Hooray for slime in a shell!!!

Who woulda thunk a snail could make my day?

Well, I suppose it starts with the scale, which showed a 1.5LB LOSS for today's WI!!!!

The snail just adds the visual dimension to the happiness and joy I'm feeling! WOOHOOOOOEEEY!!!

It's all about the Chocobran Plan, folks! Just droppin' a dozen of those puppies down the hatch a day has made a world of difference!

lol

Today it's gloriously gloomy outside - I truly appreciate a rainy day when I have the day off, because I can snuggle up in bed with The American President on in the background and the windows open juuuust enough so that rain drops don't stain my window sill, but I can still hear them hitting the neighbour's house and I can still smell the rainy air.

Plus that means I can't do any work outside on the yard or whatever, so bonus for me!

Yesterday at my parent's place was super fun! Lexi took Auntie for a walk, and made sure to point out "Attie's dooty cah" (Auntie's dirty car) to the family and random passer-by'ers on the sidewalk. Cute. lol Her vocabulary is excruciatingly vast (she's growing up too quickly!), and her curiousity is addictive. Ahh, I miss her already!

My sis wants me to come over and play again today, but I think I just need to tend to my exercises that I've neglected over the past few days - get 'em outta the way so I can focus on my 24 tonite.

Oooooh, Jack Bauer's sooooo brave!!!!

Ok, so here's today's food forecast:

Brekkie:
coffee w/ff creamer (my new friend!) - 1
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
1 banana - 1.5
cinnamon - 0
= 4.5

Snack:
1 Granny Smith apple w/2 tbsp light cool whip (I'll eat anything with Cool Whip!) - 1
= 1

Lunch:
1 cup Gardennay broccoli soup - 1
crackers w/hummus - 5
= 6

Snack:
1 cup strawberries w/2 tbsp light Cool Whip (there it is again!) = 0
= 0

Supper:
2 slices All You Need is Loaf - 8
salad - 0
= 8

19.5/21 not including whatever I decide to snack on while glued to the tube tonite, watching another hour of Jack's intense and crazy life unfold before my eyes!

Damn you, Facebook!

And damn you, digital camera!

That's right, Facebook (or Crackbook, as my friends call it) has been consuming most of my computer time. Dammit! And adding insult to injury, my digital camera, although I have LOTS of pictures to download from it, for some reason won't allow me to upload my visual goodies to my computer! WHY??!?!?

So all the great piccies I have to share, of the yummy meals I've made and of my adorable niece, are stuck in the bowels of my camera, thus uninspiring me to share my stories on my blog with my famous visually-aided documentaries!

DAMMIT DAMMIT!

So that's that!

So, here I am, tail between my legs, without pictures to share - but I won't let that stop me anymore! (Plus I have nothing new to report on Crackbook...otherwise I'd be on that instead of this!) HA!

Anyhoot - I have to say, the Rod Stewart show was, to say the least, pretty darn fun! He's one cheesy mofo, and in my opinion, should've been onstage at the Club Regent Casino with his tacky clothes and seizure-like dance moves. But the man can belt out a tune like nobody's bidness!

5th row on the floor was pretty cool, he was THIIIIIIIIIS close to us! My friend is a self-described cougar, and was just lapping up everything ol' Roddy was throwing at us, but inside, I was just thinking, "Oh god, I wish Donovan was here so he could be making fun of this with me!" HAHA! Nah, it was a good show, and we had lots of fun!

I've been trying to stick to my physio-prescribed strength training exercises and stretching routines everyday, but I'm now up to 5hrs a day at work, and I tells ya, my body's feeling it. When I come home from work, I needs me a nap BIG TIME, and I'll fall asleep when Rachel Ray comes on, and won't wake up til Dono comes home from work at around 6 or so.

So, I'm still feeling the effects of the toxins in my system (damn you, surgery!), and I feel guilty about sleeping all the time, and in turn, I end up neglecting my exercising and stretches for the most part. But if I do feel the energy to do it, it's not until around 9 or 10pm, and then I get to bed late, only to wake up early for work the next morning. It's a vicious, vicious cycle!

