Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Healthy You Challenge Check In

I feel like I've done really well this past week. My WI yesterday showed a loss of 4.8 lbs and I earned 31 Activity Points last week. My goal for this week is to earn 35 (I'm already up to 9!). I've been on program all week and I'm enjoying my yummy food. My meals have looked so much more appealing than the meals of the rest of my family... I even think they've sometimes been jealous! I'm starting to feel some changs in my body. My thighs feel more firm and my pants are getting looser. This weekend might be a little tough though. My daughter's 4th birthday party is on Saturday and we'll have another party on Monday evening with family. However, I'm determined to make this recipe from Shirl's recipe blog so I have a healthier alternative to snack on. I'm even considering making her cupcakes from a WW friendly recipe. Afterall, I've found that kids only lick the icing off the cupcake and don't care what the rest tastes like anyway! Does anyone have any good recipe suggestions?

Anyhow, I'm thrilled to be a part of the Healthy You Challenge and I hope to get around to reading and commenting on many of your blogs this week!

9 comments:

Michelle said...

Sounds like your doing great with your weight loss :) I am also on WW and loving every minute of it :) I also have joined the healthy you challenge this week!! Congrats on your weigh loss, and good luck this week :)

HappyBlogChick said...

Don't you love the feeling of your pants being loose?

31 activity points - WOW. And the scale results - double WOW!

GREAT JOB!

Cammy@TippyToeDiet said...

What a fantastic week! I hope you're patting yourself on the back. Good luck with the parties. I know you'll make the best of it.

Pattie said...

Hey Holly -

You're doing great! I'm doing WW, too. Love the Points plan! It helped me lose 50 pounds the first time - and it'll work again for SURE!!

Let's keep encouraging each other, since we're some of the "new kids on the block" with this challenge!

Thanks for your words of support today. :-)

The Fat Foreigner said...

I don't know any recipes I'm afraid, but a quick google search brought up this: http://www.bigoven.com/158597-WW-Applesauce-Cake-(Weightwatchers)-recipe.html

Good job!

Tammy said...

Congrats on having such a great loss this week. It doesn't take a huge loss to start seeing and feeling results, which is always great for your motivation. Keep up the great work!

Krissie said...

I have a recipe for awesome cupcakes. It's a Weight Watcher's recipe from when my Mom was a leader in the 80s.

Choco-Cherry Cupcakes

1 pkg. chocolate cake mix
1 can light cherry pie filling
3 eggs (or eggbeater equivalent)

Mix all ingredients together, preferably by hand to keep from breaking cherries. Place in a cake pan or muffin tins and bake according to box directions.

They are so moist and so good! They freeze really well too!

Lora said...

Welcome to the Challenge! Great weight loss! A great way to jump start things!

Shirls said...

I hope you do make those cookies, they really are yummy and they just look darn impressive to boot
:0)

I have some angel food cake variations on my recipe blog, I can't see why those can't be cupcaked vs. caked...