Happy Easter

Happy Easter to those of you celebrating today!

I’m really focusing on only eating 26 points a day this month and I am feeling “In the Zone”. I love that feeling of control and I wish I knew why sometimes I have it and sometimes I don’t, but for now, I’m enjoying the fact that I have it!

Yesterday I took my Little Sis, Samone, downtown to the West Bottoms in Kansas City, where tons of old buildings have been turned into awesome shops full of vintage furniture, refurbished furniture, great Flea Market finds, clothes, vintage jewelry and Food Trucks galore!

We had a great time shopping and walking from truck to truck trying to decide what we would eat! I ended up choosing Shrimp Taco’s from the Twisted Asian truck and they were awesome!

I had packed a cooler with apple slices, grapes and carrots sticks and wholly guacamole…….

……just in case I ended up not eating at a Food Truck. I wanted to prevent myself from eating something I would regret on the way home if got too hungry. I didn’t end up needing it, but I liked knowing that I had it with me in case I had a snack attack!

I went out to dinner with my dad and stepmom and I really really wanted a glass of wine and some salmon, one of my favorite meals, but I skipped the wine, skipped the mashed potatoes that came with the meal and doubled up on the asparagus, and happily ended my day at 26 points!

Last night after dinner, I was making dessert for Easter Dinner at my mom’s house tonight. These are Lemon Oreo’s and cream cheese balls, but shaped into eggs and dipped in White Almond Bark. I haven’t had ONE!! Click HERE for the recipe!

Yesterday was full of food challenges with the Food Trucks, eating dinner out and wanting a glass of wine, and making dessert, but it felt great to make it successfully through the day without going over on my points! I did not get any exercise in, but I did get lots of water in and made good food choices. 

We had two family dinner’s planned today, but Mike hasn’t felt well all week, so he’s resting for the day, then we’ll have dinner tonight with my family. The event that we are missing today is with his side of the family. This is a picture from last year.

 

Mike comes from a huge Catholic family and as many family members as can get together, do so once a year on Easter Sunday.. It’s a huge potluck full of wonderful comfort food. Going through that line is always tough with so many yummy casseroles and crockpots full of family recipes. The dessert table is huge. I hate that Mike hasn’t felt well and that we will miss this family tradition today, but I will say it’s one less food challenge for me today!

Sidenote: I like to remind myself of this when I am in the Zone. I didn’t have a huge Saturday morning breakfast of French Toast and Bacon and Sausage yesterday morning. I didn’t have dessert at the Coffee Cake Food Truck yesterday. I didn’t have wine at dinner yesterday. I didn’t eat any sweets last night when I could have.

What I did do, was eat really good food that I really like the taste of. I love Oatmeal and I love eating it in a variety of ways. The shrimp taco’s at the food truck were plenty and I didn’t need any more food for lunch than what I had. When I’m skipping on the sugary treats, fruit taste really really good! I love salmon and asparagus, so dinner was perfect! I just like reminding myself that I am making healthy choices and eating food that I really do love! I do not feel deprived, I feel healthy.

Here are yesterday’s eats……

Breakfast

Oatmeal with Blueberries and Raspberries

Black Coffee

4 PPV

 

Snack

Banana, Black Coffee

0 PPV

 

Lunch

Shrimp Taco’s

10 PPV

Cilantro, Thinly Sliced Cucumber, Cabbage, Green Onion, Shrimp, some kind of delicious sauce!

 

Snack

Raisins, Raw Almonds

2 PPV

 

Snack

Apple

0 PPV

 

Dinner

Salmon, Asparagus

9 PPV

Weight Watcher’s Points Plus

I can eat 26 PPV a day.

I can earn Activity Points by doing exercise, and eat them if I choose.

I have an allowance of 49 extra points that I can dip into throughout the week if I choose.

I should drink a minimum of 6 (8 oz) glasses of water each day.

 

My Weight Watcher Week Begins on Friday’s

Breakfast = Oatmeal (4)

Lunch = Taco’s (10)

Snack’s = Yogurt Snacks, Apple, Raisins, Almonds (3)

Dinner = Salmon and Asparagus (9)

Total = 26

 

Exercise = none

Activity Points Earned for the Day = 0

Activity Points Earned This Week = 0

Activity Points Remaining This Week = 0

How many ounces of water I drank for the day = 90

Remaining points from my 49 Points Allowance = 49

 

This is What I Will Accomplish in 2015

I will choose one occasion per month for Social Drinking (um…this is a work in progress)
I will go no more than two days in a row without exercise. (unless I’m sick..or break a bone!!)
I will track every single day for the entire year. No matter what. I’ll track if I eat 26 points, I’ll track if I eat 76 points.
I will RUN in a minimum of six 5K’s

 

I started my morning off with a little Pink Frothy Coffee!

Have a Healthy and Happy Easter!

 

 
“love the life you live, live the life you love”