THE HART SERIES: Counting: January 19, 2007
January 20, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
Filed under OBESITY
Breakfast
Coffee - 1 point
4 whole wheat toast - 4 points
1-1/2 TBSP Peanut butter - 3 points
Lunch at the Palatal Express Restaurant
Large Mongolian Style Beef & Chicken Stir Fry - 9 points
add: 4 TBSP Sweet and Sour sauce (1 point per 2 TBSP) - 2 points
Snacks during the day
large oranges - 1 point
Single 100 calorie Pringles - 2 points
Single 100 calorie Pringles - 2 points
large oranges - 1 point
Late Night Snack - large bowl of dry cheerios - 4 points
Dinner
Garden Salad - 0 points
with green onions - 0 points
with white onions - 0 points
with red peppers - 0 points
with bacon bits - 1 point
with sunflower seeds - 1 point
with 14 crouton - 2 points
with 100 gram Turkey Breast slices - 2 points
with 2 TBSP Bblue Menu Ranch dressing - 2 points
Single 100 calorie Pringles - 2 points
SUMMARY
>>Total 39 points
>> OVER by 7 points, 24 splurge flex points remain
>>> For some reason I had an urge for Pringles today. I was out and about and stopped at my favorite stir fry place. You line up like a Subway and choose your ingredients (I select egg noodles, 2 scoops onions, 2 scoops carrots, bok choi, green pepper, zuchini, beef & chicken and 2 scoops express special sauce and 1 scoop teriyaki sauce. I count a large as 9 points, and a regular as 7 points. Sweet & Sour is extra.
Pictures of My Lunch and Dinner
THE HART SERIES: Counting: January 18, 2007
January 19, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
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Breakfast
Cheerios (two types, two bowls plus refill) - 5 points
Milk 2% - 3 points
Lunch
Orange - 1 point
8 melba toast - 2 points
with 1 TBSP Peanut Butter - 2 points
Snacks during the day
orange - 1 point
All-Bran honey oats bar - 2 points
Pringles Singles - 2 points
Dinner
Chili and Salad
HART’s FAMOUS CHILI, 1 cup - 4 points
Garden salad - 0 points
with red peppers - 0 points
with green onions - 0 points
with 14 croutons - 2 points
with 1 TBSP of sunflower seeds - 1 point
with 2 TBSP of bacon bits - taking 1 point
with 2 TBSP blue menu Soy & Ginger dressing - 2 points
DESSERT - Smartscoop Icecream - 1 cup - 4 points
Smuckers syrop chocolate/caramel - 2 points
SUMMARY
>>Total 34 points
>> OVER 2 points, 31 splurge flex points remain
>> My “Snacks during the day” were more like “Snacks all at once”, and about 2 hours before dinner.
Picture of my dinner
THE HART SERIES: Counting: January 17, 2007
January 18, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
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Breakfast
Coffee - 1 point
Bowl of Cheerios plus refill - 4 points
1 cup of 2% milk - 3 points
Lunch
Orange - 1 point
Snacks during the day
Orange - 1 point
Dinner
Dinner in the microwave.
with 6 low calorie Italian meatballs - 3 points
with 6 low calorie chicken & cheese meatballs - 3 points
with 2-1/2 cups of Zen Vegetables - taking 3 points
with 1 TBSP margarine - taking 3 points
Dessert - Low Fat Jello Pudding - entire box incl. 2 cups 2% milk - 8 points
SUMMARY
>>Total 30 points
>>UNDER my daily limit
>>> My vegetables tasted better microwaved than they did a few days ago boiled on the stovetop. However, I forgot it was 1 teaspoon of margarine = 1 point .. and I used 1 tablespoon instead. Too much.
>>> Today, I did what I’ve been trying NOT to do - eat once or twice, when I remembered. I know better, but I was “on a roll” with my work and lost track of time.
