Day 3

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Ok… so, I am going to start using Weight Watcher pts. to keep track of everything.  It is much easier than doing calories, because it doesn’t take into account fiber and fat.  For anyone curious about how that works, please use the links below. (Thanks, Angie for sending it to me!)

For point values:http://www.augustgames.com/weightwatchers.htm

For How to calculate how many pts. you get a day:  http://www.ehow.com/how_4871046_calculate-many-weight-watchers-points.html

After calculating, I get 38 pts.  However, I am only pumping 3 times daily, versus 6, because Jake is now eating solids 3 times a day, so I cut the points in half from 12 to 6 giving me a total of 32 daily pts. If I am not active and I do not exercise.  NOW, if I were to walk for 30 mins. and stretch incorporating my yoga, I can add 2 pts to my total for the day.  When I am actively cleaning the house and/or standing most of the day,  I can add 2 pts. as well to my day.  (Some days, I am more active than others. Just depends on my back that day…) You will need to recalculate frequently, once you’ve lost weight, to make sure you use the right amount of pts. allotted.

Daily Menu:

Breakfast:

Protein Shake with 6 oz. of 1% milk: 4 pts

Coffee with 2 tbsp creamer no sugar: 2 pts

                                                            ____

                                                             6 pts

Mid-day snack:

Luna bar (Caramel Nut Brownie):   4 pts

Glass of V8:                                     1 pt.

                                                          ____

                                                           5 pts.

Lunch:

Lasagna Cheese Roll Up:                  3 pts

Green Beans with a taste of butter:   0 pts

Slice of wheat bread with butter:      3 pts                                                          ____

                                                          _____

                                                           6 pts

Afternoon snack:                

4 Hershey Caramel Kisses:                3 pts

Dinner:

6 oz salmon steak:                              7 pts

asparagus:                                           0 pts

mashed potatoes:                                3 pts

                                                           _____

                                                           10 pts

Snack:

2 eggos with whipped cream:             4pts

Total pts: 34

Subtract 2 pts for exercise

New total: 32 pts.

Well, was able to get to the gym.  I bought a membership last week, and this is the first I was able to go. It was nice getting an hour and a half to myself.  I watched, Sex and the City.   It was an old episode… when Aiden and Carrie were first dating.  Then, again, walking, I caught myself in a full length mirror…. Disgust!  However, I wasn’t wearing the most flattering of outfits for my body type… lol!

Well, another day and another night.  Enjoying writing.  Kids made me laugh today.  Marlie thought she only needed to brush her molars, according to directions from Paul, and Jacob has been rolling all over the living room discovering it for the first time by himself. Fun to watch! 

Time to snuggle up with Paul for a few moments before I turn in for the evening.  Maybe, if I am lucky, he’ll rub my feet…