But I did whip up a salad last night that I got the idea from a Weight Watcher handout from a meeting. :)
Salad-
Napa Cabbage-shredded
Carrots-shredded
green onions
garbanzo beans
orange segments
toasted sesame seeds
Dressing-
1/4 C rice vinegar
1 Teaspoon dark sesame oil
lime juice- 1 lime
3 TB water
fresh cracked pepper
I was all excited to make this salad so I could wash my cabbage with my NEW gift! :) I mentioned to Danica that I did not own a salad spinner and she hunted down a bargain for me! :) This thing is like the Rolls Royce of salad spinners! It has dividers for berries too! It is HUGE and it worked great when I tested it out! Thanks Danica for a great find!
First up.... I keep a cup in my medicine cabinet. It is covered and each time we move (which had been a lot over the past few years!) I take off the wrapper, wash it and it comes with me. What is it for? Well it's just in case I barf and I am in the bathroom without water. lol Gross right? Yep...these are the CRAZY things I think of.
The cup....
Ok so next is the gummy vitamins I take....hey at least I take something! :) I stink at swallowing pills. I swear they will get stick in my throat and I might need that cup above! lol
So along with the WEIRD stuff....this is one of my favorite meals. Yes I am serious. :)
Cottage cheese
shredded carrots
garbanzo beans
dry roasted sunflower seeds
fresh cracked pepper
YUM!
Sometimes I get really CRAZY and add more to the bowl...
diced cucumbers
tomatoes
avocado
sweet potato
The possibilites are endless & oh so crazy! :)
So what kinda weird stuff do you do? :)
Thoughts-
One of the things that has been frustrating me lately is the lack of weight loss going on over here. One week I am up the next week I am down...then back up! I feel a little STUCK. I have pretty much maintained for a long time now. Which is honestly an accomplishment to me...I feel great! I also see a lot of changes in my body with my pool workouts 5X a week. :)
I think what is so frustrating is the fact that I am only 5-7 lbs from the HIGH end of the weight chart range that Weight Watchers recommends for my height. ggrrrr
So what did the lady who works the scale say to me a couple of weeks ago? Get a doctors note.Then I wouldn't have to keep paying. Well as far as the fee goes I consider that money to be part of my monthly expenses. I enjoy going to meetings and I never give the cost a second thought! :-/ She said maybe my body likes this weight. I have to agree with her, my body likes hovering around 160 it's the bouncing UP that I know I can control and need to focus on.
I think what I am going to do is just move on...keep going, keep trying. I know my tracking has been less than stellar lately and I know I have room to improve in that department. What I am NOT doing is giving up. Ya know why? Because I like what I see in the mirror and I want to get to know that happier person a whole lot more!
Have a great evening everyone! :)
BYE!
I LOVE this post! I LOVE that you used your salad spinner and I cannot believe you have never showed me your freakish blue cup :D
ReplyDeleteGarbanzos+cottage+ranch = ick!
I LOVE your attitude and I definitely think if you track consistently week to week the results will follow even as you struggle to get those last lbs off.
I love this post! I love when you share these little things, especially since I have missed chatting with you a lot lately!
ReplyDeleteI am about 10lbs from the high end of the healthy weight scale for my height too...and that is why I switched my weigh ins to every OTHER week. I am hoping that switches my focus to being a TRACKMASTER more than the numbers on the scale. AS long as I am active, and eat right then I am happy and healthy and that's what really matters, right??
Besides, you are so lovely...I saw a tank with a slogan that made me think of you and your water workouts..."STRONG IS THE NEW SKINNY!" That's the truth, my dear , for folks with health issues like you and I...we can bounce around that last 5-10 lbs heath wise as long as we are STRONG AND FIT!
Once again you have inspired me with your positive attitude.
xoxo
TJ, I know you'll attack those 5-7 pounds in no time! I actually had no idea what a salad spinner was till a couple months ago :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post. I recently re-joined WW and have enjoyed working with the program.
ReplyDeleteYou will get those last few pounds. You have come this far :)
OMG Tracey---I feel exactly the same way about being stuck! I met my goal back in January but I really wanted to lose about 20 more... (crazy but true)...anyway I was 1lb from where I wanted to be when I stopped taking a bp med ( a good thing) that had a water pill component to it. So as soon as I stopped taking that water pill I started gaining weight. I gained 6 lbs in a week and a half. I was off the deep end... if it was from eating cheesecake I would be ok with it because I would have known I deserved it, but gaining all that just from not having that water pill I am not ok with it. Since June 14 I've been fighting with that 6 lbs. This week I was up 1lb...Arggg.... I'm going to try to eat more protein and lay off the carbs a little. Right about the time I stopped this water pill I decieded to get off the diet coke so I started drinking this VAnilla Chai tea with splenda or truvia. I'm gonna lay off that truvia/splenda now too...I think it causes water retention. Anyway...every week is a new adventure. I cycle 14 miles every day and I never go over my daily allowance, I can count on one hand the times I have dipped into the weekly points. I'm beyond frustrated. Hang in there girl...mix it up a little and see what happens next week
ReplyDeleteu are too funny! Keeping a cup in the bathroom is normal! keeping it in a plastic bag in the cabinet..hmm :) hahah
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I love the blue cup in your bathroom, I might just do that!
ReplyDeleteOh sheehs. WW needs me to be 129 to 155 to be lifetime. I was a size 10 and 165 when I got married at age 20. I looked GOOD. haha I've always weighed 15 pounds or so more than my peers but wore their same size. So I know hitting 155 is not gonna happen. I don't even think I would feel good at 155??? I know that sounds like a good weight, but for me 165 and a 10 is pretty. But I don't have health insurance, so for me it will prob be cheaper to pay $12 a week for the rest of my life than get a doc's note. LOL Love your crazy things. Crazy loves company. hehe
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain on the almost to goal issue. I have been hovering within 5 pounds of my goal since April. It is great to maintain, but hitting that goal and making lifetime is so important for me(and probably yout too) on this journey. Good luck with your efforts.
ReplyDeleteI have made a decision regarding my ultimate weight. Screw the scale. you know why...it's a number dictated by gravity. I will know my correct weight when I see it on my body...Then I will weigh myself and that will be my weight. Eat healthy, exercise...what weight you are in the grand scheme of things will not matter....just do good by yourself. Big hugs.
ReplyDeleteIve been thinking about how Ive missed you too.
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better TJ
Let me know if I can help---more than anything your attitude will prevail.
Miz
Love this post TJ!! It sure seems to me that here are a BUNCH of us on weight watchers who seem "stuck". I've been dancing around the same 5 lbs for MONTHS! (I'm down 35 but have another 25 or so to go). And I'm like you, down one week, up the next, repeat, repeat... I love the points plus plan in some ways, but think maybe the free fruit has done me in. I decided to start tracking fruit again, and MAYBE that'll get the scale to start shifting downward again. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!! Have a good day.
ReplyDeleteI have been feeling stuck also...nobodys fault but my own....I know what I need to do to move forward...work harder..and keep looking for progress.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, I would rather be stuck then to gain the 60+ pounds back.
Just keep remembering how far you've come. It's such an accomplishment. For some of us, this weight thing is a life long effort. Knowing how good you feel most of the time, isn't it worth it?
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