The Blogging Diet

The weekend- just weighed in

2010-12-05T08:45:00.002-07:00

Well, it's working- it'll be a slow process but Billy and I have both lost a couple lbs each and we have not broken once. We have been eating really healthy. And it's not a diet! :) It's a lifestyle change. We are committed to this healthy living and it feels good.

Here's the meal/ exercise update:

Fri- Breakfast: fruit shake
Snack: Protein bar
Lunch: Chicken Salad- mmm, we had left over chicken from when we made fajitas and it was good in the salad- we didn't even need dressing.
Dinner- Leftovers- meatloaf (low fat) w/ a baked potatoe and cooked veggies- carrots, corn and green beans.

We didn't work out- we missed Yoga this week but that is the only workout we missed and I think we are doing pretty good w/ our busy lifestyle and a newborn in the house. So I don't feel too bad about it.

Sat- Breakfast: scrambled eggs (egg whites)
Snack: Peanut Butter protein bar
Lunch: Fruit Shake
Dinner: Hamburgers- extra lean turkey burger on whole wheat bread w/ veggies on side

Workout: Legs and Back. This is a killer! Not as hard as Plyo but it's definetly runner up. Lots of lunges and squats- oh the chair squats are HARD! And calf raises and pullups (or for me it's a back exercise with the bands) any way lots of variety and with the abs it was a good 1 hr 15 min. exercise and it felt good. I'm already getting better with abs.

Here we go- again

2010-12-02T10:15:00.004-07:00

Well, here it is a year later and after one pregnancy and the birth of another baby, we are back to the out of shape category. And we are tired of it and ready to do something about it!
We are starting P90X again. This time I thought I'd really try to log our diet and exercise for anyone that is interested in reading what we are doing and for our own motivation.
I just have to catch up b/c it is hard for me to get on here every day. So here's what we've done so far:

Mon- Breakfast- fruit/ protein shake: 1 cup of mixed frozen fruit, fat free milk, protein powder and ice. Mmm, it's good- chocolate flavored!

Snack: Protein bar- mmm, another thing that feels like cheating but it's not. Caramel nut blast.

Lunch: Club Salad. 2 cups lettuce, cucumber, tomatoe, green onion, avacado, broccoli, carrots, and 8 pieces of fat free deli meat- ham and turkey w/ fat free Italian dressing.

Snack: banana

Dinner: Pizza! Low fat whole wheat Pita w/ a little spagetthi sauce, 97% fat free turkey burger (seasoned like taco meat), and fat free mozzarella cheese w/ green beans on the side (no butter)

Workout: Chest and back- pullups and pushups. However I did "pull ups" with the bands this time- and it was so much better! Didn't make very many pushups each time- I was lucky if I got 10 doing it girly style. Billy of course pushes really hard and is now feeling it! What a workout. Abs was hard!!! I could barely do any of the exercises and now that we've done this before I can compare to when I was in really good shape. I kept thinking- I used to be able to keep up with them! We'll get back to that but I felt like I barely did anything in the ab workout and I'm still sore.

Tues- Breakfast: Fruit shake w/ protein powder

Snack: Protein bar- cookie dough this time- mmm, that's good!

Lunch: Chicken salad

Snack: All Natural Almonds w/ raisins

Dinner: Fajitas- whole wheat low fat tortilla, chicken breast cooked w/ no fat (add bell peppers and green chilis) and fat free refried beans. Had some corn on the side.

Workout- Plyometrics! It's a killer. Soooo hard. I did the motified version the whole time or even easier (like marching in place when I was burnt out) and still it was hard!! But I did it- and that always feels good!

Wed- Fruit shake- wanted eggs but didn't have enough time... still good the 3rd day in a row though- and really easy for a quick breakfast on the go.

Snack- another cookie dough bar b/c I liked it so much the day before

Lunch- Fat free sandwhich meat on a corn tortilla w/ fat free cheese and lettuce w/ some salsa. Billy had onions and tomatoes on his. (3 of them)

Snack- Low fat turkey jerky

Dinner- Chicken on the grill w/ italian dressing and worchestire sauce for seasonings... california blend vegetables on the side- and a whole lot of them!

Workout: Shoulders and arms- this was pretty hard b/c it was just so many repetitions but I like this workout. We were both sore and exhausted when we started it so when we finished we were pretty beat up. Billy's worried he won't be able to hold Jaren when we bless him b/c he'll be too sore- and then he'll be walking funny in front of the whole congregation. So if you're there watch for that. haha.

Thursday- Breakfast: Scrambled eggs- egg whites only w/ green onions and tomatoes topped w/ fat free mozzarella cheese and a veggie sausage on the side

Snack: Peanut butter protein bar

Lunch: Protein/ fruit shake

Snack: Almonds and raisins

Dinner: Meatloaf w/ extra lean ground turkey burger, a baked potatoe (a little olive oil and salt), and cooked broccoli, cauliflower and carrots.

New Phase

2009-09-01T11:11:00.003-07:00

We've completed the program... kinda. It got really hard to keep up with the exercising but we did our best. So now we are starting over with another 90 days.
I am on week two of the Lean program. I really like it! The hardest days for me to do on the classic program were Mondays where we did a bunch of pull ups and push ups and Tuesdays where we did plyometrics. Plyometrics is so hard and exhausting and it was really hard towards the end to want to do such an extreme workout... too much jumping...
Anyway so the lean program seems better suited for women. I like it so much better. There is a cardio workout that is comparitive to Plyometrics but not as hard. I like it so much better. The other days are the same, and I am really liking this new program. I have more motivation to work out now that I'm doing lean. Although last week I was sick, so I only worked out 4 days. This week I'll be getting in 5-6.
I still have more work to do. I am pretty happy with the results I have seen so far. (And happy that I am fitting into sz 7-8!) But I still need some work on toning my arms and post baby tummy. I'm not trying to be obsessive, I just really want to get rid of this extra fat. I'm feeling so much better after loosing 45 lbs, and I know I will feel even better if I didn't have to feel uncomfortable or self conscience about hiding my tummy.
And Billy is looking great and seeing great results. He is toned and seeing definition. His arms have gotten really big again. BUT he still has some goals too. He is doing classic again and would like to really bulk up and start lifting heavier and then he says when he hits a plateau he'll do more reps and break down the muscle and get toned and lean and then go back to bulking up again after. So he's got it all figured out. And he's got a lot more motivation then me. He's doing good and I know he'll keep going.
Lately I've been wanting to back off the diet here and there and have a sandwhich with chips or something and he will totally resist "those empty calories". I'm glad I have him around to help with motivation. He's doing great.
So that's what we're up to now. We are so happy we are getting healthy and loosing those extra pounds we've been carrying around these last 6 yrs.

