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The month after vacation

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STRUGGLE BUS. Those are the only words that can fully describe getting back on the Weight Watchers wagon after a vacation.

I first must apologize for the month long hiatus from the blog. You are all about to find out why it has been a struggle for me to write a Weight Watchers post.

On July 15th I flew from Columbus, Ohio to Anaheim, California. Since I would not be home nor in a location where I could cook for myself I knew this week would be a difficult week to maintain Weight Watchers. I opted to not track from the second we stepped off the airplane until the second I hit the airport July 22nd. Yes a full 7 days not logging, counting points, thinking about what I was putting into my body. I also knew I’d be walking at least 10k steps per day. In my head I figured I’d come back gaining a few pounds. Between Leadership events, Convention events, presenting, and my team members being there meal prep would be too much of a time hog.

One of the things I did well in California was small amounts of food. For instance I took bites of cakes or higher pointed foods and consumed the lower foods first and in entirety. I did eat some bread- which is something I typically shy away from. I drank a flight of margaritas as well! When I vacation food is something I look forward to as much as seeing the sights. I wasn’t disappointed at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles or Marri’s Pizza. The last night I had a Short Rib Grilled Cheese that was AMAZING and right in our hotel. These are all things I don’t get to eat on Weight Watchers due to point values.

Somehow- Someway, I ended up coming home weighing 10 POUNDS less than I left at. It makes 0 sense (even if I did walk a 5k and walk over 15k steps a day for 7 days). It was an amazing feeling that didn’t last long. By the next week I had gained some back. Why? That next week was a struggle bus. Since I didn’t track and I lost- my brain went rogue. It decided I didn’t need to put what went in my mouth in that app. It also wanted richer foods that it was fueled with in California- and that meant more carbohydrates than I normally would eat. Uggggggh and the time zone differences! It took me over a week to get readjusted to Ohio time. My body was hungry at 10pm since that is 7pm Cali time. Meaning I would eat something right before bed.

So for almost exactly a month- I’ve been working on getting back to “normal”. Pointing, meal prep, recipe manipulation, going back to the gym, and getting back into the community pages on Facebook and Connect.

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The *week* everything has failed

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This week we decided to go to 23 points per day. I’ll show you what that looked like as well as my life fails for the days lol

Monday-  20 PTS

Food:

Made Breakfast for the week on Sunday- Potatoes with peppers/onions, Turkey Kielbasa, and Southwest Egg Beaters (4pt)

We made Taco soup Sunday (1pt) so I took that and some Good Thins (3pt) for lunch.

We made Deep Dish Pizza Bake for dinner (10 pt for 2 servings), Corn, Green Beans (0pt)

Our SMARTCAKES arrived! I tried the tangerine flavor- love the concept- I hated this flavor. (1pt)

Fail:

Decided to dye my hair BRIGHT RED. Failed. Only took to my roots. Boooooo

 

Tuesday- 23 PTS

Food:

Same as Monday and will be through Thursday (4pt), Banana (0pt)

Lunch- Left over Deep Dish Pizza Bake (5pt), Green Beans, Corn (0pt), New Potatoes (2pt)

Snack- 12 ct Chick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets, 1/3 Sriracha Sauce (2pt)

Dinner- Enchilada Bake (2pt), Cinnamon Smartcake (1pt) LOVED this flavor!

Had to make up points because I was SUPER low at this point so

Ball Park Hamburger Patty (7 pt) Fat Free Cheddar (0pt), Less than tsp of Light Mayo, Mustard, No sugar added Ketchup, and a mini pickle – all 0.

Fail:

First Fail of the day was a Nail Fail.

Back story- I did my research on a location to get my nails done near my workplace. I work about an hour away from home. I went to Facebook group for the city I work in and asked for recommendations. I found this location with amazing ratings which also offered an online booking system. This is important to me since I can’t call during work hours. I booked their signature pedicure at 5pm and a set of acrylics with gel manicure at 6pm. It storms at 4pm. I had of course just dyed my hair red Monday night and was wearing a BRAND NEW white cardigan I didn’t wish to turn orange. Chaos ensued. We always have it all figured out in our heads right?  Perfect scenario was to get off work at 4:30, go to Ulta for the right hair dye, grab a quick snack, eat in a hurry, then hit the nail salon all by 5pm. Mother Nature and I did not see things the same apparently. I ended up in my car at 4:44. Food trumped everything else. I made it to the appointment on time.

 

The Salon Experience

I NEVER go to get my nails done alone. Too many choices of polish, services, lotions, it’s overwhelming. The child at the desk (yes it was a high school kid), checked me in.  They weren’t yet ready for me (shocker). She also let me know the person doing my pedicure spoke absolutely 0 English. I’m 100% fine with that actually because I was nervous enough as it is. I didn’t realize the foreshadowing there. I picked my colors as well as my lotion scent (Citrus & Green Tea for those dying to know) then was escorted to the back where the pedicure seats were. As I’m climbing into the chair my email notification goes off. “Your appointment scheduled for 6pm has been cancelled, if you’d like to reschedule please call (insert number here).” As sweet as the lady we did the pedicure was- I couldn’t ask her any questions since she wouldn’t understand me. I was already a nervous nelly, who at that point was on the verge of tears. Semi-panicking, with no one else in the back to ask, I end up having to call the front desk while sitting in the building to see why I would get a cancellation. A man answers the phone instead of the high school girl. He assures me they just merged my services onto my pedicure appointment. A man (who I assume still to have been the same person who answered the phone) walked back to look at my colors, see if he had similar gel colors, and worked with me to find a compromise when one of my toe colors was not a gel option. I was a little less nervous at this point. We finished my pedicure and I headed over to the nail table. He asks me what shape I want. I say I was thinking about Almond. Here I want to remind you- I booked an appointment for ACRYLICS. FAKE NAILS. He looked at my nails, LAUGHED, and said you have two options here square or round, almond is not happening. I gave him a very confused look and said that’s odd I guess round then. He starts clipping my nails. I’ve never had my nails clipped for fake nails- because my nails aren’t very long to begin with. He shapes my nails. At this point this is not the process I’m used to. He buffs my nail but not with a tool- with a pad. Something isn’t right. He starts to apply a gel base coat to my nails and it all makes sense. Either the girl added the incorrect service on my appointment when she merged and took off the acrylics, this guy misread my services, or he just didn’t care what I wanted as a customer and did what he wanted. I let him continue because he’s only saving me money and he’s losing a customer after this regardless. You don’t laugh at a client, give them half of a service they ask for, and expect them to come back. He also kept bumping my nails into the curing lamp and telling me to stop doing it. Like dude you have my hand not me.

*SIDE NOTE*

Ya’ll my nails are a nightmare it’s nothing I’m not aware of. My nail place in my town has never patronized me for it. This guy started saying stuff like:  “Do you pick at your cuticles? Do you nip your hang nails?” Obviously I do, obviously I only did because they were bothering me. If I didn’t would I have booked your time? Move on dude.

 

Finally it came to an end. I went to the counter and asked the girl to verify my services. She did show acrylics listed. I showed her my nails- she apologized and changed my invoice. I paid, tipped, left in a hurry. My nails do not look bad, but they are short. I should have said something but I decided I was only worth the service he wanted to provide. That in retrospect isn’t true, but he saved me like 40$ so I’m living with it.

 

Ulta didn’t have my hair dye. Drove to Meijer and they also didn’t have the exact dye but had a red for dark bases. Tried it out…..

 

Wednesday- Points to be determined (but I could totally eat my feelings right now)

Breakfast- Same as the other two days

Lunch- Enchilada Stack (2pt) with corn, black beans,

Snack- Coconut Smartcake (1pt) Will report on this after consumed.

Dinner is to be determined. Here’s why:

 

Fail:

My hair is black, with a burgundy tint. My roots are burgundy instead of bright red but super noticeable still. This is why I pay 80$ for my roots. Realistically I did not want to pay 80$ for roots, which is why I bought boxes of dye, but I’m now about 30ish dollars in hair dye in and hours of my life gone. Live and learn? I have a box of blue black that will literally make this all better. I should have just started with it instead. Listen to your gut style. Also, the fruit I didn’t get to eat yesterday- I refrigerated so I could eat it today. It had mold on it. Seriously- Chick-Fil-A is too much money to find mold on fruit. Get your life together sis. On top of ALL of that- I broke my left index toe today. I leave for Disneyland on Sunday. Also the event planner for the show I’m doing today- didn’t tell us we needed our own tables until this morning, after I had left for work. #WINNING .

 

All of these things are not worse than someone sleeping outside in 106 degree weather because they have nowhere else to go. It is all just overwhelming and the best way to get it all out is to type away. I am able to laugh about the nail situation now, whereas yesterday I was on the brink of tears. My toe is KILLING me (yet not softly) but I’m not in the hospital dying. So yes- I’m being handed all that someone thinks I can handle… I’m just a little whiny about it 😉 ❤ I will grow and rise above- knowing that is what matters.

 

Thanks for reading all the bad juju that’s happened.

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The day I shared my food finds with you

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I’m down 37 pounds since February 5th with Weight Watchers. I really took a week to ease into my journey- with my initial start date being 1/27. I had an event the weekend of February 3rd that I knew would be tricky so I allowed myself grace and really went hard starting the 5th. On June 27th it will be 5 months of counting points, learning portion sizes, measuring everything out, and doing cardio. Here are some of the foods that got me down 37 pounds (and hopefully 40 soon!). This is not NEARLY everything but what comes to mind

 

Morning Foods or as some call them “Breakfast”

Starbucks Blonde Roast Coffee:  0 points up to 3 cups. This is great for a coffee addict like me!

Torani Sugar Free Syrups : 0 points forever. As much as you want or need. My preference is Smores or French Vanilla currently. If you need creamer you can find sugar free ones which typically are 0-1 points per tablespoon. I personally do not point creamer since I use a splash and that’s it.

Aldi Fit & Active Turkey Polish Kielbasa: This brand is only 2 points for 2 oz. or 4 for 3 oz. It’s the lowest I’ve found but adding a little to egg cups goes a long way flavor wise and adds a protein.

Ore Ida Potatoes O’Brien: Again- Brand matters here. ¾ a cup is only 2 points. Serve with two eggs (0 points) and you have a super low breakkie.

Aldi Fit & Active Whole Grain Waffles: 2 waffles for 4pts or 1 for 2pts. These are a great way to get a carb in and feel good about it!

Canadian Bacon: 3 slices, 1 point. Great for omelets, pizzas, by itself!

Jimmy Dean Fully Cooked Turkey Sausage Crumbles: ¼ cup 1 point, ½ cup 2 points.

 

 

Anytimers

Kraft Fat Free Shredded Cheddar/Mozzarella: 0 points for ¼ cup. Cheese and Weight Watchers are not the best of friends so to find something 0 points is a godsend.

Trader Joe’s Lite Shredded Cheeses: 1-2 points per ¼ cup or 0-1 for 1/8th . Mozzarella is lower than the other two blends (Mexican & 3 cheese) but we will mix these with the fat free to stretch and get more meltiness.

Frigo Cheese Heads Light String Mozzarella Cheese Sticks– 1pt per stick.

Opadipity Creamy Ranch Greek Yogurt Dip: 2 points per serving (2tbs) THIS is my replacement for ranch which has anywhere from 5-7 points per serving. They have other flavors as well. A little goes a long way for salads since it’s thicker like a dip. It’s super great to dip veggies in as well.

Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges: 1 pt per wedge, Pepper jack is our favorite but you can find 3-4 varieties of these in our fridge at all times. Spread them on wraps, add them to toast, dip chips and veggies in them. Love these.

Good Thins Corn Thins: 3 points for 41 chips and the closest low point tortilla substitute I’ve found. They are thin, crispy, and corny. Great for soup and salad toppers, or just eating with a cheese wedge.

 

Lunch

Aunt Millie’s Healthy Goodness Fiber for Life Breads: 1 point per slice. We love the Potato Bread. It’s soft and you don’t miss regular bread with this.

Joseph’s Pitas & Lavish Bread:  ½ lavish or 1 pita 1 point. We make pizza from the lavish and stuff the pitas with chicken, hummus, and veggies.

Ole Extreme Wellness High Fiber Low Carb Tortilla wrap 8in: 1 point. They change your taco/enchilada game sweetie. I’ve seen people make pizzas out of these as well.