On the upside, I'M OFF TODAY, and it's gloriously beautiful out there! Yesterday Dono and I did some obligatory spring cleaning - he washed the windows while I got our gardens ready for eventual planting. It was quite the workout in the hot sun, but I feel better now that everything's clean and ready and waiting!

Today, we're going to get our APs in with our flyer delivery, and then hit up ye ol' Superstore for some groceries - we're heading over to my parent's tonite for supper (bbq'd chicken!) and I'm bringing the fresh fruit salsa and dessert, so I need some groceries to get my shyte together!

Here's today's food forecast:

Brekkie:
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
1 banana - 1.5
cinnamon - 0
coffee w/ff creamer - 1
= 4.5

Lunch:
1 serving Buoy Meets Grill - 5
salad - 0
= 5

Snack:
1 cup strawberries - 0
2 tbsp light Cool Whip - 0
1 grapefruit - 1
= 1

Supper:
bbq chicken w/fresh fruit salsa - 4
salad - 0
1 slice Angel Food cake w/cool whip 'n strawberries - 2
= 6

16.5/21

Since I have a few extra pts to play with, I may pop some chocobrans down my throat at some point during the day!

Off to do flyers - hope everyone has a great day!!!!!

Back on track Monday!

Good morning friends!

What a weekend! Saturday night, Dono and I went out to his cousin's Ukrainian dance troupe's fundraising zabava (big Ukrainian party) for a gourmet Ukie meal, to watch some incredible dancers, partake in a silent auction (that I, yet again, failed to win anything at!), and a social complete with kolomaka (20-min long Ukie polka-type dance where random ppl get up and join in the circle and do their best to get in on the traditional dancing action).

I wasn't wearing my dancing shoes, so I didn't show off my "skills" (note: I hadn't Ukrainian danced since I was 6!), but I did indulge in the faboo meal. NSV - I didn't finish everything on my plate, no matter how yummy it was! I was just sooo stuffed, and traditionally, my Baba would be insulted if I didn't clean my plate, so I was used to finishing off the heaping piles of perogies and cabbage rolls, but I just couldn't - and so I didn't!

Plus that, I didn't have any dessert, either!

(mind you, the pts I saved from not finishing my meal or eating dessert, I probably clobbered in the vodka....oh well!)

Yesterday, as beautiful as it was outside, I couldn't go out and play....I stayed inside all day to finish my friend's wedding video! (With the exception of our usually Sunday morning flyer delivery - we breezed through it, and I got 2 APs!)

We had to run out to Future Shop to pick up some new DVD-burning software, and my hubby bought me Notting Hill (one of my fav's!) b/c he felt so sorry for me that I was stressing out 'n stuff.

Awww!

(As I was doing my physio-required stretching and strength exercises - which garnered me 2 more APs!, I popped in this Hugh Grant classic and stayed up til midnight watching the follies as they unfolded!)

On the way back home from delivering the vid to my friend, hubby wanted to stop in at the BDI (Bridge Drive-In) for ice cream, so I treated him (and myself) - ANOTHER NSV....instead of the hot fudge sundae I usually get, smothered in nuts, I opted instead for a chocolate-dipped banana! So a fraction of the points, and still satisfying!

HOORAY!

Today's WI reflected my vodka and chocolate covered weekend - I still lost (how??!) but not as much as I would have liked. I'm down 0.5lb!

GO SNAIL, GO!!! lol

Today's my Sunday, as I'm back at work tomorrow, so even with my cramps that just came on an hour ago, I'm planning on whipping this ol' house into shape. Did a couple loads of laundry so far (are dryers supposed to be smoking and smell like burning? Uh-oh...!), did the dishes, and now I'm going to wash the kitchen floor, do some vacuuming, and other domesticated-wife stuff!

