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90-Day Challenge: Day 60 of 90

This is it … 2/3rds of the challenge is now behind me. I only have 30 days left in this challenge after today. I’m pretty amazed. It’s actually gone by much more quickly than I would have anticipated. If the scale were being more cooperative, I’m sure it would seem even faster.

Speaking of the scale being more cooperative, I’ve decided to really shake things up with my body to see if that will help. I have decided to switch to the Core plan on Weight Watchers. I’ve been doing the Flex plan which consists of counting points for everything I consume. On the Core plan, I will not have to count points for items I consume that are on the Core foods list. This list is comprised basically very whole foods like fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, etc. with no sugar, no refined carbs, etc. I will still have a weekly points allowance of 35 points to spend on treats and foods that aren’t on the core food list.

Breakfast:

SF/FF Chai latte
Fresh fruit

Lunch:

Baked potato w/salsa, onions, and tomatoes
BAS w/FF dressing

Snack:

100 calorie Balance bar – 1.5

Dinner:

Veggie burger patties
Couscous w/olive oil & FF feta
Sliced peaches

Snack:

Nonfat milk
Organic Z-bar – 2

Total: 3.5 (used 3 APs and 0.5 WPA)
WPA balance: 34.5
Water: 80 oz
Exercise: 2 miles walking – 3 AP

90-Day Challenge: Day 58 of 90

I went to my WW meeting today. As expected, I was up 2.2 pounds since my last weigh-in 2 weeks ago. I spent 7-8 minutes talking to the leader and going over my food diaries from the past 2 weeks with her. Unfortunately, she didn’t have a lot of suggestions and said that both my intake and activity look pretty good.

She said the best suggestion she could give me was to be patient and try to limit my intake of empty calories a bit more on things like the granola bars and ice cream treats. She said that eating more protein in place of the treats will help fuel my body better. I mentioned that the treats really help me stay OP since they satisfy my sweet tooth. So, instead of eating the Quaker granola bars, I’m going to try just sticking with the Organic Z-bar treats instead since they are a baked whole grain bar, contain no trans fats or high fructose corn syrup, and have 3 grams of fiber. So, in the long run, they will help satisfy my sweet tooth and aren’t as much just empty calories as what I’ve been eating.

The only other thing she mentioned was being more consistent in getting my 2 tsp of healthy oils in per day. She saw that some days I did that and other days I didn’t. She said she didn’t know if it would make a difference for me with weight loss, but that it would be beneficial nutritionally. So, I’m going to work on that as well.

Breakfast:

English muffin w/jam – 2.5
SF Chai latte – 1.7

Lunch:

Greek salad – 2.5
Grape tomatoes – 0

Snack:

Banana – 2

Dinner:

Veggie delite sub – 8.1
2 tsp olive oil – 2
Frozen yogurt – 5.2

Snack:

Nonfat milk – 3.6
Granola bars – 3.4 (the last of the box)

Total: 31.0
Water: 80 oz
Exercise: