You all know I don’t do processed food too often, but when Jimmy Dean DeLites Turkey Egg bowls go on sale, I always get a few. They are tasty, and yesterday I kicked mine up with hot sauce an fresh baby spinach – this bowl comes in at only 6 WW points.
Later on in the morning I could feel my blood sugar dropping, so ate half of a banana muffin – I brought in treats to the office – just store bought muffins and coffee cake – I had no intention of eating any of it, but I knew I wanted to work out at lunch – so I had a 5 point 1/2 jumbo banana nut muffin. Not gonna lie, it was tasty!
So I was all set to leave to work out, and then our building has no water. One of my bosses is the office manager, she was on vacation, so I had to handle the situation. By the time that was all fixed, it was 1:20, and my window to leave quickly closed.
I did have a delicious soup though – I got it from the WW website.
Spicy Thai Beef-Noodle Soup (4 servings, 7 PointsPlus)
- 6 ounces rice noodles
- 1 jalapeno, sliced
- 6 ounces lean beef
- 7 cups low sodium beef broth
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (only 1 if you don’t use low sodium)
- 2 tablespoons cilantro (which I forgot!)
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 teaspoon sriracha (or less if you don’t want it spicy)
- 2 cups broccoli
Put beef broth, soy sauce, ginger and sliced jalapeno in a stock pot. Bring to a boil. Add rice noodles – mine only needed to cook about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add thinly sliced beef and broccoli – the broth will cook both the broccoli and beef. Serve with fresh cilantro. I love how spicy this broth is!
I did my grocery shopping after work yesterday and I think I like getting it over with on Friday night. The store wasn’t crowded at all. I was then going to meet Tony and my step-son out at a nearby Chinese restaurant. As I was checking out, I could feel this person next to me getting really close, and I am like WTF?! I turned around and it was Joe!
I was so happy to see him! We haven’t seen him since last December when he surprised the shit out of me – Tony figured it out through Facebook that he and his girlfriend were heading into town before Christmas last year, and since I have yet to jump on the social media bandwagon, it was a surpise to me!
Here are Joe and Tony from last Christmas:
And here is Tony and Joe circa 1991?
Is my husband a hottie or what?! Love this picture. 😀
I ended up having shrimp pad thai for 12 points with 1 potsticker which I am calling 3 points. No pictures, can you believe it! It looked like this though:
So I went into today’s WI feeling great. I worked out 330 minutes this week. I didn’t have my typical wine. I kept hydrated, even at night – so much so that Tony had to cut me off at 9:30 so I wasn’t up 5 times in the middle of the night to pee. So imagine my surprise when I stepped on the scale this morning.
Yep – UP 2.2 POUNDS! I can’t explain it. I know I had a slice and a half of deep dish pizza, two pieces of fried chicken and half a slab of ribs last weekend, but I was still within my point range – in fact, I still had 30 flex points at the end of the week, and I earned 24 exercise points.
At first I wanted to cry, but now that I am home, thought about it, I am letting it go. It’s one week in my life – it was a good week – I didn’t let some asshole teenagers bring me down and turns out I don’t need to have a glass of wine while making dinner.
So it’s all good. But cheerleading comments would be helpful! 😀
Busy day today – BBQ for my step-son and his fiance, so I have 11 people coming over. I’ve got typical bbq fare: hot dogs, brats, Italian sausage, pasta salad, fruit salad. Oh, and I may be making snickerdoodle icecream sandwiches – Joe loves cinnamon!
Make it a great day!
Give me a “B,”
Give me a “I,”
Give me a “Z,”
GO BIZ!!!
I have faith the scale will catch up with your efforts soon. Stay the course and don’t get discouraged, you’re on the right path.
Love the pictures of Joe and Tony. Hope you had a great weekend!
Rock on!
I gained weight this week to. I don’t know why because like you I was within my points and worked out every day. Hopefully next week will be better. We can do this!!
Stupid scale!!! I’m flipping it the bird for you. Don’t worry Vat, it’s just one week! You are doing amazingly well, so don’t let a bad weigh in weigh you down! (wow…wasn’t that profound??) Big hug across the miles to you!!!!!
Sounds like your going to have a great day with family. Enjoy!!!
Oh man that thai soup looks so freaking good right now!!! I don’t know what it is, but out of NOWHERE I love spicy stuff!! I’ve been putting hot sauce on stuff, wasabi with my sushi, and just bought horseradish crisps tonight that singed my sinus cavity. haha
That’s really funny about Joe. Last summer when my brother was in NC too I swear I ran into him 4 out of 5 times I went to the store.
Sorry about the 2.2 — could just be PMS. I find my weight fluctuates based on my cycle. That, or b/c you switched up your routine of drinking. Up this week, but down a lot more next week? One can only wait to see!!
Well, here’s what I’ve learned, trying WW for the first time after 40 (third time on WW)
I retain water much more easily. So, how much sodium did you have the 2 days before your weigh in? Any kind of fried or processed food will do it. I gained weight my first week, and it was the bacon. EVen though I stayed in my points.
Also, PMS. Can’t help but gain weight.
I get on the scale every day nowadays, so I can see how my weight fluctuates by 2-3 lbs for no reason at all. That makes me less frustrated with the official weekly weigh ins.
I agree that it’s probably water weight. That is a great amount of exercise points! You are an inspiration!
don’t let it get you down, seriously. sometimes i think we rely too much on the scale, there is a good chance you lost some inches, even if the scale isn’t showing it. just know that you’ve been really good to your body and that it’s going to pay off 🙂
joe and tony look a lot alike! what a fun surprise. i kind of like the jimmy dean breakfasts too, especially when i’m in a hurry.
have a great weekend girl!
I was thinking basically the same thing as most others – a bit too much sodium yesterday, that’s all. I remember when I was a weight-watcher I used to avoid all salt and sodium the day before weigh-in – it really made a difference for me. Great attitude – very inspirational! Have a great weekend and keep it up for next week! 🙂
Forget the stupid scale, you had a fantastic week and lots to be proud of!!
Have a great weekend Biz! 🙂