I'm usually at my creative cooking peak for dinner time. I like to try new recipes and decided to lighten up "must haves" for this Weight Watchers outing.
Friday
"Skinny Cajun Chicken Pasta"-10 pts with salad (0 pts) and greek yogurt salad dressing (2 pts for 2 tbsp)
While I did lighten it up, I can't recommend this one. You'll just have to take my word that it was only okay and while it did create a nice, big serving for ten points...well...there are a lot of things I'd rather eat so this one go into rotation.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Lunch-Week 2
The hours between noon and 5 are my hardest times during the day. Those bad decsions seem to come at me from every corner. If I've skipped breakfast, I'm probably getting REALLY hungry and a little bit desperate and that leads to bad choices. I'm working on trying to find healthy, low point things to eat on the run and to get off my fast food roller coaster.
Friday
Chipotle Barbacoa Salad-10 pts
I get mine with barbacoa (the lowest point meat chipotle serves), fajita vegetables, lettuce, salsa (corn and mild), black beans (tons of fiber), light cheese and light guac. Delish.
Friday
Chipotle Barbacoa Salad-10 pts
I get mine with barbacoa (the lowest point meat chipotle serves), fajita vegetables, lettuce, salsa (corn and mild), black beans (tons of fiber), light cheese and light guac. Delish.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Breakfast-Week 2
You know, some people are really good at eating the same thing every day. When the Mister makes breakfast before commuting to work he eats the same thing; 2 eggs and a bowl of oatmeal. My Aunt eats the same lunch every work day. I can't do that. Of course, I'll still be getting a lot of distance out of my Breakfast Sandwich Florentine (it's just THAT good) but I have to mix it up to keep me happy.
Friday
Weigh In Day! That means no breakfast.
Friday
Weigh In Day! That means no breakfast.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Dinners-Week One
My entire family likes to eat out It makes it very difficult for my husband and I to tell each other no in that regard. He likes it as much as me and vice versa. I know that the only way to keep us out of restaurants is to cook with a plan.
Of course, Saturday night I was late starting dinner which meant I had to find a new plan, but here's what I had for dinner week 1.
Friday Grilled hambuger (no bun), corn on the cob, sliced vegetables and dip
Friday's dinner was a little point heavy as I bought the ground beef and intended to use it before my first weigh in Friday morning. I didn't and I had three pounds of 85/15 ground beef in the fridge. Dinner weighed in at a whooping 18 points
Saturday 2 sloppy toms on a light bun, sliced cucumbers with dressing-10 pts
Sunday Skinny Salisbury steak over mashed rutabaga with green beans sauteed with 3 slices of center cut bacon.
I'd like to take a minute out and really recommend substituting mashed rutabagas for your mashed potatoes at your next meal. Rutabagas have a 0 points plus value, count as a serving of veggies and taste very good. They're really between a squash and potato, flavor wise, but are a great way to get the carb-like bulk with dinner without spending any points on carbs.
My dinner was very filling with one Salisbury steak patty, .5 c of mashed rutabaga and .5c of sauteed green beans and it was only 10 pts.
Monday
We had a stressful day and the weather was bad when I needed to go to the store for a few ingredients I was missing for dinner. We ordered pizza instead. I had one slice of pepperoni from a large pizza for 10 pts, but the thin crust veggie pizza I ordered (but didn't eat at all ) was only 6 pts per slice. A pretty good value for a big slice of pizza.
Tuesday
Hot Sausage over Polenta
I wish I'd have gotten a picture, but this was very easy and very very good and really gave you the taste of a hot sausage sandwich without the points
Serves 6
1 tube of polenta/corn mush
1 package of hot italian turkey sausage, sliced
28 oz of crushed tomatoe
2 large bell peppers cut into strips
.5 large onions, cut into thin rings
1-2 tsp of sugar (optional, if you like a sweeter sauce)
1. Preheat oven to 375 and coat a cookie sheet with cookiing spray. Slice polenta (my 24 oz "tube" made 12 good sized slices.). Place sliced polenta onto cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes until slightly crisp on top
2. Meanwhile, add sliced sausage, peppers and onions to a large skillet. Cook a few minutes and then add crushed tomatoes to pan. Cook, allowing the tomatoes to reduce and thicken. Add sugar, if you want it, to taste.