Boar’s Head Chicken/Turkey deli meats: 0-1 point depending on seasoning per 2-3oz and worth the price.

Perdue Simply Smart Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Tenders: If you have an air fryer these are your new best friends. 4 pieces are 6 points. We actually use these for a chicken parm recipe! Cut them up for salads or a wrap too!

G Hughes Sugar Free BBQ sauces: 0 points for 3 tbsp. go to 4 and you hit a point.

 

 

Dinner

Trader Joe’s Shepard’s Pie: 4 points for the whole frozen meal. It’s great to pop into the microwave on a busy night. We serve it with a piece of Aunt Millie’s bread (above). You can split it in half for 2 points.

Creamette 150 calorie Thin Spaghetti or Penne: 3-4 points for ½ a cup this is so far the lowest full sized pasta we’ve found AND it tastes like REAL pasta and not a substitute! We’ve only found both options at Kroger.

Classico Light Asiago Romano Alfredo Sauce: Sauces can be tricky. 1/3 cup is 3 points but I don’t think I even use that for a serving. Add some peppers and turkey kielbasa your tummy will thank me.

Trader Joe’s Salsa Verde: 0 points forever. We pour this in the instant pot with Chicken breasts, squeeze in some lime juice, add seasonings and make shredded chicken for tacos, quesadillas, salads and more.

Trader Joe’s Vegetable Birds’ Nests: 1 for 2 points. We use lite soy sauce on ours. They make for an easy side.

Rotisserie Chicken: We rip off the breast meat, skin it, and cut it up and add it to soups, salads, tacos, and more.

 

Have on Hand

Spices: The lower in salt the better. Seasoning makes the dish let me tell you. We like Ms. Dash No Salt Table Seasoning on our eggs. We love Trader Joe’s 21 Seasoning Salute as well as Tony Chachere’s Cajun Seasoning and Chef Paul Prudhommes Pizza & Pasta Magic.

Fat Free Greek Yogurt: You can do SO much with this stuff. 2 ingredient dough, PB2 dessert, Flummery, Thicken like Sour Cream, Dips, Dressings- too many things. It’s a STAPLE.

Eggs: If you aren’t allergic- get you some. We eat these so we can have some treats. 0 points, delish, and filling.

Fruits & Veggies: Lower sugar fruits and any non-starchy veggie is fair game!

Fat Free Refried Beans: Throw them in a 1 point tortilla, eat them as a side- 0 points!

Chicken Breasts/Tenders: Grill Em, Bake Em, Air Fry Em, Delish.

96% Fat Free Ground Beef: Lower fat alternative for anything you’d do with hamburger!

99% Fat Free Ground Turkey: 0 points. It is the lowest fat alternative for hamburger. We love it in Enchiladas.

 

Gadgets:

Instant Pot: We make SO many soups that help us stay on track using our fancy pressure cooker!

Air Fryer: Great for Chicken Nuggest/Tenders, Potatoes, anything that would be “fried” really!

Weight Watchers App: Specifically the bar code scanner because you can compare every brand to see which has the lowest points.

Apple Watch: Your friends can keep you accountable. You can see their activity and cheer them as well! Its’ so much easier to do this with friends!

 

I hope this helps. Again we shop around: Meijers (Midwest), Kroger (Also Fred Meyers), Walmart, Giant Eagle, and Aldi’s . ❤

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The day I got lost, and what I found

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It’s a regular 9 hour work Wednesday. My day job does office hours so you work 9 hours Monday thru Thursday and then have a half day Friday. We get forced to take an hour lunch which in Ohio is typical. On this Wednesday I needed to drop off a check and application for a Vendor Festival. I’m working hard to earn a trip to Mexico with Scentsy (if you want to help check out the Shop Scentsy link above #shamelessplug) so I wanted to get my form in. On my way back to work I turned right instead of left. I ended up in a familiar territory that I had no clue was this close to my workplace. When you do not go somewhere for a long period of time it’s always crazy to see what they have built up.

 

GUYS THERE IS A DRIVE THRU STARBUCKS AT TUTTLE CROSSING THAT ISN’T INSIDE THE MALL!!!!!

