:) :) :)

Down another 2.6 lbs!!!!! Went to gym last night with Hopey again. :) Going to WW meeting tonight.

So Hard Right Now

Hey there,

So hard right now. Trying to make good choices but with birthday parties and graduation barbecues etc. it is very hard. Yesterday, I went to the gym with Hopey in the morning and then we had big D & T out to Atlantic Playland as Lil D had a party there. So we walked up the hill repeatedly to the slide but when we got hungry, there were no good choices to make at the canteen. Everything there was a bad choice! And we were hungry!

Today I have so far only made good choices. LOL

Getting weighed tomorrow.

fingers crossed.

LOL

H

Where I am at Lately & How I am Doing too

alrighty then... well first off... obviously I did not blog or post last week. My WW buddy was away and I just sluffed off as a result. I tried to make good choices but not counting the points is never a good thing. Were I to not have swam for 6 1/2 hours and walk in a mall for 4 hrs, I would have had a big gain man. So thank god for activity points eh!!! Cutting to the chase, I stayed the same at weigh in on Tuesday.

So this Tuesday, I went to Subway for breakie and they weren't open yet. dangit! so I went to Timmie's and they don't have the egg white option. So I am sure that egg muffin thingy was a good chunk of points, then had a grilled chicken sandwich from Wendys with a side salad for lunch, then hubby asked via phone did I want chinese food for supper... well you know what that does to us.... damn MSG!!!! Wednesday, had honey nut cheerios with 1% milk and a banana for breakie (did not measure) then a cheeseburger happy meal for lunch. And leftover chinese for supper.

Now to turn a fresh page, today I had a reduced calorie (Dempster's body wise) english muffin with egg for breakie with margarine and a smidge of ketchup. So the points are?

Lunch: Roast beef sub from subway lots veg and low fat mayo, 0 point jello and Source yogurt cup.

My tuesday....man am I bone tired !!!

Breakfast: 2 pieces of toast (4 pts)
1 egg (2 pts)

Lunch: 1 1/2 egg salad sandwhich (16 pts) OMG !!!!

snack: carrotts and cucumber

Supper: 1 cup goulash (9 pts)

2 pts used in flex today :(

only 1.5 litres of water in today

I will get better :)

The Ugly Truth......

Hey Heddi,

When I went on my vacation, I did not really know to what extent I would be doing WW.
So, I did not count points, I obviously did not post what I ate - as I didn't want to think about it or be accountable for anything........seriously who wants to look up the point value in a whole bottle of chardonay? (good Lord I just looked it up.......15 pts !!!)

ANYWAYS - I didn't even go on FB (I changed my FB password, and had my kids farm and feed my dog while I was gone) All I knew was that I needed a break. A complete break........what I didn't realize was that I have let you down. I fully expected to sign on here this am after weighing in, and read all of your posts and was fully prepared to laugh or cry, as you tend to get to the "heart" of the matter when you write. I did NOT even think that you would not post at all. I did not think that you needed me for support that much.....I feel like shit that I have let you down. I am sorry - truly I am. Yes I needed the break - but I should have posted on here at least to only keep my committment to you. I dropped the ball - can we start fresh?

I did make some good choices and then there were some .... not so good choices. :) Anyways I am up 8.6 pounds !!! WOW !! I could really punish myself and feel shitty but ya know?? I ate that food or drank it and now it's time to pay, move forward, no guilt , just get back on the saddle again. Those 8.6 WILL be coming off and soon. :)

I came in Sunday evening around 830pm spent time with the kids, before I knew it it was 1130pm - but wasnt tired as I was still on Calgary time (830) but had to work the next am at 8am - so needless to say do NOT get much sleep. Also working this am 8-4, then going to our AGM tonight at 6-730 :( I will be back on here later today, posting my VERY wise food choices ;) - hope to see you too my friend.

Love ya,
Kaffi

Not doing good, slacking off :(

Well things are getting pretty shabby! Did not have breakfast today. Did not drink any water until 330!!!!! Had turkey breast sub w veggies but then had 3 pieces home made pizza for supper w/ a 4 pt peppermint patty for dessert & then a 0 point jello. Only 3 glasses h2o today. Have got to get back on track!

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Funky Tuesday

Breakfast

0 pt Jello

1 pt choc pudding

Lunch

subway turkey ham breast 6 pts

another jello 0 pts

100 calories yogurt covered pretzels 2 pts

So at 3:34 p.m. 9 points gone for day

Wow....has it been that long???

Ok here goes....
Saturday - breakfast: BW english muffin
1 egg
apx 1 oz cheese

Lunch: left over pork (3oz)
salad

Supper: 2 pieces pizza + salad

Sunday
breakfast: 1 apple
100 g yogurt
1 bran bar

lunch: none - went to WW buddy's house instead

supper: 2 helpings of goulash

Monday
breakfast: toasted western sandwich (with white bread - eww .... I did not make it... a client did)

lunch: 1/2 ham sandwich and 10 cucumber slices

supper: 2 cheddar smokies :(

Need to get a grip - feel like I am slipping especially because I am going away very soon !!! Worried that I will overeat while in Calgary !!!

Love ya,
Kaffi

ps it doesnt help that I feel like I am retaining the halifax harbor !!!

Sunday

Today my weight watcher buddy came over and borrowed some clothes. :) That was fun! I love to see her pretty and vibrant like the woman she is! :)

Was also my daughter's family bday supper.

Bfast: 1 cup honey nut cheerios, 1 cup skim milk, 1 banana

Lunch: left over hamburger from earlier this week with 1/2 cheese slice on it and a whole wheat bun, ketchup, 1/4 cup noodles

Supper: 1 hot dog & whole cheese slice w ketchup, 2 deviled eggs, brocolli salad, garden salad, 1 sliver s'mores bday cake.

3 glasses water HAVE TO GET BACK INTO THE WATER THING!

Friday & Saturday

So Friday was my eldest birthday and it included some tears throughout the day. I had no breakfast. Dani chose Smitty's for lunch. I had an egg white omelette with tons of veggies and a piece of turkey bacon and a fruit cup. Drank 3 glasses water and then had a piece of ice cream cake after singing to my big girl. Later that night had two chicken burgers from chicken burgers for supper. NO FRIES :)

Saturday: Egg white omelette with cheese (forgot to say no cheese) tons of veggies and 2 piece turkey bacon and a fruit cup. long walk downtown. Then had a granola bar and then a cows ice cream and a yogurt.

hmmmmm... what could be missing from this blog.... ummm... maybe points.... LOL

Friday

Hey Heddi,

Well Friday was an ok day. :)

Breakfast: BW english muffin(2pts)
2 Tbsp peanut buuter(4pts)

Lunch: 2 Cannelloni stuffed with spinach and cheese (15pts)

Supper: HUGE salad w 3 Tbsp low cal dressing (3pts)
barbequed pork 8oz (8pts)

2 litres of water

So used 3 flex points today.

Love ya,
Kaffi

Thursday

Breakfast: Tomatoe sandwhich on bodywise english muffin (3pts)

snack: 1 vitamuffin top (1pt)
100g yogurt (1pt)


Lunch: frozen din din (5 pts)


Supper: "portion wise" PC burger (3pts)
BW english muffin (2pts)
1 small slice of pep pizza-frozen (9 pts)

Snack All bran chewy bar (1pt)
(4 pts left over)

Also did a Turbo Jam work out for 20 minutes today (working my way up to longer workouts) :D

Loved my mail today ..... but I guess you got that by my earlier post ;)
Love ya,
Kaffi

My Thursday So Far

Heather's Weight Watcher Day 28
Item Qty Points Balance
pancakes w syrup 2 5 23
scrambled eggs 1/2 cup 4 19
sausage 1 3 16
toast 2 1/2 pieces 2 14
cheese pizza on 1/2 eng muffin 2 7 7

Backstreet Boys - Drowning (Wet Version)

Wendy Wednesday

Hi Heddi,

As I was opening this up I thought to myself - I will call my post Wendy Wednesday....LOL I guess you beat me to it.

