My 11 Point Surprise

Hey Vern: Imagine my surprise and delight to finally, finally get released from my training tonight, only to find something--what the heck?--under my windshield wiper as I tried to peel out of there. So I unbuckled and opened the door, and knew immediately who my secret admirer must be. 

I was touched, until I came home and did the point calculations for a bag of Swedish Fish. Yes, I understand that there are 3.5 servings in said bag. But you and I both know that, for grownups, 7 fishies does not a serving size make. So, yeah, it's 11. And now, instead of thinking of you as my secret admirer, I must dub you my secret saboteur. 

What you didn't know, my sneaky pal, is that I'm sitting pretty with 4-9 points left. I just may have 14 fishies. And a Bud Lite. -B.

That's Just Nuts!

It's Betty's Quiz Time: Guess how many points are in three tablespoons of cashews? I'll give you a minute to picture it. Cup your hand and imagine a pile of nuts there. That's three tablespoons. Not even enough to fill a child-sized Ikea bowl.

Got your guess yet? 

It's 4. More than a point per tablespoon. What the heck?! I was all set to pour myself a dainty portion to accompany my lunch of a HoneyCrisp (mmmmmmm....best apple ever) and light string cheese. But hold the phone! Yep, these are the same cashews we buy in 50-gallon jars at Costco. Boohoo for Betty.

Today's point tally so far, realigned for Veronica's pleasure:

coffee 0

banana (unripe but still) 2

Fiber One bar 2

48 pretzels 2

HoneyCrisp apple 1 

TJ's light string cheese 1

Vern, I've got another GS training session down yonder again tonight. What say I leave early and stop by your house for WW-sanctioned home cookin'? Whatcha got for me? -B.

Keeping Track

Hey Bets, I like the new layout, the stretch denim is entirely fitting and the piggy up top way too cute!  Good work, see that's where your professional know how will benefit us!  Being the "techie" of the two (HA!) I added a "sitemeter" reading to the right there, see it?  It's little, but it will tell us how many people visit our site, and if you click on it, it will show you from where.  That way, we can track how often Jughead gets on.  These new fangled gadgets are really something aren't they?  yippee.....

Anyhoot, speaking of tracking, here is where I am so far:

a bowl of Melaleuca brand cereal with fat free milk and half banana-4

a piece and a half of bacon (I must stop making it for Pee Wee, he doesn't eat it) 1.5

a cup of grapes (seriously, used the measuring cup and everything) 1

So, not too bad at this point, lunch will be rearing it's ugly head soon and I gotta get out there and work baby, work!

This is fun isn't it?

Go eat something Bets!

Love,

Veronica

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Points

Betty here. As most of my loyal readers know, I embarked upon my initial WW journey in early 2007. Shortly thereafter, the fam and I visited the CoCoKey indoor water park in Ohio to review it for a local parenting magazine. 

The people at CoCoKey were happy to see us. Perhaps forgetting I'd be spending the weekend in a swimsuit, they greeted us with this bounty of low-fat, low-cal, low-point snacks. Sweet.

As for today...I'm at 4 points thusly:

0 coffee

2 banana (though it was under-ripe and therefore should count as zero)

2 Fiber One bar (mmmmm.....fiber....)

Too Hungry to Talk

Betty here. Jughead has requested that we ID ourselves upfront, and considering that he's our most loyal (and most only) reader, I thought I'd comply.

Vern, I redecorated our blog using "stretch denim," which I found highly appropriate. Feel free to re-do as the mood strikes. I'm not proprietary about anything but Fritos.

Fritos....mmmmmm.....hungry. I really should eat. But as soon as I do, the points start ringing up, and sooner than you know I'm at 23. How did that happen yesterday? I'll tell you:

4 peanut bar

1 coffee

2 pretzels

4 yogurt and granola (that's lunch folks)

3 Goldfish crackers (highly unsatisfying--I want my 3 pts back)

0 Bag o' carrots (forgot to list these the first time around)

9 Wendy's baked potato (5) with chili (4)

I did stock up on low-point goodness at the grocery store yesterday so I won't have to resort to Evil Goldfish again. Look for much more produce in today's log. I'm horrified by how unhealthy the above looks, out there for all to see.

-B.

Not Yet my Friend!

I am not the Biggest Loser yet, but according to your formulation I want to lose 11% of my body fat at this point.  When it' s put like that it seems doable and I am going to refer to that formula weekly so I can say how much poundage I lose and percent!  What fun!

As reported during your desperate and hungry phone call last night Bets, I miscalculated and only left myself 7 pts for din din.  I had planned spaghetti and veggie meatballs seeing as how Reggie is sorta veggie now!  Hee hee....Anyway, 7pts was actually enough for a cup of cooked pasta, a 1/2 cup of sauce, and 3 meatballs.  An adequate serving and oddly, just enough.  I was sorta satiated although I think just because I am doing WW in general, I sorta was hungry later.  But I held strong and told myself I ate my allotment for the day.  I wasn't so hungry that I had to go for the carrots or cucumber I bought so I think I was fine.

Now, could you please explain yourself concerning the chili and baked potato controversy!?  I'm a little confused!

