Motivated Monday

<p>It’s the start of another week! I’m committing this week to be successful and dedicated!!! Keep me accountable, ok? :) <strong><em>What do you plan to do to make this week successful?</em></strong></p> <p>I had <strong>oatmeal</strong> for breakfast this morning with a <strong>sliced banana </strong>mixed in for <strong>3 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tMQ29nbJLuSWaPbC9mBVnXAJMAmuGSy-dM9b96BRdlR3WnB3nD8KU4WByQzsGLD6_G9Xfhjn7mPPWjA17wpfPtYobVsqKn4tR-R32NPXOgDWl59SCfPfyvIOSfWCmf4u_qikfutzjWnU/s1600-h/DSC08993%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08993" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rWN390eUkXQoD4-xBIlFrEpa-7kkQhwOtfJV9XO8rrO1gZhHvifFWZc0fpfKPX5Aht_EHNnwWIgsNdOxEIYJRwZWNrZ99nD1Srl-zl6fnDs6iFPvWBLA_oRKCMiT94-gESCXM8x5yiZZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08993" width="404"></a></p> <p>My morning snack with filled with <strong><em>CRUNCH</em></strong>!! One of my staff came to my office telling me she could hear my crunchy <strong>carrots</strong>!! lol Hooray for <strong>0 point</strong>, crunch snacks! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zJceqUVvAzJPRF48nc-AmjzgcKkrfdB1xsquKsDMlC3hz8ISpkN4AtTB-RtbhcHsPx0DsSaYwYVhTXiHIAdPJmlUIE6kFn4DN-8Kc7BHjrekro7I9DrLpTYsqtrt_DWhuI-mMEhsqMFZ/s1600-h/DSC08994%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08994" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssMUjyEBYjU4Q9hpVFmnRxnFLLsCvhri_z8rFCoBxvN52xHL8Yl3puFNtcp75zNzuMEZKMIBQk3t5t4AD7ES0ADt-3E0Y8dB2GnBISh_l3WsHW0RylfQ19ABR70hd08Q-CEGESHEPPVKe/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08994" width="404"></a></p> <p>Lunch time rolled around and I knew just what I was having, leftovers! I had the other half of my <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/10/101010.html">lunch from yesterday,</a> <strong>six inch Subway Club</strong> on <strong>wheat</strong> and the other half of my bag of<strong> Sun Chips</strong> for <strong>8 points</strong>. <img alt="DSC08996" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaolMJenz708YE9TTcOM7Pzfqmv6Rz0OSG4tFku5jc2-JktZx51JUtnUK1tgFhsH7DA4-xacyOdcL9ol9uZF9hqiXI65PyozKvu3ZnwwBgev8wI2cqJpbKtdXLR0jV4vfKE2-GJ5MaN9Y/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08996" width="404"></p> <p>I also had some <strong>peaches</strong> & <strong>1/4c cottage cheese</strong> on the side for <strong>2 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuoLkuWuYh_r63vqnfBwK1qMn9-d-YZk9Whj1_yh7k-cnJKWuYuc5_oyDaYfrQIueUS6iIkpmfLl1R2F1SSq9jNkDmyYnOAfMhGI30Ezy4rcCQEWc_s5D0HNv7-kvyj_ppJoIwqXpZ2C8/s1600-h/DSC08995%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08995" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkIFUSz64s8VaHMcHIG8NZ2SL8F5-Qwls-Uc4vXan3xFIsYh8eMbF-a46HQce7lS0zCDTPtxAl1z8H5BBWg7TmrpFXPDsBiGowhqiXeScGJZghi4Li5XGnN74N-_YaZbCdbIw7g2M-fBv/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08995" width="404"></a></p> <p>Check out this fun dress I wore to work today! I got it at Target last week. Hard to believe I can still wear a dress <em>in Iowa in October</em>! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVz9AHiVc91HVYR1T25pvkjEEjRR-AHFMI-MgOvsx7ftaSJxbgW_v6XWlXfK2n_ZSE8xlIDe5r-OQUiXFHDV_nDdibp_WI1Ks7EoEcMIKPl_cTVbOCroT6xEbp9YHJu5mNi78hzyNW_OL/s1600-h/DSC08997%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08997" border="0" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP44UmmuEbfYK6Mu2qAp6iqlrOZEal9LNBzSN4UF9wGP1RehyYM5dyVfulYL2Y_RtjU9lMM3ho56Jtti-0ObFlwFNVCX9h8yq4OnOG1rdJdn1XOCJ-0lK_ufvSEWqcKdQNqPykO28H7x5c/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08997" width="404"></a></p> <p>Yep you saw that right, it’s maternity & it was only $6!!! No I’m not pregnant!! It’s a similar style to a lot of dresses that flow out from the waist. <img alt="DSC09004" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GQvXtNjA2N6Ol6sAevdT6auz5-jISezpqVgZlf2aHjyeRmfG9erx7vVgMf4uCAqY-2DT2qhQJBWTdG-FIwJubZqgPNMhtVO6cNNGJGMTp6uNHIdS1_U9jV5DN1H1o80pIwwGhgqGJRyO/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09004" width="404"></p> <p>I haven’t been to the gym since July 15th!!! It missed me greatly! ;) I got in <strong>45 minutes</strong> on the <strong>cross ramp</strong>, burning <em>480+ calories</em>!