So.... breakfast: 1 cup Sp K (2pts)
1/2 cup milk (1pt)
1 banana (1pt)

25 pts left

Lunch: big bacon classic (13.5 pts)
fries (10 pts)


Supper: salad w 3 TBsp calorie wise dressing: (3pts for dressing)

only 1 litre of water today. :(

1.5 flex points used today will try not to use anymore this week because of snacking late last night. Used 18 pts with left over shepherd's pie.

Count them up and be accountable - right?
I once heard a saying ..... you don't drown by falling in the water - you drown by staying there.
So I could have made a couple of better choices in the last day or so.........oh well......tomorrow is fresh and new. Perhaps I will try to get some Turbo Jam in :)

Love ya,
Kaffi

A Wendy's Wednesday

Kaffi,

Thank you so very much for going with me to Dani's event today! :) Had you not gone to guide me through the construction land of Halifax, I likely would not have made it!

And then on the way back we had ... drumroll.... Wendy's!!!! scandalous! You will never guess what G made for supper!

Heather’s Wendy’s Wednesday
Water	A couple mouthfuls!	0 points
Banana	Med	2
Bacon Classic	¾	10
Fries	Med	10
Fountain coke	Med	3
Hamburger! Homecooked!	Small	8
Taters	7	8
Jello butterscotch pudding	Little cup	2
At 8 pm, I have 0 points left for the day		TOTAL 43!!!!
ENDED DAY WITH USE OF: all daily pts gone & 15 flex gone for week		15 flex used

Tuesday on the go

Went with Lil D on her field trip today. Did not have time for breakfast. Did not want to drink water throughout the Wildlife park as I did not have access to bathroom. Being on a bus with that many kids being noisy was exhausting as was the stress of watching Lil D and 3 boys (one who was of higher needs). The teacher had provided an unrealistic schedule for the park exploration as well as scavenger hunt sheets for the kids to color in along the way (which was utterly ridiculous); we did not get to see all the animals and the kids were obsessed with the coloring crap. There were also MASSIVE line ups to get food out of food dispensers which ALL the kids had money for. (think lots of schools of kids lined up!)

Being that it is that time of the month, when I got home, I just wanted to eat and eat and eat, hence the several containers of 0 point jello and 3 Weight Watcher muffins and 2 puddings.

I lost 0.8 lbs this week! Which marks the first time ever I have lost any weight during this particular week of the month! so I am pretty happy.

Loved the meeting! Jim is wonderful and absolutely helps get your head in the right direction. His information and demeanor is invaluable!

HEDDI’S TUESDAY
Water	Barely 3 glasses	0 points
Chicken sandwich on D:B/W bread with light mir whip & margarine		5
Jello	2	0
Jello chocolate pudding	2	2
Weight watcher spice muffins	3	6
Spaghetti with meat sauce & cheese		12
At 8 pm, I have 3 points left for the day
ENDED DAY WITH USE OF: 25 pts gone & 0 flex gone for week

Terrific Tuesday :D

Hi Heddi,

Well as you know my day started off with a 3.6 loss.....giving me my 5% loss sticker :)
I just got home from a chiro appt and an hour massage. Now waiting for the missionaries to come and give David his lesson.

Breakfast: 1/2 c berries (1pt)
1/2 c yogurt (1pt)
1/2 c cereal (1pt)

Snack: vitamuffin top YUM (1pt)
25 pts left

Lunch: Smart Ones grilled flatbread (6 pts)
19 pts left

Supper: 1 cup Shepherd's pie (9 pts)
1 tsp marg (1 pt)
large salad with 2oz chicken (2 pt)
salad dressing little pkg: (3 pts)
4 pts left

1.5 litres of water so far.

Way to go on your loss today Heddi - your Aunt Flo is here and you STILL LOST ... YOU ROCK !!!!

