Weigh-In: Week 7

Life is strange.

129 even, for a loss of 2.2 pounds.

In other news, look at me making promises I can't keep! Still no salad dressing recipe. I'll work on that.

Hiatus

I'm on counting hiatus. I will continue to weigh in on Saturday mornings, but until the new year I will not be posting my points.

Between my upcoming travels and the stress of the holidays, I just can't do it.

I'm torn on this issue. I feel like times of stress are when I need to count the most. I feel better when I eat better, and I eat better when I count points. But at least for right now, I need to take a break.

I'll be back! And long ago, I promised a recipe for carrot/tofu/miso dressing. I will post it later today.

Daily Log: Monday 17 Dec. 07

Breakfast
small apple: 1
1 piece Dove dark chocolate: 1 (2)
coffee with cream: 1 (3)

Lunch
veggie soup w/barley: 2 (5)
cinnamon crumpet: 2 (7)
caramel popcorn: 2 (9)

Weigh-In: Week 7

131.2, a loss of 0.2, but a net gain of 0.2 from my lowest point this go-around.

(Warning: TMI ahead.)

I got my period on Friday, so that helps explain the X-TREME snacking of last week. That's something, I guess. I still find that this holiday season is kind of kicking my willpower's ass. At least I have no social engagements this week, so hopefully I'll be more on track this week. It should be easier to count points, if nothing else. It's hard at restaurants to estimate serving sizes, and since you don't know what they do in the kitchen, any points values are guesstimates.

Daily Log: Thursday 12 Dec. 07

Breakfast
1 slice high-fiber toast w/pumpkin butter: 1
"ghetto mocha" (1 packet no sugar added hot chocolate, coffee, 1/2 c. milk): 2 (3)

Lunch
veggie soup: 0 (3)
cinnamon crumpet: 2 (5)
4 mini Hershey bars: 4 (9)

Snacks (Help! I cannot stop eating today!)
one more Hershey mini: 1 (10)
2 clementines: 1 (11)
1/4 bag microwave popcorn: 1 (12)

Daily Log: Tuesday 11 Dec. 07

Breakfast
oatmeal with dried cherries: 4
cafe au lait: 1 (5)

Snack
1/4 bag microwave popcorn: 1 (6)

Lunch
veggie soup: 0 (6)
2 clementines: 1 (7)

Dinner: Work holiday party
1 large glass wine: 4 (11)
raw veggies: 0 (11)
little bit of dip for veggies: 1 (12)
4 crackers: 2 (14)
2 small slices cheese: 1 (15)
2 stuffed mushrooms, 2 chicken fingers, 2 cocktail sausages, 1 scoop of cheese tortellini, 1 slice chocolate cake: LOTS

I'm having a hard time this holiday season with saying no to yummy food. I think being annoyed with work and not into Christmas and just feeling kind of blah makes it hard to stay motivated.

Daily Log: Monday 10 Dec. 07

Breakfast
oatmeal (3)
Rooibos tea: 0 (3)

Lunch
veggie soup: 0 (3)
salad w/nonfat balsamic vinaigrette: 0 (3)
Clif zBar: 2 (5)
apple: 1 (6)
chocolate: 1 (7)

Snack
1/2 bag microwave popcorn: 2 (9)

Dinner
Singha beer: 3 (12)
3/4 c. brown rice: 3 (15)
various tasty Thai delights (spicy shrimp, spicy salmon, crazy noodles): 12 (27)

I had dinner out with friends, and I'm totally guessing on the points for the Thai food. It was so, so good: spicy and delicious. No regrets!

Weigh-In: Week 6

131.4, a gain of 0.4 pounds, back up to my weight of two weeks ago.

Could it be that I have hit the dreaded plateau?

When I did WW before, I was exercising a lot. I don't really exercise at all anymore, at least not in any organized way. This is going to be a problem if I want to continue to lose (and I would like to get down to at least 125).

The coming week is filled with holiday social engagements, so we'll see how that goes.

