I found a yummy treat that I wanted to share!
1/2 cup Dryers Slow Churned Vanilla ice cream (this is the kind I used but any with the same calorie/fat count would work)
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup (or 79 grams) frozen raspberry, blueberry, blackberry blend (needs to be this blend for the fiber)
Blend in blender until smooth. Weight Watchers points - 3!!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Salads
I just wanted to share something interesting that I just discovered. I mentioned in an earlier post how sometimes ordering salads can actually be worse than just getting a hamburger. I was just checking out Wendy's nutrition information. A Chicken BLT salad (with croutons and dressing) has 17 points!! A Single w/everything is 11 points!
That is not to say that all salads are bad. Wendy's also has a Chicken Caesar Salad that is 8 points (with croutons and one packet of dressing). I actually like it without the croutons and dressing and then it is only 3 points!
It really makes me realize how important it is to check nutrition information before going to a restaurant if at all possible!!
That is not to say that all salads are bad. Wendy's also has a Chicken Caesar Salad that is 8 points (with croutons and one packet of dressing). I actually like it without the croutons and dressing and then it is only 3 points!
It really makes me realize how important it is to check nutrition information before going to a restaurant if at all possible!!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Weigh in
Whew!! I lost weigh by the skin of my teeth today! I have been doing HORRIBLE. I haven't watched my points, haven't exercised. So I was prepared for the worst today! But I ended up losing .6 pound. NOW, I have to get back to exercising and watching my points! I mentioned in an earlier post that we had the swine flu. Well, that turned into a sinus infection from Hades!! I have been on antibiotics for a few days and am finally feeling TONS better. So now it is back to work. I actually exercised today. I'm sure I will feel it tomorrow. It stinks because I already got past the sore muscles once and now I have to do it all over again!
Okay, enough whining! Everyone did well today at the weigh in. We had one slight weight gain but she did lose a good amount of fat. I am now in fourth place but hopefully now that I can get back to exercising, I will be able to do better. I am currently the only person (that we know of, two haven't weighed in on my scale for a couple of weeks) who has an overall fat percentage increase! Blah!! But I am sure that is from lack of ANY physical activity. When you feel like crap, you do a LOT of laying around!!
We did have to add a rule. We have allowed emailed weights from home when people can't make it to the weigh in. But we have had problems getting weights from a couple of people so now we have a $1 fine if the weight isn't to me by Sunday night. Hopefully, that will help get the weights in better!
Here's to healthy eating and exercising!!
Okay, enough whining! Everyone did well today at the weigh in. We had one slight weight gain but she did lose a good amount of fat. I am now in fourth place but hopefully now that I can get back to exercising, I will be able to do better. I am currently the only person (that we know of, two haven't weighed in on my scale for a couple of weeks) who has an overall fat percentage increase! Blah!! But I am sure that is from lack of ANY physical activity. When you feel like crap, you do a LOT of laying around!!
We did have to add a rule. We have allowed emailed weights from home when people can't make it to the weigh in. But we have had problems getting weights from a couple of people so now we have a $1 fine if the weight isn't to me by Sunday night. Hopefully, that will help get the weights in better!
Here's to healthy eating and exercising!!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Tools I use...clothing
For me, I have three essential pieces of clothing for a good workout - a good sports bra, a headband, and good shoes.
First the bra. Obviously, this one only applies if you are a woman! I have worked out with the cheap sports bras from Walmart. I don't know if I got the wrong size or if they are just crappy, but when I get jumping around, the dang thing slides off! Yeah, that makes for a fun workout! And, I never really felt like it gave me good support anyway! Just because it says sports bra, doesn't really mean it is! So, I went and tried on a few bras. I jumped around, raised my arms in the air (basically, I was doing jumping jacks in the fitting room). But it has made a HUGE difference. I can't get on here though and say, buy this particular bra because I think it varies from person to person. My recommendation would be, TRY THEM ON!!
Okay, now to the headband. This is totally a personal thing, but I HATE having to push my hair out of my face all through a workout. And when you are sweaty and jumping around, the hair has a tendency to stick to your face...yeah, not fun. So I highly recommend a good "stay in place" head band.
