Been A While, Huh?

I won't beat myself up for it. I am here now. I lost all of the weight I wanted to by my birthday, 3 months ago. But it started coming back on. I want to have it gone before Thanksgiving and keep it off over the holidays. I am going to try the tracking thing here again. "Try" being the operative word! I want to loose 7 pounds in the next two weeks. Doable. Hard, but doable. My hip is finally better after several trips to the chiropractor, so I think I will be able to start doing some exercise next week. I am very exited about this! So here we go:

Breakfast
coffee, english muffin, 1/2 c egg whites
3 pts

Lunch
2 oz turkey, sandwich thin, light string cheese, 2 cuties
4 pts

Snack
15 triscuits, light string cheese
3 pts

Dinner
4 oz grilled boneless skinless chicken thighs, broccoli w/ cheese sauce, 1 c brown rice
9 pts

July 13

Bfast
1/2 c egg whites
1 light multi grain english muffin w/ dab of butter
1 c grapes
3pts

Lunch
sandwich thin w/ 6 slices turkey
1 string cheese
1oz baked chips
2 T salsa
z-bar
8pts

Snack
protein shake
cherry tomatoes
4pts

Dinner
pizza
1 c steamed broccoli
8pts

Dessert
WW ice cream
2 pts

Activity
4 pts earned

Total Points Used: 25
Points Banked: 5
Bank Total: 5

May 28th

Bfast
1/2 c egg whites
1 c blueberries
iced coffee
3 pts


Activity
20 min running
10 min incline walking
4pts earned

Lunch
turkey sandwich
1 oz bake chips
1 c strawberries
5 pts


Snack
protein shake
5pts

Dinner

meatball sub

1 oz baked chips

15pts

Points Range: 20-25

Points Earned:4

Points Used: 28

Banked: 1

May 27th

Bfast
1/2 c egg whites
1 c strawberries
coffee
3 pts


Lunch
turkey sandwich
1 oz baked chips
granola bar
6 pts


Snack
1 oz cheddar cheese
iced coffee
granola
8 pts

Dinner

Joey Jr (from Moe's)

chips with sasla

16pts!!!!

Points Range: 20-25

Points Used: 33

Points Banked Balance: -4

May 26th

Bfast
1/2 c egg whites
1 c strawberries
coffee
3 pts

Lunch
1 c grapes
1 oz baked chips
2 slices turkey
1 sandwich thin
5 pts

Snack
string cheese
iced coffee
3pts

Dinner
2 chicken tenders
steamed broccoli
1 c blueberries
6pts

Dessert
2 oz coffee ice cream (yep, totally going to measure that out!!!)
4pts

Points Range: 20 to 25
Points Used: 21
Points Banked: 4

May 25th

Bfast
1/2 c egg whites
1 c strawberries
2 pts


Snack
1/2 iced coffee (from Starbucks)
1pts


Lunch
2 cheese quesadillas
1 oz baked chips
1 c blueberries
6pts

Snack
string cheese
granola bar
4pts

Dinner
OVER DID IT!!!
foccacia bread with olive oil
margherita pizza
coffee ice cream
who knows pts!

May 24th

Bfast
1/3 c egg whites
1 c srawberries
coffee
3 pts

Lunch

taco salad with baked chips

1 slice pumpkin chocolate chip bread

iced coffee

12pts

Dinner

Ate out for our very late Valentine's Dinner! Went to a fondue restaurant. Can't even count the points, but I am using my 10 banked points, plus the remaining from the day. I also plan to eat on the low side of my range for Monday, at least.

May 23rd

Bfast
1/3 c egg whites
1 c strawberries
coffee
3pts

Lunch
taco salad (same as May 22nd)
1 oz baked chips
iced coffee
9pts

Snack
string cheese
apple
4pts

Dinner
1/3 c egg whites
2 slices bacon
1 sandwich thin, toasted with a little butter
1 c strawberries
1/4 pumpkin chocolate chip muffin
6 pts

Activity
45 minutes yoga
2 pts

Points Range: 20-25
Points Earned: 2
Points Used: 22
Points Banked: 5
Bank Total: 10

May 22nd

Making Friday my new "start of the week."

Bfast
1/3 c egg whites
1 kiwi
coffee
3pts

Activity
10 min weights
15 min running
10 min incline walking
4pts earned

Lunch
2 c lettuce
2 oz ground beef
1/4 c 2% cheese
4 T salsa
1 oz baked kettle chips
iced coffee
9pts

Snack
string cheese
15 triscuits
4pts


Dinner
2 turkey hot dogs

2 lite wheat buns

apple

1 oz baked chips

8pts

Points Range: 20-25

Points Earned: 4

Points Used: 24
Points Banked: 5

May 21st

Bfast
1/4 c egg whites
1 kiwi
coffee
3pts

Lunch
1.5 oz kettle cooked baked chips
4 slices ham
1 tortilla
1 c grapes
baby carrots
6pts

Snack

apple
almond butter
6pts


Dinner
taco salad
(lettuce, 2 oz ground beef, 1/4 c 2% cheese, 2 T salsa, 1 oz baked scoops (crushed), cherry tomatoes)
8pts