Our Before and After pictures

2009-06-15T17:08:00.001-07:00

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Our kitchen counter

2009-05-22T21:25:00.002-07:00

P90X has taken over our kitchen counter! That's how dedicated we are. :) Ok, I'll explain. We had to get a new blender since we use ours pretty much every day now (for fruit shakes, slushy recovery drinks- that taste like Orange Julius- and sometimes for soups) So we've been using it so much that our old one died on us, and it was time to get a new one (the 1st one we've actually boughten since we've been married). So that's our nice new blender, and then I just got those new canisters b/c we had these big ol' tubs taking over all our counter space. We had 2 big tubs of protein powder and one w/ a recovery drink powder. So I had to get those, so it would actually look nice. And there's multivitamins in the last one.
OK, and then there's the hand held blender which we a lot of time use for our recovery drinks, and there's the scale (self explanitory, right?)
After I got all that new stuff I just thought it was kind of cool how that whole counter was P90X related.
And you should see our fridge! The fruit and vegetable drawers are always PACKED full, and then the whole bottom shelf has vegetables. The middle shelf pretty much has eggs and a loaf of bread for the kids. The freezer has mostly frozen vegetables, frozen chicken, fish, turkey burger, etc. But it is so cool to see all healthy stuff!
We're doing good. We took 30 day pics and already we are both seeing a big transformation. But Billy wants to wait to post pics until 60 or 90 days that way there's more dramatic results.

My exercise insight

2009-05-07T11:35:00.002-07:00

So I was mopping the floors this morning and I had a thought. OK, I DO NOT like cleaning...who does? But I do it b/c I can't stand to live in filth and unorganization/ clutter. So even though I don't like cleaning I do it b/c I feel better when it's done. I feel less stress when the house is clean; it feels, calmer, happier in our home when the house is clean. If the floors are a mess I do not feel good about just letting it go, and if I don't do it that day I feel bad, but once I get it done I feel so good that I've done it even if it wears me out.
Then I had an epiphany (haha) I started comparing it to exercising. Last night we didn't exercise and I didn't feel as good physically or mentally. I felt guilty, and at the end of the night I was wishing I would've just done it.
Also, now when I exercise, I feel really good after I'm done. And mentally, I'm proud of myself that I did it. So it's kind of like cleaning the house; sometimes I'm so tired that I don't want to do it, but once I get it done it is so worth it and I feel so much better.
I need to remember that when I don't feel like exercising (how good I feel once I'm done)
So it's been a little since I've updated. The last two days of last week were legs and back (which is not as hard as plyometrics but still a good work out) and then Kenpo X, which I'm really starting to like! The more I do it the more I like it, b/c there's a lot less "What the heck? How do you do that? What is he doing?" Once I started getting the hang of it, I was like this is actually pretty fun.
One time I was in a boxing pose and I was trying to get the footing down so I wasn't doing much w/ my arms and Billy looks over at me and says "You look like Will doing his chicken dance." I could not stop laughing!!! It was so funny, and then every time I'd get in the stance I'd think of Will doing his chicken dance and start laughing again. haha
This week is recovery week. We were really looking forward to this week b/c we thought it'd be so easy! We saw that there was Yoga (which we orginally thought was going to be easy but soon found out it's not as easy as we thought) so Yoga, and X Stretch. We've never done X Stretch b/c it's always on the 7th day which is either Rest or X Stretch and we always choice rest. Then there's Core Synergitics. This ones new to us but we figured it couldn't be too hard since it's on the recovery week. Yeah! (insert sarcasm here) It kicked our butt. This week is not the easy week we thought it would be. Maybe none of it'll be easy... but it's worth it.
30 day Result pictures coming soon.

Shoulders & Arms/ Yoga

2009-05-01T21:13:00.002-07:00

We had Shoulders and Arms on Wednesday. Compared to day 1 and day 2 it is not bad. I actually really like working my arms. Maybe my arms can take a lot b/c they're used to carrying around a baby many hours of the day for yrs now. At any rate, I really like this work out. It burns after awhile of course; there are many repetitions and the last three are always tough for more, but it's a great work out.

We missed yesterday. You can rest one day a week (or do X Stretch) and yesterday it just didn't happen, so that was our one rest day.

Today we did Yoga. It's harder than you think people! It really is not easy. The first time I did it I realized I'm not very strong and I don't have good balance... at all. I think I am already getting stronger and getting better balance, but I still have a ways to go. I am definetly seeing improvement though. It's hard, but it feels good, and we noticed especially the first week that it helped w/ our sore muscles.
I was surprised at how flexable I am getting. It's kinda fun!

Plyometrics

2009-04-28T20:30:00.002-07:00

"The Mother" of all workouts! The warm up feels like an exercise in itself, then the whole way through I feel like I'm pushing, pushing, pushing. 20 min. into it I'm thinking "We still got 40 min. left?!?" When we were half way I thought I might just collapse, but I kept going. He does so many variety of moves and most of them you do for 30 sec at a time. He says "You can do anything for 30 seconds!" We kept going, kept going and kept going and we made it! Each time I finish this I almost can't believe I made it all the way through.
OK, let me tell you I have never seen so many varieties of squats, jumps, and lunges in my life. He'll do a jump squat (where you squat and then jump), followed by run stance (where you get in a runners stance w/ the toe of the front foot aligned w/ the heel of the back foot, you squat, leap up, twist to the other side and repeat over and over again), then airborne heisman, followed by swing kicks... repeat the sequence..
next sequence: squat reach jump, run stance squat switch pick-up, double airborne heisman, circle run, repeat sequence...
next sequence: jump knee tuck, mary katherine lunge, leapfrog squat, twist combo, repeat sequence...
and there's 3 more sequences w/ other jumps, squats and hopping around. Oh there's also jumping jacks, running in place, leaping... yeah LOTS of cardio! Heart rate is up the WHOLE time!
This is probably the hardest one but it feels good when your done b/c you've just completed the hardest one.
I think we burned a couple calories...

