Stuck in Park

That explains how I feel right now. Stuck. I can say that I am not doing much to get myself out of park. I am stressed out. A lot of stuff is building up and it is hard to deal with it all. I am feeling kind of blue too. Matt is still not feeling his best, so I am spending a lot of time doing things on my own. I am not always my best motivator. I KNOW what I need to do, but it is just a matter of getting myself to do it.

I have not been cooking that much this week either. I did however make meatloaf from the Kraft Canada site, which is a recipe I have made before. It is really good and simple to make. What I did different is to cook it in a 12 tin muffin tray, making 12 mini meatloafs. This is actually what I ate for dinner a night this week, as Matt was not feeling good enough to eat much. It was a good way to portion control the meatloaf. I will definitely be doing this again, but next time I will freeze a few of them for quick dinners.

Weight loss wise I have lost 1.8 of the 2.6 pounds I gained. I have been trying my best to keep my hands busy, which has been helping to stop me from snacking at night. I have new obsession, hairband and bow making. I don't have any children but it I keep going I may have enough to go in a craft sale. Lol! I started making them for a friend's little girl and I cannot stop, once I have some finished I will post some picture.

I have a Weight Watchers chocolate chip cookie that I want to try, but I need to get a few more ingredients first. Once I make them I will be sure to post a recipe review.
~Eryn

Friday weigh in results and an eye opener

Hello everyone!

Well I have posted about my lack of enthusiasm about tracking, and I did track for a few days and then I slacked off (yes- again). The results of this are a 2.4 lbs weight gain. BOO! But totally my own doing. I have tracked for 2 days consistently this new Weight Watchers week. Not much, but a start.

This is hopefully the wake up I need to get my butt back in gear. I have walked almost every day last week, like good long walks, not short little walks. I have been trying again. I am uncomfortable at this weight and I am smaller than I have been in a few years, not that I small by any means (yet). I want to be healthier so starting a family is easier. I want to have more energy for work and be a good role model for my preschool and kindergarten children. I want to weigh less than my boyfriend. I want to wear shorts and feel ok about it. These are some of the reasons I want to lose this weight. It feel like it is a curse that I have carried my whole life, something I want to be free of.

I am going to try my best to cook everyday this week. Something I haven't really done since Matt has been sick. I am going to go through the freezer and pantry and try to use some of what we have, as money is tight right now. I need to find some budget friendly meals. Anyone know of any websites or recipes for these? Let me know your favorite!

~Eryn :)

Weigh in and a summer treat

Happy Canada Day!

It's a long weekend for me, which is much needed. Work has been busy, as kids are out of school and in care full time so we have more children thrown into our daycare mix. On the plus side beach days start soon, so it's nice to get the children out of the centre for a day.

Weight Watcher's wise I weighed in this morning and was down 0.8lbs. I am happy with that, as I gained last week and I didn't track this week at all. I needed a break and I took it. I started tracking again today. I also started walking more consistently, as I had not been really walking at all. This coming week I would like to get 40 Activity Points, and not eat them. I really want to reach my 2nd 10% weight goal.

I went for dinner at my father in law's tonight and I wanted to make a dessert that didn't cost me like a million Points +. I remembered a dessert that was featured on the Biggest Loser, and it was Jell-O mixed with Cool Whip. Since it is Canada and everything is closed, I looked through the cupboards and I had tons of Jell-O and no Cool Whip, but I had Dream Whip. So I searched Kraft Canada and found a recipe that I could tweak. It was called "Fruity Mousse Cups." I changed the fruit cocktail to frozen strawberries, as my father in law is allergic to cherries and I didn't feel like killing him, LOL. I also changed the Cool Whip to Dream Whip as that is what I had. It was yummy and point friendly.

Strawberry Mousse Cups
Source: Inspired by: Kraft Canada
Serving: 4 • Size of Serving: 1/4 of serving dish • Points+: 4
Calories: 140.9 • Fat: 1.9g • Protien: 2.4g • Carbs: 31.9g • Fibre: 1.1g

• 1 Package Strwberry Jell-O
• 1 Package Dream Whip made according to package directions or 1 cup Cool Whip
  
• 1 ½ cups Fresh or Frozen (defrosted) Strawberries
• ¾ boiling water (for Jell-O)
• 2 Cups Ice (for Jell-O)

First make the Dream Whip according to the package directions and set aside to set (if you have Cool Whip skip this step- obviously).

Defrost the strawberries if you are using frozen and drain if there is excess water. If strawberries are whole, chop them into pieces. Place them into the bottom of the dish you are using. A 8X8 square dish or a similar size round dish.

Next make the Jell-O. Boil ¾ cup water and mix with the Jell-O powder. Stir 2 minutes or until powder is dissolved. Next add 2 cups ice and stir until Jell-O starts to set, 3-5 minutes. Remove any left over ice cubes.

Add 1 cup Dream Whip (or ¾ Cool Whip) into Jell-O. Gently stir until mixed. Pour mixture on top of strawberries. Chill until set. Spread remaining Dream Whip on top of the Mousse or top with remaining ¼ cup Cool Whip if that is what you are using.

***This was SO good!! Definitely a nice treat for a hot summer day. Everyone enjoyed it and said it was a make again dessert. It would be good with all kinds of different fruit/ Jell-O combinations.

Enjoy!

~Eryn