Look at the snack area….. I counted it and I should not have eaten it but boy it was good!

Check All Target Food POINTS values remaining		0

Morning
1 cup General Mills Cheerios		2
1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk		1

Midday
2 tsp butter		2
4 items egg white(s)		1.5
2 slice bread		3

Evening
1 serving Applebee’s® Tango Chicken Sandwich		7

Snack
apple chimicheesecake		25

Total Food POINTS values used		41.5

Is a plain, regular McDonald’s cheeseburger. I was out running errands longer than anticipated, and was starving. Forgot my snack. Anyway, this is in the “good to know” category, for sure. There are Lean Cuisines and WW frozen meals that are nearly that many calories. FYI.

I went to my WW meeting last night.  It was a good meeting as they were talking about portion sizes.  it was good to review things.  They have some new markers like casette tape for meat portions, tennis ball for a cup or a small fruit, 6 dice for a cheese portion, etc.  So it was good to review.  My scale at work is exactly the same as at WW, and I have lost a total of 6 lbs.  I have been pondering all morning about going to the Olive Garden tonight, thinking about a couple of entrees I wanted to try, but I know they are at least 13 to 15 points.  Then when you add on all that yummy salad with that dressing and bread and someone will invariably order appetizers, then it just shoots it all through the ceiling points wise.  So… I guess I will have salad, soup, 1 breadstick and maybe, if I can talk my daughter into it a little bit of her entree, and this way I can have a glass of wine and not feel like I am missing anything and that I am not blowing it.  But damn, I love cheese! But I am not going to undo everything I did this week and have to re-lose weight I have lost so far, so I have firmly decided the above.  I will do this.  Course then I have to deal with my visit to my mom’s house this weekend.. she always has goodies around.  But hey, it is always going to be something so I better learn to deal with them.  I can’t stop living so I better just learn to make better choices.  My mom respects whatever and doesn’t force anything on anyone so it really is up to me.  If she wants to go out, we can go to our favorite Vietnamese restarant and there is plenty of good choices there that I like.  If she wants to stay in I can cook something, but she always cooks pretty decent meals anyway, as she has some food restrictions as it is.  Wish me luck.  You ladies are all doing so fabulous and you are all so inspiring and motivational!! its good to be part of this group. 

I am feeling really good and motivated today.  I lost another pound.

Total loss: 15 (happy dance)

I have to work all day and then I am going to the movies w. my book club.  That is where the yikes comes in.  Popcorn, swedish fish, chocolate covered peanuts. Oh man, it could be trouble.  I feel I may be able to resist this, but we are going for a drink after.  Margaritas. And, with those comes chips.  Baskets and baskets of chips.  I am done for!  I also won’t have time for dinner.

Wish me luck.  I don’t know how I will resist all this temptation!

If you’re wondering, last summer I bought the 6 Week Body Makeover package. In it was a little plan to jumpstart your metabolism and get used to eating smaller meals throughout the day. It’s a six-day plan, and this 6 day mini-makeover is what I’ve been doing since Sunday. I’ll be done tomorrow, so I’ll see what the scale has to say Saturday morning about my goal!

Let me tell you how it’s changed my body.

Hi, I am Char. My friend, YellowRose (aka Sherry) sent me here. I am so glad she did. This is a great place. I have battled my weight since I was a child. I lost 100 pounds about 8 years ago, but because of a knee injury, I have gained it all back. With my permanent knee injury, it makes it difficult to exercise, but I did find out recently that I could do a recumbent bike. I am here because I need support. I need someone that understands the battle that losing weight can be. We, as women, are the caretakers, always taking care of others and sometimes we forget the most important person to care for, OURSELVES.

my youngest, jake, is ill.  stomach flu.  whee.  if there is a reason to skip meals for a few days, that is it.  i cannot handle yakking.  so, i will forego eating for a little bit, until i can guarantee myself that i am not going to catch his death flu.

and isnt it wonderful to be a child?  he’s sick as a dog, as hot as the sun, but is still singing the praises of mcd’s & disneyland.  gotta love being a kid.

but on a ME note…..i hadn’t weighted myself since the 1st of the year.  and HOLY COW when i did!  (holy cow in a good way…)

I LOST 10 LBS!!!!  i can’t believe it!  i don’t know where they came off at, cause i still look like a bloated whale, but who cares!!  i’m now down to 180!  holy rusted metal, batman!!  i think i may just go in the kitchen & congratulate myself with a pot of earl grey & an english muffin!