Case of the Mondays

Ugh, between staying out on Friday night til 1:30 am and not getting to sleep last night til Midnight (IBS was HORRIBLE this weekend) - I'm EXHAUSTED!

Breakfast:
1 cup cheerios with 1 cup skim milk and 3 tsp sugar - 6 pts

Lunch:
Roast Beef & Swiss on Pumpernickel/Rye swirl bread with 1 tsp mayo and a ton of banana peppers - 8 pts
1 cup snow peas with 1/2 cup bell peppers, 1 tsp sesame seeds, and 1 tsp sesame oil - 3.5 pts

Dinner:
1 cup spaghetti with 1/2 cup Roasted Garlic and Carmelized Onion Sauce, and 3 turkey meatballs - 10.5 pts
1 piece Sweet Italian Bread - 3 pts

Snacks:
2 pieces Lemon Cake with Lemon Icing - 2 pts
1 cup coffee with 1/4 cup Vanilla Chai Spice creamer - 3.5 pts

Points Values Used: 33.5
Points Values Remaining: 3.5

WW - Week 1

Tonight was my 2nd WW meeting - Woot! I only lost 1 pound, but considering the fact that my period JUST started - I'm putting atleast another pound or 2 to water weight. Not bad :)

Has anyone else noticed all the 100-calorie snacks that are out these days? Recently, I've had:

• Quaker Mini Delights - Chocolatey Drizzle: picture mini rice cakes drizzled with CHOCOLATE - how could you not love them? They're actually 90 calories per pack, but still! (Also, props to them for using the world Chocolatey)
• Oreo Thin Crisps: Just like yummy little crispy Oreo cookies (without the filling)
• Jell-o Fat Free Tapioca Pudding: Yum!
• Keebler Right Bites Grasshopper Cookies: taste just like thin mints!
  
• Hershey's 100 Calorie Bar - Dark Chocolate: Heaven!

Of course, you can still over-indulge on these - but it helps me taking only 1 or 2 to work with me ;)

Breakfast:
2 packets of Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal - 6 pts

Lunch:
Leftover Turkey Sausage & Peppers (I think it was more like 1 1/2 servings this time) - 4.5 pts
1/4 loaf Sweet Italian Bread - 3 pts
1 bottle - Honest Tea - Kashmiri Chai - 0.5 pts

Dinner:
Turkey Burger with wheat roll, 1 slice cheddar cheese, and 2 pieces of turkey bacon - 9.5 pts
1 serving Ore-Ida Crinkley fries - 2 pts
1/4 cup Honey Mustard - 2 pts

Snacks:

1 serving Quaker Mini Caramel Rice Cakes - 1 pt
1 small (tiny) Oatmeal cookie - 1 pt
1 cup coffee with 1/4 cup Vanilla Chai Spice creamer - 3.5 pts
1 Hershey's 100-Calorie bar - Dark Chocolate - 2 pts

Points Values Used: 32.5
Points Values Remaining: 2.5

I LOVE cooking!

So I tried my first recipe from my new cookbook and I'm VERY please - not only were the servings HUGE, but it was SO YUMMY and low enough in points that I ate it on some sweet italian bread :)

Breakfast:
1 cup cheerios with 1 cup skim milk and 3 tsp sugar - 6 pts

Lunch:
Roast Beef & Swiss on Pumpernickel/Rye swirl bread with 1 tsp mayo and a ton of banana peppers - 8 pts
1 serving Fresh Express Lite Caesar Salad - 2 pts

Dinner:
1 serving Turkey Sausage & Peppers - 3 pts
2 servings Sweet Italian Bread - 6 pts

Snacks:
1 serving Quaker Mini Caramel Rice Cakes - 1 pt
1 small (tiny) Oatmeal cookie - 1 pt
1 cup coffee with 1/4 cup Vanilla Chai Spice creamer

Total Points Used: 33.5 (3.5 pts left for a snack - WOO!)

