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dancerjodiIts been a week since we signed up for WW online and its been going well. I have to say that flex points are a life saver on the weekend.
A good recipe and some rambling about food here
I'm curious to see how we weigh in tomorrow night (I'll let you know on Thursday), though I'm not expecting any difference in me. Given that I only have 10-15 lbs to lose I'm sure it will come off slow (that, and I haven't been exercising as much as I'd like). I *am* feeling better physically though, and I'm just fascinated to learn about what food is made up of and how it all adds up. Its kind of gross to think of all of the food Brian and I have been eating when at restaurants and the kind of crap it results in us putting into our bodies. No wonder Americans are so fat and unhealthy as a whole (compared to other countries that are eating more natural foods and are more active on a daily basis)!
We made this http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeid=50524 last night for dinner, and the salsa was SO GOOD! I think cutting the chicken in strips post cooking and eating with fajitas would be good (rather than making it with a rice or couscous grain on the side). Brian and I are thinking of picking up one of the WW cookbooks, because it would be neat to browse things that way. The new Executive Assistant in my office is also doing WW with her husband and is taking 2 WW cookbooks out of the library (to peruse and see if worth buying), so I may be able to check them out through her in person.
Tomorrow starts a new points week which is good, since I'm going out for dinner Wed (for a friend's birthday), Thurs (for my birthday) and Fri (before the Extreme show). Again I say, flex points are a life saver. Its been interesting checking out restaurant menus before going out and figuring out what the healthiest options are. I'm splurging points-wise when we go out Thursday though. Brian and I will grab dinner at http://www.widowfletcherstavern.com/, where I'll be getting the Scallop and Shrimp Amore and a salad. MMM, a gorgonzola tomato sauce! No fried dough for us though, we'll be able to guilt each other into not getting it I'm sure. The WW site doesn't have fried dough listed, but 1/2 a funnel cake (basically the same thing) is 12 points. Ouch! Based on that eating one whole fried dough exceeds the daily points I should be eating :)
I have an hour ballet class tonight. It will be good to get back to moving but I still need to figure out what I'm doing iron-wise. Though the gym is nice, I don't want to come in here earlier than I am already, and staying later puts me sitting in the worst of traffic. I'm wondering if I could figure out a good weight routine with staying power at home - I still haven't gotten there yet.
A good recipe and some rambling about food here
I'm curious to see how we weigh in tomorrow night (I'll let you know on Thursday), though I'm not expecting any difference in me. Given that I only have 10-15 lbs to lose I'm sure it will come off slow (that, and I haven't been exercising as much as I'd like). I *am* feeling better physically though, and I'm just fascinated to learn about what food is made up of and how it all adds up. Its kind of gross to think of all of the food Brian and I have been eating when at restaurants and the kind of crap it results in us putting into our bodies. No wonder Americans are so fat and unhealthy as a whole (compared to other countries that are eating more natural foods and are more active on a daily basis)!
We made this http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeid=50524 last night for dinner, and the salsa was SO GOOD! I think cutting the chicken in strips post cooking and eating with fajitas would be good (rather than making it with a rice or couscous grain on the side). Brian and I are thinking of picking up one of the WW cookbooks, because it would be neat to browse things that way. The new Executive Assistant in my office is also doing WW with her husband and is taking 2 WW cookbooks out of the library (to peruse and see if worth buying), so I may be able to check them out through her in person.
Tomorrow starts a new points week which is good, since I'm going out for dinner Wed (for a friend's birthday), Thurs (for my birthday) and Fri (before the Extreme show). Again I say, flex points are a life saver. Its been interesting checking out restaurant menus before going out and figuring out what the healthiest options are. I'm splurging points-wise when we go out Thursday though. Brian and I will grab dinner at http://www.widowfletcherstavern.com/, where I'll be getting the Scallop and Shrimp Amore and a salad. MMM, a gorgonzola tomato sauce! No fried dough for us though, we'll be able to guilt each other into not getting it I'm sure. The WW site doesn't have fried dough listed, but 1/2 a funnel cake (basically the same thing) is 12 points. Ouch! Based on that eating one whole fried dough exceeds the daily points I should be eating :)
I have an hour ballet class tonight. It will be good to get back to moving but I still need to figure out what I'm doing iron-wise. Though the gym is nice, I don't want to come in here earlier than I am already, and staying later puts me sitting in the worst of traffic. I'm wondering if I could figure out a good weight routine with staying power at home - I still haven't gotten there yet.
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Date: 2006-06-27 03:19 pm (UTC)I was just thinking about that this morning. I said to myself on the way to work via McDonald's (and the yummy Egg & Cheese McGriddle I had), "Jennifer, you are what you eat. You eat fatty food, you will be a fatty person."
My problem, I KNOW what to do, I just don't do it. I ALWAYS feel better when I eat cleanly (a lot of fresh fruits & veggies, whole grains, beans). But I get caught up in the "convenience foods" and that is where I get into trouble.
Sigh.