Daily menu

Ok..yesterday didn't go as planned, but I stayed within my points, so it was OK. I substituded some things according to what we were doing. A fun thing we did yesterday was I took "old fashioned" pictures of all the kids. I am going to print them in black and white, it will be so cool :0) I also talked to DD#1's cyber teacher and was VERY VERY VERY incouraged! She had lots of great ideas we could impliment to make learning more creative and fun! I am excited to see if all that she told us to do will make a big difference for DD #1.
Today it is going to rain ALL day, so there will be no outside time! EEKK!! All those kids....stuck. in. the. house.= DISASTER!!!! LOL...it will be interesting~LOL
I am going to work on a menu and grocery list today and would like to start working on my Christmas wrapping and list making.

today's menu is:
Breakfast: coffee w/ 2Tb creamer=2pt
bagel thin=1pt...1(oz) FF cream cheese=1pt...1/2 yogurt=1pt...3 scrambles egg whites=opt

Lunch: chicken breast=2pt...1 Tb BBQ sc=0pt...bread=1pt
1/2c. bean salad=1pt
1c. soup=0pt

dinner: Taco bake=5pt
squash=0pt

Snack#1: diet soda=0pt york pattie=1pt
Snack#2: coffee w/ 2Tb creamer=2pt york pattie=1pt

Dessert: pb coolwhip things...2 of them=4pt

Total=22pts :0)

Some things I am going to look out for at the store are...fiber one yogurt...supposed to be 0 pts
and to check the points on half and half to compare to creamer?

Still no cycle! ARGG!

Daily Menu and Recipie

Good morning. Yesterday was ok...as far as eating goes...it was hard at times as those york patties were calling my name all day! We ended up going to McDonalds for ice cream last night, and a cone there is only 3 points. So, I stayed on points all day :0) I was more relaxed yesterday, we had a social worker come by and see us before the adoption, it's sad to be saying goodbye to many great people we have come to love through our years as foster parents. I am ready for a brreak though. It will have to be goodbye (to all the social workers) for now!! Anyway, it set us back about an hour or more, but we got done...on time...with no headache! It was great! I think we can manage things...but I HAVE to remember to be prayerful and know that He is in control!
Today is a normal day...so it should be ok...we have some house work to do today!

B: coffee w. 2 Tb creamer...2pt
1 bagel thin..1pt....3 egg whites...1pt...1 piece of FF ham... .5pt
1/2 yogurt...1pt

Lunch: chicken breast...2pt...bread...1pt...1 T BBQ sauce...0pt
1/2 bean salad...1pt and if needed 1c. 0 pt soup

Dinner: Beef pot pie...6pt
squash 0pt
beets opt

Dessert: pb coolwhip things 2pt

snack #1 coffee w. creamer 2pt york pattie..1pt
snack#2 coffee w/ creamer 2pt york pattie..1 pt

total 23 points...may eat 2 of the dessert things and it would be 25 points...this is high...but I feel "munchy" and PMSy...not a word....so I PLANNED for it! There's no sense in thinking that's not how I feel, I'm just gonna go with it...and plan for it! I get 26 points daily...so it's ok :0)


We had crock pot cheeseburgers for supper last night and the whole family LOVES these!
We use 1 lb ground venison..cooked
put that in greased crock pot with 1/2 c. ketchup
a little water
8oz RF Velveeta cut up
and seasonings...we use garlic pwd, onion pwd, salt and pepper
cook on low about 5 hrs
to serve put 1/4c. on a bun...and if you like put some onion rings and ketchup! YUM!
1/4c. meat mixture is 2pt

I need to go start the day....breakfast...cleaning...school...life!! Praying for a cycle or an answer!!

Cool Food Finds!

