Sunday, April 8, 2007

Stocked for the Week

Happy Easter! I can’t say that I encountered nearly as many challenges today as some of you who had the big family gatherings with ham dinners and East egg hunts. I merely slept in and went about business as usual. However, I did get forced to stop at a new gelato shop this afternoon– Piccomolo’s. Apparently, Italian ice scream has half the fat and calories of regular ice scream. A small serving (3 ounces) contains 158 calories and 4 grams of fat, according to the poster on their wall. So I ordered a small peanut butter, because of course my willpower was gone. Thankfully, I really wanted to eat dinner tonight, so I handed it over to my husband after only a few bites. Even if the poster on the wall was lying, I probably didn’t sabotage myself.
On the plus side, I had my two week non-WW weigh-in this morning. (I’m trying to solidly get back down below goal before I officially weigh in and get back to regular meetings– I would be too embarassed to put this weight down in my maintenance book) I’m down from my high this week of 153.5 to 151. This is all very good news and keeps me motivated to continue with all the hard work. 151 is goal weight, so I still have a good 3 or 4 lbs to go before I feel comfortable walking back into the meetings again. So, I’m resetting my flex points and hoping I can hold it together! (I was 143 on my wedding day, and even then I couldn’t wear a bikini— I bet something in the 130’s is a good lean weight for me, so I just want to see it!)
I had a great shop at Trader Joe’s this afternoon and stocked up on a bunch of meal ideas. I got these ricotta stuffed chicken breasts with marinara sauce– 180 calories— that look delicious. Also got some fresh flounder filets I hope to have for dinner tonight, a la Roni’s parmesan-crusted recipe she posted a week or so ago. Then I got some extra lean burgers– 150 calories each— because I know that both me and my husband will eat them. And to top off this smorgasboard of lean protein, I got a few pounds of beautiful scallops. Mmmm….love scallops. So I’m looking forward to trying to pull this off this week! I also have an acorn squash that I have no idea what to do with…..do I HAVE to do the brown sugar thing, or is there some other yummy way of preparing it?? And I got a mini artichoke. It looked so good, but I have never eaten an artichoke before and have no idea what to do with it, so it’s just sitting in my fridge looking all pretty.
Here’s my food for the day. I’m adding my dinner, too:
Food Points
Coffeemate creamer with coffee 3
Banana 2
3/4 cup Kashi Go Lean and 1/2 cup unsweetened Almond Breeze 2
2 slices Wonder Light bread 1
Small chicken breast with 1 tbsp BBQ sauce 4
100 calorie pack oatmeal cookies 2
2/3 cup of Gelato 2
Parmesan-crusted tilapia 3
Balsamic roasted asparagus 0
3 small chocolate eggs 2

Totals 21

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