Daily Log: Friday 7 Dec. 07

Breakfast
spinach and feta wrap: 5
nonfat latte: 2 (7)

Snack
Clif zBar: 2 (9)

Lunch
baked ratatouille: 1 (10)
1 c. couscous: 3 (13)

Dinner: John's birthday dinner!
1 beer
a lot of BBQ
a lot of chocolate
a moderate amount of sorbet
a lot of points

Daily Log: Thursday 6 Dec. 07

Breakfast
oatmeal with dried cherries: 4
black coffee: 0 (4)

Snack
rice cakes: 1 (5)

Lunch
udon soup: 4 (9)

Snack
rice cakes w/one wedge Laughing Cow Light: 2 (11)

Dinner
vegetable soup: 0 (11)
banana: 1 (12)
grapefruit: 1 (13)
banana bread: 4 (17)
rice crackers: 2 (19)
small glass of wine: 2 (21)

Daily Log: Wednesday 5 Dec. 07

Breakfast
oatmeal: 3
black coffee: 0 (3)

Lunch
tuna roll: 4 (7)
small serving udon soup: 2 (9)
salad with ginger dressing: 2 (11)
green tea: 0 (11)

Dinner
baked ratatouille: 1 (12)
parmesan cheese: 1 (13)
1 c. whole-wheat couscous: 3 (16)
Clif zBar: 2 (18)
small slice freshly baked banana bread: 2 (20)

Daily Log: Tuesday 4 Dec. 07

Breakfast
oatmeal: 3

Lunch
veggie chili with black beans and bulgur: 3 (6)
apple: 1 (7)

Snack
1/2 c. Stonyfield Farm nonfat coffee frozen yogurt: 2 (9)

Dinner
kung-pao chicken: 7 (16)
1/2 c. white rice: 2 (18)
roasted veggies: 2 (20)

Daily Log: Monday 3 Dec. 07

I forgot how hard the holidays can be when you're doing WW. I had a couple of events this weekend and I dove right in with full force. I'm thinking that I'll start counting on the weekends again just to keep me a little more honest. Something about posting what I eat to this blog really does keep me from overindulging, and I might need to rely on that in the coming weeks until we're through the holidays.

Do any of you fellow WW-ers have ideas for filling breakfasts that aren't more than 3-4 points? Cold cereal does not do it for me. Oatmeal is good, but I'm getting rather bored with it.

But anyway, for today:

Breakfast
the same old oatmeal: 3
black coffee: 0 (3)

Lunch
spinach, feta, and Eggbeater breakfast burrito in whole-wheat wrap (I ate very little of the wrap part, but most of the filling): 4 (7)
small serving home fries: 4 (11)
decaf tea: 0 (11)

Dinner
roasted veggies (cauliflower, mushrooms, squash, bok choy): 2 (13)
polenta with cheese: 4 (17)
Trader Joe's ginger Cats' Cookies: 2 (19)

Weigh-In: Week 5

131 even for a loss of 0.4 pounds.

At least it was a loss. I felt really "snacky" this week, and I think Thanksgiving weekend madness caught up with me and slowed me down a bit. I see some zero point soup on my horizon for the coming week.

Probably won't count/post over the weekend.

Daily Log: Friday 30 Nov. 07

Breakfast
oatmeal: 3
tall, nanfat latte: 2 (5)

Snack
cookie: 4 (9)

Lunch
Greek salad: 4 (13)
chicken gyro: 15 (28) [I'm guessing on the points here. It was 4 oz. or so of grilled chicken, a pita, lettuce, tomato, and some yogurt sauce]

Dinner
spicy black bean Gardenburger: 1 (29)
one slice toast: 1 (30)
1/2 c. nonfat cottage cheese: 1 (31)

Daily Log: Thursday 29 Nov. 07

Breakfast
Oatmeal: 3

Snack
1/2 bag microwave popcorn: 2 (5)

Lunch
butternut squash soup: 2 (7)
apple: 1 (8)
baby carrots: 0 (8)

Snack
Clif zBar*: 2 (10)

Dinner
curried lentils and sweet potatoes, small serving: 3 (13)
curried cauliflower and peas: 1 (14)
Sam Adams Oktoberfest: 3 (17)
cookie: 4 (21)

*I love these. They are organic, come in a great flavors, and are only two points. They taste so much better than the WW "Just 2 Points" bars, I think, and they are packed with good nutrition to boot, not just sugar.

Daily Log: Wednesday 28 Nov. 07

Breakfast
pineapple: 1
small bowl oatmeal: 2 (3)
licorice allsorts*: 1 (4)

Lunch
butternut squash soup: 3 (7)
salad with dried cranberries and a bit of dressing: 2 (9)

Snack
microwave popcorn, 1/2 bag: 2 (11)
more allsorts: 1 (12)

Dinner
curried lentils and sweet potatoes: 4 (16)
cookie: 4 (20)

*Gross to eat those first thing in the morning, right? But someone put them out in the kitchen and I find them totally irresistible. So there I was, having licorice as part of my breakfast. What can I say.

