Blog/Week #5

Well this week I gained 1 pound.....Grrrr....But, I understand that each month during this week I do a little gain, sigh, love being hormonal (I'm sure my husband and kids love it too, lol). Still, I hate to see the number inch up, even a little when I work hard to get it down. So come on boot straps, we have to hike you up this week, lets lose this water retention, fat cells we are so on "like Donkey Kong".

Today was date day for hubby and I. Sean and I went to the book fair, I will be going back tomorrow to see if they put anything new out. We also went to Kelsey's for lunch. If you know me you know that I love burgers, peppercorn burgers if they have them. But, I wanted to be good so I took a deeper look at their menu and I found a salad that looked good. It was a Roasted Mushroom Salad with Grilled Chicken Breast (only 280 calories), it was only 8 points and chuck-full of flavor, can you say WINNER. I picked the croutons out, I thought that texturally it was over kill with them. I give the salad a 5 out of 5, LOVE-LOVE-LOVED IT, will have it again.
I pointed out the burger and onion rings that I love, it was 27 points and I only get 31 points a day...YIKES!!!! The burger alone was over a thousand calories...

All-in-all I had a great week, just a few bumps and hurdles. Kids will fight, things will get broken and at some point I am going to yell, so this week was an average week for me. Yippee for average. Everyone is healthy and I am feeling 100% back to normal, well, aside from my moodiness, but hey, we have all been there, life is SUPER AWESOME FUN like that.

Last Saturday I went scrapping with a couple of besties. Gen, Jen, Kooks, and I attended a Creative Memories all day scrapping event in Toronto. What an amazing time!!! I love getting together with friends; laughing and basking in each others awesomeness. Having this down time to be with the girls and sharing pictures of loved ones is so soul enriching. I have to admit, my life is so much more fun with these amazing people in it. Oh NO!!! Was I starting to get sappy? hormonal? wishy-washy-wawa? I think I was about to get all emotional with weepy ya-ya friendship goo.... All the same, I am loving my friends and their organic selves.

This last week I made a couple of delish meals. Some brought tears to the kids eyes.
Brussel Sprout burrito for me, chicken burritos for the kids. I wish I took a picture of it, but sadly I didn't, sorry. Another dinner I made was spaghetti squash spaghetti, the kids had normal noodles. I used 1/4 cup noodles and loaded it up with spaghetti squash, I then added a loaded green salad with broccoli and spicy dressing, green beans and a sour dough roll. I counted this as a 6 point dinner. It was a super supper!!!

At WW we talked about fibre. Soluble fibre helps slow the digestion of carbs and insoluble fibre helps flush the waste from food, in-other words it helps keep things moving.

A couple of fibre surprised for me: Women should have 25 grams of fibre a day, wow, who knew? Corn has more fibre in it then brown rice, artichoke hearts have more fibre then sweet potatoes, and raspberries have 8 grams of fibre per 1 cup (for 0 Points Plus), WOW and YUMMY!!

We also were given a challenge this week at Weight Watcers. WW is hosting a 5K walking event on June 3rd, 2012. I am so excited, Jen and I walk 5K 3-4 times a week so I know we can do this event with our eyes shut, maybe even backwards.

I am thankful for the people in my life that bless me beyond words, much love to you all. I wish every one a blessed week and lots of love. Thank you for taking your time to read my words. Now lets rock this week !!!!



Week 4 Blog

I lost .6 pound...and yes, it may not be a lot for some, but for me I think it is AWESOME!!!
This week I was sick AGAIN, this time with a double ear infection strep throat and the pink-eye from last week, it was tough to get rid of. I went to the doctors on Tuesday and he gave me new meds and eye drops ( I LOVE HIM!!!).

I was able to walk with my buddy 4 times this week, I love solving our world problems during our walks, thank you Jen for your ear and advise. Other then that I was in bed sleeping and honestly snoring my little head off...Big shout-out to the best husband in the world that kept the fort going while I was dead to the family, you are the best Honey Bear, you are the best father and husband, much love to you.