3. Serve over polenta rounds
6 pts for 3oz of polenta with one sliced sausage and accompanying veggies.e
Wednesday
We ate lunch late, so I went for quick and easy
2-lean pockets
.5c baked sweet potato
1 tsp butter
-17 total points
Thursday
Huge late lunch=skipped dinner.
Of course, Saturday night I was late starting dinner which meant I had to find a new plan, but here's what I had for dinner week 1.
Friday Grilled hambuger (no bun), corn on the cob, sliced vegetables and dip
Friday's dinner was a little point heavy as I bought the ground beef and intended to use it before my first weigh in Friday morning. I didn't and I had three pounds of 85/15 ground beef in the fridge. Dinner weighed in at a whooping 18 points
Saturday 2 sloppy toms on a light bun, sliced cucumbers with dressing-10 pts
Sunday Skinny Salisbury steak over mashed rutabaga with green beans sauteed with 3 slices of center cut bacon.
I'd like to take a minute out and really recommend substituting mashed rutabagas for your mashed potatoes at your next meal. Rutabagas have a 0 points plus value, count as a serving of veggies and taste very good. They're really between a squash and potato, flavor wise, but are a great way to get the carb-like bulk with dinner without spending any points on carbs.
My dinner was very filling with one Salisbury steak patty, .5 c of mashed rutabaga and .5c of sauteed green beans and it was only 10 pts.
Monday
We had a stressful day and the weather was bad when I needed to go to the store for a few ingredients I was missing for dinner. We ordered pizza instead. I had one slice of pepperoni from a large pizza for 10 pts, but the thin crust veggie pizza I ordered (but didn't eat at all ) was only 6 pts per slice. A pretty good value for a big slice of pizza.
Tuesday
Hot Sausage over Polenta
I wish I'd have gotten a picture, but this was very easy and very very good and really gave you the taste of a hot sausage sandwich without the points
Serves 6
1 tube of polenta/corn mush
1 package of hot italian turkey sausage, sliced
28 oz of crushed tomatoe
2 large bell peppers cut into strips
.5 large onions, cut into thin rings
1-2 tsp of sugar (optional, if you like a sweeter sauce)
1. Preheat oven to 375 and coat a cookie sheet with cookiing spray. Slice polenta (my 24 oz "tube" made 12 good sized slices.). Place sliced polenta onto cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes until slightly crisp on top
2. Meanwhile, add sliced sausage, peppers and onions to a large skillet. Cook a few minutes and then add crushed tomatoes to pan. Cook, allowing the tomatoes to reduce and thicken. Add sugar, if you want it, to taste.
3. Serve over polenta rounds
6 pts for 3oz of polenta with one sliced sausage and accompanying veggies.e
Wednesday
We ate lunch late, so I went for quick and easy
2-lean pockets
.5c baked sweet potato
1 tsp butter
-17 total points
Thursday
Huge late lunch=skipped dinner.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Lunches-Week One
Lunch usually ends up being the weakest part of my day (well, after the time right before dinner and right before bed. I'm a snack monster). With my schedule and my kids, eating out becomes far too easy. It's easy to drive thru and end up with some junk in a sack. And, in addition, despite considering myself a foodie, I love fast food. I'd call it my dirty little secret, but since you know my weight, it's probably not a secret at all.
Lunch is going to be my hardest meal to change, but this is what I ate and the points value for week one.
