It's Saturday Night and I'm feelin light....

I ran 8.1 miles this morning and let me tell you.. the temp was 21 degrees!! I immediately at run's end ate 2 Pancakes with syrup (9 pts). Also later in the day I had a Starbucks Chai Latte which I just learned was a whopping 6 pts!!! and that was NONFAT!!! so basically I have used up all points already except for my Six Activity Points.
Weekends I am finding... tend to be my extra points time.   I do plan on sticking to my 23 points per day this Monday thru Friday, and maybe tapping into the activity points I earn by running.  Anyway it appears I have used 25 points already so I will have to tap into some extra points and my activity points at tonight's party.

Breakfast
2 Pancakes (6 pts)
Maple Syrup (3pts)

Lunch
Tofurkey Bratwurst (5 pts)
Mozz Cheese (2 pts)
2 Slices of Flax Bread (2 pts)

Snack
Starbucks Chai Non Fat Latte (6pts)
Popcorn (1 pt)

Total of 25 Points ( not counting tonights party)

2.6 Pounds and Counting!!!! Thursday, January 28th

I lost 2.6 pounds in my first week of weight watchers!!! I have to say I really did keep to my points except for last Sunday when I ate Mexican food and tonight (Bad Girl).  Otherwise I stayed within, but of course I used all my extra points and activity points... So today I only ran 2.8 miles because there was an accident on the road I usually run on and a policeman wouldn't let me pass... o well... 2.8 is better then nothing...and its still counted as 30 minutes of excercise which I earned 3 activity points.

Starting Points= 23

Breakfast
Banana (2 pts)
One tablespoon Almond Butter, right off the spoon.. (2 pts)
1/2 Grapefruit (1pt)

( I was really hungry this morning)

MidMorning Snack
One Brown rice cake with Hummus (2pts)
Ezikiel 4.9 sprouted Grain English Muffin with Almond Butter (3 pts)

Lunch
Tofurkey Bratwurst (5 pts)
Whole Wheat Wrap (2 pts)
Soy Cheese (1 pt)

Running (add 3 activity points)

Dinner
Chinese Vegetables with Fried Tofu (10 points)
6 Shrimp Steamed Dumplings (5 pts)
1/2 Cup White Rice (2 pts)
2 Glasses of Red Wine (4 pts )
As you can see... I went over my points at dinner... I was kind of celebrating my weight loss and I have to stop that.  I ate a total of  39 points minus my 3 activity points = 36 points... WAY OVER... well tomorrow I will start fresh.

Wednesday, January 27th. Kept to my Points

the only reason  I kept to my points on Wednesday is because I added 6 for activity... I ran in the morning for 60 minutes and then I took a weight lifting class at lunch.

Breakfast
Whole Grain English Muffin (2pts)
two pieces of meatless salami (1 pt)
Soy cheese (1 pt)
2 eggwhites (1 pt)
OJ (1 pt)

Lunch
Rice noodles (5 pts)
Banana (2 pts)

Dinner
Clams, Mussels, Salmon, Calamari, Shrimp over Pasta (14 pts)
one glass of wine (2 pts)

4.7 miles and still eating...

Today, January 26th, 2010... I stayed within my points. I used 30 points because I added 7 (activity points) to given 23.

Breakfast
Ezikiel 4.9 sprouted whole grain muffin with 1 tbl spoon almond butter (4 pts )
1/2 large grapefruit (1 pt)

Lunch
4 slices of "meatless salami" (2 pts)
whole wheat wrap (2 pts)
Veganaise 1/2 tbl (1 pt)
Straw berries and Blueberrries (1 pt)

Dinner
Flat bread pizza with goat cheese, mushroom, pinenut, truffle oil and spinach (10 pts)
One Martini (2 pts)
one glass of wine (3 pts) it was big
Raw tuna and crackers (4 pts)

total points allowed 23
activity points 7
Total 30 allowed
total used = 30

My first Sunday as a Weight Watcher Citizen...

Didnt do so well. I had to use17 extra points to get  by so basically I have no extra points at all left for the week unless I run.. Started off great, breakfast fine, lunch fine but dinner... WE went out to Mexican food and I had 2 Margaritas.. should have had just one, but thats me.

Breakfast
Coffee with Skim Milk and 2 Sweet N lows ( 0 Pts)
Ezekiel 4.9 Sprouted Grain Whole Wheat Muffin (2pts)
1 TBl Low fat cream cheese (1 pt)
3 Egg Whites cooked in PAM (1pt)
Total-  4 pts
LUNCH
4 oz of Salmon ( 6 Pts)
3 oysters and 4 Shrimp (1pt)
Total- 7 pts
DINNER
2 Margaritas (10 Pts)
Enchilada Dinner (spinach and red Chile) with Refried Beans (14 pts)???
Chips and Salsa ( 4 Pts)
1 Mini heath bar (1 Pt)
Total  29 pts

Total Days Points - 40 points...