Turkey Sausage & Peppers

Points value: 3
Servings: 4

3/4 lb Italian Turkey Sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and sliced
1 onion, sliced
1/4 cup chicken broth (I used reduced sodium)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray; heat. Cook the sausage, stirring frequently, until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes. Add the bell peppers, onion, broth, garlic, red pepper, and oregano; cook, stirring frequently until most of the liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the peppers are tender, 3-4 minutes.

Per serving (about 1 cup):
145 calories
5 grams fat (o grams trans fat)
2 grams fiber
15 grams protein

The Weekend is HERE!!

God bless whoever invented weekends :)

breakfast:
1 cup Life Cereal with 1 cup Skim Milk

lunch:
lunch:
ham, swiss, and grey poupon on 1 slice of pumpernickel bread
1 cup Charleston She-Crab Soup

dinner:
Teriyaki Salmon (Except, being the genius that I am, I mistakenly used Worcestershire sauce instead *DOH*)
1 serving Alexia Olive Oil, Garlic & Rosemary Oven Fries

snacks:
Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer
1 Mcdonald's Fruit & Walnut Salad (snack size)

totals:
calories: 1,784
carbs: 187
fat: 69
protein: 88

And this is why I try to stay to the lower end of my calorie range. That way, I can mess up a TINY bit and still be alright for the day :)

Btw - it took MAJOR will power to eat my F&W salad while my darling husband snarfed down right-out-of-the-fryer french fries!!!

The Calm Before the Storm

Actually, it's the calm before the cold front. It's supposed to get down to 60 degrees F tonight and tomorrow's high is supposed to be 58, as opposed to today's high of 84! Crazy weather.

I'm a little on the high side of my range. I've been fuming about the parental situation all day - and thought I'd had enough room to have a soda. Oops. On the bright side, since my goal is to stay to the lower side of my calorie range, I have room to goof within reason ;)

breakfast:
French Toast made with Cinnamon Raisin Bread, one large egg, and one egg white
2 Jimmy Dean Fresh Taste Fast! Turkey Sausage patties
1/2 cup syrup

lunch:
ham, swiss, and grey poupon on pumpernickel
Greek Salad with 2 tbsp feta cheese, and 1 tbsp Greek Vinaigrette

dinner:
1 pork loin chop with 1 serving pork shake n bake
1 single serving Mott's Cinnamon Applesauce cup
1/2 acorn squash, baked with 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 pat of butter, and a dusting of cinnamon
1 can Sprite

snacks:
My obligatory coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer

totals:
calories: 1,963
carbs: 269
fat: 65
protein: 78

Techies Day

Give your techie a hug today!

breakfast:
2 Mini French Toast Flatout Wraps
Scrambled eggs with 1 large egg and 1 egg white
3 Slices Louis Rich turkey bacon

lunch:
ham, swiss, and grey poupon on 1 slice of pumpernickel bread
1 cup Charleston She-Crab Soup (YUM!!)

dinner:
1 serving Barilla Plus Thin Spaghetti w/ 3/4 cup Prego Pasta Sauce, and 3 turkey meatballs.

snack:
Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer

totals:
calories:1,651
carbs: 173
fat: 67
protein: 85

Monday

Ok, ok, ok - so my "free Saturday" was actually 2 days long. No use crying over spilled milk right? I probably didn't do THAT horribly yesterday, aside from the Boston Cream Pie and oodles of soda.

Today however, I am on track:

breakfast:
French Toast made with Cinnamon Raisin Bread, one large egg, and one egg white
2 Jimmy Dean Fresh Taste Fast! Turkey Sausage patties
1/2 cup syrup

lunch:
ham, swiss, and grey poupon on pumpernickel
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes with about 1/4 cup feta cheese

Right in the middle of lunch, my darling husband sends me this picture (DO NOT CLICK IF YOU'RE EATING!)Yuck.

Side note: I ADORE that expression on his face ;)

I'm waiting for the man of the hour to come home so we can figure out what to eat for dinner.

dinner:
???

snacks:
Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer
16 oz Blueberry Iced Tea with 1 tsp Raw Sugar

I think I'm getting mean in my old age. James gets annoyed when we watch The Biggest Loser.

