tomorrow's the day of truth...

phew, i'm tired. it's been a couple of weeks since i worked day shift! the best thing about evenings is definitely sleeping in!!!

anyway, this is a short one... wish me luck at weigh in tomorrow!!! i think i'll need it.

Another weekend has come and gone...

Well my weekend was nice. Unfortunately i wasn't able to lick this cold in time for the weekend. in fact, it's still hanging around and i made the executive decision to call in sick for work. something i completely hate doing... but if i went i wouldn't have lasted the 12hrs i'm supposed to work tomorrow. i guess there's a reason we get sick time. i still managed to see alex all weekend. my germs didn't scare him off! i went and met him for lunch on friday, then we went to dinner, then he showed up saturday for a bit, and today we watched the movie "just friends" -it was funny. i recommend it! he and i have both entered a world cup (soccer) pool at my work... i feel bad for him. i'm not sure what he's going to do when his girlfriend kicks his butt in a soccer pool... i guess he'll get over it! HAHA!!!

my pillow is calling me. my nyquil is taking effect and i am starting to be able to breathe (i love breathing!!).

haven't posted my menus for the weekend... they definitely were NOT core... but within my points.

here's my plan for monday and tuesday:

Monday's Menu (subject to change depending on how i'm feeling)
Breakfast
*3/4 cup shredded wheat (2)
*1/2 cup skim milk (1)

Lunch
*1/2 cup FF cottage cheese (2)
*tomato, cucumber (0)
*chicken salad (3)
*watermelon (1)

Snack
*2 fruit snacks (2)

Dinner
*soy burger by blue menu (5)
*lettuce (in place of a bun) (0)
*condiments (1)
*1 1/2 cups strawberries (1)
*splenda (0)

Snack
*3/4 cup shredded wheat (2)
*1 cup skim milk (2)
*chocolate syrup (0)


Tuesday's Menu (working a 12hr day)
*** same as monday's menu with the exception of dinner**

Dinner
*1 cup whole wheat pasta (3)
*chicken breast (3)
*ww recipe tomato sauce, 1/4 cup (0)
* 1/4 cup ff cottage cheese (1)
*1 1/2 cup strawberries (1)


and there you have it... my meal plans for the next couple of days.

enjoy your manic monday, everyone!!











only 211 days until christmas!!!

The jury's in...

i was down 1.6lbs this week, bringing my grand total to 54.0lbs lost...not too shabby for ol' shrinking jen.

i had hoped i'd be down a little more... but all in time... as alex reminded me, i just need to keep up these better habits from this week and it will average out for a better loss in the long run... as long as i'm where i would like to be by michele's wedding... i won't be at my goal... but i'll be a lot closer.

thought i'd just post a couple of photos for all of my fans out there... (heehee).

Thursday... the good, the bad, and the ugly.

it's thursday... and i'm not too worried, i know the scales will show me down at weight watchers tonight.

i didn't post yesterday, but the menu was the same as tuesday pretty much... throw in some avocado at lunch and take away the cottage cheese at dinner... and there you have it.

well, time to evaluate the core plan from this week. i guess i won't officially know how i did until i step on their scales at weight watchers. mine at home are basically just a guideline to give me an indication of how i'm doing... theirs is the final word.

i feel good after doing core... i felt pretty pleased with myself all week, knowing i was only eating healthy foods... went the whole week without any bread, not too shabby for the shrinking girl herself!

i did start to feel somewhat restricted towards the end of the week... i'm not too sure why... the only thing i was really missing here at home was eating cheese and bread...

the bottom line is i'm going to stick to the mostly core foods and will adhere to some of the rules of core (ww pasta or brown rice, only one serving a day...)... but i'll allow myself weight watchers bread and cheese. i'll stick to fat free cottage cheese, and possibly fat free plain yogurt for now too... i can add the jam spread to the yogurt to make my own fruit yogurts.

