It's a CHRISTMAS Miracle!

I was down 2.6!

Imagine how well I'll do next week when I manage my food AND my activity!!

I'm getting closer to my Christmas goal (which, I'm changing to maybe be the NEW YEAR goal, but I'll keep it as a Christmas goal too)

Well, I'm *not* at home and don't have much time, but I wanted to share my exciting news. I really do have to get to my goal weight now because I am officially my friend's maid of honour in September! She asked me today... I was totally shocked and honoured!

Okay, now back to what I was doing.

T-Day

The day of truth. Thursday.

I haven't even stepped on my scale here at home to know what I'm facing.



Good luck to Tara and me though!

Thank you, Oprah

I got home from yet another very busy day at work and was ready to throw in the towel on exercise this week. Tomorrow's weigh in, i have minimal activity this week, i'm exhausted... might as well face the fact that this week's weigh in depends solely on nutrition alone. THEN Oprah came on and her show was about weight loss. Thank you, O. This was the kick in the pants I needed to get on the treadmill. So I only jogged 30min... it's better than nothing. Actually, now I may walk a bit while watching America's Next Top Model at 9.

Here's Today's Menu:
Breakfast - 2/3c spoon sized shredded wheat n' bran (2), small banana (1), 1/2c skim milk (1)
Lunch - salad with baby spinach (0), 30g light cheddar (2), peppers, celery, cucumbers, grape tomatoes (0), 3oz chicken breast (3), 3 tbsp FF italian (0). Broccoli marinated in hellman's balsamic spray (0). apple (1). source yogurt (1)
Dinner - 2 eggs (4), egg whites (1), Boca veggie sausage patties x2(2), ww bagel (2). 1/4c craisins for dessert (1).


Tara - good luck tomorrow!

L-A-Z-Y, I ain't got no alibi. I'm LAZY!

I have nothing more than the usual excuses anyone else has. I'm just tired yesterday and today. I don't know why. Perhaps it's because work is busy... but who knows. Perhaps I'm just lazy. Perhaps it's all psychological. Either way you slice it the results are the same (which will be a GAIN this week if I don't kick myself in the butt) - not enough activity this week. I really have to get back into the morning jogs because by the evening I'm too flipping tired (getting home in the pitch dark doesn't help either).

Here's today's menu:
BF - 2 pc ww seedless rye bread (1), 1tbsp blue menu crunch almond butter (2), 1 small banana (1)
Lunch - salad with baby spinach (0), mushroom (0), 2oz chicken breast (2), 30g light monteray jack cheese (2), ceasar flavour hellman's spritzer (0). green, red, orange peppers (0) marinated in 2 tbsp FF italian (0). apple (1), source exotik yogurt (1).
Snack at Mathews Professional Corporation - 100 cal chips ahoy (2)
Dinner - peppers and mushrooms (0) stir fried in 1tsp light becel (0) and becel spray (0) with 2tbsp FF italian for a kick (1pt when added with the drsg at lunch), peas (0) with frank's hot sauce (0) and 2tbsp blue menu ketchup (0), 1 morningstar farms pizza and basil burger thingy - which was really REALLY good (2), 1 FF cheese slice (1). SF jello, 1c (0).
Biggest Loser Snack - dried apple and date slices (2) with perrier (0)

I didn't see all of the Biggest Loser tonight, but I saw the end. Although I'm not a huge Kim fan, I do feel bad that the red team is eliminated. I guess we can look forward to Kim crying about it next week.

That's it, I'm being mean so it's time for BED! Here's hoping I can get my butt out of bed and on the treadmill in the morning.

Mondays suck

At least it's over with.

Today's menu:

BF - 1 egg (2), 2 egg whites (0), 1tbsp cheez whiz (1), ww bagel (2), dried fruit (1)
Lunch (in a hurry, running late for work): 1 flatout wrap (1), 1 tbsp light garden cream cheese (1), source exotik yogurt (1), V8 original bottle (1)
Dinner - vegetables including red pepper, green pepper, radishes, celery, grape tomatoes (0), 1/4c light tre stella feta (2), FF italian, 2tbsp (0). 2oz chicken breast (2), apple (1), source yogurt (1)

That's all for today. I clearly didn't eat enough, but I just am not hungry... and it won't kill me to not eat all of my points on some days. After all, in case I haven't mentioned - I have a wedding to go to in September now. I better be at my goal weight and looking FINE for my date that day! (hmmm... who shall be worthy of escorting me to a wedding??? heehee!).

1 day down, 4 to go til the weekend.

Weekend: Accomplished!

Okay, so it's been a busy few days.