Me: *imitation* Wah - look at me. I'm so fat, I weigh 225 lbs!
Me: I'd KILL to be 225!
James: You do realize that she's half a foot shorter than you, right?
Me: Oh.. *pout*

That happens everytime we watch it. I can't get over the fact that some of these girls may WEIGH less than I do, but I'm THINNER than they are. Bodies are strange things indeed.

Btw, Pam is absolutely A-DOR-A-BLE! I SO want her to win :)

Friday Eve

breakfast:
1 cup Life Cereal with 1 cup Vanilla Soy Milk
2 slices Cinnamon Raisin Bread w/ 1 tbsp Country Crock w/ Calcium

lunch (this is where it gets a little iffy):
1 cup grilled asparagus and red and yellow peppers tossed in olive oil
1 half Sweet Potato & Spinach Quesadilla (I guestimated the info for this one)

dinner:
1 serving Barilla Plus Thin Spaghetti w/ 3/4 cup Prego Tomato, Basil, & Garlic Sauce, and 4 turkey meatballs.
1 can Vanilla Coke (I'm broke and out of water until tomorrow)

snacks:
Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer
Caramel Cream Jello 100-Calorie Pudding Cup

totals:
calories: 1,938
carbs: 286
fat: 48
protein: 67
My stomach has NOT been happy this afternoon. In all, I probably spent atleast 2 hours in the bathroom. Ugh. I think it might have been the Quesadilla. My stomach can be sensative sometimes. Yuck. I wonder how many calories I retained from lunch?

Tuesday

I just realized that I haven't posted my meals since Monday. So, here's the quick stats for Tuesday:

calories: 1,929
carbs: 276
fat: 52
protein: 87

Monday

breakfast:
French Toast made with Cinnamon Raisin Bread, one large egg, and one egg white
2 Jimmy Dean Fresh Taste Fast! Turkey Sausage patties
1/2 cup syrup

lunch:
ham, swiss, and grey poupon on rosemary olive oil bread (donated by my dear co-worker, since my stupid pumpernickel went WAY south over the weekend)
1 Dole tropical fruit cup

dinner:
1 serving Barilla Plus Thin Spaghetti w/ 3/4 cup Prego Tomato, Basil, & Garlic Sauce, and 4 turkey meatballs. (Yum! I'd forgotten how good Prego is compared to Ragu ;)

snacks:
Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer
16 oz Blueberry Iced Tea with 1 tsp Raw Sugar

totals:
calories: 1,929
carbs: 276
fat: 52
protein: 87

I feel like I'm getting into a rut with just posting my meals and that's all.

My depression is icky right now. Not HORRIBLE, so don't worry, but I'm just constantly feeling blue. I can't even put words to it yet.

Friday - Hobbit Day

Yep - September 22nd is Hobbit Day - and YES, I'm a LOTR fan ;)

breakfast:
2 cups Life Cereal with 1 cup Vanilla Soy Milk

lunch:
Stouffers Lean Cuisine Spinach & Mushroom Pizza (Wasn't quite as good as the Brick Oven pizzas)

dinner:
Teriyaki Salmon
1 cup leftover macaroni and cheese

snacks:
Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer
1 can Vanilla Coke

totals:
calories: 1,734
carbs: 216
fat: 60
protein: 83

Thursday - World Gratitude Day

breakfast:
2 Mini French Toast Flatout Wraps
Scrambled eggs with 1 large egg and 1 egg white
2 Jimmy Dean Fresh Taste Fast! Turkey Sausage patties

lunch:
1 El Rodeo Steak Fajita Quesadilla w/ Rice and 2 tbsp sour cream

dinner:
1 Red Robin "Banzai Burger"
1.5 servings of french fries
About 1.5 servings of Cheeseburger Con Queso

snacks:
Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer

totals (approximately):
calories: 2,447
carbs: 256
fat: 112
protein: 116

Scary. Thank god I don't get that much free food that often ;)

