Whoa....MIA I guess..

Still here. Still going to WW. So far I've lost 16.4 or something like that. The last few weeks I've been eating what I want when I want. I need to get myself back on track.

Losing again.

Lost 2.4 this week. Of course thats for 2 weeks. But it's still a loss. I'm happy with it. Had a wedding on Saturday and did really good on eating the buffet. Only 3 bites of wedding cake...yay!

I didn't write about the 2 lb gain because I was disappointed in myself. I was really hoping that this time around on WW there would be no + signs. But there was. I'm not sure if it was due to TOM or the lunches I had been having. It was more convenient to pop a Smart One or Lean Cuisine into the microwave so that's what I had been doing. Changed all that this week and last.

I didn't weigh in last week due to it being Fair week. I had eaten some unhealthy fair food but it had been divided between 3 people. Still, I was afraid to see what the scale would say.

I'm back on track now. And staying that way!

Late posting....

Weighed in on Tuesday and I'm down 1.6 this week and I made my 5% goal....woohoo!!! Total of 11.4 lost so far.

Went to Cedar Point Amusement Park yesterday. Had a blast with 2 of my kids. The husband and I have come to the conclussion we are not as young as we used to be. Some of those rides really kicked our butts. Along with the heat and humidity. But it was very windy so that helped. Although the wind prohibited some of the rides to open. But we still managed to have a great time. Ate at Pinks. Yep the famous Hollywood hotdog place except there is now one in Sandusky Ohio at Cedar Point. It wasn't too bad but nothing to drive to Hollywood for.

Today is a day of relaxing and getting ready to start homeschool on Monday. Lots of planning and cleaning to do.

Another loss........

Down 6.2lbs this week. Total so far 9.8, yes!

The meeting was about creating meals without meat. Vegetarian. Meatless Monday. So now I'm googling and looking for some ideas. So far I have ideas for black bean burritos with cheese. Yum! What are your ideas for Meatless Monday?

It's a loss....

I lost 3.6 lbs this week. I was hoping for more as I thought your first week on WW would result in a bigger loss. I followed the plan and stuck to my points. Some days I had 12 points left over, other days I had 6. I only used 2 of my weekly points.

My scale at home said I lost 7. I'm thinking of throwing it out! I don't know if it's weighing in in the evening that's making the loss look less or what. Either way it's a loss. And I want it to be a slow process so that my skin has time to catch up and won't sag.

Snack ideas

Veggies w/hummus
Apples w/peanut butter
Cucumbers w/laughing cow light cheese

Portobello PizzaCoat both sides of a large Portobello mushroom cap (stem removed) with olive oil cooking spray. Grill (or broil) over medium heat until tender, about 6 to 8 minutes per side. Fill inside of mushroom cap with 2 tablespoons of prepared pizza sauce and sprinkle with 1/4 cup of shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; cover grill and cook (or broil) until cheese melts, about 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with freshly chopped basil PointsPlus value: 1.

Green Smoothie = 2 cups Spinach, banana, 1 cup milk and some ice

I'll add more as I go.

1st meeting

The 1st meeting is down. Went really well. I like the leader. And the members at this meeting are older than me but have more knowledge about the new plan.

Stepping onto the scale was the hardest part. I'm at my highest weight ever and I don't like it. But that's why I joined WW again, so I can fix that problem. I gained back the 30lbs from when I was on WW in 2008 plus 10 more. Not bad considering it's been 3 years and I could have doubled that.

Last night we talked about snacks. Here I was just eating an apple and not finding it filling. Well if I had paired it with some peanut butter it would be fillling. I was aiming at 0 points only and not wanting to add anything else to it. So when I go grocery shopping this weekend I'm going to pick up some more fruit but also some veggies and hummus. I'm going to try new things.

This week is going to be the toughest. Mother Nature cursed me Monday morning so not only am I battling the bloat but I'm also battling the cravings. This is usually the hardest week of the month for me. But I'm going to show it whose boss. Me!

Well I'm off to find a healthy snack and catch up on Facebook.