Food yesterday -
B - I was running late so I brought my WW English muffin with me and had the EDR cook up an egg. I did a regular egg because the cook doesn't seem to realize that "1" egg beater is only a 1/4 cup. So I didn't have my tbls of shredded cheese today. So WW English Muffin with an egg, 1/2 grapefruit with splenda
S - FF yogurt
L - Salisbury Steak w/mac cheese Lean Cuisine - 260, 2 clementines
S - 1/2 cup raspberries and 1/2 cup Skim Milk
D - I had the chicken tikka (which I couldn't eat all of) 1/4 cup(ish) white rice, a full Naan ( :( ), and one samosa (the veggie in pastry thing) - so not perfect but not bad either.
ww = whole wheat / ff = fat free
I had a massage last night. It was awful. I know the guy meant well by trying to work out all the knots in my shoulders - but I really just wanted to relax. Which I did tell him but that didn't seem to stop him. I had to tell him a couple of times to use less pressure and today I am just freaking sore.
I love training. I don't know why but I get so excited to stand up there and do my thing. I miss it... A LOT. I taught a short class yesterday (for those who don't know - my current job as the Sales and Service Readiness Training Supervisor at IGT doesn't afford me much training time. My team does all the training now. We train all the internal IGT Employees on how to use our products from Hardware [slot machines] to Software [casino management applications.] I used to be part of the teams that travelled and taught to casinos.) The short class I taught yesterday was on some of marketing applications. I jammed through it.
In talking to Leslee yesterday about why this weight loss attempt and not Weight Watchers or something else... I explained that I am trying this option because it is something "I" have done the leg work to figure out. Weight Watchers has you calculate points and you choose your foods based on the points you have allotted for the day. Nutri-System which I have done in the past sends you the foods (I think like Jenny Craig) which to me doesn't tell you WHY you are choosing those foods. Like are they non-fat, high fiber or because they are X calories. I am sure you could read the labels and find out... As for calculating points - it is very similar to just counting the calories. As I explained to Les, the thing I have learned so far is the veggie/fruit intake. With WW you now can eat all the fruits and veggies you want at no points. I think they did this because they realized that if I had the choice to spend 5 points on a banana or 5 points on a cookie - I would eat the cookie. So this way people eat the fruits and veggies to keep them feeling full longer and spending their points differently. Counting calories is similar - are the gazillion points for the french fries really worth it or should I have the whole wheat, low fat sandwich, apples and salad with ff dressing instead (and likely for LESS calories)? I have to get this through my head - daily.
Random Thoughts
- Women over 10 years of age should NOT wear bows or frilly things in their hair
- Just because the spandex spreads over your fat tush doesn't mean you look good in it
- I miss my Dad. He is funny (and of course still treats me at times like a kid) but when you have a small family you miss the few you have. He lives in Yuma in the winter.
- Me - I hate lotion. Ok maybe not hate - but have a strong dislike for it. I don't like that feeling of having it on my hands or my any of my skin really. Yes my skin usually looks kind of ashy - I do live in a desert. If I am having a day of really itchy dry skin I will put it on but usually take a towel and wipe most of it off.
Marci and Jen! Thank you for commenting. It means SO much to me to have you guys here! We can do this. Have faith.
1 comment:
I COMPLETELY understand why you are choosing counting calories and researching your own foods over a plan like Weight Watchers. Realizing what serving sizes really are and seeing what foods are actually good for you sticks in my mind better that points. I also don't want to count points the rest of my life. Teaching myself what to eat and WHY seems like a much better way to spend my time. I followed Weight Watchers before with the best weight loss results I ever had and I LOVED it. I still use some of the things I learned from them. I thought of the points as dollars. "I have $22 to spend on food today. What do I want to spend it on?"
Weighed myself this morning to the delight for 200.8!!! I usually have a hard time sticking to my preplanned meals on my days off, but after seeing that number it's hard to think of anything except sticking to it.
Wish you were coming to Jersey for a couple weeks instead of another country. Miss you!
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