Hey Everyone
How is your week going so far? Myself, my husband and my parents depart for our vacation in Maine this coming Friday. It's all that I can think about!!! No TV, no phone, no computer- just reading, fishing, hiking, napping and spending quality time with the family. I will though miss my Monday night meeting and sending out my weekly e-mails :( I did pack ALL of my recipes and WW stuff to try new recipes and keep on track. Ladies and Gentlemen.... my blog/recipes are going on the road!!!! :) I will take pictures like usual and will post my reviews/pictures when I return. I am really excited about my 1st vacation on the program. Many may dread it since there are so many temptations and your routine is totally off. Don't get me wrong- it will be super hard but I am looking forward to the challenge and reporting back on how I made out.
I found some super awesome recipes this week and hope to send out one more e-mail before I go Internet-less for 10.5 days! I also put together some articles that I found over the week that I thought were really interesting.
I managed to try a new recipe this evening. Chicken Breasts with Parmesan Crust ( included in the 70608 doc). It was super yummy!!!!!! It was super easy and I had all the ingredients at the house without having to go to the store. Nice way to spice up chicken. I can't wait to make this again. Picture attached. ( see my other blog for recipes and picture)
Enjoy the recipes and please let me know if you try any! Together, it can be done!
Enjoy and God Bless
Michele Lucchine
Recipes included in this document:
Strawberry spinach salad
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Cheesecake Pudding Pie
Black Bean Dip
Oven Baked Chicken
Tomato soup pork chops
Cinnamon Applesauce Pancakes
Creamy Carrots and Peas
Peppermint Patties
Chicken Quesadillas
Mexican Chicken Casserole
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
My big "announcement is" ....
I MET MY WEIGHT WATCHERS GOAL WEIGHT AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING!!!
I cannot even believe it. Now that this day is here, I do not think it has fully sunk in yet. I can remember my first weight watchers’ meeting like it was yesterday. I remember walking through the doors of WW for the first time with my head down, I didn't like how I felt and I didn't like how I looked. I let food and my schedule take over my life for far too long and I was unhappy for too many years. However, not today, today is a brand NEW ME. I wake up every morning and am so grateful for the wonderful blessings that I have received over the last 10 months on this journey. I have to say that the #1 thing that got me to where I am today is all of you, these e-mails and my blog. It kept me motivated to look for new recipes, tips and ideas for the WW program.
I wish that I could meet you all in person and personally thank you for the encouragement and motivation that you have given to me. I am truly blessed to have met each of you through WW. I get excited to hear everyone’s stories and how their week went- good or bad. Even though I have reached my goal weight and on my way to becoming a Lifetime Member, I plan to still attending my weekly meetings to make sure I stay on track. It's amazing how fast those old habits come back to haunt us. I was thinking to myself, how can I go and celebrate this big event?? 1st thing that came to my mind was driving down to dairy queen for a blizzard... how funny would that have been :*P.
On Roni's blog this week, she posted the question “What have you gained from your weight loss journey?". There were tons of replies made by other women that hit really close to home for me. I made a list of their answers that fit how I feel about meeting my goal and what I have gained from this wonderful experience.
Finally, I said I would do this when I met my goal, I have attached my before WW and now pictures. Many on this e-mail list I have not met before and some have only seen me 1/2 way through my journey. I don't remember the woman in the before pictures and I plan to NEVER meet her again!! I have to give much credit to my wonderful husband for taking the time to shoot my "now" pictures this evening. I wanted to capture the feeling on the actual day that I met my goal.Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for all the encouragement and motivation you have sent me along the way. I wish there was more that I can say to express how grateful I am.
It can be done!!!
Enjoy and God Bless! ~ Michele
http://www.blogtolose.com/profile/Michele25 - see this blog for my pictures
http://tothepointwwblog.blogspot.com/
· Started to like fruits and veggies· Became less afraid to appear in photos
· Exercise is becoming fun and something to be enjoyed
· Foot pains significantly diminished
· No longer had to shop in plus-sized stores
· Doctor extremely excited and proud about my weight loss
· Fit into an old pair of "skinny" jeans
· Wedding and engagement rings fall
· Parents are extremely proud of me
· Bad cholesterol lowered
· Can wear size "small" (I went from a size 18 to an 8 in 10 months!!)
· Realize I'm more outgoing and self-confident than I've ever been
· Intrinsically believe that there's nothing I can't do
· I've gained an awareness of what I'm putting in my body, and in what portions.
