Day 3

Today is my 3rd day of Weight Watchers and am REALLY enjoying it and look forward to posting how my day went. I never thought I would say that! So I work for the local hospital here in town and they are huge on living well. The last couple of years they have completely revamped our cafeteria. They did a remodel a few weeks ago and if you didn't know it, you would never guess you were in a hospital. They have a LiVe Well Entree everyday and usually will have display cooking. Today they had stir fry and it was sooooo yummy!!!

I chose to have chicken and imitation crab for the protein then I just told them all the veggies. Then you had the choice between whole wheat pasta or red wheat berries. I had never had the wheat berries before so I tried them and they were pretty good. Then you had the choice between teriyaki sauce or a sweet red pepper sauce; I went with the sweet red pepper sauce. It was a little spicy but it was pretty good. I am sure it was less calories then the teriyaki but I could be wrong. Then it had a side of spinach with a few berries. Seriously people, tt was awesomely delicious. I would have ordered this at a restaurant and I am sure would have spent at least $10 and it would have been 20+ pts. I paid $4.40 and it was 9 pts! I also think this would be an amazing thing to make at home for my kids. I am on a quest to find meals for my kids that they will actually eat that doesn't take me 10 years to prep. I think this will be worth a try. 

Speaking of quick prep dinners. Yesterday I made a healthy chicken alfredo for the kids and had some extra chicken. I put it in a pyrex dish and lightly coated it with Famous Daves Sweet and Sassy Sauce, covered it and let it sit overnight. When I got home from work tonight, I threw it on the grill (make sure you get the thin chicken, it cooks more evenly), added a slice of cheese for the kids, and put it on an extra bun we had from last night's hamburgers. I kind of feel bad for feeding my kids something in a bun two nights in a row but what do you do? They eat it and that is all I can ask! They took one bite of this sandwich and the looks on their faces was priceless! They also had a side of watermelon and some milk. It is such a good feeling when you make something healthy for your kids and they actually eat it better than they eat pizza/takeout etc. 

 Part of what they talk about in WW is making a routine for yourself. At Saturday's meeting they had us make one goal for the week. I have wanted to give up soda for a really long time and I am finally going to do it! I have not had a soda for 4 days and that is a VERY long time for me! I have gone several years before without drinking it but ever since I had my kids, it has been my saving grace. We all know how tired you are as a new mom and that little bit (or a lot depending on the day) of caffeine was/is like a drug to me. For me, it is all or nothing. If I allow myself to have a little bit once in a while, I am like an addict, I can't stop. So, for now, I am going to give it up. I will keep you posted on the headaches and mood swings. :)

Wish me luck! Day 4 here we come!