Month 5 Day 2

Poured rain all night. Pond is now full! Over 11 inches so far. Wow! Certainly can't walk in this. Maybe between showers.

Weight was up more this morning:-(( Guess the spaghetti was a bad idea. Not getting enough exercise either.
Had a mini wheat bagel with WW cream cheese and I'm on my second mug of coffee while I edit Genesis Beach (2nd edition).

Had 2 tomato wraps with light Ragu sauce, a little cheese and a few bacon bits, the closest I can get to a real pizza.

I'm determined not to have anything at all for an afternoon snack. I've got to cut out that mess!
It's a good day for a Progresso 1 point soup! Yep, that's what I'll do for tonight and I'll be ready for it too.

Month 5 Day 1 Weigh-In

I can't believe I've been on Weight Watchers for 5 months and lost nearly 30 pounds. It hasn't been difficult at all. In fact, it's been fairly easy once I figured out good point choices. I'm certainly eating healthy things and exercising so much more. I feel great and hubby and family say I look great too. I enjoyed the line dancing class last night although I didn't do well on the third song because it was so fast. Yikes! Knees are a little sore but working. So nice to have pals Kaye and Janet join me.

Ate a blueberry cheesecake yogurt for breakfast. Felt like cheating but it wasn't:-))

Even after line dancing last night and eating very light yesterday, I'm up .4! SERIOUSLY? I'm very disappointed right now. Hope I'm at least losing inches. Stopped to get a flu shot and gave up after waiting an hour.

Hubby coming home today in heavy rain. Praying that he has a safe trip.

Just put some ground turkey on to make sauce to serve with some kind of vegetable noodle tonight.

Now, back to work on book edits!

I was so glad to see hubby. Spaghetti was delicious with a pear salad and FRIED OKRA! Okay, that was bad, but it's the VERY last for this year, so there!

Week 19 Day 7

Drank a smoothie and biked over two miles. The rain stopped and the sun is out.

Showered abd went to JCPenney to see if they had the Liz jeans I like. They didn't, but I did find a gorgeous top I can take to Hilton Head. Looks great alone or under my jeans jacket. Bought a colorful bead necklace and 3 pairs of earrings, all on sale. Still wearing the jeans that are too loose in the behind and crotch.

Ate 2 chicken strips and gave the dog one. He loved it!

Boiled eggs to have in tossed salad before I go line dancing for the first time in 25 years!

Week 19 Day 6

Raining! Boy, do we need it.

Had eggs and turkey bacon (fresh pack) with a cup of coffee.

Staying in but may be able to walk between showers. We'll see.

Warmed Progresso Vegetable Beef Soup (1 point) for lunch. Mostly broth but very good for a point. Had a few peanut butter crackers with it on this dark rainy day. Perfect!

Fixed a Lean Cuisine Tuscan chicken entree (5 points) with creamed cauliflower and V8 juice. It was better than it smelled, but I probably won't buy that one again. Cauliflower was filling and juice a good beverage with it.

I have points left over for a snack of some kind later.

Week 19 Day 5

Peeked out the window to see if it had actually rained during the night. It hadn't. Drank some cranapple juice and had a 2 1/2 mile bike ride even though it was 76 degrees. Where's the cooler air and rain?

Came home and had a WW 1 point yogurt with a little cereal added.

Finished the stir-fry from last night. So good. Drank coffee with it. I've been told to drink something hot with pasta dishes and fatty foods. Helps melt away the bad stuff? Let's hope so.

It's finally raining and has cooled down to 74 degrees from upper 80s. YES!


Went to 16th birthday dinner for great-neice. Had to chicken legs, some beans and half a piece of ice cream cake. I didn't need any of that but there were no good choices. At least I didn't eat taters, BBQ and all the cake I wanted.

Week 19 Day 4

Drank some cranapple juice and went for a walk. Not too humid this morning. Weather experts promise this is the last day of 90-degree weather. We can only hope.