Yesterday's workout: Chest & Back/ Ab Ripper X

2009-04-28T15:14:00.002-07:00

I'm going to try real quick every day to let you all know about the work outs every day, and how I felt.
So last night we did Chest and Back which involves A LOT of push ups and pull ups! I mean a lot, where you wonder- When is it going to stop?
But it was so cool last night b/c I realized how far I've come since the first time we did this.
The first time we did this I was trying to do 2-5 pushups every time (and that's girly style) and my form sucked. I had a really hard time going chest first and having good form. But last night my goal was 10+ push ups every time and I actually had good form every time!! I was so excited that I could do more and that my form was improving. The people on P90X are doing 20-30 push ups at a time, but 14 was the highest I went yesterday.
But I felt good! And I was pushing myself and doing the most I could do. I am just happy to be improving and challenging myself every week. I could do more pull ups as well.
I don't usually look forward to this work out (I've always felt push ups and pull ups are more of a guy thing), but I felt good last night.
It feels good to complete the work out and to be makeing noticeable progress.
Ab Ripper X is tough!! Billy sometimes yells out "My abs are burning!" During the exercises. It is the hardest 15 min. of abs I've ever done. (And ab work outs used to be my favorite.) But we've gotten better w/ keeping up w/ them. I still love doing abs but it's like Tony Horton says "I hate it, but I love it." It feels good when it's over. haha

Starting week 3 P90X

2009-04-28T14:37:00.004-07:00

Starting week 3 P90X and we are feeling good. We are eating either scrambled eggs (egg whites only w/ lots of fresh vegetables mixed in like tomatoes, spinach, fresh basil) or we are having a protein/ fruit shake for breakfast.
Lunches almost every day are salads. We for the most part have chef salad every day, somedays we put chicken in it or do a tuna salad. We do turkey burger w/ Gazpacho soup once a week for lunch. It's good!
For dinners we have chicken 3-4 nights a week usually accompanied by wild rice and lots of vegetables. The other days we have fish or turkey, and once a week we have a beef and broccoli stir fry.
The meals are great!! We have never eaten so many vegetables in our life! We are starting to love having everything fresh and having so much variety of healthy foods. I'm getting used to cutting up vegetables for every meal. We also have 2 servings of fruit a day. We feel so healthy and we are already loosing weight and our clothes are fitting better.
Now part of that might be from the exercise too! I sure hope so! B/c we are working hard. Every night we work out for at least an hour sometimes more. The work outs are intense, but every time I complete a hard work out I feel so good. Maybe not so much physically (at least not right away) physically my body just wants to crash after a work out. I feel good physically later on. But MENTALLY I feel so good after a work out- like I Did It! The sense of accomplishment is so great, mentally and emotionally I feel a million times better than if I were to have watched TV for an hour.
Every day we motivate each other. I admit there have been some days where I was so tired from taking care of the kids, and cleaning the house that I just did not feel like working out. But Billy is such a good motivater! He says "Come on! Won't you feel good to say you've never missed a day? Let's do this." If I'm still hesitant he'll say "Well, I'm going to do it either way." And then I would feel too guilty if I didn't work out w/ him. So whether it's 7:30 or 9 pm we work out every night.
We are really excited about this.

P90X

2009-04-13T14:49:00.004-07:00

After 4 months of no dieting/ exercising we are back in the game. But this time it's a different game. I loved WW. It was the easiest diet we've ever done, and I'd recommend it to anyone that wants to eat normal food, and loose weight. I love that it's all about controlling what you eat, and helping you to think about how to eat healthier but not going overboard- like Atkins.

But now we are doing something a lot more intense!! It's a little scary for me, but we are excited to do this. I have to admit, I don't think I ever would have chosen to do this on my own. I'm doing it w/ Billy by my side and he is my motivater.

So he kept hearing about P90X from a variety of people, and when he looked it up on the internet, he was sold. Billy used to be in great shape in HS, he did a variety of sports- including weight training and he had very little fat and a lot of muscle. So when he saw how intense these workouts were, he loved it. It's right up his alley- when he works out, he likes to push himself. The before and after pictures and videos we've seen are pretty amazing. Mostly guys and couples are doing it, b/c the guys get really ripped. So, when Billy said that we could work out together I got excited. I think it would be fun to work out w/ him, and so much easier if we are both motivating e/o. So I agreed. Now we've really gotten into it and there's no going back.

P90X comes w/ a manual that is like a book, that talks about basically how to get the best results. It talks about all the workouts and a lot about nutrition.

We will be following the exact example of what to eat that it gives in the book. (It also talks about how many calories you can have in a day and you can eat what you choose based on the calorie guide lines- kind of like WW, but we wanted to go 100% and eat the suggested meals and snacks, b/c these people know what they are talking about.

So today we had a mushroom omelet for breakfast. It was just egg whites (never done that before) w/ mushrooms, green onions, and tomatoes. It was really good. Then we had cottage cheese and strawberries on the side. We've had a power bar for a snack and then a really good chef salad. I've never put so much meat in a salad before. We got fat free turkey slices and 97% fat free ham. It says 6 oz per salad- so that was a lot. Then low fat mozzarella cheese, an avacado (that was new for me but it was good) and we added some cucumber even though it didn't say too. MMmm, that was a good salad.

And we feel so good so far. I have never eaten so many vegetables by noon before! I've always been a picky eater, so trying all these new things that I don't normally make is different for me. But I'm finding I'm liking everything so far! (my mom might be surprised to hear this. haha) So I have an open mind and I'm going to eat everything it says, and I know it'll pay off. So far I feel good!

We did the fit test last night which was a workout in itself, but the real first workout is tonight. Our only time to workout together is at night after the kids go to bed. We will be exercising everyday. And I'll be lettin' you know what it's like. It's going to be hard, but we're going to "bring it"!

The official P90X website is http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/p90x.do?code=GOOGLE_SEMB_P90X&gclid=CObE2aTx7pkCFQgNDQodlUZ_SQ&ef_id=1908:3:s_32545c9892e22acb52743badcf473685_3336511693:FJorV9BkOIYAAG9KEEwAAAAC:20090413221731

Diet? What diet?

2008-12-31T20:28:00.002-07:00

So for like 2-3 weeks the "diet" has pretty much been non-existent. I blame the holidays. I've been eating so many sweets lately and just not caring. I am surprised I didn't pack on some pounds. I actually lost a lb. Ok...
So we're going to do better now. I still go back and forth with if I'm going to log what I eat every day. Some days I think it helps me, and it's good to do it, other days I think I can just write it down on a piece of paper or keep track in my head and save myself some time. So we'll see I don't know if I will bore anyone w/ what we eat everyday anymore... unless I think it will help me to eat better then I'll start doing it again every day.
So something kind of cool happend regarding this whole weight loss thing. A couple weeks ago I asked Billy if he could get out ALL my old clothes, b/c so far I had only found a couple pair of pants but I knew my whole old wardrobe was in the attic. So he got it out, and the cool thing is everything fit! I was so excited to see my old clothes again. And I guess I'm weird b/c when I think back to some memories that stand out to me a lot of times I can picture what I was wearing so as I was going through the box I was telling Billy, "Oh, remember this? I used to wear this all the time when we were dating." And "remember this shirt? I wore this the night you proposed"... or the day I met him at the airport when he came home from his mission, etc. So it was so fun reliving those memories, and way cool that I could fit into all that stuff again- although it doesn't fit me quite the same anymore- but still it fits! ... so I have now doubled my wardrobe. What more could a girl want? (right?)

