WW Personal Points

🐔 PESTO ALFREDO CHICKEN ON REPEAT | 🍜 PEANUT SESAME NOODLE BOWL

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

JERKY
Prepped Beef and Chicken Jerky to dehydrate

CHICKEN
▪️ Chicken Breast
▪️ Preserved Chili Lime

BEEF
▪️ Eye of Round Steak
▪️ San*J Korean BBQ Sauce
▪️ Low Sodium Soy Sauce
▪️ The Blend (Salt, Pepper, Garlic)

♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
DEHYDRATE Function
160° for 5hrs

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🐔 PESTO ALFREDO CHICKEN & SWEET KALE SALAD ON REPEAT
▪️ Chicken Breast
▪️ Newman’s Own Alfredo Sauce
▪️ Genovese Basil Pesto
▪️ Tamarind Sour Soup Mix

♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
400° for 15min

🥗 SUPERFOOD SIDE SALAD
▪️Sweet Kale Chopped Salad Kit
▪️Sugar Snap Peas
▪️Carrot
▪️Broccoli
▪️Grape Tomatoes
▪️Baby Pickled Beets
▪️Mini Cucumber
▪️Avocado
▪️Baby Corn
▪️Raspberries
▪️Artichoke Hearts
▪️Goat Cheese Crumbles

🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 5/5 🌟
🧮 CALORIES – 713 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 42g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 14
(earned +2 veggie pt)

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🍜 PEANUT SESAME RICE NOODLE BOWL
▪️ Rice Noodles
▪️ Peanut Butter
▪️ Garlic Tahini
▪️ Toasted Sesame Oil
▪️ Low Sodium Soy Sauce
▪️ Dried Wakame Seaweed
▪️ Pickled Bamboo Shoots
▪️ Baby Bok Choy
▪️ Edamame

🥣🥣🥣 3/5
🧮 CALORIES – 506 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 56g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 15
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Cracked Pepper & Herb Paté
▪️ Cheese & Garlic Flatbread Crisps

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 314 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 18g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 12
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1533 of 1585
🥐 CARBS – 117g of 119g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 41 of 19
(earned +2 veggie pts)

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1585
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 119g
(30% – Total, not Net Carbs)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🐔 PESTO ALFREDO CHICKEN | 🌵 FRITO NACHOS

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

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🐔 PESTO ALFREDO CHICKEN & SWEET KALE SALAD
▪️ Chicken Breast
▪️ Newman’s Own Alfredo Sauce
▪️ Genovese Basil Pesto
▪️ Tamarind Sour Soup Mix

♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
400° for 15min

🥗 SUPERFOOD SIDE SALAD
▪️Sweet Kale Chopped Salad Kit
▪️Grape Tomatoes
▪️Baby Pickled Beets
▪️Avocado
▪️Baby Corn
▪️Raspberries
▪️Artichoke Hearts
▪️Goat Cheese Crumbles

🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 5/5 🌟
🧮 CALORIES – 675 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 43g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 14
(earned +1 veggie pt)

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🌵 FRITOS NACHOS
▪️ Fritos Corn Chips
▪️ Chili w Beans
▪️ Mexican Cheese
▪️ Power Greens
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ English Cucumber
▪️ Yellow Onion
▪️ Mushrooms
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Guacamole

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 625 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 51g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 15
(earned +1 veggie pt)

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Sml Banana

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 76 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 23g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 0
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1376 of 1585
🥐 CARBS – 117g of 119g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 29 of 19
(earned +2 veggie pts)

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1585
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 119g
(30% – Total, not Net Carbs)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

———————

Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🐷 ORANGE PORK & RICE BUNDLES | 🥚 COOKING FOR SANDY

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

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👩🏻‍🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY
3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility. We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁

Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.

I needed to take her down the Pot Roast I made for her and since the very nice farmer I buy my duck eggs from gave me a free dozen chicken eggs when I picked up my order (and I had bought eggs a couple of weeks before) I had way too many.

I asked Sandy if she wanted me to do some eggs for her and she wanted egg salad and deviled eggs. So I cranked up the Instant Pot and made her some of each.

🥚 Egg Salad
🥚 Deviled Eggs

Never done them in the IP? I cooked 15 at once, no boiling water on the stove, no needing to watch them, super easy to peel..
https://amindfullmom.com/instant-pot-hard-boiled-eggs

🌀 COOKED IN
@mychefiq 6Q Smart Pressure Cooker
Cook 5min on High Pressure + Natural Release

5-5-5 (5min Pressure / 5min Natural Release / 5min Water Bath)

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Feeling a bit rough today so only one meal…

🐷 ORANGE PORK, RICE BUNDLE & VEG
▪️ Bone-in Center Cut Pork Chop
▪️ San*J Asian Orange Sauce ⚡
▪️ Chef Hon Pork & Green Bean Rice Bundles ⚡
▪️ Stir Fry Vegetables
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter

⚡ Orange Sauce – New product from Vitacost order – very very good!

⚡ Chef Hon Rice Bundles – from Oasis World Market in Blacksburg, VA – very sticky as usual (gluttonous rice) but not very tasty. I ate one and shared the other with the doggos.

