applebees!

one of my favorite places to eat is applebees! there are certain things i eat there and one of my favorite things is the oriental chicken salad. i get the half size with grilled chicken & of course the dressing on the side. but tonight i got something new...


if you didnt know, applebees carries weight watchers meals, and they released 3 new meals to the menu! i tried the jalapeno lime shrimp meal for 8 points. it was really good! i highly recommend it. there was just enough food in the serving. 


i just printed some recipe's i wanna make, and i hope to have made one for tomorrow. im heading to trader joe's with my mom tonight. one of my favorite places to food shop! =) 


enjoy your night!!

10 Cent Wings...

monday, tuesday and wednesday are the 3 nights where its possible that my friends will ask me to go and get wings. its so hard to say no because the place where we go is just amazing! wings are not the healthiest things to eat. 3 of them are 9 points alone. so tonight is going to be rough. and it doesnt help when i dont eat until amost 8:00 because i last ate at 12 this afternoon. so ive been picking on things at my house. not cool! but im just going to enjoy myself and get back on it tomorrow. no beer for me either! =) 


croxley's, here i come! 

Decisions, Decisions...

when going to a party, its really hard to decide what to eat, especially when there is so much to choose from. i wanna say that i did pretty well today with choosing what to eat. i ate things like sauteed veggies, a very small piece of a hero with chicken and mozzarella, very little baked ziti, a piece of bread, beets, and the smallest portion of mashed potatoes with cheese melted into them. it was a bunch of different things, but i did good this morning and i had very small breakfast knowing i was going to have so much food to pick from. 


dessert was not too bad either. i started picking on fruit, and then i had the smallest piece of ice cream cake. i just love the crunchies, so i had to have it =) its all about portion control. as long as i didnt have big amounts of each item, i think i am good. and remember, tomorrow is a new day. 


i already made my wrap for lunch tomorrow. so thats my 3 points for lunch right there. ill be bringing fruit and a snack with me as well. =) 


good night everyone!! 

Weigh In Day...

so if you remember, last week i was disgusted with myself because i was just non-stop eating for the entire week, and thats why i did not want to go to weigh in. this week i took off everything i gained and got back to being 1 pound away from my 25lb mark. i am really happy with this outcome because as of last week i was up like 4lbs and i was so mad at myself. i am feeling extremely motivated and its only sunday. this week is it, and i am going for more than just that pound.

i came home from weight watchers and made a simple breakfast. the reason is because i have a birthday party later this afternoon, and i want to be able to enjoy myself while not being so crazy with what i eat at the same time. i made rye toast with butter and sugar free raspberry jelly, and had a bowl of grapes on the side.

i plan on using more recipes this week as well because i was so satisfied with the one i used this past week. i already have one planned to make for my lunch tomorrow. again, i found it on weightwatchers.com, and its a wrap with cucumbers, tomatoes, hummus, and salt & pepper. its so simple and its only 3 points for the whole recipe. its quick, so easy, and something i can make more than once this week for lunch. 

ill be back to post more this week! if you like what your reading so far, send my blog along to others =)

USING RECIPE'S...

i look up different Weight Watchers recipe's all the time because i get them through their etools. do i ever make them? its very rare, but tonight was different. i got out of the allergist at 4:00 and i told my mom to just go to stop & shop for a few things...

she was making tuna salad and egg salad, but i had my own idea of what i wanted...

i found this really good recipe for a "Chicken Salad with Walnuts & Grapes." i am so happy that i decided to make it tonight, because it was so delicious! the portion is a 1/2 cup and i had it on a lite roll with what didnt fit on the roll on the side. there were so many things in the salad like grapes, walnuts, ginger, fat free mayo, fat free plain yogurt, chicken, celery, carrots, and scallions. 

i believe the recipe's are available on weightwatchers.com if anyone is interested. it serves 4. i will be having this for lunch tomorrow =) 

i need something fast!

after a long long day at work, i cant wait to get out and have dinner. i eat lunch at 12 or 1 o'clock every day and by time i get out, i am STARVING! todays lunch was what i explained last night, the roast beef with broccoli and a baked potato. i had cantaloupe and a clementine today as well as a banana with my breakfast. 


on my way home from work, i looked up the points for something quick from one of my favorite japanese places in the area. i ordered miso soup, salad, sweet potato sushi, and gyoza. unfortunately they forgot my soup, so that worked out better for me. i am so full right now. japanese can be difficult because its so high in sodium. drinking a lot of water with it helps. 


i feel like doing some kind of work out right now because i have been SUPER lazy lately. 

FAT TUESDAY...

so tonight is the night before ASH WEDNESDAY, where we give up something for LENT for 40 days. this is always hard for me because i never keep up with it. this year is going to be different....


i have decided to give up ALL FAST FOOD!!! and that includes SUBWAY which is such an easy thing for me to get on my way to work, & DUNKIN DONUTS!!! that is going to be the hardest because i LIVE off of their egg white wake-up wraps in the morning. this will totally help me eat healthier, because i will be forced to make my own meals from home and hopefully ill save some money HAHA


tonight my boyfriend & i are going to our friends house for taco night. i have saved 13 points for tonight. im so excited =) 


while my mom made roast beef for dinner, i took 5oz, a baked potato, and broccoli and put it aside for tomorrow's lunch at work--which is all a 9 point meal! (ill post a pic tomorrow)


weighing your foods really helps! its amazing how much food you get per OZ. i use my scale daily and i highly recommend it to everyone. 


just came across this funny comic...

