From the monthly archives:

January 2010

January 12th Food and Exercise Journal

January 12, 2010

Tweet Ate 23 of 25 points. Earned 6 activity points. Breakfast(5) –Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal (5) Lunch (7)–Feta-Chicken Pasta(6), Pear (1) Dinner (10)–Orange-Chipotle BBQ Pork chops with grilled onions (5), broccoli with lemon garlic crumbs (2), Quinoa with spinach (1), milk (2) Did Week 2 Day 2 of Couch to 5k (then rounded out my mileage […]

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January 11th Food and Exercise Journal

January 12, 2010

Tweet Ate 22.5 of 25 points. Earned 6 activity points. Breakfast(6.5) –peanut butter (2), sandwich thin (1), small banana (1.5), milk (2) Lunch (7)–Chicken Souvlaki Sandwich with Greek Salad Dinner (9)–Feta-Chicken Pasta(6), Green beans with butter (1), wine (2) Walked 2 miles then Did The Firm Body Sculpt. Burned 610 calories. Felt pretty good, but […]

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The Importance of Planning

January 11, 2010

Tweet Planning for me is critical for success.  The first few months of WeightWatchers I planned EVERY bite that went into my mouth in advance.  I did this in part because I wasn’t familiar with points values and feared that I would go over my daily points byjust by grabbing whatever when I was hungry.  […]

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January 10th Food and Exercise Journal

January 10, 2010

Tweet Ate 25 of 25 points. Earned 5 activity points. Breakfast(6) –yogurt(1), granola(3), maple syrup (1), vitamuffin cran bran (1) Lunch (9)–BLTA (with pesto and turkey bacon), salad with vinagrette (1) Dinner (10)–Orange-Chipotle BBQ Pork chops with grilled onions (5), broccoli with lemon garlic crumbs (2), Quinoa with spinach (1), wine (2) Did Week two […]

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Recipe of the Week 1/2/10

January 10, 2010

Tweet Greek Inspired Cheeseburgers (adapted from a Weightwatchers recipe) Ingredients 1 pound(s) raw lean ground beef or grass fed beef 1 tsp dried oregano, crushed 1/4 tsp table salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 2 garlic gloves, minced 1 small onion, minced 2 sprays cooking spray 4 hamburger buns, whole grain 6 tsp crumbled feta 3/4 […]

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January 9th Food and Exercise Journal

January 9, 2010

Tweet Ate 24 of 25 points. Earned 2 activity points. Breakfast(6) –mandarin oranges, yogurt and WW 2 point bar Lunch (32.5)–Cheeseburger(11), garlic fries(10), beer(3), and  icecream(8.5) Dinner (13)–Boboli pizza with lowfat cheese and turkey pepperoni Did a 30 minute walk on the treadmill for activity today it is technically my off night but Running Weekly […]

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The Weekly Round up 1/2-1/8

January 9, 2010

Tweet I got in 7 workouts this week, completed week one of couch to 5k and got in a strength training and yoga workout. Summary I used 17/35 Weekly Points and I earned 30 Activity Points. I lost 3 pounds, lost that pesky holiday weight and then some!  Ok so the holiday weight wasn’t real, […]

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January 8th Food and Exercise Journal

January 8, 2010

Tweet Ate 24 of 25 points. Earned 2 activity points. Breakfast(6) –scrambled eggs, english muffin and neufchâtel cheese Lunch (8)–Chicken Souvlaki Sandwich, Greek Salad Dinner (10)–Vegetarian Black Bean Chili with sour cream and low fat cheese (9), sourdough (1) Ugh, I hate shopping and today we hit costco and the regular grocery store.  Did the […]

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January 7th Food and Exercise Journal

January 7, 2010

Tweet Ate 24.5 of 25 points. Earned 5 activity points. Breakfast(3.5) –oatmeal and mandarin oranges Lunch (10)–Vegetarian Black Bean Chili with sour cream and low fat cheese (9), salad with vinagrette (1) Snack (1)– vitamuffin Dinner (7)–1/2 Cornish Hen no skin(3), Quinoa with Spinach (1), Zucchini with oregano and feta (1), wine (2) Snack (3)–pita […]

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Biggest Loser Week One

January 7, 2010

Tweet I’m not sure what I think of Biggest Loser this week.  It’s great that they are helping bigger people, but how much is for the ratings??? At what point do they find people who can’t do what they are asking of them? Personally I didn’t like sending home 2 teams based on a challenge […]

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