Friday
1 serving of Trader Joes Chicken with Rice and Cashews.-7 pts. Really easy, really good and really filling
Saturday
I revisted Friday night's dinner. 1 had a bunless burger-5 pts-with ketchup and mustard. I had a sliced tomato and about a carrot and a half from the night before's dinner. I had some Trader Joe's Bacon Ranch Dip, but limited myself to 1 tbsp so it was only 1 pt. To finish, I had a serving of Aldi's baked bbq chips, which are pretty good and are 3 pts
Sunday
We ate a late breakfast, so we didn't need to each a huge lunch. We were out shopping with our two youngest girls and picked up and split a commercially prepared steak wrap-7 pts
Monday
My take on Skinny Taste's Chicken Panini. I used a few ounces of roast beef instead of chicken and dressed it up with more spinach and sliced tomatoes. -9pts
Tuesday
Burger King Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad-FOURTEEN POINTS
I could have had a whopper jr and a small fry for the same amount of points. I was glad I ate the salad and got my veggies in, but I'd have really rather had the burger and fries.
Wednesday
Tuna Salad on lite wheat bread with 1 serving of Aldi's baked chips-6 pts
Thursday
Chipotle Barbacoa Salad with light cheese, light guac, fajita veggies and black beans-10 pts for a HUGE meal.
Lunch is going to be my hardest meal to change, but this is what I ate and the points value for week one.
Friday
1 serving of Trader Joes Chicken with Rice and Cashews.-7 pts. Really easy, really good and really filling
Saturday
I revisted Friday night's dinner. 1 had a bunless burger-5 pts-with ketchup and mustard. I had a sliced tomato and about a carrot and a half from the night before's dinner. I had some Trader Joe's Bacon Ranch Dip, but limited myself to 1 tbsp so it was only 1 pt. To finish, I had a serving of Aldi's baked bbq chips, which are pretty good and are 3 pts
Sunday
We ate a late breakfast, so we didn't need to each a huge lunch. We were out shopping with our two youngest girls and picked up and split a commercially prepared steak wrap-7 pts
Monday
My take on Skinny Taste's Chicken Panini. I used a few ounces of roast beef instead of chicken and dressed it up with more spinach and sliced tomatoes. -9pts
Tuesday
Burger King Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad-FOURTEEN POINTS
I could have had a whopper jr and a small fry for the same amount of points. I was glad I ate the salad and got my veggies in, but I'd have really rather had the burger and fries.
Wednesday
Tuna Salad on lite wheat bread with 1 serving of Aldi's baked chips-6 pts
Thursday
Chipotle Barbacoa Salad with light cheese, light guac, fajita veggies and black beans-10 pts for a HUGE meal.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Breakfast-Week 1
I know that to be successful with any eating program, you have to have a good plan. Usually, it's the slipping of the planning that causes the slipping of my diet. Sometimes, it's easier for someone to just tell you what to eat. Of course, eating prescribed foods never made anyone happy for long, but sometimes it can make things easier when you're in a rut.
Each week, I'll be posting my breakfast, lunch and dinners with points values and recipes if that applies and encourage you to use them for inspiration.
Friday (Weigh in Day) I always skip breakfast on the morning of my weigh in.
Saturday
Breakfast Sandwich Florentine
Serves 1
7 points+
I realize that I don't like vegetables that much and part of being successful on nearly any diet program is making sure to get veggies in. This sandwich will give you one serving of vegetables; more if you want to increase your spinach or tomatoes.
Ingredients
1 sandwich thin-3 pts
1 egg-2pts
1 tsp of butter-1 pt
spinach-.5 c
a few slice of tomato
1 wedge of laughing cow light creamery swiss cheese
1. Toast your sandwich thin
2. Melt butter in a small skillet and wilt spinach
3. In a second pan, coat with cooking spray and cook your egg to your taste.
4. When bread is toasted, spread with laughing cow. Top with tomatoes, spinach and egg and serve with fruit
I know it sounds a little point heavy, but it was really filling and tasted really REALLY good.
Sunday
Lite wheat bread-2 pts for 2 slices
Two soft cooked eggs-4 pts
4 slices of Aldi's brand center cut bacon-2 pts
sliced cantaloupe
Monday
The Breakfast Sandwich Florentine was so good, I made it again. I added more spinach because my husband enjoys it.
