Wednesday, November 30, 2011
30 November
Latte
Juice.
Granola bar
Banana
2 pb&j sandwiches
Creamsicle
Zucchini-flaxseed muffin
Porkchop
Mashed squash & potato
Green beans & mushrooms
Creamsicle
Friday, November 25, 2011
Fri 25 November
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Ugh!
I've quickly bounced back up to 65kg, which was my mental "I'm not gonna let myself go back above that" weight when I stopped counting points last month. But with turkey day tomorrow... I think that might be impossible!
I was pretty good yesterday - I didn't count points, but I had smaller servings than usual & no treats; and I plan to do the same today. I'm gonna just eat want I want tomorrow (who can say no to turducken, pumpkin creme brûlée & bourbon bread pudding!!), and then start counting points again on Friday. But this time, I'm gonna try hard to make sure each point is nutritious, and I'm not gonna stress too much if I go over... the fact that I'm counting points at all makes me eat less, whether I stick to my daily limit or not.
So expect to see daily food logs again, starting Friday!
Happy Turkey Day everyone!!!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup
Sauté 1 chopped onion & 1 clove crushed garlic in olive oil. Add 2-3 large sweet potatoes (chopped), 2 cans chicken broth, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 can water & 2T chopped chipotle peppers (from a can, with adobo sauce). Simmer until potatoes are soft then blend with immersion blender. Add 1 can evaporated milk & you're ready to serve! I had some rotisserie chicken in the fridge so I just shredded & heated that & added it to the bowl along with some sourcream.
Mmmmmm!!!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Dwindling...
However, my milk supply has dwindled to the point where I either need to nurse Baby A every hour during the evenings, or supplement with a bottle.
I'm not sure if it's the dieting, the stress of moving house, or that I'm probably not drinking enough water (or all of the above!), but I've decided to stop counting points for a week or so, to see if that helps. Plus I just don't have the time or energy to keep up my food log or calculate points while we're in the midst of moving.
I'll still try to eat fairly healthy, but am not going to limit my intake of healthy food, or worry about keeping track.
I may stall on my weight loss, but hopefully I won't gain back anything I've lost.
I'll re-visit on the 10th & see if it's time to start tracking again.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Mon 31 Oct
2. Juice
Subtotal: 7.5
0 tea
5 PB&J sandwich
1 banana
Subtotal: 13.5
2.5 latte
1.5 snacksize choc
Subtotal: 17.5
5 stout chili with mashed potato
Subtotal: 22.5
3 hot choc
0.5 Daily activity points
34.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: -10.75)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sun 30 Oct
2.5 latte
Subtotal: 5
4 cheese on toast
0 diet coke
Subtotal: 9
1 salad
0 Daily activity points
34 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: -7.75)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Sat 29 Oct
2.5 latte
Subtotal: 4.5
2.5 peanut butter sandwich
Subtotal: 7
1 grapes & cheese
Subtotal: 37.5
0 Daily activity points
37.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
1.75 Banked points used (updated balance: 4.75)
Friday, October 28, 2011
Fri 28 Oct
2 juice
Subtotal: 4.5
2.5 latte
Subtotal: 7
2 curried ground beef & rice
2 cheese sandwich
0 tomatoes, carrots & snap peas
Subtotal: 11
0.5 1/2 banana
4.5 3 snacksize candies
Subtotal: 16
2 2 pieces bread
1 carrots & celery with ranch
8 2 shrimp crostini
Subtotal: 27
7.5 5 snacksize candies
Subtotal: 34.5
0 Daily activity points
34.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
3.5 Banked points used (updated balance: 1.75)
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Thu 27 Oct
3 Daily activity points
34.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0.5 Banked points used (updated balance: 5.25)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Wed 26 Oct
2.5 latte
Subtotal: 5
1 carrots & hummus
1.5 peanut butter sandwich
Subtotal: 7.5
3.5 turkey & slaw sandwich
0 diet coke
4 4 cookies
1 raisins
Subtotal: 16
3 Skinless chicken drumstick
1.5 roast sweet potato, potato & carrots
Subtotal: 20.5
2 Daily activity points
32 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
1 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 5.75)
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Tue 25 Oct
2.5 Latte
Subtotal: 5.5
0 tea
4 fruit cereal bar
0.5 1/2 pear
Subtotal: 10
3 turkey, cheese & slaw tortilla wrap
Subtotal: 13
4 1/3c trail mix
0 snap peas
Subtotal: 17
0 Daily activity points
27 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
4 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 4.75)
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Obtained!
