down 1.4!

and how do I celebrate?? by coming home and eating a chocolate chip cookie before my breakfast. nice kelly.

cookie: 3

cereal: 2
banana: 1
almond milk: 1

7 pts

lunch:

wrap: 2
burger: 2


11 pts

cheese snack: 2

13 pts

1/2 banana: 1

14 pts

workout -2

12 pts

should be PLENTY of points for dinner... we'll see....

orzo: 4

cheese: 2

nuts: 2

tortilla: 1

cat cookies: 4

cookie: 3

wine: 4

pita chips: 3

31 pts not too bad!!

Sore, but not as sore as I'll be tomorrow!

Busy day today...

Pottery class tonight!

cereal w/ 1/2 banana and almond milk: 5

bar: 2

wrap: 2
black burger: 2
coconut water: 2

apple and cookies: 2

14

-2 for workout

12 pts

10 salad rolls

22 pts

drinks: 5

27 pts

A 2-class day

I'm going to do a lifting AND a spinning class this afternoon! Can't wait!

I definitely went over points again yesterday. I seem to sabotage myself in the afternoon. Gotta stick to the afternoon plans; damn it!

bar: 2
coffee: 3
apple/mango: 2
oats/yogurt: 4

11 pts

bar: 2
veggie burger w/ bun and hummus: 4


17 pts

-4 for workout

13 pts

what's for dinner???

Chicken sausage and sweet potato/black bean salad!

sausage: 4
quinoa: 4
veggies w/ sauce: 3

11

24 pts

random snacking before dinner: 2

26pts

beer: 2

28 pts

dessert: 4

32 pts

Power Sunday

What a morning so far!

Started off with an amazing spin class that I will NOT be counting the points for today. I'm trying to rebound from the past couple of days. No biggie, but no need to eat unnecessary points again.

Then I ate some yogurt: 2 pts

THEN I walked Lucy for an hour, ending up at the Farmers Market to get some rainbow chard for dinner... what will I make?!?

Off to brunch with Sara at Muddy's... probably gonna have to get the egg special. Looked so damn good last time.

Happy Sunday!

p.s. I'm changing the title of the blog to the new mantra of my life. the kelly nielsen improvement project!

Brunch: who knows, maybe 15?

17 pts total

REALLY want to meet someone for a strong beer right now... but who? maybe i'll go to a pilates class instead!

snacks: 6

23

beer: 4

27 pts

Gotta keep dinner low since I'm technically at my limit for the day.

Saturday

Had a great workout today, awesome spin.

Not sure what I'm going to do with the whole day! Farm? Pottery? Yard work?

We'll see...

apple/banana: 2

cereal: 3
almond milk: 1

6 pts

cheese: 2

muffin: 3

pasta: 3

14 pts

-5 for workout

9 pts

tuna lunch: 5

banana ice cream: 2

16 pts

snacks: 4

20

wine: 4

24

fig pizza: 6

30

deep dish: 6

36 pts

salad: 2

38 pts

dessert: 3

41 pts

Over, but at least I got in extra activity. No drinking tomorrow; staying w/in points!!

TGIF!

Another crazy work week over with... one by one, one by one.

Yesterday ended ok, points-wise. But otherwise, it was an amazing evening. Nick and Mandy made a great dinner, which I probs ate a bit too much of, but ain't no thang. It was damn good!

Today has been great. Did a stock-up at TJs for the week.

eggs: 2
tortilla: 1
cheese: 1

4 pts

string cheese: 2
veggie burger: 2
bun: 1

5 pts

9 pts total

yogurt and cat cookies: 5

14 pts

gonna workout at home tonight
-4 pts

10 pts

Will eat a reasonable dinner (BBQ tempeh sandwhich w/ salad!)

And will also have a couple beers at Sara's. Getting up early to spin tomorrow.

Big fun weekend ahead; should be a gorgeous one!!

working in woodburn

In my usual in-between-presentations spot right now... parked outside of a Starbucks pirating free internet! It's nice... I just ate the food I brought from home, and I think it may even satisfy me until I get home later this afternoon. Damn, which probably won't even be until 4:00. Ouch.

Anyway, good day today! And dinner/drink plans w/ Mandy!

bar: 3
apple: 2
1/2 pb sammy: 3
bar: 2
yogurt: 2
oats: 2

14 pts

tuna: 2
bread: 1


17 pts

-5 for workout

12 pts

salmon: 6
rice: 4
greens: 2

24 pts

wine: 7

31 pts

beer: 4

35 pts

over, but hopefully the spin class will make up for it!

208

Ouch, up almost 4 pounds this week. That's what a week+ of travel w/o exercise will get you. No worries though, its not that bad and easily manageable to get back on track. I went to my first real pilates class tonight and stayed w/in points. I'm a little hungry right now, but nothing that a little sleep won't cure. Tomorrow is a long day in Woodburn, but I'm hoping to get some work done in between presentations. I'm excited to put mom's package together and send it off on Friday. I feel good tonight and am proud of my ability to pull myself together after straying for some time. This is the mark of a strong, healthy woman. I'm doing good things for myself.