Drinking ice water now and hungry because I forgot to eat breakfast. At this point (10:41), I'm waiting for lunch. I bought some tomato and spinach wraps so I'll either have a turkey wrap or make a "pizza" since I have some fat-free pizza sauce that needs to be used. I need to shop the pantry this week and use some items that are nearing expiration date before purchasing anything else. I have Smart Ones I need to sort through as well.

Made 2 tomato wrap "pizzas" for lunch but didn't have anything but the Ragu sauce, Laughing Cow Babybels and turkey bacon. OMG! The bacon was rancid! HOrrible! Pulled it off and ate the rest. Now nibbling on 100-calorie Oreo crisps to get that bad taste outta my mouth. UGH!

Instead of a salad with steak I made a stir-fry and it was delicious. I have enough for lunch tomorrow.
Had a cup of chai latte and a Vitamuffin while watching a movie.

Week 19 Day 3

Drank cranapple juice and went for walk with weights even though it was 70 degrees early. When did they say Fall was coming? It certainly isn't here yet.

Came home and drank some milk with a granola bar.

Having lunch with a friend. Planning to get a salad. I'm dropping off another bag of fat clothes to Good Will.

Hubby wants steak for supper.

Grilled ribeyes and I ate half of mine (saving rest for tomorrow) with a salad and cauliflower. Hubby stewed some mountain apples and I ate some of those. Couldn't resist. Must exercise now!

Week 19 Day 2

Had yogurt for breakfast and took dog for a truck ride.

Showered and took neice her 16th birthday present and then on to shop and lunch with an old friend.

Ended up with chicken strips and honey mustard. Guess that's better than a big bun full of condiments and fries.

Hubby and I are having leftover pheasant tonight with a salad. He can have the wheat pastry and I may cream the cauliflower too.

Made a salad and put warmed pheasant over creamed cauliflower. Talk about filling food! I feel like I ate a water buffalo!

Week 19 Day 1 Weigh-In

Slept late. Drank some cranapple juice and showered to go to weigh.

Lost 1.4 pounds even with the wrong things over the anniversary weekend. I guess all the extra activities did pay off. WOOT TOOT!

Ate a sandwich for lunch with a snack pack of chips.

Cooked pheasant with wheat pastry strips, butterbeans, okra, and cornbread. Only had a little of each. Now to get back on track!

Week 18 Day 7

Okay, I think I'm back on track with my days. I'm so glad my temp crown is back in place. That was no fun. I had yogurt with a tiny bit of cereal in it and rode me bike 2 1/2 miles in the nice cool air. It's supposed to get hot this afternoon, but I'm really enjoying these cool mornings. Came home and deadheaded the roses and cut pink and yellow buds to bring inside. They may be the last of the season.

I have Dominoes tonight and she's serving hot dogs so I plan to eat before I go. Think I'll have a Smart Ones since I have several to choose from. May pack a few carrot and celery sticks to enjoy while the others munch on chips, dips, etc. My mouth is still a little sensitive so I'll eat on the right side.

Anniversary Mountain Trip

I've been away for a while with hubby on our 43rd anniversary. We went to a cabin in West Jefferson and had a great time. It was much cooler there and we played golf, canoed, went to a street concert, and visited an old friend. I have to admit I didn't take my tracker. I wanted to simply relax and not worry about weight. I weighed this morning and I'm up one pound, but Hey! I enjoyed it. I drank sweet tea and should have had water. I ate a piece of cheesecake shared with hubby. I had fried chicken and a few french fries. Not many choices in the remote mountains, but I got plenty of exercise climbing around on the fairways and up to the greens. Our canoe trip was 1 1/2 hours of constant paddling, so I'm sore in a few places, but it was gorgeous on the river. The water was so low we had to push off the boulders several times.

I rode my bike two miles this morning after some juice and a Nutrigrain bar.

I think I'll have a sandwich for lunch. My temporary crown flossed out last night so I'll go to the dentist this afternoon. Must be careful what I eat until that's fixed.

I had a bowl of Clam Chowder, only 1 Weight Watchers point! Delicious with a mini-bagel and WW cream cheese. Very good.

Week 19 Day 1 Weigh-In

Hard to believe I've been on the Weight Watchers program for 19 weeks. Drank a small oj and biked 2 1/2 miles. The weather was wonderul even though it's predicted to get into the 90s once again.