· I've met all kinds of interesting people, both online and at WW meetings, who I now think of as friends
· I have gained energy and a love of fitness
· I have gained more self confidence. Not because I am in a particular size but because I am setting goals and reaching them
· I have gained a knowledge and appreciation of food that is good for me. Food that fuels my body not just tastes good.
· I have gained a sense of purpose. I love doing what I’m doing. I love sharing information and ideas. I feel like I’m doing something I am meant to do and that I love to do.
I cannot even believe it. Now that this day is here, I do not think it has fully sunk in yet. I can remember my first weight watchers’ meeting like it was yesterday. I remember walking through the doors of WW for the first time with my head down, I didn't like how I felt and I didn't like how I looked. I let food and my schedule take over my life for far too long and I was unhappy for too many years. However, not today, today is a brand NEW ME. I wake up every morning and am so grateful for the wonderful blessings that I have received over the last 10 months on this journey. I have to say that the #1 thing that got me to where I am today is all of you, these e-mails and my blog. It kept me motivated to look for new recipes, tips and ideas for the WW program.
I wish that I could meet you all in person and personally thank you for the encouragement and motivation that you have given to me. I am truly blessed to have met each of you through WW. I get excited to hear everyone’s stories and how their week went- good or bad. Even though I have reached my goal weight and on my way to becoming a Lifetime Member, I plan to still attending my weekly meetings to make sure I stay on track. It's amazing how fast those old habits come back to haunt us. I was thinking to myself, how can I go and celebrate this big event?? 1st thing that came to my mind was driving down to dairy queen for a blizzard... how funny would that have been :*P.
On Roni's blog this week, she posted the question “What have you gained from your weight loss journey?". There were tons of replies made by other women that hit really close to home for me. I made a list of their answers that fit how I feel about meeting my goal and what I have gained from this wonderful experience.
Finally, I said I would do this when I met my goal, I have attached my before WW and now pictures. Many on this e-mail list I have not met before and some have only seen me 1/2 way through my journey. I don't remember the woman in the before pictures and I plan to NEVER meet her again!! I have to give much credit to my wonderful husband for taking the time to shoot my "now" pictures this evening. I wanted to capture the feeling on the actual day that I met my goal.Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for all the encouragement and motivation you have sent me along the way. I wish there was more that I can say to express how grateful I am.
It can be done!!!
Enjoy and God Bless! ~ Michele
http://www.blogtolose.com/profile/Michele25 - see this blog for my pictures
http://tothepointwwblog.blogspot.com/
· Started to like fruits and veggies· Became less afraid to appear in photos
· Exercise is becoming fun and something to be enjoyed
· Foot pains significantly diminished
· No longer had to shop in plus-sized stores
· Doctor extremely excited and proud about my weight loss
· Fit into an old pair of "skinny" jeans
· Wedding and engagement rings fall
· Parents are extremely proud of me
· Bad cholesterol lowered
· Can wear size "small" (I went from a size 18 to an 8 in 10 months!!)
· Realize I'm more outgoing and self-confident than I've ever been
· Intrinsically believe that there's nothing I can't do
· I've gained an awareness of what I'm putting in my body, and in what portions.
· I've met all kinds of interesting people, both online and at WW meetings, who I now think of as friends
· I have gained energy and a love of fitness
· I have gained more self confidence. Not because I am in a particular size but because I am setting goals and reaching them
· I have gained a knowledge and appreciation of food that is good for me. Food that fuels my body not just tastes good.
· I have gained a sense of purpose. I love doing what I’m doing. I love sharing information and ideas. I feel like I’m doing something I am meant to do and that I love to do.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Recipes and Articles 7/12/08
Hey Everyone
How is your weekend going? Boy is it hot out there. To beat the heat, my mom and I went shopping early this morning. There are some great sales out there this weekend. I needed to pick up some more clothes for the summer time. I needed a whole new wardrobe, it's a fantastic feeling- but I have been buying new pcs here and there. Even if you just started your weight loss journey, head out and buy yourself an article of clothing that is your new size or the next size down. Use it as motivation for the next few weeks, its really works!
So I came across this site this weekend when looking for store coupons: http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/. Check it out, it's a must.
Didn't try new recipes this week, just make alot of the ones I've made before and threw together some basic/quick dinners too. I hope to head to the food store tomorrow and stock up on ingredients to make new things this week coming up. I also put together some articles I found over the week that I thought would be useful to everyone, hope you enjoy them.
See most of you on Monday... I may have a big announcement that night... stay tuned..... :)
Enjoy and God Bless! ~ Michele
http://www.blogtolose.com/profile/Michele25
http://tothepointwwblog.blogspot.com/
Recipes in this week's document: (see other blog for attachments)
Jamican Jerk Chicken Wrap
Smore Snack
Banana bread muffins
Sweet chicken
Cheesy Chicken Pita Pockets
Flavorful brown rice
Foreman Pork Chops
Chocolate Cream Cheese Oats
Hashbrown Casserole
ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE MUFFINS
Vegetable Fried Rice
Oven baked garlic chicken
How is your weekend going? Boy is it hot out there. To beat the heat, my mom and I went shopping early this morning. There are some great sales out there this weekend. I needed to pick up some more clothes for the summer time. I needed a whole new wardrobe, it's a fantastic feeling- but I have been buying new pcs here and there. Even if you just started your weight loss journey, head out and buy yourself an article of clothing that is your new size or the next size down. Use it as motivation for the next few weeks, its really works!
So I came across this site this weekend when looking for store coupons: http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/. Check it out, it's a must.
Didn't try new recipes this week, just make alot of the ones I've made before and threw together some basic/quick dinners too. I hope to head to the food store tomorrow and stock up on ingredients to make new things this week coming up. I also put together some articles I found over the week that I thought would be useful to everyone, hope you enjoy them.
See most of you on Monday... I may have a big announcement that night... stay tuned..... :)
Enjoy and God Bless! ~ Michele
http://www.blogtolose.com/profile/Michele25
http://tothepointwwblog.blogspot.com/
Recipes in this week's document: (see other blog for attachments)
Jamican Jerk Chicken Wrap
Smore Snack
Banana bread muffins
Sweet chicken
Cheesy Chicken Pita Pockets
Flavorful brown rice
Foreman Pork Chops
Chocolate Cream Cheese Oats
Hashbrown Casserole
ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE MUFFINS
Vegetable Fried Rice
Oven baked garlic chicken
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
60 lbs down, 1.8 more lbs to go!
Meeting yesterday went great. I thought I was going to stay the same but I ended up pulling off a 1.4 lbs lossfor the week, I was dancing inside when I saw my sheet. I realized that I had only 1.8 more lbs to go to reach my goal weight. I don't think it has sunk in yet. I started WW in late Sept and it's now mid July and I am so close to goal. Can't even believe it. I started working on my before album that I promised to publish once I met my goal weight. I don't have a ton of after pictures yet so I will have to break out the camera and have my hubby help me start my after album. I am going to push even harder this week since I am so close - fingers crossed!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Recipes and Reviews 7/6/08
Hey Everyone
Sorry it's been over a week since I've been in touch with everyone. Been super busy and away from the computer alot. Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend. We only had one bbq to go to but I did well. Made sure to eat before we went and drank water the entire time. I was pleased with the menu. They did have chicken, which I was super excited about and I ate all the fruit I could to fill up on. Friends of ours went to Lancaster for shopping yesterday. I packed little snacks and water since I knew we would be gone all day. We went to Fudruckers for lunch- yuck!. I walked in and instantly wanted to walk right back out. The problem is they had no healthy items on their menu. They also did not post their nutritional values on their site or in the restaurant. I ordered the grilled chicken and tossed the bun before I even looked or smelled it- the bun had to be 6 points on it's own. I did splurge and get the potato wedges since one pcs of chicken wouldn't cut it. It's just gettin g annoying having to worry about what I am going to eat when we go out. Places need to get with the program and offer more healthier items and sides on their menus. They did have salad but from the look of what the put on top, a burger would have been just the same amount of points. Then for dinner, my friends waned to order a pizza- another dilemma for me. I had 1/2 pcs and said I wasn't hungry. When we got home ( it was 845pm by that time) I ate a huge bowl of carrots and an apple so I didn't miss out on my fruit/veggies for the day. We'll know at tomorrow's meeting if the eating out had any real affect, fingers crossed!
I did get to try some new things out this week and includeed the reviews below and attached pictures.