 

Not that I went there. I went across the street to Boston Market after taking a gander at the Restaurant section of my Weight Watchers App. Never did I ever know it had such low point options. Turkey Breast 1pt! Roasted Potatoes 4pts! It was everything. Plus it’s not too far from my workplace.

 

Here’s my BAD news. Chili’s raised the points on it’s Margarita Grilled Chicken. The whole plate is now 10 pts instead of 8. I’ll still eat it. It’s a TON of food for 10 points.

 

  • This was actually awhile ago. I’m super behind on the blog and I’m sorry. My next post is going to be a meal plan/grocery list post – with points so it’ll be worth it!
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The day I got lost, and what I found

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It’s a regular 9 hour work Wednesday. My day job does office hours so you work 9 hours Monday thru Thursday and then have a half day Friday. We get forced to take an hour lunch which in Ohio is typical. On this Wednesday I needed to drop off a check and application for a Vendor Festival. I’m working hard to earn a trip to Mexico with Scentsy (if you want to help check out the Shop Scentsy link above #shamelessplug) so I wanted to get my form in. On my way back to work I turned right instead of left. I ended up in a familiar territory that I had no clue was this close to my workplace. When you do not go somewhere for a long period of time it’s always crazy to see what they have built up.

 

GUYS THERE IS A DRIVE THRU STARBUCKS AT TUTTLE CROSSING THAT ISN’T INSIDE THE MALL!!!!!

 

Not that I went there. I went across the street to Boston Market after taking a gander at the Restaurant section of my Weight Watchers App. Never did I ever know it had such low point options. Turkey Breast 1pt! Roasted Potatoes 4pts! It was everything. Plus it’s not too far from my workplace.

 

Here’s my BAD news. Chili’s raised the points on it’s Margarita Grilled Chicken. The whole plate is now 10 pts instead of 8. I’ll still eat it. It’s a TON of food for 10 points.

 

  • This was actually awhile ago. I’m super behind on the blog and I’m sorry. My next post is going to be a meal plan/grocery list post – with points so it’ll be worth it!
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The day I missed my blue dot

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Ohhh have mercy. It’s been a week. My sister has the sinus infection from hell, which means planning meals hasn’t been easy. I did have some finds this week though and I need to share them.

  1. Halo Top Seasonal Blueberry Crumble Ice Cream (3 points for ½ cup)
  2. ONE Maple Doughnut Protein Bar (6 points whole bar)
  3. Egg Roll in a Bowl (3 points per serving)

 

  1. I love blueberries. My family hates them. I got to eat this entire pint of ice cream myself without sharing. Yay! It’s delicious. It’s literally one of the only Halo Top flavors I like. I’ll be sad when its season is over.
  2. Amanda Cypert I believe gets credit for my ONE bar Maple Doughnut purchase. It was the perfect thing to throw in my bag for a busy day. I had to make some Scentsy deliveries Friday night. Dinner wasn’t until 8pm and this bar tasted like a dessert. I buy my One bars at Fresh Thyme market.
  3. I pinned Egg Roll in a Bowl via Pinterest. It was so simple to make and not a lot of ingredients. You simply throw a bag of coleslaw mix & ground turkey sausage, ginger, and soy sauce in a skillet. I like spice so I added some teriyaki sauce and some red chili flake. It called for sesame oil but I skipped it to cut the points from 3 per serving to 2. You can use ground 99% lean ground turkey and skip the oil and it would 1 point per serving with the teriyaki sauce. It wasn’t a hit with the whole family but I loved it and had 2 servings. Since it was so low I served it with Veetee Dine In Jasmine Rice with Herbs. It gave it a bright note and ½ the container is only 4 points.

 

So Saturday I missed my blue dot because I had 11 points left. I missed it by 1 point. I could not believe it when I realized it the next day. I skipped lunch because breakfast was so filling.

