Interesting day for me..

Well today was odd. We had a football get together and it was the first time in a long time I seriously did not crave any of the fattening foods we had for our guests. I usually want to partake in the chicken wings and pizza but I really just wanted a healthy salad. It's really nice to know that my body craves good food now rather that just me trying to trick it. Something about that just really makes me feel so empowered! I'm sure I'll have a day when I want the food thats bad for me but my determination and willpower will not be deterred. I will acheive my goals! I feel very strong!

Feeling so empowered on this beautiful Friday morning!

I had my meeting last night and I lost 3.2 pounds!!! What an amazing feeling!! I really feel as though I can do anything!! I set my mind on a goal and I'm only 22 pounds away from my 85 goal by April 20th for Disneyland!!! I love it! I was able to eat out 3 times. I always shy away from restaurant's because I feel like it weakens my resolve, but I was really able to enjoy life this week and be a part of my family's festivities. I just made really smart choices, like ordering lettuce to replace my turkey burger bun at TGIFridays and choosing salad instead of fries at Nathan's birthday party. I even ate steak and sweat potatoes fries at our football get together. All I can say is, it works and I'm going to get where I want to be!!!

I had to go out clothes shopping today....

I was getting dressed today and I was having a hard time finding a shirt that fit me and I came across a shirt I bought the weekend before I started ww and I had shoved it in the back of my closet cause it was too small and now it's too big!! That's awesome!!! So it prompted me to go out shopping for smaller, yes SMALLER clothes!!! This is a big deal for me because part of the reason I started ww is that trying on clothes was a nightmare for me and often left me with zero purchases but plenty of tears. This experience however, was a lot better!! Everything I tried on fit and at 2 & 3 sizes smaller!!! I never thought in a million years I would ever love clothes again but I do and it's only going to get better!!! Yippy!!!

I am turning in my journal tracker and going to eTools

When I initially signed up for Weight Watchers I paid for the 10 weeks in advance and bought a 3 month journal type tracker.  I loved it.  I wrote every single thing I ate and every bit of activity I did for 120 days.  But for the past couple of months I've been paying week to week hesitant to sign up for the monthly pass.  The monthly pass is $49 per month and gives you access to both meetings and online eTools.  I have been so scared to make the switch because I really love my tracker.  But I guess out with the old in with the new is sort of a theme in my life lately so, I started it yesterday and census is...I love it!!  It's so user friendly!!  It has amazing features, points values for restaurants, recipe builders, online community, lots and support and so much more!! Yes, I still look at my journal tracker with fondness but this is really as amazing and they say that people that use eTools with meetings lose 50% more weight than the average person, heck, I'll go with those statistics any day!

What an amazing week!!!

I feel so great right now! I had lost 1.8 pounds last week which was still a loss but I knew I could do better than that. So I set my weekly goal to eat healthier points, add more activity and cut out restaurant food completely and I lost 4 pounds this week!!!! The weeks when I lose that much seriously send a rush through me! It feels so good to see my hard work pay off! I use my pedometer to track my steps and my goal was to walk 5,000 to 6,000 steps per day which is about 2 - 2.8 miles. It wasn't easy because I sit at a desk 8 hours a day for work. But I took every opportunity to boost those steps up. I walked my kids to school, I walked around my office building, I parked as far away as I could at the store and even walked in place at the fax machine. Setting weekly goals is so important in this journey for me cause they are less intimidating and definitely easier to achieve!  My goal is to lose 85 total pounds by April 20th.  That's my family's big Disneyland trip!  So far I've lost 60 pounds and my goal is becoming more and more possible!    

Spotlight...

It's hard to say who gives me the most cheers on Thursday nights (weigh in) cause I have so many cheerleaders...but I have one friend who really knows how to make me feel like a million bucks...my friend Heather. I just adore her! She always calls me a rock star even when I don't have a great week. She always tells me how great I'm looking, which really boosts my confidence to keep on going! Thank you Heather, so much!! I look forward to Friday and our walk around the office!

Healthy Enchilada's...yum!

I have been dreaming of Mexican food for a while now. I love it so much, but with all the cheese it does not like my body. So I made enchilada's that fit into my pointsplus plan!! A meager 6 points for 2 of them!!! Oh yeah, they were so good!!!! Here is the recipe:

3 pieces of grilled or boiled chicken breast
12 small corn tortillas (Kroger brand are best..2 for 1 point)
1 med. can of red enchilada sauce
1.5 cups of reduced fat shredded cheese (I used Kroger brand Mexican blend)
3 Tbs. olive oil or spray (I have a pump I bought at w.w. that sprays out exactly 1 point)

Make an assembly line of the ingredients: First prepare and shred your pre-cooked chicken, set aside. Then pre-cook your tortillas in a pan with oil. It work's best to use a spray olive oil, put aside. Grab a plate and make 6 separate 1/4 cup piles of cheese. Put sauce in a bowl.

Now that everything is ready, pour a thin layer of sauce in a glass baking dish. Put aside. Take a tortilla and drop it in the bowl of sauce covering it completely. Put about 1 ounce of chicken in the tortilla, add 1/3 of 1 of one of your cheese piles (so basically 1/3 of a 1/4 cup) over chicken. Add a bit of sauce if desired. Roll it up, leaving it open at each end. Put in baking dish, seam side down. After you've made 2 enchiladas, pour a Tbsp of sauce over the enchiladas and sprinkle the remaining 1/3 of your pile of cheese over the top of the 2 tortillas. Repeat this step until all are in the pan!

Point break down:
1 point for 2 tortillas
0 point for sauce
2 points for 1/4 cup cheese
2 points for 2 ounces of chicken
1 point for oil

That makes 6 points for 2, yummy, delicious, incredible enchiladas!! Enjoy!