Tuesday
Stress=skipped breakfast
Wednesday
Yet another breakfast Sandwich Florentine
Thursday
1 slice of Trader Joe's Tuscan Pane-3 pts
1 tsp butter-1pt
1 soft cooked egg-2 pts
4 slices of Aldi's center cut bacon-2 pts
Each week, I'll be posting my breakfast, lunch and dinners with points values and recipes if that applies and encourage you to use them for inspiration.
Friday (Weigh in Day) I always skip breakfast on the morning of my weigh in.
Saturday
Breakfast Sandwich Florentine
Serves 1
7 points+
I realize that I don't like vegetables that much and part of being successful on nearly any diet program is making sure to get veggies in. This sandwich will give you one serving of vegetables; more if you want to increase your spinach or tomatoes.
Ingredients
1 sandwich thin-3 pts
1 egg-2pts
1 tsp of butter-1 pt
spinach-.5 c
a few slice of tomato
1 wedge of laughing cow light creamery swiss cheese
1. Toast your sandwich thin
2. Melt butter in a small skillet and wilt spinach
3. In a second pan, coat with cooking spray and cook your egg to your taste.
4. When bread is toasted, spread with laughing cow. Top with tomatoes, spinach and egg and serve with fruit
I know it sounds a little point heavy, but it was really filling and tasted really REALLY good.
Sunday
Lite wheat bread-2 pts for 2 slices
Two soft cooked eggs-4 pts
4 slices of Aldi's brand center cut bacon-2 pts
sliced cantaloupe
Monday
The Breakfast Sandwich Florentine was so good, I made it again. I added more spinach because my husband enjoys it.
Tuesday
Stress=skipped breakfast
Wednesday
Yet another breakfast Sandwich Florentine
Thursday
1 slice of Trader Joe's Tuscan Pane-3 pts
1 tsp butter-1pt
1 soft cooked egg-2 pts
4 slices of Aldi's center cut bacon-2 pts
Friday, July 26, 2013
243.6
What I want to say in my head is that I could have lost more. Maybe, I should have lost more. I'm trying to be positive, though.
I lose 2.2 pounds.
I did not gain weight.
I did not stay the same.
I did not fill my body up with fast food.
I did count and log everything I ate.
I "invented" a breakfast that I'd eat whether or not I was on a diet, and it contains a full serving of vegetables (maybe more, depending on how much you like spinach).
I found a low point "treat" at starbucks that, while not as good as my usual, it's pretty good.
I only have 106.6 pounds left to lose.
I had a meeting today that resonated with me and left me thinking about how I eat things and what I'm dong to my body. I know it was supposed to be about how to build a good salad, and that's a great meeting, but today I got the meeting I needed. Today, I got the meeting that told me that even i I ate a 14 point salad for lunch when I could have had a cheeseburger and fries , that I still made the best choice for my body. I did the right thing.
I can't tell you how many times I've been on Weight Watchers. More than I want to sit down and tally and this time, I am not feeling enthusiastic starting out. I don't feel dread. I'm just...here. Participating.
I lose 2.2 pounds.
I did not gain weight.
I did not stay the same.
I did not fill my body up with fast food.
I did count and log everything I ate.
I "invented" a breakfast that I'd eat whether or not I was on a diet, and it contains a full serving of vegetables (maybe more, depending on how much you like spinach).
I found a low point "treat" at starbucks that, while not as good as my usual, it's pretty good.
I only have 106.6 pounds left to lose.
I had a meeting today that resonated with me and left me thinking about how I eat things and what I'm dong to my body. I know it was supposed to be about how to build a good salad, and that's a great meeting, but today I got the meeting I needed. Today, I got the meeting that told me that even i I ate a 14 point salad for lunch when I could have had a cheeseburger and fries , that I still made the best choice for my body. I did the right thing.
I can't tell you how many times I've been on Weight Watchers. More than I want to sit down and tally and this time, I am not feeling enthusiastic starting out. I don't feel dread. I'm just...here. Participating.
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