I've been on vacay with the fam for the past several days and am just about to go again for another week. This is most def. one of my biggest challenges--trying to stay on track and eat healthy when I'm visiting with family or friends. We go out to eat and then I'm usually screwed. It's usually so much easier to resist the bad stuff when I avoid restaurants...ugh...

Anyway. I intend to eat healhy today. Here's what's on the menu:
B: Egg McMuffin WW style
S: fiber one bar
L: ham & cheese sandwich
D: ground turkey hamburger helper
S: chcolate pudding w/ splenda

( And a yummy chili cheeseburger recipe )

Please remind me not to weigh myself when I know I've been bad for several days. Ugh...

Food Journal:
B: crunchy cereal-- hated it but only had 5 min before leaving to drop R at school.
S: fiber one bar
L: 2 steak soft tacos, 1 chkn soft taco
S: very small portion of leftover ww chicken pot pie
D: Chicken parm w/ lowfat cheese and 1/2 angel hair noodles

Pts: 27

I'm not sure what my weight was this a.m. as I forgot to weigh myself. I think I'm doing better though. Yesterday I was back at 152.4 so that was good news. Slowly but surely...

( Peach Cobbler WW Recipe )
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Ummm...I haven't been doing so well after my recent loss...I don't know why I sabotage myself like this. It's like things aren't exciting enough and I just have to dip down to that low again.

The past couple of days haven't been so good with Erik home either. Not that it's his fault, but I do tend to eat worse when he's around because I give in and eat stuff that he eats just to make things easier. Very bad habit. I should just keep doing what I'm doing. He also tempts me to eat out more because I want to enjoy our "family" time more...ugh....So many excuses and so little time.

Needless to say- I'm back on the wagon again...

Food Journal:
B: egg mcmuffin ww style
S: 
L:
D: 
S:

Pts:

Wt: 154...ugh....

( HG Fake Fried Green Bean Recipe )

153 even this a.m.!!! And that is after a not so spectacular eating routine yesterday. Frankly I am surprised...But I'll take it!!!!!!!!!


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Serving Size: 1 (thick!) slice
Calories: 140
Fat: 0.5g
Sodium: 267mg
Carbs: 31g
Fiber: 3.75g
Sugars: 7g
Protein: 5g

POINTS® value 2*
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In other happy news, I broke into the 155's this a.m.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was 155.8 but still!!!!!!!!!!!

Food Journal:
B: egg mcmuffin
L: steak soft taco
S: slimfast shake
D: chicken enchilada 

Pts: 28


I'm starting to get excited about the 50's!!! I'm getting sooo close. I was in the 50's when I got pregnant with Rachel almost 4 years ago...wow..has it really been that long since I was in the 150s????  I think I weighed about 155 or so when I first got pregnant with her in 2004. 

Recipe of sorts-
I made the chicken enchiladas tonight and they turned out sooo tasty! Browned the chicken in a pan an sauteed some chopped onions for the last couple mins. Then I removed the chicken and shredded with a fork (very important!!!). Put chkn back in pan with onions and cooked for another min along with some chili powder, salt, and pepper. Put it on the back burner and turned it off and then added 1 1/2 c lowfat cheddar shredded cheese and 1/2 cup mozarell lowfat shredded cheese. 

Preheated oven to 375 and sprayed 13 x 9 pan with Pam. In a smaller saute pan, I poured a few tbsp's worth red enchilada sauce (large can) and heated on low/med to warm flour tortillas one at a time and coat with sauce. Filled each tortilla w/ chkn,onion, & cheese mix and placed seam side down in pan. Poured remaining enchilada sauce over top along with 1/2 c cheese. Bake for 20 min. Mmm mm mmm...

 Food Journal:
B: egg mcmuffin
S: slimfast shake
L: hot dog w/ slice wheat bread
D: 1/2 moes burrito, 2 chips

Pts: 20
I guessed at pts on the burrito and said 7.  I didn't eat any veggies today. I am sooo bad at that. Tsk tsk tsk...Drank 3 -20oz bottles of water w/ crystal light though...

Oh--and this recipe looked soooo yummy! Saw it on the ww community and also posted it to up4thechallenge.



Super-Easy Mac and Cheese

1/2 c. 1% milk
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp pepper
6 oz. processed cheese (velveeta) 
4 cups cooked medium elbow macaroni (about 8 oz uncooked)
 - Combine first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan;  cook over medium heat until cheese melts and mixture is smooth, stirring frequently.  Remove from heat;  stir in macaroni.  Serve immediately.  Yield:  servings (serving size 1 cup.)  6pts.

 Food Journal
B: banana & pumpkin pancakes (hg-see recipe)
L: ham & cheese lowfat-sandwich
S: choc pudding cup
D: leftover HG chicken parm

Pts: 19

I haven't been logging every thing the last couple of days. Mostly I've been staying on track (with one exception--went to the movies to see the kung fu panda movie with my daughter--we got popcorn and m&ms). It was sooo good too. Anyway--yep-still crazy. I just weighed myself. I'm 166 even. I really would love to break into the 165's or above by morning. (crosses fingers)

 Holy crap this looks dayum good! I really need some more breakfast ideas as most of you know....

