Weigh in Week Three

I wasn't expecting much results when I weighed in this morning because I ate an entire Ben and Jerry's one night when I had a few friends over for a movie. Then yesterday I lost a battle with chocolate to help me cope with sick screaming and fighting kids. I ate my entire ziploc baggy of my chocolate reserves- two servings of kisses. And to top ot off, I only went to the gym twice this week because of Dr Appointments and Adam took the car to Fresno for the weekend for a CMEA conference. So unless we are going to walk in the rain to get there- I ain't goin!
This Ben and Jerry's is SOO good. Its like cookies and cream had a baby with Mint chip- mint ice cream with whole oreos- MMM! The entire thing is 28 points- almost 2/3 of my day's allowance.

So I step on the scales all depressed to find out that I lost 3.5 pounds this week. WHAT? REALLY?? Can I re-do my weight? That can't be right!!
I was all stressed this week and getting depressed that I wasn't doing this right all for nothing!

One factor to why this week worked is because I got a food scale and I am very adamant with weighing everything to see what the points would really be. For example- my cereal that I thought was only 3 pts. was actually 10- without milk. I got it about two weeks ago but now that I played with it for a week I know how to work it- and control myself- really well.
Thank you Tara for the recommendation of getting a scale!

So my total weight loss for my first three weeks is now 7.5 pounds! YAY!

Week 2

Last Week I lost 1 pound which brings my weight loss to a total of 4.5 pounds so far. I wish it was more but considering what last week was like I proud I lost anything at all! I stayed in my points allowance the whole week but I had the Super Bowl Party, A Mom's night out to Panghetti's (fantastic Italian restaurant) for my twin group where I had a slice of chocolate cake with my meal, and Saturday we went to a Valentine's Dinner and Dance fundraiser for our YW. At that dinner I ate almost my entire days worth of points in one meal there! I ate light that day anticipating big points that night.
So considering my week- its going good so far!

Yummy Muffins

Adam had a bake sale for school today so I used this recipe my cousin gave me. I used frozen strawberries instead of fresh berries and after 25 min they were still gooey and sank when I took them out. I baked them for about 5 more minutes and they turned much better. They were dense but tasted good because I love cream cheese.
Best part? ONE POINT!


Ingredients:

2/3 cup (5 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large egg whites
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°.

Combine cream cheese and butter in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at high speed until well blended. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add vanilla, egg whites, and egg; beat well.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture and buttermilk to cream cheese mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Gently fold in raspberries and walnuts.

Place 24 foil cup liners in muffin cups. Spoon batter evenly into liners. Bake at 350° 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans; cool on a wire rack.

Makes 24 Muffins (1 Muffin Per Serving)

Fat Picture

I picked this as my fat photo. I HATE this picture because I look so huge in it. This picture was taken about a month ago when we visited my parents in Maryland and were doing a tour of the Bureau of Printings and Engravings. I posted Adam and the kids pictures on Facebook but I refused to post mine- so here it is.

Super Bowl Party

I was so afraid of going to a Super Bowl Party because I tend to sit and eat everything in sight while I watch TV. I offered to bring all the food for the party ( There were 6 of us, nothing big) so I would know what would be there and calculate it before hand. I had a huge fruit tray and a veggie tray because they are 0 points. I got chicken smokies instead of regular little dogs because they were healthier? But mainly because they were freaking delicious when I tasted them at Costco.
At first I decided to just say- forget it I'm not counting today! And stuck to that for a little while. But then reason kicked in and I decided to hold my self accountable for what I ate and that's what my flexible points are for. And my results were- I only went two points over my daily allowance. It's not big to many people but I felt so proud of myself for controlling my ridiculous eating habits at my first party!

My first post

So weight loss blogs are all the rage right now and I decided that I wanted to make one for myself too. I want to reach out at tell everyone how my weight loss journey is going so I can find a support system. Please comment as much as you want! Feedback=support=more drive to do it!

For my journey of weight loss I joined Weight Watchers last week and I am going to the gym every day.
At the gym I do a class called PowerCut twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. This class is a fast paced weight lifting and other repetitive exercises that just exhaust me! There are a couple or people from my ward that do it with me and Adam joins me every Friday.
I was doing Zumba twice a week but they just re-did the schedule and changed the time so I can't do that anymore. I am finding other classes to fill that spot in but I am bouncing back and forth to find my niche.
The kids LOVE the gym daycare and run straight to it when we go through the front door. I originally joined the gym to have help with the kids everyday while Adam is at school from 8-6 everyday. Its a great break to have them play and I get alone time- its one of my drives to work out!!
Weight Watchers is going great so far- I have lost 3 pounds in just the first week!
I can really eat anything I want I just have to keep track of how much I do and adjust the rest of the day with more healthy options. My current addiction is Nutella- SOO GOOD!! Its like a chocolate Peanut butter. Its 3 points but for only a tablespoon. But I match it with a banana and mmm!
Thats the hard part of weight watchers- measuring! I don't measure my foods. I just throw whatever in a bowl and eat it. I measured out my cereal this morning and it made me sad how little the serving was...so I doubled it....
All my measuring cups and spoons are constantly dirty!

What do you guys think?!?!