i'm not posting a total menu plan for today because it's pretty sad... i know i almost starve myself until weigh in. i had 2 eggs first thing this morning, then for lunch (at 11:30, i don't like to eat past noon on weigh in day) i had lettuce, tomato, cucumber, avocado, and a little tiny bit of fat free honey dijon mustard salad dressing... pretty healthy... and enough calories to get me through the day.

of course after weigh in tonight is a different story... here is my plan

for dinner i'm going to get a footlong turkey sub from subway... it's going to be toasted and have the following toppings on it: cheese, turkey, lettuce, tomato, extra pickles, and black olives... and fat free honey mustard sauce on it and black pepper (hold the salt). i'll also get 3 cookies to bring home to enjoy! probably chocolate chip...

and that is my plan!!!

alex and i are going out to dinner tomorrow night... i can't wait! first, to see him... because i haven't seen much of him since his return from mexico... and then to go OUT to eat!!! i think we're going to go to montana's... i'll have either chicken fajitas or a pasta dish maybe... who knows!!!

of course he's finally feeling better and i seem to have a cold... the sore throat is gone (thank god, it was so painful for 2 nights i hardly slept! but last night i slept like a baby)... but now it's all nasal congestion... hopefully i can get that gone by tomorrow night so we could both be healthy, both be in the country, and both enjoy dinner!!! i can't WAIT to have a date with my boyfriend!!!

i'll update later after i know how weigh-in went... wish me luck, cross your fingers for me!

Tuesday's Menu

I've done it, I've gone on the treadmill for FOUR whole days in a row... tomorrow will be my 5th and last one planned until friday (so i'll just take thursday off)... i don't have set days to go on, i just have to plan around my shifts at work.

here's today's menu

breakfast
*2 eggs (4)
*1 banana(2)

Lunch
*lettuce, tomato, cucumber (0)
*2tbsp FF honey dijon salad drsg (1)
*3/4 cup FF cottage cheese (2)
*watermelon (1)

snack at work
*1/2 cup cajun roasted chick peas (2)
*2 fruit snacks (2)

Dinner
*1 cup ww pasta (3)
*1/2 cup weight watchers recipe pasta sauce (0)
*1 chicken breast (3)
*1/4 cup ff cottage cheese (1)
*1 1/2 cup strawberries (1)

Snack after work
*3 cups popcorn (1)
*watermelon (1)

*** i ran out of milk and won't get a chance to get any until thursday probably, so I'm taking calcium supplements for my milk servings.

Hard - CORE!

well, it's day 4 of my 'hard-core' week... still loving it. my pasta ran out so today i ventured to cook something new... i made a tofu stirfry (marinated the tofu in EVOO and garlic overnight)... cooked it with vegetables and garlic and oregano and red wine vinegar today... tastes pretty good from what i tasted! and i made cajun roasted chick peas... just roasted chick peas in the oven at 350F for 55min... they were soaked in EVOO and cajun spices ahead of time. they taste AWESOME!!!

going to post today's menu... since i know my mom still likes to keep track of what i'm eating! haha!

Holiday Monday's Menu
breakfast
*banana (2)
*3/4 cup shredded wheat (2)
* 1/2 cup skim milk (1)

Lunch
*lettuce, tomato, cucumber (0)
*2 tbsp FF honey dijon salad drsg (1)
*chicken salad (3)
*watermelon (1)

Snack at work
* 2 fruit snacks (2)
*1/2 cup cajun roasted chick peas (2)

Dinner
*tofu (4)
*vegetables (0)
*4 tsp EVOO (2)
*strawberries (1)

Snack after work
*3 cups popcorn (1)
* 1/2 cup skim milk (1)

off to work... have a good holiday everybody!!

Still going HardCore!!

Well, it's day 3 of my core-stint. I must say - I'm enjoying it. But i'm also not suffering from any severe sweets cravings... I'll post yesterday's menu, today's and tomorrow's here...

