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Day 42

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So the Rangers lost. Awe well, it was just game 1. Moving on…

Last night on Facebook, I mentioned that I had this awesome realization. Before I get in to it, I just want to preface it by warning you I might have overhyped it a little but so sorry if I got your hopes up to high. So a few years ago, I really wanted to get Wii Fit. I figured if I got it, it would kick start my weight loss (I have tried a ton of times, but it has never worked as well as this time FTW!) Anywho, I had a friend who brought his Wii Fit board over and we were going to play on it. I went to get when no one was watching and the program was like “Wow! You weigh too much! You can’t use the board!” (The board has a 330 lb capacity) I got off as quick as possible before anyone could see the demoralizing message and the embarrassment on my face. Well, with this past weeks weigh in, I CAN ACTUALLY BUY Wii FIT AND PLAY IT!!! I’m really stoked about it and it is officially back on my Christmas wishlist! Like I said, it’s not much, but it’s all about celebrating the little victories along the way.

Breakfast: I was going to make a wafflewich, but when I cut in to my banana, it was all black and gross so I threw it away (sad days.) Instead, I just had waffles (3 points) and peanut butter (5 points.) Sorry that the one was bitten in to. I was hungry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch: I got the pot stickers again. All I have to say is pure 5 points of deliciousness. For dessert, I had a honeycrisp apple (2 points) and a fudgesicle (1 point.) Such an awesome dessert combo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: So what teacher would have a test on the night of the FSU game/World Series/Big Bang Theory/The Office? I guess a teacher who doesn’t like fun/awesome things. Anyways, I had a test tonight from 5-8 so I didn’t get to eat for a while. Megan some spaghetti (just sauce and noodles. We usually put squash, cucumbers and other awesome veggies in there but not tonight.) I had 15 points worth of spaghetti which is a lot of points, but not a lot of spaghetti. Regardless, it was good.

 

 

 

 

Right now, I’m at 31 points, but there is a lot of TV to watch tonight so I will be dipping in to some weekly points. That’s what they are there for right? See ya tomorrow.

Day 41

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WORLD SERIES!!!!

So stoked, but I wish I wasn’t so busy so I could just sit down and watch it instead of having to do stuff between innings. Regardless, it’s going to be pretty awesome.

Breakfast/Brunch: Megan woke up a little late to class so I had to drive her to class (I got her there in record speed because I was a NASCAR driver in another life.) When I got home, I caught up reading the blogs I follow on my Google Reader which if you have a lot of RSS Feeds that you always read this is really handy, and tried these Kashi Blackberry Cereal bars we bought this week. It was 2 points and fantastic.

(On to the brunch portion.) After Megan was done with her class, I went and picked her up and we decided to go on a breakfast date. She was feeling Cracker Barrel, which was tempting to me also, but until they put up some nutritional info I’m not going back. So we decided on The Crepe Vine (before you tell me, I’m aware of the lack of nutritional information on their website. However, they only have 2 locations. They get a free pass. Hypocritical? Maybe. Awe well.) Anywho, we both had The Bicycle which had a veggie patty, eggs, cheese, and up to 5 veggies. It was so amazing. I was really impressed. It came with this creamy cajun sauce which was good, but after a taste I already knew how bad it was going to be so I just didn’t use it. After much research, I came to the conclusion that it was 15 points. A little much but considering I ate it at around 9:30 and I didn’t have to eat something again until 4:30 (3 point granola bar) I think it was worth it.

 

 

 

Dinner: We fired up the rest of the leftover chili and there was a little left when we divided it up so I had a little more so it was 7 points. Then Megan and I split a wedge of WW jalapeno cheese (looks and tastes like the Laughing Cow counterpart.) We split the wedge with a few chips which was a total of 2 points. We were thinking those wedges would make a good, low fat queso if you used all the wedges and and skim milk. Has anyone tried that? If so, let me know how it went.