Here's today's food forecast:

Brekkie:
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
cinnamon - 0
1 banana - 1.5
coffee w/ff creamer - 1
= 4.5

Snack:
1 mango - 2
= 2

Lunch:
2 cups Gardennay soup - 2
salad w/a hint of feta cheese - 1
2 slices WW toast - 1
1/2 tbsp peanut butter - 1
= 5

Snack:
1 grapefruit - 1
= 1

Supper:
1 serving ESBM's Just Stew It (yummy-sounding stew with Bisquick dumplings floating in it) - 7
salad - 0
= 7

19.5/21

Finally Friday!

So I ended up calling into work sick this morning. Yesterday was just SOOO draining, though, and I didn't get my nap in - I crashed at 8 last night (but didn't get home til 7:30 - I had popcorn for supper - that shows what kinda day it was!).

Turns out my sister's "husband" is outta town for a bit, and because of all the weapons in his home, and the fact that my sis got the protective order 'n stuff, the cops obtained a warrant and wanted to seize the crap in his house, and called her up to meet them there yesterday afternoon.

She phoned me when she was 7 min away, and I said "I'M COMING TOO!". I heard he did a lot of damage to the interior of the house, and I may never get another chance to see it.

By the time I pulled up to the house, my sis came up to my car and told me the cops just called in for the bomb squad - turns out they found a suspicious package w/duct tape all around it. So, we waited another 2 hrs for the bomb squad to show (you sure do learn how nosey your neighbours can get - when that big truck pulled up, I think every one of them wanted to go and "get their mail" or "do yardwork".!!!).

Long story short, it wasn't a bomb (although he did tell my sis he would burn the house to the ground if he ever lost it to her). They weren't taking any chances.

So we went inside, where my sis wanted to collect more things for her daughter, and get the rest of her clothes, etc. My god, it was a DISASTER. He wrote babble all over the walls, doors, and mirrors, furniture and walls were slashed and destroyed, garbage everywhere...it was a mess. By the time we finished loading up our cars and busting outta there, I was SO wiped, and happy to get home.

Needless to say, I needed today to just regroup and relax, but I don't know how much I can get, since he's arriving back into the city today, and since he was served with the order, he might just be so pissed off that who knows what he'll do? I'm just kinda on standby right now. *sigh*

ANYHOOT, back to basics!, today's food forecast is:

Brekkie:
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
cinnamon - 0
1 banana - 1.5
= 3.5

Snack:
1 cup strawberries w/2 tbsp ff cool whip- 0
1 All Bran bar - 2
= 2

Lunch:
2/3 cup couscous w/mango chutney (leftovers) - 3
salad w/feta cheese - 2
= 5

Snack:
1 mango - 2
1 pkg Crispy Minis - 2
= 4

14.5/21 - leaves me 6'ish pts for supper - something chicken, perhaps. I'm thinking I'll finally make that Sticky Chicky! Sounds soooo good!

Hope y'all have a great day!

Back to work today

Doesn't even really feel like I had holidays! Usually DH and I would have buggered off to Vancouver this time of year, or flown SOMEPLACE. You'd think b/c I work for an airline, I would be travelling somewhere all the time. Oh well - this time around just didn't allow us time to go anywhere. Next time though - I've got another 2 1/2 wks coming up at the end of June/beginning of July, and I think we're going to LA or Vegas or something, so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed!

Anyhoot, here's a looksie at today's menu:

Brekkie:
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
1 banana - 1.5
cinnamon - 0
coffee w/ff creamer - 1
= 4.5

Snack:
1 All bran bar - 2
1 granny smith apple - 1
2 tbsp ff cool whip - 0
salad w/fresh fruit salsa - 1
= 4

Lunch:
2 cups Gardennay soup - 2
2 slices WW toast - 1
1/2 tbsp peanut butter - 1
= 4

Snack:
1 grapefruit - 1
1 banana - 1.5
= 2.5 (Nope, I was napping!)

Supper:
1 serving Dilly Beloved - 4
salad w/fresh fruit salsa instead of fruit salsa, I had a bit of feta cheese - 1
= 5

Snack:
popcorn - 2
1 Slim Fast peanut butter crunch bar - 2
1 banana - 1.5

23/21
4 APs (2 APs for 40 min strength training, 1 AP for 20 min on the treadmill, 1 AP for 20 min on the elliptical)

Saturday mayhem!