I went to Walmart last night for a few things and come across some new items...well, new to me :0) I got marinated skinless boneless chicken breasts and they are only 2 points each! I never buy chicken breasts, so this is exciting! I will eat them for lunch! the other thing was snack size york peppermint patties, these are only one point each and are to DIE FOR right out of the freezer! I was really happy with these things :0)

As far as today goes...we are on our way with school, the kids are all on "schedule", so I am happy! We are having company for dinner tonight, so I have that to get ready for. I am really trying to go at this whole life thing in a more relaxed way, maybe that will help me get a cycle! Who knows. God would want me to be more relaxed anyways...right! I feel like I have PMS...but nothing happens. I guess I am recording all of this to keep track as there were times in our adoption journey that I thought things were never going to happen, or upset because we had to wait or there was a roadblock....but His timing is PERFECT...in the long run, all the struggles we went through came out to be that He was waiting until the prefect time where we could adopt ALL 5 KIDS at ONE time! that is beyond my wildest dreams! So, I'm sure this will all come out ok,and I am looking forward to seeing what we are waiting for! this is a record so when it all happens I can look back and see the progress and the "why's" will all be answered in His perfect timing! God is so good!

Daily menu

My daily menu is this...

B: coffee w. 2Tb creamer...2pt
bagel thin w/ 1 ounce FF cream cheese...2pt
yoplait light blueberry yogurt...2pt

S#1 glass of diet soda

S#2 coffee w. 2Tb creamer...2pt and 2 graham crackers...2pt

L: 1 chicken breast...2pt w/ 2Tb BBQ sauce...1pt
broccoli..0pt
tri-bean salad ...1/2c = 1pt

D: crock pot cheeseburgers....1/4 c/ meat=2pt and thin=1pt
squash=0pt
beets=0pt

S??? not sure, the family will eat brownies per request of hubby...so who knows what I'll eat...something low in points!

Total:17 so far...that leaves a few points in case anything comes up, rob is insistent that I not let this diet thing make me "rude" ...meaning, if the kids make me a "treat" I am to graciously eat it with out making them feel bad...so I try to leave extra points for such things! LOL

Daily menu

B: coffee with 2 T creamer....2pt
1 c. shredded wheat....3pt

S #1...coffee with creamer...my leftover cup warmed again...0pt
S#2....coffee with creamer...2pt
apple..1pt and grahm cracker...1pt

L: sandwich...bread (1)...meat(1)..mustard(0)..lettuce(0)..onion (0)=2pt
broccoli & cheese (green giant)..0pt
soup 1c. ...0pt = 2pt

Dinner: pasta primevara 6pt
veggies 0pt

Dessert: pumpkin pie...the WW one...where you can eat a ton for 1 pt

Total=18 points....we'll see.

Here we go again! UGH!

Long story short... I have had a tubal REVERSAL...and am TRYING to get pregnant....but can't seem to cycle...it's been two months since I have gotten a cycle! Very frustrating!! So, I can't afford to see the Dr. who did the surgery as my ins. won't cover it...so I went to the clinic..and they did nothing!! She told me I am fat and old. I can do nothing about my age, which thirty is NOT old...but I can TRY to do something about my weight.....again....! Which brings me to the reason for this blog post and the ones to come...TRYING to get healthy with WW. I did WW before, so I know the basics of the program...and am trying to do it well. I did it all last week and only lost one pound....UGH! I worked SO hard and lost only one pound. I guess I need to back up and look at things a different way...at the Dr appt (at the clinic) I weighed 210...EEKK! and now I weight 206...still EEKK!....but at least 4 pounds are gone! :) It has been a week and a half since the Dr. appt. I was going to weigh myself on Monday morning...but am seeing that is not going to work, so I am going to change it to Fridays. We shall see. I am feeling dumpy because I paid $15,000 out of pocket for the reversal, and I feel like I put my family in a bad spot...I can't cycle, if I can't cycle, I can't get pregnant! A lot of people I know are pregnant, at church, and family members... I am feeling jealous and that is not a good thing. It does NOT honor God...at all... I feel depressed....not honoring to God at all... I could go on and on...but that will do no good. I need to be prayerful and grateful for all He has done for me! We are adopting 5 kids on Nov. 20th!! That is amazing and wonderful! Two of my 7 kids just had Birthdays! We took a fun day trip! There is so much to praise God about, I am just really hung up on the negative and it is creating stress in more ways than I can count. It's gotta end! Now I am off to another full day of school, kids, and life!