And Away We Goooooo!!!

Day One

Journal Entry for "here we go" again.  Hopefully this merry-go-round will spin and I will spin and get the weight off.  It's time.

My New Year Motto for 2016 is Downsize and Organize

  Last year was my BIG accomplishment: 

 


Getting my Masters in Christian Education was something I wanted to do for over 20 years.  Well guess what?  Losing weight has been another "something I've wanted to do for over 20 years."  This will be the winning year that the weight comes off.  

Here is a peek into my tracking journal for yesterday.

Day 1 Breakfast of Champions: Cook 1/2 cup of dry oatmeal using lots of water (as per Hungry Girl's instructions)/ frozen blueberries/ dash of cinnamon/ and instead of adding yogurt (love adding yogurt to oatmeal; it makes it creamy and yummy!), I added one tsp of Fat Free/ Sugar Free Caramel Creamer.  If you are following WW Smart Points, it counts as 4 SP, the whole meal, that is...not just the creamer!  And look at it....well don't look too close.  I'll admit, it isn't as good looking as it was good!

No, Big Puppy didn't cough this up!

As soon as I mention the word "diet" or mask it with some other fancy phrase "healthy eating," my stomach revolts.

Breakfast was at 10-ish and by 1 p.m. Stomach let me know she was running on empty- or at least Moana thought so!

A delicious lunch:

Dee-lish

This is called Calabaza con Pollo; it is loaded with good vegetables and hits the spot on those cold winter days.  Plus the seedlings love it and Hubby makes it so Strawberry is happy, happy!  Of course I get to do the dishes, but hey, I have a husband who cooks!!!!

Ingredients:
celery -0 SP
canned diced tomatoes- 0 SP
zucchini- 0 SP
bell peppers- 0 SP
onions- 0 SP
carrots - 0 SP
I'm on a roll here!!!
chicken, thigh- 3 SP
and then Hubby told me he added half a jar of Pace's Picante Sauce to the whole pot.  I figured 2 TBSP = 1 SP

So all in all, a huge bowl of this stuff came out to 4 or 5 SP (depending on counting 1 or 2 points of salsa!

Watch out!!!

Snack Attack!!!!!

Warning, warning, Will Robinson.  A snack attack is coming.

At 4 p.m. Boy and College Boy had a Sonic treat and I got a big ole cup of Sprite Zero.  I was feeling a little left out and unfortunately Career Girl left a massive amount of chocolates here. 

Strawberry and the Chocolate Factory

Yes, I did have one. Dark chocolate is Good for You, Right?????

I never said I was perfect!!!!!

I'm counting one of these babies as 3 SP.  I couldn't find the nutritional info on their website so I went to WW website and made an educated guess.  I decided to go on the high side versus the low side.  Tomorrow I'll decide if this little 3 SP piece of chocolate is really worth it.  Today it was....Moana says so!!!  ;)


Dinner was another "hit the spot on a cold winter's night."  mmmmmm

Bistek Ranchero

This concoction includes round steak, onions, celery, tomatoes, bell peppers, and a slow simmer.  I wanted more veggies so I added a fresh tomato and a very sweet church member gave Rev Hubby Mexican avocados so Yes, Please!

SP=8

At 7:30 p.m. I topped off the day with a snack pack chocolate pudding because really, who doesn't want to end the day with chocolate?

I only ate one. Honest!

One cup of Snack Pack sugar-free pudding= 2 SP

Total for the Day= 21 SP

I had a great day yesterday, Grainiacs.  I'm praying today will be just as successful.  Let me hear from you.  What is your goal/motto/dream/wish for 2016?  Let's do this together and SuCcEeD.  2016 is the year!!!