7 Months 3 Days

Had cereal and the rest of the grapes for breakfast.

Spent the entire morning putting up, cleaning up, and getting ready to start cooking birthday meal for daughter-in-law.

Ate a sandwich for lunch.

I did really well until about 4 pm and then ate a few wedges of cheese. Resisted the urge to have wine.

Had a wonderful spaghetti dinner with broccoli casserole and salad. I didn't eat any bread and used a much smaller plate for my pasta. I DID eat two cookies though. I know I'm over in points. Sent the rest of the cookies away from here.

7 Months 2 Days

Got up early with hubby and saw him off. Hope he has a safe trip. I'm now on second cup of coffee. Ate some cereal with grapes. I need to eat the rest of them today before they go bad. Really nice big crispy grapes but I bought a large bag.

My tummy is out of whack probably from the corn and taters last night. I'll plan to eat soup or sandwich today while I finish decorating the house. It's really looking pretty.

7 Months 1 Day

Slept well and had a bowl of cereal with grapes for breakfast. Went to the hardware store and bought 4 extension cords so that I could get moving with my decorations.

Thought my grandson was coming over to help me but he went to Myrtle Beach instead, the little rascal.

Had tuna and grapes for lunch.

Since hubby leaves in the morning, we decided to grill steaks. We finished up the corn and sweet potatoes from Thanksgiving. I threw out what was left. I simply can't digest corn any more.

6 Months 30 Days

Drank a smoothie this morning and tried to start decorating. Found out I could get a stereo, turntable, CD, radio thingy ($350) on sale for half until 2 pm. Threw on some clothes and went to buy two, one for me and one for my wonderful son.

Had a ham sandwich and some tiny snack mix for lunch.

Daugther-in-law helped me get over 1000 lights on the big tree. Beautiful even without the ornaments. I'm tired now. May try to figure out how to play the music machine and just crash. Will wait until tomorrow to do the kitchen tree. I seem to be missing a bunch of ornaments. Where could they be?

6 Months 29 Days: Thanksgiving Day

Well, I certainly ate too much last night. With corn, collards and sweet potatoes, all delicious, I got uip about 5:30 with terrible stomach cramps and chills. So glad I don't have to go anywhere for lunch. I can eat a bowl of soup. Tonight we go to my husband's family feast but I don't intend to go crazy. I think I'll get in the back of the line so there won't be much left. We're taking collards and turnips and the rest of the Easy As Pie I made with fat free, sugar free, low fat stuff. If it's not eaten, I will be tossing it. I don't even want it in the house.

6 Months 28 Days: Weigh-In

Ate a bagel and cream cheese with cranapple juice.

I was down 1.8 pounds! YEAH! I was just hoping to lose the.8 I'd gained last week, so this is great. Now I can relax a little for Thanksgiving...but only a little.

Ate a ham sandwich on wheat and some fat free potato chips. Hubby likes them too.

Having our Thanksgiving feast tonight:  country-style venison, brown rice, gravy (using white whole wheat flour in everything). Mad relish with Splenda, and made dessert wtih sugar free, fat free stuff. Baked sweet potatoes and used my new bag of Splenda brown sugar in that but real butter. Also cooking fresh frozen corn we put up last summer. That's the real deal. Couldn' figure out how to minus points on that dish. Still, better than I normally would be having.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

6 Months 27 Days

Had cereal with grapes for breakfast before walking and biking. The weather was great...unusually warm for the morning but nice.

Finished all the windows in the house except the giant sun room windows outside. Can't turn them inside to clean. In the process of making Easay As Pie with sugar-free pudding, Fat free Cool Whip, and low fat graham crackers. Still 6 points per-cracker serving though, due to chocolate icing spread on top. Much fewer than it would be the original way.

Had tomato wrap "pizza" for lunch with low fat Ragu sauce and low fat cheese and Bacon Bits.

Not sure what I'll have tonight. Probably Progresso soup.

Had Progresso chicken and veggie soup and some crackers. I'll have a snack later if I'm hungry.