I really blew it today.

9.75 Miles and Still Eating... LMAO

Today was a great running day.. We (myself and some girls I run with) ran 9.75 miles (2 hours of Moderate Exercise) in beautiful Roland Park(Baltimore), MD.  The run was rather easy with a few sliding slopes upwards....  I kept with my points today but only because I added 7 activity points to my normal 23 allowable to make a whopping 31 LEGAL POINTS... I count running as a Moderate excercise... If I counted it as High I could have added 13 points but that seemed excessive... So I had to use 1 of my 35 weekly extra.Plus 1 more if  I have popcorn tonight.

Breakfast (after running 9.75 miles)

2 Tbl Spoons of Spicy Hummus from Whole Foods (love this stuff) (1pt)
3 Egg Whites (1 Pt) cooked with Pam.
Ezekel 4.9 Whole Grain English Muffin, also from Whole Foods (2 pts)
1 Tbl spoon of LowFat Cream Cheese (1 Pt)
Orange Juice (1/2 Cup) (1 Pt)
Coffee with Non Fat Milk and 2 Splenda (1 pt)

Lunch
My special Pasta Mix ( 1 cup whole wheat pasta, frozen spinach, pearl onions, 1/4 cup of Tomato Sauce and some Gimme Lean (Whole Foods) Fake Meat... (5 pts)

Dinner
2 Tbl. Spoons Hummus (1 pts)
2 Whole Wheat Rice cakes (1 pt)
2 Glasses of Wine (Bad Girl.. )  (4 pts)
Soy Mac and Cheese (10 Pts)
Salad with one piece Tofu, Beets, Beans, lettuce, one shumai, no fat spray of weird stuff at whole foods (4 pts)

Saving One Point for Late night snack of 94% Fat Free Popcorn. But counted

First Day of Weight Watchers- Friday, January 22, 2010

Well if you have been following this blog you will know that I have been posting my food intake. If you happened to read that portion of my blog you also know that it appeared I was trying to gain weight, not lose it.  So.. with that said.. I have re-joined Weight Watchers.. Took the day off of excercise today.. tomorrow, Saturday, is my long distance day... will inform you later of my distance (not to Jinx myself).

So if you are a Weight Watchers follower you might enjoy the point values I am placing next to the foods I eat..
Breakfast
Coffee with one sugar and skim milk (1pt)
Ezekiel 4.9 Whole Grain English Muffin (2pt)
Almond Butter on Muffin (4 pt)
Lunch
1 Cup whole wheat pasta w/ spin and tofurkey (5pt)
Snack
94% Fat Free Popcorn (1pt)
Dinner
2 Glasses of Wine (4 pts)
2 tbl of Hummus (1pt)
2 Brown Rice Cakes (1 pt)
1 Cup of Whole Wheat Pasta with Gimme Lean fake meat stuff, spinach, pearl onions, 1/2 cup of tomoto sauce, 2 teas. olive oil.. (9 pts)

All told I used my 23 points plus 5 of my extra weekly points for a total of 28 points for the day. 

Thursday, January 21, 2010- Back to Weight Watchers

Ok folks... those of you have been following this blog are well aware of my over zealous food intake.. its down right ridiculous... so off I went BACK to Weight Watchers for the THIRD  time this year!!! Ive said it before and Ill say it again.. this time its for the duration. I want to lose 50 pounds.  Yah, its great I can run 11 miles but the way I have been eating has kept me from losing a single pound.. and ps , in small print my Weight Watchers weight is 188.8.

So this post is for Wednesday, and I didnt join WW until the evening... I did run 4.7 miles at lunch.

Breakfast
Coffee with 1/2 and 1/2 and sugar
Whole Wheat Ezikeh (spelling) Whole Grain English muffin with Almond Butter

Lunch
Veggie Burger on Wrap with One piece of Soy cheese, Veganaise

Dinner
2 Cups of Whole Wheat Pasta with 2/3rds of a Tofurkey Sausage, Spinach
Tomotoe Cream Sauce
2 Glasses of Wine

Meatless Monday, January 18th, 2010

Today is my second day of eating no meat. I will not be eating meat but I am still eating fish, eggs and I may not be picky if something has a beef stock.. i.e.. onion soup... Today I ran 4.7 miles at lunch time.. a very hilly course and my legs were tight but I made it.
Breakfast
Coffee with 1/2 1/2 and sugar (Dunkin Donuts, something I may not be able to give up)
Rice Cake with Almond Butter
Eliziah 4.9 Whole Grain English Muffin with Almond Butter

Lunch
about 6-8 oz's of Salmon w/ Asparagus
1 Rice Cake plain
2 Rice Cakes with Almond Butter
About 20 little pretzel things with cheese in between (fattning)

Afternoon Snack
cup of Onion soup (beef broth)
2 slices of Focacia Bread

Dinner
Ricotta and Spinach Calzone
3 glasses of Wine

OW.. My Legs Hurt...