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHBgRZJT_ioGD8TZ3vtn8Oj5g1Whua15g_g_aPyXT8qbyWVPBvYRTBiKENZeflw7Wv0QNxzdQdtbp6Jw1UXb2fvj9k0Iwwk9o_fJjEVXa0vxvKTul5hyphenhyphen6vv7n1xCK7r-HcmqkPhcea3a6/s1600-h/DSC08999%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08999" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAQwT5ah-AluV5C4Nd0k_bW3lwh1in3EPEMMOB5TEt4aUggAlrzoPT7UBDJiK4DCvdP7xMjNxzBKSplfbx4veGM6T0hh4qNOYEbsAB8USmLpxA5VfroSy2a-JzSG-yRRNHX4Yp67-FapL/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08999" width="404"></a><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Cookies</strong> are the perfect post work recovery food, right?!?! I devoured <strong>2</strong> of these <strong>1 point</strong> bad boys! (Thanks for the cookies <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/10/saturday.html">Jenna</a>!)<img alt="DSC09002" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVpNP1HQAxzK5bhv3XTdhfim6tHNA0_p1k28JdZ6Ko5_JJ2s1v9rxe5rtgcKal5mtGJBNMAC4OK8ZfubltAUXf4jTZmazoPIqRaRzLSoaLWq-Uo8migU01LIKECKB66pntUxrVR5x-dn7/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09002" width="404"></p> <p>My supper was a delicious new try, <strong>chicken enchilada soup</strong>! It’s a <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/10/saturday.html">hungry girl recipe</a>! My friend, <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/10/saturday.html">Jenna’s, Mom</a> made it for me to test out. Verdict: <strong>LOVED</strong> it! Only <strong>2 points</strong> for<strong> 1 cup</strong>!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBUmF6tXweWEdYDUvee-hdzM_3X1kPV_Kng0bQrRMcowXF_6fgzHL8AbwYyURBI4O3egOUEO7vVnu91777TuyzKohAgRMqiTaMm7dPBmwl7zVyXDtLTN8bOwOk71kpFFDeO9BgY98QH5T/s1600-h/DSC09000%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09000" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGJyJJX5H-kc8yNHF7hf-rfmFnuQZq8Y2hsNqh7aYZN0QX44MVOGdm3CYbSD7B-QKyuM5NO_hyaRkFK-_d2YtSOh9jzYTFFGPrY_pewZkJp_Y0vazSvSGQ53uDik1FM0E7SDyAYCBgiJw/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09000" width="404"></a></p> <p>I wanted to have a cheese sandwich on the side, but unfortunately my few pieces of bread left were moldy. So I had a <strong>cheese bun</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong>! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_GdRuMNag5bta66bKhyphenhyphen1AjSdWUBA0fLFw9WK64HKnzXMw__Xohwes2z4m5Zbo9GNNHK8Gabzfc3sculdmeUvUXSAEbgfkggrLC7ZgeJO0xSY8Nux9OyO9-vwRU3YcAdIw1ZjQtol6uvY/s1600-h/DSC09001%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09001" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1qcJ_YRMx9_Etw8Ls1IIauW7o1v5yFiRnkp1NN2ww4ZTr76yI3e1gVm14VfXpVxm6pt-m5WTuatUMqLLTsrFJqW-D07OhbWnE61q5iHMnZvtCvzmkqri-ZHK7OU_Rn-PTXiydLrmjf3y/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09001" width="404"></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>MONDAY’S STATS <br></strong>POINTS = 19/23 <br>WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 1 used/34 remaining <br>ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 2 today/8 week <br>H2O = 146 oz <br>EXERCISE = 45 min cross ramp <p>Remember my opening question: <strong><em>What do you plan to do to make this week successful?</em></strong></p>

Motivated Monday

It’s the start of another week! I’m committing this week to be successful and dedicated!!! Keep me accountable, ok? :) What do you plan to do to make this week successful? I had oatmeal for breakfast this morning with a sliced banana mixed in for 3 p…

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