 

 

 

 

 

Right now, I’m at 29 points but since the Rangers game just started I might snack on a honeycrisp or something like that. Go Rangers. See ya tomorrow.

Day 38: Weigh In Super Fantasticness!!!!!!

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Sorry my faithful readers (especially David Schubert) for the last 3 posts coming out really late. It’s been one of those weeks. I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen anymore. Alright, down to business.

I lost 3.4 pounds this week! So I’m now at 330.2!!! I was super stoked. I’ve been on a hot streak of weight loss and I’m hoping to keep it going! So far, I’ve lost 26.8 pounds (legit) and I am 89.4 pounds away from my 100 pound goal!!!! Right now, going off my past averages, the goal of breaking 300 by my birthday in January is almost within reach.

Breakfast: I made some toast (2 points) 1/2 a serving of peanut butter (2.5) and 1/2 a tsp of honey. This whole time that I have been measuring out my honey I have been using 1/2 tsp but the serving is 1 tablespoon so really what I have been counting 1 point is more like .5 point if that. That was a rare, positive surprise.

Lunch: After church, we went to Panera Bread. I was really impressed when we walked in and they had the calories listed on the menu! Legit. Megan and I split the Artichoke Turkey (half was 8 points. Ouch.) and I has the Cream of Chicken with Wild Rice (8 points) and the side baguette was 3 points. I definitely should have gotten the Tortilla Soup (Megan had it and it was amazing and only 4 points) instead of something cream based. The baguette was so worth it because it was soft and delicious (not to mention it was 3 times the size of an Olive Garden breadstick which is also 3 points sadly.) It was the first time in a while that we had white bread so it was a nice treat, but very high in points.

 

 

Exercise: I went and played Matt in racquetball this afternoon. I didn’t really get going until around game 3 so I got schooled the first few games. Regardless, it was a blast.

Dinner: I made Uncle Jim’s Fantastic Chili and it was just 5 points. As always, it was great.

Dessert: I went out with some friends from my Sunday night small group and we went to Hiro’s (I think I should just work there since I’m there all the time…) I had the classic Taro with Strawberry and Sugar Cone which was 4 points. So good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today I totaled out at 33 points. That will work! See ya tomorrow.

Day 37 Part 1: Pumpkin Carving

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Hooray for Saturday!

Sorry for such a boring post last night. After the Rangers dominated, I was so exhausted so we watched “It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown,” quickly wrote the post and then crashed. That whole game I was on pins and needles so when it was done, all my stress just dissipated, leaving me so tired. So, as promised on Facebook yesterday, these are some pictures I took from carving pumpkins last night. I’m trying to get back in to photography. I have done some engagement and senior pics for people so if you know anyone in the Tally area that needs some pics done let me know. Also, check out my Facebook Page (I’m not one for shameless plugs, but… awe well.)

Day 35!

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Fogyás sziklák!

So my Rangers didn’t clinch their trip to the World Series last night, but this way they’ll clinch it in Arlington instead in front of those lame Yankee fans.

Anywho, so this morning I was going to wear this old gray cardigan that I haven’t worn since last winter, but it was too big! Like really too big! And then I tried on this other shirt and it was really loose too! (So this is what happens when you lose weight!) Granted, they were XXXL (I generally wear XXL but some things I had to buy certain things a little bigger) but getting out of the XXXL ranks is a win within itself. I’m pretty stoked. Also, my pants are getting looser, but it will still be a little while before I go down a pant size. So not too bad of a morning.

Breakfast: This morning we went to Starbucks before class. I ordered my new found favorite Iced Nonfat Chai Tea Latte (4 points.) When I went up there to get it, I noticed a ridiculous amount of caramel in it so I asked the guy about it and he said “You wanted a Caramel Macchiato right?” So he made my real drink and gave me the other one (score.) The Macchiato was also 4 points but I drank a quarter of it so pretty much 1 point. Then I went home and had waffles which were 3 points.

