Day 112

TOTAL: 17 SO FAR - 6 LEFT

BREAKFAST: 9 PTS
Granola cereal and milk
1 cinnemon mini roll

LUNCH: 8 PTS
Ham steak
Scalloped potatoes
Broccoli
Orange

DINNER:

Day 110 and 111 (Week 15)

Today is Saturday. I didn't get online on Friday because my husband was on the computer until late, and I went to bed. I was out-of-town on business Friday and didn't get to go to Weight Watchers to weigh in.

Today starts a NEW WEEK and my goal is to lose 2 pounds before weigh-in, which will have to be on Saturday rather than Friday because I'm in software training on Friday. Keeping to the 23 points a day is my goal. Saturday morning didn't start out well though - as I'm already 5 points over my usual breakfast. No snacking allowed today - or I had better get on my bicycle and earn more points. I'll have to drink lots of water today as well.

Saturday, December 5, 2009 - TOTAL: 27 PTS (Over 4)

BREAKFAST: 11 PTS
Oatmeal - 3 PTS
1/4 cup yogurt raisins - 2 PTS
1 cup Lite egg nog - 4 PTS
1/4 cup grape juice - 2 PTS

LUNCH: 7 PTS
Rice with venison sausage
Salad with italian dressing

DINNER: 9 PTS
Apple
Steak
Rosemary potatoes
Green beans and red peppers
3 bits of break

Friday, December 4, 2009 - TOTAL: 27 POINTS (OVER 4)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & milk

SNACK: 2 PTS
Granola fruit bar

LUNCH: 8 PTS
1/2 turkey sandwich on whole wheat
1 cup chicken wild rice soup

SNACK: 3 PTS
apple
Granola fruit bar

DINNER: 8 PTS
cocktail bun with lite bologna
cookie
broccoli & beef w/rice

Day 108 and 109

TOTAL: 30 PTS (OVER 6 PTS)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and milk

LUNCH: 11 PTS
Scalloped potatoes and ham
Break with butter
Carrots
Popcorn

DINNER: 11 PTS
Pizza
Chips

SNACK: 2 PTS
1 cookie

Day 107

TOTAL: 33 POINTS (10 OVER)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & milk

SNACK: 4 PTS
Orange
Cocktail bun with turkey

LUNCH: 12 PTS
Cocktail bun with lite bologna
Mini bag of chips
Lite yogurt with granola

SNACK: 2PTS
2 mini cakes

DINNER: 5 PTS
Chicken Penne Hotdish

SNACK: 4 PTS
Latte
Chocolate chips

Day 106

TOTAL POINTS: 25 (OVER 2)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & milk

LUNCH: 8 PTS
Chips & salsa
Chicken burrito

SNACK: 1 PT
Orange

DINNER: 8 PTS
Turkey & cheese on pretzel bread
Broccoli

SNACK: 2 PTS
2 mini cakes

Day 105

I'm still not doing very well on controlling my snacking. TOTAL: 32 PTS (9 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and milk

LUNCH: 8 PTS
HuHot Chinese Stir Fry
1/2 cup white rice

SNACK: 3 PTS
Cocktail bun with honey

DINNER: 12 PTS
Scrambled eggs
Venison country sausage
Cocktail bun with honey
Latte

SNACK: 3 PTS
3 mini cakes

Day 104

TOTAL: 27 POINTS (4 OVER)

BREAKFAST: 7 PTS
Small Cinnamon Roll
Latte (single)

LUNCH: 7 PTS
Dinner Roll
Tuna with light mayo
Tomato Juice
1/2 mini bag of chips

SNACK: 1 PT
Orange

DINNER: 12 PTS
1 dinner roll with honey
2 dinner rolls with turkey
Winter squash
1 point chocolate piece

Days 98 to 103 (Week 14)

I just skipped an entire week of blogging and also skipped weigh-in. This week was the Thanksgiving holiday. Back on track BIG TIME from now on. I filled up my exercise ball so I can start doing stretching exercises.

Day 97

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH: 8 PTS
Cocktail bun with summer sausage
Small bag chips
1 chocolate

SNACK: 3 PTS
Pudding
Orange

DINNER:

Dy 95 and 96 - Weigh-in (Week 13)

I didn't keep track on Thursday and Friday - but definitely over did it. I didn't weigh in on Friday because I had software training for work during the lunch hour.

Day 94

TOTAL: 27 POINTS (Over 4)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

LUNCH: 9 PTS
Chinese buffet
White rice
Chicken & veggies
Broccoli

SNACK: 6 PTS
Trail mix

DINNER: 6 PTS
1 slice Pizza

Day 93

TOTAL: 23 Points

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and milk

LUNCH: 6 PTS
Chicken
Mashed potatoes
Broccoli

SNACK: 2 PTS
Apple
Slice light bologna

DINNER: 9 PTS
Chicken
Spaghetti noodles
Veggies
Salad with dressing

Day 92

TOTAL: 28 PTS (Over 5)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

LUNCH: 8 PTS
Light bologna on wheat bread
Small bags chips
Grapes

SNACK: 9 PTS
Soy bean nuts
Trail mix

DINNER: 5 PTS
Fish
Baked potato
Broccoli

Day 91

TOTAL: 26 Pts (Over 3)

BREAKFAST: 7 PTS
Granola cereal with 1/2 cup milk
Fiber One Granola Bar

LUNCH: 12 PTS
Steak quesadilla
Chips with refried bean

SNACK: 2 PTS
Grape soda

DINNER: 5 PTS
Meat loaf
Corn
Grapes

Day 90

I had another crazy eating day. I got up early with Mark because he was going deer hunting. So I ate breakfast an hour early. I then went to work to catch up on projects, and had lunch an hour early. Then he didn't come home for supper until 7:30 p.m., and I wanted to go out to eat. So I ended up eating junk all afternoon. TOTAL: 38 points (15 over). I only need to loose a tiny bit to reach 15 pounds. If I don't go over on points the rest of the week, I'll be okay. But I'm rarely that disciplined.

