Chocolate Strawberry Deliciousness - a 3 Point recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup sliced strawberries
• 1 graham cracker square (half a sheet), crushed
• 2 tbsp Hershey's chocolate syrup

In a dessert dish (I just used a mug), layer 1/2 of the strawberries, top with half the graham cracker crumbs. Drizzle 1 tbsp chocolate syrup on top. Repeat layers with the remaining ingredients.

Yield: 1 dessert
Time: 5-10 minutes

Week 1, Day 4

Late post, sorry about that.

I started using Weight Watchers e-tools yesterday. Wow, that website is endless. I'm confused on the navigation, it doesn't seem very user-friendly. I'll get it figured out when I have more time. One huge plus, it gives me my score-card from week to week, showing my current weight, my short-term goal weight, and weight loss. I love that!

I didn't drink enough water today. I'll try harder next time. I was able to treat myself to a fast food dinner today (yesterday). Sweet!

Week 1, Day 4
Current Weight: 232 lbs
Daily Points Allowance: 29

Breakfast

• Crystal Light Cherry-Pomegranate - 0 pt
• Yoplait Light peach yogurt - 2 pt
• 1 cup corn flakes - 2 pt

Balance: 25 pt

Mid-Morning

• 25 pistachios - 2 pt
• 1/4 cup golden raisins - 2 pt
• Crystal Light blueberry white tea - 0 pt
  

Balance: 21 pt

Lunch

• Morningstar Farms veggie burger - 2 pt
• 2 slices Healthy Life Italian bread - 1 pt
• add mustard - 0 pt
• 1 cup grapes - 1 pt
• Diet Coke - 0 pt
• Weight Watchers chocolate chip brownie - 2 pt

Balance: 15 pt

Mid-Afternoon - skipped it, I ate all the nuts and raisins in the morning

Balance: 15 pt

Dinner - Taco Bell!

• 1 Meximelt - 7 pt
• 1 crunchy taco supreme - 5 pt
• 1 pintos & cheese - 3 pt
• Diet Mountain Dew - 0 pt
  

Balance: 0 pt

Dessert

• 1 cup strawberries - 1 pt
• 1 square of graham crackers (2 squares is 1 pt) - 0 pt
  
• 2 tbsp Hershey's chocolate syrup - 2 pt

Balance: -3 pt (3 bonus points)

I'm pretty proud of myself for only using 3 bonus points in a day that I had Taco Bell for dinner. It doesn't usually make me very full, but those three items stuffed me. I suppose that's a good sign, my stomach is shrinking back to a normal size. And the dessert I made was delicious! I'll create a new post with the "recipe".

Week 1, Day 3

Not bad so far. I did a little grocery shopping, so I have the necessities. I *did* use 3 bonus points today. But it was well worth it. Considering there are 35 bonus points that I can use per week, I don't feel so terrible about using 3.

Here's the damage.

Week 1, Day 3
Current weight: 232 lbs
Daily Points allowance: 29

Breakfast

• Crystal Light cherry-pomegranate - 0 pt
• Yoplait Light peach yogurt - 2 pt
• 1 cup Corn Flakes - 2 pt

Balance: 25 pt

Mid-morning snack - skipped it, too busy at work

Balance: 25 pt

Lunch

• Morningstar Farms veggie burger (no bun) - 2 pt
• add 1 slice cheddar cheese - 3 pt
• Salad (lettuce and tomatoes) - 0 pt
• add 1 tbsp Hidden Valley Ranch - 2 pt
• 1 small bag cheddar Sun Chips - 3 pt
• Diet Coke - 0 pt
  

Balance: 15 pt

Afternoon snack

• Weight Watchers chocolate chip brownie - 2 pt

Balance: 13 pt

Dinner

• salad from Schnuck's salad bar (lettuce, tomato, carrot, cucumber, etc) - 0 pt
• 2 tbsp cubed turkey - 2 pt
  
• add 1/4 cup baby corn and 5 black olives - 1 pt
• 1/4 cup hard boiled eggs - 2 pt
• 4 tbsp shredded cheddar cheese - 6 pt (yeah, yeah, I know)
• croutons - 3 pt
• 1 tbsp sunflower seeds - 1 pt
• 2 tbsp fat-free Italian dressing - 0 pt
• Crystal Light cherry-pomegranate - 0 pt
  

Balance: -2 pt (2 bonus points)

"Dessert"

• 12 shelled pistachios - 1 pt

Balance: -3 pt (3 bonus points)

So...it was the extra serving of cheese on my salad at dinner that did me in. But it was soooo good! I suppose I could add in my grocery shopping as exercise because I was walking around the store, but I'm too tired at this point to figure that up. It would most likely only be 1 point anyway, so it doesn't matter much. At this point in the game, I care more about what I consume than what I burn off. Tomorrow I'll be more careful. Ciao for now!

