Yay!

Hi, sorry, I know, I haven't been posting (Oh, Veronica here by the way) points, and I never formally commented on Bets fantastic idea about eating something in the time that equals it points (I just don't get why).  But here I am, and call me a fair weather friend, but I am going to utilize this podium if you will to announce that

drum roll please.....

despite my shitateous weekend of last.......

despite my slight overconsumption of tuna casserole the other night......

despite never giving an apple more than one point..........

despite NOT drinking 80 glasses of water a day like WW suggests......

despite not one lick of planned or intended excercise..........

I WEIGHED IN AT 179.8!  DOWN 5.4 LBS FROM THE 185.2 I WAS AT A WEEK AGO MONDAY!!!!!!!!  NOT BAD BABY!

Your turn Bets.......

4 Points in 4 Minutes

Betty here, rolling into Week 2. With Veronica back from her Indy Binge, I'm looking for things to get livelier here on WWAFTW. I'll start things off with a challenge: Match a meal's point value with the time it takes to eat it. Here's my fer-instance:

Over the weekend (when I was dutifully following the diet, er, lifestyle, while Veronica partied south-of-the-Michigan-border-style), I found myself at home for a precious few minutes between errands. Needless to say, I was starving. Last week, I was almost always starving. The fabulously satisfying lunch I whipped up was: a toasted English muffin (3 points) spritzed with butter spray (0 points) and slathered with a Laughing Cow wedge (1 point). It took me four minutes to scarf down those four points, and I savored every minute/bite.

Your turn.

About Time!

So glad you FINALLY commented on Friendly Mr. D in the photo above. I had figured you'd seen it and found it completely unamusing. 

Sadly, he has indeed gone missing. That pic is from the early 2000s when we'd gotten our very first digital camera and were trying it out by taking oh-so-funny pix of Mr. D amongst our children's playthings, then sending them to you. Remember? If not...here are some of my faves of him leaving town (bucked up for safety), visiting the farm (posing with the barn cock, natch), and lounging in the pool (aka water-filled tummy-time mat).

LOL!

Bets, I was looking at my newest entry on the blog page and FINALLY noticed the DIL-DO in the piggy picture, and GUFFAWED! I thought he went missing!

He's looking rather lean!

I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer!

Out of Town and Totally Blowing It.

Hey Bets, sorry I couldn't take on your frantic phone call today with more consideration, but strolling throught the zoo doesn't lend to talking Weight Watchers.

Per your advice, I didn't use sister Sue's scale today and will hold off the official weigh in for me until next Friday.....

which is a really excellent idea, considering I just went to Pizzeria Uno with the family sans a Dottie consult, and beforehand sharing a bottle, no, not a glass, a BOTTLE, of pinot grigio with my sister.

Goddammit, it's the weekend, and I DON'T WANT TO BE GOOD IN INDIANA, where I believe WW is banned anyway.

I will start back Sunday....I will.............

I liked your pig pic.......

Oh, and I had a freshly baked cupcake with icing.........ORGASM

Pigging Out

Want to feel petite? Head to the farm and check out a mama pig. We were lucky enough during yesterday's 1st grade field trip to arrive in the barn at feeding time. Having nursed two babies myself (not simultaneously, mind you), I understood Big Pig Mama's desire to have her own lunch at her disposal as her hungry babes suckled. How many times did I have to brush crumbs off my nursing babies' heads? Oh...every time...

Anyhoot, this gal was a reported 500 pounds, which made me think, "What the heck do I need to diet for?" But then again, she's not trying to fit into last year's Levis, now is she?

With all the piggie pix around here, I think we're going to have to rename this blog. Although WWAFTW is a great acronym. Catchy.

I logged 20 points yesterday, Veronica, despite a decadent dinner of pancakes and bacon with ice cream for dessert (WW is the best diet ever).

I'm at 2 for today. I added up the entire points of the low-fat banana muffins I made yesterday and divided by 12. I came to 2.2 per muffin, and have rounded down as I learned to do in 3rd grade. If you were to taste one of the muffins, you'd round down too.

I just may work out today. Or not. -B.

Yesterday's Points Debacle

Yesterday was the 19th anniversary of the day (err, night) Jughead and I began dating. 19 years! Mindful all day that it might be nice to celebrate said anniversary with perhaps a nice dinner and some even nicer champagne, I tried to play it safe with points. I even went so far as to gather up a bounty of multigrain products at Trader Joe's so they would stand ready for my snacking needs. (sidenote: multigrain pretzel rods? don't bother)

I'm not going to bore you with a detailed account of everything I ate and what it cost me pointwise. Oh, wait, yes I am, because that's the reason we started this blog!

Wed, October 1:

coffee 0

Fiber One bar 2

yogurt with Fiber One mixed in 2

banana 2

pretzels 1

apple 1

and here's where it gets dicey...

PeiWei minced chicken lettuce wraps 8.5

champagne 10

Yes, I know, the two bottom items account for my entire daily point allowance. But both were sooooo worth it. And I did have some activity points....later.....

I didn't realize as the cork was popping that the effervescent happy juice was going to tally up at 2 points for every half-cup serving. Come on--I had to be burping at least 2 points after every sip! But, had I to do it all over again, I'd still split the bottle with Jughead. Happy 19 years, Sweetie!