Wednesday

2008-12-10T17:50:00.001-07:00

Cereal (4)
Sandwhich (5)
Pretzels (1)
Creamy noodle & broccoli casserole (12)
Total: 22 (and I'm overestimating! Yay)

Tues

2008-12-09T18:11:00.002-07:00

Teanne
Waffles w/ Banana & cool whip (4)
Lean Gourmet (6)
Hamburger (11)
Baked Steak Fries (2)
Corn, Carrots & Green beans (1)
Total: 24

Billy
PB/ Banana on bread (5)
Hamburger/ Fries/ Veg (14)
Total: 19

Mon

2008-12-08T17:26:00.003-07:00

Teanne:

Oatmeal (4)
Salad w/ spicy chicken (12)
Scrambled eggs (5)
Toast (2)
Total: 23

Billy:

Salad (7)

Sun

2008-12-07T16:56:00.002-07:00

Well, you might possibly have noticed that we skipped the weekend. We go through our ups and downs w/ a whole lot of motivation and then no motivation. This last weekend we just craved certain things and we gave in- so it was off the diet, but here's today:

Teanne:

Cereal (3.5)
Graham Cracker (1.5)
Healthy Choice Cheesy Chicken & Vegetables (4)
Pretzels (1)
M&Ms (1) (I can kinda blame this on Will- motivation for Potty training- we get m&ms everytime we go)
BBQd Chicken (3)
Potatoes (4)
California Blend Vegetables (1)
Total: 19

Billy

PB & Banana on whole wheat bread (5)
Healthy choice Sesame Chicken (5)
Pretzels (2)
M&Ms (2)
Chicken (3)
Potatoes (3)
Vegetables (0)
Milky Way (1)
Orange Julius (6)
Total: 27

Weigh in day! (new pictures!)

2008-12-03T08:53:00.008-07:00

Weight watchers works! I've lost 45 lbs; I'm at my goal weight! Yay! ... but I set a high goal weight. I figured I wanted to get at least to this weight, and then when I got here I'd kind of just be happy with whatever weight I am at after that. That's why I've created a new Tracker. My first tracker shows that I lost 45 lbs and reached my goal, the 2nd one is just to keep track of how much weight I continue to loose after that. I will be fine anywhere within that 20 lbs range. 20lbs being the max that I would want to loose- that's like my dream- but I really am happy to be anywhere within that range. Now that I've had 3 kids, I knew it would be hard to judge exactly what weight I thought I could get to. So I'm not going to stress about it, I'm just going to continue to try to eat healthy and start exercising reguarly. I'm back in my old clothes again, and I'm feeling good. I'm so excited to feel healthier and more like me again!!

Billy also looks great! That's an understatement. He's at 182 now, and he'd still like to loose more, but I've always thought he looks good. Sometimes I look at him now and I feel like we're newlyweds again b/c he's starting to look just the same as he did back then. His face is thinning, and I think that makes us both look a little younger. It's exciting.

One more thing, it's such a great compliment to me that some people have asked what we are doing, and then told me that we motivated them to loose weight! Wow! That makes me feel so good to be the one in that position.
So I thought, if it helps, and if anyone would like some tips I could tell you a couple things we have done in the last couple months.

First of all we are following the weight watchers guideline. To find out how many points you can have per day, go to http://www.peertrainer.com/LoungeCommunityThread.aspx?ForumID=1&ThreadID=47011. Here is a list of foods and how many points everything is, http://www.quiddity.cc/rachel/diet/wwfoods.htm#top I have this along with a bunch of good weight watcher receipes in a notebook. If you want to find out how many points restraunt foods are I found a couple good sites: http://www.healthdiscovery.net/restaurants/index.html, and http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html (scroll down to see restaurants).

I have been told that the difference between mantaining and loosing weight is 3 points, so if you go a couple points over your point allotment everyday you might not loose, that's why it's important to right down every little thing you eat. One tip that I would really recommend is get a marker and everytime you go to eat something, check out the nutrition facts and figure out how many points is in a serving and then right a #2 or however many points it is on the box or bag. Then you know if you can have half a serving or 2 servings or whatever. Then like I said right down everything you eat so you can keep track.

We have numbers next to every nutrition label in our house, and it is so helpful b/c you only have to figure it out once and then you know for the next time. I have an actual weight watchers calculater but there is also one online. It's http://www.webmilhouse.com/pointcalc.php. Hopefully it's ok w/ the weight watchers people to give out all these websites- anyone could find them if you know how to use a search engine. So I hope that's helpful. That's about all you need to know to do weight watchers.

Oh, and I'm learning that fat free/ low fat stuff actually tastes good! I think it tastes just the same as the high fat stuff. We now get low fat italian dressing (only a point, 0 points for fat free), low fat mayo (tastes great), fat free sandwhich meat (they have some in the great value brand and it tastes just as good as the other stuff), anyway the list could go on, but you get the idea.

Good luck!

Tues

2008-12-02T07:51:00.001-07:00

Cereal (4)
sandwhich (5)
pretzels (1)
3 bites of a quesadilla (3?)
Meatballs & green beans (9)
Total: 22

Monday

2008-12-01T17:05:00.004-07:00

Teanne

2 Low Fat Waffles w/ fat free cool whip and a banana (4 pts)
2 bites of a homemade banana muffin- I had to try it fresh out of the oven yesterday and then cold today! mmm, I think they're better cold (1 pt)

5 Chicken Nuggets (5)
10 baked steak fries (2)
Ketchup (0)

BBQ Chicken (3)
1/2 cup brown Rice (2)
Vegetables (2)

100 Calorie cookies (2)

Total: 21

Billy

Banana Muffin (5)
Chicken Nuggets & Fries (8)
Chicken, Rice & Vegetables (7)
100 Calorie Cookies (2)
Banana (2)

Total: 24

Sunday

2008-11-30T12:25:00.004-07:00

Banana muffins (10)
Milk (2)
Salad (4.5)
Cheese Stick & Pretzels (1.5)
Chicken Breast (3)
Baked Potatoe (3)
Vegetables (1)
Total: 25

Billy had an Orange Julius, so
Total: 30

Saturday

2008-11-29T17:06:00.003-07:00

Oatmeal (2)
Milk (2)
Banana (2)
Graham Cracker (1)
Fish Taco plate (17)
Total: 24

Friday

2008-11-29T15:27:00.002-07:00

Cereal (4)
Sandwhich (4)
Pretzels (1)
Cafe Rio Salad (24)
Total: 33

Billy wanted to go out to dinner as a family and since I loved Cafe Rio last time we went I suggested that. But today, he and I were trying to estimate how many points it would be and we thought maybe 20, but then I just looked up the nutrition facts/ points and I found out it is 24 points!! So much higher than I originally thought! So Billy was OK on his points but I went way over. At least we both tried it now, it'll be a special occasion when we go back there again. Lot's of points but so good!

Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T16:31:00.002-07:00

Teanne

Cereal (4)
Turkey (3)
Potatoes/ Gravy (5)
Stuffing (2)
Roll (2)
Desert (12)
Salad (3)

Total: 29

Billy

Banana (2)
Turkey (6)
Potatoes/ Gravy (6)
Stuffing (3)
Roll (2)
Desert (20)
Salad (6)

Total: 45

Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed

2008-11-27T15:46:00.004-07:00

Wednesday

Teanne

Waffles/ banana/ cool whip (4)

Salad (8)

2 bites of Mac & Cheese (1?)- I was putting the leftovers away and couldn't resist.

Meatballs & Green Beans (10)

Total: 23

Billy

Egg Sandwhich (8)

Meatloaf (9)

Potatoes (3)

Vegetables (0)

Cake (8)

Total: 28

Tuesday

Teanne

Oatmeal (4)

Sandwhich (6)

Pretzels(1)

Chicken (3)

Rice (2)

Vegetables (1)

Butterfinger (2)

Total: 19

I think Billy had the same but I don't have it written down anywhere. Knowing him, he probably had an Orange Julius or something, so he still was w/in his points.

Monday

My birthday! (Way splurge day)

Billy made me a nice big breakfast. We had basically egg sandwhiches- biscuits, eggs, cheese and sausage.

For lunch my friends invited us to Peter Piper Pizza. It was so sweet of them, they all gave me cards and I got some gifts and a cake. Sooo sweet. The kids loved it.

So I had 1 piece of pizza and a small piece of cake.

Dinner- someone had given us $10 so what did we do w/ it? Spend it as soon as possible of course. And I didn't want to make dinner on my birthday, so we got Filiburtos.

Oh what a fatty day! I felt it too.

Oh I almost forgot, I hate to admit it but there's more. Well, Cold Stone has free ice cream on your birthday. So we had to get some! I got vanilla w/ brownie and carmael mix ins. It was good.

I was full pretty much the whole day. You would think w/ eating like that I would've gained like 5 lbs, but amazingly enough I still lost 1/2 lb! haha. It would've been more if I wouldn't have had this day I'm sure. But that's ok, how often does your bday come around?

Sunday

Teanne

Cereal (5)

Toast (2)

Meatloaf (10)

Potatoes (3)

Vegetables (1)

Total: 21

Billy

Hot Dog (4)

Meatloaf (10)
Potatoes (3)
Vegetables (0)
Total: 17

Saturday

2008-11-23T12:50:00.004-07:00

Teanne:

Waffles/ Banana/ Cool Whip (4)
Chicken Sandwhich (8)
Fries (2)
Corn (2)
Cafe Rio Salad (10)
1/2 of a mini twix (Billy FORCED me to eat it!)
Total: 26.5

Billy:

Bread/PB/ Banana (5)
Chicken Nuggets (8)
Fries (10)
Chips (2)
Meatballs/ Green Beans (7)
Orange Julius (6)
The other half of the twix (.5)
Total: 38.5

Didn't do the greatest today, but in my defense I planned the day ahead of time and thought I could get away w/ a high point lunch b/c I knew we were going out for dinner and I was going to have like a 6 point salad (putting me at 20 points) but we went to Cafe Rio and the salads there are higher points. It was so good though! They put beans and rice and chips in it and top it w/ a ranch tamatillo sauce. So good!
I don't know what Billy has to say for himself forcing me to eat a twix bar w/ him!

3 days

2008-11-21T20:50:00.003-07:00

So I'm finally getting around to posting for the last 3 days. Uggh, we did not have good eating days the last couple of days. We ordered Barros Pizza and Wings. It was really good, but really fatty. I'm starting to not like how I feel after I eat that type of stuff. I enjoyed it while I was eating it but afterward I just didn't feel as good as I do when I eat healthy. So I'm glad I'm more conscious of it now, and we're not just eating junk left and right w/out feeling bad about it. So today was better.
I'll start w/ today so I have the most recent on top.

Friday

Teanne

Waffles/ Banana/ Cool Whip (4)
Sandwhich (5)
Pretzels (1)
Chicken Breast (3)
Potatoes (3)
Vegetables (0)
Cinnamon Waffle w/ butter (4)
Total: 19

Billy

Pizza & Wings (yes for breakfast!) 19
Sandwhich (5)
Pretzels (1)
Chicken, Potatoes, & Vegetables (6)
Orange Julius (6)

Total: 37

Thursday

Teanne

Oatmeal (4)

Chicken Sandwhich (8)

Chips (3)

a couple bites of pizza (2)

1/2 a baked potatoe (2)

Chili & Cheese (4)

Pumpkin Roll (6)

Total: 29

Billy

Bread/ PB/ Banana (5)

Pizza (10)

Wings (12)

Pretzels (2)

Chips (3)

Juice (2)

Pumpkin Bar (6)

Frozen Yogurt (2)

Total: 42

Wednesday

Teanne

Cereal (5)

Sandwhich (5)

Pizza (20?)

2 Wings (6)

Ranch (3)

Total: 39

Billy

Oatmeal (2)

Enchiladas (9)

Pizza (10)

5 Wings (15)

Total: 36

*We try to be as accurate as possible w/ points. Some things we calculate and we know exactly how many points it is, but other things we just guess, and I try to always over estimate if I'm guessing at something. Or if something is half a point I just round up. We guessed that our Pizza was like 10 points a slice, so we might've overestimated but it's probably close.

Tues

2008-11-18T13:27:00.004-07:00

Teanne:

Toast w/ PB & Banana (4.5)
Salad (6)
Apple (1)
3 Chicken Wings (6)
Mashed Potatoes (3)
Corn & Green Beans (2)
Mini Butterfinger (2)

Total: 25

Billy:

Bread w/ PB & Banana (10)
Sandwhich (6)
3 Chicken Wings (6)
Mashed Potatoes (3)
Corn & Green Beans (1)

Total: 26

Mon

2008-11-18T13:23:00.003-07:00

Teanne:

Cereal (4)
Toast (2)
Sandwhich (6)
Wheat Thins (1.5)
Enchiladas (10)
Beans (2)

Total: 26

Billy:

Banana (2)
Enchiladas (14)
chips (4)
Candy Bars (6)

Total: 26

Sun

2008-11-18T13:21:00.001-07:00

I think we had the same things. Billy didn't write his down so I'm assuming it's just the same as mine.

