accountability and moderation are key

Last week

at my Weight Watcher's meeting,
I volunteered to take home the class journal.

You see, I need accountability.

I don't know if anyone will really even look at it,

but it helped to commit to keeping track of everything

I put in my mouth.

The week before I'd lost .6 and the week before 1 lb.

After choosing to be really acountable,

I lost 3 lbs. for a total of 33.6.

YIPPEE!

I've also found myself thinking a lot

about the quote in my last post.

Instant gratification

has become such an expectation in our world today,

and I see entitlement as a

c u l t u r a l

way of life.

Well...I'm finding that living a life of

moderation:
{living within reasonable limits and never to excess &
with self-restraint in the face of temptation or desire}

is what I really want.

I know that when I wake up in the morning

after staying within the limits I set for myself

I feel

so

much

better!

It's not easy!

{And I still give into temptation more often than I care to admit}.

But I wore a dress to a wedding this weekend that was

3

sizes

smaller

than the last dress I wore!

Yeah...that feels

a

lot

better!

I wish potato chips were considered a vegetable!

I really wanted to trade my

Wachusett potato chips

for a bag of

"Lay's Classic,"

~MY FAVORITES~

to eat with my 1/2 sandwich for lunch.

I L.O.V.E. Lay's potato chips! I think I love them more than chocolate, cake, and cookies!

But I decided to check the Points Value.

As it turns out, the Lay's have twice as many points!

There's a 1/2 oz. more in the Lay's bag. But the comparison between

grams of fat was amazing! {7 grams of fat in the

Wachusett brand compared to 15 grams in the Lay's!}

I opted for the Wachusett chips!

I think I deserve a BRAVO sticker at my next WW meeting, don't you?

loss is gain!

I have had a few slip ups,

but I'm learning to forgive myself and move on.

I'm down 20.8 lbs. as of my last weigh in.

YIPPEE!

I though I'd share my daughter's recipe for

low point croutons.

They really are delicious and guilt free! Not only is this bread delicious

and ONE POINT for TWO SLICES...

but I make croutons with it that are

as delicious as they are guilt free. :)

Cut up the bread into 16 pieces.

Put them in a container that closes tightly.

Add a teeny tiny bit of vegetable oil

and then garlic powder,

salt, and pepper.
Cover and shake

for literally 5 minutes.
The more you shake the less oil you can use

because the more it spreads out between all the little pieces.

Put the pieces on a cookie sheet and
bake at 450 for about ten minutes

or until they're nice and brown.
It's fool proof and so yummy.

Even non-dieters love them.

Crystal and a friend are administrators of THE FITNESS FOODIES group on Facebook.

It really is a helpful place to share recipes and encouragement.

Check it out !

Making progress...

Since I (re)joined Weight Watchers I have lost 15 lbs.and my daughter has lost 12.8!

Thank you so much for your encouragement and prayers!

It means so much!

BEFORE

I'm joining Weight Watchers with my daughter today.

 I'm already a lifetime member, actually.

To achieve lifetime member status I had to reach my goal weight

and maintain the loss for six weeks...

and I DID IT!

{I think that was back in 1973.} 

Well, today's a new day!

This is the day the Lord has made;  let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Psalm 118: 24

Would you say a prayer for us?

please?