Day 122 (Thursday 3/5)

Look out...I'm on a roll!! Ha ha! Two mornings in a row now I've made it to the gym! Now this morning was a bit short because I decided to ignore my alarm and woke up in a <strong>panic</strong> 45 minutes later! But I still made it and got in a <strong>20 minute run</strong>! <div><div><div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Breakfast was a repeat of Wednesday...<strong>oatmeal w/blueberri</strong>es and a <strong>sliced apple</strong> for<strong> 4 points</strong>! Sadly now the fresh fruit donations from my boss are gone! Thanks again Angie! But blueberries will <strong>definitely</strong> be on my grocery list next week. Love those little guys!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309908122664101986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnXau7Unzqq9eWh8Gs3ZEi61BHnS9k4kb2Hc6_jYbFAvd4iQtcsmyKgsZwP8uBTFsoxat1V4gDVWqAeVv7-Ew0-mepThYnpBirQJsfxEp3CPa-sCnkhpvtOX0IapNFmIUXDn8Mva-W_v1/s320/DSC01992.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I was so excited for my morning snack today! Nothing new, but my FAVORITE! <strong>1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries, 1/4 c grape nuts, </strong>and a<strong> ww vanilla yogurt for 3 points</strong>!! Mmmmmm!! Love this stuff!! Evidently I was so excited I forgot to take a picture!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The other day I realized I had a bunch of cans of Progresso soup I hadn't eaten in a while. So for lunch today I decided to have one of those. I had the <strong>chicken noodle</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong> with <strong>5 ff saltine crackers</strong> for <strong>1 point</strong>. And of all days to eat soup...it's like <strong>60 degrees</strong> outside! It was good and hit the spot anyway!</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309908110575610754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SiY9iYJQHA0RYRp6IAu945af0ebNFH05hloNlsfpSWhlWaGrnGPdotfQ8WJ_FX8r_nHu77dPw0DgCmrrkU3BXO1ELm3wLJaJFyJRtBzWfYBVP61BB4EtL45-aFsRQpnVwxHk7U4WVlZM/s320/DSC01993.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><div> </div><div>I grabbed another one of those <strong>100 calorie packs of Oreo snack cakes</strong> for an afternoon snack. I knew I would be hungry after having a light lunch. And by 3pm I was! (or so I thought anyway!) So I snacked on these three little yummy guys for <strong>2 points</strong>. And I did good...I enjoyed them and didn't inhale them down in a hurry like someone was going to steal them! :) <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309908105069498626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZjS8UGPt8sGfdQ9RNXhgqOjiAQiwDsOlWDMrlwD26sxiw3HSMRivkmc4wKI2MLOY2z3lHvK38sQ1H7eyZglMh-83H1S-tz2tSBczrVDRFgiRUNryIJ2ec-Vvqn8L_942FNUj99Jj0iSZ/s320/DSC01995.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>After work I headed home, got DH off the couch, and went outside to our beautiful weather we were having and took a walk! Wait....we took Abby to! :) She was on cloud nine just prancing right along! Total we were gone for about <strong>25 minutes</strong>. Nice walk...makes me SO excited for spring/summer! Before we went out though I grabbed an <strong>apple</strong> (<strong>1 point</strong>) for a quick snack since supper was going to be later due to the walk.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309908093416814354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlGIAVDNC25MULhMLxwqswY3TO-3Ye2wj4HpSSzsQh3_HvD8rIR1zgRwM88ASOwowLVVz6XPPfDO-smyYRPBspW6dQP7fWrSaHeLWZR3yPTHDi81PXZ5gHu7IMsmeiJX9_aI8BjHoNoMN/s320/DSC01996.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br />I knew I wanted to grill tonight. A few nights ago a neighbor was grilling and it smelled SO good! I got the "itch"!! So tonight I made <strong>chicken teriyaki skewers</strong> with <strong>broccoli</strong> and side of <strong>brown rice</strong> for a total of <strong>7 points</strong>. Well my grilling wishes didn't quick come true. I think we were out of propane because the grill didn't get over 250 degrees...not near warm enough to grill chicken. So I turned the oven on and popped them in there to finish off the cooking. Oh well, soon enough we'll be able to grill!</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309908080863405410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o78DObHgtLgvgjI2bGgtmjzDHC1VvPdP8PZ4CsC4WnZMjUqtPYCh6r5-o06rv6OgFZGW1pXrL5-OHsxFeu5Lu9wzbpacPZbhEzKLffTktT4zr866W0-EslHjIOVBIoU3dQqRQyZornOe/s320/DSC01997.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div></div></div></div><br /><p> </p><p><strong>THURSDAY'S STATS</strong></p><p>POINTS = 20/23</p><p>WATER = 130 oz</p><p>EXERCISE = 20 min run & 25 min walk</p><p> </p><p>DH just got called into work. :( I guess that why he gets paid the big buck. *sigh* So I'm signing off and going to get my gym bag packed and hit the hay early to get in some good zzzzz's so I can get up early to get in a nice LONG workout!</p><p> </p><p>Nite bloggies!!</p>

Day 122 (Thursday 3/5)

Look out...I'm on a roll!! Ha ha! Two mornings in a row now I've made it to the gym! Now this morning was a bit short because I deci...