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

LUNCH: 9 PTS
Cocktail bun with chicken
Chips
Yogurt

SNACK: 14 PTS
Mini baby ruth candy bar
15 ginger snap cookies
3 saltine crackers
Latte

DINNER: 9 PTS
Steak
Potatoes
Green beans
Bread

Day 89 - Weigh-in (Week 12)

Friday, November 13, 2009

Weight: 193.4
Loss: 14.8 Pounds
TOTAL: 27 Points (over 4)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

LUNCH: 12 PTS
Turkey & cheese Chipolte Panini
Baked chips
Latte

DINNER: 9 PTS
Chef salad with french dressing
Dinner roll with chicken

Day 88

TOTAL: 24 Points (1 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 Points
Cereal with skim milk

LUNCH: 8 Points
Cocktail bun with salami
Tomato juice
Light yogurt
Chips

DINNER: 10 PTS
BBQ Pork Chop
Stuffing mix
Broccoli with Velveeta cheese

Day 87

TOTAL: 24 PTS ( 1 over)

BREAKFAST: 7 PTS
Oatmeal w/brown sugar and raisins
Latte

SNACK: 1 PT
Apple

LUNCH: 11 PTS
Chips & salsa
1/2 burrito

DINNER: 5 PTS
Spaghetti (small portion)
1/2 cup ice cream

Day 85 and 86

I have to get back on track writing this every day. Monday was a bad eating day with pizza, chips, cookie, argh.... didn't bother writing it all down.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

I had good news on my health. I had a health screening done at work. My cholesterol and blood sugars were NORMAL - so Weight Watchers and my loss so far has helped. I had a bone density test done for the first time and I was in the normal range there as well. TOTAL 27 Points (Over 4)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH: 10 PTS
Chicken salad sandwich
Chicken noodle soup

DINNER: 11 PTS
Steak and Salmon
1/2 sweet potato with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon
Salad with french dressing

Day 84

TOTAL POINTS: 24 POINTS (1 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

LUNCH: 8 PTS
Omlette
Dry toast
Fruit

SNACK: 4 PTS
Latte
100 calorie snack pack
Zero point jello

DINNER: 6 PTS
Shepherd's pie (beef, non-fat gravy & mashed potatoes)
cookie

Day 83

TOTAL POINTS: 25 (2 OVER)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

LUNCH: 10 PTS
Summer sausage sandwich
Chips
Peaches
Latte

SNACK: 0 PTS
Zero point jello

DINNER: 9 PTS
Fish filet
Spaghetti noodles w/parmesan
Broccoli

Day 82 - Weigh-in (Week 11)

I didn't weigh in today. My son, Nick, decided he didn't feel well. I had left my book at home, so I skipped out. It's okay cause I'm feeling strong for following the program. TOTAL: 23 POINTS

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH: 5 PTS
2 tacos
Carrot sticks
Latte

DINNER: 12 PTS
Chili
Salami on bread
Chips
1/4 cup grade juice

Day 79 80 and 81

I have no idea what happened to Tuesday and Wednesday this week, other than being busy (NAVHDA meeting on Tuesday), unorganized and having huge cravings for salty, crunchy, and sweet ANY THING. Argh...it was bad. However, TODAY I'm feeling good and back under eating control - thank God.

TOTAL: 24 PTS (1 OVER)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH: 9 PTS
Small cheese burger

DINNER: 9 PTS
Chili
Grilled cheese
apple

Day 78

TOTAL POINTS: 26 Points (3 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & skim milk

SNACK: 3 PTS
Soy nuts

LUNCH: 8 PTS
Chinese buffet
Chicken and vegetables
White rice
2 wontons

DINNER: 9 PTS
Salad
Chicken, peppers and angel hair pasta

Day 77

BREAKFAST: 9 PTS
Oatmeal with brown sugar
Wheat toast

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

LUNCH: 6 PTS
Break stick
Kneffla soup
Salad

DINNER: 14 PTS
6 wings
Salad
Skim Milk

Day 76

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 My niece Kristin was married today. We had to drive to Carrington, ND, for the wedding. The weather was good. I'm sure I over ate at the wedding, since I had candy, a cookie AND a piece of cake.

BREAKFAST:
Cereal & milk

LUNCH:
Soup
Salad

SNACK:
1 point bar

DINNER:
Chicken
corn
potatoes
salad
m&m's & peanuts
Cake
Cookie

Day 75 - Weigh-in (Week 10)

Weigh-in: 194
Loss: 14.2 pounds

I've missed three days of blogging - mostly because my internet service was "spinning" and going nowhere - I just gave up waiting. Seems to be working again now - yea. I do better when I can write it down.

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH: 6 PTS
Chicken white bean chili
Broccoli
2 pt. chips

SNACK: 3 PTS
1 point bar
2 pt. chips

DINNER: 10 PTS
Stir fry chicken & vegetables
Rice
Salad

Days 68 69 & 70

I went on a three-day woman's retreat at Big Sandy Lake near McGregor, MN. They fed us pretty healthy, except on Saturday night the bread pudding made me ill (too rich). Otherwise, I didn't eat any of the desserts. I had popcorn on Saturday night as well. Since I didn't track what I ate, I will not be journaling my food diary for these days.