6 Months 26 Days

Somehow I missed posting yesterday. 

Had a bowl of ceral with grapes this morning and ran errands all morning. Came home and ate a turkey on wheat sandwich and some of the new Lay's Light potato chips (1 point ). Nice to have my chips back occasionally.

Got the windows cleaned inside and out in 5 rooms and made cranberry relish with Splenda this year. I also bought items to make the Killer Recipes Chocoholic's Pie for my son. I'm changing the recipe to use Egg Beaters and Splenda because it's definitely a "killer" with all the eggs and sugar in the original recipe.
Having a bowl of 1-point Progresso soup tonight with a mini-wheat bagel and Weight Watchers cream cheese. I have enough points left for 2 bagels, but we'll see. I might save them for some sugar-free hot chocolate while I watch TV.

6 Months 24 Days

Slept wonderfully well with my new Mr. Rooster fan making just the right noise to drowned out all-night traffic.  Sipped on a smoothie but would really like something hot. May make a pot of coffee. Planning to hit the outdoors once it warms up a little bit.


Ate a spinach and pear salad for lunch.

We went to Logan's Roadhouse and I got another salad with grilled chicken, craisins, and walnuts. Very good.

6 Months 23 Days

Had a bowl of cereal with grapes. Now drinking a cup of coffee. Didn't walk this morning. PIcking up one grandson in a little while and another is being dropped off later. I'm transporting them to their father who'll take them to the hunting cabin.

Ate a spinach salad for lunch with some 1 point crackers.

Had  progresso 1 point soup and a turkey on wheat sandwich for supper. I don't like the dark at 6 pm. Makes for a long evening. I'm trying to leave off all snacks and this time makes it more difficult. I need to try to eat later if I can wait that long.

6 Months 22 Days

I'm in a better mood this morning and my weight is down 3 pounds! Maybe I should be angry more often. LOL. Anyway, had a mini wheat bagel with turkey bacon and WW cream cheese. I think I'll try a sandwich for lunch since it's fairly warm here and I'm doing a lot of DEEP cleaning in preparation for decorating next week.

Had a wonderful 2-mile bike ride this morning.

Ate turkey on wheat for lunch.

Had dinner out with sister-in-law and neice. Got a salad with some steak on top. Very good.

6 Months 21 Days: Weigh-in

Had a bagel with cream cheese and coffee before heading for weigh-in. I was up .8 and glad it wasn't more than that after several "bad" meals this week. I plan to drop that .8 this coming week, before indulging in Thanksgiving with good choices.

Had chicken tenders for lunch.

Cooking pork chops, rutabagas, and sweet potatoes for supper. Then hitting the soup and yogurt hard with no snacks.

Hubby came in and asked me about weigh-in, like he does every Wed. I told him I was up a few ounces and his response: "It's all those ice cream sandwiches you're eating."  I can't write what I said to him, but I'm hurt. He left to hunt until after dark. I fried the shit out of the pork chops. He can have them. Pissed does not begin to cover it...

6 Months 20 Days

Had a smoothie for breakfast. Hoping to get in a good walk before the rain starts.

Walked and stayed with my grandson who was sick. Took a can of Progresso soup with me.

Tonight I had a big spinach salad with a mixture of craisons, cherries, blueberries, and grapes along with some cheese and bacon bits. Yummy!

6 Months 19 Days

Had a bowl of cereal with grapes. We've removed everything from the kitchen except the huge fridge and are now waiting for the new floor to be installed. Ready for the men to get here and get it done because it'll take the rest of the day to get everything back in place. At least I've given all of it a thorough cleaning.

6 Months 18 Days

Had oatmeal with prunes for breakfast.

Cooked wheat spaghetti to go with venison sauce and a fresh pear spinach salad. Very good!

Biked 3 miles and cleaned island and pie rack for removal so we can get our new kitchen floor installed tomorrow.Had a bowl of clam chowder and a bagel and cream cheese. Total points were 4, so I have points to use for ice cream or something small later.

