Okay, so it has been a while since I last wrote.... As I read through my last post in November, I remember the stress I was going through and realize why I was at such a stand still with my weight loss and working out goals. Not much has really changed. Maybe I have just gotten used to the stress and have learned to handle it better. Or I've just given up on a clean house and a baby that sleeps through the night.
One stress I have eliminated is pumping. Being a nursing mom takes a lot more work than one would think. I spend about an hour and a half each day pumping (plus setting up, cleaning up, putting things away, etc). Now that I have my plan period back at school, I have been getting more done during the morning, and then I get to leave sooner. This also has freed up some of my time when I get home. I can concentrate on eating a good lunch rather than rush through something because I'm starved and need to pump at the same time.
Another stress I eliminated was the holidays. Okay, they really just came and went, but damn it they sure were stressful. Add in a ton of delicious baked goods (stress eating) and weight loss is impossible!
So I went back to Weight Watchers. I found a meeting on Mondays at noon, so I can make it after school and still have some time when I get home before I get Josie. Since I went back on 1/9, I have lost 5.2 pounds (about 2.5 both weeks I've weighed in so far). This is where my new obsession comes in. At meetings this past summer people always talked about how good the WW smoothie mixes were but I was too lazy to pull out the blender and try one.... Even after I bought a box of the mixes! Well, I finally did it. And they are delicious. If you know what you're doing. All it is is a pack of smoothie powder (I think there are 6 in a box). Add a cup of milk, the powder, and some frozen fruit to the blender, and blend. I always add a 1/2 cup of water to make more for 0 points. Fruit is 0 points, milk is 2, and the powder is 2, and it makes a large, filling smoothie for only 4 points. It is awesome! I've even subbed in Vanilla Almond milk for the same amount of points for extra flavor.
Today's recipe includes the french vanilla mix, 1 cup vanilla almond milk, peaches, cherries, and blueberries. Delish!
Oh, one more thing, to date I have lost 20 lbs! Slow and steady, but I am hoping to fit into my old shorts this summer. I don't want to buy more!
I am so excited for a new post!! I knew that if I kept checking (everyday) I would be rewarded soon... and look, it worked!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try out those smoothies. Can you get them at a regular store? Like Hyvee?
Thanks for posting. I was sitting here wasting time on the internet, and now, because of you, I am going to get up and go to the gym!!!