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.