Had a strawberry smoothie and now to shower and go get the week's verdict.

Up .4! Geez! I'm not going to beat myself up since many of my clothes are too big so I'm obviously losing inches. Went to Schlotsky's with my neice and the gal in there said "smoked turkey on wheat" was 6 WW points, so I got that. Very good.

Week 18 Day 7

Had a peach yogurt and walked with dog. Nice morning.

Ate leftover tuna salad for lunch, on a plate, not in a sandwich.

Ate a 100-calorie pack of snack mix about 3:30. I have to stop eating between meals! Sigh

Grilled pork chops. Only ate one with leftover cauliflower and a few of hubby's wonderful pickles.

Week 18 Day 6

Had yogurt and went back to dentist for routine cleaning. Then took book posters to some folks who're helping sell cookbooks.

Found Progresso soups at store for one point! Got 4 cans of Clam Chowder. I hope they're good.

Ate a sandwich for lunch with an apple and caramel.

Later ate some crackers and a BabyBel.

Hubby had a huge lunch and didn't want me to cook. I grilled a turkey burger and ate leftover cauliflower and fried okra. I've got to stop eating okra...too many points.

Had a nice cup of hot green tea and a WW ice cream.

Week 18 Day 5

Didn't sleep well. Hubby snored the entire night! Had strong coffee and yogurt for breakfast.

Family is coming for lunch. Hubby frying fish and shrimp. Not planning to eat any fish but he lightly batters shrimp so I'll have a few of those. Boiled potatoes and creamed cauliflower. He made slaw and I'm frying okra because we all love it and this'll be its last Hooray for this year.

Ate a fudsicle mid-afternoon to get the shrimp taste out of my mouth.

Ate some leftover bbq but getting tired of it. Won't put it back in fridge. Warmed some cauliflower to go with it. Hubby not feeling well. Didn't eat.

Week 18 Day 4

Drank some juice, grabbed the trekking poles and loaded Duke in the truck. I walked the stadium stairs a few times and did deep knee bends. That got my heart rate up in a hurry. Stairs always do. Then I headed over to the track with my trekking poles. I did interval walking/trekking. Great workout! I feel wonderful! Going to try to go through all post-it-notes in my office today and get rid of them. Opened the windows for the cool breeze to enter my domain. Life is good.

Made and ate my first homemade spring rolls for lunch. Substituted broccoli slaw for rice noodles, made all vegetarian, and rolled in one wrapper. A few of them tore. Popped in oven to crisp but didn't leave in long enough. Good but not enough salt. Should have used more Hoison sauce I suppose. Still better than the authentic ones I bought earlier this week. I'll keep working on it until I get the right mix. I know I need a binder like ground turkey or shrimp and some chopped peanuts or something like that. I ate three spring rolls. I can already tell I'll be hungry again in an hour.

Ate several things this afternoon: an apple with sugar-free caramel, some cheese and crackers

Made tuna salad for supper and baked us a potato. Butter Buds on mine. I love the Albacore in water. So much better than that stuff that looks pre-chewed.

Week 18 Day 3

Had strawberry smoothie for breakfast and went to 9/11 memorial at local high school. Moving. Most of these kids are too young to remember much. Also sold a few copies of Killer Recipes while I was there.

Since hubby had a working lunch, I went to the grill and got fried chicken. I know. Slap me.

Played in the yard with Duke and deadheaded the roses.

Hubby gone so I ate the second piece of chicken with an apple.

Biked 2 1/2 miles to make up for being so bad today.

Week 18 Day 2

Had Activia Blueberry Cheesecake yogurt for breakfast. YUMMY!

Rode bike 2 3/4 miles. Now for something cold and wet.

Had a salad for lunch with very few ingredients.

Ate a few boiled peanuts. I love those things!

Thawed some barbecue for supper thinking hubby would be here. He wasn't the dog enjoyed a good size portion.

Week 18 Day 1 Weigh-In

Drank a chocolate smoothie and headed to weigh in.

