My latest reward

As I mentioned earlier, I treat myself to a gift card everytime I lose 5 lbs.

So far, I have 4 $20.00 gift cards from Coldwater Creek, 1 from Kohl's and today I decided that before I die I need to own something from Victoria's Secret...so that's what I did!

I have to admit that walking into the store to buy the gift card was a new experience... I have never bought anything there, nor have I ever walked into their store...until today!

Weight Watcher Wednesday - Week 22

Considering all the treats I had this past weekend....I'm pleasantly surprised to have lost weight!

This week's weight loss:

1 lb. for a total of 30.6 lbs. lost forever

Finally...

Geez, I can't believe I'm going to admit this...but I've been honest about everything else...so here goes. For the first time in a LONG time, I FINALLY weigh LESS than my husband! He's also 9 inches taller than me, but I've outweighed him for a long time. But...not any more!!

Though today he did say he "found" some of the the weight I had lost...seems he's gained a few pounds! But, he can lose that in no time...he's done it before.

Weight Watcher Wednesday - Week 21

I was hoping to hit another milestone today...but that will have to wait until next week.

This week's loss:

1.6 lbs for a total of 29.6

Weight Watcher Wednesday - Week 20

It's a good day in Weight Watcher Land!!!

This week's loss ....

2.4 lbs for a total of 28 lbs. LOST

A lesson I've learned..

I know I should have realized this a long time ago...but, like a lot of things, it just 'hit' me a few days ago.

My husand and I had to drive 90 minutes to Boston Monday evening because our college daughter's car had almost NO brakes. My husband has always fixed the family cars and we don't know who to trust to fix her car. So we drove there and gave her my car and my husband drove the Jeep with-almost-no-brakes home...

We took advantage of the visit to take both of our daughters out to dinner. (FYI...our college daughter lives with our oldest daughter; she lives and works in the Boston area.) We decided on Uno's. I was looking at the menu, and it occurred to me that it didn't matter what I ordered, or what I ate, I was happy to be spending time with my daughters. Sometimes I don't see them for several weeks to a few months at a time....and this time, it wasn't about "THE FOOD"...it was about the visit.

I chose carefully, grilled shrimp, roasted veggies and rice pilaf. I ate it all, left about 1/4 of the rice, and then ate my husband's grilled veggies because he didn't want them....and I hated to see nice roasted veggies go to waste.

I always told my kids, that everything in life is a learning experience...and today it was my turn to 'learn'...

Lovin' my smoothies!

I am totally loving breakfast these days! My daughters bought me an immersion blender for Mother's Day and I've been using every day since.

I mix one container of WW Yogurt, 1 C of low fat milk, 4-5 strawberries and blend!! Then I add about 1/2 C of crushed ice and blend some more.

It's such a treat. I sometimes have trouble getting in my required 2 milks a day, but with this it counts as 2 milks and breakfast at the same time!!

Weight Watcher Wednesday - Week 19

This week's weight loss:

0.6 lbs for a total of 25.6


Not sure why the scale wasn't a better friend to me this week...I did lose some weight but not as much as I had hoped. I go to the gym every day for 1 hour, in addition to walking my dog nearly every day for 30 minutes...sometimes twice a day. But I'll take what I can get...and slowly, but surely I will reach my goal...

What does 25 lbs look like?

Here is what I have lost...the equivalence of 25 lbs of butter!!!

Just for the record, my daughter does a lot of baking and I store her 'extra' butter in my freezer...so I won't be eating any of this!

Weight Watcher Wednesday - Week 18

Another milestone today...

Lost 0.8 for a total of 25 lbs.!!!

Thursday, May 21

BREAKFAST:

• Smoothie (WW yogurt, 1 C low fat milk, 4 strawberries)
• Points: 3

LUNCH:

• Progresso Light chicken/veg soup
• WW multigrain crisp crackers
• WW string cheese
• Points: 5

DINNER:

• 3 oz lean hamburger
• Arnold's whole grain bun
• toss salad
• grilled zucchini
• Points: 7

SNACKS:

• WW ice cream
• Fiber One bar
• Points: 4

Total Points: 19

Wednesday, May 20

BREAKFAST:

• Smoothie (WW yogurt, 1 C low-fat milk, 5 strawberries)
• Points: 3

LUNCH:

• Muffin pizza (Fiber One English Muffin; 2 tbsp Barilla Tomato/Basil Sauce; 2 tbsp WW Mozzarella cheese
• 1 C honeydew melon
• Points: 2.5

DINNER:

• WW Lasagna
• Summer Squash
• Points: 6

SNACKS:

• WW String cheese
• Fiber One Bar
• WW Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream
• 4 C 94% fat free popcorn
• Points: 6

Total Points: 17.5

Weight Watcher Wednesday - Week 17

Today's results:

2.2 lbs lost for a total of 24.2 lbs.

That's a great accomplishment for me because I was away in Lancaster, PA for 5 days! But I planned ahead, brought some nutritious snacks and was so busy shopping and walking that I didn't even think about food!

Tuesday, May 19

BREAKFAST:

• Smoothie: made with 1 WW Berry Yogurt, 1 C low-fat milk; 4 whole strawberries.
• Points: 3.5

LUNCH:

• 1 C Bear Creek Chili
• 1 oz. cooked chicken breast
• 1 C honeydew melon
• Points: 3

DINNER:

• 9 large shrimp
• grilled zucchini, summer squash, green beans
• 1 C honeydew melon
• Points: 3

SNACKS:

• 5 C 94% fat free popcorn
• Fiber One Bar
• 1 oz Fat Free Potato Chips
• 1 WW 1 point snack
• Points: 7

Total points: 16.5

Sunday...Mother's Day, May 10

Well, despite my best efforts to apply points to yesterday's wonderful lunch at Anthony's Pier 4 in Boston..I'm not sure I can do it accurately.


Lunch consisted of:

• Frozen strawberry daiquiri (which I shared with my daughter Samantha...and yes she is over 21)
• Broiled bay scallops (heavenly!)
• baked potato (no sour cream or butter)
• Popover (steaming hot...mmm)
• 1/2 dinner roll
• 2 fried shrimp (from my husband's plate!)

Later:

• 1 piece of delicious Angel Food Cake and fresh fruit that my daughter Sara made for me.

When I got home :

• Toss salad
• and what we weight watchers call B.L.T's...bites, licks and tastes. I had a case of the munchies...but didn't over do. The scale will tell on Wednesday, though!

My husband and I did go to the gym before we went to Boston for lunch. Hopefully that will help.

The restaurant was wonderful...the scenery spectacular, and we had the best seats (not sure how we got so lucky). There was a sail boat race right outside our window!!

I received some beautiful flowers and a gift card to Red Lobster from my son and daughter-in-law. Sara and Samantha bought me flowers, funky eyeglasses, and a Cuisinart Hand Blender to make smoothies! When it comes to having wonderful children, I hit the 'kid lottery'...I am truly blessed. Thanks for a wonderful Mother's Day!