Lunch: I just warmed up the Campbells Chicken and Sausage gumbo which, if you haven’t tried, is awesome. The can of it is 5 points. I also had a 1 point orange. (I don’t know why I keep changing the color to orange. Maybe because it looks Halloweenish.)

Dinner: We went on our Chick-Fil-A college night date and after this week, a little greasy comfort food sounded so good! We usually split fries but we were both so hungry so we got our own fries. Big mistake. Medium fries were 9 points. Ouch. The nuggets were 6 points and the sauces were 2 points. It was a high point dinner and frankly my 3 points of chili last night more filling which is depressing.

Snack: Megan and I made some 94% ff kettle popcorn while watching The Office. I ate about 3 points worth.

So today I came out to 34 points so 1 point in to the flex points isn’t too bad. See ya tomorrow.

OH YEAH: I almost forgot! I need an costume idea for a Halloween costume for a Halloween party on Saturday. Any suggestions? The best idea will get a shout out in Sunday’s post. GO!

Day 33

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صباح جوو

(Google Translate it)

I wish yesterday was Day 33 because that’s Cliff Lee’s number and yesterday was his day. He dominated the Evil Empire and the Ranger’s bats came alive in the 9th. Sorry Yankee fans, it’s the Rangers time.

Breakfast: I have no clue why I did my morning pic like this. I had just gotten out of bed like 10 minutes before and I hadn’t put my face on yet (just kidding… I put a little blush on.) (Thanks again Catherine for the cup!) One of my favorite snacks in the world are the Nature Valley Honey Oat bars. Today, I think they took 2nd place to the Kashi Pumpkin Spice Flax Granola Bars These bars are so good! They have pumpkin seeds and enough flavor wake up your taste buds. For two bars (which are about the same size as the Nature Valley bars) it’s only 3 points. They are really filling, but sadly I’m pretty sure they are a season item like all awesome pumpkin flavored products. :'((If I was president, I would make sure that pumpkin flavored things were sold year round. MacDonald/Schwarsenegger 2036 y’all!)

 

Lunch: Today at lunch we met up and this awesome little hole in the wall Greek shop on the strip (is Tennessee st considered “The Strip” in Tallahassee?) called Pitaria. It was a nice treat because we haven’t been there since WW so it tasted even better. I had the falafel pita and it was amazing. They leave their falafel in the fryer a little too long so it’s sometimes a little burnt but it’s still so good. It was 13 points according to this Generic Food’s Weight Watcher Points site. It might not be exactly correct every time, but it really is a good site to have bookmarked for those everyday things. The pita also had Tzatziki sauce which was 1 point. Opposite of my amazing pita is Megan’s hummus plate. She couldn’t finish everything so I ate half of a pita (2 points) and a little hummus (1 point.) It was the first time since I’ve started that I really felt stuffed. I overate and my body was a little hacked at me. It was one of those things where there was only so much left that it wasn’t worth saving and we didn’t want to waste it so I ate it. It was really common for me to eat my meal and half of Megan’s but I haven’t done that since WW and now I know why I shouldn’t. I still need to get out the habit of having to clean my plate and not let anything go to waste.

Exercise: After much persuasion, I finally got Megan to give racquetball a try. We had a lot of fun. She made a lot of really good shots for it being her first time. Most of it was just us hitting around and trying not to run in to each other. I don’t if she’ll play again but regardless we had a good time.

Dinner: We decided to be adventurous and make chili fries. Yes… chili fries. We made our Uncle Jim’s veggie chili and made the baked fries from the WW cookbook. The fries soaked in the juice but stayed crunchy. It was Heaven. 2 cups of the chili was 5 points and the fries were only 3 points. You could easily add cheese to this and I would have but I would of had to of grated the cheese. (I might not be as fat, but I’m still lazy 🙂

Dessert: After our Tuesday night Bible Study with the college group, we went over to Hiro’s: that amazing yogurt place we always go to. I had the Taro as usual, but I had to take a picture of this awesome flavor. I know I’ve talked about it but I had to take a pic of it. The Taro yogurt was 2 points, the strawberries were 1 point and the sugar cone pieces were about 2 points. Such a great treat.

