Breakfast Time...

Good Morning and Happy Monday!

How are you all doing?  I am grateful this is a short work week :-) My commute this morning was hellish.  Until the Path trains get it together (no Christopher St. stop = crowded trains), I feel I will be shoved in many directions during my morning commute.  No biggie, I've accepted this :-p

Anywho, moving on, I've lost .2 pounds from last week.  That's OK, considering I hadn't started to eat healthy until Saturday :-p This morning I woke up ravenous and before I could take a pic, I inhaled a delicious banana and black coffee.  I managed to calm down and take a pic of the overly boiled hard boiled eggs I had (2). Today, I'm hoping to get to the gym and get my run on.  I'm starting slow and want to try to run a mile then do some strength training.  I'm also very excited to get home this evening as I want to start cooking for Thanksgiving!

mmm..nothing like dark yolks!

How are you guys doing? What's on the menu for breakfast?

Breakfast WW pts: 4

Good Morning!

Good Morning Everyone!

I know, I know...long time no post! So much has happened but let's cut right to the chase! I recently came back from a trip to Costa Rica. I had an extremely fun, adventurous time. I also ate. Let me rephrase... I ate A LOT! I came home and weighed myself and realized I gained 10 pounds since last year. Now, I did not gain 10 pounds in Costa Rica. I probably gained about 5 in Costa Rica :-p I do know in the course of one year I have gained 10 pounds.

My 10 pound weight gain is the result of not exercising regularly and definitely not eating right. So, this needs to change. I need to make a more conscience effort to eat right and exercise. I also want to do this the right, healthy way. Back in the day when I started my blog I was following Weight Watchers and documented everything I ate. In due time I lost a significant amount of weight. Documenting my progress on the blog really helped me out and that's what I plan on doing this time again.

With that said.... Look forward to more posts, healthy recipes and workouts!


How are you guys doing?

Good Morning!

Good Morning All,

It's cold outside! What the H?!?!? Winter, we were doing so well...nice weather, no storms, and sunny days. All of a sudden, in one day.... BAM!! Rain and cold!! Ok, I'm done with the rant. Let's move onto breakfast.

Today's breakfast was half of a multigrain bagel with a thin smear of vegetable cream cheese and a banana. Let's see how long this keeps me I'll. :-p

WW pts: 6

How do you guys feel about the colder temps moving in?

Dinner Tonight...

After my workout (I will get to this later) I had a hearty yet healthy dinner. I sliced up an organic chicken sausage, baked a sweet potato and had a side of steamed broccoli. Yes, a hearty yet healthy dinner:-)


WW pts: 6 BOOYAH!

Lunch Time...

Today's lunch was a home made egg salad on rye with a side of carrots. The egg salad was pretty easy and paired with rye bread and carrots, I had a pretty filling meal. Here are the deets on the egg salad:

Ingredients:
One egg, hard boiled and peeled
1/2TB of light mayo
1/2tsp of adobo seasoning
1/4tsp of chopped chives
Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Preparation:
Chop the egg up and place in a bowl. Add remainder of ingredients and stir to combine. Serve on two slices of rye bread or whole wheat bread.

Servings: 1
WW pts just for egg salad: 2.5
WW pts for egg salad and two slices of rye: 6.5

What did you guys have for lunch?

A Chobani Breakfast...

Good Morning All,

I hope you started your morning off right, with a deliciously nutritious breakfast. This morning for breakfast I had Chobani peach yogurt with a half cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch and a side of grapes.

WW pts: 6

These days I'm loving Chobani 0% peach yogurt and it's become my go to snack as well.

Liberte Goat Fresh Cheese

I decided to try a new yogurt today for my snack. As with most yogurts on the new Weight Watchers plan, this was 4 points. Today I tried Liberte Goat Fresh Cheese. Actually, no where on the container does it say 'yogurt,' but the consistency of this is that of yogurt, so I like to call it yogurt. Instead of being made from cow's milk, this yogurt is made from goat's milk, which leads every bite to taste a bit like goat cheese. To be more precise, this tastes like half goat cheese and half yogurt mixed together, a bit cheesy and a bit tart. This yogurt definitely did taste much different that your cow's milk yogurt, but I don't think I would buy this again, only because I am not use to the taste. The taste of half goat cheese and half plain yogurt made it taste plasticy to me...I know..ewww. So, in conclusion, for 150 calories and 4 points...I think I would rather stick to my favorite Greek Yogurts... image: thenibble.com

And It's Monday Again....

