Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[CdnBuzzFan]

My plan of attack for Thanksgiving is to go to Canada where it will just be Thursday. DH, DD17, and I are doing our celebration without a food focus. Last year we went to Switzerland and I lost 2#. We reserve Christmas for families, but Thanksgiving is ours.

On the piecrust issue, Pillsbury refrigerated crusts are better than what I can do from scratch --- and much easier.

Have fun in Canada, Sandi! Wave if you see me.

I use Tenderflake frozen pie crust. I figure why bother going to the trouble of making it myself when they've done such a great job!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

It's 10:08 and I'm finally sitting down to eat breakfast. I made an omelette this morning. I took a picture of it to post later. I've decided to give myself a challenge: I'm going to use a different cookbook each week from my own stock pile of cookbooks and make two or three meals from each one every week. This week I'm using my Loony Spoons cookbook and my omelette recipe was from there. Tonight it's unrolled cabbage rolls. I've never made cabbage rolls before so we'll see how that goes. I'll give you my reviews next week.

Have a great weekend!

 

[disbabyndaddy]

I like that: Thanksgiving is a DAY. This is my first holiday season on WW, so fingers crossed.

Our family will gather at my folks' house, and my mom is an excellent "homestyle cooking" cook! There is no way I can not enjoy what she fixes, but I'm not going to go overboard. But I plan on not going back for seconds as I would have in the past, eat slowly and take time to enjoy what I'm eating (since I won't be re-filling my plate...what's there is all I'm getting) instead of scarfing it down like I haven't had a meal in four days.

Since joining WW in January, I've taken my digital food scale home a number of times, especially in the beginning. I may do that on Thanksgiving too, just so I can monitor exactly how much I have and not guessing (incorrectly) when I sit down to track the meal afterwards. I know I'll go over for the day, but at least it will be correct points-wise.

Then, on Friday and the rest of the weekend, my DH and I will DECORATE for Christmas!!! It's one of our favorite "activities" of the year!! I'm hoping to be so busy, jolly listening to Christmas music & happy seeing all my decorations come alive again that I won't be heading to the kitchen or sitting around on the extra days off watching TV & snacking.

Happy Friday all ~ here's to a GREAT weekend of smart choices!!

 

[sjms71]

I do bake pies, Stephanie, and my pie crust tip is buy frozen! Sorry I couldn't be more help. Mostly everything I bake is from scratch but I've always used a frozen pie crust. What trouble do you usually have??

My plan of attack for Thanksgiving is to go to Canada where it will just be Thursday. DH, DD17, and I are doing our celebration without a food focus. Last year we went to Switzerland and I lost 2#. We reserve Christmas for families, but Thanksgiving is ours.

On the piecrust issue, Pillsbury refrigerated crusts are better than what I can do from scratch --- and much easier.

My pie crust always falls apart. I always buy a frozen one as a "backup". I should just give it up and use a frozen one but, dang it I am determined to make a perfect pie crust from scratch. I am going to try a different recipe with butter no crisco so, we will see. My plan of attack for Thanksgiving will be IT'S A HOLIDAY NOT A HOLI-WEEK!. It will just be DH, DD,DS and me, no other family. So not any pre meal snacky things. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

"Every morning you wake up, is another chance to GET IT RIGHT"

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Happy Weekend!

Here is a picture of something that I made last week from the author of the Dinner Survival cookbook. Its a dish that I saw her make on her cooking show. Here's the link if you would like to make it yourself. http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/Poultry/recipe.html?dishid=7304

Thai Chicken Chicken Salad with Noodles

This was the second time I made it. The chicken is marinated overnight and is nice and juicy. I took the picture before I sprinkled it with cilantro and mint leaves (I didn't use the peanuts -- extra points!) and it looked even better then. It was 15 points for everything you see on my plate. It's a lot of points but then again, it was a lot of food!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Remember the gingerbread that I said I was making on Wednesday last week? Well, here's why I made it.

I wanted to make a mini gingerbread cupcake (based on my obsession with Disney's Butter Finger cupcake at Starring Roles Cafe at DHS). I made them in my mini cupcake pan and put buttercream icing on them, dipped them in melted chocolate chips and rolled them in crushed gingerbread candy canes.

DH and DS liked them but I didn't. The cake was too light and airy for this and they just didn't taste right to me. I gave one to a friend but I havent heard what she thought of them.

Anyway, just thought you'd like to see them.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

...And now for a report on some recipes I've made so far from my Loony Spoons cookbook...

This was breakfast yesterday morning.

Man, was this ever good! One egg + 1 egg white, garlic, onions, red pepper, zucchini, ham and mozzarella cheese. It was filling, too! The cheese didn't get melted enough but that's not the fault of the recipe. If (when!) I make it again, I'll just put some of the cheese on the bottom. Anyway, with my pear and yogurt, yesterday's breakfast was 6 points!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Here is my first attempt at cabbage rolls.