Well, the last weekend of my holidays, and for the first time in my 2 1/2 wks off, I finally managed to sleep in! Why does my body wait until the last possible days to do this to me?!

I was up at 7, and usually I just stay up and get my day going, but today, I went back to bed - and woke up at 11! How nice!

I'm just having some coffee now to kick-start my day, and it's gonna be a long one!

Dono's mom is in from out of town for his cousin's social tonite and shower tomorrow, so we're going to go and pick her up and take her shopping for a shower gift, drop her back off with at her brother's place (they're going to a Moose game this afternoon), then we've gotta go shopping for Lexi's birthday gift (it's tomorrow!), THEN I've gotta come home and get my physio-required stretches and exercises in, and then we're off to the social tonite! Should be a good time!

Tomorrow's an earlier start - wake up early, get our flyers delivered, get my APs in, head out to the shower, then off to my niece's birthday party!

Hopefully everything falls into place the way I planned it out in my head!

Here's today's food forecast:

Brekkie:
2 chocobran muffins (at 7am) -
= 2

Lunch:
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
1/4 cup skim milk -0.5
1/2 tbsp brown sugar - 0.5
coffee w/ff creamer - 1
= 4

Snack:
salad w/fruit salsa - 1
crackers w/hummus - 3.5
1 chocobran muffin - 1
= 5.5

Supper:
2 slices All You Need is Loaf (another recipe from ESBM) - 8
salad - 0
= 8

Snack:

2 chocobran muffins - 2

21.5/21

2 APs (40 min strength training)

....not sure how the rest of the day'll play out! Honestly, I can't even begin to imagine, depends on when we get home before the social! I'll hold myself accountable, though!

Hope everyone has a great day!

Friday the 13th!!!

Eh, what a typical name for this post - I'm not in the least bit superstitious, so why highlight it?

It just so happens that I go out of my way to not walk under ladders or to avoid black cats - but that's because I don't want to risk having the ladder come crashing down on me, and I just plain hate cats!

Ok, so maybe I'm a bit superstitious. :)

Anyhoot, here's what's on the menu for today:

Brekkie:
3 egg whites - 1
1 cup yogurt - 2
3 tbsp wheat germ - 0
1 chocobran muffin
= 4

Snack:
1 banana - 1.5
1 All Bran bar - 2
= 3.5

Lunch:
1 can tuna - 2
fresh fruit salsa - 1
1 pesto wrap - 4
1 cup strawberries w/2 tbsp ff cool whip - 0
= 7

Snack:
1 chocobran muffin - 1 MODIFICATION! I had 4 chocobran muffins (they were just sitting there!), spread out over the course of a couple of hrs, plus some crackers and hummus. :(
= 1 = 8

Supper:
1 serving Buoy Meets Grill - 5
salad - 0
= 5

20.5/21 27.5/21

Here's hoping I get some good APs in tonite!

2 nice days in a row???

Well, first off, I wanted to thank ALL OF YOU for stopping by and posting on my tattoo story. WOW, what a great support system you are! (I personalized my thanks in a long, novel-length post...always the chatty writer, I am!)

Today was day 2 of nice weather, in a ROW! What a roll we're on! And my tattoo is still here! lol

I went to my parent's place to visit with my sister, my niece, and my parents, we discussed the literally psychotic nature of my sister's scary soon-to-be ex-husband (one of the staples of my frequent visits there), but the best part was taking my niece out for a walk! She'll be 2 on Sunday, and she's just the CUTEST little thing!

"Funny Aatie", "Yuv you too, Aatie", and "Oh ma goooodness!" are my personally favourite Alexis-isms! She just brightens up my day!

Anyhoot, here's a review of today, complete with a picture of a new recipe I tried out from my ESBM cookbook! God, what a good investment that was!!!