6 Months 17 Days

We're planning to have brunch before heading to Wilmington for a memorial service at 1 pm. Not sure what we'll eat. Just had a cup of coffee for now. We figured we go out with a bunch of the Boys of Summer after the service.

Had mini bagels with WW cream cheese.

AFter memorial service, we ended up at Cracker Barrel and had chicken and rice with turnip greens and apples. Hubby bought a pecan pie. We came home and ate a little with WW fat free whipped cream. Sure I'm over my points.

6 Months 16 Days

Had a big bowl of cereal with prunes and grapes for breakfast.

GOOD friend came over and set up my new laptop with dockingt station. Had to run out and buy a new keyboard and I'm going to have to get used to it. It curves and the old one didn't.

Ate a bowl of clam chowder after 1 pm.

Hubby came in with shrimp. I boiled them, fixed him corn on the cob, and made us salads. Yummy!

6 Months 15 Days

After eating far too much meat yesterday, my weight is up. I knew it would be. As soon as it warms up a few degrees outside, I'm off to bike and walk. Maybe trek.

Had a bowl of high fiber cereal with grapes for breakfast.

Ate a turkey sandwich for an early lunch before going to town.

Finished last night's leftovers. Fillling foods: carrots and cauliflower. Stuffed. Drank hot cider with it because I've been chilled all day. What's up with that?

6 Months 14 Days: Weigh-In

Ate a small yogurt and headed off to weigh. Since I lost 2 1/2 pounds last week, I'm a little apprehensive.

Lost .6! Was so excited! Our fearless leader talked to us about how to get through Thanksgiving without regressing. I CAN DO THIS!  We start the revised Weight Watchers on December 1st for our group. I understand it's about the fruits and veggies, but that's all I know. Hope it's not going to take things away from me...

Rode with hubby back to town and we ate BBQ and fried chicken. I'll eat light tonight because it was too good to pass up.

I did NOT eat light tonight. Had thawed hamburger and grilled it with onions, carrots, and cauliflower. I'm stuffed! Why did I eat all that? I"m 4 pounds from half way to my goal. I can't do this kind of stuff.

6 Months 13 Days

Slept well and just ate a mini wheat bagel and Weight Watchers cream cheese with coffee. I'm going to edit for a while and then head to the dentist for that permanent (I hope!) crown. I have come to dread going there because they can't seem to get through with that tooth!

Got the crown cemented on and I hope it stays put with no interferences of any kind. Ate a roast beef on wheat for lunch. Scared to eat an apple or drink hot soup right now.

At supper time, my tooth was still bothering me, not to mention my sore ta-tas from the mammogram. I had a bowl of clam chowder (1 point) and a mini wheat bagel with peanut butter.

6 Months 12 Days

Had a smoothie and when the painter came to paint the ceilings, I had to leave or get sick. 

Early lunch was a bacon,egg, and cheese biscuit from Hardee's. Overcooked biscuit, barely any bacon and cheese so I have no idea what the points are.

Now I'm freezing with all the windows open to get the smell out before dark. Wish that wind wasn't so cold. The ceilings look great though.

Fixed myself a steaming bowl of Progresso 1-point clam chowder and 15 herb crackers (2 points). Hit the spot and warmed me up. I still have points left too.

6 Months 11 Days

Had a mini wheat bagel and WW cream cheese with coffee. Then I tried on an array of old 1X clothes, all long dresses falling over my feet like a theatre curtain! Ha! So now there's a huge pile of beautiful clothes I can no longer wear on my bed to be bagged up for another trip to GoodWill. Who knew I had so many clothes? I'm also giving away some wool blazers and my all time favorite jacket because they fall straight from the shoulder and make me look 10-15 pounds heavier than I am. I'm not doing all this work to look fat, that's for sure! So I hugged the jacket and put it in the pile.

Did I tell you I bought a beautiful new black suit yesterday at JCP for $35? Incredible! Also have a new pair of classic cut jeans in size 16, not 16W, 16. I've been wearing the boot cut jeans for years because I was told they make you look slimmer. I don't believe it.

Hubby is grilling fish for the entire family for lunch. It's too cold to eat outside though. I ate 5 shrimp and tasted the fish but I didn't like that. Ate slaw, steamed carrots, and corn bread, my vice for today.

Ate a chicken salad tomato wrap and half and apple. Now I'm loaded with gas and not sure why. So tired of the gas thing. Is everyone else experiencing so much gas?

6 Months 10 Days

Ate a bowl of cereal with grapes and headed to the JCPenney sale.

Bought a new black suit. Really good looking in a smaller sze;-))

Picked up a Wendy's chicken sandwich with fries....I know, I've been bad.

Daughter-in-law asked me to ride with her to Greenville, where I bought new straight leg jeans!!! No more baggy butt!  We ate at TK Tripp's. A great Asian salad. Couldn't feel too guilty about that. We saw the most beautiful rainbow and it lasted for over half and hour. Wow!

6 Months 9 Days

Did not sleep well. I stayed cold for some reason even after having soup twice yesterday. LOL. Anyway, I had cereal with grapes for breakfast. Loaded the dog to go for a long trek but the track was filled with ROTC cadets in sweats. Duke enjoyed the ride and I'm working out with light weights in the house.

We're having some homemade chicken salad for lunch and then we're off to Clyde King's funeral, probably the biggest funeral we've ever had here. We need to be in the church early. Clyde touched thousands of lives. He will be missed. His wife, Norma, is my cousin. I fought with my suit through the entire funeral. Another one too big, so it's time to go shopping agin.:-)

Came home from the funeral hungry. Drank some wine with crackers and cheese. Wine went straight to my head :-)

Since hubby has to stay with his mother, I think I'll have more chicken salad once I'm hungry again.

Had a chicken salad sandwich and an apple. Still have point left.

6 Months 8 Days

This morning I had a bowl of oatmeal with prunes and a cup of coffee. I'd forgotten how good oatmeal is.

For lunch, I had 1-point Progresso soup and some herb crackers (15=2 points!) and they're very good. I also ate a cold crisp apple.

Since it's a cold rainy day, I fixed a kettle of homemade vegetable soup. The kids are stopping by to get some after work. I try to avoid the potatoes, corn, and beans and eat carrots, onions, and the wonderful broth. It smells divine, if I say so myself.

6 Months 7 Days: Weigh-In

I'm having my coffee and yogurt and then off to weigh. I'm down on my scales. Hope I am on theirs.

Wow! I lost 2.4 pounds!!!! I was so excited. Got another 5 pound star and lots of praise from Maria, our fearless leader. Now to add 3 beads to my necklace...

I passed Starkbuck's, BoJangle's and a local BBQ place on the way home. Ate a bowl of Progresso soup and some crackers.

Had a chocolate pudding for a snack to celebrate my loss.

Fixed salmon in the oven, slaw, and my sin, a small sweet potato with sprinkle of REAL brown sugar.

6 Months 7 Days

I had yogurt and coffee before I went to vote.

Ate Italian Vegetable Soup (0 points!) with a bagel and WW cream cheese.

In the afternoons when I start searching the kitchen for a snack, I'm going to my favorite chair to read. I have a huge basket of books to keep me going for a while. Before I know it, it's supper time and I haven't snacked! If I can keep this up through the holiday season, I'll be so proud of myself.

Decided to have Progresso Clam Chowder (1 delicious point!) and a grilled cheese (1/2 the fat) on wheat. I have plenty of points left for some hot cider and maybe something else later.

6 Months 6 Days

This morning I had a blueberry bagel with cream cheese and coffee. Does it get any better?

A man is coming to measure the kitchen for new flooring before Thanksgiving. It's been a long time coming.

Finished the tuna salad with a few crackers for lunch.

Made myself a huge veggie salad for supper. Wonderful!