Darn you sickness!

So the week is halfways done and so is my latest weigh in. It wasn't pretty. I knew it would be, after a week filled with being sick. I have been battling with a bout with Strep Throat and and ear infection- which means my usual eating habits were thrown off wack.

I inhailed 2 (count them 2!) shamrock shakes this past weekend- they seemed to be the only thing that felt relief on the throat.

I also did not have a good day on Monday, with the hubs in a "bread baking" mood- his banana cake was so wonderful I couldn't resist more than one piece. That mixed with me trying out a "sweet red" wine, probably didn't help me.

We also tried making Vodka Infused giant gummy bears. I only had one, because they were super stong, but still probably not the healthiest.

So, overall the week was probably one of my worst weight loss wise- I only lost 0.4 lbs. I'm also thinking that I need to drop my daily points down to 29 instead of 30, because now I'm below 180 lbs. Hopefully next week goes a little better. I must resist the upcoming Easter candy and St. Patrick's Day drinks! Eeek!
It was bad enough finding out that 37 jelly beans = 4 points plus!

Anyways, Good luck on ya'lls Weight Loss!
-M

Sick but still down

Sorry I'm so late at my weekly update, but I currently am having a battle with an ear infection and strep throat. blah.

Well on Tuesday I was down another 1.2 lbs- so total down is 32.4 lbs (I'll update my little banner at the left later when I get on my "design" laptop...I'm just too lazy to get it out, lol).
So some of the things I was confronted with this past week beforehand was the difficulty of my birthday. Birthday cake, ice cream, and the beloved birthday dinner of italian.
Luckily, I banked all my points for my birthday, so I could have the most awesomeness of Italian food, from my fav. italian restaurant up in A-town.
Here is some pics from the big dinner.

Italian is my weakness, and I have been good at not having a whole lot of it- or going healthier with it. But for my bday, I just said- I want a big yummy meal (it was so much food, I actually had leftovers for later in the week).
My one co-worker, aware of my weight-loss mission, made these low-fat brownies for my birthday (she used egg whites instead of full eggs, and applesauce instead of oil). These were super moist and super yummy!

Being sick right now, I haven't been very hungry, so sticking to my points hasn't been hard. However today, all I really wanted was a milkshake. I hadn't had a milkshake since before October, before I started weight watchers. After seeing commercials on hulu for my beloved McD's shamrock shake, I begged the hubs to buy me one, as my doctor's note actually suggested cold beverages, including milkshakes! lol. I only got the medium/small 16 oz- which still is 12.5 points plus! Eek! But at least I had him get it without whipped cream or a cherry (I'm not sure if the point value is with whipped cream or not, though).

But overall, I'm keeping up with my weight loss. I managed to get a few clothes for my birthday from 2nd Avenue- a local thrift store type place, where I picked up 5 tops, 2 dress pants (now down to a size 14!), 1 pair of jeans, 2 pairs of shoes, and 1 dress- and 3 items for the hubs and a few items for a friend's bridal shower- all for $51 total. :D
if you have one of these by you, I totally suggest checking it out.

Ok, so that's basically the overall update. Hopefully there will be a pro to me being sick this week, because right now all I see is the crappiness of being sick and wasting many hours sleeping and sleeping and sleeping. *sigh*
Happy weight loss everyone!
-M