Daily Log: Tuesday 27 Nov. 07

Breakfast
1/4 gingerbread muffin: 3
small bowl oatmeal: 2 (5)

Lunch
squash soup: 3 (8)
salad with tiny bit of dressing: 1 (9)
apple: 1 (10)

Snack
1 round low-fat BonBel cheese: 1 (11)

Dinner
veggie chili w/barley: 4 (15)
salad w/dried cranberries and a bit of balsamic vinaigrette: 2 (17)
cookie: 4 (21)

Daily Log: Monday 26 Nov. 07

Breakfast
1/3 pumpkin muffin: 4

Snack
two slices toast with jam: 2 (6)

Lunch
veggie chili with barley: 3 (9)
apple: 1 (10)

Snack
Pirate's Booty: 1 (11)

Dinner
squash soup: 3 (14)
salad with bit of sesame dressing: 1 (15)
rice crackers: 2 (17)
granola bar: 2 (19)

Weigh-In: Week 4

131.4, a loss of one pound. A very nice surprise.

I'm not counting over the holiday weekend. Back on Monday.

Daily Log: Wednesday 21 Nov. 07

Breakfast
Dunkin' Donuts pumpkin muffin: 12
large decaf, skim milk, one sugar: 1 (13)

Lunch
homemade lentil soup: 2 (15)
raw sugar snap peas: 0 (15)
2 clementines: 1 (16)

Daily Log: Tuesday 20 Nov. 07

Breakfast
a bit of the twins' fruit (some pear, banana, and orange): 1
my coffee shop favorite drink: 3 (4)

Lunch
homemade lentil soup: 2 (6)
toast w/Laughing Cow Light: 2 (8)
raw sugar-snap peas: 0 (8)
two clementines: 1 (9)

Dinner
veggie chili w/bulgur: 2 (11)
homemade toffee: 4 (15)
small glass of wine: 2 (17)

Daily Log: Monday 19 Nov. 07

Yesterday just didn't happen, counting-wise. Too much in-law stress and such. But today I'm on track.

Breakfast
the usual oatmeal: 3

Lunch
Progresso lentil soup: 3 (6)
rice cakes: 1 (7)

Snack
toast w/Laughing Cow Light: 2 (9)
Stonyfield Farm 2-a-Day yogurt: 2 (11)

Dinner
homemade lentil soup: 2 (13)
sauteed zucchini: 0 (13)
small slice thin-crust shrimp pizza, virtually no cheese: 5 (18)
Stonyfield Farm lowfat Minty Chocolate Chip frozen yogurt: 3 (21)
a few chocolate chips: 1 (22)

Daily Log: 17 Nov. 07

Evidently I've created my own WW system whereby I don't count points on the weekend. Especially not on weekends when my inlaws are in town. I didn't do too badly today, but I'm not going to tally it up.

Breakfast
1/2 Panera French toast bagel with a bit of reduced fat cream cheese
nonfat latte

Lunch
assorted sushi
miso soup

Snack
1 clementine
2 Little Schoolboy cookies
Rooibos tea with fat-free half-and-half and honey

Dinner
2 slices Bertucci's pizza
1 roll

Weigh-In: Week 3

I managed to log a loss this week, despite my many indescretions:

132.4, for a loss of 1.2 pounds.

Thanksgiving week will be interesting.

Daily Log: 15 Nov. 07

Breakfast
the oatmeal: 3
tall, decaf, nonfat, no whip, two-pump Peppermint Mocha: 3 (6)

Lunch
lentil soup: 2 (8)
whole-grain tortilla: 1 (9)
baked pear: 2 (11)

Dinner
comfort eating carnival, brought on by arrival of inlaws: two wedges of naan, 1/2 c. rice, 1/2 c. lamb korma with raita, 1 small glass wine, 1/2 chocolate cupcake: LOTS OF POINTS

Daily Log: Thursday 14 Nov. 07

Breakfast
my usual oatmeal: 3
Peach/Mango Green Tea, no sugar, no nothin': 0 (3)

Lunch
Progresso chicken noodle soup: 3 (6)
toast: 1 (7)
apple: 1 (8)

Snack
round of BonBel light cheese: 1 (9)