Picture of my Dessert
THE HART SERIES: Counting: January 16, 2007
January 17, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
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Breakfast
Coffee - 1 point
Cheerio 2 bowls - 4 points
2% milk, 3/4 cup - 3 points
Lunch
Orange - 1 point
Toasted Turkey Sandwich:
with 2 whole wheat toast - 2 points
with 100g shaved turkey breast - 2 points
Snacks during the day
Orange - 1 point
Orange - 1 point
8 Melba Toast - 2 points
with 1 TBSP Peanut Butter - 2 points
Dinner
Chicken Caesar Salad!
with Garden Salad - 0 point
with orange peppers - 0 point
with 14 croutons - 2 points
with green onions - 0 points
with 1 TBSP sunflower seeds - 1 point
with 2 TBSP Bacon bits - taking 1 point
with 1 TBSP Grated Cheddar cheese - 1/2 point
with 1 TBSP grated parmesan cheese - 1/2 point
with 2 TBSP Blue Menu Caesar dressing - 2 points
with 1 grams George Forman Grilled Chicken Breasts - 2 points
Smartscoop Icecream 1 cup - 4 points
with Smuckers Caramel Syrop - 2 points
SUMMARY
>>Total 34 points
>> OVER by 2 points > 33 splurge flex points remain
>>> That George Forman is great for grilling chicken breasts - 2 points per 100grams
Pictures of my dinner
THE HART SERIES: Counting: January 15, 2007
January 16, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
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Breakfast
Coffee - 1 point
Large orange -1 point
2 whole wheat toast - 2 points
with 1 TBSP peanut butter - 2 points
Lunch
Reeses Peanut Butter Crunch bar - 5 points
100 calorie Pringles Singles - 2 points
Large orange - 1 point
Snacks during the day
Large orange - 1 point
Oreo Thinsations - 2 point
Pringle Singles - 2 points
Dinner
Boiled Stir Fry with Meatballs..
5 Blue menu Italian Beef Meatballs (2pts/4meatball) - 2-1/2 points
5 Blue menu Chicken with cheese Meatballs (same) - 2-1/2 points
almost 2-1/2 cups Zen Vegetables (Peas, corn, etc) boiled (1 pt per 3/4 cup) - taking 3 points
Large Orange - 1 point
SUMMARY
>> Total 27 points for today
>> UNDER, so all of my 35 splurge points remain
>>> I was out and about today and as you can tell my lunch wasn’t too healthy. I decided to stop at Sobey’s to get some more #4012 oranges. I noticed the blue menu items in the freezer and picked up some frozen vegetables to make it into a meal! The beef meatballs were quite tasty but the chicken with cheese was actually delicious! In the microwave .. (my wife had 8 and I had 10) .. it just took 4min 15sec to prepare.
>>> I boiled the vegetables, it wasn’t that great. I made the mistake of just putting it in water and THEN turning the stove top on. Instead - I should have just boiled the water first. But, I love peas and corn and carrots and it was something new and still tasted okay.
Pictures of my Dinner
THE HART-SERIES: Monday Weigh In: Week 2
January 15, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
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Monday January 15, 2007 Weigh-In
276.5 lbs
>> I’m DOWN 4.0 lbs … Woohoo!
>> YTD Down 5.5 lbs
Reflection
Despite movie popcorn day on Saturday and an open faced chili burger Sunday dinner … I think this past week is what I would like my typical eating week to be like. Rather than me averaging out the extra 35 weekly splurge or “flex” points and have something like 37 points per day limit, I want to try to keep under my daily 32 points .. and maybe (if it happens) splurge on a Saturday night with my bonus points. And, then keep it back in control for Sunday and my Monday morning weigh in.
I’ve added a ticker at the top of this column, from TickerFactory.com .. to visually display the cumulative amount of weight that I will have lost since January 1, 2007. I will update it every week as I go along! I just set the maximum time length to be 100 pounds, although I think technically, according to some standards - that’s probably close to how much weight I should be losing anyway .. and not be classified as “obese”.