Its Saturday, January 16th and I'm posting my food from Friday. But I have to mention that I ran 11.5 MILES this morning!!!! Its the first time I have ever run that far... shout out to TJ my running partner who encourages me and runs the distance as well.

Also today I went to Whole Foods and stocked up on all kinds of Vegan stuff... I bought Veganaise, Almond Butter, Tofu Chicken, Tofu Burgers, Asian noodles, rice cakes, Whole Grain english muffins, and other stuff too.  I think I am really over Chicken and Steak for the time being. I had a bite of my BF's steak last nite and I didnt like it at all...

I jsut got on the scale and it is depressing.. I have gained two pounds and I ran almost 25 miles this week.

I must stop eating the way I have been.. Starting now I am eating better.

Friday January 15th.

Breakfast
Egg Mc Muffin (yes, from McDonalds)

Lunch
Salad with 1/2 cup turkey, 1/4 cup of Feta, veggies, One Dolmos and Fat Free Dressing

Snack
10 Almonds

Dinner
Vodka Martini
2 Glasses of Wine
Some Chopped Liver and 2 small slices of Challah
Cesear Salad
Whole Wheat Pasta with 3 Large Shrimp.
2 Cookies and a couple bites of BF's apple cobbler.

Kibitzing with the Knish- True Story

Forget yesterday. This is today.. Thursday, January 14th, 2010. I am right now eating a meat Knish and drinking my red wine... its 8:30 pm. I got to work at 7:15 am, ran 4.7 miles at lunch, went to the eye doctor, went back to work, went to another appointment, did errands and am now home with my Knish. Now one thing very important... as I was running my 4.7 miles on Extreme HILLS... I swore to myself I would never eat another fatting thing ever again.. I do not want to carry around 185 pounds on my runs. Its not necessary.. but what do I do? I come home to my KNISH.. and my Whitefish Salad on a Pumpernickel Bagel (along with my numerous glasses of red wine).. thats the bad Wendy habit.  The day wasnt half bad though..until tonight.. Lets take a look--
Breakfast
Go-Lean Kashi Cereal
Mid Morning Snack
2 Fish Cakes
Lunch
One Fish Cake
Mixed Veggies
Afternoon Snack
1/3 bag Pretzels
2 cheese sticks
260 calories worth of Trail Mix
Dinner
One Meat Knish
One Pumpernickel Bagel with Whitefish Salad
3 Pieces of Well Done Bacon
3 Glasses of wine.

Jesus I eat a lot. I should be slapped.

Tuesday January 12th... I EAT SOOOO MUCH!!!

I am being ridiculous.. Here I am bothering to track what I eat thinking it will help me eat less when in fact Im eating just as much as ever... I am an eataholic.  I did run 4.6 miles though and it was rather hilly. Also I had to work both jobs.. (my mortgage job and then waitress) so my day was very long. Well here goes... the list..

Breakfast
1/2 Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Instant Oatmeal
Mid-Morning Snack
1/2 Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Lunch
One Cup Whole Wheat Pasta with Vodka Sauce
1/2 Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Dinner
Iceberg Wedge with Bacon and Bleu Cheese Dressing
Chix Breast
Late Night Snack
Poptart
One Cup Whole Wheat Pasta with Mozz Cheese
2 Glasses of Wine
One Cup of Popcorn (no butter)


I can totally see my faults... I know I have to give up Late Night Snacks or at least change what I eat to something not fattning.. its just so hard because when I get home after a double day all I wan to do is drink some wine and eat some food... O well tomorrow is another day.

PS.. I know I skipped Monday.. I didnt have a chance to post my food... but I did go to the gym and do my weight training class.

Sunday was a Big Food Day along with 0 excercise

I accidentally mis titled yesterday's post but today (Monday) my post is about Sunday. Its actually ridiculously embaressing to write down what I ate on Sunday... it sounds like I am definitley trying to gain weight. Im not even gonna divide it up by meal, Im just gonna list it all so I can look at my silliness in black and white..

2 eggs over easy (Pam in the pan)
2 medium Pancakes (Pam in the pan)
2 slices of Bacon
1 sausage
1 slice of smoked salmon
3 ozs salmon
small Cesear salad
2 slices Prime Rib (about 5 oz's)
2 cookies
1/2 baked potato
whole wheat pasta with vodka sauce
3 glasses of wine
one pear.

I did not excercise at all on Sunday because I worked a double shift at the restaurant.
No way am I counting the calories because I will be discouraged.

