Breakfast for Dinner

It's been a rainy grey day here in East Tennessee.

After a long day at work watching the rain fall outside of my window there is nothing I love more than coming home to no dinner plans and very few options in my refrigerator. Thankfully my mother had a brilliant idea. If all else fails... make breakfast. But seriously, what is better than a hot breakfast on a cold rainy night?

 

We happened to have 2 cans of these biscuits on hand. Bakes up quickly and one big biscuit is 4pp. Perfect with 0pp spray butter, but they would be great with Sugar Free jelly or apple butter too!

 

The final product. 2 scrambled eggs(5pp), 1 biscuit(4pp), and 2 pieces of pre-cooked microwave bacon(2pp). My dinner came out to a DELICIOUS 11 points+! The points can be reduced by using egg whites or egg substitute. Add some fresh fruit to make it even more filling!


Enjoy!

         xoxo,
               Chelsea

7 days later...

One week in and FIVE pounds down. Yes, you read that correctly, I have lost 5 pounds of fat from my body. Just take a minute and Google "5 pounds of fat".. pretty amazing (and disgusting) huh? I love to take notes on what I did well if I've had a really good weightloss week so that when I'm not having a good week (those will and DO happen), I can go back and look at what I should be doing.

• I tracked everyday. Sometimes I skip tracking (a food journal, with points values) on the weekends. I think of those two days as my "free days". Nothing is ever "free" when you are making a lifestyle change like this. I have learned this the hard way before. All that weight I worked so hard to loose during the week.. yep, I can easily gain that back in 2 days. Been there. Done that. I can not preach it enough.. track track track!
• I made myself a schedule. I didn't eat just whenever I wanted or whenever I was hungry.
• I went to Zumba.. twice. Rachel O'Dell is AMAZING and her classes ROCK. Go to Zumba. You will love it.

This was my lunch most days. A Ole Xtreme Wellness High Fiber Low Carb tortilla (1pp), spread 1 triangle of Laughing Cow Light cheese (I used creamy swiss). I put deli Ham and Turkey and topped with veggies. Delicious! Along with this I had carrots and 1 portion of Ruffles Light chips(2pp).

2 more of my favoite things this week... Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and Kellog's NEW Cinnamon Jacks Cereal (1cup/3pp). Try them. You won't regret it!


Have a great week, and don't forget to TRACK! :)

Here we go again

I haven't made a post or tracked my points in the last 6 months. Crazy how one "break" turns into half a year. And 15 pounds.
Throughout this entire weight loss process, the most important thing I have learned is that it's never too late to get back on track. Never too late to loose weight. Never too late to make the decision to eat a healthy meal or go to a Zumba class. No matter what, it's never too late.
It's a new year. The perfect time for a fresh start. I'm normally not one to make resolutions for the new year, but this year was a little different. Because this blog is the best way to me accountable... Have it in writing and share it with others.
1. Rejoin Weight Watchers
2. Stick to WW and attend the meetings the entire year.
3. Allow cheat days. Not cheat weeks.
4. Go to Zumba at least once a week.
5. Do at least 30 minutes of exercise at least 3 other days a week.
6. Stay over-organized at work.
7. Set a date for my wedding.
8. Be more appreciative. Of everyone and everything.
9. Have my dress altered for my best friend Madison's wedding in July. I'm not making a resolution to lose x amount of pounds. I'm making a resolution to work for change. The bridesmaid dress I have already ordered fits perfectly now. If I stick to this program until then I will change and the dress will have to also.
10. 52 Random Acts of Kindness. 1 random act of kindness a week for 52 weeks.
My final resolution will be to post on this blog once a week.

I guess I should give a brief update on my life. Since last time I have graduated college and started a full time job. A full time job that came with amazing co-workers (who are great cooks), a nice office, and food - a lot of food. Conferences, board meetings, lunch meetings, birthdays, holidays, and more. I am constantly surrounded with food. It is so easy to grab something on my way in to work or grab a snack out of the work room for breakfast, and it's almost a daily occurrence that I go out to lunch with someone from the office. That is what got me to start this journey- I was doing things the easy way. Eating out constantly and hardly working out. I am making a promise to myself that this will change. I love my job and I love my co-workers. But I made the decision in 2009 that I have to love myself too.

I went back to weight watchers on Saturday, 1/5/13. I have done good this weekend with eating healthy and tracking what I eat. I am excited to get back on a routine. Make a trip to the grocery store today for all the goodies to pack for lunch this week. I will post again at the end of the week with meal ideas and my favorite meals of the week.

I will leave you with one photo. Of my favorite treat right now. These little (seriously little) treat bars are just 2 points but taste like birthday cake and are DELICIOUS! Yum!

Have a great week! Keep on tracking!