Day 71

TOTAL: 28 points (over 5)

BREAKFAST: 6 Points
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH: 9 PTS
Bowl tomato & chicken soup
1/4 club sandwich on wheat

SNACK: 6 PTS
1 point bar
1 slice apple bread
Soy nuts

DINNER: 7 PTS
Salmon loaf
baked potato
Salad with dressing

Days 66 and 67

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009:

BREAKFAST: 6 Points
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH: 8 Points
Bun with chicken BBQ
Cole Slaw

SNACK: 3 Points
Soy nuts

DINNER: 8 Points
Steak
green beans
potato



THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009:

BREAKFAST: 6 Points
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH: 8 Points
Beef stroganoff
1 slice bread

SNACK: 2 Points
2 point snack chips

DINNER: 7 Points
Canteloupe
Taco casserole

Day 65

TOTAL: 30 Points (7 over)

BREAKFAST: 7 PTS
Raisin toast - 2 slices
1 cup skim milk

LUNCH: 13 PTS
Cheeseburger
Soy nuts
Diet Pepsi
Apple
3 ginger snap cookies

DINNER: 10 PTS
Shepherd's Pie
slice apple bread

Day 64

Thanks to my assistant Jackie today for being so supportive of my weight loss efforts. Gregg brought cookies and Paratransit had cookies, and she encouraged me to "walk right by" - which I did :) I had an orange and apple at work "just in case", but I didn't need them. I did drink hot tea, which always helps.

TOTAL: 24 points (1 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH: 8 PTS
Chili
4 saltine crackers
Non-fat pudding
1/2 small banana

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER: 9 PTS
Chicken with salsa and rice
Canteloupe
Cucumber
Latte

Day 63

TOTAL: 24 Points (1 over)

BREAKFAST: 7 PTS
Oatmeal
raisins and brown sugar
1/2 cup orange juice

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

LUNCH: 7 PTS
Lite bread
Tuna with lite mayo
Chicken noodle soup

SNACK: 2 PTS
1 slice apple bread

DINNER: 7 PTS
Steak
Broccoli
1/2 small Sweet Potato

Day 63

Day two of staying home by myself was NOT good for eating.

TOTAL: 38 Points (15 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

LUNCH: 10 PTS
1/2 Omlette
1/2 cup potatoes
1 slice toast w/grape jelly

SNACK: 8 PT
1 apple
Apple bread
2 point bag of pretzels

DINNER: 9 PTS
1/2 Omlette
1/2 cup potatoes
2 point ice cream
Gatorade

SNACK: 5 PTS
1 slice pizza

Day 62 - Weigh-in (Week 9)

I'm home today and won't be able to go to Weight Watchers. When I'm home unexpectantly, I always end up nibbling away my day. TOTAL: 23 PTS

BREAKFAST: 6PTS
Cinnemon toast
Skim milk

SNACK: 3 PTS
1 point bar
Latte

LUNCH: 6 PTS
1 slice bologna
3 cups popcorn
Cheese stick

SNACK: 2 PTS
Ginger snap cookies

DINNER: 6 PTS
Stir fry
1/4 cup rice
Salad w/vinegrette

Day 61

TOTAL: 27 PTS (4 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH: 8 PTS
1/2 sandwich
1/2 cup soup
1 point bar
mini bag chips

DINNER: 13 PTS
Pheasant w/cream sauce
Mashed potatoes
Salad w/dressing
Latte
Ginger snap cookies

Day 60

It wasn't a very good eating day today. The Chinese food sounded so good, but didn't sit well. It was too salty and just too much. I had a hard time counting points for everything and suspect I did much worse. I should put the ingredients for apple bread into WW to see how many points it really is - made with shortening (not good).

TOTAL: 27 PTS (4 over)

BREAKFAST: 8 PTS
Granola cereal and milk - warm
1/2 grape juce

LUNCH: 9 PTS
Chinese food - broccoli, chicken
1/2 cup white rice
2 onion rings

SNACK: 6 PTS
2 slices apple bread

DINNER: 4 PTS
1 cup chili

Day 59

I'll be going home for lunch most of the week (except Friday) because my son is on vacation. He usually lets the dogs out of their kennels from noon to 2:30 p.m. So they're used to that routine - I'll be letting them out. I may go for lunch in the neighborhood and just run by to let them out. I'll have to do a little better on my lunch points. The apple bread is probably pretty high in points since it tastes like cake.

TOTAL POINTS: 25 (2 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH: 10 PTS
Light bologna on light bread
1 point bar
Mini bag of chips
Zero point jello
Slice apple bread

DINNER: 9 PTS
Cheese burger on light bread w/light margarine
Salad with dressing
Fruit

Day 58

TOTAL: 23 Points

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH: 6 PTS
sweet potato bisquit
Chicken
Veggies

SNACK: 2 PT
1 point bar
1 apple

DINNER: 9 PTS
Pork chop
1/2 cup rice
Slice apple bread

Day 57

TOTAL: 26 PTS ( 3 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

LUNCH: 17 PTS
Burger
Chips
Arizona diet tea with lemonade

DINNER: 2 PTS
Light yogurt
Radishes

Day 56

TOTAL: 26 PTS (3 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH: 11 PTS
2 eggs
1 1/2 toast
1 slice bacon
1/4 cup hashbrowns

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER: 8 PTS
Pretzel bread
turkey and cheese
Broccoli

Day 55 - Weigh-in (Week 8)

Weight: 195.8
Loss: 12.4 Pounds

TOTAL: 28 Points (over 5)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

SNACK: 2 PT
Tangerine
1 point bar

LUNCH: 6 PTS
2 Tacos

DINNER: 9 PTS
2 PT popcorn
Bologna sandwich on Arnold's bread
Cheese stick
1 point bar

SNACK: 5 PTS
1 slice pizza

Day 54

Today was my friend Kaye's retirement party. She was so excited not to have to get up in the morning for work anymore. I had a half-cup of punch, but no treats at her party. I made the Special K bars. Good strategy is to brush your teeth before making bars, so you won't be tempted to lick the spoons ! TOTAL: 23 PTS