Sunday Big Food Day

When you read what I ate Saturday you would think I'm trying to gain weight .. not lose it...  I did run the 5.5 miles which made me extra hungry. I think because it ws 25 degrees honestly it made me more hungry than usual.  So here goes

Breakfast (In 2 parts)
Coffee with half/half and a splenda
Blackberry Mango X large Muffin (ate 2/3rds)
Part 2 ( about a half hour later0
Smartones Breakfast Quesidilla
Lunch
Subway Turkey Sub with Cheese (no dressing) on Whole Wheat (6 inch)
Afternoon Snack
One bag of Ketel Corn with lots of Parmesan Cheese
Leftover Peruvian Chicken from night before
Dinner
2 Glasses of Wine
Whole Wheat Pasta with Target Brand Vodka Sauce w/ a little Parmesan Cheese
2 mini Heath bars, like really mini.
Snack
One amazingly delicious pear from Harry & Davids (gift from the Dad & Stepmom)

Even I look at this like REALLY???? you must be kidding.. I know Ill never lose weight going like this but hopefully the work week will keep me in line..  Talk to you tomorrow with Sunday's report.

5.5 Miles but I shoulda run 10

Saturday, January 9th, 2010... I set out to run 10 miles today but I only ran 5.5.  I'm a little dissapointed in myself for not going the extra (mile)s.. but I am still proud of myself that I got up at an out the door to meet the group (pacemakers) at 7:30.  the temp outside was about 25 degrees.  Neverthe less the truth is running is good for the brain.. I am a very stressful person.. I tend to stress over the little things.. and the running cools my jets. 

So without further ado I am going to recite my food intake for the previos day.. Friday January 8th, 2010.

Breakfast:
Coffee with SKIM milk and 2 splenda
Instant Oatmeal
Mid-Morning Snack
small Greek yogart spinkles of granola
Lunch
Salad w/ 2 pieces of feta, oive oil/bals vinegar, 1/2 egg, lots of veggies, one Greek dolmos
Mid Afternoon Snack
Almonds/Raisins
Pear
Dinner
One Margartita
One Glass of Wine
Peruvian Chicken with small amount of green sauce
Black Beans
Fried Yucca with small amount of fatting sauce.

Well thats it till tomorrow... Thanks for reading.

Thursday, Jan 7th.... Too Much Wine Makes Me Eat Bad Things....

Thursday, January 7th...Not a Bad Bad Day... First of all no workout.. my calves were very sore from the combination of running on the track  doing sprints on Wednesday plus the weight training class (lunges, squats) at the gym during lunch hour.... boy I sound like I'm really in shape... then why do I weigh 185??? Well let me show you:

Breakfast: Poptart (strawberry, yum )
Mid-morning snack- Instant Oatmeal
Another Snack: small amount Almonds and Raisins
Lunch: leftover Tofu Pad Thai from the previous night's dinner,
1/4 bag of Fritos, Pear.
Afternoon Snack: more Almonds & Raisins



Dinner
Veggie Burger
1/2 Box Frozen Spinach (added garlic powder)
Baked Potato (small) added Worstershire Sauce, Soy Sauce, Garlic & Onion Powder
Now the bad part...
3 glasses of wine!!!!
After dinner snacks... 2 rainbow cake cookies, 2 handfuls of baked doritos, 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Well today is Friday so I hope to do better... ps I am supposed to run 10 miles on Saturday... Ill let you know!!

Okay so I know this picture is rather  bad but it is supposed to be as it is my BEFORE picture. so i did iton purpose so we can see the results at the end of the day..... the first half marathon... which by the way is 13.1 miles if anyone needs to know... so for now this will be my post.. ill clue you in tomorrow (Friday, January 8th) what I ate today.... not too bad... but not too great.. 

First Day of Blog

Hello.. My name is Wendy and I'm 45 years old and I weigh 185 pounds. I am 5'6". I eat way too much food BUT I run. My objective on this blog is to track my food intake and my miles run.

Yesterday, Wednesday I woke up at 5:00 AM and met my running group (Pacemakers) at 530 am for a track workout.. we ran approx. 3.5 to 4 miles total on the track.. broken up into sprints.

Breakfast: 3 egg whites with mozz cheese
Snack: Instant Maple Walnut Oatmeal
Lunch: Salad with Fat Free dressing, Feta cheese, a bit of egg and lots of veggies. Also 3 pieces of melba toast with lowfat cc.
Snack: Almonds and Raisins
Dinner: Tofu Pad Thai, a couple of shumai with shrimp, Veg spring roll fried, and 2 spinach veg dumplings. oh and 2 glasses of wine and one saki.

See how much I eat??? no wonder I lose no weight even though I run... well hopefully this blog will help me be aware of what Im doing so i can slim down..

ps. Im training for 2 half marathons.. one is March 21st (the NYC Half Marathon) and the other is April 25th, also in NYC, the More Half Marathon.