Day 5

Getting close to the one week mark on Weight Watchers!

Everything is going pretty great, so far. I am remembering to chart everything and being accountable for what I am eating. I am realizing that portion control is a large part of eating healthier. I didn't "overeat" all the time, but now I am just more conscious of how much (or how little) I really need to eat.

Recipe of the day: (From the Betty Crocker cook book)

Puffy Oven Pancake

2

tablespoons butter or margarine

2

eggs

1/2

cup  all-purpose flour

1/2

cup milk

1/4

teaspoon salt

Powdered sugar, if desired

• 1Heat oven to 400°F. In 9-inch glass pie plate, melt butter in oven; brush butter over bottom and side of pie plate.
• 2In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly with wire whisk or hand beater. Beat in flour, milk and salt just until mixed (do not overbeat). Pour into pie plate.
• 3Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until puffy and deep golden brown. Serve pancake immediately topped with berries. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1 Serving

 

Calories

200

 ( 

Calories from Fat

80),

 

Total Fat

9g

 

(Saturated Fat

2 1/2g,

 

Trans Fat

2g

 ), 

Cholesterol

110mg

Sodium

260mg

 

Total Carbohydrate

24g

 

(Dietary Fiber

2g

 

  Sugars

7g

 ), 

Protein

6g

 ; 

NOTE: I entered this recipe into the WW Recipe Builder App and it came out that for 1 serving (1/4 of the pancake) is 3 points plus. If you add 1 tbsp of pancake syrup and 1 tsp of powdered suger (I know I did!) that is only 2 more points, for a total of 5 points for breakfast!

Up to this point, I am very pleased with how well things are going. It has been much easier than I was thinking it was going to be, transitioning to a new (healthier) way of eating. 

I am realizing now, which I had acknowledged before, that I really really need to give up soda. Dr.Pepper is my weakness (as is caffeine) and for one bottle of soda, it's 6 points. I am not proud of this, but some weekends at work (I work evening shifts on the weekend at hospital as a CNA) I will drink 2 bottled Dr. Peppers in one shift. That ends up being almost half of my daily allowance just in soda. No bueno. 

I am so ready for change though. I need to kick the soda habit. We don't drink soda in the house very often but when I am out or at work, I generally do. 

At my doctor's appointment about 2 weeks ago, I had to get on the scale, fully dressed. I did NOT like the number that popped up (about 172 pounds). This morning, after being on weight watchers for 4 full days, I am already down to 166.2 lbs (with clothing on). I am stoked to see the numbers keep coming down. 

So, since today is Saturday, and I have to work this evening, my goal is to not drink soda. I will stick with water and for dinner, I might get a lipton's green tea.

Here's to positive changes, the willpower to see it through, and seeing results of sticking to the plan!

=)