Dinner
small bowl lentil soup: 1 (10)
small slice lasagna: 4 (14)
two small glasses wine: 4 (18)
1.5 homemade breakfast cookies: 4 (22)

Daily Log: Wednesday 14 Nov. 07

Breakfast
Oatmeal with 1 tsp. brown sugar and splash of fat-free half-and-half: 3
two cups coffee w/fat-free half-and-half: 1 (4)

Lunch
miso soup: 1 (5)
salad with bit of ginger dressing: 1 (6)
sushi (cucumber rolls, tuna rolls, CA rolls): 6 (12)

Dinner
2 glasses wine: 4 (16)
salad, no dressing: 0 (16)
small square lasagna: 6 (22)
1/2 baked pear with 1/4 c. low-fat ice cream: 4 (26)

This has not been my best week, WW-wise. I don't feel bad about that, but I do need to be prepared for the scale to not register a loss on Saturday.

Daily Log: Tuesday 13 Nov. 07

Took yesterday off from counting, too. It was too hard with my dad here and lots of eating out and celebrating, including an early birthday party for him last night that involved chocolate lava cake. MMM. But I'm back on track today.

Breakfast
1/2 Panera bagel w/a bit of lowfat cream cheese: 5
coffee, black: 0 (5)

Snack
rice cakes: 1 (6)

Lunch
veggie soup w/barley: 2 (8)
toast w/1 wedge Laughing Cow Light: 2 (10)

Dinner
I was at a moms of twins meeting and ate snack food for dinner. Guessing on how to count this.
2 small glasses of wine: 4 (14)
chips: 3 (17)
2 thin slices French bread with cheese: 3 (20)
popcorn: 3 (23)
mini cheesecake: 5 (28)

Daily Log: Sunday 11 Nov. 07

I took the day off from counting again. I'll be back in the saddle tomorrow.

Weigh-In: Week 2 REDUX

The scale mystery has been solved. I did NOT actually lose over seven pounds. I have really small tile on my bathroom floor, and the scale appears to have been reading consistently but inaccurately. I moved it to my level wood floor in my bedroom and discovered that my true weight this week is 133.6. Much more believable.

Daily Log: Saturday 10 Nov. 07

Given my startling loss, I decided not to count points today. I've eaten healthfully for the most part, but allowed myself a few indulgences, including a rather large slice of cake at a party. MMM. Delicious!

Weigh-In: Week 2

Um, this was weird. Weight this week:

128.8

So I lost 7.8 pounds?

I don't get it. I mean, on one hand, I'm glad, on the other, it seems really dramatically too much given what I ate and the fact that my clothes are still very much too snug.

I'm going to focus this week on being sure to drink enough water. I've been really bad about that.

Weird.

Daily Log: Friday 9 Nov. 07

Breakfast
oatmeal w/splash of fat-free half-and-half and spoon of brown sugar: 3
Starbucks tall Peppermint Mocha, nonfat milk, light on syrup: 4 (7)

Lunch
veggie burrito on whole-wheat tortilla: 3 (10)

Snack
wedge of Laughing Cow Light on toast: 2 (12)
coffee w/milk and 1 tsp. sugar: 1 (13)

Dinner
roasted beet salad w/watercress and shaved cheese: 4 (17)
halibut w/root veggies: 10 (27)
1 slice bread, no butter: 2 (29)
1 glass pinot gris: 3 (32)
sorbet and a bit of chocolate souffle: 4 (36)

(Dinner points are a total guess, since it was restaurant food.)

Daily Log: Thursday 8 Nov. 07

Breakfast
1/2 pistachio muffin: 5

Lunch
1/2 turkey sandwich on whole-wheat bread: 3 (8)
salad, no dressing: 0 (8)
1/4 large cookie: 2 (10)

Snack
small banana: 1 (11)

Dinner
mutter paneer with brown rice: 5 (16)
made up "apple crisp": 3 (19)

(The details of this day are lost on me; I'm posting this on Saturday morning.)