Saturday's Menu
Breakfast
*3/4 cup shredded wheat (2)
*1/2 cup skim milk (1)
*banana (2)

Lunch
*Lettuce, tomato, cucumber (0)
* 2 tbsp fat free blue menu honey dijon mustard salad dressing (1) <--- LOVE that drsg!!
*3/4 cup fat free cottage cheese (2)
*2 president's choice fruit leathers (2)

Afternoon Snack
*3 cups popcorn (1)
*2 fruit snacks/leathers (2)

Dinner
*1 cup ww pasta (3)
* 1 chicken breast (3)
*1/4 cup ff cottage cheese (1)
* 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO for short) (1)
* 1 1/2 cups strawberries (1)

Bedtime snack after work
*1 cup milk with sugar free davinci chocolate syrup (2)
* 3 cups popcorn (1)
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Sunday's Menu
Breakfast
*3/4 cup shredded wheat (2)
* 1/2 cup skim milk (1)
*1 banana (2)

Lunch
*lettuce, tomato, cucumber (0)
* 2 tbsp ff honey dijon mustard salad drsg (1)
* chicken salad ( 1/2 canned blue menu chicken with ff miracle whip) (3)
*WATERMELON! (1)

Snack
*2 fruit snacks (2)

Dinner
* 1 cup ww pasta (3)
*1 chicken breast (3)
*2 tsp EVOO (1)
*1/4 cup ff cottage cheese (1)
*garlic and black pepper (0)
*1 1/2 cups strawberries (1) with splenda (0)

Bedtime snack after work
*1 cup skim milk (2)
*3 cups popcorn (1)

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I'll post tomorrow's menu after i figure out what exactly it will be!!!

happy long weekend all you lucky people who don't have to work (like i do!).

It's CORE time...

so, had weigh-in today... I was down 1.8lbs... bringing my new total to 52.4lbs lost!!! go me!

and as per my day-planner... starting tomorrow I am going to try core for an entire week and see how it goes. as i said before though, i'm going to still count points as well... just because i actually enjoy it. so now my menus become very important... because this is new to me, so planning ahead of time will be essential for success i think. i've already made my chicken chili which is core... so i'll be good for taking dinner to work for the next 5 days (after tomorrow)... so here we go... friday's menu (i have friday off).

Friday's menu

Breakfast
*cream of wheat (2)
*sugar free fruit spread (0)

Lunch
*1/2 cup ff cottage cheese (2)
*grape tomatoes (0), cucumber slices (0), black pepper (0)


***** then i will go grocery shopping to buy more core foods***

Snack
*1/4 cup hummus (ww recipe) - (2)
*baby carrots (0)

Dinner
*1 cup ww pasta (3)
*chicken breast (3)
*grape tomatoes (0)
*2 tsp olive oil (2)
*1/4 cup ff cottage cheese (1)
*garlic (0)
*3/4 cup ff plain yogurt (2)
*splenda (0), sf jam spread (0)

a photo for your enjoyment

here's chicklet and me... after watching grey's anatomy tonight (the season finale... for anyone else who is a mcdreamy fan)... you'll know why i wanted to post a photo of cuddle time with chicklet (who is sleeping soundly in bed now, waiting for me to join!)... g'night!

Life is Good...

it's all good! well, besides the fact that my weight didn't change this week... (could be worse)... what's more important is.... ALEX IS HOME! yay yay yay!!! sometimes you don't realize how much you'll miss someone until they're actually gone... i fully understand this. i just feel so much happier knowing he's back in the city. it sounds like he had a fun trip... and he's home safe... and he's rested.... and had a good time... and that's what i care about! and the fact that HE'S HOME!!!

so, i realized this weekend that going to mom and dad's (aka HOME) is a good idea... i definitely stay on track while in pontypool... mom helps me with that and i'm more accountable with others around all weekend.

i'm working a 12hr day tomorrow, but 8hr days wed and thurs... i'll post menus then. for now - i need to HIT THE SACK!

this is shrinking jen, signing off. good night and god speed.