Post Honeymoon

Andy and I just got back from two weeks of honeymoon bliss! We had incredible time in Maine. We played on Great Pond in Belgrade Lakes, we hiked and biked in Acadia and we drank at a bunch of breweries in Portland. Maine has such fresh air and gorgeous weather. We ate fresh cooked lobster, steak, fresh veggies and ice cream. I wanted to enjoy myself and not worry about food the whole time. Andy and I did a number of hikes and tried to be as active as possible. I ended up gaining about 5 pounds and when I weighed myself on the return I weighed 169.4 lbs. It is time to set new goals and work to attain them. My first goal is to drop the honeymoon weight by the end of September. My next goal is to get into the 150's by the end of the year and maintain it. So here is to taking back control by counting every point.

Monday I started the day with a cup of coffee with fat-free and sugar free creamer. I also made a protein smoothie with blueberries and banana. For lunch I kept it simple. I made a salad with cucumber, carrots, scallions, 1 oz reduced fat feta cheese, rotisserie chicken and raspberry walnut salad dressing. I also brought carrots with hummus and an apple. The office finally has LaCroix so I also had a LaCroix with my lunch. Since I knew my sweet tooth would act up, since I have indulged the past two weeks I also brought a Skinny Cow heavenly peanut butter crunch bar. My workout was treadmill for 45 minutes at a 5% incline. For dinner Andy made some Slow cooker buffalo chicken. We decided to makes salads using lettuce, cucumber, celery, carrot, scallions, 1 oz. reduced fat feta, and crispy onions. On top of that I added 1/2 cup of buffalo chicken, 1 tbsp crispy onions and 1 tbsp ranch dressing with some sriracha drizzle. It was delicious. I also drank some iced green tea.

Daily Points used: 21 PP
Weekly Points used:0 PP

Tuesday Breakfast was an egg white and ham sandwich on an English muffin, coffee with fat free creamer and a banana. For lunch I brought a salad: lettuce, cucumber, scallions, carrots, celery, 1 oz. reduced fat feta and 3 oz. chicken. I also brought carrots and hummus and an apple. AFter work I headed to the eye doctor for my annual checkup. For dinner Andy and I made lettuce wraps! We found a PF Changs copy cat recipe that we used, which can be found here at Damn Delicious. I calculated the points and if you have 4 servings like the recipe suggests it is 6 PP per serving. They were a great low carb dinner. I also had a cup of tomato soup because I had a number of points left.
Daily Points used: 27
Weekly Points used: 0 PP

Wednesday Breakfast was coffee with fat free creamer, a banana and a breakfast sandwich: english muffin, egg white, 0.5 oz of swiss cheese, and 1 oz of ham. For lunch I brought the meat from the lettuce wraps over chopped lettuce. In addition to the salad I brought an apple, hummus and peppers and a Skinny Cow heavenly peanut butter crunch bar. After work I headed to the gym, to do some cardio. I did 45 minutes at 3.5 mph at a 5% incline. For dinner I baked a sweet potato and topped it with rotisserie chicken, 1/4 cup of shredded cheese and salsa. It was a delicious and filling dinner.
Daily Points used: 30 PP
Weekly Points used: 3 PP

Thursday Breakfast was iced coffee, a banana and a breakfast sandwich: english muffin, egg white, 0.5 oz of swiss cheese and 1 oz of turkey. For lunch I brought the meat from the lettuce wraps on top of shredded cabbage, bell pepper and hummus, and apple and a Skinny Cow heavenly crisp bar. My workout was 45 minutes at 3.5 mph at a 5% incline. Next week I am going to focus on challenging myself more with workouts, this week I was focusing on getting back into the routine. For dinner we had grilled salmon, lentils and roasted asparagus.

Daily Points used: 24PP
Weekly Points used: 0 PP

Friday Breakfast was coffee with fat free caramel marshmallow creamer, a banana and an egg sandwich: Lite English Muffin, 0.3 oz swiss cheese, 1.0 oz deli ham and 1 whole egg. For lunch I was running low on basics so it was an all over the place lunch. Turkey, ham and cheese roll ups with blueberry whole grain mustard, hummus with carrots and cucumber, and an apple. After work I headed home and did a fitness blender video because it was super rainy and I didn't want to run from my car into the gym. After the workout I went out with friends for dinner and drinks. For dinner I had basil pesto shrimp over zoodles with a side salad with balsamic vinegar. In addition to that I had 5 beers...OOPS!!
Daily Points used: 51 PP
Weekly Points used:24 PP

Saturday I was a little hungover Saturday so I started my day with water and advil. Andy and I headed to the Farmers Market where I got an iced latte made with almond milk. I find if I get almond milk I don't need to use sweeteners. We also got empanadas from our favorite empanada stand. Then we shopped for produce for the week. I then worked around the house to get ready for some friends coming over. I made homemade burgers, brats and a weight watchers coleslaw: Lemony Coleslaw with apples. My friends brought a bunch of sides like potato salad, macaroni salad and beans. It was indulgent and for sure more than I normally eat but I tracked everything...including the 2 beers!
Daily Points used: 42 PP
Weekly Points used:15 PP

Sunday My focus on Sunday was to get sharply focused again. I started my day with coffee in my Acadia National Park mug (honeymoon flashback), watermelon and a breakfast sandwich: Light English Muffin, egg white, 0.5 oz swiss cheese, 1.0 oz deli ham. For dinner we had brats with coleslaw.

Daily Points used:27 PP 
Weekly Points used:0 PP