So the total for today was 33 points. Right on par. Today was also an unintentionally vegetarian day, but I was more full than any other so far. Not too shabby. See ya tomorrow.

Day 30

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Hello Win Column!!!!

Today was a redeeming day in my sports world. After a really frustrating game 1, the Rangers whipped out the Boomsticks and went to work on the fourth axis of evil (The Yankees.) Also, the Noles got past Boston College in a game that was way too close for comfort. The important thing is that we won and we have a bye week to rest before a slew of potentially dangerous ACC opponents.

Breakfast/4:00 pm Lunch: So today in my food world was weird and not ideal. I left my house at 9:30 AM to help park cars at our church lot next to the stadium. I slept through about 3 alarms and woke up at 9:15 and I ran around my house like a chicken with his head cut off finding something to eat. I grabbed a 5 point bag of trail mix because our pantry is barren and then I left the house. I was going to eat something at the game but nobody took plastic so I was out of luck. (Seriously, is this 2002? Why wouldn’t you take a card? So lame. Actually I’m just as lame because I just said plastic.) So anywho, I got home around 4:15 emaciated so I made a sandwich since we were planning on eating a really early dinner. The sandwich was 5 points. Sargento has a 2 point a slice reduced sodium provolone that you should definitely try. (Thanks for suggesting that Sarah!)

Dinner: [45 minutes later] We headed over to Qdoba for a little burrito action. Like last time we split their queso shredded beef burrito. Now I’m sure you’re wondering why we don’t cut the queso and salvage some points, well it’s only a 3 point (so 1.5 points each) difference so it’s super worth it. (As I was typing this I found a peanut in my pocket… and I ate it. This ADD moment was sponsored by Ritalin. Where was I…. oh yeah. The burrito and chips were 13 points so a little high but after a day of eating like Ghandi it was worth it.

This is me trying to be artsy with my phone. You can only do so much without Hipstamatic… much less an iPhone.

Today right now I’m at 23 points and full. Megan and I are about to watch Psycho and we bought some popcorn so that will be a good little snack.

Weekly total: This week I only used 6.5 flex points. Tomorrow’s weigh in is big because I only have to have lost one pound this week to have lost 20 pounds total! I’m really excited but I haven’t worked out a lot this week because I over did it a little bit early in the week; however I have been surprised every weigh in so I hope that will happen once again. See ya tomorrow.

Day 27

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HELLLO WIN COLUMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you aren’t aware, my Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays last night 5-1 to win their first ever postseason series. The Rangers (like other Metroplex teams) have produced plenty of heartache in the past years (past years being most of my life) so this is a big deal for us fans. Although I live 3 states away, I still feel like I am right there with the Rangers Nation. Next stop: The Fighting George Steinbrenner’s. Bring it on.

Let’s talk food.

Breakfast: I bought some Publix Organic Peanut Butter (the kind you have to stir) because we use to buy the stir-in kind from H-E-B, but unfortunately it wasn’t near as good. Sad days. Anywho, 2 tablespoons of PB was 5 points and the waffles were 3 points so it was a pretty good breakfast.

 

 

 

 
Lunch: As I said the other day, this week is about trying some new recipes to avoid getting in a food rut. Megan made the Spanish Tortilla out of the WW cookbook (page 254.) It is basically a egg-potato-and-spinach scramble (there’s actually no tortilla involved, but I think with a few tortillas and some salsa it would make a killer breakfast burrito.) Pictured is 2 servings which was only 4 points!!! (That’s right… it’s 2 points a serving!) We fried up a little bacon which was 2 points and I had a glass of milk which was 4 points. Megan wasn’t a huge fan of it (the recipe calls for nutmeg which was a little overpowering) but I really liked it and it was so filling I almost didn’t finish my serving!