Week 1, Day 2

I've GOT to go grocery shopping. I'm running out of fruit and vegetables! It's been a long time since I said that. I could really go for some asparagus and strawberries.

I'm really proud of myself so far. I've been diligent with keeping my serving sizes and garnishes in check.

Week 1, Day 2
Current weight: 232 lbs
Daily Points allowance: 29

Breakfast

• Yoplait light Peach yogurt - 2 pt
• 1 medium apple - 1 pt
• 8 oz. light apple juice cocktail - 1 pt

Balance: 25 pt

Mid-Morning

• Crystal Light blueberry white tea - 0 pt
• 6 Triscuit crackers - 2 pt

Balance: 23 pt

Lunch

• Subway 6" turkey and ham on wheat (leftover from dinner) - 5 pt
• add cheese - 1 pt
• add oil and vinegar - 1 pt
• Snyder's Old Tyme pretzels - 3 pt
• Coke Zero - 0 pt
  

Balance: 13 pt

Afternoon snack

• Weight Watchers chocolate chip brownie - 2 pt
• Crystal Light blueberry white tea - 0 pt

Balance: 11 pt

Dinner

• Applebee's grilled chili-lime chicken salad w/dressing - 5 pt
• Applebee's cream of potato soup (bacon and cheese scraped off the top) - 6 pt
• iced tea with Sweet and Low and lemon - 0 pt
• 1 piece Stride gum - 0 pt
  

Balance: 0 pt

Dessert

• Leisurely 45 minute walk around the mall - add 2 pt for exercise!
  
• Shopping spree at Lane Bryant! You know, since I was already there....

Not bad! Though I am rather disappointed with Applebee's latest selection of Weight Watchers entrees. The chili-lime chicken salad was sub-par. There was maybe 1 oz of chicken on top, and the rest of it consisted of spinach leaves, pimentos, and mushrooms, with very few teeny tiny pieces of tomatoes, carrots, and cheese. They can be a little more generous with the tomatoes and carrots. What happened to the Teriyaki shrimp and steak? That stuff was truly enjoyable. Now everything either has a million mushrooms or has that nasty brown mushroom gravy. Enough of the mushrooms. They also used to have WW-approved French onion soup and a dessert - not anymore. Boo!

Welcome to my mouth.

Hello and welcome to Betsey's weight loss travels. I will be recording my Weight Watchers points and every crumb I consume on a daily basis. I'll also update my weight loss each week.

I joined Weight Watchers 26 hours ago. I've done this once before. I lost 24 pounds on WW over the course of six months, then slowly gained 55-60 pounds in three years. When I weighed in at the Weight Watchers meeting last night, I discovered that I weigh exactly the same amount that I did at 9 months pregnant. There's no bun in the oven this time. Mmm...bread.

So...here we go!

Week 1, Day 1
Starting weight: 232 lbs.
Daily Points allowance: 29

Breakfast

• 8 oz. light apple juice cocktail: 1 t
• Yoplait light pineapple yogurt: 2 pt
• 1 medium golden delicious apple: 1 pt

Balance: 25 Points

Mid-morning snack

• Weight Watchers cheddar twists: 2 pt (and delicious, btw!)
• Crystal Light: 0 pt

Balance: 23 Points

Lunch

• Healthy Choice Pepperoni french bread pizza: 7 pt
• Salad (lettuce and tomatoes): 0 pt
• add cheese and croutons: 3 pt
• add 1 tbsp. Hidden Valley Ranch: 2 pt
• Crystal Light: 0 pt
  

Balance: 11 pt

Mid-afternoon snack

• Weight Watchers chocolate chip brownie: 2 pt
• 3 Triscuit crackers: 1 pt
  
• 1 piece Stride gum: 0 pt
• Crystal Light: 0 pt
  

Balance: 8 pt

Dinner

• Subway 6" turkey and ham on wheat: 5 pt
• add every vegetable imaginable: 0 pt
• add cheese and small amount oil/vinegar: 2 pt
• Diet Coke: 0 pt
  

Balance: 1 pt (score!)

Dessert (since I have a point left and have to use them all)

• 2 graham cracker squares: 1 pt
• Diet Coke: 0 pt

Day 1 is a success! I even watched my son eat chips and a cookie at Subway and I didn't have a bite. I was so proud of myself after dinner that I wanted to further enlarge my ego by taking a 20 minute walk around the block. FYI - hills and flip flops don't mix. See you tomorrow!