Weigh In 8-19-17: Lifetime WI #1

So….This staying the same weight is a bit harder than I expected.

Even after my Weigh In 8-12-17: What Kelly Learned post you’d think I just have it all together, right?

Wrong.

I have to admit to you all that I fell into some bad habits last week. It is scary how fast I turned to them.

You see, I talked about how that scale is a tool that sometimes doesn’t tell the truth – that you can’t be to hung up on it.

So when I checked my weight Thursday and I was up 3 pounds….THREE POUNDS…I freaked out.

Now did I think about how I had super salty food for lunch that day and how I know I’m sensitive to salt? Nope.

I freaked.

I mean I went from 30 points to 36 for maintenance. At 30 points I was losing an average of 2 pounds per week. Mathematically it was impossible for 6 extra points a day to cause me to gain 3 pounds.

Yes, logically I should have shrugged it off and thought if the water weight didn’t fall off by weigh in it would have fell off by the next week.

But I wasn’t logical. I was irrational, and ate very little Friday, following the old Kelly plan. I drank and drank water.

I weighed in at exactly the same, which yay?

No.

I was a slave to that scale, I didn’t think rationally, and I didn’t behave properly.

But I own it. I did it, it’s over, and I’m moving on.

In a lot of ways the Weight Watcher program is meant for people like me….People that like to win. It is a double edged sword though, because it can bite you in the butt when you are not winning.

All or nothing.

Now I really realize that I have much work to do, and I’m willing to do it.

Aug 20

Spicy Sausage and Potato Soup

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I can’t believe we are heading towards the end of summer, and my attention is turning to more fall like recipes. This spicy sausage and potato soup is comfort food at it’s finest. It’s also incredibly easy and only 4 Smartpoints a cup!

This can either be cooked in the Instant Pot, or slow cooker.

Ingredients:

2 Pounds Red Potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size pieces)
1 Medium Onion, chopped
1 Pound Spicy Chicken Sausage (I use Trader Joe’s) Sliced
4 Banana Peppers, sliced in rings
3 Cups Chicken Bouillon (I use Wildtree), divided
1 Cup FF Milk
1/4 Cup Instant Mashed Potatoes
2 Tablespoons Flour
2 Teaspoons Minced Garlic
2 Teaspoons Salt
2 Teaspoons Black Pepper

Aug 17

Food Find – Trader Joe’s

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I love Trader Joe’s. I’d love it a lot more if there were one close to me, but as it is I have about a 50 minute drive to get to the one closest to me. Armed with my insulated bags I stock up on things I consider essential to my success.

Stuff is going to happen. Things will not go as planned. I love to cook and don’t do processed food to much, but when life happens you need to be prepared. Most of any “convenience” type foods that I eat are in my freezer from Trader Joe’s waiting to save the day.

I love this stuff. It is good mixed with cream cheese on a bagel thin, awesome to use to season eggs, chicken, and many, many other things. It’s 0 Smartpoints to boot!

Did you all know that I will not post a recipe on My 30 Point Life until I make it 3 times? I probably could be a bit more prolific in the recipe area if I didn’t follow that rule, but I want to make sure everything is tight in case you all decide to try it. Food is expensive and ruined food is no good.

Anyway I have one more go-round with a creamy Spicy Chicken Sausage and Potato Soup that is to DIE for before I’m ready to post. I used this chicken sausage and it is delicious. It’s 3 Smartpoints a link.

Aug 13

Italian Beef Sandwich – Instant Pot or Slow Cooker

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Italian Beef Sandwiches are one of my all time favorite meals. This is one of my favorite recipes and it was my Mom’s. You can do this in either the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or in a slow cooker.

You can also prep this in a freezer bag and freeze for later. When I’m making this I like to do two – one to make then and one to freeze and cook later!

Smartpoints on this one are going to depend on how you build your sandwich, and what kind of bread you use. The meat is 5 smartpoints for 3 ounces.

Ingredients:

3 pound rump roast

1 spaghetti sauce packet found by the gravy packets in your grocery store

1 1/2 tsp ground garlic with 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 tsp kosher salt

1 12 oz jar mild banana rings

1 12 oz jar pepperoncini peppers chopped

At cook time:

2 cups good beef stock

6-8 hoagie rolls or your preferred bread

Optional: 2 cups mozzarella cheese

Aug 09

A 30 Point Day – In the Zone

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So when I first decided I needed to change my life, and it was a decision, I knew I just needed to get a few weeks “in the zone”. No matter what diet you follow you get those times when you are in the zone – your eating is on point and you feel great.

If I get a few weeks in the zone I am usually good to go – I’m in for the long haul. Yesterday was definitely an in the zone day and I felt on top of the world.

Breakfast:

1 Hard Boiled Egg – 2 Smartpoints
1 Premier Chocolate Protein Shake (for coffee creamer) 2 Smartpoints
1 Overnight Oats – 5 Smartpoints

I was hungry, like really hungry when I woke up so I had a hard boiled egg before I left for work. You see I leave for work at 3:45 am (it’s terrible, I know) so I usually eat breakfast at work. On days like this I have learned that my body needs fuel if I am that hungry, so I eat. I ate my oats once I got to work. Yeah, I know, I eat those a lot but what works works 🙂

I was satisfied all morning long so I didn’t have a snack.

Aug 03

A 30 Point Day – Topsy Turvy

Food Find – Garden Style

Italian Sausage and Peppers

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Before I tried this I have to share with you all that I was extremely skeptical. You see I am a huge sausage and peppers fan, and I just couldn’t see how turkey sausage could be anywhere near close to being as good as regular sausage.

How wrong I was.

I had picked this up at the store just to try it. There are 5 of them and if you are counting Smartpoints they are only 4 points each.

Four. Smartpoints. Each.

That is a big bang for your Smarpoints buck. Trust me, I am not one of those Weight Watchers who will eat something and act like it’s fabulous just because it’s low points or because you can eat a crap ton of it for low Smartpoints.

Nope, I’m a food snob thank you very much. This is GOOD.

You can cut them up, and top rice or polenta with it:

You can put it on a bun with some Cape Cod chips for a 10 point dinner:

Oh, and one more thing. The sauce from this is amazing so save it! It is great on pasta or spaghetti squash!

Continue on for recipe! You can make this in the Instant Pot (pressure cooker) or in your slow cooker. I’ll include directions for both. I count 5 Smartpoints for each link due to the saute in oil.

Jul 26

Food Find – Snack Attack!

A 30 Point Day – Running Crazy

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So I’m a food prepper for sure – but sometimes things don’t work out and you have to use leftovers and other things on the fly to make sure you stay on program.

Breakfast – 7 Smartpoints

No matter how crazy my day or week is one thing is for sure – I always make sure I have grab and go breakfast. Growing up with parents who were from the south breakfast was an integral part of our culture. One did not simply skip breakfast. That was sacrilegious.

I have this Strawberry and Cream Overnight Oats recipe that is super good, but usually I go with a cup of plain, non-fat greek yogurt, 1/4 cups old fashioned oats, a dash of vanilla, a pinch of stevia, and whatever fruit I have on hand. I make 3 of these on Sunday nights (they’ll stay good for 3 days) and then have the rest of the week to make the other two for the work week.

When you use the plain non-fat Greek yogurt you get a whole cup of the yogurt and the whole thing is only 5 Smartpoints!

This is my favorite breakfast during the week because it keeps me full until lunch.

I also have to have my coffee and I use one bottle of Premier Protein (usually chocolate) as my creamer for 2 smartpoints.

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