 

 

Exercise: If you haven’t figured it out, I’m a big racquetball fan (even though I’m not too good but to be fair, I’ve never played someone who was my size. Not that that’s an excuse I’m just saying.) Today was maybe the first time I thought I might pass out. I. Got. Worked. I had a lot of fun and I even won a game, but I have never had my obliques hurt after an hour of racquetball. It was awesome. Anyways I put the exercise info in my Calorie Count account and it said I burned 900 calories. It was a blast but between that and working out with Justin yesterday I’m going to take it easy the next few days. I calculated it with the WW exercise formula that I found on my friend’s blog and it said I get 13 (yep, you read that right) exercise points for today which makes that butt kicking I got worth it.

Dinner: Like I’ve said before, I really like Uncle Jim’s Chili as a leftover because it’s a little more congealed so it works better as a topping. Tonight I felt like I wasn’t doing WW: I made Chili Dogs. I took the rest of the chili, heated up some hot dogs and cut them in half, and then I put a serving of reduced fat of cheese on it. I then added some ketchup, mustard and hot sauce which is what I usually put on my chili dogs. The chili was 5 points the 3 94% fat free hot dogs were 3 points and the 1/4 cup of cheese was 2 points. If you made this in a non-healthy way (like with Wolf Brand Chili) this could be a 1,000 calorie meal pretty quick, but just making a few simple adjustments like no bread and low fat dogs you get the pleasure without the guilt. Which is what we are really looking for right? Have you ever made a “diet” version of your favorite meal?

 

Snack: If you live close to a Publix, you should definitely try out their Premium Low Fat Vanilla. So legit. I had 1 cup which was 2 servings so it came out to 4 points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So far today I came out to 32 points but I still have 13 exercise points to deal with so I’m sure there will be a little snacking in my future (but with in reason of course!) See ya tomorrow.

Day 26

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Good Morning! And if I don’t see you Good Afternoon, Good Evening and Good night.

(Name that movie)

Breakfast: When we went to the grocery store on Sunday, they didn’t have our new favorite cereal Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal so we gave this Kashi cereal a shot. It doesn’t really have a name so from here on in I shall dub thee “Fiberzilla” because for a cup of cereal without milk it was 2 points it was 140 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 10 grams of fiber (you’re not dyslexic, I wrote 10 grams.) With a 1/2 cup of skim milk it was 1 point. One thing that I thought was cool is that on the top it has a “Calorie-Watchers Serving” which has all the info a WW needs. So here’s my review of the cereal: it’s definitely a fiber cereal, but it’s not too bad. If your cereal has to be sweet, it’s probably not the cereal for you; however, if you’re a fan of grape nuts, I think you would like it. I’ve never been a fan of bran cereals (except for Raisin Bran which has a ton of sugar) but I think it’s pretty good and I would probably buy it again. At least give it a chance (or come over for breakfast and have a bowl.)

Lunch: I went home for lunch and Megan had already started my can of soup so I made a sandwich to go with it. My 5 point turkey, mustard and pickle sandwich was as good as always (I really use to miss the cheese, but I’ve gotten over that) but I was disappointed with the soup. This week we decided to try out some of the Progresso WW soups, Megan has had them before but this was my first time and at 2 points a can why not? I had the chicken and dumpling and the, for lack of a better term, contents were really good; but the broth was so salty!!! Like I took a bite and then I got a glass of water salty. It ruined the soup. Then I found out that it had 60% of your daily sodium. I thought this was suppose to be the healthy option? I’ve heard before that is the issue with some diet foods that the sodium content is abnormally high for what it is so that is something I need to watch out for from now on.

Exercise: I was going to go work out this afternoon then my bud Justin texted me and asked if I wanted to go work together so I did that. I think that last time I worked out with someone was High School so it was a nice change of pace. My issue when I work out is that I don’t give myself proper rest between reps so alternating on the machine really helped. Anyways, we warmed up with a jog in the indoor track, worked out arms, and then got on an exercise bike which I’ve never done well on but it went really well today, maybe because we were talking while our legs were doing the work. I guess what I got out of today was working out with people is a lot better. After I worked out I had a bag of trail mix for 5 points.

