Sunday’s Suggestions

Monday’s Motivation

Tuesday’s Task

Get outside for summer fun and be in “awe” of something around you!

Wednesday’s Web

Have you ever wished you could eat like you did when you were a kid and still have the scale not move?  Well, I’m not here to tell you how you can, but member Lee came across this article that might give you some insight on the evolving eating habits we’ve all experienced.

Thursday’s Thoughts

See below for updates on this week’s plan..

Summer is a busy time. There are weddings, graduation parties, picnics, you want to take advantage of the nice weather and friends are often trying to schedule times to catch up! This can lead to a VERY FULL calendar and you may not want to say “no” to any of the events, and you don’t need to, you just need to PLAN for them!

As I looked ahead in my mess of a calendar I see that I have at least 4 nights in a row of dining out next week! My brain, my tracker and my scale are a bit panicked so if you’ll indulge me, I’m going to write my plan here out loud in hopes it will give you some ideas for YOUR busy schedule!

Wednesday – Meeting with former co-workers after work at a restaurant/bar in Oak Brook. Since this isn’t a restaurant with ANY WW friendly food and my only purpose in attending is to catch up with friends, I plan to bring my dinner to work and eat before I head over there. It’s a week-night and I’m driving, so no boozing for me, should be a within my Daily SPs day!

Success! Ate dinner at work, did have a glass of wine, bit I had the points and didn’t finish it. Got home too late too eat anything. One down there to go!

Thursday – Girls night out at a local favorite restaurant after work. I’m very familiar with this place and the menu and I really love the food. I’ll plan as close to 0SP Breakfast & Lunch as I can & since it’s a “serve yourself” style place I can put 1/2 my dinner in a to-go box right away to avoid being tempted to eat it all. The boxed 1/2 will be given to my son since I’ve planned 0SP meals for Friday. Again, week-night & driving, no boozing so no weeklies needed!

So far so good! Didn’t need to pack half as I head the points for the whole sandwich once I asked for them to leave out the cheese! Choose a green salad instead of potato or pasta and BOOM! Done! Lol

Friday – Dinner with a friend I haven’t seen in a year and meeting her new guy! The restaurant is still TBD, but I will try to suggest a WW friendly spot. I can duplicate my close to 0SP Breakfast and Lunch from Thursday & Roger will be with me so I will ask him if we can split a meal. Since I report to WW Broadview at 6:30am the next morning, the drinks will be limited to 1 glass of wine, only 5 Weekly SPs needed!

Semi-Success here.  Only had 2 tortilla chips and left the rice on my plate BUT….the sangria was soooo good AND they served it with a straw, so it went down quickly resulting in TWO glasses. 🙂

Saturday – Wedding downtown. Another near 0SP plan for the early meals of the day, easy-peasy, will try to eat lunch as late as possible so that I don’t show up to the wedding really hungry and will be willing to skip the bread. The invite provided meal options so I already know it will be vegetarian, but that does NOT typically mean low SPs, in fact it’s likely the opposite. It’s a wedding of a dear friend who is very deserving of this happiness he has found, so there may be a couple glasses of wine involved in the celebration. I’ll be asking Roger to keep me from the sweet table if there is one, let’s hope he’s up to the task especially after I’ve had a couple glasses of wine! The other guests that we’ll be sitting with are group of folks that knew me pre-WW and continue to compliment me on my new-found healthy ways and that always helps me stay on track when I’m around them! Yes I expect to use my weeklies, and likely all of them, but fortunately I’ll have a fresh set to pick from since Saturday is my weigh-in day.

Starting off great!  0SP lunch prepared by my wedding date leaving plenty of point to enjoy the evening provided I keep my distance from the sweet table, and perhaps hit the dance floor a bit!

The wedding was BEAUTIFUL and it was so much fun catching up with old friends!  Dinner was light, stopped at 2 glasses of wine, danced a bit too.  The next day I weighed in within a pound of where I started at the beginning of the week so I’m calling the week a success!  Thanks to all of you for keeping me on point! 🙂

Sunday –Recovery mode. The best thing about being a WW is having the confidence to know that I can recover from any overages that occur. Sunday is food-prep day anyway, so the week’s food prep will be focused on 0SP foods and those high in protein so that I can fuel up for a week of high activity working off the wine and sweet table that I’ll probably visit despite Roger’s effort to keep me away! I’ve put an 8 mile walk in my calendar for the afternoon along with Jazzercise classes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

…and there you have it, all written out and documented! Sticking to this plan is going to be the tricky part, but that’s where having a cheering squad comes into play. Share your plan with your support staff, post it on Facebook, or here on this website. Stand up in the meeting room and announce it. The purpose is not to be berated if you don’t follow it, but rather to have some motivation to stick to it and be able to share your victory with your cheerleaders! Feel free to call me out and ask if I stuck to my plan, what’s your plan?

Friday’s Fridge

Chicken Salad with Blackberries, Feta, Golden Beets & Avocado  4SP

• 1⁄4 cup uncooked shallots, minced
• 1⁄4 cup fresh tarragon, minced
• 1⁄4 cup champagne vinegar
• 3 Tbsp water, warm
• 4 tsp olive oil
• 3⁄4 tsp kosher salt
• 1⁄4 tsp black pepper
• 5 oz mixed greens, spring variety
• 2 cups, chopped cooked skinless boneless chicken breast(s), thinly sliced
• 1 medium avocado, thinly sliced
• 1 cup uncooked beets, golden variety, shaved or thinly sliced
• 1 cup fresh blackberries (halved if large)
• 6 Tbsp crumbled feta cheese

 

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together shallots, tarragon, vinegar, water, oil, salt and pepper; set vinaigrette aside.
2. In a serving bowl, toss together greens, chicken, avocado, beets, berries and dressing; sprinkle with cheese.

   Serving size: 2 ¼ c

Saturday’s Self-Care

Get some sun!  While we all know the dangers of getting too much sun, there are many health benefits to getting a little natural sunlight.  It’s more than vitamin D, sunlight can help ease depression and help alleviate psoriasis and eczema.

Just 15 to 30 minutes of sunlight on your arms legs and face two to three times a week can give yo enough to help, so soak up some rays this week!