I have lost a total, of 43.6 pounds, I have 6.4 pounds until I reach my first 50 pounds...YIPPEE!!
I have a little problem, some of you may think it's silly but when I started I set my first 50 pound mark as my goal for all new underwear, and I admit I need them...my current unmentionables are so big it is getting to be a personal joke. I am looking forward to the day I get to walk-into the store (not walmart or big box store) and pick out pretty undies. My skinny friends my not understand but I know all my full figured friends know, pretty panties are hard to come by (more so in Canada, I don't know where to go) that not only fit nice but make you feel sexy and don't cost half the farm.

Last week I said I would show you a favourite lunch and dinner, so here we go I hope you enjoy.

Subway Turkey and Ham. I love a 6in flat bread filled/stuffed with ALL the veggies you want. I never use any kind of sauce or mayo. I also love the BBQ Baked Lays (eat only 30 grams for 3 pts), I think they are sooooooooo yumo! and once in a while I have a diet cola. I count this as a 10 pt lunch, and I am stuffed until dinner. I love Subway, so may choices, so many veggies.

Go ahead, go get ya one :)

This is a Asian grilled chicken broccoli dinner. I served it with wilted spinach and green salad. I counted this dinner as 8 pts. I was full and delighted with this dinner. I plan on playing with this to get the point value down and flavor up.

This is what we had for dinner last night. Grilled chicken, baked brussel sprouts with garlic, green salad, spinach, and pineapple, I count this as 6 pt dinner. My kids about cried when they saw so many veggies. I know they don't like them now but, when they are older they will thank me.

Thank you for taking time for sharing my journey this week, have a blessed week.

Much love to you all.

Alisha

Well, this has been a heck of a week!!!!

Sean, Riley and I spent the night at Kooka's (twin sister) house on Tuesday, that night Riley vomited all over the bed, himself and me...eeewww... Yeah, it was as much fun as it reads, loads of fun. Thank you Honey and Kooks for helping me out, that was just gross. I then got the tummy flu from HELL, I was down for the count. Then to add insult to injury my son then gives me pink-eye. REALLY!!!! I feel like Quasimodo, all I need is a bell tower. Anyone have a bell tower I can purchase??

For the good news, I stayed the same weight. YIPPEE!!!!

For the decent news, I was sick-sick-sick all week long. I thought I would have a great weight loss since I could not keep anything in or down.

For the hopeful news, I pray I have a great loss next week since I have not had a BM since Wednesday. Imodium, you need to made an Imodium light, you work too well. I know this may be too much information for some, sorry. Others take this as advise, no need to make exlaxx cookies for the people that treat you like poop, use Imodium and fix their spinxter's good and tight....ha ha ha....no, just kidding.

So, you may guess that food was the last thing on my mind this week, so, I will post a lunch and dinner that I love next week, sorry.

I would love to give a shout out to my friend who is on her own journey, Jen, you may have had a upset this week at the scales but you have done it right. You have had one busy week and very little sleep. We have all had weeks where the numbers don't reflect the work we have done. I have had weeks where I gained and thought WTF!!! I have to tell you how impressed I was with the way you kept your composure and cool. Unlike my Diva moment a few weeks ago, wow, you handled yourself with so much dignity. You are AWESOME!!! We will rock the scales this week, I know we will. So lets have a kick butt and rock-it girl...

So my advise this week is SLEEP...We all need sleep in order to lose weight. So, check yourself and make sure you are getting the proper amount of sleep, 6-8 hours a night people...more if you are like me and hate being cranky. Let the sandman in and dream a little dream.

I wish everyone a great week, much love.
Let's Rock It Ya'll

Blog #2
This is one of my all time fav breakfast
1c All Bran Flakes
1/2 c blueberries
6 strawberries
1 banana
1 c 2% milk
8pt breakfast and it fills me up

Plus 20 oz water and a coffee with cream

GOOD MORNING!!!!

Well I did it!!!

I lost 3.6 pounds this week for a total of 43 pounds.
I finally made it past my 40 pound mark, and it feels so GREAT!!!
I want to take this time to thank a very good friend, Jen, you have been such a great support, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I would also like to add that this week she lost 6.2(?) I hope that is right, I know you lost over 6 pounds and I am so over the hill EXCITED for you, YOU GO GIRL!!!! Together we lost almost 10 pounds this week, 10 POUNDS!!!! All of our hard work this week paid off.

