Frustrated, embarrased, but not afraid to start again!

It's been 3.5 years since I hit GOAL with Weight Watchers. Over these years, SO much has changed in my life. My boys are growing like weeds. My oldest is 7.5 and my "baby" is 5! How did THAT happen?

Last year, my husband and I started a company focused on painting and remodeling. We grew so quick and were so busy that by June I was able to leave my full time job and work for US! Which has been AMAZING! This has allowed me the flexibility to take care of our boys and eliminate daycare from our lives.

The challenging part has been trying to stay focused on my mental and physical health. After hitting below goal in March of 2014, I have had a tough time maintaining the weight. It seems like the 150's disappeared quickly and I went into 160's. Over the last 2 years, I've fluctuated there. As soon as I get to 170 I do a quick refresh of WW and get back on plan to get down to 160. But it NEVER lasts.

This summer has been THE MOST challenging time in my health journey. I tried to put the boys into a summer program for 6 weeks. It was from 9 am to 3 pm daily. The problem was DAY 1 my oldest fell, hit his head, and ended up with 2 staples in his head. Fast forward 3 more weeks and he FELL again, this time breaking 2 bones in his wrist and ending up with a cast. Bye Bye summer program, bye bye workout time, health eating, etc.

The past 4 weeks have been a free for all! I spent the last week in Florida with my parents (which was SO fun) eating whenever I felt like it and not really paying attention to WW friendly foods. Against my better judgement this morning, I got on the scale. 185 lbs!! WHAT THE F**K! Not cool. I am NOT OK with this. I PROMISED myself I would never go back, and here I am, inching back to that 200 lb mark. No way, no how!

So here it is, my first blog post of getting back on track. I'm smiling below, because I KNOW I got this, but I need your help. I need you to come along on my journey. Join me, support me, call me out when I fill my plate at the BBQ.

We have a family Christmas in Palm Springs and I plan to wear ALL my goal clothes. So, who's in?

New Year Meal Plan #1 - 2017 - BACK TO GOAL!

Well hello, new year = new meal plans. 

 

This week, it was time to get my A** back in gear. Workouts completed this week = 5 (doubled up Wed). I signed up for Beach Body on Demand and have been doing Country Heat - which is a low impact aerobic dancing along with my Zumba game- FUN!

I've stayed within my points EVERY DAY this week and I weigh in tomorrow! I've been loading up on fruit in the am, snacking on almonds and making salad for lunch so I've had higher point dinners. My plan to shed these pesky 15 lbs is well on it's way!

So my meals this week:

14 SP meal - Baked Orange Chicken (9 SP), Brown Rice (4 SP) , and Steamed Edamame (1 SP)- Recipe here- I DID only use 1/2 cup of Brown sugar- 1 cup seemed like too much!  : http://www.adashofsanity.com/2015/02/baked-orange-chicken/

14 SP Meal -Turkey Chili- No specific recipe, just something I had in my freezer- gave myself 8 SP for 1 cup and also 6 SP for a piece of Cornbread (Next time, skipping cornbread or making my own WW kind....)

12 SP Meal - Green Chicken Pitas - Chicken with Wildtree Opa Seasoning, Pita Pocket from Aldi, WT Tzatziki blend in Greek Yogurt (8 SP), Roasted Potatoes (4 SP), Carrot sticks

12 SP Meal - Baked Coconut Shrimp (Made a recipe with panko, coconut, eggs, and cornstarch- if you want details, write me back- otherwise there are a lot of them online), Couscous (store bought - 4 SP for 1/2 cup), Grapes, Cutie

7 SP Meal - Crock Pot Picadillo (I added 1/2 t. of cinnamon to recipe) over 1/2 cup brown rice, apple slices, carrot sticks http://www.skinnytaste.com/crock-pot-picadillo/

NEXT WEEK to try!

11 SP Meal - Pizza Chicken Roll Up's (5 SP), Pasta (4 SP), Roasted Broccoli (2 SP) - http://showmetheyummy.com/pizza-stuffed-chicken-roll-ups-recipe/

10 SP Meal - Crock Pot Kahlua Pork (6 SP), Salad with Avocado (4 SP) - http://www.skinnytaste.com/crock-pot-kalua-pork/

8 SP Meal - Crock Pot Kahlua Pork (6 SP), Lettuce Wrap with Avocado (2 SP)- for the kids I'll do tortillas- http://www.skinnytaste.com/crock-pot-kalua-pork/

12 SP Meal - Ground Turkey Tacos (9 SP), Refried Beans (3 SP), Carrots/Celery

? SP Meal  - Shrimp Stir Fry, lots of veggies over Ramen Noodles (no MSG packet) - Haven't figured out details yet...but should be around 9 SP?

Hope you're all having an amazing start to the new year! If you have a recipe to share or something you made, please share!