Banana (2)
Salad (7)
Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas (10)
Beans (2)
Corn (2)
Chips (2)

Total: 25

Saturday (good day!)

2008-11-15T17:24:00.004-07:00

We did good today. Yay!

Teanne:

Cereal (6)
Salad (7)
Chicken Breast (3)
California Blend Vegetables (1)
Mashed Potatoes (5)

Teanne's Total: 22

Billy:

PB/ Bread/ Banana (5)
Salad (9)
Chicken, Vegetables, Potatoes (8)
Snacks (3)
Orange Julius (5.5)

Billy's Total: 30.5

Friday

2008-11-14T18:28:00.002-07:00

Nothing really good, but not really bad either. Again, not the best day- but we didn't go overboard. It's embarrising to post day after day, where we have days that are so-so or not great, but we have our good days too. We need to make them more often.

Teanne:

Low Fat Nutri-Grain Waffles & a Banana (4)
Sub sandwhich (10)
Cereal (6)

Total: 22 (I'm rounding up b/c I'm not sure about lunch)

Billy:

Bread, PB & Banana (5)
Sub Sandwhich (10)

Total:

Thursday

2008-11-14T18:25:00.001-07:00

Not the best day, but at least we stayed w/in our points (barely).

Teanne:

Cereal (6)
Egg Sandwhich (9)
Chips (3)
Chicken Sandwhich (7)
Green Beans (0)

Total: 25

Billy:

Oatmeal (2)
Egg Sandwhich (11)
Chips (4)
Chicken Sandwhich (8)
Grapes (1)
Applesauce/ Granola Bar (5)

Total: 31

We're back in the game

2008-11-12T21:44:00.002-07:00

Well, it's been almost two weeks since we last posted. Things were going so good too. I was so happy to see results, I really felt good about the diet (it's easy b/c it's not like we're making major changes, we're just more careful), and I thought this blog was really helping too. BUT it's time consuming to log on and post so often, plus I was starting to wonder if anyone was really reading this anyway. So I thought we could live without the blog.
Not such a great idea. It seems like once I slacked on the blog we slacked a little on the diet. We didn't do the greatest the last couple weeks. So I'm remotivated again, and I'm going to keep on recording what we eat b/c I've learned that it really does help. It seems to make a big difference with me when I know I'm going to post it.
So, we're doin this again.

Today I (Teanne) had:

Oatmeal (4)
Sandwhich 8)
Pretzels (1)
Chicken Casserole (5.5)
Total: 18.5

Billy had

Juice (2)
Sandwhich (8)
Pretzels (3)
Chicken Casserole (5.5)
Orange Julius (6)
Total: 24.5

Good News & Bad News

2008-11-01T21:02:00.002-07:00

Ok, so let's start w/ the good news. All of my fat pants that used to fit are now litterally falling off they're so big. It's pretty cool, but it was also frustrating this past week that my pants were constantly sagging. So I went Goodwill shopping (1/2 Saturday!) I am SOOOo excited b/c I am in a new size! Ok, still not quite ready to reveal my weight, but I think I can say my pant size now. K, my box of skinny close has anywhere from a sz 9-13 (that's juniors, so for those of you who don't know juniors are odds, womens are even so it would be 8-12 womens) and my postpartum jeans (which ended up becoming my "am I ever going to get out of this size?" jeans after awhile) are sz 16. I am now comfortably in a sz 14! I even bought a sz 13! YAY! It made me so happy, and more motivated to do better... which leads me to the bad news.
Oh, we had a bad couples days for the diet. The diet was just thrown out the window yesterday and today. I am not even going to try to write down what we ate b/c 1) We weren't keeping track and 2) I don't want to. I'm a little embarrassed. And I know, that's what this whole blog is for- so that if I eat good I'm proud to post it, if it's not so good I won't want to post it but I'll have to anyway. Let's just say we went all out this weekend. We had halloween candy, and french fries, and homemade pumpkin pie. Billy decided to make a real pumpkin pie from scratch. It was good! But I have to say I am not handling junk food as well now that we've been staying away from it. So that's a good thing- maybe that'll be a good motivator for me when I'm craving something I shouldn't have- I'll just have to remember that crap makes me feel like crap. haha.
Ok, that's it for today.

Thursday

2008-10-30T21:37:00.002-07:00

Billy
Oatmeal (2)
Leftovers- Pizza (6)
Taco Chicken Bake Casserole (5)
Chicken Breast (3)
Rice (2)
Vegetables (0)
Ice Cream (6)
Total: 24.5

Teanne
Oatmeal (4)
Lean Gourmet (4)
Mac & Cheese (5)
Chicken (3)
Rice (2)
Vegetables (.5)
Total: 18.5

Wednesday

2008-10-29T15:47:00.003-07:00

Weigh in day!
I've updated my tracker. I'm so excited. I'm only 10 lbs away from my goal now! I've set a high goal though, that's the highest weight I'd be happy at. After I get to that goal, I'm just going to keep trying to eat healthy and exercise, and be happy when I feel like I'm at a healthy weight. I'm just excited that I'm getting so close.
Billy is now at 186. He's doing really good, too. I'm going to miss his stomache- it's all gone now!

Here's today:

Billy-
Banana (2)
Sandwhich (10)
Taco Chicken Bake (8.5)
Candy Bar (1)
Ice Cream (6)
Total: 27.5

Teanne-
Low Fat Wheat Waffles & Banana (4)
Sandwhich (8)
Cheetos (4)
Taco Chicken Bake (9)
Total: 25

Tuesday

2008-10-29T15:40:00.002-07:00

Bread/ PB/ Banana (Teanne- 4.5, Billy 5)

Sandwhich (8)

Twix (Teanne- 1, Billy- 2)

Salad (Teanne- .5, Billy- 1)
Pizza (10)
Green Beans (Teanne .5, Billy 0)

Teanne's total: 24.5
Billy's total: 26

Monday

2008-10-28T12:44:00.002-07:00

Billy

Bread/ Peanut butter (3.5)
Hot Dog in a Wheat Tortilla (7)
Vegetables (0)
Fish (4)
Potatoe (3)
Vegetables (0)
Twix (1)
Ice Cream (6)

Total: 24.5

Teanne

Cereal (5)
Toritlla & Hot Dog (7)
Green Beans (.5)
Fish (2)
Potatoes (3)
Vegetables (0)
Ice Cream (6)

Total: 23.5

Sunday

2008-10-27T16:06:00.002-07:00

Billy

Bread & PB (3.5)
Sandwhich (8)
Candy Bars (3)
Chicken Nuggets/ Baked Steak Fries & California Blend Vegetables (9)
Ice Cream (6)

Total: 30

Teanne

Cereal (4.5)
Sandwhich (8)
Candy Bar (1)
Chicken Nuggets/ Fries and Vegetables (9)

Total: 23

*For not such a good eating day, the points aren't too bad b/c we didn't over do it. Hey one of those little mini candy bars is only 1 point!! Doesn't mean I'll have one everyday, but I guess every once in a while isn't so bad.