Now bring on my pre-first-pregnancy weight (63.5), and then my pre-marriage weight (60)!!!
Monday, October 24, 2011
Mon 24 Oct
2.5 latte
Subtotal: 7.5
7 tuna salad sandwich
Subtotal: 14.5
2 chai latte
2.5 latte
3 1.5 oz pulled pork
Subtotal: 22
6 Risotto
1 Coleslaw
2 Creamsicle
Subtotal: 31
0 Daily activity points
31 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 0.75)
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Food Log: Sun 23 Oct
0 Daily activity points
37.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
6.5 Banked points used (updated balance: 0.75)
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Food Log: Sat 22 Oct
2 juice
2 zucchini muffin
3 cranberry muffin
1 fruit
Subtotal: 8
Lunch:
2.5 latte
3 cheese & pastrami sandwich
0 sugar snap peas
Subtotal: 13.5
Snack:
0 diet coke
2 2 cookies
Subtotal: 15.5
0 Daily activity points
28.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
2.5 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 7.25)
Friday, October 21, 2011
Food Log: Fri 21 Oct
2 1c cereal
0.5 1/4c milk
2 1/4c craisins
1 1/4c yoghurt
Subtotal: 5.5
Snack:
2.5 Latte
Subtotal: 8
Lunch:
3 beer
9 Chicken club sandwich
2 Few sweet potato fries
Subtotal: 22
Snack:
0 carrots
0 diet coke
Subtotal: 22
Dinner:
0.5 pumpkin soup
4 1/2 enchilada
0.5 1/2T light sour cream
Subtotal: 27
Snack:
2 Creamsicle
Subtotal: 29
1 Daily activity points
29 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
2 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 4.75)
Back in my Size 8s!!!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
It's Not About Nutrition
- proportion: we should teach our kids to eat healthy foods most of the time, less healthy foods less often, and junk food only occasionally.
- variety: we should teach our kids to eat a wide range of foods.
- moderation: we should teach our kids to eat only until they feel full.
I'll try to report on progress regularly.
Food Log: Thurs 20 Oct
2.5 Latte
Subtotal: 22.5
Subtotal: 29.5
Snack:
2 creamsicle
Subtotal: 31.5
0 Daily activity points
31.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0.5 Banked points used (updated balance: 2.75)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Food Log: Wed 19 Oct
12 1.5 enchiladas
1 1.5 T light sour cream
Subtotal: 33
0 Daily activity points
33 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
2 Banked points used (updated balance: 3.25)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Food Log: Tue 18 Oct
2 oats
0.5 milk
1 nectarine
2 juice
Subtotal: 5.5
Snack:
2.5 latte
1 Carrots & hummus
Subtotal: 9
Lunch:
1.5 lentil & pepper soup
1 bread
Subtotal: 11.5
Snack:
1 carrots & hummus
Subtotal: 12.5
Dinner:
4 Risotto
Subtotal: 16.5
Snack:
3 1 meatball, 1 puff pastry
2. 3 bruschetta
12. 6 cheesecake bites
3 3 glasses wine
Subtotal: 36.5
0 Daily activity points
36.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
5.5 Banked points used (updated balance: 5.25)
Monday, October 17, 2011
Smokey goodness!
Tonight, I tried another recipe from my friend's blog... this time, a Lentil & Red Pepper Soup. I've never cooked with smoked paprika before... WOW! What an amazing flavor! And it made the sauteed onions, garlic & peppers a beautiful color too!
Once again, I halved the amount of oil needed to saute, which meant the entire recipe came out at only 11 points. I had two big bowls, at only 4 points total!
Bonus: my 2 year old loved this too, although I did use the immersion blender on his before serving it to him (he's going through a "no-lumps" phase).