Sweet Potato Fries ( greenlitebites.com) I don't think I ever included the recipe in an e-mail but saw it on her site and wanted to try it out. Boy was it good!! I don't like curry ( didn't have it either) so I used cinnamon instead. I am going to make these again. Super yummy and really filling. (pic attached)
Southwestern Chicken Skillet- LOVED IT!!!! Will be making it again this week since I have 1/2 the velvetta cheese left over. I used seasoned diced tomatoes which I don't recommend. Hubby couldn't stop telling me how much he loved this dish. I had leftovers for the next few days too. I paired this with the fries and steamed veggies. A whole cup was one serving. (pic attached)
Whole grain banana pancakes- I haven't had pancakes in awhile since they are high in points but this was super easy to make and really yummy! I've never used whole wheat flour before and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. It make 9 servings but I only made two pancakes and tossed the rest. I should have made them all and froze them but I was in a rush and wasn't thinking this morning. I used SF syrup and topped with sliced strawberries (pic attached)
Hershey Bar Haystacks- I wasn't sure if I'd like them cause I thought it would taste so much like the cereal, but I was WRONG. These were so yummy. They were bigger than I thought and really helped me crave the chocolate fix I was having after dinner. I will make these again and freeze them for a rainy day. Fiber made me really full the rest of the night. (pic attached)
** see my other blog for review pics and recipe attachment)
Enjoy and God Bless! ~ Michele
http://www.blogtolose.com/profile/Michele25
http://tothepointwwblog.blogspot.com/
Recipes attached to this e-mail:
Plum Mini Phyllo cups
Chicken Nuggets
Cake made with Coke
Chicken Breasts with Parmesan Crust
Chicken Vino
Chicken Melt Sandwich
Marinated Asparagus
Peanut Brittle with Splenda
EASY Macaroni and Cheese
Dreamy Chocolate Fudge
Sorry it's been over a week since I've been in touch with everyone. Been super busy and away from the computer alot. Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend. We only had one bbq to go to but I did well. Made sure to eat before we went and drank water the entire time. I was pleased with the menu. They did have chicken, which I was super excited about and I ate all the fruit I could to fill up on. Friends of ours went to Lancaster for shopping yesterday. I packed little snacks and water since I knew we would be gone all day. We went to Fudruckers for lunch- yuck!. I walked in and instantly wanted to walk right back out. The problem is they had no healthy items on their menu. They also did not post their nutritional values on their site or in the restaurant. I ordered the grilled chicken and tossed the bun before I even looked or smelled it- the bun had to be 6 points on it's own. I did splurge and get the potato wedges since one pcs of chicken wouldn't cut it. It's just gettin g annoying having to worry about what I am going to eat when we go out. Places need to get with the program and offer more healthier items and sides on their menus. They did have salad but from the look of what the put on top, a burger would have been just the same amount of points. Then for dinner, my friends waned to order a pizza- another dilemma for me. I had 1/2 pcs and said I wasn't hungry. When we got home ( it was 845pm by that time) I ate a huge bowl of carrots and an apple so I didn't miss out on my fruit/veggies for the day. We'll know at tomorrow's meeting if the eating out had any real affect, fingers crossed!
I did get to try some new things out this week and includeed the reviews below and attached pictures.
Sweet Potato Fries ( greenlitebites.com) I don't think I ever included the recipe in an e-mail but saw it on her site and wanted to try it out. Boy was it good!! I don't like curry ( didn't have it either) so I used cinnamon instead. I am going to make these again. Super yummy and really filling. (pic attached)
Southwestern Chicken Skillet- LOVED IT!!!! Will be making it again this week since I have 1/2 the velvetta cheese left over. I used seasoned diced tomatoes which I don't recommend. Hubby couldn't stop telling me how much he loved this dish. I had leftovers for the next few days too. I paired this with the fries and steamed veggies. A whole cup was one serving. (pic attached)
Whole grain banana pancakes- I haven't had pancakes in awhile since they are high in points but this was super easy to make and really yummy! I've never used whole wheat flour before and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. It make 9 servings but I only made two pancakes and tossed the rest. I should have made them all and froze them but I was in a rush and wasn't thinking this morning. I used SF syrup and topped with sliced strawberries (pic attached)
Hershey Bar Haystacks- I wasn't sure if I'd like them cause I thought it would taste so much like the cereal, but I was WRONG. These were so yummy. They were bigger than I thought and really helped me crave the chocolate fix I was having after dinner. I will make these again and freeze them for a rainy day. Fiber made me really full the rest of the night. (pic attached)
** see my other blog for review pics and recipe attachment)
Enjoy and God Bless! ~ Michele
http://www.blogtolose.com/profile/Michele25
http://tothepointwwblog.blogspot.com/
Recipes attached to this e-mail:
Plum Mini Phyllo cups
Chicken Nuggets
Cake made with Coke
Chicken Breasts with Parmesan Crust
Chicken Vino
Chicken Melt Sandwich
Marinated Asparagus
Peanut Brittle with Splenda
EASY Macaroni and Cheese
Dreamy Chocolate Fudge
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