I was in the middle of a 30 day challenge when this whole corona virus thing came down hard and the challenge went out the window. This is my first day off work  in 13 days and my first post since then too. I have not tracked, gone to WW, or stepped on the scale every morning. The only time I have worried about food is when I wondered if we would have enough if we got quarantined. I actually worried more about toliet paper…who can find any of that at the store just now? Stress eating? Yeah, I got that. Unfortunately, I had started pre-buying goodies for my Easter baskets and our family get tog ..read more

Roast Turkey Breast with citrus.I am on day 12 of my 30 day ‘no slip’ challenge. Last week, I had six blue dot days and a few weeklies left on Sunday night – score! I made hard boiled eggs, spaghetti squash, a turkey breast, potatoes, and a WW pumpkin cheesecake to get ready for the week and I took pictures of everything – showing off! Things were going great until yesterday – I got home late, I had a rough day, and my lovely husband left two pieces of cornbread on the counter with his unwanted leftover lunch. No big deal. Except I LOVE cornbread and I was HUNGRY by the time I got home. Sweet ..read more

Day 6 of my challenge and day 6 of WW week – what a coincidence! And on day 6, I have 32 weekly points left after dinner! That is AMAZING! I am excited and energized by the challenge and feeling like I am eating healthier and exercising control on a plan where I can actually EAT NORMAL and still lose weight. Diet Workshop was great to lose weight, but it was more focused on limiting portions and restraint and there was no feeling full or free foods. As soon as I stopped following the plan, I started putting weight back on. Even when I tried to just maintain and not gain on WW blue plan, it did ..read more

Day 4 of 4 – Still sticking to the program! And Kelly had a great idea! Change the first day of our week from Wednesday to Monday on WW. Because weekends are toughest for me, having them in the middle of the week meant I had used up all my points before the week was out and because I might have made some bad choices on the weekend, I lost momentum for the rest of the week. By moving the weekend to the end of my WW week, I can save points for them and if I struggle or do poorly, I start over again with a new week instead of having two days that already feel ruined. I did okay today – I made who ..read more

Challenge on! 30 days of sticking to the program (WW Purple) with no slips. We are using a workbook for the Whole30 diet but not their diet. We want their motivation and insights while gloating that our plan is easier! The Whole30 is no sugar, no alcohol, no grain, no dairy, no beans…uggh. According to Melissa Hartwig, that is not a hard diet to stick to…yeah, right. Still her words are motivating, “Don’t even consider the possibility of a “slip.” Unless you physically trip and your face lands in a pizza, there is no “slip.” That is what I need – 30 days of tough love. Today I was a rock star ..read more

I am back on track and looking forward to a 30 day challenge that Kelly and I are starting next week! 30 days of not slipping but following WW to the letter. For me that means giving up late night snacking, boredom eating, and weekend cheat days. I was getting my hair done and even picked up a magazine on “healthy eating.” Inside front cover? M&M candy bar with M&M’s in it…thanks, thanks a lot! Why is it that a magazine devoted to “healthy” eating wants to allow candy bar advertising? It’s like that wellness drug store that sells cigarettes. I have no problem with people who want to sm ..read more

I had a good week and then went off the rails again…dinners out, weekend away, and now another chocolate holiday next week – Happy Valentines Day. I won’t be wearing my skinny jeans as I tried a pair on today and they were not zipping up. So, I know exactly where my weight has been going back on – right on my waist! Thank goodness for stretch jeans or I would have been going to the movies today in my sweat pants… I have noticed that even when I am off the track and the tracking, the food I am eating is at least healthier even if they are not low calories. You would think that would mean I woul ..read more

WW was a success this week – 3 1/2 pound loss! I don’t think it was all from this week – I think I actually lost weight last week but drank too much water right before weigh in but either way, who cares? The scale was going in the right direction, even after the Turkey Farm visit! I have actually been making my version of turkey dinner without all the calories…and very few points. I even made my own cranberry sauce – 1/2 bag of fresh cranberries, 4 Truvia packets, 2 Tablespoons of Maple Syrup, 2 squeezes of fresh orange juice, orange zest, and water to cover. Bring to a boil, stirring occasion ..read more

You would think that a turkey restaurant would be great if you are on Weight Watchers, but it ain’t! I was at Hart’s Turkey Farm with my friends this weekend as we said good by to a legendary quilt shop in Center Harbor, NH. I had turkey but it was surrounded by mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy – not to mention cranberry sauce. Even the side of squash tasted sugary. To top it all off, I had the pecan pie. I restrained myself – I had whipped cream on it – not ice cream…shouldn’t that count for something? It doesn’t, but I did count all those points! I had not used more than a couple of weekl ..read more

Today is day two of staying within my purple points and getting back some momentum. I have been struggling – during the holidays who hasn’t? – but I want to be sure I can actually lose weight on WW purple. So, I have given it two weeks…two weeks that I need to stay within my points and see what happens. If I lose, I will stick with purple because there is more food. If I don’t, I will be back on diet workshop. I can’t make a good decision on whether purple will work if I don’t stick to it faithfully and I am hoping that will give me the determination to stay within the points. Tonight I made c ..read more