I had a great week. I stayed pretty much on track, other than last Saturday night when we went to our neighbors and I had THREE glass of the delicious sangria my neighbor made. Three days last week I had 18k steps or more. I finished through Day 3 of Insanity, drank a lot of water, and only saw a dip in the scale of .2.* But that’s when you have to dig deep and stay the course. It would be easy to say F*uck it and just eat whatever, but if I did that I’d wake up a few months from now back at 180 pounds. #thanksbutnothanks (*I always forget to mention the disclaimer – thanks MM for mentioning it – WW would let me know about it too 😀 *people following the Weight Watchers program can expect to lose 1-2 pounds per week).
I am telling myself the same thing I would tell anyone else – what you did the previous 7 days isn’t automatically going to show up on the day of Weigh In. So it’s all good. That being said, my total weight loss for the month of June is 2 pounds. So July I hope to triple that amount. I am still only 14 pounds from the 140s! It would be amazing if I could get there by the end of the summer. Then I’ll only be 15 pounds to my goal of 135 😀
I still had money left on my Corner Bakery card, so picked up egg whites and a large fruit cup. I added the Ranchero scramble on top (1 point for 1/3 cup), but you may think “wow, that doesn’t look like a large fruit cup!” And you would be correct. I mean, technically it was free because I used a gift card but I don’t think that’s $7 of value for egg whites and that tiny cup of fruit.
I was all set to go to the Weight Watchers meeting, and then right when I was about to leave, my boss just got to work and had an emergency that I needed to stick around. Dangit. I really wanted to go because the topping was Letting Go and I felt I had a lot to share. But, I’ve got an eye doctor appointment on Saturday and I’ll be up early so I am going to go to my old meeting – hopefully my old leader Marci will be working 😀
My sister was stuck at work too, so I just walked to Mariano’s at lunch to get stuff for my dinner later, and then made this wrap – which looks ass, I know, but it tasted amazing. The problem is that my lavash may be a week (or two!) past the sell by date, so while it tasted okay, it was a bit dry and hard to roll.
But the star of this sammie is this Jennie-O turkey. I was sent this turkey as a Jennie-O turkey ambassador a couple months ago, and I’ve been buying it ever since. It’s in the refrigerated meat section – I buy mine at Wal-mart. What I love about it is that you can cut it any way you like. Thin for sandwiches, thick with mashed potatoes and green beans, or because it was the tail end of my portion, I cubed it and made a buffalo turkey wrap. Yum.
I bought beef for dinner, so even though I worked late and wouldn’t be eating my dinner until 9:45 p.m., I needed a train snack, so I ate two apricots – which were delicious. I cannot remember the last time I even ate an apricot! And then a giant honeycrisp apple and a giant water. I bought that bottle of water for the bottle only – its 30 ounces and I refill it at home for the train to work and refill it at work on the train ride home.
No rest for the weary! Yesterday was 25 Abs – I am really trying to concentrate on my core – as that’s where all my weight likes to lay like a blanket. I really pushed myself – that’s one thing I have promised myself – if I am taking the time to do the workout, I have to give it 100%.
This is the package I bought from Mariano’s, although I am not sure that the cut I got is Prime rib because it was extremely lean.
I used 4 ounces of the beef and made a side “hash” of baby canned new potatoes, mushrooms, zucchini that I cooked in 1 teaspoon of ghee and this seasoning. I first used this Rub with Love seasoning at The Chopping Block and it’s delicious. I made sure to brush the hair off the container before I used it – #sorry 😀 You can check out that link to see where to buy it – we sell it at both locations at The Chopping Block, and you can find it on Amazon.
Not the most colorful dish I’ve ever put togehter, but it was delicious. The meat was super tender and the rub seasoning was so flavorful. I finished eating dinner at 10 p.m.!
Oops, the pictures are out of order, but you couldn’t go a day without seeing an after Insanity selfie, right?! And one day I’ll have a cabinet above my refrigerator – let’s just ignore that for now. And the bags in the back room, that have been there for a few days – they belong to Hannah and I keep forgetting to ask her what the destination is for them.
While I wish I could say that I have a four day weekend coming up because of the 4th of July, sadly my office is open on Monday. Oh well. My Mom is coming over on the 4th, but other than that, I don’t have any plans, although I am looking to made a day trip somewhere – maybe Starved Rock for some hiking? Pack a lunch and just take off? Who knows!
I am footloose and fancy free – and it’s a great feeling. Happy Friday – have a great weekend!
You just keep blogging the way you do. You are refreshing!!
Thanks Kim – hope you had a great weekend!
Great job! You are doing so good!
Thanks Lisa! 😀
Love your attitude about the scale. Keep in mind that you cannot control your outcomes — what the scale will say or how fast you may run a particular 5k race. What you can control are your behaviors that will lead to the outcomes you desire. So, you can do things like staying within your point range, working out x number of times per week, etc (your behaviors) and as long as your are consistent (you don’t have to be perfect), you will see the outcomes you desire. Does that make sense? Another way to think about it is to set behavior based goals rather than outcome based goals. You can only control your behavior. I know all too well that I can not control that darned scale!!!
