MMMM...Delicious Chicken Dinner!

Flavorful Onion Baked Chicken

We had no real marinade, so I made some! this turned out so great :]
I let the chicken marinate for about an hour + 1/2 in a mixture of Makoto Ginger Dressing, Lemmon Juice & Chopped up Garlic.
I also Chopped up half of a large onion & covered the chicken in the onions.
The chicken was baked with tin foil on top to keep everything from geting too dry. The last few minutes I put the oven on broil (uncovered) to just to get some nice color.

I tend not to measure & go by what looks right. My mom hates when I do that

I havn't been in the mood to make rice (again) these turned out wonderful aswell

Another Shabbat Dinner at home! The last of summer 2011! 

I move in tomorrow!!! We start driving tomorrow morning :] we hope t leave by 10 & get there about noon or 1- ish.

Goodnight!

-Wallflower

Plateau, for me!? You really shouldn't have...

A few days away from actually moving back to school! Lot's of mixed feelings going on concerning going back.
I weighed in today.. this will be my 10th week on weight watchers :]
These past few weeks have me believing I'm having what they call a "weight-loss plateau" I weighed in as 289.9 this week (last week was 289.4).  I can see how this could be discouraging & I really have no idea how long this is supposed to happen for. I'm sure there is no magic number! :] I'm staying positive & on track.
I'll be back on track with the blogs when I'm settled at school!I'm looking forward to taking my new habits back to school with me. I don't think it will be easy, school is were I really lost control in the first place( I wasn't "in control" before school,but it got worse when I had nobody to answer to).

I've talked to my roommates & they know what i've been up to this summer.Like everyone else so far...they were very supportive.

Oh yeah!!! tomorrow is going to be my last day at the gym (this gym) I will be aquatinting myself to the gym at school just as soon as it opens.

-Goodnight

Wallflower

Really busy? or losing motivation?

"riddle me this.."

'losing motivation':
I just feel that when I started, I was really "IN IT" ( I don't even want to write about losing motivation...because I feel it will allow me to lose it more) I'm feeling differently now. I think it's just this transition from school to home & I hope I've just really busy lately! I  haven't been to the gym in what will be 4 days & I miss it. Workouts are a great outlet... so many things are coming up this week!


looking back now.. all these things sound like excuses
Who did I write this list for? Was it for me? Justifying myself-TO MYSELF?? what?
I need to pack
Finish a few projects I promised I'd finish before leaving!
finish shopping  -if possible :[
Lots of laundry
 curve balls: These things got a lot more difficult after my mom injured her leg somehow :[ Now I'm  taking care of her (not bad,just adds more to the list)
curve balls

My dad needs surgery & it's scheduled for after I leave for school.. this doesn't add to my list right now.. but everyone is very high stress. I understand we all have so much going on now.

I'm tracking, going out of my way to be more active (since I haven't been to the gym for a while now) Weight Watchers Online has so many great recipes I'll have to try once I get settled in school.

I made eggplanet tonight for dinner! was delicious & I'll take pictures next time, i expect i'll be in less of a rush ;}

 GOING BACK TO THE BEACH TOMORROW!!! so excited :]
I will NOT be having pizza :[ that was a horrible greasy experience last time! no need to re- visit.


-Goodnight!
Wallflower

"Wow ... Seriously?!" - Thanks

%5  of my original body weight LOST!!! yay High note.(-0.4 this week)

Link: Some sweet reading on the topic of losing %5 of your original body weight. 
Alright, so this will be my 1st weigh in on a new scale. One scale was very off & one may have been more accurate (it would have been easier to tell where I actually am if I was able to use the scale at the WW meeting ) but who knows... I'lll live. But I think it was a real bitter end to my day * it could have been worked out, no problem.I have absolutely NOTHING against Weight Watchers. I'm still Online. 

The dilemma: The scale at my local Grocery store read 273lbs...wow I don't think I lost -16 lbs this week.
The second scale I tried was more believable read 289.4 would have been - 0.4 for this week.
 I was hoping to explain this situation to the women at the front desk of WW. I did & walked away very confused & disappointed. She wouldn't let me weigh myself ? FIRST OF ALL... Weight Watchers is supposed to be helping people & i'd imagine something like this would be some kind of silly "oh yeah sure, I understand..." kind of situation.

