OK let's just get it over with.........I was up at the scale this week......but not much at all and definitely much less than I could have been or have been other years. I am still down a lot from Thanksgiving which means I met my goal of weighing less at the end of the year than I did at the end of November. I am calling it a victory for me!!!
On Monday, Jenn and I went to see "It's A Wonderful Life" on the big screen at the Nickelodeon Theatre. We only purchased plain popcorn and brought our own popcorn topping. Nothing like seeing a Christmas classic in a movie house vs. on TV.
Jenn and I did our annual day before Christmas Eve dinner. We went to the Cowboy Brazilian Steakhouse. It was one of those places where they come around with the meat on skewers and you can say yes or no. I tried a variety of meats but not too much and asked for small portions. I made wise choices at the salad bar and stayed away from the potato's, rice, rolls and high calorie salad dressings. I also passed on dessert. But I did have 2 drinks and that was what put me over my daily allowance of points and put me into using some of my weekly points.
My Christmas Eve strategy worked......for the most part. I was not able to find turkey salami (I have seen it before) but did use turkey pepperoni in the antipasto along with roasted peppers, black and green olives...... mozzarella, fresh provolone and genoa salami. I only ate the pepperoni, fresh mozzarella, roasted peppers and olives and passed on the provolone and salami. There was also blue cheese dip to die for......I put it at the other end of the table with assorted crackers. Closer to me was the fat free cottage cheese mixed with dry ranch dip with celery in lieu of chips or crackers. I did have a few pizza bagels but passed on the potato skins. I had one yes one baked clam. Instead of the hot dogs wrapped in bacon and covered with brown sugar and butter......I had fat free turkey hot dogs wrapped in turkey bacon with nothing else on top of it. I did indulge in 2 chocolate chip cookies and had one drink of vodka and low fat fruit punch (15 calories per 16 oz serving). Overall not too bad!!
Christmas Day, I made stuffed shells for dinner. I had 4 of them and took my time savoring each bite. They were yummy!!!!
We cleaned out the fridge of any temptations known as Christmas leftovers. The biggest issue for me was the cookies.......I love the cookies we make at Christmas. On Christmas Eve, I sent my sister's family home with my favorites....thumbprints. I also sent the pinwheels....another favorite. But we still had so many cookies left. Yesterday, Jenn and I packed them up in two big disposable trays and took them to the Oliver Gospel Mission. They were delighted for the donation and I was delighted to have the cookies that scream my name gone. It was also nice to think of them being served for dessert last night to some homeless people.
I did track everything....and I mean everything!!!
I had been reading a lot of entries on the Weight Watchers page on FB and those entries gave me the courage to go to my weigh in this morning. After the meeting, I bought a few new things such as the Power Foods book, the starter kit (which included plates, benito box, a cookbook and a bunch of coupons), two bowls which have a variety of measurements and some of the snacks (pretzel bars, chocolate shakes and sour cream popped snacks). I think that is a good start for 2015.
While I wasn't perfect this week......I wasn't very bad either. And we are now past the worst of the holidays......I am not a big New Year's Eve or New Years Day person so I am not concerned as much about this week.
I have ambitious goals for 2015.....but I am not sharing them with you......LOL. I will of course let you know when I have accomplished them....LOL!!!!
I wish you all a Very Happy New Year filled with only the good things that life has to offer. And as we say at Weight Watchers.....you can expect to see less of me next year......
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Wow, Donna, Congratulations! Holidays are such a tough time of year to stay on track. So many moments when resolve can go out the window. You committed to a plan and stuck to it, and it is YOU who will benefit from the thought, planning, and willpower you put into it. As I was reading when you said you skipped certain items, I was hoping you were not feeling deprived; it does not sound so, but if that thought creeps up on you, remember that what you were actually doing was trading things you might have eaten for what you received in return -- less grief on the scale and more momentum toward the place you want to be! Kudos to you, health and success in 2015, and let's see the requisite before/during/after photos, because the rest of us will need your motivation! Misery loves company, but success loves it more!!
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