Have you ever noticed...

Have you ever noticed you actually lose more weight when you track your food?

I used to think that if I just kept it all in my head I would be fine. Thing is, I think I would start to lose track of just how many flex points I had used during the week. Kind of conviently. Soooooo, I have been tracking pretty seriously for the last 4 weeks. Sometimes I go in the next day to finish up, but I have been honest and accurate. Maybe even a little overboard as a "just in case" type thing.

Guess what? I have actually lost weight. Not as much as I would like, but when the numbers are down I am definately more aware of what I have been consuming.

Now, if I could just get off my butt to exercise. Anyone got some motivation for me?

Chuck e' Cheese

Where a kid can be a kid and a mom could eat herself silly with pizza and pop...
Hey, calm down there. I did say could didn't I?
We took the kids to the big Cheese last night. That place is much smaller than I remember, or I suppose, I could be bigger. Sigh.

Anyhoo, I planned my day well. I knew that a slice of the veggie pizza was 5 pts so I ordered us veggie and got an all you can eat salad bar. Shared my lite lemonade with the girl.
I ate 2 slices of the pizza, filled up on the salad and went home with 2 pts left over. (I told you I planned my day well.)

Sooooooooooooooo, it was pricey but there were 4 adults, 4 kids and 2 hours that we didn't have to do much but watch the holy terrors, umm, I mean the angels play.

Next Tuesday back to Pump it Up!

Memorial Day Blowout...or should I say Awesome COOKOUT!

For a lot of us, grilling and holidays bring to mind overeating, excessive alcohol consumption and more eating.

For me, it brings to mind yummy summer time cookouts.

I planned yesterdays menu and it went something like this...
homeade pico de gallo, cellery, cucumbers marinated in lime juice, salt & pepper...
Then I marinated a tri-tip in garlic and ff itallian dressing, zuchinni, grilled onions and corn on the cob. Finished with ripe juicy watermelon!

Can we say yummy???? I love the grill!

Okay, so I made the pico de gallo w/tomatoes, onions (diced super fine), cillantro, lime juice, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
The cucumbers were marinated just as I said above.
You see the meat....
The grilled onions...well, I used a drizzle of olive oil and garlic powder (I love me some garlic).
The zuchinni is my favorite. You slice it long ways in 1/4 inch strips and marinate overnight in terriaki sauce. Then throw on the grill.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...that is the beginning of my yummy summer grill fest. If you all have any GREAT grilling recipes let me know. I really like a lot of flavor (especially the garlic) and could use some variety.
All that food for so little points. I finished the evening nice and full and not a bit upset with myself!
Hope you all had a fabulous day!

Weekly Weigh In...

Weight change since your last recorded weight
-1.1 lbs
Total weight change to date
-22.1 lbs

and there you have it...keep trucking...

Hope you all have a wonderful memorial day!

Grief

It is a funny emotion. It can create this complete emptyness or void. It can create anger. It can create sadness...it can even create joy.
I got a call yesterday from my cousin. She said our other cousin had killed himself. It kind of knocked me down for a second. You know that punched in the gut feeling? I cried a bit and sat down sort of dazed and then that empty feeling starting forming. The one that you have to fill and will EAT anything to fill it.
So, I went home...oh, didn't I tell you I was at work when I got this call? Well, I went home and started to make dinner for my kids. I realized it was going to take longer than I thought so I loaded them in the car and went to McD's. We roll thru the drivethru and as I am ordering their food I am thinking of all the things I want to eat too...then I order a classic grilled chicken sandwich w/out mayo. That is all.
We go home, eat and they go to bed. I pull out a bag of cherries and eat them. Dh went and got me some frozen yogurt and I ate about half of it b/c I was just not feeling it...which for me to not eat ice cream is incredible. The point I am trying to make is that grief, for me, has always made me eat and somehow, last night I maintained a normal amount of food. Maybe I am finally getting it.
I am still sad, but the food isn't going to make me feel better. Often it will make me feel almost sick afterwards so I stopped myself.

I don't want this post to sound like I am selfish, and I am afraid it does. I loved my cousin and am so upset about this...I just don't think I am ready yet to deal completely with his loss. And I am not sure I can do it publicly.
Okay, I am going to stop rambling now. Sorry.

PUMP IT UP!

Do you have any family fun places around you? I took my kids to one last night...pump it up (http://www.pumpitupparty.com/). It is an indoor jolly jump place. They have family fun nights and you only pay for the kids. We had a blast! My 2 yr old just ran like crazy and you know what? So did the 16 month old (wow, how did she get that big)? Seriously it was great. We climbed slides, did obsticle courses and jumped around. My son was sweating so bad.

I made dh go too and he had fun as well!

I was glad we did it b/c it is to easy for us to just sit at home and get stuck in that rut that we have too much to do there in order to do anything fun at night. True, we got a little hectic there at the end of the day after the kids went to sleep, but every once in a while won't kill us. I really want to raise my kids to be "that way." You know, like to exercise and just creates time for it. I think Roni ( Roni's page) posted something like that once.

Well, just wanted to share the fun we had and encourage you all to try something new and different!

Weekly Weigh In...

Weight change since your last recorded weight
-1.6 lbs
Total weight change to date
-21 lbs

So I guess it is good, but I woke up STARVING this morning. i hate that feeling. I sometimes think tha it will mess up my whole day. Bleck! I'm tired, cut me some slack.

Seriously tho, I am ready to repeat the week. Keeping it simple and staying focused.