They're actually called unrolled cabbage rolls because the meat/rice mixture is cooked between two layers of cabbage. This was sooooo good! If I had had 9 extra points left in my day, I would have had seconds! It's made with ground turkey instead of ground beef. I forgot to take a picture of it while it was on my plate so this is what was left in the pan. DS, no big surprise, wouldn't eat it. It was 9 points for 1 quarter of the pan. I made it in a 9 X 9 pan so a 1/4 serving was huge and enough for the whole meal. I didn't serve it with anything else. I'll definitely be making this again!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I made these pancakes for breakfast this morning. I got 16 out of the batch and used my 1/4 cup measuring cup to make them. They're technically not from the Looney Spoons cookbook but they are from the show Eat Shrink and be Merry that the authors of the cookbook have on the Food Network.

Banana Blueberry Pancakes!

I love these pancakes! I usually have them in the freezer. I've topped them with yogurt and a mashed banana. They're 2pts each or 2 pancakes for 5 pts. The yogurt adds another point so breakfast this morning was 6 points.

 

[sjms71]

As always , everything looks amazing. Great job, I have an omelet that looks like that several days a week, just love them and so filling. As, for the cupcake despite how it may have tasted it looked delicious and I am not crazy about gingerbread either.

 

[NC State]

Remember the gingerbread that I said I was making on Wednesday last week? Well, here's why I made it.
I wanted to make a mini gingerbread cupcake (based on my obsession with Disney's Butter Finger cupcake at Starring Roles Cafe at DHS). I made them in my mini cupcake pan and put buttercream icing on them, dipped them in melted chocolate chips and rolled them in crushed gingerbread candy canes.

DH and DS liked them but I didn't. The cake was too light and airy for this and they just didn't taste right to me. I gave one to a friend but I havent heard what she thought of them.

Anyway, just thought you'd like to see them.

They look like my "spice" muffins. I fix one box of Spice Cake Mix and one can of pumkin along with a few drops of water if needed. I think one muffin comes out to three points.

 

[Sandi]

All those foods looked amazing Jessie. I think I'm with your son on the cabbage unrolls though!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

All those foods looked amazing Jessie. I think I'm with your son on the cabbage unrolls though!

Oh come on! Just ONE bite!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

This is a very tough time of year, I am having a little bit of a struggle maintenaning myself. Just hang in and try to muster through the rest of the year the best you can.

So tell us about it Stephanie. Maybe we can help.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

It's quiet here today. Is everyone busy getting things ready for Thanksgiving??

 

[sjms71]

So tell us about it Stephanie. Maybe we can help.

I think mine is stress, son still not sleeping in his room, pediatrician wants us to take him to a counselor. Not sure if that will help, actually don't think it will but will give it a try. But that is nothing, I have a bratty, hormonal 13 year old daughter that has just been impossible the last few weeks. Next week is my kids last week of school until January and we have nothing planned . My problem is BLT's I just pick, pick, pick and it's too easy to say, I don't have to weigh in this week. So, I think I am going to weigh in weekly no matter what.


As for getting ready for Thanksgiving, Yes, been busy cleaning, finished my shopping this morning. Debating whether I want to put my wreaths on my windows.

 

[BabyTigger99]

Oh man, I have THREE Thanksgivings this week!! First one is today, food day at work. Thankfully, it will be AFTER my weigh in at 11:30! Then, going to my sister in law's house on Thanksgiving Day, and having Thanksgiving with my parents on Saturday. On the bright side, they are all small celebrations, so I don't think there will be mounds and mounds of food (hopefully!). I worked out last night, but I am terribly sore today! I would like to go to Zumba tonight, but I have a feeling I am only going to be able to handle walking on the treadmill. And, power shopping on Friday should hopefully burn some calories!!

 

[sjms71]

Hello everyone, I am sure everyone is very busy and will be the next few days, I know I will. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and safe travels. I know Food holidays are not our favorite on the WW plan but, although we "may" not lose weight this week we can all be successful. We should all make a goal to get through the weekend, it could be as simple as going for a short walk on Thanksgivng or even waiting 10 minutes or so before we grab a second helping of stuffing. All it takes are little changes to be successful, we can do it. Remember it's a HOLIDAY not a HOLI-WEEK or MONTH

 

[Sandi]

Hello everyone, I am sure everyone is very busy and will be the next few days, I know I will. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and safe travels. I know Food holidays are not our favorite on the WW plan but, although we "may" not lose weight this week we can all be successful. We should all make a goal to get through the weekend, it could be as simple as going for a short walk on Thanksgivng or even waiting 10 minutes or so before we grab a second helping of stuffing. All it takes are little changes to be successful, we can do it. Remember it's a HOLIDAY not a HOLI-WEEK or MONTH

Good advice Stephanie. You're an inspiration.

Happy Thanksgiving to all our US WWs and Happy Thursday to you Canadians!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our US WWs and Happy Thursday to you Canadians!

I thought this was Wednesday!