Dec 9th,2009 Daily Plan

Last day before Weigh-In!
29 Daily Points, 25.5 WPAs, 5 Activity Points

Breakfast:
Kashi Go Lean Crunch 3
1/2 cup skim milk 1
1/2 cup raspberries -
coffee w/ 1 T. creamer

Lunch:
Grilled chicken salad w/ 1 T. dressing 12?
beer bread w/ butter 5

Snack:
YoPlus Vanilla Yogurt 2
coffee w/ 1 T creamer 1

Dinner
Ham, Cheese, Mushroom Omelet 8
1 slice Nature's Own Double Fiber bread -
Hashbrowns w/ 1 tsp olive oil 2

Snack
Milk 2
Dove Peppermint Bark 1

Thoughts on the week:
I still didn't manage to use all of my extra points. I intend to every week, but I get to the last day and have so many left. I don't want to feel like I'm forcing myself to eat or go on a binge of sorts, so I will just let them go and plan on using 3 extra per day next week, reserving the rest for a dinner or lunch out. I think I have now earned my OPI nail polish that was my 10lb reward, so I hope the scale shows that tomorrow.

I went to the doctor today and she gave me a goal....I will need to lose 10-20% of my current weight before we even think about another child. She said after that amount of weight loss, I should be good to go to make an appointment at an IVF clinic or try to conceive naturally. We still haven't decided what route to go, but a goal is good!

This week's favorite products!

I am a carb addict! I love bread, potatoes, and pasta but the points can add up pretty fast with those. We have found a few recipes and products that help curb the carb craving in a healthy, good for you way!

Mashed Cauliflower! Done right, it can be a great replacement for mashed potatoes. If you aren't totally sold on the idea, try replacing 1/4 or a 1/2 of the potatoes and go from there. Here is another recipes that looks great; putting it on my list to try!

For the pasta, we try to stick with either Barilla Plus or Barilla Whole Grain pastas. I have heard a lot of negative comments on wheat or whole grain pasta, but I think the Barilla Plus tastes the most like regular pasta.

Bread became the most complicated issue in our weight loss efforts. Once you become a label reader, you will quickly notice that it is almsot impossible to find bread that does not contain enriched flour or high fructose corn syrup (or both). I finally found a bread that does not and I always stick with it or the higher fiber version of it. Thank you Nature's Own for providing some great tasting healthy breads!

Dec 8th, 2009 Daily Plan

29 daily points, 28.5 WPAs, 2 activity points

Breakfast:
Quaker Simple Harvest Oatmeal 3
Nature's Own Whole Wheat toast 1
coffee w/ 1 T. creamer 1

Snack:
1 cup raspberries .5
YoPlus Vanilla Yogurt 2

Lunch:
Ham/Cheese Sandwich 3.5
apple 1

Snack:
Thomas Light English Muffin 1
1 T. Skippy Natural peanut butter 2.5
hot chocolate made w/ skim milk 4

Dinner:
sockeye salmon 3 oz 4.5
mashed cauliflower 2
yellow squash w/ 1 tsp. olive oil 1

Snack:
100-Calorie bag popcorn 1
Craisins 2
Raspberry Tea 1

Activity:
30 minutes treadmill

Monday Dec 7th, 2009

Breakfast:
egg 2
bacon 1
Thomas English Muffin 1
coffee w/ 1 T. creamer 1
milk, 1 cup 2

Lunch:
Panera Bread Pick 2
Chopped Chicken Cobb Salad 3
Baked Potato Soup 5
Whole Grain Baguette 2
(I didn't use much of the dressing and took the cheese off the salad, then left a lot of the bacon/egg)

Snack:
Coffee w/ 1 T. creamer 1
Dove Peppermint Bark candy 1

Dinner:
Tater Tot Casserole 8

Snack:
Del Monte Tropical Fruit 2
Betty Crocker Delight w/ vanilla ice cream 3


Activity:
30 minutes Wii Fit

Daily Plan Dec 6, 2009

29 daily points, 32 WPAs

Breakfast:
Quaker Oatmeal 3
whole wheat toast 1
coffee w/ 1 T. creamer, 1 Splenda 1

Lunch:
bacon/egg sandwich 4.5
Whole grain goldfish, 55 crackers 3

Snack:
Cascadian Farms granola bar 4
Dove Peppermint Bark candy 1

Dinner:
Broccoli Fettuccine Alfredo w/ chicken 8
(Barilla Plus Pasta, Ragu Light Alfredo, grilled chicken, broccoli)


Snack:
apple 1
milk, 2 cups 2.5

Activity:
20 minutes Wii Fit

December 5th, 2009

29 daily points, 35 WPAs

Breakfast:
Starbucks Skinny Latte, tall 2
Starbucks Reduced-fat Cinnamon Coffee Cake 6 (Ouch!)

Lunch:
Pizza, 2 slices 9
Raspberry Tea 1

Snack:
coffee w/ 1 T. creamer 1

Dinner:
KFC Original breast, no skin or breading 3
Mashed potatoes w/ gravy 3
Coleslaw 4
1/4 biscuit 1

Snack:
Hot chocolate 3

I was a bit shocked to find out how many points that coffee cake was, but that's what happens when you wake up late and run out the door. Planning is such a key part of weight loss. I will count that as a lesson learned and move on. I have enough points left for the day, as well as all my extra points for the week. :)

December 4th, 2009

I need more accountability, so I'm going to try to start posting my daily menus on here....
29 points per day plus 35 weekly allowance

Breakfast:
Quaker Oatmeal (maple & brown sugar w/ pecans) 3
whole wheat toast 1
coffee w/ 1 T. creamer 1

Snack:
Nature Valley granola bar 3
Skim milk, 1 cup 2

Lunch:
Chicken Noodle Soup, 1 cup 1
Grilled cheese (whole wheat bread, 2% cheese) 2.5

Snack:
Apple 1

Dinner:
Pizza, 2 slices 9
Spinach Salad w/ pecans, cranberries 2

Snack:
Skim milk, 1 cup 2
Jell-0 Sugar-Free Pudding 1

Activity:
Walk/Jog on Treadmill, 20 minues (+2 activity points)

Recipes:
Wheat Pizza Crust