So Thursday's are weigh in days because thats basically the only day I can remember because it's my day off....so today...minus 3.3 pounds! Yay! That means a total of 24.8 pounds.

such a good idea!

I only lost one pound last week, which sucks, but i guess it's better than nothing. It was a crazy week! We basically had a blizzard Tuesday night and then on Wednesday night there was an ice storm. I don't think i've ever seen anything so crazy! It still looks like a mess all over the streets. We lost power, which limited the food I could eat so I didn't do so well on Thursday and Friday, but heres to a better week!

January 18th, 21.5 pounds.

H2O

Chocolate Chip Cookies!

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/03/low-fat-chewy-chocolate-chip-oatmeal.html

Low Fat Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 15 • Serving Size: 2 cookies • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 190 • Fat: 6.3 g • Protein: 2.6 g • Carb: 34.2 g • Fiber: 2.0 g • Sugar: 19.3 g

Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour (I used whole wheat flour instead)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup unpacked brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups quick oats
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.

In a large bowl, with a mixer, cream together the butter and the sugars.

Mix in the egg, then add the applesauce and vanilla extract.

Stir in the flour mixture and the oats by hand until just combined then stir in the chocolate chips

Drop approx 1 tbsp each of the dough onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until cookies become light brown at the edges.


Makes about 30 cookies.

Asian Turkey Meatballs

I love love love SKINNYTASTE! It's where I get most of the food I make.

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/01/asian-turkey-meatballs-with-lime-sesame.html

Asian Turkey Meatballs With Lime Sesame Dipping Sauce
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Size: 3 meatballs • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 7 pts
Calories: 229.1 • Fat: 11.1 g • Carbs: 8.5 g • Protein: 24.3 g

1/4 cup panko crumbs
1-1/4 lbs 93% lean ground turkey
1 egg
1 tbsp ginger, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 scallions, chopped
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil

Dipping Sauce
4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tbsp water
1 chopped fresh scallion

Preheat oven to 500°F.

Mix ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp soy sauce, and 2 tsp oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 1/4 cup meat mixture into a ball, repeat forming 12 meatballs. Bake about 15 minutes.

Dipping sauce: lime juice, water, soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons of sesame oil in a bowl. Add scallions.

Transfer meatballs into a bowl and drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce.

Serve meatballs with remaining sauce, about 1 tbsp per person.

Skinny Chicken Wild Rice Soup

Skinny Chicken & Wild Rice Soup

1 cup finely diced carrots
1/2 onion, finely diced
3/4 cup uncooked wild rice
1 small sprig fresh rosemary
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp ground pepper
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
42 oz chicken broth

In a large pot, combine carrots, wild rice, onion, rosemary, bay leaves, and pepper. Top with chicken breasts and pour chicken broth over all. Cover and cook on medium for 45 minutes. Stirring occasionally. Remove chicken and shred with a fork. Add chicken back to pot. Remove bay leaves and rosemary sprig and serve.
Serves: 6

Weight Watchers Points Plus : 5 points per 1-1/2 cups

life these days.

Weight Watchers. That is something that has taken over my life the past few months. I was a bit skeptical...maybe more like a lot skeptical, because this is something I have never felt comfortable sharing. I've always had that dream of how I was going to look like someday and I tried diet after diet, workout after workout. Nothing worked so naturally I gave up. This time was different though. A good friend of mine lost a ton of weight doing Weight Watchers so I thought hey why not give it a shot. So once I got home from school i signed up for the online program right away. Since starting the program i have lost 20.5 pounds just by eating smaller portions. I haven't been able to work out much because I have a severe herniated disc which causes horrible sciatica. I think losing weight has more to do with diet though and exercising is more for toning after getting rid of excess weight. I am so happy with what I have accomplished so far and I am never EVER going back. There are days I want to quit and give up so bad but I would never go back to where I started. Also, it's hard to go back to where I started because I can't eat unhealthy things anymore, they seriously make me feel so sick after I eat them! I am so thankful for the friend that helped me get started, motivated me and inspired me to do this! I hoping that by sharing my journey I can help someone too!

Knowing I lost 4 of these is just motivation on its own.

Start: August 2011

December 2011

For as long as I can remember I have always been on the "chubby" side. (I'm sure it was a lot cuter when I was little.) This has been the biggest trial in my life. Yes, some of you may think that I'm worldly for caring so much about my appearance but it's much more than that. I can't even count the attempted and failed diets, the blood test and trips to the doctor to see why after all my struggling and sometimes success why I was not even losing an ounce. Long story short, I started Weight Watchers in August and I am having success! For the first time in my life I'm on a "diet" and losing weight. I don't like calling it a diet though, it's more like changing your lifestyle. I didn't change what I ate, I only changed my portion sizes and I'm working on not binge eating or social eating. One thing I wish I could change is that I wish I could workout. I have had a herniated disc since May 2011 that causes horrible sciatica, which means no working out. I was mad at first because I thought I was just getting another trial but then I finally realized that what wrong isn't my fault or something I can change. So here I am and I can't believe that I'm doing this. I'm sharing on the internet everything I've tried to conceal for the past 19 years. Something I don't talk about with anybody. I'm excited to continue my journey though and hopefully inspire a few people on the way.