Food Log: Mon 17 Oct
Subtotal: 15.5
Snack:
2 2 slices toast
1 1T jam
Subtotal: 18.5
Dinner:
4 lentil soup
1.5 yog with honey
0.25 half kiwifruit
Subtotal: 24.25
Snack:
0.25 tea with milk & sugar
0 Daily activity points
30 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
1 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 10.75)
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Food Log: Sun 16 Oct
1. Half orange & half banana
1.5 half cup plain yoghurt
2.5 latte
Subtotal: 5
Lunch:
3 mimosa
6 divorced eggs (sans chorizo)
Subtotal: 14
Snack:
2.5 latte
Subtotal: 16.5
Dinner:
3.5 Vege curry
2 Rice
5 Naan
Subtotal: 27
Snack:
6. Ice-cream
Subtotal: 33
2 Daily activity points
33 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 9.75)
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Food Log: Sat 15 Oct
2. 2 slices wholegrain toast
1. 2t yoghurt butter
0. Marmite
2.5 Latte
Subtotal: 5.5
Snack:
4.5 Blueberry Muffin
5 Pumpkin Spice Latte
Subtotal: 15
Lunch:
0.5. Plum
4 Turkey, hummus & cucumber sandwich
0 diet coke
Subtotal: 19.5
Snack:
2 Hummus
0 carrot, cucumber, tomato
Subtotal: 21.5
Dinner:
0 Daily activity points
31 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 9.75)
Friday, October 14, 2011
Food Log: Fri 14 Oct
2 Daily activity points
34 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
1 Banked points used (updated balance: 9.75)
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Better for you doesn't mean good for you...
Tomato, Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Tart
Meanwhile, to make the filling, add the caramelized onions to the goat cheese and mix well, then add the sour cream and herbes de Provence, season with salt and pepper to taste.
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Once the tart shell(s) have been cooled to room temperature, fill with goat cheese mixture, arrange the tomatoes on top, sprinkle with a little herbes de Provence and bake around 10 minutes until the crust looks golden and the tomatoes are slightly charred. Remove from the oven, let cool for 5 minutes and serve.
Food Log: Thu 13 Oct
Evening snack:
1.5. Small juice
2 1/4c craisins
Subtotal: 33
1 Daily activity points
33 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
1 Banked points used (updated balance: 10.75)
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Beans & Greens
Food Log: Wed 12 Oct
1.5 cheesestick
SUMMARY
1 Daily activity points
29.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
2.5 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 11.75)
Monday, October 10, 2011
Food Log: Tue 11 Oct
2 1/2c oats
0.25 1/2t sugar
0.5 1 small apple
0.5 1/4c milk
2 juice
Subtotal: 5.25
Snack:
2.5 Latte
Subtotal: 7.75
Lunch:
2 Wholewheat tortilla
2 Cheese stick
1 1.5oz Pastrami
0 Lettuce, tomatoes
0.5 1/6c kidney beans
0.5. 1/2c melon
Subtotal: 13.75
Snack:
3 Feijoa muffin
0. Tea
Subtotal 16.75
Dinner:
7.5 5oz Salmon
1.5 3 oz roast potatoes (1/4T oil per serve)
0. carrots & swede
2. creamed spinach (1T light sour cream & 0.5oz parmesan per serve)
1. bread
1 4oz glass wine
Subtotal: 29.25
Dessert:
4 Affogato (espresso & ice-cream)
Subtotal: 33.25
SUMMARY
0 Daily activity points
33.25 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
2.25 Banked points used (updated balance: 9.25)
Feijoas, Feijoas, Feijoas!!!
Food Log: Mon 10 Oct
2 1c Special K
0.5. 1/4c milk
0.5. 1/2c feijoas
2.5 Latte
Subtotal: 5.5
Snack:
0 Mixed veges & cherry tomatoes
1 Pear
Subtotal: 6.5
Lunch:
5. Pasta Puttanesca
1. Feijoa Apple Juice
3.5 Chocolate Milk
Subtotal: 16
31 Daily allowance
0 Daily activity points
29.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
1.5 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 11.5)
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Food Log: Sun 9 Oct
2. 1/2c oats
0.25 1/2t brown sugar
0.5. 1/2 banana
2.25 Latte
2 1c fresh apple/orange/kale juice
Subtotal: 7 pts
Lunch:
3 1/8 rotisserie chicken, no skin
Subtotal: 24 pts
Afternoon snack:
0 cherry tomatoes & cucumber
Subtotal: 24 pts
Dinner:
2 1/2c white rice
Subtotal: 31 pts
SUMMARY
31 Daily allowance
0 Daily activity points
31 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 10)
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Temptation...