Love ya,
Kaffi

A Monday full of Compliments

I was told I look like I lost weight all day today. LOL was funny, and sort of fun at same time too. I had a black tshirt, black capris and black flip flops. You know what they say about the color black right? LOL

But seriously, the 12 lbs have come off my chest man!!! Several of my tops are baggy there and my M&M jammies hang off my shoulders. dammit! I liked my chest!

sort of exciting for anything to have changed, but my chest!!!! :(

So today, my Aunt Flo came for a visit and I will admit I was not expecting her. She crept up without the usual signals she send outs before she descends upon me. Hope she doesn't screw up my getting weighed in tomorrow. What a bitch she can be eh?

Mikey'd egg on a Dempsters BodyWise english muffin with smidge margarine & ketchup & large orange = 7

L/O chicken parmigiana for lunch with a Dempster BW EMuffin with margarine & then a Source yogurt cup = 7

Salad, Noodles, & Chicken for supper & a Jello Cheesecake = 11

3 pts left at 9:31 p.m.

Wierd Monday- night b4 weigh in !!

Well I worked overnight last night, then came home and slept until 1pm then jumped on the 1:15 bus and went to work until 630pm.

So, my food day looks like this:
3:30 am: 5 oz roast beef (5 pts)
1 small potatoe (1 pt)
23 pts left

drank 16 oz water

2pm: healthy choice chicken (6pts)
17 pts left

drank 16oz water (total of 32 oz so far)

715pm: 1 vitamuffin top (1 pt)
1 wrap (0 pt)
1 egg (2pts)
1 oz cheese (3 pts)
1 tsp mayo (1 pt)

10 pts left

drank another 16 oz of water (48 oz total)

I have absolutely no appetite - I forced myself to eat the egg wrap. When I have screwed up days like this where I am sleep deprived-my eating is way off. Although, could have had ALOT of bad choices at the shelter but resisted ... (yay me )

Going to bed VERY soon (yawn)
Kaffi

Not a good Sunday

Feels like BWW (before Weight Watchers)

I did not plan my meals or even attempt to really eat meals today at all! terrible! Just wanted to tie on the feed bag and munch / graze all day. At least the munching / grazing was accounted for and some we good choices.

MORNING:
Granola bar 3 pts
Banana 2 pts
1/2 bag mikey pcorn 2 pts
1/2 cup choc frozen yogurt w cool whip lite 3 pts

AFTERNOON:
Pb&j on body wise bread 6 pts
Smart food pcorn cluster 2 pts
Jello cup 0 pts

5 glasses h2o

5 pm 18 pts gone

SUPPER WAS AT SIXISH

Skillet Sensation: Chicken Parmigiana - 9 pts &

a piece of Body Wise bread toast 0.5

28 pts gone before 7 p.m. with an overage of 0.5

As of 7:55 p.m. I feel starving and stand at 23.5 flex pts gone. I have 11.5 left until Tuesday morning.

STARVING I SAY STARVING

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Sunday

Breakfast: 2 pkg of plain oatmeal (4 pts)
1 banana (2 pts)
1/4 c milk (.5 pts)
1 Tbsp br sugar (1 pt)
21.5 pts left

Snack: vita muffin top (1 pt)

lunch: WW bagel (2 pts)
1 egg (2 pts)
1 piece turkey bacon (.5 pt)
16 pts left

Supper: 1 "portion wise" PC beef burger (3 pts)
1 body wise english muffin (2 pts)
16 wedge french fries (6 pts)
5 pts left

Only one litre of water so far - but I am working overnight tonight - will get it in later :)

Interested or Committed ??

“There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.”

What a difference a week can make !!! this time last week, I was really struggling ..... but I know I am committed even when it feels crappy !!

Saturday

Breakfast: 1/2 cup yogurt (1 pt)
1 cup strawberries (2 pts)
1/2 cup sp K (1 pt)
25 pts left

Lunch: left over kabobs (6oz pork) (6 pts)
19 pts left

Supper: 8 pieces sushi (6 pts)
salad with 1 oz ch cheese (3 pts)
10 pts left
2 pieces of McCain's parisan frozen pizza (10 pts)

0 pts left :D

2 litres of water today

Love ya,
Kaffi

That is cool & I did notice

Loved the recipe calculator!!!! & yup I noticed u did not eat a frozen din- din!!!!! :)

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Weird day

Breakie: egg white croissantwich from BK no meat or cheese guessing 6 pts tried to extrapolate from Dottie's Weight Loss Zone

Morning snack: date square 2

Lunch: 2 more date squares 2 x 2

Supper: 2 egg rolls 5 pts for 2, taters with ketchup & roast chicken fr Sobeys : 5 + 5 + 6 +1

Snack: mikey popcorn 2 pts

3 Tablespoons of Lite Cool Whip: 1 pt

7 glasses water

Ended day with 32 pts used. Over by 4. So used 4 Flex so now Flex is at 23 with 12 flex remaining until Tuesday morning.

