Mom in hospital so didn't post until now

Sorry i didn't post for a few days.  My mom was rushed to the emergency room on Wednesday and in the ICU until today.  She did get better though and I am so happy.  She is still in the hospital but seems to be out of danger, hopefully going home tomorrow.  I am pretty worn out from it all.  No time to post but I did track what I ate.

And, I ate too much.  Yesterday I ate mexican for dinner and waaaay too many chips.  Gained 2 pounds back.  Grrrrrr!!!!  I hate myself sometimes.  I am weaker than a wet noodle.  I did really good today though.  But I did have a sugary drink and alcohol is not good for weight loss - slows the metabolism.  Oh well.  Tomorrow is my Weight Watchers meeting which is always a great pep talk and gets me motivated again.

Below is what I ate the last 3 days.

Mall walking at lunch

A lunch appointment got cancelled and I was tempted to just sit and eat.  But I keep telling myself, "Health first.  Put your health first Sandy."  It is not natural for me, that's for sure.  But I knew the best thing I could do for myself is get some exercise in.   I keep a pair of "sneakers" at work just so I can do this.  I put them on and headed to Yorktown, and indoor mall 10 minutes from my work.  They have lockers so I put my coat and cardigan in one, and walked briskly for 25 minutes.  Yeah me.  Then I got a quick bite there before getting back to work.

Feeling good about that.  Oh yeah, and that 2 pounds that came on yesterday dropped when I weight this morning, so yeah for that too!  Hope they stay off and more leave the premises!

- S

Need to get measuring again

Poop - 2 pounds came back on.  UGH!  And I took a walk yesterday.  Maybe I'm getting sloppy and getting more calories in than I think.  That is so easy.  I do weight a lot of the food I make - bread, cheese, but not everything.   I think I will start that tomorrow.  Get tough.

I am determined.  I want this weight O.F.F. OFF!!!!!   Time for me to take care of my own health.  I spent 7 years focused on my beautiful late husband - gladly so.  But I gained all this weight cause I didn't watch what I was eating.  So, this is the time for me to make my health the priority.  And I am.  Done.

Well, that's it for today.

2 yummy chicken recipes

Hi folks,

Sorry I didn't blog yesterday - I went to a play and I was pooped when I got home.  So I'm covering the last 2 days here.

Saturday night I made one of my favorite recipes - Oven Fried Chicken.  It's pretty good and very low cal.  Recipe below.  Then tonight I made my favorite Greek Chicken Recipe, also included.  So delicious.

Baked Oven "Fried" Chicken

Greek Chicken with Oregano

Official Weigh in - lost 1.8! Ate out all 3 meals yesterday too.

Went to my Weight Watcher's meeting and I lost 1.8 this week.  YIPPEE!  And, even though I had a gain last week, I lost more this week than I gained, so I made more headway.  All right!!!

I also ate out all 3 meals yesterday, plus ate a lot of calories.  I guess I lucked out there. I did McDonald's for breakfast, Jason's Deli for Lunch and Chipotle for dinner.  You can see what I choose. The wrap at Jason's deli was really delicious and filling.  I hadn't tried that before but I will definitely eat that again.

Here's all of yesterday's menu.

:)

Girl Scout Cookies

Yeah, only 3 of the 5 pounds I lost in one day came back on.  That means 2 still down.  OK, I'll take that.

Lots of eating in my car today - breakfast and lunch.  I know, bad.  But it tasted good I have to say.  Lots of sodium though.  I drank water, but I might still have not gotten enough in.

I got girl scout cookies delivered this week.  I'm proud to say I've only eaten 1 to 2 every day.  That's great for me.  Yeah!  I have them in the freezer and eat one broken up in my frozen banana fake "ice cream" I make in my Yonanas machine.  Works for me.

Well, that's my boring news.  I'll try to make it more exciting tomorrow.

Lost 5 pounds in one day - Waa?

So I had some stress yesterday that caused me to not eat much, and burn a lot, and the scale had a 5 pound drop today from yesterday.  Isn't that amazing that that can even happen?  I'm sure some will go back on but I watched it real carefully today and stuck to my 1800 calorie limit, so hopefully some will stay off.  But I don't recommend a high stress diet!  I'm also kind of glad I actually don't want to eat when stressed.  That's not the old me.  Maybe I really have learned to process my emotions without food.  That's what I've worked on my whole life really.  So, I guess all and all I'm encouraged.

Made a yummy steak for dinner.  Wanted to get some good solid protein in.  I've just been counting calories and not Weight Watcher points that last few days.  I think they both do about the same thing - keep me from over eating.  I prefer calories personally but either are good really.