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Day 121 (Wednesday 3/4)

I did it!!! I got up Wednesday morning and got in a GREAT workout!! I <span style="font-weight: bold;">ran </span>for <span style="font-weight: bold;">20 minutes</span> and then did <span style="font-weight: bold;">20 minutes</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">leg weights</span>. Felt <span style="font-weight: bold;">AMAZING</span>!!!<br /><br />I "<span style="font-weight: bold;">spiced</span>" up my breakfast a bit this morning by adding a few <span style="font-weight: bold;">blueberries </span>to my oatmeal....thanks to my director who was going out of town and gave me a bunch of her produce she knew wouldn't make it till she got back. I was quite hesitant...I'm a bit of a "<span style="font-weight: bold;">picky pants</span>", but I loved it! So my <span style="font-weight: bold;">oatmeal </span>with <span style="font-weight: bold;">blueberries </span>and a <span style="font-weight: bold;">sliced apple</span> totaled <span style="font-weight: bold;">4 points</span> for breakfast.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqObs8LnjMgEursfly1Qvlwf4KmYjuJR2d-0zz1rtv94Pw4Ybea_3VKfHkzIvIqQyjP1JaC6FxXlyY2EpZlUuSkteT7YmzOkd76842DjJY6UYnPZSI3OSFYoHHpSRqGutPjMFxQu0xIQJ/s1600-h/DSC01984.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309798969438372850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqObs8LnjMgEursfly1Qvlwf4KmYjuJR2d-0zz1rtv94Pw4Ybea_3VKfHkzIvIqQyjP1JaC6FxXlyY2EpZlUuSkteT7YmzOkd76842DjJY6UYnPZSI3OSFYoHHpSRqGutPjMFxQu0xIQJ/s320/DSC01984.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><br />My morning snack was also thanks to my director....THANK YOU!!! Fresh (free!) <span style="font-weight: bold;">pineapple</span>!! One of my favorite fruits!!! I think it was probably 1.5 cups, so I counted <span style="font-weight: bold;">2 points</span> for it. Mmmm!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-ulxL6VmyrVE6JIBXopXY-HgskRuBLB21QsZuHJVuSNhT6nH-IF8VpNaJTX9289av4kj6Lm0MQ0cBRDi_13a2x3rWnmjocv8i8VNp19iUUObUBNQubw3sm3MJNzKP44aKFshdcrWaMFP/s1600-h/DSC01986.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309798246016555570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-ulxL6VmyrVE6JIBXopXY-HgskRuBLB21QsZuHJVuSNhT6nH-IF8VpNaJTX9289av4kj6Lm0MQ0cBRDi_13a2x3rWnmjocv8i8VNp19iUUObUBNQubw3sm3MJNzKP44aKFshdcrWaMFP/s320/DSC01986.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><br />It is so nice out here in Iowa today! Over 50 degrees....aaahhh!! Just getting me ready for Florida in two weeks!! Speaking of FL I got in a tan today on my lunch and went home and had a FAST lunch before I had to be back to the office. I had a <span style="font-weight: bold;">ham, turkey, & chees</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">e wrap</span> with a side of a <span style="font-weight: bold;">sliced cucumber</span> with some <span style="font-weight: bold;">ff ranch</span> for <span style="font-weight: bold;">4 points</span>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhhv2CjkNCgVTH6302aPuIYL_rgYT8ubEg2tkLYpBvLJJFdKyi0Heava9rPYjsaKqcCNLyBaCFl-eITFy8kPJPzH1BiWyFKKK-u3DOwqeC9icxECeRrlw06UFlx9Y1yd8YglGj7PUID3b/s1600-h/DSC01987.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309798243192658434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhhv2CjkNCgVTH6302aPuIYL_rgYT8ubEg2tkLYpBvLJJFdKyi0Heava9rPYjsaKqcCNLyBaCFl-eITFy8kPJPzH1BiWyFKKK-u3DOwqeC9icxECeRrlw06UFlx9Y1yd8YglGj7PUID3b/s320/DSC01987.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><br />After work I headed to the grocery store. They have 15% off all food in the health section on Wednesdays so I had to take advantage of that! I also got some strawberries! <span style="font-weight: bold;">4lbs for $5.98</span>!! What a deal! And boy were they good!<br /><br />When I got home I had the munchies so what do I do? Grab the jar of PB! Ugh...I think after reading Krista's blog about not eating <span style="font-weight: bold;">peanut butter</span> for Lent makes me want it! I need to get rid of the jar...it's dangerous! I think I ate about <span style="font-weight: bold;">5 points</span> worth.<br /><br />The strawberries ended up being my "supper". I had <span style="font-weight: bold;">1 1/2c sliced strawberries</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">1/4c grape nuts</span>, & a <span style="font-weight: bold;">ww vanilla yogurt</span> for<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 3 points</span>. This is SO filling!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjXc-yGqpMRyPyv0MuJk4BKISSSc3h8oRWcAid7IIFZ35we6PacbToKYkLq0K1Ut__kf4-e-VLypVg_kJJT9tO4bifba2JIOHStTZFH9amUOkS0DHLYyimPQ2bB63t11XUA4NMH1rK-3P/s1600-h/DSC01988.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309798239286279650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjXc-yGqpMRyPyv0MuJk4BKISSSc3h8oRWcAid7IIFZ35we6PacbToKYkLq0K1Ut__kf4-e-VLypVg_kJJT9tO4bifba2JIOHStTZFH9amUOkS0DHLYyimPQ2bB63t11XUA4NMH1rK-3P/s320/DSC01988.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a>This is something else I picked up at the grocery store on Wednesday. They were on sale for $4.48 and I had a $1 off coupon! What a deal! So this was my "desert" for <span style="font-weight: bold;">2 points</span>!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEFQ17bsqCSiw2pCBEX7lsQznTkacDUCxrBgOdD10y04mnlIMzdXITtv2oQa3lLQxmkakBpepRPACIOGGVCXOpDjRBuRjKa8rNWsuOJmciK8YTrFkjfPjvszEbDMAelzAH16bxBjTMir3/s1600-h/DSC01990.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309798231794016994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEFQ17bsqCSiw2pCBEX7lsQznTkacDUCxrBgOdD10y04mnlIMzdXITtv2oQa3lLQxmkakBpepRPACIOGGVCXOpDjRBuRjKa8rNWsuOJmciK8YTrFkjfPjvszEbDMAelzAH16bxBjTMir3/s320/DSC01990.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5SZaBFvLfu7yfWaEmFeM2kj02uF3TTSd_NprTB57P1NTDuFrsCD1_tN8_jZVu5zulJqwJqWMG86mg30UrVslQtywu8ftvSkjDHyuwUplqYUu46hKPusrLcNsbw0JHb9Q4dhEFEQLYFgP/s1600-h/DSC01991.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309798226051847714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5SZaBFvLfu7yfWaEmFeM2kj02uF3TTSd_NprTB57P1NTDuFrsCD1_tN8_jZVu5zulJqwJqWMG86mg30UrVslQtywu8ftvSkjDHyuwUplqYUu46hKPusrLcNsbw0JHb9Q4dhEFEQLYFgP/s320/DSC01991.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><br />I forgot to share this in Tuesday's post. But I got my 16 week award, the clapping hand, aka "stay and succeed award"! Another addition to my key chain!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOx_ZjaE0lnECygbL0KKxkIWdAWwOkMjMBS43ixCiTLDPvf_FSSXa2l_xJXPNAo-wpmZlCh6DN-L1C5I-tI2K3A1XM0F5H_YdEhwWxNltxELSfeYdlyUVm9CJ37oOTlhnw0TTQBvdBYIj/s1600-h/DSC01985.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309798970420187634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOx_ZjaE0lnECygbL0KKxkIWdAWwOkMjMBS43ixCiTLDPvf_FSSXa2l_xJXPNAo-wpmZlCh6DN-L1C5I-tI2K3A1XM0F5H_YdEhwWxNltxELSfeYdlyUVm9CJ37oOTlhnw0TTQBvdBYIj/s320/DSC01985.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WEDNESDAY'S STATS</span><br /><br />POINTS = 20/23<br />WATER = 106 oz<br />EXERCISE = 20 min run & 20 min leg weights

Day 121 (Wednesday 3/4)

I did it!!! I got up Wednesday morning and got in a GREAT workout!! I ran for 20 minutes and then did 20 minutes of leg weights . Felt AMA...

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