Brekkie:

1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
1/4 cup skim milk - 0.5
1/2 tbsp brown sugar - 0.5
coffee w/ff creamer - 1
= 4

Snack:

1 1/2 cup strawberries - 0.5
2 tbsp ff Cool Whip - 0
= 0.5

Lunch:

1 pesto wrap - 4
55gm tandoori chicken - 1
salad - 0
2 cups Gardennay soup - 2
= 7

Snack:

(spread out through the course of a few hours!) 4 chocobran muffins - 4 mmmmm! =4

Supper:

1 serving Buoy Meets Grill tuna steak w/tropical fruit salsa - 5
salad - 0
= 5

(HOW GOOD DOES THIS LOOK??!! I promise you, it tastes DEEEELICIOUS!!!)

Snack:

1 chocobran muffin - 1
=1

21.5/21
3L H20 down the hatch
3 APs (60 min of flyer delivery!)

T-DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good lord, I'm SOOO excited!

Today is a day I've been waiting a loooong time for - TATTOO DAY!!

Back in November, just over a month after my surgery, Dono bought me a gift certificate for a tattoo at Soul Survivors (a very reputable and hygenic place, I might add!), b/c he knew I'd been talking about getting one for a very long time (especially after drooling over Ami James from Miami Ink!).

And so a couple of months ago, we went for a consultation - and TODAY'S THE DAY!!!

I freakin' can't wait! I was up early, had 2 cups of coffee already, and I'm beyond jittery!

But first thing's first - I have a physio app't at 10:30, and then right after, Dono and I are heading to The Village! He's getting one, too - I'm so excited, I can't even eat!

(This, my friends, is the wonder that is Ami James...too bad HE isn't doing my tattoo!)

ANYHOOT, here's today's plan:

Brekkie:

COFFEE! (and a chocobran muffin) = 2

Snack:

1 All Bran bar = 2

1 apple - 1

=3

NO TIME FOR LUNCH!!! GETTING TATTOOED!!! :)

Supper:

2 slices BBQ Chicken Pizza - 10.5

salad - 0

1 glass V8 - 0

= 10.5

15.5/21

I'll figure something out for those remaining pts!!!

TIME TO GET READY TO GO, ALMOST!!! WHEEEE!!!

Toning Tuesday!

Good fabulous Tuesday morning!

My DH let me sleep in today as he scurried off to work, so I woke up feeling rested and ready to tackle the day!

I'm pretty sore from yesterday's exercise binge I went on, but it only motivates me to keep on truckin'! After all, TOMORROW is tattoo day!!! I won't be anywhere NEAR the lil' goal I set for myself, despite how hard I've tried - but who cares? I'm happier, healthier, and super pumped about it all, so life is good!

(Look what happens when I get a good night's sleep!)

Here's today's food forecast:

Brekkie:

1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2

1/4 cup skim milk - 0.5

1/2 tbsp brown sugar - 0.5

= 3

Snack:

1 All Bran bar - 2

1 apple - 1

= 3 (NEGATIVE! I made the mistake of making chocobran muffins, and through the course of the day, I polished off 6 OF THEM!!! Yikes!) = 6 pts

Lunch:

2 cups Gardennay soup - 2

1 can tuna - 2

= 4 (leftover couscous w/shrimp stir-fry) = 2.5

Snack: 1/2 cup yogurt - 1

3 tbsp wheat germ - 0

=1 (Who calls 8 perogies a snack? I DO!) = 8

= 18.5 so far....

Supper:

10 pts to play with, so I'm not sure yet, something chicken-y perhaps...oops, that reminds me, I need to go pull some chicken boobs outta the freezer!

1 slice BBQ Chicken Pizza - 5

salad - 0

= 5

24.5/21

Mundane Monday!

I was afraid to step on the scale this morning, and I hate to report, but I'm up 1.5lb. I tried to be good over the weekend, but I guess all the perogies I made somehow got the best of me.

In the words of Jack Bauer, DAMMIT!