That makes perfect sense Mary! I love how you worded that, and it’s so true. Hugs!
You always find the best spice mixes, sauces, toppings etc. I don’t venture from my normal stuff too much. If I see something that looks interesting I usually pick it up read the ingredient list and decide I can make that. Sometimes I am too frugal for my own good. I work on Monday too but off on Tuesday, seems silly to me but I will make the best of it. Are you sure you have room to put cabinets above the refrigerator? That looks like a nice big one and takes up some serious space.
OMG, my downstairs fridge is basically all condiments 😀
I have no idea of a cabinet would fit up there, but I hate the blank empty space. But I don’t have the budget to redo my kitchen just yet.
I buy a fruit cup at BB almost every week now and I don’t even look at the price…because honestly, if I don’t look at the price of a cinnamon twist, why should I balk at the price of fruit? Have a great weekend!
I agree – if I don’t blink at the price of a bottle of wine, why am I balking at the price of fruit?! I just spent $8 on cherries and didn’t mind a bit!
I always see that turkey, but have never tried it. I may need to pick some up. Hope you have a great weekend!
Emily – you could literally eat a pound of that turkey for only 4 smart points! 😀 It also has a really long shelf life in your fridge 😀
Beth – I’m with you, I was using walking as my only form of exercise and realized recently it’s not going to cut it. I really need to push myself, sweat like crazy, and actually get tired from a workout in order to see changes.
Biz – You have no idea how helpful it is when you share your weigh-ins. Seeing how hard you work at it and still have those + weeks just encourages me to stick with it even more!
A couple of weeks ago I got back on track for realsies – joined a gym and cut my calories. I was down 2 lbs last week, this week I’m up 2 lbs. I worked out harder this week so I know it’s probably just water fluctuations, but it sucks nonetheless. I already notice a tiny difference in the way my clothes fit, so I know something is happening, regardless of what the stupid scale shows. Have a great weekend!
Hey Candance – we have to realize that while the scale ultimately matters in the whole grand scheme of things, there are so many more successes during the week than just the number on the scale.
I hope you had a great weekend! I have to work tomorrow – boo!
Stay the course Biz! I had a great week too and was +.4 — what can you do? You are motivating me to start some Insanity-type workouts – what I’m doing now (walking) is not enough.
Hey B! While I love walking, having finished the first week of Instanity, I realize that walking isn’t going to cut it either. I’ve decided to continue with those workouts – I forgot how hard/how much I loved Shaun T is – and I am interested in seeing all the other workouts that are on the free on demand.
Biz:
I have been reading your blog for a long time but never comment. I’ve watched you raise kids, develop e-recipe books, do all food blogging, to some food blogging, win food contests, go through your husband’s illness and death, change jobs, and most of all try to stay positive and keep moving along as things got hard. I’ve also watched your weight loss/gains, crazy exercise to no exercise, etc. All the while, I’ve thought of you as a real person with real life struggles.
I’m commenting today to ask you for honesty. It really, really bothers me that you are a WW ambassador, yet are dishonest on this blog all the while posting your food and points etc. – Except that you never tell the absolute truth. After reading this blog today I went back and read your post from Monday. At no point did I see you mention Sangria or drinking or anything extra you might have had at your neighbor’s house.
I realize one meal won’t put anyone off the rails, but if you insist on continuing to post your food and points, I think you should be completely honest. More often than not you do not do this and then when you have a bad weigh in (a gain or a very small loss) you suddenly start confessing to various extras. Not to mention that WW disclaimer you are supposed to be posting disappears. Why isn’t it on this week’s weigh in?
Sorry if this offends you but it’s really not fair to your blog readers or as a WW ambassador for you to keep doing this. Just be honest because in the long run it would make more sense. If you can’t be honest, maybe you should stop posting your daily meals and points as obviously, that is not all you are eating and drinking.
Hey! Thank you for your comment, I really do appreciate it. I have to explain one thing – I was picked to be a WW Ambassador because I post recipe ideas and meals that anyone can make, that doesn’t rely on prepared foods. There are dozens of WW Ambassadors – some who have maintained a 20 pound weight loss, some who still have to lose 120 pounds – all walks of life!
Being a WW Ambassador doesn’t mean perfection, not enjoying indulgent food or wine or sangria for that matter. And if I wrote about every thing I ate/drank/recipes I make and never post for one reason or another, I am not trying to be dishonest, but I literally write these posts on the train ride to work. There are underlying reasons why I don’t explain my every single move – my Mom reads the blog, as do my parents in law, and if I am having a hard time about losing my husband and am going through a rough patch, I may not mention it here because I don’t want them to be conerned about me. My life has been a roller coaster these last several years, and I appreciate you joining me on this ride, but I am a bit offended that you are calling me dishonest, because that couldn’t be farther from the truth. I am not obligated to write about everything in my life. I will stick to how I blog, and if you don’t care to continue reading, I understand. Hugs!