Dinner: Megan was still busy up at school so I made Spuds and Chili. As always, it was fantastic (and points wise it is even fantastic-er.) For 2 cups of chili it is only 5 points! Legit. I added a 1/4 cup of Sargento reduced fat cheese for 2 points and the potato was also 2 points. It’s definitely the most filling 9 point dinner ever. Soooooo good.

So far today I have totaled only 24 points so I have a lot left (not to mention exercise points) so I’ll probably make something a little later. See ya tomorrow.

GO RANGERS!!!!!!!

Day 24 Weigh in Day!!!

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Hooray For Sunday.

I woke up this morning anxious for the weigh in. I didn’t know if I had done enough this week so I kind of expected the worst (I’m not saying this for dramatic effect, I was scared.) So I got on the scale and much to my surprise, I lost 2.8 pounds this week! Hooray! So now I am 97.2 lbs away from my 100 pound goal. Megan lost exactly 1 pound this week so she has lost a total of 10.6 pounds so far. Right now, I’m exactlty 1 pound away from 20 pounds so hopefully we can get rid of that this week!

Breakfast: I had 2 multigrain waffles (3 points) with 2 tablespoons of peanut butter (5 points) and 1 tsp of honey (1 point.) Usually on Sunday I have to eat something pretty hearty because I’m starving after church (to me, sitting in church when you are hungry is like the worst thing ever.)  This filled me up for a good while.

Lunch: So we had a luncheon at church for new members so the church prepared the lunch. They had fried chicken, I thought “oh crap, I’m screwed.” I thought about getting a drumstick, but instead I got some corn (1 point,) steamed squash (1 point,) a serving of baked beans (2 points) and a deviled egg (2 points.) I thought a drumstick would be really bad, but they are only 3 points so in hind sight I should have just bit the fried bullet.

I still feel like I’m walking on egg shells every time I’m eating something that I don’t know the points of, but I guess this is something that is up for debate: is it better to just eat it and use your flex points if it is super bad or is it better to be safe than sorry? Thoughts?

Here’s what I think, it’s really easy to give an inch, and before you know it that inch becomes a foot. I thought that if I could justify the drumstick, then I would have easily justified the broccoli casserole and then the mac n’ cheese. I think if we were truly honest with ourselves, we do that all the time and it is such a slippery slope. I feel like I have made such progress with my addiction to food that I can’t let myself get in to those situations because I have done that time and time again. Some people might think that I am depriving myself of those foods because with WW you really can eat what you want, but frankly I have had those delicious-but-unhealthy foods all my life. What I have really been depriving is my health and my body all this time. To some this might be extreme, but it’s what I need to do for myself to get this weight thing under control. On a side note, I just want to thank my friends at lunch for their support, the whole time they were impressed with what they called my discipline, it was what I needed then to just keep on keepin’ on (they know who they are.)

Wow.. blogging is super cathartic.

Snack/Continuation of Lunch: When we were grocery shopping, we bought some Hebrew National 94% Fat Free Hot Dogs and I’m so glad we did. When we were watching the Rangers slowing unravel my heart out by out, I cooked up 2 dogs (which are only 1 point a dog so 2 points.) and wrapped them up in bread (total of 4 points) and then added some ketchup and mustard, oh and a pickle to each since they are zero calories (holla!) I’m sure that looks gross to you but it was the comfort food I needed to get through a devastating loss.

Dinner: We made our stellar Tamale Casserole. It was 12 points of amazing happiness. That’s all that needs to be said. (Yes, this is a stock photo. I like this picture. Sue me.)

So after a roller coaster of an emotional day, I totaled out at 33 points which was right at my points for the day. Hooray! See ya tomorrow.