Friday i went out after work and totally behaved and only ate some vegetables. Came home, met up with Alex and we went for sushi for dinner. I did well. Somehow in the middle of Friday night I woke up craving sweets and gave in to a few 100 calorie packs (bad Jen).

The real challenge though was going to mom and dad's this weekend. I'm happy to report, I totally conquered all and didn't give in to ANY cravings - despite the cake with icing that was calling my name - despite the cheese pizza dad made. I utilized my dessert teas for coping mechanisms after 8pm and by Sunday I felt so good that I was doing that well, I sailed through Sunday too.

Now it's Monday, I have to go to work in a couple of hours... and I'm exhausted. I think I'm getting a cold actually. Hopefully it just passes.

Time to try hitting up the treadmill!

Happy Monday

We have a loss

I was down 1.8lbs.

I was hoping for more, but I'll still take it!

This weekend lies the real challenge - going to Pontypool. It's so hard going to mom and dad's and not pigging out on all of my mom's goodies in the kitchen!

I thought about going on the treadmill tonight... but it's been such a long day, the couch is where I will stay!

Simon saw the snow for the first time today! Here's a shot taken from Michele's really good camera of him sitting in a snow pile in front of dad's wood pile

3 down, 2 to go!

Well... I've made it past hump day. Only 2 more long days left before I can join my family at home and see my nephew. I was doing fine until my mom told me to get on msn tonight and they figured out her webcam and put Simon on the webcam! Oh well, Saturday will be here soon enough. The only downfall to my weekend is I won't see Alex much (but we will survive). Friday night I have a work thing (but will leave as early as I can to go out with my man), then Saturday I'll leave first thing for Pontypool.

Today's Activity: 1hr walk on an incline, weights for 30min of it

Menu:
BF - 2/3c smart bran (1), 16 almonds (2), 20g raisins (1), 1/2c skim milk (1)
Lunch - Salad with romaine (0), 4oz chicken breast (4), 15g light cheese (1), 5 kalamata olives (1), sundried tomatoes (0), hellman's balsamic spritzer. cut vegetables with FF sour cream dip, 3tbsp (1), 1c grapes (1)
Dinner (breakfast for dinner kind of night): 2 eggs (4), egg whites (1), salsa (0), blue menu ketchup - unsure how much, didn't measure it but not more than 1pt worth (1), 2 BOCA breakfast patties (2), ww bagel (2), light cheez whiz 2tbsp (1)

Tomorrow's WI... I'm not sure what exactly I'm in for after I ate pretty much an entire chocolate truffle Friday evening... but I'll check out the scale in the morning and see what I could be in for by WI tomorrow eve!

I should mention I do now have more motivation to reach goal - I'll be attending a wedding in September and I'd LOVE to have my pick of all the cute dresses there are for thinner people!

Good luck tomorrow morning Tara!

4yrs? Really?

4yrs ago today Alex and I had (what we are calling) our first date... just the two of us. I bet he can remember exactly what we were doing 4yrs ago at this moment. He's good like that - has a memory of an elephant (or whatever animal has that great memory... i can't remember which one it is). I do remember we have yet to finish watching Legally Blonde (I'm convinced the 2nd time he watches it he'd find it much more interesting than the first time... at least interesting enough I won't hear snoring!!). The photo isn't of us on our first date, but it's the first photo I have of us together. It was 4yrs ago February when Alex took me to a fancy dinner at the CN tower.

I had lovely flowers delivered to me at work today. It could make anyone feel like the most special person in the world to get called to reception and there's a gorgeous bouquet of flowers (with pink roses, my favourite). 4yrs later and I'm STILL being treated like a princess!

Okay, on to ME now!

Today - treadmill with weights for an hour (okay, i lie... weights was only 30min of that hour).

Menu:
BF - 2/3c shredded wheat n' bran (2), small banana (1), 1tsp br. sugar spenda (0), 1/2c skim milk (1)
Lunch - salad with romaine (0), 2oz chicken breast (2), 30g light monteray jack (2), sundried tomato (0), 5 pitted kalamata olives (1), mushrooms (0), hellman's balsamic spritzer (0). Apple (1). WW bagel (2) with light cheez whiz (1)
Snack - vegetables (0) with FF sour cream dip, 3 tbsp (2)
Dinner - leftover lasagna casserole again! (6), source yogurt (1)
Biggest Loser Snack - 100cal fish (2)

Was anyone else sad to see Kae go home? I'm sick of the black team ruling all... and Jillian walking around with her smirk... I don't blame Neil for his reaction. I WAS, however, really happy to see Kae's results. She is definitely an inspiring story!