Well that's it for today.

Menus for last 2 days

Sorry I didn't post my food yesterday.  I don't know where the time went!  So I have the last 2 days in here.  I just had a family situation I had to deal with tonight so I didn't really have time to eat much - and actually I don't even care.  Love it when that happens.  That's good cause I gained last week so I'm working it all off now  Dropped a pound yesterday and I only ate 1500 calories today so I should lose from today.  I must stay focused, stick with this, get the weight OFF.  I like myself as I am, but I like me better thinner.  Plus, so much better for long term health.

So here's today and yesterday's menus.

- Sandy

Greek Christening Banquet today

I'm half Greek and when we have a baby christening we usually have a nice meal afterwards, and today we had a lovely banquet.  Oh boy, sweets.  I ate toooo many.  But I ate just a salad for dinner so hopefully I'll be OK.  Oh well.  Tomorrow is a new day.

Skied again

Cross country skied again today, - 4th time since January 1st.  Since it's the year of snow, might as well as keep enjoying it.

Today's Menu:

Another good Indian Frozen Dinner

I tried another Frozen Food Indian Chicken Tikka Masala dinner and it was really delicous and only 290 calories/7 points.  Wish I could tell you where I bought it though.  I'm going to guess Trader Joe's but I'm not sure.

I didn't count points today - I was just so busy it was challenging enough just to do calories.  I underate today, but that's good cause those 2 damn pounds came back on - don't ask me how.  Tomorrow is going to be a high eating day, too.  Lunch provided at work and pizza at my friends.  But I will count and just do my best.  Might be a gain this week though.  But hopefully just a small one if any.  We'll see.

Pei Wei Lunch

I had to run a lot of errands at lunch today, and so I did a quick meal at Pei Wei.  This is an AWESOME quick service Chinese lunch place, owned by PF Changs.  I love the Mongolian Beef - only 290 calories and it tastes fantastic.  They always serve with healthy brown rice, too.   It's a great quick lunch place.

Yummy Low Cal Pizza

Hi there,

I had a taste for pizza and needed to make a quick dinner tonight, so I went to one of my favorites - Di Giorno Low Cal Pizza - 400 calories for the whole box and it tastes really good, even if you make it via the microwave.  It's 11 Weight Watcher points.  I added a big green salad and it was a yummy pizza dinner.  It works for me.

Here's what it looks like:

I did drop that second pound I had gained on Saturday so I'm back to where I was Saturday morning.  Yeah.  Now I need to move ahead and shave off another pound if I can.  I am trying!!!


Today's Menu's

Snack Control

Lost 1 of those 2 pounds I gained on Saturday.  Good.  I ate real light today, although I ate enough.  Plus I drank a few gallons of water.  So hopefully the other pound will release.

I was going to try taking a 5 minute walk every hour.  Sorry, didn't do it once.  I am so busy at work, it's just hard to peel myself away from my desk.  Sigh.  Oh well.

It really helps to not have a lot of snacks at work.  It's better if I just don't have that much at my desk, and what I do have is really low in calories/points.  If it's there, I'll eat it.  If not, duh, I won't. Snack control is very important.  Let yourself snack, but make it low cal snacks that fill you up.  I bring an apple to work every day.  I keep fat free pringles - love them and I don't need many to feel satisfied.  But I don't bring a ton of stuff.  I'll eat it all if I do.  Just a few things each day.

Same with at home.  The only ice cream I have is Skinny Cow pre-measured treats like cones or the delicious Salted Caramel ice cream bars.  No ice cream in a half gallon size.  I just can't limit myself easily.  So, I just don't keep it at home.  It has to be premeasured or I will just plain eat too much of it.  My salty snacks are all in individual portion bags, and I only let myself have one if I have one.  That's the way to keep the snacks from getting too big.  At least for me.

Well, that's it for today.  :)

Honey Pecan Crusted Chicken Recipe, and today's stuff

Hi there,

Well, I gained 2 pounds back yesterday.  I would say it's cause I ate too many of those delicious cinnabon stix desserts I made, plus I didn't drink enough water.  So, I ate less of them today, although I did eat some (now they are out of my house, yeah) and I drank a ton of water.  Hopefully those pounds will drop off again.  I will keep at it.  Consistency and tenacity is key.

I made a delicious old Cooking Light recipe for dinner tonight (and for some other kids I cooked for).  I'm including the recipe.  It is really good and kids love this dinner too.

Honey-Pecan Crusted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Zucchini

Today's Menus: