Tuesday, September 25th

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's smoothie w/ 1 cup strawberries - 2 points
28g honeynut cheerios - 2 points

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Snack:
3oz. turkey - 2 points
14g cashews - 2 points
28g honey mustard pretzel chips - 2 points

Dinner:
Weight Watcher's Smart Ones Pasta Primavera - 5 points

Snack:
1 bag 94% fat free popcorn

Total point for the day = 20

I'm starting to feel a difference this week. I haven't really felt it up until now. Curious to see what the scale is going to say on Monday. I really need to get closer to my daily point allotment. I'm still not having enough points each day. It's funny when I was only allowed 20 points I was wishing for a few extra. Now that I have them I don't use them. Go figure, lol. I think I'll have a bigger breakfast to bring me closer to my points target.

Here's what I had yesterday:

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's smoothie w/ 1 cup strawberries - 2 points
28g honey nut cheerios - 2 points

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla Soup - 1 point
14g cashews - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Dinner:
6oz. Tilapia - 4 points
Artichoke hearts - 1 point

Snack:
1 bag 94% fat free popcorn - 3 points

Total points for the day = 16 (Way too low)

Workout:

35 minutes on the Treadmill - 344 calories burned, 2.66 miles
5 min @ 4.0 warm-up
15 min @ 4.5 (I'm going to up this to 4.7 next time)
5 min @ 4.8
1 min @ 5.0
1 min @ 5.2
1 min @ 5.4
1 min @ 5.7
1 min @ 6.0
3 min @ 4.5 cooldown
2 min @ 4.0

30 minutes Elliptical - Hill level 3 - 371 calories burned, 3.21 miles

25 minutes Bike - Level 1 manual - 101 calories burned, 9 miles

Your rocking it!! Keep up the great work! I love tortilla soup. MMM one of my favorites!! I'll check by later to see if that scales approves with your great workouts and food intake!! GOOD LUCK on your next weigh in.
Kim

Oh it's sooooooooooooo good. And only 1 point per cup according to Weight Watcher's. Can't beat that. I should post the reciepe because it's so easy to make.

Thanks for stopping back. I'm hoping for good things on the scale come Monday.

Thursday, September 27th

Breakfast:

Weight Watcher's smoothie w/ 1 cup strawberries - 2 points
28g honey nut cheerioes - 2 points

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla Soup - 1 point
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Snack:
Yoplait Whips yogurt - 4 points
14g cashews - 2 points
28g honey mustard pretzel chips - 2 points

Dinner:
Weight Watcher's Smart Ones Pasta Primavera - 5 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Snack:
Weight Watcher's ice cream cup - 2 points
1 Weight Watcher's mini cake - 1 point

Total points for the day = 23

This is the first day I actually hit my daily points target.

Your doing a fantastic job!! keep up the good work, and have a great weekend!
Kim

Sounds like you are doing great! Good job of getting all of your points in today.

Keep up the good work... I am sure you will do great on your weigh-in this week.

Thanks for all the support Kim and Tiffany. Hope you guys have a great weekend too.

Friday, September 28th

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's smoothie w/ 1 cup strawberries - 2 points
28g honey nut cheerios - 2 points

Lunch:

1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point
salad w/ zero cal dressing & 14g bacos - 1 point
28g honey mustard pretzels - 2 points

Dinner:
3oz. Tilapia - 2 points
peas - 1 point
14g cashews - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Snack:
1 bag 94% fat free popcorn - 3 points
1 Weight Watcher's mini cake - 1 point

Total points for the day = 18

Workout:
45 minutes on the bike - 618 calories burned, 12.5 miles

Saturday, September 29th

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point
salad w/ zero cal dressing & 14g bacos - 1 point
2 cups grapes - 2 points
7g cashews - 1 point

Dinner (Spumoni Gardens):
House salad w/ balsamic dressing
Grilled chicken w/ veggies

Snack:
Ralph's Ices - No Sugar Added Java Chip
(I had a little too much of this)

Total points for the day = 5 + dinner & snack

Workout:
approx. 3 mile walk

WOW~~ Your sticking wonderfully to your points. Keep it up!! all your food sounds sooooo good and so healthy! I hope next week is an even better week for you. GOOD LUCK!!
Kim

Thanks Kim. I'm a little worried about next week because Saturday we are going to Pennslyvania (Lancaster) for the day and eating at our favorite buffet, Miller's. I'm planning in my head what I'll eat that night but when we are there I know I'm going to have a hard time resisting my favorites. Especially because we only go there a couple of times a year. I'm going to try and stay strrong and make good choices.

I weighed-in yesterday and was happy to see that I lost another 2lbs. So that makes a total of 13lbs in 3 weeks. Can't ask for better then that.

Here's how Sunday and Monday shaped up:

Sunday, September 30th (Went to the Bronx Zoo)

Breakfast:
Low sugar oatmeal - 2 points

Snack:
approx. 1/4 big soft pretzel - 2 points

Lunch/Dinner:
Turkey/Bacon wrap - ?

Snack:
Weight Watcher's ice cream cup - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Total points for the day = 7 + wrap

Week 4

Monday, October 1

Breakfast:
28g honey nut cheerios - 2 points

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point
28g honey mustard pretzels - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Dinner:
1 1/2 slice pizza - 10 points

Snack:
1 bag 94% fat free popcorn - 3 points

Total points for the day = 19

That's a really good weight loss in 3 weeks, it may slow down a bit in the next few weeks, but don't get discouraged, because it will start back up again just as quickly. I just remember when I first started out, I did great the first 6 weeks I lost 15 pounds, then I sat on a plateau forever!!! those are frustrating. And on the trip, just stick to your guns when you go to the buffet. Try and fill up on 0 points stuff first, that way you don't over do it on the high point stuff. You'll do fine, you know what you have to do, so just stay with it. And drink a ton of water too. I would go for the salad bar first, then tons of green beans, then chicken, then small portions of the real good stuff. I think on weight watchers your allowed to roll over points right?? So maybe save up for that day and then you will be just fine. Great job on the weight loss so far, and good luck on your trip to PA. I can't wait to hear all about it. ENJOY!
Kim

Hi Kim,

I'm going into tomorrow with a plan of what I'm going to eat and I'm really going to try and stick to it. I really feel like I'm in that zone right now so once I set my mind to, "this is what I'm going to have", I don't think I'll waiver.

Weight Watcher's does allow you to have besides your daily points an additional 35 points a week. I try to avoid using those extra points whenever possible. I might have a couple here and there but on a whole I don't use them very often.