexor couldn’t keep up with it, so I had been looking for another way to get some great outdoor exercise. Not only do I enjoy kayaking, but it calms down and helps me find my center. 

I’m bad about setting goals. Wait, that’s a lie. I’m great with setting goals, I’m bad about setting achievable goals in relation to the time frame that I think they should be met by. However, I also know if I don’t set a time frame for a goal I will never fully work towards it. 

So here’s some goals, next to them is the date that I want to hopefully achieve that weight by and as I reach the goals I will strike out and add the date I reached that goal (that sounds confusing, I promise that as it happens it will make more sense) and adjust the dates if necessary for remaining goals: 

SW: 213.4 (Aug 17, 2015) GW1: 199.9 (Oct 3, 2015) [-13.5lb] GW2: 185 (Nov 26, 2015) [-28.4lb] GW3: 175 (Dec 28, 2015) [-38.4lb]            [taking into account thanksgiving and christmas] GW4: 163.4 (Feb 15, 2016) [-50lb] GW5: 155 (Mar 20, 2016) [-58.4lb] UGW: 143.4 (June 15, 2016) [-70lb]            Day before Firefly 2016

I did the math, I have 42 weeks and a couple days change until my UGW timeframe. With that in mind if I lose 1.7lbs a week I will make my goal. That’s in the safe weight loss range per week. I know I can do this. I have to do this. 

I can’t keep waiting for a more convenient time. 

I know what my potential hiccups will be:

Sept 5+6 Made in America Festival in Philly

Sept 12 Wedding

Sept 25-Oct 2 Disney World Vacation

Nov 26 Thanksgiving 

The whole month of December (holiday parties. they kill me)

Dec 28-Jan 3 Disney World Vacation 

March 4-6 Winter Beach Getaway with 150+ people

Those will be my biggest challenges. Especially the two Disney trips, yes I’ll be walking a lot more than I typically would, but the first one is during Food and Wine Festival, the second one will be for New Years Eve. With the deluxe dining plan. I know alcohol will be in excess, I know food will be in excess. 

An ode to overdoing it. 

Yesterday was my birthday, I turned 28. I had decided when I restarted Weight Watchers that I was going to go ahead and let my birthday be the end of my “free for all cheat days” that I’m infamous for. So with a designated driver by my side, we headed to what our waitress called the “trashy but fun” beach town that most 21 year olds go to for their right of passage, yesterday was my first time. 

I started drinking at about 2pm, and stopped at 10pm. Somewhat tame for one of my hot mess days/nights out, but still enough to make me feel horrible. 

So that’s the reason there were no posts yesterday: I didn’t track anything. I ate a cupcake, some nachos, some cheese fries, cheesesteak egg rolls, drank entirely too much alcohol - but I had fun. 

Today I’m back to tracking, I’m getting ready to go to a friends house for a pool party where I know the food choices won’t be great, so I’ll probably eat before I go and take plenty of water. I have no desire for any sort of alcohol after the amount that I had yesterday. 

It was a good day, a tiring day, and a necessary day to get that out of my system. And for good measure, here’s a picture of me with my giant hello kitty balloon the people at work got me for my birthday:

Let’s talk about noms. And let me start by explaining something: I AM NOT A BREAKFAST EATER. I’ve never been big on the breakfast life. Eating first thing in the morning has never been something I enjoyed. My Mother always used to pack me with half a PB&J that I could much on outside the school before I made my redheaded way into the building. I also don’t like eggs, which most people think is the holy grail of breakfast food. Thanks, but no thanks. So, when you see some of my breakfast posts, don’t worry, I understand that normal people don’t eat wheat thins for breakfast. I’m not normal. Now, onto the food log!

Breakfast - 5 Turkey Sausage: 2 RF Wheat Thins: 3

Lunch - 5  Minestrone Soup: 5

Dinner - 10 Brown Rice: 3 Pot Roast Skillet: 7

Snacks - 13 Starbucks Venti Unsweetened PTL: 2 Apple: 0 Goldfish: 3 Pizza Dip*: 5  Wheat Thins: 3

Total Points+: 33/34

Water Intake: 109oz

Pizza Dip I was craving some pizza tonight, but I know myself well enough to know that I wouldn’t have stopped at one slice. So, instead I opted to make a “pizza dip” that was just in an individual serving cup. And let me tell you: it. was. easy.

Recipe!

I said I wasn't going to do it, I said I was going to wait until next week to hop on that little silver square of sadness. But then I decided to just go ahead and get on there today to see what it said, and that way I would have a WEEK weigh in number and not a ten day weigh in number next week.

SW: 213.4 (08.16.15) CW: 209.0 (08.19.15)

Weekly Difference: -4.4 Total Difference: -4.4

I know it's all water weight. I know it's also going to be a high number for my first couple weeks (this week especially) because I'm changing my portion intake so much. But that's my weigh in.

Breakfast 
Turkey Sausage: 2 
Yoplait whips strawberry cheesecake: 2 ———- Lunch 
Baby Carrots: 0
 Hummus 5 Goldfish: 3 ———— Dinner 
Chicken Stir Fry - 7 
Tossed Salad - 0 
Ranch dressing light - 2 ————– Snack 
Reduced Fat wheat thins: 3 
Ranch dressing light: 2

Total Points: 26/35