THE HART SERIES: Counting: January 14, 2007
January 15, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
Filed under OBESITY
Breakfast
Coffee - 1 point
Cheerios plus refill - 4 points
1/2 cup 2% milk - 2 points
Lunch
1 large orange - 1 point
100 Calorie Pringles Singles - 2 points
Snacks during the day
1 large orange - 1 point
Dinner
Open Faced Chili Burger
Blue Menu 1/2 lb Beef Burger - 5 points
with 1 whole wheat toast - 1 point
with 1 cup HART’s FAMOUS CHILI - 4 points
Breyers Smart Scoop Ice Cream 1-1/4 cups - 5 points
with a lot of Smuckers low fat chocolate syrop! - taking 2 points
SUMMARY
>>Total 28 Points
>> UNDER
>>> I ended up this week with not using 11 splurge flex points. I weigh myself Monday morning.
>>> I saw our George Formans Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine in the cupboard .. and I’ve been thinking “Open Faced Turkey Sandwich” all day, but saw the burgers in the freezer! It was good .. on 3/4 high power, and took about 10 minutes…
Pictures of my dinner
THE HART SERIES: Counting: January 13, 2007
January 14, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
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Breakfast
Coffee - 1 point
4 whole wheat toast - 4 points
with 2 TBSP Peanut Butter - 4 points
Lunch
Campbells Healthy Request Herbed Chicken Noodle Soup - 540ml - 4 points
1 large orange - 1 point
We Went to a Saturday Matinee Movie Today
Shared Popcorn - taking 5 points (out of 9)
Shared M&M Peanuts 150gram - taking 10 points (out of 18 points)
New Reeses Peanut Butter Crunch Bar - taking 5 (out of 6 points)
Dinner
1-1/2 cup of HART’s FAMOUS CHILI - 6 points
Shoestring Fries, 190gram - 6 points
SUMMARY
>> Total 46 points today
>> OVER by 14 points - 11 splurge flex points remain for Sunday
>>> Yakshemash! My wife and I went to see the afternoon matinee BORAT today … If you come back with me to my country, … I will give you television and remote control. .. it was okay 
Picture of My Lunch
THE HART SERIES: Counting: January 12, 2007
January 13, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
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Breakfast
Coffee - 1 point
Bowl of Cheerio + refill - 4 points
1/2 cup 2% milk - 2 points
Lunch
large orange - 1 point
Hunts Pudding Snack Pack -2 points
100 Calorie Pringles Pack - 2 points
Snacks during the day
100 Calorie Pringles Pack - 2 points
Oreo Thinsations - 2 points
1 Handful of Dry Cheerios for nibbling right out of the box! - 1 point
Dinner
Toasted Cucumber and Peanut Butter Sandwich
with 1/2 large cucumber = 0 points
with 2 whole wheat toast - 2 points
with 1 TBSP Peanut Butter - 2 points
A Bowl of Baby Carrots and Red Peppers - 0 points
with dipping sauce-3 TBSP Kraft 3-Cheese Dressing (2pt/1TSBP) - 6 points
dessert - 3 homemade donuts (no yeast) - 6 points
SUMMARY
>> Total 33 Points
>> OVER .. I now have 25 splurge “flex” points available for the weekend.
>>> Don’t laugh at my Toasted Peanut Butter Cucumber sandwich until you’ve tried it! :p
Picture of my dinner
THE HART SERIES: Counting: January 11, 2007
January 12, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
Filed under OBESITY
Breakfast
Coffee - 1 point
2 small oranges (4013) - 1 point
Lunch
1-1/2 cup of HART’s FAMOUS CHILI - 6 points
3 whole wheat toast (dry) - 3 points
1 Large orange (4012) - 1 point
Snacks during the day
1 large orange - 1 point
100 calorie single pringles - 2 points
100 calorie Oreo Thinsations - 2 points
small bag lite popcorn - 3 points
1 large orange - 1 point
Dinner
Garden Salad - 0 points
with red peppers - 0 points
with green onions - 0 points
with cucumbers - 0 points
with 100g turkey breast - 2 points
with 1 TBSP Sunflower seeds - 1 point
with 14g Bacon Bits/chunks - taking 1 point
with 2 TBSP of Kraft Poppyseed Dressing - 4 points (1 TBSP=2points)
SUMMARY
>> Total 28 points
>> UNDER
Picture of my dinner .. Sophie approved!