Wednesday

breakfast:
French Toast made with Cinnamon Raisin Bread, one large egg, and one egg white
2 Shadybrook Farms Turkey Sausage Links
1/2 cup syrup

lunch:
1 Amy's Kitchen, Spinach Feta in a Pocket Sandwich
Greek Salad with 2 tbsp feta cheese, and 1 tbsp Greek Vinaigrette

dinner:
1 Chicken Breast baked with Shake 'n Bake BBQ Glaze
1/2 acorn squash, baked with 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 pat of butter, and a dusting of cinnamon (James complained that it smelled like Cinnamon Rolls cooking)
1 serving leftover mac n' cheese

snack:
2 cups Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer (Man was I tired today!!)

totals:
calories: 1,907
carbs: 259
fat: 65
protein: 79

I'm taking tomorrow night off (I know!) - Red Robin gave my office a "sneak preview" of their newest restaurant with complimentary meals! I cannot possibly pass that up - gourmet burgers and bottomless steak fries! And FREE! Free food doesn't have any calories, right?

Tuesday

breakfast:
2 cups Life Cereal with 1 cup Vanilla Soy Milk

lunch:
ham, swiss, and grey poupon on pumpernickel
1/2 cup romaine lettuce with 2 tbsp feta cheese and 2 tbsp greek vinaigrette
2 dates (My co-worker brought some back from his aunt's farm in Israel :)

dinner:
1 pork loin chop with 1 serving pork shake n bake
1 single serving Mott's Cinnamon Applesauce cup
1 cup homemade mac n' cheese (I <3 Alton Brown!)

snack:
Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer

totals:
calories: 1,740
carbs: 235
fat: 56
protein: 75


Yeesh, it's almost 11:30PM. I'm SO sleepy, but I didn't want to go to bed without logging my meals!

Btw, Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! Aaaaaaaaaaar! Shiver Me Timbers! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

CAP'N AMORA DEADBONES (aka Kelly)

Case of the Mondays

breakfast:

• French Toast made with Cinnamon Raisin Bread, one large egg, and one egg white
• 3 Slices Turkey Bacon
• 1/2 cup syrup

lunch:

• ham, swiss, and grey poupon on pumpernickel
• 1/2 romaine lettuce with 2 tbsp feta cheese and 2 tbsp greek vinaigrette

dinner:

• 1 pork loin chop with 1 serving pork shake n bake
• 1 single serving Mott's Cinnamon Applesauce cup
• 1/2 cup steamed green beans

snack:

• Coffee with Vanilla Chai Coffee Creamer (My sister says Chai tastes like ASS, but this stuff is GREAT in coffee)

totals:
calories: 1,640
carbs: 202
fat: 59
protein: 74

Since I'm RIGHT at my bottom number in calories, I'll probably have a 100 cal pudding cup in a bit :)

6 Years and Counting

So, we decided to forgo dressing up for our Anniversary dinner. My period decided to start the day before, so needless to say, dressing up was the last thing I wanted to do that night. I ended up picking James up right from work and going from there, since we had tons of cleaning to do before we left for the beach the next day.

We went to the Cheesecake Factory. Mmmmmm - cheesecake.

How bad were we?

Appetizer:
Fried Macaroni & Cheese Balls (Holy Crap! They were GOOD!)

Dinner:
James - Beer Battered Fish & Chips
Kelly - Kobe Beef Burger with Sauteed Mushrooms and Onions (Yum!)

Dessert:
James - Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cheesecake
Kelly - Tiramisu Cheesecake (Again - YUM!)

After-Dinner drinks:
James - Long Island Iced Tea
Kelly - Georgia Peach (Absolut Vodka, Peach Liqueur and Peaches Swirled with Raspberries)

We don't usually drink, so this was a special occasion ;)

Ugh - I was miserable afterwards - but it was SO worth it, hehe.