Good Morning All, How was your weekend? My weekend was pretty good. I was able to eat healthy with the exception of Friday night, but that's OK. I've learned to limit my bad eating days to one day of the week, for a meal. Friday it was Indian food night! Sure, there are healthy Indian foods to choose from, but I chose to indulge since it was just one night out of the whole week. This also did not put a dent in my weight loss efforts. Saturday I got right back on track and kept it lean, light and low cal since I was feeling a bit under the weather. Sunday I ate healthy all day. Had plenty of fruit! I've been eating a lot more fruit since Weight Watchers now has all fruits as 0 points. Sometimes I wonder if this is good. Fruits do contain lots of sugars! I think I should also increase my veggie consumption as well. I did get to the grocery store and bought lots of fruits and veggies. My top fruits for this week are golden delicious apples, anjou pears and kiwi. My veggies for the week are arugula, asparagus, broccoli, cucumbers and cauliflower. I also managed to make a couple of healthy dishes as my lunches and dinners for the week. I made a Tex-Mex Mac N Cheese dish. This was a recipe that I tweaked from Weight Watchers. I'll post this up later on. I also made a Cantonese Chicken dish, which turned out excellent! This morning I weighed myself and lost .2 pounds from last week. Not too much weight loss, but not weight gain either :-) One thing I did not do was get a work out in. I'll have to make sure I work out a little harder this week to make up. How was your weekend? I hope you ate healthy for the most part!

Snack time...

Here is a little snack that held me over for a little bit and it was under 100 calories! Here are the 1/4c of part skim shredded cheese 1TB of salsa of your choice Mix together and enjoy! 90 calories 2 points

Breakfast...

Hello Everyone, So today I managed to stay in my senses and had a filling nutritious breakfast worth decent points and calories. Today I had my pb and banana, cereal bowl. Yup, one and a half tablespoons of chunky pb with a small banana, sliced and a half cup of cereal. All for 6 points and 340 calories. I was also full until lunch time :-)

It's a Subway dinner....

Armed with only 4 points left in the day, I needed to think quick for dinner. I decided to get a 6 inch veggie sub a Subway for 4 points. This managed to keep me full! As I always say, when in doubt....go for Subway!

Was it worth it...

So, let's play a game of 'Was It Worth It'. This morning for breakfast I had Honey and Strawberry Greek Yogurt, by Greek Gods. Of course I did not have the non fat or even 2% version of this (otherwise this game would not be fun :-p). Instead, I had the full fat version, and the serving size was one cup. The points value for just one cup of this delicious yogurt is 7 points!!! So, I thought, sure I've had 7 point breakfasts before and I've been completely full until lunch time. So, if this will keep me full until lunch time, why not try this?

I had this yogurt at 9:00am, by 11:00am, I was hungry, however I am waiting until lunch time to eat anything.

So, was it worth it....NO! If you do want yogurt for breakfast, get the non fat or 2% and have something else. Seven points is a lot for breakfast and you can definitely have something more filling. Better yet, have half the serving of this yogurt and some granola...that ought to keep you much more fuller for longer!

Fourth of July Weekend...

Hello Everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July weekend!!! My weekend was very nice and I was able to get tons of activity in with row boating, paddling and volleyball. Definitely a fun calorie burned weekend! This was also a weekend of calorie consuming...oh yes there was definitely a lot of food around. Here's the real deal readers....I did not count calories or points, but I know I sure did eat A LOT in three days!! I'm not going to lie, there were waffles, pancakes, burgers, crab cakes, pizza etc. Lot's and lot's of food, all of which were no good. Now that the weekend is over, the only thing left to do is get back to the grind and start eating my normal regular foods! How was your weekend?

Fiber Filled, Protein Packed Breakfast

Good Morning Everyone, How are you all doing? Since it was a little chilly for me this morning, I decided to have a warm breakfast. I made a healthy fiber filled, protein packed breakfast of oatmeal. Here are the deets: 1/2 cup of oatmeal cooked in one cup of skim milk. 1/4c of fat free ricotta cheese stirred in 1TB. of chunky PB stirred in Cinnamon also stirred in My breakfast was quite high in point (7.5 to be exact), but ranked in at 380 calories., which will probably keep me full until lunch time - I hope. The good thing about this breafast is it's very nutritionally packed with fiber, protein and healthy fats. What did you guys have for breakfast?