This is several hours later & I'm clearly still upset. This may sound very petty, but this whole lifestyle change has been very important to me, I just feel this could have been taken care of better. I was offered no help. It just felt like a friend you had for so long..kinda just turns their back on you...saying "meh.."

The responsibility IS MINE to have a scale of course.-Yes
I'll be purchasing a scale of my own :] when I get to school. The less we have to bring over the better!
I won't let this damper my attitude towards WW or WWO in any way! It eels good to let out some of these frustrations here.


I will stick with the scale at the gym! so I'm counting my -0.4!!!
This will be my last week home for the SUMMER!! WOW , went by way too fast :p

Goodnight!

-Wallflower

Movie & a Haircut!

...Not at the same time, of course!
Tonight I was finally able to see The Rise of The Planet of The Apes! Ugh, it was wonderful, more than I'd expected( so many great references from past Planet of the Apes films ). I couldn't find anyone to see it with till tonight. I have a friend who is wonderful enpough to cut my hair & she did a great job.

I've been super busy buying clothes & getting everything ready for going back to school. Last minute things before I leave!

Tomorrow is my day to weigh myself.. for the first time on another scale at the gym! I'm pretty nervous. I love weight watchers online. I think i've been able to look around a lot now & it was so easy to get started, everything is there, super organized.

On a kind of sad note.. Mokey, My fish of two years now died this afternoon. I really LOVE  fish & any type of marine/ water animals. He was named Mokey after Mokey Fraggle :]
I'll end this on some really beautiful pictures I got of him!

Mokey Fraggle, so sweet

Mookie! 

At some point he DID get a much bigger tank :] he wasn't in this small bowl for 2 years

Goodnight! 

-Wallflower

Tonight's Dinner! & Continuation [Photos]

Tonight's Dinner: 

Taco Shell , Boca meat , Fresh Guacamole & Sour Cream

The Guacamole was actually very nice. I'm normally a bigger fan of the California Avocados. In my last post I had a picture of the Florida Avocado  we were given by a friend.

Guacamole {Florida Avocado} Recipie here!  http://www.saltysailors.com/Galley/recipes/appetizers/guacamole2.html

MMM this was great but ended up not eating the whole thing, it was very filling. I didn't want to force anything, I've noticed since starting WW I have never been totally stuffed. I've been satisfied & that really makes a difference. I was eating to eat before...now it's different. :]

Just to show how I made the bowl type tortilla. I forgot where I found this. ( I will definitely try & find who I got this from!) Anyways, I just took  one of our smaller mugs & shaped the tortilla around the mug. Then baked it till it was crispy & took shape to the mug. Very nice trick! haha

I Joined Weight Watchers Online!

Beautiful blue skies, I didn't even see the flag till later :] how great is that?

Weight Watchers Online Movement, Yeah!
Sadly, this means no more meetings :[ it's too bad too! I was making some great friends & meeting some really great new people. I will sincerely miss seeing these ladies & gents that attended these meetings with me.
I was able to take advantage of their Online deal & signed up 2 weeks before I'd actually be going back to school. As I'm writing this I realize this is a real blessing! I am now able to kind of "feel this new experience of Weight Watchers out" at home. By the time I get back to college it won't be such a huge change (ww wise). It's exciting since I wasn't sure how to count my past weeks on WW i started from the weight I'am right now.

I love smelling these whenever I pass by!

My two favorites in the front yard

Tonight: Shabbat Dinner!

MMM this challah was so fresh, I love when they have sesame seeds on-top. 

We ran out of marinade for our meats. Thought we'd give this one a shot. I'll use it tomorrow on the Kabobs I'll be making

One of my dad's friends has a tree & gave us a  huge Florida Avocado- I'll be using that tomorrow also  

MM! I spiced up these potatoes for dinner,everone loved them. I just cut 3 potatoes up, sprinkled Italian Herb, Salt, Pepper, Paprika & Olive oil (very little, enough to cover potatoes lightly) then baked at 350 for about 30 minutes.

Steak, usually we have chicken on friday nights.. but I'm not complaining & nobody else was either haha :)

I have more pictures to add from tonight, but blogger is giving me a hard time placing them in the right places!? :[ I'll figure it out tomorrow! It's getting too late.

I'm also getting used to the Weight Watchers Online site, everything seems very organized & easy to go along with! I'm impressed WW. Hopefully I'll get the hang of it right away haha.

Goodnight!

-Wallflower