Starting a whole new day and boy, I feel super,

Veronica

PS Do you like this layout?

Are You the Biggest Loser?

Hey Vern: Remember our chat about how we should calculate how much we lost based on our body weight? (not that we're competing or anything) Here's the calculation:

(Weight Lost ÷ Weight Before Loss) x 100

So if someone weighed 150 lbs and lost 12 lbs, you'd do 12 ÷ 150 x 100 = 8%

Nothing a couple of math whizzes like ourselves shouldn't be able to handle. Too bad Ali's not one of The Girls, with her mind like a supercomputer.

In other news, I'm sad to report that my rash decision to get Wendy's after spending $101 at the grocery store cost me 9 points and bumped me right up to the upper end of my range for today. I'm at 23 and holding. Those mint Skinny Cows will have to wait another night. Sob.

Betty

Midday Okay!

Well Betty, I'm doing ok so far.  I still have 10pts towards dinner, and I don't feel hungry at all so I think I've done fine today.  I really would like to get myself motivated to excercise again but my knees are hurtin' a little.  The old man (I can't call him Archie, can I call him Reggie) and I worked out last night and it wasn't the sorta workout you'd expect out of us!  TURBO JAM baby!

So, here's my points usage so far (boy I bet this is just dynamic to someone who might happen upon this blog)

2 eggs=2pts

2 pcs bacon=2pts

health drink=1pt

banana=2pts

crackers=2pts (wasted points not satisfying at all)

carrots=no f'ing points dammit

7 mini rice cakes=1 pt

Lean Cuisine panini=6pts

Soup=1pt

Apple=2pts

I think I'm missing a point somewhere in that list, I need to refer back to my little pad of paper to see.

So how were those weird kid snacks you were oogling over Betty?

Your's still with 10 (maybe 11pts),

Veronica

Kids home...mouth watering

I can't tell you why I succumbed to the pleading and bought the Nilla Cakesters, all I know is that I did so before agreeing to go on WW with Veronica. And now my kids are gobbling them up for their afterschool snack, complete with lip-smacking and sounds of "mmmmmmmmm." I know they're full of chemicals and taste neither vanilla-y or strawberry-y. But I want them. 

To counteract the effects, I am drinking my second 0-point Diet Pepsi of the day, double my usual intake.

A trip to the grocery store is in order to gather some easy, indulgent, low-point snacks for Mommy. Wait, is there such a thing as easy, indulgent AND low-point? Anyone have any suggestions for this (lowercase) hungry girl?

Hungrily,

Betty

Jughead Speaks

So I says to Jughead, I says, "I'm soooo hungry." And, supportive husband he is, says, "Eat something." 

Me (whining a little): "I can't; I'm on Weight Watchers." 

Jughead: "Eat something small." 

Insert your own joke here.

XOXO,

Betty

No Coffee

Veronica here!  In all the excitement, I forgot I have had no coffee.  I guess I can't blame my headache on hunger?

Damn!

You count those pretzels Betty baby!

Midmorning snack

48 f-ing pretzel sticks, yes I counted them out one by one, and a Diet Pepsi: 2 points and oh-so-satisfying.

Love,

Betty

The Second Installment of a Legendary Blob

Betty here. Can't believe I didn't get a vote in our aliases. I soooo would have gone the Lucy and Ethel route. Of course our signature episode would be the chocolate factory one. Only we'd be furiously shoving baby carrots into our gaping pieholes.

I just glanced up and realized I titled this mistakenly as "Legendary Blob" rather than Blog. I shall keep the happy accident, as it is precisely how I feel today, on this, Day 1, of Weight Watchers 2008.

Goal: Lose 12 pounds to fit back into the "skinny" jeans I bought after Weight Watchers 2007.

Log: peanut bar: 4

all-you-can-drink coffee: 1

Veronica, I will not be sharing details of my questionable but priceless bout with food poisoning here.

Hugs and hunger pangs....

Betty

The First Installement of a Legendary Blog

Hi, I'm going to change our names to protect the innocent, and our ourselves.  I'm going to call myself "Veronica".  I will allow my dear pal and partner to give her self a cool name.  We have been friends for many many years and shared a lot.  On and off we've shared attempts at doing Weight Watchers together.  It's worked, it hasn't, I joined on my own without telling her, she started, I didn't.  It went on and on.  I lost 45 lbs doing it on my own a couple years back but have put on about 30 of that, which sucks big time.  So, I proposed to her that we start back together again even though she is just a tiny little thing.  Hee hee, she only gets 18 pts.  I get a whooping 27 'cause I'm a fat ass.

I decided to weigh in today because I wanted to see how I did at our official weigh in on Friday.  It's bad-185.2.  So, my goal is 165, 'cause I'm sorta tall and look good at that weight.  I don't know what my friend's goal is and perhaps she'll tell us in the next installment.

My food intake so far today:

2 eggs=   2

2 pcs of bacon (meant for my kid, he ate something else)=2

1 healthy drink thing=1

and

the banana that I just consumed=2

I'm at 7, it's only 10:34 am.  Way to go!

Over to you.....Sasha?  Just an idea....

Oh, and Cassandra (?), feel free to edit me, because that's what you do!

Veronica-OUT!