Food Log: Sat 8 Oct
2. 1/2c oats
0.25. 1/2t brown sugar
0.5. 1/4c milk
0.5 1/2 orange
2.25 Latte
Subtotal: 5.5
Lunch:
1 Bite of bagel w salmon cream cheese
3 2 small BBQ ribs
0.5 1T BBQ sauce
0.5 1/2c coleslaw
1.5 3 cornchips
1 1T queso dip
0.5 4oz Bloody Mary
Subtotal: 13.5
Afternoon Snack:
0. Cherry tomatoes & carrot
10. 2 chicken tacos
Subtotal: 23.5
Dinner:
3.5. Spinach, Tomato & Feta Frittata
1 4 feijoas
Evening Snack:
SUMMARY
31 Daily allowance
0 Daily activity points
31 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
0 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 10)
Friday, October 7, 2011
Food Log: Fri 7 Oct
2. 1/2c oats
0.25 1t brown sugar
0.5 1/4c milk
0.5 1/2 pear
2.5 Latte
Subtotal: 5.75
Lunch:
3 Grilled chicken breast
0.5 Salad w vinegar & 1/2t olive oil
3 Beer
Subtotal: 12.25
Afternoon Snack:
1.5 Milky chai
Subtotal: 13.75
Dinner:
3.5 Wholewheat tortillas
4 1/2lb tilapia panfried with canola spray
1 1c coleslaw w yoghurt mayo
2 creamsicle
Subtotal: 24.25
Evening Snack:
1. Banana
Subtotal: 25.25
31 Daily allowance
2 Daily activity points
25.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
5.5 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 9.5)
Vegetarian Month
Hubby & I have decided to stop eating meat for a month, to see what affect it has on our cholesterol (and weight), and also as a kind of detox before the gluttony of the holiday season is upon us.
We're not going to cook meat, or go out of our way to eat it, but if someone's gonna offer us some meaty deliciousness on occasion, we probably won't say no.
Luckily our toddler LOVES fish, and is only so-so on chicken & red meat most of the time anyway (except for rotisserie chicken, sausages, hotdogs & meatloaf, of course!). He also (usually) eats beans, so his protein intake shouldn't suffer too much. However, he's been pretty fussy lately, so I don't know how he'll handle some of the new vegetarian dishes we'll be trying.
I guess we'll see!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Food Log: Thurs 6 Oct
2. 1/2c oats
2. 1/4c raisins
0.25 1t brown sugar
0.5. 1/2 banana
2.5 Latte (1c 2% milk)
2 1c fresh apple/orange juice
subtotal 9.25 pts
Morning snack:
1.5. 1/2c corn/bean salad
1.5 30g cheese
subtotal 12.25 pts
Lunch:
1. 1 slice wholewheat bread
1 1t peanut butter
0.5. 1/2 banana
subtotal 14.75 pts
Afternoon snack:
0 tea with milk (so little milk, that I don't count it)
0.25 small piece melon
Subtotal: 15pts
Dinner:
5. 1/6th recipe Pasta Puttanesca Bake
1.5. 1/2 c Bean/Corn Salad
2. Creamsicle
subtotal 23.5 pts
Evening snack:
3 Banana-choc shake
Subtotal 26.5pts
SUMMARY
31 Daily allowance
0 Daily activity points
26.5 TOTAL POINTS CONSUMED
4 Unused daily points (to add to bank)
0 Banked points used (updated balance: 4)
Day 1... it's started!
Mix corn, beans & pepper together in a bowl. Create vinagrette by whisking together oil, vinegar & mustard. Season to taste then pour over vegetables. Chill before serving.
Recipe is 12pts total. Makes eight 1/2 cup servings (1.5pts each).
Note: This recipe was adapted from one that includes 4oz cubed pepper jack cheese, which is added just before serving. I didn't think I'd have enough points to add the cheese, but it adds a nice textural contrast if you do.