Saturday

2008-10-27T15:45:00.002-07:00

We had the same things. My points will be the first ones, Billy's the 2nd.

Oatmeal (2) (4)
Sandwhich (8) (8)
Chips - (7)
Chili (5) (8) (ward chili cookoff. I only tried one kind)
Candy Bars - (6) (had a trunk or treat after. How are we gonna resist all this candy?)

Teanne's Total: 15?
Billy's Total: 33

Bad Day for the diet

2008-10-25T10:06:00.002-07:00

Started out ok, but got worse and worse. Ended up being a splurge day. We actually went on a date! How often does that happen? So we kinda HAD to splurge, right? haha.

So we had

Scrambled Eggs (6)
Toast (2)
Salad (5)
Cookie (6) (Billy's mom wanted to make cookies for her grandkids. How could we resist? SO good)
Burrito- don't know- this is when we started kinda not caring. (8 maybe)
Appetizer combo at Chili's (*cringe* It was SO greasy! I don't know like a million points? haha. The southwestern Egg rolls were good though!)

Estimated Total: 50?

Thursday

2008-10-25T10:01:00.002-07:00

Billy

Peanut Butter, Bread and banana (4.5)

Sandwhich (8)

Salad (5)

Chicken (4)

Potatoes (4)

Vegetables (1)

Ice Cream (6)

Total: 32

Teanne

Cereal (6)

Sandwhich (8)

Chicken (3)

Potatoes (4)

Vegetables (0)

Total: 21

Wednesday

2008-10-25T10:00:00.001-07:00

Oatmeal (4)
Sandwhich (8)
Meatballs, green beans, brown rice (10)
Total: 22

(I think we both had about the same, Billy may have had around 24 points)

Tuesday

2008-10-21T22:05:00.002-07:00

Breakfast

Oatmeal (4)

Lunch

Sandwhich (8)
Chips (2)

Dinner

Taco Chicken Bake (8)
Jello

Billy's Total: 23

Teanne's Total: 22

Monday

2008-10-21T21:59:00.003-07:00

Billy

Breakfast

Oatmeal (4)

Lunch

Sandwhich (8)

Dinner

Gordita & 7 layer burrito (20)
Ice Cream (6)

Total: 38

Teanne

Breakfast

Low Fat Multi Grain Waffle (2)
Banana (2)

Lunch

Sandwhich (8)

Dinner

Taco (4)
Burrito (7)

Total: 23

Sunday

2008-10-21T21:53:00.002-07:00

Billy

Breakfast

Oatmeal (4)

Lunch

Sandwhich(8)
Steak fries (2)

Dinner

Chicken (1.5)
Potato (3)
Vegetables (1)
extras (3)

Total: 22.5

Teanne

Breakfast

Oatmeal (4)

Lunch

Sandwhich (10)
Baked Steak fries (2)

Dinner

Cereal (9)

Total: 25

Saturday

2008-10-21T21:42:00.002-07:00

Billy

Breakfast

Oatmeal (4)

Lunch

Sandwhich (8)

Cheetos (1)

Dinner

Chicken (3)

Potatoes (5)

Vegetables (1)

Ice Cream (12)

Total: 34

Teanne

Breakfast

Oatmeal (2)

Toast (2)

Lunch

Sandwhich (8)

Cheetos (2)

Dinner

Chicken (3)

Potatoes (5)

Vegetables (1)

Total: 23

We're loosing!

2008-10-18T11:40:00.003-07:00

I'm so jealous of Billy- he looses weight a whole lot faster and easier than I do it seems. He just got under 190! So that's a big deal for him. And me, I'm still not ready to say my actual weight yet, but I will tell you I haven't been this weight since before I had Will! Yay! It's so weird- in the first yr we were married we gained like 20-30 lbs, and I was starting to feel fat & uncomfortable w/ myself, and I was like OK, I really need to loose weight (that's when we tried Atkins) then I got pregnant and instead of loosing I just kept gaining. So it's weird now that I am actually happy to be at that weight that I was at before I had Will. That's not to say I don't want to keep on going. Still got a ways to go- but I'm happy that I'm making progress. I'm feeling good!

So I'm not exactly sure what Billy ate the last two days, but I'm sure it was similar to my meals, and I thought instead of waiting for him to let me know, I'd just update this with my meals from the last two days.

So Thursday

Breakfast

Cereal (4.5)
Toast (2.5)

Lunch

Homemade WW Pizza- leftover (10)
Side Salad (2)

Dinner

Fish (2)
Potato (3)
Vegetables- Broccoli, Caulifower, and Carrots (2)

Total: 25

Friday

Breakfast

Oatmeal (2)
Toast /w Butter (2)

Lunch

Sandwhich (8)
Chips (2)

Dinner

Baked Potatoe (4)
Salad (5)
Cooked Vegetables (1)

Total: 24

Wednesday

2008-10-15T21:33:00.002-07:00

Billy

Breakfast

PB/ Banana on wheat bread (7)

Lunch

Salad (7)

Snacks

Yogurt (4)
Sugar Free Jello (.5)

Dinner

Meatballs (8)
Rice (3)
Green Beans (0)

Total: 29.5

Teanne

Breakfast

Cereal (5.5)

Lunch

Salad (7)

Snacks

Nuts/ Raisins (3)
Sugar Free Jello (.5)

Dinner

Meatballs (6)
Rice (2)
Green Beans (0)

Total: 24

Catch up

2008-10-14T22:02:00.003-07:00

Saturday

Billy

Breakfast

Scrambled Eggs (5)
Toast w/ tsp. butter (2)

Lunch

Sandwhich (7)

Snacks

Banana (2)
Nuts (2)

Dinner

Salad w/ Italian dressing (6)
small cheeseburger (6)

Total: 30

Exercise: none

Teanne

Basically the same, but no snacks .

Total: 25

Exercise: none

Sunday

Fasted until dinner. Billy had a couple snacks before dinner. For dinner we had hamburgers on the grill, we weren't precise but we figured maybe 12 points for that, then fries (baked)- 5 points?, and vegetables.