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

SNACK: 2 PTS
Decaf Latte

LUNCH: 8 PTS
Rigatoni
salad with ranch
Garlic toast

SNACK: 0 PTS
zero point jello

DINNER: 7 PTS
Fish
Rice
Peas
Canteloupe

Day 52 and 53

I didn't have time to log in yesterday as I went to the NAVHDA Annual Dinner meeting and didn't get home until 11 p.m. TOTAL: 28 Points (5 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & milk

LUNCH: 9 PTS
Burger
Salad with french

SNACK: 2 PT
2 point ice milk

DINNER: 11 PTS
hand full of dry cereal
1/4 club sandwich
Bowl of tortilla soup

Day 51

TOTAL: 23 PTS

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH: 8 PTS
1 slice pizza
Salad with ranch
Chicken broth w/veggies

DINNER: 9 PTS
1 point bar
2 point bag chips
Cereal with skim milk

Day 50

TOTAL: 26 points (3 over)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Two waffles with sugar-free syrup
Double Latte (1 cup skim milk)

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar
1 point jello

LUNCH: 10 PTS
Chips & salsa
1/2 steak fahita

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER: 8 PTS
White rice
Chicken cashew with vegetables (1/2 order)

Day 49

TOTAL: 23 Points. I exercised today - walked Gracie.

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal with skim milk

SNACK: 1 PT
1 slice light bologna

LUNCH: 7 PTS
Turkey sandwich with lettace, tomato and light mayo
Small apple
1/2 mini bag of chips

SNACK: 1PT
1 point bar

DINNER: 8 PTS
Salad with french dressing
Rigatoni

Day 48 - Weigh in (Week 7)

Weigh-in: 196.8
Lost: 11.4 pounds
TOTAL: 23 Points

Today's WW lecture was on emotional eating. We're not usually hungry, and nothing really satisfies you. It's better to try to understand the emotion and find an alternative to eating. The main emotion people mentioned is being tired or bored. Krissy mentioned procrastination - she should be washing clothes but instead eats something. That sounded exactly like something I'd do. I heard an interesting suggestion on the radio the other day. When you find yourself overwhelmed and want to procrastinate, ask yourself what is the next step. Do that step and then ask yourself what is the next step. Pretty soon you will have accomplished the larger project. It's that way with weight loss. I went for a walk with Mark and the dogs at the retriever club.

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH: 7 PTS
2 hardshell tacos
1 point bar

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER: 9 PTS
Hamburger and rice hotdish
salad with dressing
Latte

Day 47

Went to bed early last night. I feel better today - more in control of my eating. TOTAL POINTS: 23

BREAKFAST: 4 PTS
Oatmeal with craisins

LUNCH: 10 PTS
Chicken fingers w/mustard sauce
Cabbage soup

SNACK: 1 PT
Tangerine

DINNER: 9 PTS
Grilled cheese sandwich
Bean soup
1/2 pear

Day 46

TOTAL POINTS: 23

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH: 10 PTS
Chicken burrito
1/4 cup rice
lettace and tomato

SNACK: 1 PTS
1 point bar

DINNER: 6 PTS
1/2 chicken breast
Small baked potato
1/4 cup corn

Day 45

TOTAL: 24 PTS (over 1)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Granola cereal with skim milk (heated)

LUNCH: 10 PTS
Egg salad on potato bread
Chicken & rice soup

SNACK: 2 PT
Grapes & tangerines
1 point bar

DINNER: 6 PTS
Tacos (2)

Day 44

So I'm over by 28 points for the week. If I use my 35 flex points, that means I'll not lose any weight. Since I'm only of the third day this week, and I have only 7 flex points left, it isn't looking very good. Can I stick to 23 points for the rest of the week? If I hadn't eaten the french fries at dinner, I would have been okay for today. Ah, I know better......

TOTAL: 30 Points (7 over)

BREAKFAST: 7 PTS
2 slices raisin toast w/margarine
1 cup slim milk

SNACK: 1 PT
Grapes

LUNCH: 6 PTS
1/2 pretzel break w/turkey & cheese
broccoli

SNACK: 2 PTS
Fiber One Bar

DINNER: 14 PTS
Burger on bun
French fries

Day 43

Today is my son's 21st birthday. We're going to eat at Granite City's brunch. TOTAL: 31 points (over 8)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

LUNCH: 15 PTS
Scrambled eggs
Scone
Hash browns
1 slice bacon
Strawberries

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER: 8 PTS
1 slice pizza
Skim milk

Day 42

Today is Saturday. I wasn't satisfied with anything I ate today - nibbled my way through the day. I'm not sure I can even remember all the things I ate. Part of the problem is I'm premenstral and moody. TOTAL POINTS: 36 (13 over)

BREAKFAST - 8 PTS
Cereal & skim milk
Latte with skim milk

SNACK: - 1 PT
1 point bar

LUNCH: - 6 PTS
zero point soup
ham and cheese sandwich
tomato slices
tangerine

SNACK: 6 PTS
1 point bar
2 point pudding
popcorn

DINNER: 13 PTS
Steak
roasted potatoes
green beans
break w/olive oil

Day 41 - Weigh in (Week 6)

Weight: 198.6
Loss: 9.6 pounds

TOTAL POINTS: 23 - Perfect

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

SNACK: 1 PT
Tangerine

LUNCH: 10 PTS
Mini burger
Brocolli
White bean chicken chili

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER: 5 PTS
zero point soup
corn muffin
Ham

Day 41

I don't know why I seem to do so badly the day before way in - probably too high of expectations. I'm sure the salty foods today will cause water weight gain tomorrow. Is it self-sabotage?

