Another Saturday, Another Weigh In

I stepped on the scale on Saturday morning and I was pleasantly surprised that I was down another 1.3lbs and earned my 5lb badge.  So, I lost 6.1lbs in January. Not great, but encouraging. I was so exhausted from working out so much, that I hadn't worked out in four days. I got back on the bike today and lifted some weights for a hour and then napped for two hours! I've decided to do 60 minutes every other day instead of daily. My body isn't bouncing back from workouts like it use to.

I made, with Matt's supervision, two recipes: Weight Watchers Shells (11 point plus) and Weight Watchers Oatmeal Banana Bread (5 point plus).

Here are pictures from the shell recipe:

The shells were good! Very filling, but I would put less oregano in it bc it was super strong!

Here are pictures from the bread:

Bread was decent, but a little dry. My 1 pp butter took care of that though!

It was super icy this past week and we basically stayed in with the dogs.

I have one item to review and that is the Hungry Girl: The Official Survival Guides on two CDs . I got it for about eight bucks on Amazon and I think it was worth it. It had some really great tips and she really isn't annoying to listen to. I will say that I thought she was condescending in some spots and when she mentioned some "bad foods" she made it seems like you were a disgusting person for even wanting fair food or anything considered unhealthy. I'm sorry but a lollipop isn't going take the place of cheesecake on a stick at the state fair. Listen, I'm all about eating healthy, but I'm a firm believer in eating treats every so often.....even if they have fifty grams in it. I'm not saying everyday, but I'm saying everything in moderation. If I want to plan a meal where I eat four pieces of pizza from Pizza Hut, I'm gonna. Most of the time, I plan and get all excited from a cheat meal and then boom! I don't even want it anymore or maybe instead of the four I planned, I'll only eat one or two. I might be full, maybe I don't  even want it, maybe I want a healthier meal or maybe I am actually thinking of all the fat I'm eating. Anyway you want to look at it, it's my choice! My choice is moderation and nothing is considered "bad food", it's just food. If you label it as bad and say that you can't have it....you'll want it! Instead of saying, "I can't have it" say "I don't eat (insert food) much anymore" or "I don't really want that". To me, it makes it seems like MY choice. I don't want to eat it bc I don't really want it, not bc I can't have it. That food becomes forbidden or the Bad Boy, if you will. Whatever we can't have, we want....badly.  

Anyway, that's it for now! Hope everyone has a great week! 

*All opinions in the blog post are my own and I was not in anyway compensated in any way.*

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Just a Few Reviews

I made some Weight Watchers recipes and bought a few new snacks, so I figured that I would review them.

The first recipe I tried was Mini Ice Cream Cakes from Hungry Girl. They were easy to make and worth  the three points. Perfect dessert for me bc I love cake, ice cream and whipped cream and it's completely satisfying!

The second recipe I tried was Watch Watchers Baked Ziti. I liked it but I didn't enjoy making it. Granted, I don't cook at all, so I'm not familiar with....well, cooking. Matt said that is was easy to do though and he does all our cooking in the house. It was good and I would probably make it again, but it wasn't amazing. It was 8 points a serving.

As for snacks, I tried five new items and they were all pretty good. My absolute favorite, no question, was Quaker Quakes Rice Snacks Cheddar Cheese. They are perfect for my Cheeto cravings! They are so light and fluffy and I found them to be very satisfying for a 3 points a serving. 

I tried it's sweeter sibling as well, in caramel corn. They were decent, but definitely not as good as the cheddar. A serving of this snack is 3 points as well.

I tried Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip cookies and they are 2 points per cookie. They were nice with my tea, but I think I'd prefer to splurge on a Chip Ahoy instead. They were kinda dry, but like I said they were good with my tea. 

I have been having these Weight Watcher Chocolate Creme Cakes after my lunch in place of about 20 pieces of mini candies. I was pleasantly surprised by this 2 point snack. It is moist and satisfies my sweet craving after lunch.  

Finally, while we were visiting Denise and Roy over the holidays, they pulled out these Trader Joe's Apple Snack Sticks. They have a nice flavor and are light and airy, but they aren't very filling for 3 points. 

All in all I liked everything pretty well, but my favorites were the Mini Ice Cream Cakes and the Quaker Quakes Rice Snacks Cheddar Cheese. 

Weigh in tomorrow! Wish me luck!

Recipe for Mini Ice Cream Cakes

Recipe For Weight Watchers Baked Ziti

*All opinions in the blog post are my own and I was not in anyway compensated in any way.*

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Gaining Thru The Weekend

It has been a fun weekend, but I'm super frustrated with my weight. I'm fully aware that weight loss isn't an overnight deal, BUT I weighted myself a few days after I started Weight Watchers and I gained TWO FUCKING POUNDS! Are you shitting me?! I was livid. I know my thyroid is still messed up, but that is ridiculous! I always knew my weight loss would be slower bc of my thyroid, but to gain? WTF?!

Urgh, anyway, we had a fun weekend. Our house is clean, but super cluttered. We are still organizing from Christmas and everything. We have been working on organizing, but took a break to do some shopping, We got some organizing containers for our pantry and a cool piece of artwork for the dining room. We also went to Teavana and I got some ideas on what different teas to order.

Healthwise, Matt put together my bike and it is fantastic. I love it! I also made a dessert that I got from Hungry Girl that is worth 4 points. I made Mini Ice Cream Cakes and they are great! I'm totally making it again. Tonight, I'm going to attempt to make another Weight Watchers recipe. I decided on Baked Ziti and it is 7 points a serving.

We also got word that hockey is back, but I'm not going to believe it til I see it with my own eyes!


Here's a few pictures from the weekend:

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