ENJOY YOUR NIGHT EVERYONE!! 

some of my FAVORITE things to eat...

so if you know me, you know that i have an OBSESSION with COCONUT SHRIMP. if its on an appetizer menu when i go out to eat, it is a MUST that i order it to share with someone. (if i dont eat it all to myself! haha) tonight, that is exactly what i had, except i bought it from stop & shop in the freezer section, and i made it at home. they are the ones from the restaurant Margaritaville. i ate half for dinner, which was 6, and i refrigerated the rest for my lunch tomorrow, which will be a salad with the coconut shrimp on top. it was actually pretty good. 3 minutes more, it would have been more crunchy! 

so another one of my favorite things to get for lunch or dinner is SUBWAY! what you see here is a 6 inch whole wheat sub with turkey, american cheese, lettuce, pickles & honey mustard dressing. i get baked chips on the side & have some fruit as well. i try to drink a bottle of water with each meal. when i am at work, i tend to drink more, which is always good =) subway is so easy to grab when your on the go. i also really enjoy their salads with grilled chicken and a bunch of veggies. MmMm!!!!

getting back in the game..

i am totally disgusted with myself. i need to get back on track and really make this happen this week. i am off today, so i am thinking of going for a walk since it doesnt look too cold out. 


its a new day, and im feeling good 


thats all for now =) talk to you all later on 

this weekend was a struggle..

so unfortunately i did not weigh in this morning and ill have all of the excuses in the world...


1. i had work at 10 and needed to get ready
2. i wanted to sleep an extra hour
3. i just didnt feel like getting up...


the list can go on and on .. but its no excuse. i should have just gone. i think the main reason was because i knew i was going to be up and now down this week. i was good until friday, and then i just went down hill by not controlling myself. it was just a hard few days. 


so since i didnt go this morning, i decided to just have a free for all today, which was not good either and i will be paying for it tomorrow! it happens sometimes, and i am mad at myself, but you have to live and its gonna happen from time to time. 


tomorrow is a new day and i am getting back on track. 


i hope everyone had a good weekend! please feel free to comment on anything! 


goodnight! xoxo

the weekend is a killer..

good morning,


happy friday! but that means nothing to me because i am working ALL weekend...BLAH! ..


weighing in on a sunday morning really helps me stay on me feet. if i happen to go out on a friday or saturday night, i am watching what i eat & drink. i dont drink half as much as i used to, and its helped me out so much. it also saves me lots of money =)


so far i have had breakfast already, and i had a bowl of cereal with fat free milk and a yogurt on the side. i will still be hungry, so im going to bring some fruit with me to work to munch on before my break time. so far this is a 6 points plus meal. each day i have 27 points plus value to use...


doing some kind of exercise is a main part of the whole system. of course i belong to a gym, but do i go all of the time? ABSOLUTELY NOT! it is so hard with my schedule, that by the end of the day, i am exhausted. my job entitles me to literally be on my feet all day. i am constantly running around and up and down stairs. but that is not enough, and the reason is because my body is way too used to it and i am doing the same things everyday. 


tonight, i am going ice skating. i even bought my own skates =) this is a really good work out. i totally feel it in all parts of my body. so 2 hours of that will be great for me. 


now, i need to figure out what i am going to have for lunch. maybe ill pick up a 6inch subway sandwich.


there are so many possibilities out there. i need to be positive and be strict with myself. i know i can do this. 


have a good day everyone! will post more soon =) 

still hungry...

i already finished all of my points for today, and used 1 extra for the week. but i am kinda hungry =) 

something filling is what i need, but also something that is 0 points plus value. maybe some fruit? 

the best way to make sure that i am staying within my points range is to ALWAYS write down all of the foods that i eat. i carry around my tracking book everywhere i go. all of my meals get written down. 

when i am going out to eat, if i am able to find nutrition information online, i figure it all out before i even get to the restaurant, and know what i am going to have when i get there. it is that simple. 

the reason for my blog...

i want to share my journey on losing weight. i began my journey a little over a year ago. i have had my up's and downs along the way, and should have lost more than i have. but i am not giving up. 


i have been doing weight watchers, and this works best for me. i really enjoy the lifestyle this program have given me. i am able to eat whatever i want as long as i track my points. its so easy. 


since december of 2011, i have lost 24lbs. i plan on losing another 30lbs. 


i plan on blogging as much as i can to give tips, advice, and even some ideas on foods to eat. it does get hard from time to time on choosing what to eat. 


i weigh in on sunday mornings, so i am hoping for a good weigh in this weekend! 

This 1st pic is right before i started doing Weight Watchers in November of 2010. I was 191LBS there...UGH! Im on the left...

This photo is over a year later, December 2011, as I almost reach my 25LB mark. About 167LBS. Im on the left side again...

talk to you soon...