Anyhoot, it's a new week, my last week of holidays, and no major holiday feasts are on the horizon. Plus, tattoo day is Wednesday, so I need to commit to myself here - to make me the best me I can be! (cheesy!)

Ok, so here's today's review:

Brekkie:

coffee w/ff creamer - 1

1 All Bran bar - 2

1/2 cup yogurt - 1

3 tbsp wheat germ - 0

= 4

Midday:

7 perogies - 7

salad - 0

1 pesto wrap - 4

55gm tandoori chicken - 1

Slim Fast peanut butter crunch bar - 2

= 14

Supper:

1/2 cup whole wheat couscous - 1.5

stir fry shrimp w/veggies - 1

salad - 0

= 2.5

Snack:

Mini Eggs (DAMMIT!) - 5

= 5

25.5/21

10 APs (3 APs for 60 min elliptical, 2 APs for 40 min strength training, 5 APs for Turbo Jam)

3+L H20

Starving Saturday!

I have a wedding to go to tonite, and so I'm saving most of my points for that - I'm guessing I'll allow myself 12 pts for dinner, dessert, and wine - which means, I have pretty much nothing left over for the rest of the day!

I know I have flex pts, and let's be honest, I'll probably dip into those. Depends on how hungry and cranky I get! But I really don't want to if I don't have to - so I'm going to find some filling, low-point stuff to eat. Methinks that Gardennay soup - that's always a safe bet!

I feel rather proud of myself! The wedding that I'm going to tonite is for a friend of mine - she's such a sweetheart, and I'm really so happy for her - they're an awesome couple! Anyhoot, I wanted to give them something extra special, instead of just a blender or something - so I dug deep, found the Martha Stewart inside, and made this shadow box with their wedding invite inside!

(He's a military guy, hence the camoflague garb.)

I'm just really nervous that something'll happen to it - like I'll drop it or something, and it'll smash to bits! I'm a natural born klutz, so I need to be EXTRA careful!

ANYhoo...

Here's the food forecast for today:

Brekkie:

3 egg whites, 2 slices ww toast - 2

coffee w/ff creamer - 1

= 3

Lunch:

2 cups Gardennay soup - 2

16 Triscuits - 4

= 6

Dinner

WHO KNOWS???! 12 pts

21/21

Forgetting Friday!

WHUUPS!

So I was a tad neglectful of my blog today - and apparently, my plan for the day. Oopsidaisies!

I actually have a good reason - I spent all morning finishing off the perogies I started late last night (note: MAKING them, NOT eating them!), and by the time I was done, and the kitchen was cleaned, it was nap time! (Mind you, NO reason is a good reason to be neglectful of myself. Bad, bad Cat - I should have fed my body right today.)

I crashed until about 7pm, made supper for me an' DH, and then I was off to the airport to drop off the dozens of doughy goodness for my friends and co-workers.

Came home, got changed, and got in some APs! WOOHOO!

Here's a review of today's disaster!:

Brekkie:

1 cup coffee w/ff creamer - 1

Midday:

sampling perogy filling - 2

chocolate easter eggs - 3

2 cups Gardennay soup - 2

12 Triscuits - 3

= 10

Supper:

2 fillets of fish - 6

1 cup whole wheat couscous - 3

salad - 0

= 9

20/21

3+L H20

5 APs!!! (4 for 30 min jogging, 1 for 30 min walking)

LOST Wednesday!

I didn't bother posting yesterday's menu - ended up going out with friends for wing night at Triple B's. Sigh. So, my sneak peek on the scale reflected my 2 vodkas and the wing samples I indulged in. That's ok - just up a half a lb. But I'm back on track ('ish) today!

Mandy posted a DEEELICIOUS Mexican Pizza recipe on her blog that I'm going to try tonite! I hope it turns out as good as hers looked! Can't wait to munch on it while watching LOST - it looks as though it's gonna be a good one, too! OOOOH, the excitement! I love Wednesday nights!

DH and I are getting ready to head out for our flyer delivery in a bit, so I'll get some APs in, too!

