Weigh In Wednesday!

Down .2 lbs! It's not a lot, but I was really expecting a gain this week, so I'll take it!

Goals for the Week:

-Drink my water everyday!

-Get in my healthy oils

-Work out 4 days

-Finish week one of C25K

I wanted to get up this morning and work on run two of C25K, but I didn't sleep well last night and really wasn't feelin' it this morning. I think I'll try to do it later tonight or tomorrow morning instead. We'll see. :-)

First Steps

I actually did it. I started Couch to 5k this morning! It doesn't sound like much, but I haven't worked out in such a long time. It felt good just to get out there, but it also reminded me how much I need to be working out. I struggled with the running, but I tried not to get down about it, since I haven't worked out in a long time. I am supposed to take tomorrow off, so I think I am going to do this workout video. I love it! I used to do it quite a bit, but now I'm ready to start again.



You guys should check it out. I am definitely sweating a little bit toward the end, which makes me feel like it is definitely giving me a decent workout, but I never feel like I am dying. Haha..

Guilt and Groceries

I would like to blame my out of control snacking on my TOM this week, and I really hope that's the reason. :( This blog is making me feel more accountable, but it hasn't necessarily stopped me. The good thing is that, even if I am giving in to temptation and cravings, I now to it in a much more controlled way. Pre-WW Sarah would have wanted ice cream and sat down with the entire carton. Now, I went to the freezer with a spoon and just grabbed a big bite. Pretty impressive, so long as I don't do that twenty times in a row. Does the walk from my chair to the fridge count as exercise? Haha.

I'm really happy, though. I went grocery shopping this morning and grabbed some stuff so that I can make some yummy meals. This will be my first week going back to my normal job and not having class. That means, I WILL START COOKING MEALS. I've got to take advantage of this month without school. So far, I have three meals planned for this week. I will make baked mostacioli, chicken caesar wraps, and strawberry stuffed French toast. I am most excited for the French toast; it sounds so delicious. I will try to post recipes and pics when I make these meals. :-)

Hopefully having my meals planned out will help me stay OP this coming week. I'm psyched to get the chance to cook again.

I'm going to my parents' for dinner tonight, so hopefully I can make some good choices. Brats for dinner, yum!

...nervous about WI this week with it being my TOM, but I am going to try to get up early and start Couch to 5k tomorrow!

Bad Behavior?

So yesterday was pretty good for the most part, but of course, in the evening everything went downhill. It's now my TOM, so the freezer and all of the ice cream that I stupidly bought has been calling my name several times a day. BAD BAD BAD! I also went out with BF to a good friend's going away party, which was at a bar. Although I could have been served, even though I am underage, I stuck to diet soda and water. I DRANK TONS OF WATER. It was great. The air was also broken in the bar, so I sweat a ton, causing me to drink even more water. So, water wasn't a problem yesterday, haha. However, I did go over on point by probably...5? Although it was just cereal, so I don't anticipate that causing too much trouble on the scale.

Since I was out so late last night I just woke up. I NEVER sleep in this late, but I'm always sort of happy when I do because I'm like...woops I skipped breakfast and now I get the points that I would have eaten then. In other words, I just had cereal for "lunch" and still have 15.5 pts left for the rest of the day! I work tonight, though, so hopefully I don't get too tempted while I am there. I work in a cafe, and there are always yummy drinks that get messed up or food that needs to be sampled. I usually stick to water, diet soda, or iced tea with SF syrup. :)

I wanted to post this video, because it was totally "my song" last night. It's a really great song to get ready to...it'll put a little swagga in your step. ;) P.S. I'm so psyched that I got to see Kate Nash live two weeks ago at Lilith. Amazing!

Heating Up the Kitchen

Yesterday was a great day. I finished up with my summer courses, got to bake, and spent the evening with my best friend. Plus, I ate a TON! Haha...but I counted...everything! I was really proud of myself.