This week I have been craving fried foods with dipping sauces, yes I know, anything fried is SOOO NOT POINT WORTHY. Sweet and Sour Chicken how I have longed for you this week, along with torpedo shrimp and that little friend noodle dish I love so much. You know you have it bad when you wake-up in the middle of the night longing for Chinese takeout. Can you visualise the drool that is pooling in my mouth? Can you feel my longing and pain rolled into one ball of I wants but cant haves? I feel like an addict going through withdrawals....I am proud to admit I stayed away and stayed on track, weighing and measuring everything that I ate.

I walked 16.5K and did my mini-cardio workout. Not including walking my kids to school, walking stairs doing laundry and other household chores. The weather has been wonky and so I have kept my walking at the Milton Sports Centre in-door track.

Tips that I used this week: For breakfast I use a shallow bowl, that way I feel like I am getting a lot more then I really did. I choose veggies for snack along with a string cheese or yogurt. I measure EVERYTHING, and I use my digital scale to weigh things. Lets be honest, if I cold eyeball it I would not be where I am now. I admit I have three sets of measuring spoons and cups, that way I always have one on hand, no excuse for not doing it.

Next week I will add a fav lunch and fav dinner with pictures.

Quote for the week: In order to take care of you, I must take care of me first.
As a wife and a mom of three active kids I need to remember this. My family comes first in every area of my life, but in order to take care of them, I need to take care of me.

Much love to all, have a blessed week. Until next week, keep it real and keep true to yourself.
Each day is only a day, and food is only food.

First Blog

I am a loving wife, mother to three. I love crafting, cooking, reading, hanging out with my family (when they are not fighting and tattling on one another) and spending time with my friends.

This blog is for me, I don't know if anyone will read it beside me, but this is for my journey. One that I have been on for a while and will be on for a lifetime. This is for me to channel myself into, to fill it with honest words, painful truths and hopefully personal motivation.

I have been on this journey since July 2011, when my little sister Dee-Dot (age and height) came for a visit and took me to my first Weight Watchers meeting, I weighed-in at 252 pounds. I have lost 39.6 pounds to date...but, I still need to lose 58 pounds to hit my "goal" range. 
I know 39 pounds is a lot of weight, but I have hit a major slow down the last 2 months, its more like hokey-poky, I lose one pounds then I gain one pound, I lose 1.6 pounds and then I gain .8 of a pound...  I am just feeling frustrated and at a complete loss.
Last week at weigh-in I had myself a major Deva tantrum (not a proud shinning moment), filled with tears, cuss words and me throwing my book and newly purchased box of ginger snaps...I SNAPPED!!! I had only lost 1.2 pounds and I had worked my buns off. I sat there during the meeting with tears dripping down my face, in extreme inner turmoil and not one of the leaders tried to comfort me, not one offered advise. So, with the help of my buddy I dusted myself off and vowed to have a better "next" week.
Welcome to "this" week and I have to boast I walked 20K and I made all the right choices. I tracked every lick, bite and taste; every smidgen, morsel and tid-bit. I cooked lots of veggies, ate lots of fruit and choose all the right carbs (high fibre). I stepped on the scale and I was eager to get a "YOU GO GIRL!!!" what I got was a hushed, "you lost .4 of a pound". I said "I what!!!!" (silent pause), I know they were getting ready for another Deva moment; but I held her at bay and sat-down...mentally screaming in visual reds, orange, and white.....
I LOST ONLY .4 of a pound. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH can you say overwhelmed and MAD MAD MAD. My leader asked to see my journal and she noted that I was making the right choices and eating in my range, so her solution was to have my thyroid checked. REALLY!!! Like I never thought of that. I did last year and it was normal.
I left the meeting with my friend ready to move my anger filled body, determined to do something this week that I have not done last week. We went to the walking track, I accidentally left my walking shoes at home so I walked in my snow boots, yep my snow boots. We also did our mini cardio of jumping jacks, push-ups, crunches and lunges.

I maybe upset, mad, and ready to quit but my fat does not know who it is up against. I am tired of lugging it around, tired of being fat and tired of being judged by my size. So this week and many more I am going to work hard to get to where I want to be. My motto this week is "sweat is fat crying" and I am going to make it cry a lot. I plan to walk 20-25k along with boot camp one day, and aqua-fit one day, we are going to mix-it-up baby and pray that the scale will show my hard work.