From HG's newsletter:

So-Good Sausage Gravy 'n Biscuits PER SERVING (entire recipe): 235 calories, 5.5g fat, 752mg sodium, 34g carbs, 9g fiber, 1g sugars, 17g protein -- POINTS® value 4* Go hog wild with this fat-slashed, vegetarian-friendly version of a classic! Ingredients: 1 meatless sausage-style breakfast patty (like one by Morningstar Farms or Boca, or two of Yves' small patties) 1 light english muffi n 1/2 cup Unsweetened Original Almond Breeze 4 tsp. whole-wheat flour dash salt dash pepper dash onion powder To taste: additional salt, pepper and onion powder, garlic powder, minced dried onions Directions: Prepare breakfast patty according to package directions (either in a pan with nonstick spray, or in the microwave). Once cool enough to handle, cut patty into small, crumble-sized pieces. Set aside. To make the gravy, combine Almond Breeze, flour, salt, pepper, and onion powder. Mix well. Place gravy and sausage crumbles in a small pot, and heat stovetop over a medium-high flame. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking and stirring for 1 - 2 minutes (until gravy thickens). Remove from heat. Season gravy generously with additional spices (to taste). Se parate the english muffin into halves and warm in the microwave. Then pour the sausage gravy over the open-faced halves. Enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING

 

also? I couldn't resist jumping on the scale this a.m.  I was shocked and all kinds of excited. It said 166.8. I am back at my pre-badness weight. How is this possible????

 Food Journal
B: special k cereal
S: chocolate slimfast, 1/2 fiber one bar, 1 pc chocolate
L:hot dog w/ bun, 4 ff's, 1 chicken finger
D: chicken curry w/ mixed stir fry veggies and brown rice

Pts: 27

I ate badly at the water park today, but it could have been worse I suppose. Tonight I made the chicken curry pretty much from improvising on my own.  I typed the recipe into etools on ww's site and it comes out to be 6 pts per serving (4 servings).

Chicken Curry w/ mixed veggies recipe:
2 chicken breasts - browned and sliced
1 tbsp red curry paste
1 can coconut milk (light is good to use if you have it)
1 can mixed stir fry veggies (bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and those sprout things?) --fresh is great too
1/2 c broccoli
4 servings brown rice, cooked according to pkg directions


*Brown 2 chicken breasts w/ cooking spray and a bit of olive oil. I also added the broccoli toward the end of this because mine was fresh and needed to cook longer than the canned precooked veggies. Mix in the canned veggies after about 5 min of cooking with the broccoli to warm them. Then put this mix aside and make up the curry. Use 1 tbsp of curry paste and simmer w/ the coco milk for 5 min. Then add back the veggies and chicken mix and simmer everything for 10 min or so. Serve over brown rice. Sooo tasty!!!

I'm not usually a huge salad fan because I don't really like lettuce all that much. This one has enough other stuff though to make it look tasty.

Got this from ww's site.

Tex Mex Bean Salad



Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup salsa, medium or spicy
• 3 Tbsp reduced-fat sour cream
• 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 3 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed (about two 15.5 oz cans)
• 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• 3/4 cup canned yellow corn, or fresh, cooked kernels
• 1/2 cup avocado, diced
• 1/2 cup scallion(s), sliced
• 1/2 cup cilantro, fresh, chopped, or less to taste
• 6 cup romaine lettuce, shredded
• 2 oz Cabot Pepper Jack, or other brand, cubed or shredded
• 24 items baked low-fat tortilla chips

Instructions:

• In a large bowl, stir together salsa, sour cream and vinegar until blended. Add beans, tomatoes, corn, avocado, scallions and cilantro; toss to mix and coat.
  
  
• Place 1 1/2 cups of lettuce on each of 4 serving plates; top each with 1 1/2 cups of bean mixture. Sprinkle each serving with 2 tablespoons of cheese; arrange 6 chips around edge of each plate. Yields 1 salad per serving.

Servings: 4
Points: 8

*Tip: Think of this ingredient-packed salad as bean nachos with the works. Serve the chips on the side or crumble them on top for crunch. You can also serve the bean mixture on its own as a dip.
 

I made my 10% weight loss goal today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SW: 185.4
CW: 166.7


Sooooo excited ;-)


Also, I made this yummy recipe today for ( Pita Pizza )
xposted

 

Food Journal
B: egg mcmuffin ww style
S: fiber one bar
L: chicken w/ broccoli & noodles
S: granola bar, 1 v. sm. slice apple pie (damn husband)
D: 3 chicken fingers

Pts: 22

I am doing so bad in the veggie dept. I did however have some broccoli with lunch. Ugh...I am also feeling a little unmotivated as I have stayed around the same weight now for a week or so. It has got me a little down and feeling less motivated. I also haven't been able to afford going to the grocery store to stock up on items that I should be eating. 

If anyone's interested in the recipe for the chicken dish I kind of made it up myself. I had bought some egg noodles w/ spinach flavor and used those. Browned some chicken in a pan w/ cooking spray. Seasoned it with poultry seasoning and garlic salt. Steamed the broccoli and added it with a can of 98% fat free cream of chicken soup and 1/2 c lowfat milk and 2 tsp minced garlic. Mixed up the sauce with chicken until everything was blended well and then poured it onto a small portion of the noodles. It was pretty good. I typed into ww's recipe builder and it is only 7 points per serving. So that was neat to use that tool for the first time. It is super easy to use.

I thought this topic was very appropriate--esp w/ it being Memorial Day weekend coming up...

 

Food Journal 

B: 1 sm pancake, 2 tbsp syrup, 1 coffee w/ creamer
S: slimfast shake
L: house salad w/ lowfat dressing
S: fiber one bar
D: grilled chicken sandwich 

Pts: 22 

I think having the house salad really brought my points down today. It was actually pretty good. It didn't have cheese or bacon or any of that bad stuff, but it was still good. 



 

 

Good Morning Smoothie

Yield: 3 cups

1 c ice

1 c lowfat vanilla yogurt

1 ripe banana, cut into chunks

1 c frozen strawberries

1/2 c pomegranite or cranberry juice

dash of vanilla

*Place ice in blender, whirl to crush. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth, about 30 secs.

Per serving (1 c) : 147 calories, 1 g fat

 Ganked from up4thechallenge community-- for my reference and anyone else interested.