Activity
30 minutes mowing grass
Points Earned 2pts


Points Range: 20-25
Pointed Earned: 2
Points Used: 23
Points Banked: 4

Points Banked for Week: 6

May 20th

Bfast
1 egg
1 kiwi
coffee
4pts

Snack
1.25 oz granola
4pts

Lunch
1 tortilla
1 oz cheddar cheese
1 c blackberries
1 c carrots
1 T salsa
1 oz baked chips
6pts

Snack
string cheese
15 triscuits
iced coffee
4pts

Dinner
2 chicken tenders
1 zucchini, sauteed in Pam
5pts

Dessert
1/2 c ice cream
4 pts

Activity
15 minutes running
10 minutes walking incline
10 minutes weights
4pts earned

Points Range: 20 to 25
Points Earned: 4
Points Used: 27
Points Banked: 2

May 19th

Bfast
coffee
kiwi
1 slice whole wheat bread
1 tsp almond butter
4 pts

Lunch
apple
1T almond butter
6pts

Snack
carrots
blackberries
iced coffee (made at home)
1 oz cheddar cheese
5pts

Dinner
pizza (hopefully just one slice!)
salad
??? pts

May 15th and 16th

These two days were kind of a wash tracking wise for me. Friday we went to my in-laws, but I took some granola with me to munch on and then we had company over that night. I didn't really overeat, except I did have three little Sister Schubert yeast rolls. Saturday, we drove about 2 hours and went to an air show. Then we left there and went to a "famous" restaurant for some seafood. Hubby and I split a fried seafood plate, since I was still full from my Bojangles lunch in which I ate too much! The best thing on the seafood plate, at a seafood restaurant that is supposed to be so awesome...the fries and the green beans! Seriously!
I'll be back on track Sunday!

May 14th

Bfast
Coffee
1/3 egg whites
kiwi
oj
4 pts

Lunch
1 slice whole wheat bread
almond butter
granola
grilled squash
7 pts

Snack
string cheese
granola
6 pts

Dinner
whole wheat pasta
meatballs with sauce
10 pts (?)

Dessert
ice cream

***Weigh in is tomorrow. I hope I like this leader...with WW, a leader can honestly make it easier to lose weight. My friend and I don't really click with the new leader we got, so we are trying a new meeting. I'll post when I get home from my meeting. Perhaps I'll have good news!

May 13th

Bfast
1/3 c egg whites
oj
strawberries
4 pts

Lunch
string cheese
1 slice whole wheat bread
1/2 T almond butter
scoop chips
7 pts

Snack
apple
almond butter
4 pts

Dinner
turkey burger
bun
grilled squash
cheddar cheese
8.5 pts

Dessert
ice cream

May 12th

I am getting tired of the processed junk that is in the food that I eat, that I crave! I am making an effort to change that. It will be sort of slow, yet not too slow.
I am sick today so I won't be going to my weigh-in...my friend and I are going to change meetings anyway.
My flex points rest today. Except, I am not going to give myself all 35 of them at the beginning of the week. I am going to go back to a points range...20 to 25 for me and what I don't use, I get to bank and roll onto any day for the next week.

Bfast
1/4 c egg whites
1 kiwi
glass of oj...to help with the sickness
5 pts

Lunch
apple
1 T almond butter
6 pts

Snack
string cheese
triscuits
4 pts

Dinner
strawberries
oj
pork tenderloin
sweet potato
7 pts

Dessert
ice cream

May 11th

Bfast
slim fast shake
4pts

Lunch
bbq chicken pizza

Snack

Dinner

May 10th

Bfast
slim fast shake
4pts

Lunch
2 eggs scrambled
1 c cooked grits
6 pts

Snack
iced coffee
1 T pb
small apple
4 pts

Dinner
**going to friends' house for dinner to celebrate a graduation from grad school!**
ribs, I think and not sure what else
maybe a little bit of ice cream, if I get in a run/walk in the neighborhood today
also, picking strawberries today!

May 9th

Bfast
fiber one bar
2 pts

Lunch
***going to Cracker Barrel after my boys tee ball game...not very thrilled about it!
2 eggs
2 turkey sausage patties
1 biscuit
10 pts

Snack
fiber one bar
100 cal pack of chocolate covered pretzels
1 T peanut butter
6 pts

Dinner
chex mix (1 c)
2 oz steamed shrimp
2 oz steam crab
1 ear of corn
8 pts

I'm planning on getting in a 2 miles walk/run in our neighborhood today also. That would earn me about 4 activity points!

May 8th

Bfast
slim fast shake
4pts

Lunch
turkey sandwich
raw veggies
1 square of hershey bliss
1oz 2% cheese
blueberries and strawberries
6pts

Snack
iced coffee
fiber one bar
3pts

Dinner
chex mix
2 chicken tenders
steamed broccoli
100 cal pack of chocolate covered pretzels
15 pts

Points Allowed: 21
Points Used: 29
Bonus Points Remaining: 1