BREAKFAST - 7 PTS
Raisin toast w/light margarine
1 cup skim milk

SNACK - 1 PT
Tangerine

LUNCH - 7 PTS
Chinese Restaurant
1/2 cup white rice
meat and veggies

SNACK - 1 PT
Tangerine

DINNER - 13 PTS
Chips and salsa
Steak quesadilla (2/3)
Refried beans

Day 40

TOTAL: 26 Points (over 3)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH: 10 PTS
Turkey sandwich w/cheese slice
1/2 cup Beer cheese soup
Pickle spear

SNACK: 2 PTS
15 m&m's

DINNER: 8 PTS
1 slice Calzone
Tangerine
Tomato
1 point bar

Day 39

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
2 slices raisin toast
with lite margarine
1 cup skim milk

SNACK: 2 PTS
15 m&m'S

LUNCH: 7 PTS
Fettuccine noodles
Beef strogonoff
Carrot slices
Salad with ranch dressing

DINNER: 8 PTS
Steak
Mashed Potatoes
Green beans

Day 38

Today was the first day of the DTA conference. Conferences always over feed you. I was able to resist the cheesecake at lunch and the apple turnover at dinner. However, the mid-morning 100 calorie granola bar called to me - my stomach was growing. If I had resisted that, my day would have been nearly perfect. TOTAL: 26 points (3 over).

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
Cereal and milk

SNACK: 2 PTS
Granola bar

LUNCH: 11 PTS
Grilled chicken
Spaghetti noodles
White sauce
Mixed veggies
Dinner roll w/butter

DINNER: 6 PTS
Fish
Wild rice
carrots
Cucumber

Day 37

TOTAL: 25 PTS (over 3)

BREAKFAST: 6 PTS
2 Lite waffles
1/8 cup chokecherry syrup

LUNCH: 6 PTS
Broccoli bacon quiche
Orange juice
Cucumber and tomato slices

DINNER: 12 PTS
Small bun with ham
2 chicken wings
3 meat balls

SNACK: 1 PT
Tangerine

Day 36

Today is Saturday. I worked outside at the bus roadeo all day - not many chances for snacking - YEA !! I've discovered that I'm getting full faster, or at least recognizing I'm satisfied and don't need to eat everything on my plate.

BREAKFAST: 7 PTS
Light yogurt and granola
Juice

LUNCH: 5 PTS
3" turkey sub
1/2 cup chicken wild rice soup

SNACK: 4 PTS
1 point bar
1 bag cguos

DINNER: 8 PTS
1/2 bowl tomato basil soup
1/2 chicken salad sandwich

Days 33-34-35 Weigh In (Week 5)

Weight: 199.4 (Loss 0.4)
Down: 8.8 pounds

I got behind on my blogg, which made me worry that I'd gain weight because I didn't write everything down. Fortunately, that didn't happen. On Thursday before weigh-in, we went out to eat Mexican for both lunch and supper (birthday party for twin nieces). Wednesday, we also went out to each for both lunch and supper. That makes it hard to lose weight. Friday, I was in a hurry as I worked late and to be back to work with only 45 minutes for supper. So I made a frozen pizza. I didn't check the points.

TOTAL: 32 PTS (Over 9)

BREAKFAST: 7 PTS
Cereal & skim milk
Juice

LUNCH - 8 PTS
1/2 turkey sandwich
Baked chips

SNACK: 2 PTS
(2) 1 point bars

DINNER - 15 PTS
3 slices chicken pizza

Day 32

Had a good day today. I wasn't as tired as I've been these last few days. We went to look at new mattresses for our bed, which should help the tired problems. Now if I can just get my dogs to quit waking me up. TOTAL 27 POINTS (OVER 3).

BREAKFAST - 7 PTS
Cereal & skim milk
1/4 cup juice

LUNCH - 8 PTS
Chinese Restaurant
1/2 cup white rice
meat and veggies
Broccoli

SNACK - 2 PTS
Pretzel sticks

DINNER - 10 PTS
Cheese burger (lite bun)
1 corn on the cob
salad with light italian dressing
grapes

Day 31

TOTAL: 24 points (1 over)

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cheerios and skim milk

LUNCH - 7 PTS
Small burger on bun
3 strawberries
lettace with non-fat dressing

DINNER - 11 PTS
Brats on bun
Broccoli with cheese
Grapes
2 pt. chips

Day 30

Not the best day for eating today. Brunches are never good - even when you make the best choices you can. Then I unexpectantly took care of the nieces while my sister-in-law went to the emergency room for stitches in her finger. I let the kids pick supper and we ended up with KFC (vs. pizza or Burger King). TOTAL 30 PTS (over 7).

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cereal & milk

LUNCH - 12 PTS
Brunch at Granite City
Cantelope and strawberries
Blueberry scone
Scrambled eggs with ham, onion, green pepper, cheese
Hash brown potatoes

DINNER - 12 PTS
Fried chicken (1 wing and 1 tiny back)
Mashed potatoes with gravy
Cole slaw (1/4 cup)

Day 29

Saturdays never seem to be a good eating day - just too much time on my hands maybe. I was going to do yard work and work off some of those calories, but I had vertigo and couldn't do it. Took medicine for that, which caused me to sleep most of the day. TOTAL 27 points (over 4).

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cereal & milk

SNACK: 1 PT
1 point bar

LUNCH - 8 PTS
Peanut butter
dill pickles
bread
2 pt. chips
Cucumber

DINNER - 10 PTS
Steak
Potato
Green beans
Bread w/oil

SNACK: 2 PT
Latte

Day 28 - Weigh In (Week 4)

Weigh-in Day: 199.8
Loss: 0.8 Pounds
Total Loss: 8.4 Pounds

My WW instructor, Krissy, told me to celebrate going under 200 pounds. I've gone below 200 many times, and on my scale at home I weigh 194, so it's not quite so exciting. I'm happy to have a loss this week - especially after the eating out spree last weekend. My celebration is going to be planning next week's menu.

