Wednesday's are my normal weigh in days for Weight Watchers. I was actually not confident about today's weigh in, I made OK choices this weekend, however had a girls night which included dinner and drinks with a girl friend (she is also on program).
I grabbed my card and stood in line, waiting for my turn on the dreaded scale. It was my turn I stepped up signed in and onto the scale I went. The gal who weighed me said "WOW you had a good week" I thought she was going to say I had lost a pound - but my total weight loss for the week was 4.2 pounds!!! So today I reached the 20 pound loss mark! I have 6 more pounds before hitting my 10% I will for sure hit this by my goal by the end of March
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Cooking dinner has become such a chore...
The past couple of months I have found myself in a food rut. I take the samething in my "food bag" everyday to work..yogurt, fruit, and salad. For dinner I also find that we are in a rut, I feel like I don't even need to make a grocery list when I go to the store.
So this weekend the kids have been with Joe and I have actually been home all weekend, which is the first time since November that I have had so much time on my own. I am not complaining, I did help my mom host a surprise baby shower for a good friend, got a pedicure and managed to sleep in.
I also decided that I am going to expand our dinner menus for the week. I made a menu (which I usually do) for each day of the week, made my grocery list accordingly for the items that I didn't have in either the freezer or the pantry. I have also gone a step farther and decided that the meals that I have planned for the week can mostly be made ahead of time or at least started and put in the freezer so that all I have to do is pull it out and heat.
So what is on the menu you may be asking...
Taco Soup - this is a crock pot meal which is so easy just open the cans of ingredients dump in the crock pot (I LOVE MY CROCK POT) I will put the canned stuff together the night before put in the fridge and the morning all I have to do is brown the hamburger add to soup mix and turn on the crock pot - when we get home from work, school and day care it will be all ready!
Sticky Chicken - another easy crock pot meal...season the whole chicken the night before and let it sit in the fridge pull out the next day put in the crock pot and let it work it's magical powers! It will be ready when we come home. I will put together a green salad and make some rice to go along with the chicken!
Chicken Tacos - using left over chicken from the night before
Spaghetti -
Lasagna -
Planning and preparing meals ahead will also make cooking dinner less of a chore.
So this weekend the kids have been with Joe and I have actually been home all weekend, which is the first time since November that I have had so much time on my own. I am not complaining, I did help my mom host a surprise baby shower for a good friend, got a pedicure and managed to sleep in.
I also decided that I am going to expand our dinner menus for the week. I made a menu (which I usually do) for each day of the week, made my grocery list accordingly for the items that I didn't have in either the freezer or the pantry. I have also gone a step farther and decided that the meals that I have planned for the week can mostly be made ahead of time or at least started and put in the freezer so that all I have to do is pull it out and heat.
So what is on the menu you may be asking...
Taco Soup - this is a crock pot meal which is so easy just open the cans of ingredients dump in the crock pot (I LOVE MY CROCK POT) I will put the canned stuff together the night before put in the fridge and the morning all I have to do is brown the hamburger add to soup mix and turn on the crock pot - when we get home from work, school and day care it will be all ready!
Sticky Chicken - another easy crock pot meal...season the whole chicken the night before and let it sit in the fridge pull out the next day put in the crock pot and let it work it's magical powers! It will be ready when we come home. I will put together a green salad and make some rice to go along with the chicken!
Chicken Tacos - using left over chicken from the night before
Spaghetti -
Lasagna -
Planning and preparing meals ahead will also make cooking dinner less of a chore.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
on the journey once again....
So I have once again embarked on the weight loss journey....I must say that I am actually having success this go round.
I am doing Weight Watchers and am enjoying the new Points Plus program - I am a little over the first small goal of 5% ... my total loss to date is 17 pounds, my next goal is to reach my 10% by the end of March.
I would like to be close to or at my goal weight by my birthday - so we will see how I progress.
The saying pictures say a million words couldn't be more true with the photo's I have attached. The first one is day 1 on the WW - not the most flattering picture but it is what I looked like.
The second picture was taken this morning wearing the same outfit (minus the glasses). I knew my clothes were starting to feel looser and somethings were looking better but I didn't realize it until I actually saw the comparison with these pictures. Talk about a motivation booster...
These pictures have been printed off and are now on my desk at work and on the bathroom mirror at home to keep me motivated.
I will update on my progress and post another picture when I hit my 10% which I am pretty close too!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Long Time no Post
I don't even know where to begin. There have been so many changes since my last post WAY back in September.
Quentin started Kindergarten in August, I had another birthday in August, Adrianna turned 2 (ALREADY) in September.
The biggest change was in October, Joe and I ended our marriage, so began the adjustment of being a single parent. Not that this is or has or will be an easy adjustment but we are moving forward.
I am still working at ASRC and love it, I can't believe I am coming up on my one year anniversary in April.
A trip that I am looking forward to in the coming year - A much anticipated trip to Disneyland, I am pretty sure I am more excited than the kids. I love Disney - and can't wait to see the wonder on thier little faces as they experience the Disney Magic!
There is so much more I need to update, but not enough time for this post. I will be better at updating now that things are starting to get back to normal, whatever that is!
Quentin started Kindergarten in August, I had another birthday in August, Adrianna turned 2 (ALREADY) in September.
The biggest change was in October, Joe and I ended our marriage, so began the adjustment of being a single parent. Not that this is or has or will be an easy adjustment but we are moving forward.
I am still working at ASRC and love it, I can't believe I am coming up on my one year anniversary in April.
A trip that I am looking forward to in the coming year - A much anticipated trip to Disneyland, I am pretty sure I am more excited than the kids. I love Disney - and can't wait to see the wonder on thier little faces as they experience the Disney Magic!
There is so much more I need to update, but not enough time for this post. I will be better at updating now that things are starting to get back to normal, whatever that is!
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