Friday Eve

breakfast:

• French Toast made with Cinnamon Raisin Bread, one large egg, and one egg white
• 2 Shadybrook Farms Turkey Sausage Links
• 1/2 cup syrup

lunch:

• 1 cup grilled asparagus and red and yellow peppers tossed in olive oil
• 1 Chicken Caesar Wrap

God bless Whole Foods for having healthy stuff!

and dinner will be:

• 1 left over pork loin chop with 1 serving pork shake n bake
• 1 single serving Mott's Cinnamon Applesauce cup
• 1 cup smashed red potatoes with around 1/4 cup of low fat sour cream and chives

Ooooh, I forgot yesterday - I marinated the pork chops for 24 hours Lemon Pepper marinade. They were SO tender! I've frozen the other 2 for when I get back from the beach :)

snacks:

• Coffee with Vanilla Caramel Coffee Creamer

totals:
calories: 1,773
carbs: 256
fat: 49
protein: 85

Tomorrow - the plan is to log breakfast and lunch - and then dinner is a free-for-freakin'-all! It is our 6 year wedding anniversary, so James and I are getting all dolled up (me in my incredibly awesome dress) and having dinner at the Cheesecake Factory.

I suggested the Melting Pot, but James thought that dipping stuff in cheese and chocolate would get old quickly. It's CHEESE and CHOCOLATE! Hello!

Turning Over a New Leaf

I'm back!

breakfast:
2 cups Life Cereal with 1 cup Skim Milk

lunch:
Salad with 2 tbsp feta cheese and 2 tbsps Greek Vinaigrette
Lean Cuisine BBQ Chicken Brick Oven Pizza

dinner:
1 pork loin chop with 1 serving pork shake n bake
2 serving McCain's All American Roasted Potatoes
1 single serving Mott's Cinnamon Applesauce cup

snacks:
Coffee with Vanilla Caramel Coffee Creamer

totals:
calories: 1,577
carbs: 192
fat: 55
protein: 77

I'm still under in my calories, so I'm going to eat a 100 calorie pudding cup (I've got Caramel Vanilla this time) - Woo!

Wednesday Meals

breakfast:

• French Toast made with Cinnamon Raisin Bread, one large egg, and one egg white
• 2 Shadybrook Farms Turkey Sausage Links
• 1/2 cup syrup

lunch:

• 1 lean cuisine pork with cherry sauce
• 1/2 cup sugar snap peas with 1 tsp Newman's Own Light Sesame Ginger Salad Dressing (I had a whole salad - but the dressing was kinda icky - so I picked the beans out)

dinner:

• Barilla PLUS Thin Spaghetti 1/8 box 2oz, 1 serving
• Ragu Spaghetti Sauce, 0.5 cup
• Meatballs, Frozen, 3 oz

snacks:

• Coffee with Vanilla Caramel Coffee Creamer
• 1 100 Calorie Pack Ritz Snack Mix
• 2 mini York Peppermint Patties
  

totals:
calories: 1,790
carbs: 263
fat: 53
protein: 69

James made me feel like a total schlub tonight by doing the 2-mile Walk-away-the-pounds workout while I was playing on the computer. Bah.

My depression is rearing it's ugly head right now, so my first instinct is to go for the food. The other day at the grocery store, I was craving something sweet - so, instead of buying something very yummy, but very bad, I dove into the bag of sugar snap peas that I got for lunch and ate half the bag on the way home. Yummy - nothing like overindulging in some veggies ;)

Tuesday Meals

breakfast:

• French Toast made with Cinnamon Raisin Bread, one large egg, and one egg white
• 2 Shadybrook Farms Turkey Sausage Links
• 1/2 cup syrup

lunch:

• 1 Amy's Kitchen, Spinach Feta in a Pocket Sandwich
• Greek Salad with cherry tomatoes, 2 tbsp feta cheese, and 1 tbsp Greek Vinaigrette

dinner:

• Salmon Burger on a hamburger roll with 1 tsp mayo
• 1 serving McCain's All American Roasted Potatoes

snacks:

• Coffee with Vanilla Caramel Coffee Creamer
• 1/2 a Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie (First "Vegan" thing I've ever eaten!)

totals:
calories: 1,721
carbs: 238
fat: 61
protein: 60