Breakfast: 6 points

2 pieces Aunt Millie’s Potato Bread (2 points)

2 eggs (0 points)

2 Jimmy Dean Fully cooked Turkey Sausage Patties (3 points)

1 tbsp Hellman’s Light Mayo with Hot Sauce mixed in (1 point)

 

Snack: 3 points

Enlightened Peanut Butter Chocolate chip ice cream bar (3 points)

 

Dinner: 10 points

Egg Roll in a bowl 2 servings (6 points)

½ cup VeeTee Dine In Rice (4 points)

 

Total 18/29

Have you ever come so close to a goal and missed it? Did you learn from it? Comment below ❤

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The day I blew a tire on the freeway

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Oh have mercy. I know I’m behind. Bare with me, as this isn’t your normal blog.

Those familiar with Columbus, Ohio will have more insight into the story I’m about to go into- simply because they’ve experienced these freeways (interstates/highways).

My route to work takes me 33 to 270 North. Easy Peasy commute it’s just time consuming in traffic. I crawl on 33 because it’s 2 lanes. It opens up once I merge onto 270 North as it’s a 4 lane. As I gained speed there was a suspect noise. Finally there was a vibrating feeling and I realized something was wrong. I pulled over but not in an area where it was safe to get out of the car. I did my best and finally got the car to a safe area. It had already been a morning:

  • Last night was Scentsy month end
  • I fell asleep fully clothed
  • Did not set my alarm clock
  • Woke up late
  • Scentsy launched a new collection this am

So- as you can see I prioritized Scentsy, posted the new collection (you can see it at here), and then got ready for work. My tire was not flat, and since I did not go over 30 mph on 33 well the tire didn’t lose much pressure. Climbing out of my 2010  silver Kia Forte I knew it was passenger side something. Guess which part of my car was by the rush hour traffic? Yeeeeeeeeeeeeep My passenger side. It’s okay because I could see the wall caved in from the back of my car. Drat. My trunk was full of Scentsy items from events.

I yanked up the trunk and back door and started shoveling stands, baskets, table clothes, even a diffuser into my back seat. Finally I got to the point where I could get out the tiny doughnut tire and Kia supplied jack/tire iron. Several attempts to place the jack, unscrew the lugnuts, a stranger appears and helps. SO nice of him too! Getting back on the freeway was NOT fun but happened and I eventually ended up at a tire place, with two brand new front tires. I was on my way to work when I saw it. Chick-Fil-A. I live 25 to 35 minutes from one either way you go. It’s not a common diet staple for me. It also happened to be breakfast and I was on my way to work. I’ve never had Chick-Fil-A breakfast. I pulled in excited to eat chicken in the morning. Then I saw it. Fluffy, buttery, cloaked in cheese, with an egg and SAUSAGE. Weight Watchers who? It’s the day before my weeklies disappear, (I have 62 right now) and I have ALL my points for the day. My planned lunch 0 points (which I haven’t consumed and it’s 3:35pm because I’m still FULL from breakfast!!) so I knew I had some wiggle room. I didn’t think about them coming with hash browns I just wanted that sandwich now. So I did what every girl would. I ate the hash browns too. What’s 8 more points when the sandwich is 15? So lol 23 points/29 gone. I ate a banana at lunch. I still have 6 points and 62 weeklies with plans to go eat Nachos for the first time since maybe February? I think I’ll be JUST fine with 68 points 😉

I mean I will be going to the gym. I entered a Scentsy Wellness challenge to walk 10k steps a day for 30 days. Since my job has a lot of “sit down” moments it will be hard.

I have to make it through work first. My job does summer hours and I’m like the ONLY ONE here right now. 1 hour, 15 minutes to go! Happy Weekend everyone ❤

What’s your favorite points splurge?

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The day I used 30 points exactly

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A few Saturdays a year I attend a Crafting charity event put on by two friends. That day is full of fun, new friends, and food that the vendors provide. As a vendor ( I always bring Scentsy so the charity gets more money), I am often asked to bring what the crowd calls lovingly “Crack Chicken”. Now, I could have lightened the “Crack Chicken” up a smidge more than I did for weight watchers but it was already relatively low using Freestyle so I opted to not to change what they know and love so much. So I wanted to start this blog out by giving you that recipe. The whole crock pot came to 12 points. Note- I do not count seasonings as points. If you do- scan them.