Canteloupe anyone...

2.5 hours later and hunger pangs striking. 1/2 a canteloupe anyone? 1WW pt. not bad. Note: the fruit guy on 55th and 8th does not have the ripest canteloupe...I'm going to have to whip out my grapefruit spoon for this one. Will have to stick to my 50th and 8th guy for this :-)

A morning update...

Hello All, How are you doing on this hot and humid day? Maybe I'm crazy but this is seriously my most favorite weather :-) Ok, so I thought I'd give you an update on my day so far. This morning I had my Kashi cereal with a banana and 1.5TB of chunky PB. Mmm...all for 5pts. I then had a snack of half of a very deliciously ripe canteloupe for 1.5pts. YUM!!! I noticed I'm doing pretty good with getting fruit in my diet. Yesterday I had a whole medium papaya and today canteloupe. It's always great when you can vary up your fruits. Luckily for me, the fruit street vendors in NYC are not only cheap, but most of the time the fruit is very ripe! How are you guys doing today?

Don't Give Up...

Hey Guys, I hope you all are doing well and had a great weekend. So, I managed to eat FAIRLY well this weekend, but that does not mean I did not have my ice cream slip up, which is OK. With the amount of extra points I get every week (35) and my activity points (I usually get 12-15 in per week), I can have my ice cream treat and not beat myself up over this. Another thing I want you guys to realize while on WW is, slow and steady wins the race here. Every week I do weigh myself and one week I will be down, the next week I will be up a pound. Honestly, this is fine because I know with due time the weight in pounds does come off. My biggest indication of losing the weight is how loose my clothes get on me. Sure, some weeks you don't lose the pounds, but you are probably losing in inches. The most important thing to remember is that with WW you can't go wrong. You are learning aobut portion control and are learning to make healthier food choices and are being forced to treat your body well, which is what you should be doing. With that said, this is a new week guys and you can do it! Just be patient and honestly...you have nothing to lose by trying :-p

Peanut Butter Banana Protein Smoothie

Good Morning Everyone, On this hot and humid morning I started my day off with a low point, filling Peanut Butter Banana Protein Smoothie. Ingredients: 1/2 banana, chopped 1TB. of peanut butter 1/2c. of almond milk (I love Silk Pure Almond, sweetened) 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder (I used Designer Whey) Ice as needed Preparation: Blend all ingredients in a blender or hand mixer. Enjoy! WW points: 6 Tip: When I see my bananas getting really ripe, I slice them up and place them in individual baggies and freeze them. When I make my smoothies I drop them in frozen and they double as ice cubes.

Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches...

I told you guys I would post my review for Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches and here it is. THIS IS SO RIDICULOUSLY GOOD!!! For only two points you so get your iced cream sandwich fix. What else could you want on a hot summer day. These ice cream sandwiches are perfect for the occasional creamy, frozen treat! Also, these sandwiches are not skimpy. For two points you get a more than decent, filling size ice cream sandwich. These babies do not leave behind a gritty after taste like other low calorie frozen treats do. These come in both chocolate and vanilla flavors. Here are the deets on the ice cream sandwiches: Calories: 140 Fat: 1.5g Fiber: 3g WW pts: 2 Should you try this: YES

Yesterday's Update....

Hey Guys, Sorry I was a bit M.I.A yesterday. I am here know to update you on yesterdays food adventures! I started off my day with my usual PB, cereal and fruit combo. This time I used an apple instead of a banana and I used Kashi Heart to Heart cereal. Using an apple saved me .5pts. So my breakfast turned out to be five points. This really kept me full until lunch time. Lunch was very simple. I wanted to finish up the Yoplait Greek yogurt I bought, so I had a container of that with half cup of Kashi cereal. This lunch was only 4pts. and I was hungry within a few hours. For a snack I had a quarter cup of Kashi(I guess you can say it was a Kashi day) with a tablespoon of PB. This was a 3pt. snack. After I left work I had a two point Kashi granola bar. Dinner was a four point pasta and sauce, but I only ate half...I think the Kashi's of the day were just filling me up! A couple of hours after dinner I had a Skinny Cow Ice Cream sandwich. Now this was the best part of my day :-) :-). I'll post a review on this later. So, my goal for today is too incorporate more fruits and veggies and less Kashi. How did you all do yesterday?