Monday

Billy

Breakfast

Eggs - 5
Toast- 2

Lunch

Sandwhich- 7

Snacks

Apple (1)
Nuts (2)

Dinner

2 chicken thighs (6)
Mashed potatoes (2)
Corn, carrots, green beans, and peas (2)
Homemade coleslaw (2)
Veggie cake (4)

Total: 33

Exercise: None

Teanne

Breakfast and Lunch- same (14)

Dinner- pretty much the same, except one chicken thigh (12)

Total: 26

Exercise: none

Tuesday

Billy

Breakfast

PB and Banana on whole wheat bread (7)

Lunch

1 Chicken Thigh (3)
Potatoes (2)
Veggies (1)

Snacks

Banana (2)
Apple (1)

Dinner

Weight Watchers receipe Pizza (10)
Green Beans (1)

Total: 27

Exercise: None

Teanne

Breakfast

Yogurt (4)
Toast- no butter (1)

Lunch

Sandwhich (7)
Carrots w/ Ranch (1)
Chips (2)

Dinner

WW Receipe Pizza (10)
Green Beans (1)

Total: 26

Exercise: none

* That was a lot of days to catch up on! We're going to try not to miss more than a day anymore. But, what's sad is that all of these days in a row that we just posted we missed exercising! :( We've been busy- but that's not really an excuse, so we need to get back on track tomorow!

Friday

2008-10-10T22:09:00.002-07:00

Billy

Breakfast

PB & Banana on Whole Wheat Bread (7)

Lunch

Salad (5.5)

Snacks

Apple (1)
Pineapple (1)
Pear (1)
Nuts/ Raisins (3)

Dinner

Fish Taco (7)
Black Beans (2)
Chips (8)

Total: 35.5

Teanne

Breakfast

Cereal (2)
Milk (2)
1/2 Banana (1)

Lunch

Salad (5)

Snacks

Apple (1)
Nuts/ Raisins (3)

Dinner

Fish Taco (14)
Pinto Beans (1)
Chips (4)

Total: 33

Exercise: Usana Workout Video #3

BTW- we discovered that we get 32 flex points a week which is one thing we remember really liking about WW. So the days I went over earlier in the week, is not so bad considering the flex points, and we figured we still could splurge a little bit today and be OK. Although, I'm wondering if to loose weight you really shouldn't use any flex points... I'm not sure. But I think overall we're not doing too bad.... Billy wanted to go all out and get ice cream tonight, but one thing that stopped me from even wanting it was the fact that I knew we were going to post exactly what we eat and I didn't want anything that bad on my list. This really was a good idea of his. It is really helping me. All day I think- I want to be able to write that I exercised and/or that I ate good today. And I feel better (physically and mentally) once I actually do exercise and eat right.

Thursday

2008-10-09T22:50:00.003-07:00

Billy

Breakfast

PB & Banana on whole wheat bread (7 pts)
Grape Juice (2 pts)

Lunch

Salad w/ Grilled Chicken, carrots, cucumbers, broccoli & tomatoe (4 pts)

Snack

Banana (2)
Gatorade (1)

Dinner

BBQ Chicken Breast (4 pts)
1 potatoe (4)
California Blend Vegetables (0)

Total: 24 pts.

Exercise: 1 hour-

Ran for 32 min. (3.15 miles)
3 sets of 12 tricept pull downs @ 120 lbs.

Teanne

Basically all the same as Billy, although portions were slightly different and I didn't have a chance to grab a snack.

So my total points for the day is: 21

Exercise: Walk & Usana work out video- 30 min. of arms (lifting/toning), and Abs

*Ok, I just found out today that Billy had the right # for how many points he can have every day, but mine was off- which I was wondering about- it seemed really high. Anyway I should actually be staying between 20-25. So I did good today! Yay! Today is the first day that I've posted and felt good about it. It feels so good to know that we are concentrating so much on what we eat now, and really making an effort. That salad we had for lunch was delicous! I just loved it. I don't usually eat salad as much as I should, but I'm going to be doing better. Today, I just felt so good physically and I felt good about myself that we are starting to be healthier. ... So from now on I'll be staying between 20-25 points.

Wednesday

2008-10-09T22:34:00.000-07:00

Billy

Breakfast

Cereal/ Milk= 5.5 pts

Grape Juice= 2 pts

Lunch

Sandwhich= 8 pts

Snacks

Apple= 1 pt

Pear = 1 pt

String Cheese= 2 pts

Dinner

2 Enchiladas= 10 pts

Total: 29.5 pts.

Exercise: 0

Teanne

Breakfast

Cereal/ Milk- 6 pts

Snack

1/2 Zuccini muffin- 3 pts

Lunch

Meatballs/ Green Beans/ Rice- 10 pts

Dinner

Fish/ Tater Tots/ Broccoli- 12 pts

Total: 31 pts

No exericise- unless continually chasing after the kids, holding babies, and picking up toys counts as exercise. No? Wishful thinking.

Tuesday

2008-10-07T11:35:00.004-07:00

Billy:

Breakfast:

1 pancake = 3 pts
1 Sausage Patty = 6 pts
1 cup grape Juice = 2 pts

Total = 11pts

Lunch:

sandwhich on Wheat = 8.25 pts
carrots = 0 pts

Total = 8.25 pts

Snack:

Banana = 2 pts

Dinner:

1 1/2 Fish fillets = 5.25
Mixed veggies = 2
1 Potatoe = 2 pts

Total = 9.25 pts

Grand Total = 30.5 pts

Exercise - 1 hour of total workout time:

Ran for 32 min. (2.90 miles)
15 min of streatching
3 sets of 10 - bench press @ 135 lbs (15 min)

Teanne:

Breakfast:

1 pancake = 3 pts
3/4 tsp butter = 1 pt
1/2 sausage Patty = 3 pts
1/2 cup milk = 1 pt

Total = 8 pts

Lunch:

sandwhich on wheat = 8.25 pts
carrots & ranch = 1.5 pts

Total = 10 pts

Dinner:

1 fish fillet = 3.5 pts
1 potatoe = 2 pts
mixed veggies = 2.5

Total = 8 pts

Grand Total = 26 pts

Exercise - 50 min. total exercise time

walked 20 min.
Wii Fit - 30 min. (Abs, Sqauts, step aerobics, hula hoop)

The Plan

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Teanne and I have been talking about loosing weight for a long stinkin' time. We found out that despite the calories we burn from our moving lips, we are still FAT! It's finally time to do something drastic, and drastic times call for drastic measures. So we are inviting everyone to check in and see our day to day progress.

So here is the plan: we will be using the weight watchers point system to control our portions. Billy is allowed 32 points on non-workout days and 38 points on workout days. Teanne is allowed 28 Points on non-workout days and 34 points on workout days.

So, Everyday we will be posting our daily food journal (with total points) and what we did for exercise. We also have weight loss tickers at the top of this blog, to keep track of our weight loss. So eveyone please leave your comments and keep us motivated!