Crack Chicken

50 oz Canned Chicken Breast- SCAN THESE! Some points exist depending on what kind you buy. Members Mark Premium does not. (0 POINTS)

10 Ritz Reduced Fat Crackers (add more or less depending on thickness wanted) (4 POINTS)

1 regular can Cream of Chicken with Herbs condensed soup (Getting the 98% fat free Cream of Chicken will cut your points by 1, and will NOT have the flavor this has) (8 POINTS)

2 Tbsp Aimee’s Blue Ribbon Spices Shredded Chicken Seasoning (See below for disclaimer)

1 Tbsp Trader Joe’s Everything but the bagel seasoning.

Cook in Slow cooker on High 4 hours or Low 6-8 hours stirring every few hours. I eat this on lettuce but you can add a bun if you have the points!

NOW if you aren’t in Ohio the Shredded Chicken Seasoning will have to be ordered and shipped to you. You can go to her Facebook Page for contact information: https://www.facebook.com/Aimees-Blue-Ribbon-Spices-193170657373653/

If you are in Ohio you can find her products at:

Der Dutchman Restaurant & Bakery

Der Dutchman Walnut Creek

Dutch Valley Restaurant

Hills Market

Jungle Jim’s International Market Eastgate

Jungle Jim’s International Market Fairfield

Kuhlwein’s Farm Market & Deli

Lannings Foods

Lynd Fruit Farm (Retail tent open August—November)

The Morgan House

Ross Granville IGA (in aisle 5)

Winerak Market

Yutzy’s Farm Market

 

I know what you are thinking. So Kelly- You didn’t eat THAT and get to 30 points that day so HOW did you do it? Welllllll there were walking tacos, and 20 point Italian sub to help with that hah ❤

I hope you enjoyed today’s Blog! What’s a craving you get with high points?! Comment below! ❤

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The week we love(d) carbs…..

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Disclaimer- I’ve had a hate/hate relationship with carbohydrates my entire life. Sure they are tasty, but some bodies just do not break things down as they should. If you haven’t been here before:

Hi. My name is Kelly and I have PCOS. PCOS is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and I was diagnosed at 16 years old as post-menopausal. To save us all time if you are interested in more info I typically link people to the Mayo Clinic for understanding- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pcos/symptoms-causes/syc-20353439

Basically for me it’s hereditary. My two cousins on my father’s side also have it and it’s very possible my sister has it and hasn’t been diagnosed officially. One of the side effects of PCOS can be excess insulin. As I am well… let’s just say it’s been 15ish years of my life watching my carb intake so it’s become somewhat 2nd nature to me.  To say from Sunday to now has been carbolicious… would be an understatement. Here let me show you.

Monday- Well you read the seed in eyeball story last blog. I decided to treat myself to a Popeye’s biscuit after that traumatic experience. That and I had the points. I ate lots of white meat protein that day looking back. Trying to hit this blue dot has become a challenge for me. Had I not ate the biscuit I would have had 15 points left. I don’t know if I’m just not doing this correctly but 30 points is A LOT.

Tuesday- Work drama resulted in my team missing lunch and the company ordering us Domino’s pizza. Hello carbs. I didn’t just eat you Sunday or anything. Wellll 2 pieces of cheese pizza and 14 points later… Lucky for me dinner was soup and low points. We love our copycat Olive Garden Chicken & Gnocchi soup. It is 4 points for a 1.5 cup serving so it’s a lot for little. It’s also 5$ movie night and we got amazing seats to Infinity War. No spoilers here folks. Members get free popcorn but they do not tell you how many cups it is. I believe it was approximately 2 cups so I pointed it as 3 points. Finished my day with 8 points left- AND I ATE PIZZA?!

Wednesday- A random fruit cup was on my desk because my boss brought the team in Breakfast pizza which he knew I wasn’t about to eat given I ate pizza yesterday. I threw out the melon (yuck), and ate the grapes and pineapple because I’m 5. I had another gnocchi (1 cup), a Laughing Cow pepper jack cheese wedge – kind of love them, and Boar’s Head Cracked Pepper Turkey (0 pts) for 5 points. My sister made BBQ Chicken Flatbreads using Joseph’s oat bran and whole wheat lavish bread, G Hughes hickory flavored bbq sauce, free mozzarella & fat free cheddar cheese from Kraft, bacon bits, and jalapenos. It was tasty. We had hummus with Joseph’s oat bran and whole wheat pita chips (we made them in our air fryer) so dinner was 10 points. I also had a light string cheese, flavored Greek yogurt and PB2 yogurt for snacks (3pt) so that brought me to 11 points left for the day and no blue dot. Sigh. I just WASN’T hungry and was 1 point off from a blue dot. I also hit my 47 fit points today.