Here's today's menu:

Brekkie:

2 slices WW toast - 1

1/2 tbps peanut butter - 1

coffee w/ff creamer - 1

= 3

Snack:

1 All Bran bar - 2

= 2

Lunch:

2 cups Gardennay soup - 2

8 Triscuit crackers - 2

= 4

Snack:

slowpokes from the bulk bin at Superstore - 5 :(

= 5

Supper:

2 slices Mexican pizza - 7

salad - 0

= 7

21/21

Working on litre 2

APs TBA

New month, new template!

Happy April!

Sure, there's a bit of snowy flakes falling, but who cares? Easter's just around the corner, and life is grand!

Yesterday's catastrophic events could have very easily been mistaken for an April Fool's joke, but in the end, everything worked out wonderfully - I'm DOWN for today's WI!

Two wks ago, I was pleased to report a 3lb loss - bringing me to 152.5. Then last week, all hell broke loose (TOM), and I was up to 158.5! Well, this week, I went back on the flex plan, drank 3L of water and got only 18APs in, and I'm down!

152lb, BABY!!!

I love making my little snail move on my ticker (move in the RIGHT direction, that is!).

Ahhh, today's going to be a great day!

First day of holidays, I'm feelin' pretty good, my tattoo is a week away - and life is grand!!!

Hope everyone else has a fantastic day, too!

Here's what my menu today will consist of:

Brekkie:

1/4 steel cut oats - 2

1/4 cup skim milk - 0.5

1/2 tbsp brown sugar - 0.5

coffee w/ff creamer - 1

= 4

Snack:

All Bran bar - 2

banana - 1.5

= 3.5

Lunch:

1 pesto wrap w/55 gm tandoori chicken - 5

salad - 0

1 glass V8 - 0

= 5

MODIFICATION - I had NONE of this for lunch!!! Instead, I had 2.5 pts worth of cashews at my parent's house!

Snack:

1 apple - 1

1 chocobran muffin - 1

= 2

NOPE! Ix-nay on this whole bit!

Supper:

TBA, probably something chicken-y - I have 6.5 pts left to play with for supper and a snack.

I ended up eating at my parent's place - didn't stop to think that I can't make anything chicken-y b/c my oven's still broken! So instead, I had 6 meatballs, 1/2 cup egg noodles, and steamed asparagus = 8pts

Snack:
popcorn - 2

little chocolate Easter eggs - about 3pts worth

= 5

23/21

4 APs (20 min jogging, 20 min walking, 20 min strength training)

Snowy Sunday!

Woke up to white stuff.....WHY CAN'T WE HAVE NICE WEATHER FOR MORE THAN A DAY?!
lol

We didn't get a chance to head out last night for our flyer delivery, we had to trudge through slush to get it done this morning. More APs I suppose, but dang, I wished we would've done it last night instead! Turns out it wasn't THAT bad, a little chilly, but manageable.

I have my family coming over for dinner tonite - it's gonna be a doozy! Here's the plan for today:

Brekkie:

2 slices WW toast - 1

coffee w/ff creamer - 1

=2

Snack:

1 All Bran bar

=2

Lunch:

2 cups Gardennay soup - 2

=2

Supper:

Spinach and ricotta stuffed pesto chicken breast - 5

garlic mashed potatoes - 2

2 homemade buns - 4

salad - 0

= 11

Dessert:

1 serving of trifle - 4

= 4

21/21

3L h20

3 APs

I'm on holidays from work, but not from being OP!

As much as I wanna down some Mochaccino ice cream from the now-open BDI to celebrate the fact that I'm on holidays, I'm going to refrain from doing so and instead, stick to my plan!

Tattoo Day is less than 2 wks away, and I had a goal in mind to have reached by then. My plan is to stick with it!

