The aftermath

Soooo let's be honest I ate a whole lot of cheese cake over Shavuot probably 1 cake worth!!! But dang it...it was worth it...only cuz I do it once a year! When I weighed myself the nxt morning it looked like I gained 4lbs which of course freaked me out but then I realized all that dairy made me super constipated! I weighed in again this morn and it looks like I only gained 1lb! But now I'm back in the game!!! Yesterday and today were def good days!! I wanted to be under 200 by my bday and I was now I need to get to 195 by July 4th! Have a great week!

down 8lbs and counting

Soooo at first I weighed in on friday, thinking maybe my problem is the day I am weighing in...but then I weighed in again this morning and im down another .1 of a pound. So long story short...goodbye 200's hello 190's! I know that still sounds like a scary number and Im only just dipping into it (I currently weigh in at 199.1lbs) but I am down over 8lbs (8.1lbs to be exact) and I feel strong to continue.
My problem of course is this coming up weekend is a holiday that is full of cheesecake and other goodness...I know from previous years if I dont have my cheesecake fix over those two days I look for it for the rest of the year. So...I need to be super de duper this week...not dip into my extra points AT ALL and save it all for the weekend. That is the plan!

 

Dinner one day this week was sauteed asparagus, broccoli and brussel sprouts with tofu cooked in a tbsp of toasted sesame oil, soy sauce and loads of garlic. My lesson from this dinner....I need twice as much to really be full!

This was a really yummy and filling lunch! Chopped up 1/2 big onion, a red pepper, 1/4 of and english cucumber, can of tuna in water, TBSP of homemade Hummus, TBSP of mango salsa. 6 Skinny rice cakes (3 for 1 pt on ww) and a nice big starbucks!!! I studied for 3 hrs straight in that spot! 

Have a great week!!!

Todays food...ooooo sooo yummy

Fresh Salad with fake crab and mustard! YUM!!!!

Fake meat crumble and feta over sauteed asparagus, red pepper and portabella mushrooms...with loads of garlic!

Weight gain :(

Yup....it happened...I gained weight this week .6lb. I know its not allot but I've been so damn good on my diet its just not fair! :( Instead of feeling sorry for myself I am making sure to MEASURE EVERYTHING! And get more gym time in! This week so far I played basketball sunday night, I did 1 hr on the elliptical and 1 mile on the treadmill (12 1/2 min) and I'm giving a class for 45 min tonight. I plan to go to the gym wed and give a class in the park. Thursday I will play basketball (IYH) and Friday I hope to get to the gym at school. Lets see what the week brings!

Egg white omelet with asparagus

My packed lunch: 6 egg whites, carrots, peppers, cucumbers with 2 Tbsp Hummus, and apple and a plain low fat yogurt

Dinner: portabella mushroom with feta, tomatoe and a slice of edam cheese with a side of asparagus (I should mention a light beer-I calculated the points dont worry)

Heres some pics of what I have been eating:

I love where I live

I am smiling!! Seeing the community coming together time after time to help each other during times of joy and happiness and sadness and loss! Meals, playdates, grocery runs, shoulders to cry on, arms to hold and hug. I've been pleasantly surprised when I hear ppl bringing each soup to someone home with the flu! I keep experiencing an outpouring of support for going back to school whenever I doubt myself I'm reminded by living friends here that I'm doing the right thing! Last night I selfishly left the lag baomer BBQ to go for a run... As I left I turned around and I had tears in my eyes.. All colors shapes sizes, all shuls, school and walks of life! All with one thing in common- Jews celebrating lag baomer with family and friends!!!! I experienced one more heartwarming thing yesterday- hugs and words of condolence that were so sincere to our crossing guard on her loss of her father it was touching to see how much everyone cared!!! I love living in Pittsburgh!! Sry for the ramble!!

Vegetarian Options

Since noticing how much lower in points tofu and the fake meat scramble is I've been eating more of these options and they are YUMMY! This here is  a snappeas and carrot stirfry with tofu. I seasoned it with Soy sauce fresh garlic salt and pepper.

I got a recipe from a friend for an 'orange soup' Im not super at following directions so I made my own version...and dang its good! 1 Can pumpkin, 5carrots, 2 zuchinni, 2 onions, dill, salt and pepper. I decided not to shmush it just to leave is chunky! It was delish and only 1pt a bowl!

A few people asked me how my weights going...here is it...now dont freak out I know the numbers are still extraordinarily high...I weigh ALOT. On April 15 I weighed 207.2, On April 22 204.6, On April 29 202.6, On May 6 200.6. My goal is to be under 200lbs by my birthday May 16. My next goal is to finish next semester at 185lbs. And finally my final goal is to be 165lbs by graduation. I have to admit the 2 in the beg of my weight is what freaks me out the most! I made a promise a long time ago that I would NEVER have a 2 in the beg....o well. But I can tell you this....I am working hard to get rid of it! 

My goals for this week: 1. Get to the gym at least once (and if any of my 2 classes are canceled I need to workout anyways) 2. Cont to stay within my points 3. Drink my 8-10 cups of water daily.

Ok...Time to get ready for school! Have a great day my friends!

A good ole day!

With only 4 hours of sleep (ya I gotta work on that) I had a super fantabulous day today! I lost another 2lbs!!! this brings a huge relief to me!
My new nephew, Shalom Dov Ber had a beautiful wonderful amazing bris! So many wonderful people helped so many wonderful people participated!
And now...Im off to study microbiology!!! lol
Anyhoots Ill blog later on in the week but this week I want to focus on exercise!!! I havnt been getting enough and my legs are beginning to ache...argh