Finally, a good pair of shoes is a must. I should have put this one first because I really think this is the most important. When I first started working out, I had a good pair of shoes, but they were walking shoes. They weren't designed for aerobics. I got horrible shin splints at first. After those went away, I would find that my legs were completely spent about 3/4 of the way through my workout. I was given a gift card so I went and bought some GOOD shoes specifically designed for aerobics and I cannot believe the difference they made! It was amazing! I was able to get all the way through my workout with legs that were less tired than half way through my workout with the old shoes! So get good shoes! Ask the salesperson for help. Make sure you get shoes that are designed for the type of exercise you will be doing. It will take so much stress off your legs and back. You will pay a little more but it is SOOO worth it!!
First the bra. Obviously, this one only applies if you are a woman! I have worked out with the cheap sports bras from Walmart. I don't know if I got the wrong size or if they are just crappy, but when I get jumping around, the dang thing slides off! Yeah, that makes for a fun workout! And, I never really felt like it gave me good support anyway! Just because it says sports bra, doesn't really mean it is! So, I went and tried on a few bras. I jumped around, raised my arms in the air (basically, I was doing jumping jacks in the fitting room). But it has made a HUGE difference. I can't get on here though and say, buy this particular bra because I think it varies from person to person. My recommendation would be, TRY THEM ON!!
Okay, now to the headband. This is totally a personal thing, but I HATE having to push my hair out of my face all through a workout. And when you are sweaty and jumping around, the hair has a tendency to stick to your face...yeah, not fun. So I highly recommend a good "stay in place" head band.
Finally, a good pair of shoes is a must. I should have put this one first because I really think this is the most important. When I first started working out, I had a good pair of shoes, but they were walking shoes. They weren't designed for aerobics. I got horrible shin splints at first. After those went away, I would find that my legs were completely spent about 3/4 of the way through my workout. I was given a gift card so I went and bought some GOOD shoes specifically designed for aerobics and I cannot believe the difference they made! It was amazing! I was able to get all the way through my workout with legs that were less tired than half way through my workout with the old shoes! So get good shoes! Ask the salesperson for help. Make sure you get shoes that are designed for the type of exercise you will be doing. It will take so much stress off your legs and back. You will pay a little more but it is SOOO worth it!!
Weigh in
We had our second weigh in yesterday. I actually lost a pound which shocked me because I have done NOTHING because we have all been sick with the swine flu at our house. Not being able to breath pretty much makes it so exercise won't happen. I am mad though. I was ready to go and had all the motivation in the world. I was doing great and then went down with this crud and now I have NO motivation! Ugh...
We did have one person gain this week (so far, we have one yet to report) so our pot is at $1 (okay, really it is $10 because we guaranteed a minimum of $10 but....)
We also had a new person join our group so now we are up to 8 people. Our newest joiner is trying to have another baby and is hoping that losing weight will help. I can personally vouch for weight loss as an effective way to increase odds of getting pregnant! My personal experience has been that it makes a HUGE difference.
Anyway, enough babble, hopefully now that I am back to health, I can get my butt in gear and get posting more regularly!!
We did have one person gain this week (so far, we have one yet to report) so our pot is at $1 (okay, really it is $10 because we guaranteed a minimum of $10 but....)
We also had a new person join our group so now we are up to 8 people. Our newest joiner is trying to have another baby and is hoping that losing weight will help. I can personally vouch for weight loss as an effective way to increase odds of getting pregnant! My personal experience has been that it makes a HUGE difference.
Anyway, enough babble, hopefully now that I am back to health, I can get my butt in gear and get posting more regularly!!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
First group weigh in
Our first weigh in went pretty well. No one gained weight (that we know of, we still have one who hasn't reported). I lost five pounds in our first weigh in but it will be interesting to see what my body does next week. I have been sick so I haven't been eating much. I am worried that will translate into weight gain next week. My body fat went UP .8%. Don't know for sure what is up with that! But I will take the weight loss any day. Because my fat went up, I am in fourth place (out of the six that weighed in). So overall, everyone did pretty well. Having to report to a group is definitely giving me motivation to do well. Now I just need to get over this crap I have so I can start exercising!!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
On a more positive note...
I decided I needed to write a positive post since we started up our new group today and I don't want to be a motivation killer on the first day!
Seriously though, I am really excited about the group we have gotten together. There are six of us total. I know three of them, two I don't. So this will be fun to get to know a couple new people. As far as I know, everyone wants to meet weekly to do the weigh in rather than the email thing. I am very excited about that. I was worried people would want to take the "easy" road and just email their weight. It will be great to meet up with these gals every week! I will have people to be accountable to! When I have done these group things in the past, it has taken me a few days to get into the groove. But this time, I am ready to go today (not so excited about the exercise part, but I did DO it).