Here's today's review:

Brekkie:

3 egg whites, 2 slices WW toast, 1/2 cup yogurt w/3 tbsp wheat germ = 3

Snack:

1 All Bran bar - 2

Lunch:

2 slices WW toast - 1

1 slice Kraft ff cheese - 1

55gm tandoori chicken - 1

= 3

Snack:

salad - 0

1/3 chicken teriwacky - 1

1 glass V8 - 0

= 1

Supper:

2 Blue Menu PC fish fillets - 6

1 cup whole wheat couscous- 3

salad - 0

= 9

Snack:

popcorn - 2

1/2 cup yogurt w/3 tbsp wheat germ - 1

= 3

21/21

Thursday's Review

Woke up to a sleety, snowy Winterpeg morning - why can't the sun just come out, even for a minute? Stupid weather!

I had the day off today, and totally just RELAXED. Something I think that was long overdue! It felt good to just laze around and do nothing - watched the first part of The Office marathon, and now I'm going to get some APs in before the next batch of Office episodes comes on.

Here's a review of today's menu:

Brekkie:

1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2

1/4 cup skim milk - 0.5

1/2 tbsp brown sugar - 0.5

coffee w/creamer - 1

=4

Snack:

1 All Bran bar - 2

1 banana - 1.5

=3.5

Lunch:

1 whole wheat wrap - 3

55gm tandoori chicken - 1

mixed greens - 0

= 4

Snack:

1 granny smith apple - 1

=1

Supper:

1 Spring Chicken - 5

mixed greens - 0

= 5

Snack:

1/2 All Bran bar - 1

1/2 cup yogurt - 1

3 tbsp wheat germ - 0

popcorn - 2

=4

21.5/21

3L H20

APs - 4 (2 for 30 min on the elliptical, 2 for 30 min strength training)

On the downward spiral

What a chilly day today!

But with all my new Sephora make-up, I ended up looking pretty danged hot! :) I LOVE Sephora, and they love me (well, my credit card more than anything...). It's almost time to place another order.....but I'm too broke to justify spending over $120 on make-up and other girlie stuff (cuz if the order's over $120, I get free shipping!). Like THAT makes up for it!

Anyhoot!

Another reason I was feeling pretty good today is that my scale has decided we're becoming friends again - I'm down 3lbs since Monday, with still another 3'ish to go to make up for my unexplainable - and inexcusable - gain last week. Hooray! GO AWAY, FAT! lol

I've been getting APs every day this week so far, and sticking to my 21 allotted daily pts allowance. Almost - I usually end up with -0.5 pts, but what can I eat for 1/2 a pt to make my target?

Tonight's LOST, and tomorrow's The Office marathon, so DH and I are going to deliver our flyers tonight. (Lost doesn't start til 9pm, so we have plenty of time to get the deed done!) They're pretty heavy, and it's pretty cool and rainy out there, so I'll be bundled up. Should get in some good APs for that lil' trek!

Here's today's review:

Brekkie:

3 egg whites - 1

2 slices WW toast - 1

1/2 cup yogurt - 1

3 tbsp wheat germ - 0

coffee w/creamer - 1

= 4

Snack:
1 All Bran bar - 2

1 banana - 1.5

=3.5

Lunch:

2/3 cup couscous - 2

leftover shrimp and veggie stir fry - 2

=4

Snack:

1 cup strawberries - 0

3 tbsp FF Cool Whip - 0.5

=0.5

Supper:

Chicken Teriwacky - 4

1 cup whole wheat couscous - 3

salad - 0

=7

Snack:

popcorn - 2

=2

21/21

APs - TBA!

Today's Menu

Here's what's on the menu for today:

Brekkie:
1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2
1/4 cup skim milk - 0.5
1/2 tbsp brown sugar - 0.5
2 cups of coffee w/ff creamer - 1
= 4

Snack:
1 All Bran bar - 2
1 Granny Smith apple - 1
= 3

Lunch:
1 pesto wrap - 4
55gm tandoori chicken - 1
salad - 0
= 5

Snack:
popcorn- 2

mini eggs - 2
=4

Supper:
shrimp stir-fry - 2
salad - 0
1 cup whole wheat couscous - 3
= 5

Snack
1 cup strawberries - 0

1.5 tbsp ff cool whip - 0.5
=0.5

21.5/21

6 APs

3L h20 :)