Can I get a TGIF? It’s been an exciting, but very tiring week. One more day to get through and then…weekend bliss. I want to see if I can out-do last weekend by staying in my PJ’s until 6pm! 😉 Kinda kidding…kinda not!
Let’s get the party started with the Larabar winners! Congrats to:
Kasey
Karina
Kari
Kristina
Kristen
Jen
Anbre
Meagan
Julie
Heather
I sent all of you lovely ladies an email requesting your mailing address. I want to get these tasty treats out to you ASAP! Thanks to everyone for entering and to Larabar for helping me host a fabulous giveaway! 😀
I wanted to give a little glimpse into my food journal since starting Weight Watchers on Wednesday. While attending WW started as a learning opportunity to be able to assess the quality of the new PointsPlus program, I jumped on board with my co-workers and am having my company pick up the tab for the next 18 weeks. And of course, losing any PCOS weight in the process is an added bonus. Sometimes, we just need that swift kick in the…you know 😉
If I can be perfectly honest, following the Weight Watchers program has been exhausting and tedious! However, this is a new program I am not familiar with, and life has definitely been in the fast lane for me this week. I won’t go into logistics about the program just yet — I want to test it out a few more days. But here’s what days 1 & 2 panned out to be:
Day 1
Breakfast: 2 corn tortillas (3), 1 egg (2), 1/4 cup Egg Beaters (1), 2 slices turkey bacon (2), coffee + creamer (1)
Snack: banana (0)
Lunch: 2 Lasagna Roll-Ups (10), salad with 1 tsp olive oil + 1 tsp red wine vinegar (1)
Snack: clementine (0)
Dinner: 1 piece Lightened Up Crème Brûlée French Toast (9), 2 Tbsp light syrup (1)
Snack: 1 cup strawberries (0), 1/2 banana (0), Crystal Light (0)Total: 30 points (1 over my daily points of 29) — approx. 1310 calories
Day 2
Breakfast: banana (0), 1/2 peach (0), 1 cup strawberries (0), 1 cup coconut milk (2), 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder (2), 4 oz. 2% plain Greek yogurt (1 1/2), coffee + creamer (1 1/2)
Lunch: 1 piece Lightened Up Crème Brûlée French Toast (9), 2 Tbsp light syrup (1)
Snack (pre-workout): 1/4th piece Oatmeal Banana Nut Bread (1)
Dinner: 1 cup spaghetti squash (0), light homemade alfredo sauce (2), 18 small shrimp (3), 2 cups lettuce (0), 1 Tbsp homemade light Caesar dressing (1)
Snack: 1 light beer (3), 3 Hershey Kisses (2)
Workout: 5.4 mile run (~9 activity points earned)Total: 29 points — approx. 1375 calories
I would calculate my needs as being closer to 1500-1700 calories/day for weight loss. I haven’t posted my daily intake in probably over a year, but there you have it. Having to food journal and account for points/calories certainly makes me, even as a dietitian, very aware of true portion sizes. It’s also very humbling to measure everything as I would encourage a patient to do 😉 It’s nothing I haven’t done before, and while I can eyeball serving sizes pretty darn accurately, going through the motions of Weight Watchers is part of the “experience” I want in doing this.
My biggest concern, other than low calorie counts, is that I am least hungry after working out. A small dinner is usually all that interests me after a tough workout, so I will definitely plan for a good breakfast this morning. And as for the beer, it was only appropriate to go along with college basketball O:-)
Question: Have you ever kept a food journal? What do you think you learn from keeping records of what you eat?
TGIF! Have a FABULOUS weekend!