Here's to six women who will spend the next 10 weeks getting healthier and happier!!
Seriously though, I am really excited about the group we have gotten together. There are six of us total. I know three of them, two I don't. So this will be fun to get to know a couple new people. As far as I know, everyone wants to meet weekly to do the weigh in rather than the email thing. I am very excited about that. I was worried people would want to take the "easy" road and just email their weight. It will be great to meet up with these gals every week! I will have people to be accountable to! When I have done these group things in the past, it has taken me a few days to get into the groove. But this time, I am ready to go today (not so excited about the exercise part, but I did DO it).
Here's to six women who will spend the next 10 weeks getting healthier and happier!!
Exercise
I don't get it. I hear a lot of people say how much they LOVE to exercise. They say how addicting it is. I just don't get it. I DO NOT love to exercise. I know it is a critical part of weight loss. I love what it does for my body. I do enjoy how I feel when I have been exercising regularly. But honestly, I would rather have a root canal than exercise (they numb you at the dentists office and then give you drugs afterward).
I started up a new weight loss group today so I figured I better get back into exercising mode. I couldn't bring myself to pull Jillian out AGAIN. So I decided to go back to Bob. I like Bob but he is obsessed with lunges. Lunges are hard!!! Especially when you have to keep going and going and going. It's like he thinks I'm an energizer bunny!! Well I have news for you Bob Harper. I'm not a bunny!
Oh well, I guess it's a necessary evil. I need to find a running partner and go running in the wee hours of the morning. I love exercising outdoors but it's kind of hard to do with five children and hubby leaves for work at 6:00. So I would have to go running (okay, realistically, I would be mostly walking) at like 5:30 am....My body doesn't even know that time of day exists!! Any volunteers?
I started up a new weight loss group today so I figured I better get back into exercising mode. I couldn't bring myself to pull Jillian out AGAIN. So I decided to go back to Bob. I like Bob but he is obsessed with lunges. Lunges are hard!!! Especially when you have to keep going and going and going. It's like he thinks I'm an energizer bunny!! Well I have news for you Bob Harper. I'm not a bunny!
Oh well, I guess it's a necessary evil. I need to find a running partner and go running in the wee hours of the morning. I love exercising outdoors but it's kind of hard to do with five children and hubby leaves for work at 6:00. So I would have to go running (okay, realistically, I would be mostly walking) at like 5:30 am....My body doesn't even know that time of day exists!! Any volunteers?
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Weight loss group
My neighbor and I decided to start another weight loss group because being accountable to others really seems to help both of us. We were trying to find a way to keep people motivated and committed without having a "fee" that people on a tight budget have to worry about losing. So here is what we came up with (any suggestions or insights are WELCOME):
We are starting this Saturday and will require that everyone weigh in this week and the final week (December 19). Weekly weigh-ins can be emailed or you can meet with us weekly to weigh in together if you need the motivation.
Our "challenge" will go for 10 weeks (so we can enjoy Christmas - LOL).
We will have a $20 "fee" to start BUT it is refundable. As long as people attend the weight-ins (or email their weight weekly), they can get their $20 back - with a small exception. To keep people motivated, we will have a fine for weight gain. Every pound gained at a weigh-in equals a $2 (haven't determined the exact amount yet) fine. Money collected from fines will go into a pot to be given to the person with the highest percentage of weight loss.
If anyone chooses to withdraw, they forfeit their money (this is the commitment part) and the money goes into the pot for the winner.
We are starting this Saturday and will require that everyone weigh in this week and the final week (December 19). Weekly weigh-ins can be emailed or you can meet with us weekly to weigh in together if you need the motivation.
Our "challenge" will go for 10 weeks (so we can enjoy Christmas - LOL).
We will have a $20 "fee" to start BUT it is refundable. As long as people attend the weight-ins (or email their weight weekly), they can get their $20 back - with a small exception. To keep people motivated, we will have a fine for weight gain. Every pound gained at a weigh-in equals a $2 (haven't determined the exact amount yet) fine. Money collected from fines will go into a pot to be given to the person with the highest percentage of weight loss.
If anyone chooses to withdraw, they forfeit their money (this is the commitment part) and the money goes into the pot for the winner.
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