Fish Story

I found some fish at the store. I bought 2 nice salmon fillets (not the sockeye, just the regular for $8.89/lb.). I cut each in half, cooked one and froze the other 3 pieces. Also bought a few tilapia fillets.



Dinner was delish!! I put 1 tsp of olive oil on the salmon, added some seafood seasoning, dill and pepper. Then baked. Also had some new potatoes and peas. Nice dinner for 11.5 points.

3:40 a.m.

That's what time I was awakened this morning by a thunderstorm. A damn loud thunderstorm! Lots of thunder and lightening.

But as long as I was awake, it was a whole lot easier to get out of bed at 5 and head to the Y. I have been a very bad girl and haven't been there for 12 days. Sure felt good though to hit the pool! I have a date for tomorrow morning, too. Yay!

Random thoughts for today:

Fish. I want fish. I'm hungry for fish. The only fish in my house is fishsticks (no) and canned tuna (no). Think I will stop at the store for some fish on the way home tonight. Wild Sockeye Salmon is "on sale" for just $9.99 a lb. It sounds fantabulous, so I may just have to splurge and get some, but will see what else they have. As much as I love living in North Dakota, good seafood is hard to come by.

Bifocals. Yep, this old fart gets to get bifocals. Went to the eye doctor Monday, it's time. They will be in next week. Oh well, I am getting tired of having to take my glasses off if I want to read anything or look at something up close.

Freckles. At the eye doctor I also learned I have a freckle in my right eye. Freckle? I've never hear of eye freckles! Well, they are real. And those of us with Scandinavian ancestry are more prone to them than other people. Luckily, only a very small percentage turn malignant. On the plus side of this? I got to see a photo of the inside of my eye. Very cool.

Mamma Mia!. Go, just go. It's good. I went Saturday and I'm going to go again. Soon.

Bad feet. Tomorrow I go to the podiatrist (gods, I sound like a 90 yr old woman) for a checkup of my bad feet. I have had plantar fascitis in the past, but cleared it up with orthotics and exercise. I also tore a ligiment in my right foot almost 3 years ago and it still is not 100%. Anyway, at the present time, I am having some issues with my left foot. Don't know what or why, but it hurts. I was going to wait to go to the doc when I had lost 20 lbs, but then I got a card in the mail that it was time for a re-check. So, guess I'll go only having lost 12. I do have to say that since I've started exercising again, it doesn't seem to hurt as often. But if he offers a shot of cortisone, think I may take him up on it. I'd really like to get outside and walk while it is still nice enough to do so!

That's enough of my ramblings for today.

Best Week Ever

So far....

I lost 4.4 pounds this week!! I finally passed the 10 pound mark!

Aren't those stars pretty???

Canola Oil Smoothie

I love WW smoothies. They are my ice cream. They help me get in my fruits. I've never needed help with dairy because I love milk and would have a big, cold glass of it with every meal if I could, but I save it for the smoothie.

Last night I had one oil left. So, either had to eat it off the spoon or throw it in the smoothie. I put it in the smoothie. Couldn't even tell. I can't believe I have gone all this time not getting my oils in when it is really that easy.

My other oil? I made some really good beef and broccoli. I'm trying to get my freezer cleaned out, so took out a package of "mystery" meat. Turned out it was a bit of steak. Plus I had a seasoning packet mix that was on sale at the grocery store a few months ago, can't remember the brand, but I will buy it again.

Canola Oil Smoothies. I recommend them.

Fried Green Beans

I really struggle with getting my healthy oils in. I love fried foods, so I find this very weird. This week, I am going to get them in everyday even if it means eating a teaspoon of canola oil on my way to bed! Many, many years ago during my first time with WW's, I did not eat any fat! I just made no sense to eat fat when you are trying to lose fat. Well, I lost 40 pounds and my gallbladder. Fat is important for your health!

So, I've been looking at the WW message boards and recipes to get some ideas. There are some really good ones on there! One was fried green beans. The post I read had a recipe that included some ingredients I didn't like, but love the whole idea of fried green beans. So here is what I did --- put 2 tsps of olive oil in a frying pan, put in a whole lot of minced garlic and then tossed in a package of fresh green beans (no I do not know what size!). Added some salt and pepper and let it cook until the beans were tender.

This was so good! Even the leftovers heated up nicely.

Anyway, 3 days now, and I'm only 1/2 tsp short of oil.

First "Surprise" Weigh-In

Saturday I had my first weigh-in without the benefit of my home scale. I'm happy to report that the scale moved in the right direction!! Not very far, but I'm down another .4 lbs. It's good. I was out of town for a couple of days, I hadn't journalled for 2 weeks and fruits & veggies were nearly absent from my life!

Yesterday I wrote it all down, almost all the 8 HG's down...I was 1/2 tsp oil short. I did put 1 tsp of olive oil on my salad I had a lunch but only ended up eating about 1/2 of the salad. Do I get credit for the effort?

Saturday, I took a pound of buffalo burger patties over to a friend's house and she grilled them for me, so I have 3 of those left in the freezer. Yesterday I made a batch of sloppy joe and dinner was General Tso. So - I have my lunches covered for the week. Looking forward to lunch today with the General and it's only 9:30!

I missed the gym this morning. I went to bed with a pain in my digestive area and it kept me up most of the night. Don't know what was going on, but it's gone this morning. The only food I ate yesterday that was out of the norm was a bushel of cherries....well, not a bushel, but could have because they were sooooooo good!!

I really hope to lose 2 pounds this week. I really want to hit that 10 pound mark. It's taking me way too long!! (Not complaining - just wishing)

Been Gone Too Long

I've been reminded that I do have a blog and it needs to be updated. So, here I am with nothing much to write about at all!

Made it through the trip to New Rockford. I did not eat crazy except for while I was driving. I don't know why, but when I'm driving, I MUST MUNCH! After I got home, Andy and I went to the newest scarf and barf...err I mean buffet....The Golden Corral. I started out with a big salad and then just tasted my way around the rest of the buffet. Wish I would have just taken my plates over to the dessert bar though. Man that looked yummy!!

So I get up Monday morning and stare at the scale. Should I check or should I not? There was much contemplation, but curiousity got the best of me and I hopped on. LO BATT flashes on the screen. Guess I wasn't supposed to know....So tomorrow's weigh in will be a complete surprise!

I've gone to the Y the last three mornings. Wednesday did the water aerobics class, yesterday I aquajogged with a friend and this morning we did some more aquajogging and I spent about 15 minutes with my flippers on. I'm pretty sure this is the first time this year I have gone 3 times in the same week. Heck, I have a couple months that I only went one time.

Good luck to Jeni!! She joined Weight Watchers this week! I'm so excited to be doing this with her!!

I Ate a Donut Today

Confession is good for the soul. You know though, it really wasn't even all that good. But I was hungry and running late and it was there.