Daily Log: Wednesday 6 Nov. 07

Breakfast
1/2 Panera multigrain bagel: 3
thin spread of reduced-fat, sundried tomato cream cheese: 1 (4)

Lunch
1/2 roast chicken (white meat only) sandwich: 3 (7)
spinach salad with hummus: 3 (10)
1/2 bag Baked Lays: 1 (11)
1 bite chocolate chunk cookie: 1 (12)

Snack
small banana: 1 (13)

Dinner
low-carb, whole-wheat tortilla: 1 (14)
veggie burrito filling with black beans, corn, barley, and spicy tomatoes: 2 (16)
salad with tofu/miso/carrot dressing: 1 (17)
made-up "apple crisp" (Trader Joe's Ginger Cats' Cookies, a dollop of cinnamon applesauce, and a dollop of lowfat Coolwhip): 3 (20)

Daily Log: Tuesday 6 Nov. 07

Breakfast
oatmeal, bit of brown sugar, splash of fat-free half-and-half: 3
1/2 small apple: .5 (3.5)
tea with 1 tsp. sugar: .5 (4)

Snack
rice cakes: 1 (5)

Lunch
veggie soup: 0 (5)
toast with wedge of Laughing Cow Light: 2 (7)
small banana: 1 (8)

Snack
Stonyfield Farm 2-a-Day yogurt: 2 (10)

Dinner
low-carb, whole-wheat tortilla: 1 (11)
veggie burrito filling with black beans, corn, barley, and spicy tomatoes: 2 (13)
salad with tofu/miso/carrot dressing: 1 (14)
Sam Adams Oktoberfest beer: 3 (17)
M&Ms: 3 (20)
mint tea: 0 (20)

Daily Log: Monday 5 Nov. 07

Breakfast
oatmeal with a bit of brown sugar and a splash of fat-free half-and-half: 3
1/2 small apple: .5 (3.5)
Sweet Thai Delight tea with 1 tsp. sugar: .5 (4)

Snack
small banana: 1 (5)

Lunch
veggie soup: 0 (5)
corn cakes: 1 (6)
yogurt: 2 (8)

Dinner
enchilada casserole: 8 (16)
salad + a bit of tofu/carrot/miso dressing: 2 (18)
1/2 c. sorbet: 2 (20)

Daily Log: Sunday 4 Nov. 07

Breakfast
a few random bits of twins' toast and sunflower seed butter: 1
Rooibos tea: 0 (1)

Lunch
quiche: 8 (9)
pancakes with whipped cream: 15 (24)
strawberries: 1 (25)
water: 0 (25)

(I had friends over for brunch--this is my blowout meal for the week. Bye-bye flex points!)

Dinner
chips: 2 (27)
shrimp boil (shrimp, small ear of corn, one red potato): 6 (33)
angel food cake with fruit: 3 (36)

(Had dinner at a friend's house. Like I said: bye-bye flex points.)

Daily Log: Saturday 3 Nov. 07

My points target is 20. Numbers in parentheses are running totals on the day.

Breakfast
Kashi Heart to Heart: 2
1/2 c. skim milk: 1 (3)
1 slice whole-wheat toast w/tiny bit of fruit spread: 1 (4)
Rooibos tea: 0 (4)

Lunch
zucchini and brown rice casserole: 5 (9)
steamed broccoli: 0 (9)
Rooibos tea: 0 (9)

Snack
Trader Joe's ginger Cat's Cookies: 2 (11)
steamed broccoli: 0 (11)

Dinner
Random assortment of party food eaten at my friend's Harvest Potluck while chasing after the twins, including four chips with dip, two bites of mac'n'cheese, a bunch of raw veggies, grapes, and a small potato pancake: 12 (23)

I did not drink enough water today. I feel parched. Off to drink water and make a quiche for a brunch I'm hosting tomorrow.

Weigh-In: Week 1

When I did Weight Watchers before, I did it whole-hog (so to speak). Went to the meetings every week and got weighed, wrote everything I ate down in a little journal, the real deal. This time, I'm too cheap to pay for the weekly membership and it would be hard to go to meetings with the wee ones. But I learned last time that the accountability of paying and stepping on that scale every week was big for me.

This time, I'm going to be accountable to the Internet. I used to do weigh-ins on Saturday mornings, and since I got my new scale at IKEA yesterday, it seems fitting to keep that Saturday morning ritual.

Starting weight: 136.6

This is after almost two weeks of pretty strict point-counting, but my only frame of reference for if I've lost or gained is a physical I got about a month ago. My weight then was 140, so I think I've lost about 3 pounds so far.

I'm hoping to get down to my original WW goal of 127, so less than ten pounds to go.

Because I Need Another Blog

I've decided to move all of my Weight Watchers posts over to this blog so people who don't want to ready about my points, weight, etc. can skip it. I'm considering logging my points daily in this blog, but we'll see if that turns out to be too much work.