Lost 1/2 pound so I recouped what I gained last week (.2) and more. I can tell I'm losing inches since I walked on my slacks. :-)

Ran errands and got a pedicure. Love this color! Bought 2 Vietnamese spring rolls, but they don't taste anything like I remembered from years ago. I only ate one. Not bad, but rather bland. I think I can come up with my own mixture of broccoli slaw, onion, Hoison sauce, rice noodles in the rice paper. They steamed theirs and I didn't like the texture. I'm going to try popping them in the oven. Have no idea how to figure points, mainly rice items.

Ate 4 tiny chicken strips.

Hubby had a big lunch so we're having a chef salad for tonight.

Week 17 Day 7

Ate a bowl of cereal with grapes.

Went to dentist for megadental work. Took over 3 hours. Just got home and not sure I can eat much of anything. Still numb. May try to eat leftover tuna from last night, take some Ibuprofen, and hit the couch.

Slept for an hour until phone rang. 

Ate some sugar-free chocolate pudding to get the bad taste out of my mouth. Didn't work.

Had a WW ice cream sandwich, cut into tiny triangles. Still the bad taste.

Had low-sodium soup and a cheese sandwich for supper.

Week 17 Day 6

Drank a chocolate shake and walked. I added a few rounds on the football bleachers for my knees and did a few deep knee bends at the top. We'll see how I feel in the morning.

Took my nephew to lunch for his birthday. Went to Logan's and I got a grilled chicken salad. Had a hard time finding any chicken.

Came home and ate a WW chocolate pretzel (1 point).Later ate some cheese and crackers.

Had tuna salad on lettuce with applesauce and grapes for supper.

Week 17 Day 5

Got up, opened some windows and let the wonderful cool air inside. Dressed and rode my bike for 3 miles. Felt so good.

Came home and read the newspaper article about my cookbook while I ate a bowl of high-fiber cereal.

We had boiled shrimp for lunch with slaw and we shared a baked potato. I put Butter Buds on my half.

Ate a Weight Watchers ice cream sandwich. They are SO good and only 2  points.

Ate Smart Ones lasagna (6 points). I usually buy the vegetable ones but this one is meat. Had carrot and celery sticks with it. Very filling. I made a peach and Cool Whip Free parfait to have later.

Week 17 Day 4

I'm getting so busy with my writing promotions that I'm forgetting to blog about my day. Even though my Day 3 is in my tracker, I'm too lazy to go and get it.

Drank a chocolate shake (3 points) and walked a mile and 1/2. Where's the cooler air we were supposed to get? I'm still proud that I was able to add the other 1/2 mile back. It's been a while. Don't want to drop below that anymore. Goal is to ramp up. Football bleachers are my next goal, walking up and down them a few times. My knees and heart need the push.

Ate the last tomato wrap with the last luncheon meat for lunch with the last of the chips.

Hubby grilled a small package of ribs I'd simmered until tender. I nuked some tiny sweet potatoes but they weren't good. Not sweet and very dry. Fried some okra to go with it, my vice for the day.

I didn't eat anything after supper because we ate late and I really wasn't hungry.

Week 17 Day 2

Of course my weight is up this morning and I didn't sleep well due to Thai indigestion or something of  the sort. Drank a strawberry shake and I'm off to an appointment.

Had a large salad when I got home. Hubby wasn't hungry because he had a big breakfast.

Hurricane Earl lurks.

It is now Saturday and I didn't come back and write down what I ate. I don't suppose it matters since I'm the only one reading it. It's in my tracker, and that's what counts.

Week 17 Day 1 Weigh-In :(

Drank a chocolate smoothie.

Weighed. I was up .2 and this upset me terribly. I don't understand how I ate a few wrong things last week and lost and got more exercise and ate right this week and gained. Go figure!

Met a friend for lunch and we ate Thai. Yes, apparently this is Thai week for me.

We're having steak tonight with a few shrimp on the grill, along with baked potato, salad, and Pumpernickel bread (I may use Butter Pam). I don't know how many points I had for lunch but only ate 1/3 of it, so I hope I can stay within reason. Added a glass of Black River Red to my meal. Haven't had wine in 16 weeks. Good stuff!