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Oakmeal
1/4 cup cran-grape juice

LUNCH - 9 PTS
1/2 bean tostada
1 beef enchilda
6 chips with salsa

SNACK - 3 PTS
1 point bar
2 point chips

DINNER - 6 PTS
Applebee's Herb Chicken with Herb Potatoes (good but salty)
Broccoli

Day 27

I had one of those evenings when I wasn't satisfied and kept nibbling on things - so frustrating.

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Yogurt with granola

LUNCH - 9 PTS
Turkey sandwich on white bread
Taco soup

DINNER - 9 PTS
Meatloaf
mashed potatoes
Canteloup
Skim milk

SNACK - 4 PTS
zero point jello
Chips
1 point bar

Day 26

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - TOTAL 26 points (3 over)

Had a full-day meeting on NDSU for the transit advisory committee. There were LOTS of temptations, such as muffins, bread, chocolate mints, cookies, juice....but I resisted all day.

BREAKFAST - 7 PTS
Light yogurt
Granola

LUNCH - 7 PTS
Chicken breast
Rice
Green beans

SNACK - 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER - 11 PTS
2 small slices pizza
Strawberries

Day 25

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - TOTAL 21 Points (2 under)

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cereal & milk

LUNCH - 9 PTS
Chicken dumpling soup
sweet potato biscuit

DINNER - 5 PTS
Chicken & broccoli hot dish
Cucumber and tomato slices

SNACK - 1 PTS

Day 24

Monday, September 7, 2009 - 30 Points (7 over)

Yea, it's a holiday - Labor Day. I love having a three-day weekend. I actually have time to do housework and play. I had a miserable night last night - vomited most of the night. One of my medications upset my stomach terribly. Not the best way to manage your weight - ha!

BREAKFAST - 8 PTS
Cereal and milk
Latte

SNACK - 3 PTS
Granola bar
1 point bar

LUNCH - 10 PTS
Chicken wild rice soup
Salad with Italian dressing

DINNER - 9 PTS
BLT on potato bread
Canteloupe

Day 23

28 Total Points (5 over)

Today is Sunday. Went to Fort Abercrombie and toured the grounds - so I got a walk in today. Otherwise, too much food again. This has got to stop.

BREAKFAST - 8 PT
Cereal & milk
1/2 cranberry juice

SNACK - 1 PT
1 point bar

LUNCH - 11 PT
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant
12 Chips and salsa
1/2 steak quesadilla

SNACK - 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER - 7 PT
Lasagna
Grapes

Day 22

Today is Saturday. I got a lot of exercise today mowing the lawn - more than usual because the self-propel feature wasn't working very well. What a terrible day for eating though. I made lunch, but didn't care for the cocktail buns (kind of soggy) so I kept nibbling and never was satisfied. The rest of the week I had better be careful and eat lots of vegetables and fruit. I want to keep going down, not maintain or go up....sigh....

BREAKFAST - 6 PT
Cereal and milk

LUNCH - 14 PTS
2 cocktail buns
2 oz. ham
1 T. peanut butter
Mini bag chips
1 point bar

DINNER - 10 PTS
HuHot Restaurant
Chicken, veggies, rice
Asian Salad

Day 21 - Weigh In (Week 3)

Weigh: 200.6
Loss this week: -2.4
Total Loss: -7.6

Finally, a good weigh-in with a loss. Sometimes you have to wait for it to catch up to you. I was sure I lost last week, but I didn't. I needed this to keep my motivation up. Friday ended up being a really crappy eating day - ate out both meals (never good). Didn't eat dinner until 8 p.m., which means I was really hungry and ate too much, too fast. Went to the Drunken Noodle for supper. There weren't any salads on the menu. I really lacked veggies yesterday.

32 PTS Total - supposed to have 23. Better get out and exercise tomorrow.

BREAKFAST - 6 PT
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH - 11 PT
Mini burger with cheese
Bowl of white chicken chili

SNACK - 2 PT
2 one-point bars
1 peach

DINNER - 14 PT
Penne noodles with Pesto sauce and tomatoes
Chicken

Day 20

Had a good day today. Left work on-time and cooked supper.

BREAKFAST - 6 PT
Cereal & skim milk

LUNCH - 8 PT
Pretzel sandwich - turkey & cheese
Broccoli

DINNER - 9 PT
Sausage potato soup
Cucumber
Peach

SNACK - 1 PT
DQ Fudge Bar

Day 19

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Had a pretty good day - although I'm extremely tired. Whenever I felt like eating to get energy, I drank more hot tea. It worked. Got groceries on my way home from work - so I'm restocked for the next few days.

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Light yogurt
Granola cereal

LUNCH - 8 PTS
1/2 wrap - chicken
Chips and salsa

DINNER - 9 PTS
Chicken
Salad w/light Italian dressing
Strawberries
Dinner roll
Devil's food cake 1 PT

Day 18

Had an early morning meeting today. Left on-time from work and stopped at a farmers market stand for some fresh (wonderfully tasty) vegetables. Hopefully, I'm back on track....alas....

BREAKFAST - 6 PT
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH - 6 PT
1/2 cup white rice
Chinese meat and vegetables
Fruit

SNACK - 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER - 10 PT
Steak
Baked potato with butter
1/2 corn on the cob
Cucumber and tomato slices

SNACK - 1 PT
1 point bar

Day 17

Today is Monday. We ate a hot breakfast at the hotel and then drove home from Bismarck. Ate leftovers for lunch and went back to work in the afternoon. Kind of nibbled my way around the kitchen in the evening. Tried to cook, but everything turned out a flop. I need to go grocery shopping.