Wednesday was gym night. High inclines, lower speeds this go round. 35 minutes was all I could squeeze in. It’s a busy weekend so going to be night hours for sure to get it in.

Here’s what the weekend looks like:

Thursday- Work, Scentsy Session, Event Prep – Gym Skip

Friday- Work, Scentsy Event Set Up, Grocery – Gym Night

Saturday- Event, Scentsy Meeting – Gym Skip

Sunday- Scentsy Drop, Scentsy Pickup, Scentsy Party- Gym Night

Saturday is pot luck day…. We’ll see how that ends up J

Question of the day-

What’s your favorite pot luck dish?

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When the others doing Weight Watchers are away….. Do you play? With your food that is….

Let’s just say this week was full of “convenience” foods…….

Thursday- My built in support system left town and I was left to my own devices. My father made me dinner. Yeah. My father doesn’t exactly cook so I was fearful. Not only was I fearful but you cannot say “I can’t eat that” to a person that only makes this gesture once every few years. He reheated a Meatloaf my mother made him and mashed potatoes with gravy. I was glad that I only had 4 points the rest of the day. Dinner was 11 points that night because I barely picked at the Meatloaf. I raced off for a meeting. After the meeting I went to the gym and squeezed in an hour workout. I was told I needed to eat protein but I didn’t have any with me. The time window was within 30 minutes after the workout- which my drive home was longer than that. I stopped at McDonalds and ordered the Grilled Artisan Chicken Sandwich (8pts) and tossed part of the bun off. If I was at home I wouldn’t have consumed any of this. I calculated full points even though the sauce and the bun were the only things with points.

I finished the day with 9 points left.

Friday- Friyay! Thank god I had plans to see some of my FAVORITE people up North. We were heading to Wooster! Our restaurant location changed to Asian food from Mexican food. I had just talked to a Weight Watchers mentor and she told me I needed to eat weeklies. So I treated myself a little. Glass of wine 4 points, Pork Pot Stickers 6 points, Pad Thai w/Chicken 14 points so my dinner alone came to 24 points. I had 10 for breakfast/lunch combined so I used 4 weeklies Friday. My weeklies reset Saturday, but I felt strange touching those points. I also didn’t see a loss AGAIN this week- but I didn’t gain.

I finished Friday at 34 points, 4 points over but still a blue dot!

Saturday- Fun with friend! I also had 3 planned Scentsy deliveries. 1 went through as planned. I started my day off with a Reduced Fat Turkey Bacon sandwich from Starbucks. It’s 5 points and that’s actually not bad. I was starving and knew I was going to lunch with a friend. I planned to have a low point lunch. Boy did I mess that up. I was SO excited to take one of my very best friends Tiffany to Freshii after being introduced to it by my contract rep. I planned to get the Zen salad, but Tiffany ordered a bowl. I had no clue what was in it but I followed suit. Tiffany is also on Weight Watchers. To our disbelief it was 15 points. I had planned to make Ranch Pork Chops for dinner from Pinterest (WW recipe) and knew it would be 9 points. I didn’t leave lunch until after 6pm, not due to food but extreme conversations and reflecting over our lives the past 3 years. This equated to late dinner which worked in my favor, as I ended my day at 29 points- 1 point under.

Sunday- Funday? It was NOT a good points day. After being good alllll day and listening to my sister talk about her point overages and how hard it was to stay on point in Savannah I should have been more determined to stay on point. I’ve been low key upset that I didn’t get to go with them. In the end it ended up 44 points of pizza. (11 per slice, 4 slices total) I had 7 points left when I did it, so 37 weeklies.

Lesson- Don’t eat all your weeklies ( I have 6 left) the first two days you have them. This is my cross to bear and I will be in the gym working off those 4 amazing pieces of pizza from my childhood, and never eating it again lol.

What crazy point food have you spent points on? Comment down below!