Planning to Succeed

I know what is ahead of me this week, and it's super busy! On the list are orthodontist appointments, Dr. appointments, visiting teachers/ing, work, workouts, (yep. I have to plan those too), parent teacher conferences,  oh....and I host bunko!!!

I also had a small gain on the scale last week, and I'm planning to say Sayonara to those +.4 and a little more.

I've been stressed out a little about hosting my first Bunko since the beginning of #myforeverjourney. I've been toying around with a few ideas to serve for dinner, and I think I finally have something yummy AND totally weight watcher friendly, (but not "diet food") figured out so everyone can enjoy it.

So what's my plan?

This...

 

One serving is 5 oz. for only 4 pp. I'll have the yummy Café Rio type tortillas for the ladies, but I'll sneak in these for me. A 1 pp tortilla? HECK YA!!!

 

Add in some fresh fruit, and a nice green salad and I've got myself a nice dinner. I'll use 1 pp for my salad dressing. Can't really beat 6 points eh?

 

Let's talk about dessert, yes?

 

Can we say...cheesecake?

Photo found here

 

You can get to the original recipe from that link, but I

 tweaked this recipe to  make it #myforeverjourney, friendly. How will I make it?

 

16 oz. Green Mountain Farms Greek cream cheese and greek yogurt blend

1/2 c. Sugar

2 eggs

2 TBS reduced fat sour cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 c. pumpkin

24 oreo cookies (any flavor. I think I'll use Pumpkin Spice for this recipe)

 

Preheat oven to 350. Beat cream cheese until creamy. Add in sugar. Cream again. Add eggs one at a time and mix. Add in rest of ingredients and cream together. Place one oreo cookie into the bottom of a cupcake liner. Fill 3/4 of the way up the cup with batter. Bake for 20-22 minutes. Cool on completely. Keep Refrigerated and serve with a dallop (1 TBS) of lite cool whip. Makes 24 cheesecakes at 4 pp each. Can I get a YES PLEASE!!!!

 

I'm planning on, (and super stoked) to have a delicious dinner on Thursday and it's only Sunday night. I'm looking at 10 pp . TOTALLY YUMMY! TOTALLY #myforeverjourney APPROVED!!!!

 

And P.S.

This is what the Greek cream cheese looks like and I find it at Walmart.


 

9/24/15

EDITED

This is Dixon.
My Mom read her original post. She's making me type for her.  Her brain is fuzzy, and she'll get back to you later.
Weighing in: 9/24/15 Gain .4
Total loss to date: 56.2

The struggle is real

I came across this bulletin board while scrolling through facebook the other day, and really wanted to share it. Of course, this board is for a classroom setting, but I thought it was PERFECT for #myforeverjourney as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 I had a big long post about the above pic, but decided to delete it. Why? *Shrug* But I did.

 Not everyone struggles with their weight. And aren't you lucky? But if we are being honest here, EVERYONE struggles with something. Weight, finances, relationships, school, heck...you could struggle with what outfit to wear every day. My son does! But whatever it is that is your current struggle, I'd dare bet you a chocolate chip cookie that you would be able to start changing your mindset on some of the issues you are facing if you took a little time and did a self evaluation. Ok. Not a chocolate chip cookie. I'd rather have some candy corns but whatever :)

 

This board though, is PERFECT for what I'm trying to do with my health. So what's my mindset as of today? I was missing WW. I needed it to save my life. I've learned strategies that help me cope with my food addiction. Hello. My Name is Angie, and I'm a food-a-holic. It's true. I also learned that if I'm REALLY hungry, I'm actually very willing to eat an apple. Mistakes are a good kick in the butt for me. What I didn't do so well one day, I make dang sure I kick it in the pants the next. Or I try to. It does take time. More times than not when I sit down to eat, my meal is cold because it has taken time to track, measure, etc. And yes, I'm doing my best. My best one day, might be my worst the next. But I'm doing my best at the moment I'm in. I'm making it better. I'm not trying to be Americas next top Model so I don't have to be as "smart thin as her." I'm chaning my mindset. I've got a ways to go,  

but I'm on the right track!

 

 

 

 

Weighing in:

9/17/2015  -1.6

Total loss to date -56.6

 

Attitude makes the difference

On Saturday I received a message from a friend. She asked that I share this link.

I have been thinking a lot about this since I have read her blog so I want you to click that little link up there, and read it.

 

Now that you've read it (you DID read it, right?)  I have tried to put my focus on the positive things I like about myself.  My own self image has never been super duper. Reading Ashlynn's blog and attending weight watchers was exactly what I needed this week. Both things went so well together.  And P to the S, sorry I didn't blog last week. It was the first Aggie home game, and honestly my priorities were at Maverick Stadium. Then...the rest of the week kind of got away from me, so here we are.

In WW, we talked about our AWESOME ness.

 

How fitting, right? We are our own worst critics. If someone were to come up to you and ask  "Hey. What are you awesome at?" How many of you would be able to ramble off an entire list of your awesome qualities? I couldn't do it. I was actually asked that question last week, and all I could think of was all my flaws. My tiny teeth, my dry hair, my procrastination problems, I cuss, and the list goes on and on.

 

The thing I noticed the most when I focused on my AWESOME, was how much better I felt.

 

*I thought about how I'm super good at being patient. Being a mother of a child with a learning disability has helped me with this characteristic.

 

*I like my home neat and tidy, especially my kitchen.  I will not go to bed with a dirty kitchen.

 

*I am really good at rolling with the punches. If something comes up, and plans have to change, Eh. It's all good. I've always just figured "it wasn't meant to be."

 

*I am super diligent in scripture reading. And I feel GOOD when I read them.

 

I noticed when I focused on THESE qualities, and not so much on the "my teeth are so little, my hair is so dry, my tummy isn't flat, or...THE SCALE didn't go down as much as I want, I felt somewhat lighter. Not pounds wise, but the weight on my shoulders wasn't weighing me down.

 

I don't have to be perfect. And wait for it---here's where the cussing comes in... HELL, I don't WANT to be perfect. Perfect is soooo boring.

I just want to continue with #myforeverjourney on being a little bit better version of myself.

 

This quote really hit close to home tonight.

 

If you read that link earlier, you'll know that you were given a challenge to share your insecurities.

 

 I'm also going to offer a challenge.

 

Spend time each day focusing on the things you already like about YOU! What makes you AWESOME? Pick one quality that you honestly love about yourself, and focus on it. List the reasons why you love it, and simply feel appreciation for it. There should be no nitpicking this week. None. Nil, Zero, Zilch, Nada!  CAPISCE?! I thought so.

 

 

Weighing in:

Last Week 9/3 -1.0  (53.6 total)

This week 9/10 -1.4 (-55.0 total)

YAY ME!!!!