We went to Kobe Japanese Steakhouse for lunch and a had a steak and fried rice. Since I weigh on Wednesdays, I had plenty of Weeklies left. It was delish. As far as my other choices througought the day went, they weren't necessarily "healthy," but it's my TOM, so I am just proud of even counting PTS. Haha.

I wanted to share with you some of my "tips" and also two recipes.

First "tip," I LOVE Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta. It's not whole wheat, but it has tons of fiber and is really yummy. I use it for all of my pasta recipes. I think a serving comes out to be 3 pt.

Second tip: I like to take my favorite recipes and great ideas that I find in magazines and organize them into a binder. Basically what I have created is my own personal cookbook, only filled with the recipes I want...it's really handy to know that all of my favorite recipes are in the same place. Plus, it was very inexpensive. I just reused an old binder and bought some clear sheet protectors. Now my recipes are all in a somewhat organized manner.

Now for my recipes. I tried on Hungry Girl's pumpkin bread. I have made a similar recipe before, but this one is a little different. Here is the recipe, and here is a picture.

I won't lie and say that they are amazing, but they are decent. *I added 1/2 cup water the recipe before placing into the lined muffin pan. It really easily made 12 muffins, rather than the 8 HG says it will make. They are 2 Pt. each.

Now for one of my favorite recipes, one I found a LONG time ago in an old WW magazine. It's for macaroni and cheese and it's very yummy. I would not keep making it just because it's low PTS, it actually is very tasty. I have altered the recipe to my liking, but you can use real butter or regular milk if you like. Also, RF cheese rather than fat free will give it a much better texture. I also use Smart Taste rotini with this recipe, since they don't have macaroni noodles, at least not at my store.

Sahweet (In a 0 PTS value sort of way...)

Wow! I am ecstatic from the amount of followers I've gotten just my posting stuff on the WW boards. I'm up to 11...whoo! Thanks for joining, you guys. I'm so happy that we can all inspire one another and help each other out during rough patches, too.

I realized that I forgot to post some info in my previous entry that might be important. I do WW online, no meetings for me. That's another reason why this support will be so beneficial. Any other online losers out there? I'd love to hear from ya. Also, at this point I get 21 PTs a day. I'm finding it sort of difficult, especially when the nighttime comes around. I am always drawn to the fridge around 8 PM. Something about a nice savory dinner makes me NEED sweet food. I've got to try to break that cycle. Luckily it didn't show up on the scale last week.

Another challenge for me has been drinking my water. My BF and I just moved to a new apartment in a new city and the drinking water is just gross. I've tried adding lemons, but it only amplifies the nastiness. So, Crystal Light has been my crutch. While it's probably not as good as drinking pure H20, I figure it's also better than drinking other things that are way worse for me (i.e. DIET PEPSI, my vice...mmmm).

...and don't even get me started on exercise. That's for another post, surely.

Here We Go...

Hello, fellow bloggers! Thank you for taking the time to look at my brand-spankin'-new blog! The purpose of this blog will be to cheer, vent, and discuss all aspects of my weight loss journey, and yours, too! Here's a little big about me.

-20 years old, from Peoria, Illinois
-Full time college student, studying to become an English teacher (like everyone else in IL)
-Weight Watchers member since April '10. This is important, because I will talk about lots of food in terms of POINTS, WW's way of measuring food.
-Highest weight: 166 lb.
-Current weight (as of this morning): 148.8 lb. I'm 5' 4".
-Goal...130ish?

Guys, I've created this blog because I NEED it...as I sit here eating, avoiding the studying I have to do for my Spanish final tomorrow, and wondering when the last time I exercised was. I NEED something, someone to be accountable to. I start at a new school in a few weeks, and that change makes me very nervous.

Please, add me, and I will reciprocate. I LOVE to read weight loss/fitness blogs. You guys inspire me so much and remind me that this is truly a lifestyle choice. We all have a lot to be proud of, and I don't want to quit because I didn't have the support I need.

I can tell this is going to be the start of something great.

-Sarah