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OMG !!!! WOW !!!!!

Ok since the "mug cake" incident, where I ate 1/3 of David's .....it was bothering me to not know the point value.

So looked for a recipe builder. So input the ingredients for a SINGLE mug cake and one SINGLE mug cake is 17 pts !!!! (698.4 cal / 5.3g fibre / 47.9g fat) * I told you it was evil !!!*

So I actually only had 1/3 of that and I counted it as 12 pts; actually 1/3 is roughly 6 pts.

But wow !! look at that fat !!!! was shocked !!!

I guess knowledge is power !!

I am putting the "recipe calculator" in our links.

Love ya,
Kaffi

Wiped & Going to bed now that I posted ZZZZzzzz

HEDDI’S FRIDAY
Water	9 glasses!! J	0 points
Body Wise Bagel with 1 ¼ light tbsp Kraft Peanut Butter	1	2 + 2
Orange: used my NEW WW scale!! For pts!	large	2
Subway Turkey Breast 6” sub with low fat mayo and tons of veggies (no cheese)	6”	5
Sobey’s Chinese food: 1 egg roll (Wong Wing: 5 pt for 2 but only had one), S&S chicken (was Sobeys but used Wong Wing info, Gourmet Minute beef stir fry, Asian Style rice		2.5 + 4+ 6 + 3
chocolate frozen yogurt	1/2 cup	2
Had 11 pts gone by supper, 15 pts left for chinese
ENDED DAY WITH USE OF: all pts gone and in the hole for 0.5 & 19 flex gone for week

Friday

Hi Heddi,

I just came back from a class field trip with David's class. They danced to Thriller, all those little zombies did Michael proud !!! There was even one little guy who moonwalked across the stage !! It was great :)

Breakfast: 2 reg pieces toast (4pts) - need to buy cal reduced !!!
1 egg done in micro wave (2 pts)
1 Tbsp ketchup

1 litre of water

Snack: all-bran chewy dk chocolate chip bar (2 pts)
(21 pts left)

lunch: hot pizza pocket sandwhich (pg 13 of fast fixes) (4pts)

supper: 2 veggie shish kabobs + 1 pork(4oz) and veggie kabob (4pts)
kids had french fries I declined :)
ate supper super early (4pm)because of David's Cubs
(13 pts left)

So at 630 had to eat again as I was ravonous and since I had 13 pts still...

2 picecs toast (4pts)
2 Tbsp peanut butter (4pts)
1 banana (2pts)

Which leaves me with 3 pts left for the day. :)

Love ya ,
Kaffi

HEDDI’S THURSDAY
Water	8 glasses!! J	0 points
VitaMuffin: Double Chocolate	2	2
Orange: used my NEW WW scale!! For pts!	large	2
Strawberries		4
Lemon meringue Source yogurt cup		1
Steak, mashed potatoes, yellow beans		5,2,0,2 = 9
microwave popcorn	½ bag	2
At 10:22 pm, I have 8 points left for the day
ENDED DAY WITH USE OF: 20 pts gone & 18 flex gone for week

My Thursday

Well so far my Thursday is good:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup yogurt (1 pt)
1 cup berries (2 pts)
1/2 cup Special K (1 pt)
25 pts left

Lunch: 2 weight watcher bagels (4 pts)
1 egg scrambled(2 pts)
1/2 oz ch cheese (1.5 pts)
17.5 pts left

snack: 1 pkg crispy minis (2 pts)

2 litres of water so far

Supper: 1/2 cup rice (3pts)
4oz roast chicken (4 pts)
steamed veggies
8.5 pts left

1 small piece of chocolate mug cake - (should be illegal - OMG will NOT make this for the kids again for a LONG while !!) (12 pts)
(3.5 flex pts used)

Love ya,
Kaffi

My Wednesday so far

G made Strawberry Shortcake after the below. He used the sunny shells? is that what they are called and the label was off them. Do you know how many points they are? It was Cool Whip Lite and he barely added sugar to the berries. So not sure how many points.