BREAKFAST - 14 PTS
2 eggs over easy
2 pancakes with maple syrup
Bacon
1/2 cup orange juice

LUNCH - 7 PTS
Spaghetti noodles
Chicken strips
Green peppers

SNACK - 1 PT
1 point bar

DINNER - 8 PTS
Oatmeal
Peach
Skim Milk
Small bag of chips

Day 15 - 16

I was in Bismarck all weekend at a NAVHDA dog event - my husband was judge apprenticing. We ate at weird times (liked 5 a.m. and 8 p.m.), and I snacked between meals on apples and granola bars. So I don't think I did really good, but also didn't go off the deep end.

Didn't journal my food. Isn't that convenient? Always a mistake.

Day 14 - Weigh In (Week 2)

Today is weigh in. I gained 0.8 pounds, bringing my total loss to 5.2 since I rejoined 4-17-09. Crap. You work hard all week and have 1-2 weak moments and poof - you fail. It's so depressing. I left town for Bismarck right after work on Friday, so I wasn't able to journalize what I ate. I didn't bring my WW journal or points book with me either.

Day 13

Today was my 50th birthday. My co-workers took me out to lunch to Acapulco and my assistant Jackie made me salted nut roll bars. My husband took me out to dinner at TimerLodge Steakhouse, where we shared a meal. Still went way over in celebration. How do you say no on your birthday? My sister-in-law and kids came during the night and decorated my porch and fence - very nice. My assistant Jackie and co-worker Marci decorated my office - very festive. All this food the day before weigh-in isn't a good idea, but I'll recover next week.

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cheerios and skim milk

LUNCH 12 PTS
Chicken & rice soup
3 - 6" flour tortilla's
1 sopopia

DINNER - 11 PTS
3 oz. steak
1/2 baked potato with butter
Spinach salad w/warm bacon dressing
1 tiny slice bread

Day 12

Fairly uneventful day. We brought our own lunch today because of a conference call over noon hour. However, the call ended an hour early, so to the DQ we went. The DQ fudge bar is only one point - not bad for a treat. I had to leave work on time because my office co-workers were going to decorate my office for my 50th birthday tomorrow.

BREAKFAST - 5 PTS
Cinnamon raisin break
1 cup skim milk

LUNCH - 10 PTS
1 oz. turkey on bun
grapes
chips
DQ low-fat fudge bar

DINNER - 9 PTS
salad with dressing
Tator tot hotdish

Day 11

I probably didn't do very well today because I ate Mexican (although I didn't eat the chips and salsa). I thought I'd only eat half the burrito, but I wasn't feeling satisfied - so I kept at it until it was gone. Alas....

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH - 10 PTS
Chicken burrito
Mexican rice 1/4 cup
Refried beans

DINNER - 9 PTS
2 slices light turkey
1 bun
1 tomato
grapes
chips - 3 pt. bag

Day 10

I had the morning off today; it was great. I hated to go back in to work, but there was, as always, another deadline. Didn't do too bad today on the food, but also ordered in Chinese and didn't buy groceries (not a good plan for the long-term). The Chinese food was mostly vegetables, you could hardly find the beef, and there was very little, if any, sauce. Next time, I think I'll pick white rice rather than fried rice because I can have twice as much for the same points.

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Oatmeal with brown sugar
Peach
Skim milk

LUNCH - 9 PTS
hamburger on bun

SNACK - 1 PT
zero point jello
fruit

DINNER - 7 PTS
1/4 cup fried rice
beef and broccoli

Day 9

Today is Sunday and I was out at Brewer Lake near Erie, ND, at a dog test all day. I didn't snack nor did I eat any of desserts. However, we didn't get home until 7:30 p.m. and supper was very, very late. I ate leftovers from lunch and went to bed early. Well, at least I got some exercise and fresh air. Mark and I took tomorrow off so we could recooperate from the busy weekend.

BREAKFAST - 5 PTS
Cheerios with skim milk

LUNCH - 8 PTS
1/2 cup spaghetti
4 meat balls with tomato sauce
lettace salad with ranch dressing

DINNER - 10 PTS
italian noodle salad
lettace salad with Italian dressing
fruit
cocktail bun with 1/2 oz. turkey

Day 8

Well this is the 2nd week of the WW diet. I usually do well the first week, and then start to run out of energy. I need to make a food plan for this week and go grocery shopping. If I plan ahead, it is easier to be good. My husband Mark complained yesterday about missing out on our lunch at Ruby Tuesdays. I think he is getting tired of eating at home in the evenings. Since I go out at lunch time, I don't miss restaurants in the evening. Going to restaurants also takes so much time out of the evening. Okay, having to make bars to bring to an event tomorrow isn't a good thing for someone trying to break the "sweet" habit. Although I didn't cut or have a bar, I had to lick the spoons, etc. I probably had one bar just by picking at everything.

I had a TOTAL food breakdown about 6 p.m. and ate an entire box of thin nut crackers @ 10 PTS. I was hungary, but waiting for my husband to come home so we could go out to eat. Just couldn't make it. Fortunately, tomorrow we're at a dog test and too busy to eat much. Nick told me to stop, but when he left to play frisbee golf, I did it anyway.


BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Oatmeal and peach
Latte with Skim milk

LUNCH - 7 PTS
Cocktail bun with 1 oz. chicken
3 radishes & pea pods
Pear
Small bags of frittos

SNACK - 15 PTS (TOTAL FOOD BREAK DOWN)
40 cal. fudge bar
1 box of thin nut ranch crackers
Licking the spoon while making bars
Yogurt
Zero point jello

DINNER - 2 PTS
2 bites steak
Green beans
1 bite break w/olive oil

Day 7 - Weigh In (Week 1)

Weight: 202.2 (loss 3.4 lbs)

Today was weigh-in day and I lost 3.4 lbs - yea! Today's topic was interesting - what to change if we plateau (such as tracking, exercising, measuring, variety, etc.). My home scale said I did better. My son Nick says I should quit weighing at home and only do it weekly at WW. I'm afraid I'll have a bad day and not realize it. But he does have a good point. Went to Ruby Tuesdays for lunch today. I skipped the salad bar and had soup - it was excellent. Substituted broccoli for french fries. Took one of the mini burgers home. Finished our federal audit and we did fairly well - the relief is huge.