I love you, Kelly!

yeseterday and today

Well, yesterday was busy and great and I was even able to exercise a little! The pottery class was so fun and work was so productive. Things are going well, just working to really get back on track after the crazy summer. I'll finally get to weigh in tonight, which will help put everything in perspective. No matter what, I've done well so far and will continue to lose weight and get healthy. My points yesterday were pretty good, actually. Maybe only over by a few (chocolate soy ice cream!)

Today:

cereal w/ berries and almond milk:
4

cracker w/ baba ganoush: 1

almond milk w/ ovaltine: 2

7 pt

banana/bar/latte lunch: 7

14 pts

cracker w/ baba: 1

15 pts

toast w/ pb: 3

18 pts

cheese: 3

21 pts

workout -4

17 pts

spaghetti squash

roasted tomatoes: 3

oil/cheese: 7

27 pts

these ankles...

The only way I'm going to survive with these ankles for the rest of my life is to lose significant more weight.

So today I'm starting over. I'm going to weigh-in and act as if this is the heaviest I've ever been. I'm proud of what I've done so far, but it's easy to get complacent. I need to keep going to save my life and be able to walking easily. It's not going to be good enough to get down to 180 or 170 I need to be at least 150; that will truly make a difference on my joints.

You can do this!

Today:
Presentations
Schedule
Hots/PO
WW
Swim/lift
Laundry
Homework

banana: 2

lettuce wraps: 5

banana: 2

9 pts before weigh in

crackers and snacks: 4

13 pts

apple: 2

15 pts

2 crackers with yumm: 4

19 pts

chocolate: 2

21 pts

noodles: 4

eggplants: 4

29 pts

dessert: 3

32 pts

9 days later...

Ok, I think I may be back on track now that the amazing Cali trip is over and my mama just left. I'm sad about that, but we had a wonderful time. Unfortunately I sprained my ankle this morning, so we'll see how much exercise I can get in this week. I'm thinking swimming in the immediate future. Damn me.

bar: 3

egg: 2
potatoes: 3
oil: 1

9 pts

salad: 2

11 pts

soy ice cream: 4

15 pts

they add up fast... wonder how much i gained this week.

popcorn: 2

17 pts

wine: 7

24 pts

Ooops.

Well, i finished the night last night w/ a few rounds of chocolate chips and peanut butter. I suck.

banana: 1

yogurt w/ cereal: 4

5 pts

pumpkin latte: 3

8 pts

sub: 5

13 pts

chips: 2

mango: 3

18 pts

-4 workout

14 pts

leftovers: 6

20 pts

leftovers: 4

24 pts

bread: 2

pb: 2

28 pts

First day back!

Glad today is over! Always nice to have the first day under your belt...

banana: 2
bar: 3

salad rolls: 5

latte: 2

biscotti: 3

salad
tuna: 2
feta: 2
dressing: 1

20 pts

-5 for spin

15 pts

random crap: 5

20 pts

10 left for dinner!

baked lentils w/ cous cous

good life!

Trying to be productive today... back in the classroom tomorrow!

cereal w/ milk: 4

cracker: 1

5 pts

pizza: 4

muffin: 2

11 pts

-5 for spin

6 pts

cheese: 3
dressing: 2
squash: 3

14 pts

crackers/snacks: 6

20 pts

quinoa: 4
salad: 1
salmon: 7

32 pts

wine: 3

35 pts

pb and almond milk: 2

37 pts

probably got a few more APs today, but not many.... will stay on points tomorrow. Damn.

reality is not my friend right now.

Things I MUST do today:
Homework
Spin
Get Lucy

two granola bars: 4
cookies: 3
cereal w/ milk and banana: 7
salad: 7

yumm sauce: 2

23 pts


Jesus.

crackers w/ yumm sauce: 3

soup: 2

28 pts

-6 workout

22 pts

pasta: 6

28 pts

egg: 2

30 pts

oil/cheese: 2

32 pts

pineapple: 2

34 pts

great day yesterday

That grilled eggplant recipe was awesome. I can't believe I go home today; crazy! So excited to see everyone.

breaky was fiber one and almond milk... no bananas today:

4 pts

I'm not going to do a bunch of cardio today, so I'll have to take it easy on the food. Probs just gonna walk Lucy a bit before taking her to Amandas.

Not sure what else is on the menu, but I'm going to pack a dank sandwich for the plane.

bread: 3
noodles: 3
yumm sauce: 3
chickpeas: 1

14 pts

salad rolls: 10

24 pts

sandwich: 8 pts

32 pts

Spin class will probably kill me today

Oh god, I'm so sore from yesterday's crazy physical activity. We'll see how it all goes.

yogurt: 2
cereal: 1
banana: 1

4 pts

Yeah, that class was crazy; I almost quit but did not.

egg: 2
tortilla: 1
beans: 2

cracker w/pb: 2

11 pts

-5 for spin

6 pts

how will i use the produce today??? oh yeah, jamie's grilled eggplant recipe. and maybe some grilled tomatoes? with grilled bread??

tomato gratin! 8 pts

14 pts

froyo: 6 pts

20 pts

10 pts left for dinner...mmmmmmmm

egg plant: 2

bread: 4

cheese: 1

froyo: 5

12

wine: 2

34 pts AWESOME DAY