HEDDI’S WEDNESDAY
Water	4 glasses & still drinking	0 points
Body wise eng muff with egg mikey’d margarine & smidge of ketchup		2, 2, 2 = 6
Orange: used my NEW WW scale!! For pts!	large	2
Turkey breast wrap from Subway lots veg w cheese & low cal mayo		6
Lemon meringue Source yogurt cup		1
Steak, mashed potatoes, yellow beans, beets		5,2,0,2 = 9
Sugar free jello		0
At 8 pm, I have 4 points left for the day
ENDED DAY WITH USE OF: ____ pts gone & 18 flex gone for week

Wednesday

Heddi,
Just finished inputting my food for yesterday.
Stayed within my points. Will weigh in today as was not able to last night.
So I will post my food choices later as well as my WI result.

Well Weighed in and I am up one pound. :( So fucking feel like giving up, seriously hanging on by a thread here !!! But I'm not going to.....at least not today.....I can only live for today right now.
So, I have decided that it's back to basics.......I am measuring absoltely everything - no more eyeballing shit !!!!
Breakfast: 1 cup Special K (2 pts)
1/2 cup 1 % milk (1pt)
1 banana (2pts)
(24 pts left)

Snack: 1 apple (2pts)
1 litre of water

Lunch: Lean Cuisine Spa: (5 pts)
(17 pts left)

Snack: 1 fudgesicle (2pts)
1 pkg fibre bites (1 pt)

Supper: 2 egg omlette over stuffed with veggies (4 pts)
2oz of shredded cheese (I actually weighed it) (6 pts)
drank 1 litre of water (been peeing like a race horse !!)

Snack: While waiting to pick David up from Cubs had 3 honey dipped timbits (3 pts)

1 lonely point remaining :D

When today started, it really sucked !! But I am happy that I stayed on program today. When I am tempted to eat tonight I will drink water. :)
Thanks for not giving up on me Heddi,
Love ya Kaffi

How Much Power do Numbers Have?

Over the years, I have belonged to Weight Watchers or done diets many times. Some time ago, I remember telling myself that the numbers on the scale no longer have any power over me. That as long as I felt good, more energy, felt confident in my choices, then the numbers would come.

There are so many reasons why our weight fluctuates, far more for us women then men. Ergh! Of course there is that whole time of the month thingy; some women go up the week before the curse arrives and some go up the week the curse (LOL "the curse") is here. Another great example is what you have eaten; you could be making great choices but if any have had lots of sodium or msg, then sometimes it takes days to get that out of your system.

So while I believe all this, sometimes, it still can affect you. At a Weight Watcher meeting not too long ago, I mentioned how they actually pander to the power of the numbers. We get stickers for a great job, 5 lbs stickers, 5% and 10% stickers. Therefore facilitating a chase the numbers mentality.

The following things:

1. great choices
2. moving more
3. perseverance
4. dedication

all pay off baby! And I want to see the smile when it does! :)

luv

H

xo

MY TUESDAY IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
Water	0 glasses L	0 points
Cup of microwave popcorn	cup	1
Salad with cheese, low cal Catalina dressing	Med bowl	2, 2, 1, 0,0 = 5
Oreos FROM MY FLEX POINTS ARGH!	16!!! L L	24 pts (18 flx)
Orange: used my NEW WW scale!! For pts!	large	2
California Chicken Pizza – used pts calculator	2 pieces	5
Sugar free jello pudding	106 g cup	1
Chicken breast in reduced cal bagel with marg & low fat miracle whip		2,1,2, 3 = 8
ENDED DAY WITH USE OF: all 28 pts gone & 18 flex gone for week