BREAKFAST -7 PTS
2 slices cinnamon raisin bread with lite margarine
1 cup skim milk

LUNCH - 10 PTS
White chili soup
Mini burger
Cooked broccoli

DINNER - 10 PTS
Broccoli bacon quiche (no crust light recipe)
1 slice cinnamon raisin bread with lite margarine
Peach

Day 6

We have auditors at work this week. My co-worker bought them cookies and donuts for snacks. I was fine without having anything. Drank coffee with Equal and water instead. I worked 11 hours today, but still went home and made supper (which wasn't ready until 8 p.m.). We went to Usher's for lunch today, which is a favorite with out-of-town visitors.

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH - 11 PTS
BLT with Avocado on sour dough bread
Salad with house dressing

DINNER - 7 PTS
Salisbury's Steak
Mashed Potatoes 1/2 cup

SNACK - 1/2 PT
1/2 cup fruit

Day 5

Came home about 6:30 p.m. and found that my husband had bought a Papa Murphy's pizza. So I decided that if I limit myself to one piece and add a piece of fruit, I may be okay. I'm not a big fan of pizza anyway - it's just an easy, quick fix. I didn't count points BEFORE I ate, which could be a big mistake. Went to lunch today at Deli on First Avenue, which has fabulous potato bread (but the slices are huge). Only 2 points over today - that's acceptable. Going out to eat is always a problem for counting points - who really knows what they put in it or cook it with....

My downfall is usally going out to eat for lunch and dinner. I've been sticking fairly well to only going out for lunch. I just can't "stomach" the thought of staying at the office over lunch - it makes the day seem so much longer.

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cereal and skim milk

LUNCH - 11 PTS
Pickle
Egg salad on potato bread
Vegetable beef soup (1/2 cup)

DINNER - 8 PTS
1 slice pizza
1 peach
Zero point jello

Day 4

I had a pretty good day today - no cravings. We went Mexican for lunch - Juano's. I put half away in the to-go container. I only ate six chips, so at least I counted them - love their salsa. I worked until 11 p.m. last night, so I was pretty tired today. I'm getting a little exercise this evening - mowing the lawn. Tomorrow starts our federal audit at work.

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
2 slices light toast
2 T. peanut butter
1 cup skim milk

SNACK - 1 PT
Watermelon

LUNCH - 7 PTS
6 chips with salsa
1/2 chicken burrito

DINNER - 8 PTS
Corn on the Cob
4 oz. chicken
Salad with dressing

Day 3

I got a lot of physical exercise today. One of my apple tree limbs broke off and we spent 2 1/2 hours raking up apples - three garbage cans worth. Plus I was too busy to worry about eating. I cooked spaghetti and made my own sauce tonight. Kept away from the candy dish again today. Chewed a lot of gum though. I remembered to bring a snack (0 point jello) - not that it is very filling - but it is still a treat ;)

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cereal & Skim Milk (I'm a creature of habit and convenience)

SNACK: 0 PTS
Lite Jello

LUNCH - 7 PTS
Went to a Chinese buffet
Broccoli
1/2 white rice
Chicken with celery & carrots

DINNER - 7 PTS
1/2 cup spaghetti
Meat and tomato sauce
Watermelon

Day 2

Today is Sunday, but I had to put in 9 hours trying to get my State grant applications done. So it was a tiring day. However, I took off for an hour and had lunch with my son. Later I took off two hours and went to a movie. I was at work most of the day and DID NOT break into the candy dishes - yea! I thought about it several times when frustrated with my budgets. Went out Mexican for lunch and didn't eat the chips and salsa - another first. I was surprised at how full I got so quickly.

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cereal & Milk

LUNCH - 13 PTS
10" flour tortilla
Steak and cheddar cheese
Green peppers
Lettace
Quacamole
2 chips with bean dip

DINNER - 4 PTS
1 egg w/cheese & bacon
Strawberries
Water

Day 1 - Here we go again

Day: 1
Height: 5' 1 1/2"
Weekly Weigh-In: 205.6 pounds (199 at home -- alas....)
Daily points: 23 (at 50 calories per point that's about 1150 calories)
Exercise: Walked dog for 20 minutes

I'm a lifetime Weight Watchers member, which means that MANY years ago I lost 30 pounds and kept it off for long enough to be considered successful. I was like 24 years old. Now I'm 50 and it isn't so easy. Also, now instead of 30 pounds to lose I have 60 pounds to lose.

I'm back again at WW, maybe for the 8th time (or more). I always seem to lose 15-20 pounds, and then get lazy or busy and quit writing things down and WHAM - the 15-20 pounds comes back.

So after being motivated by the movie "Julie and Julia" where Julie Powell makes a pact to blog every day for one year while she cooks through the Julia Child cookbook, I decided maybe blogging can help keep me movtivated. Fortunately for me, my son knows how to do this stuff. Also, he's doing the WW diet with me.

So this is day 1. I made out a menu plan and went grocery shopping. Oh yeah, and yesterday I put yellow sticky notes all over the candy dishes at work saying "NO - LORI". Just a reminder for the mindless eating that happens at work when I'm stressed or busy (which is every day). I don't have a candy dish in my office, but they are everywhere....

BREAKFAST - 6 PTS
Cafe Latte with skim milk
Light toast with 1 T. peanut butter

LUNCH - 4 PTS
Fruit (peach and grapes)
Pea Pods
Sandwich thin with lite bologna and green leaf lettace
Water

SNACK - 3 PTS
Fiber One Granola Bar

DINNER - 10 PTS
Steak kabobs, with orange peppers, potatoes and pineapple
Rice
3 Strawberries