RICE BUNDLES
🌀 COOKED IN
@mychefiq 6Q Smart Pressure Cooker
Cook 40min on High Pressure + Natural Release

PORK CHOP
♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
400° for 15min

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 822 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 54g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 26
(earned +1 veggie pt)

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Sml Banana
▪️ 3tbsp Sandy’s Egg Salad while seasoning

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 132 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 24g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 3
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 954 of 1585
🥐 CARBS – 78g of 119g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 29 of 19
(earned +1 veggie pts)

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1585
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 119g
(30% – Total, not Net Carbs)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

———————

Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🍜 TOMATO SHRIMP NOODLE BOWL | 🍖 INSTANT POT POT ROAST

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

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🍜 TOMATO SHRIMP KONJAC NOODLE BOWL
▪️ Tomato Konjac Noodle Kit ⚡
▪️ Xlrg Shrimp
▪️ Baby Bok Choy
▪️ Baby Corn
▪️ Sour Bamboo Shoots
▪️ Water Chestnuts
▪️ Edamame
▪️ Carrot
▪️ Purple Cabbage
▪️ Homemade English Muffin 🧾
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter

The Homemade English Muffins are an adaptation of this recipe:
https://www.restlesschipotle.com/english-muffin-bread

💸 Cooked in this baking pan:
https://amzn.to/3L6mV7R

⚡ New product from Weee! – the Noodle texture was brilliant – especially for a 0 carb Noodle! The sauce was good but very similar to a standard Italian sauce which was sort of odd in an otherwise Asian bowl… 🤣 I am going to look to see if I can buy the noodles on their own…

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 814 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 38g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 7
(earned +3 veggie pt)

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🍖 IP POT ROAST w VEGETABLES
▪️ Beef Shoulder Chuck Roast
▪️ Yukon Gold Potatoes
▪️ Rainbow Carrots
▪️ English Peas
▪️ Yellow Onion
▪️ Organic Beef Broth
▪️ Garlic Powder / Onion Powder / Umami Seasoning / Italian Seasoning
▪️ Worchestershire Sauce
▪️ Balsamic Vinegar
▪️ Tomato Paste
▪️ Cornstarch
▪️ Stir Fry Vegetable Mix
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter

Adapted from and inspired by:
https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/instant-pot-pot-roast-potatoes/#wprm-recipe-container-19052

https://www.thereciperebel.com/instant-pot-pot-roast-recipe-pressure-cooker-pot-roast-video

🌀 COOKED IN
@mychefiq 6Q Smart Pressure Cooker
Cook 60min on High Pressure + Natural Release

ROUGH COOKING GUIDE
20min per lb – thawed
30-35min per lb – frozen

I took out the vegetables when it finished but decided to cook the meat a bit longer while thickening the broth – results will vary on the cut used and your actual pot…

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 411 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 27g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 21
(earned +2 veggie pt)

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️Reeds Non Alcoholic Ginger Beer

🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 5/5 🌟
🧮 CALORIES – 140 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 36g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 11
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1365 of 1585
🥐 CARBS – 101g of 119g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 45 of 19
(earned +5 veggie pts)

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1585
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 119g
(30% – Total, not Net Carbs)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

———————

Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

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🍳 SAUSAGE, EGG & VEG BREAKFAST | 🥩 SURF N TURF | 🫐 MIXED FRUIT BOWL

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

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🍳 SAUSAGE, EGG & VEG BREAKFAST
▪️ Duck Eggs (local farm – yolk only)
▪️ Homemade Seedy English Muffin 🧾
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter
▪️ Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning
▪️ Mild Pork Breakfast Sausage
▪️ Mushrooms
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ English Peas
▪️ The Blend Seasoning (Salt, Pepper, Garlic)

The Homemade English Muffins are an adaptation of this recipe:
https://www.restlesschipotle.com/english-muffin-bread

💸 Cooked in this baking pan:
https://amzn.to/3L6mV7R

🥣🥣🥣🥣 🥣 5/5 🌟
🧮 CALORIES – 671 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 35g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 15
(earned +1 veggie pt)

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🥩 SURF N TURF w VEGETABLES
▪️ Eye of Round Steak
▪️ Xlrg Shrimp
▪️ Worchestershire Sauce
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Stir Fry Vegetables
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter
▪️ Blackeye Peas

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 370 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 22g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 6
(earned +1 veggie pt)

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Cracked Pepper & Herb Paté 🧾
▪️ Cheese & Garlic Flatbread Crisps

Paté adapted from and inspired by:
https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/french-chicken-liver-pate

https://www.seriouseats.com/chicken-liver-pate-bourbon-cranberry-recipe

▪️ Kiwifruit
▪️ Blood Orange
▪️ Banana
▪️ Blackberries

🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 5/5 🌟
🧮 CALORIES – 482 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 66g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 12
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1523 of 1585
🥐 CARBS – 123g of 119g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 33 of 19
(earned +2 veggie pts)


🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1585
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 119g
(30% – Total, not Net Carbs)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

———————

Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

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🐠 AIR FRYER AHI TUNA | 🍖 INSTANT POT POT ROAST

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

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👩🏻‍🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY
3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility. We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁

Tomorrow is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.

I made a beautiful Pot Roast for dinner and she said she really likes pot roast so I made 4 portions for her (freeze 3, 1 for dinner)

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🐠 AIR FRYER AHI TUNA w JODHPUR DAL & VEGGIES
▪️ Ahi Tuna
▪️ Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning
▪️ Homemade Greek Tzatziki
▪️ Stir Fry Veggie Mix
▪️ @chefshamy Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter
▪️ @tastybite Jodhpur Dal (lentils)

Adapted from and inspired by:
https://airfryerrecipes.net/recipe/keto-air-fryer-sesame-crusted-tuna-steak

Paula Dean has a great recipe here:
https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/air-fryer-sesame-seed-crusted-tuna-steaks

AHI TUNA
Coated in Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning ♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
400° for 9min (times will vary by how done you like it and size of filet – recommended internal temperature is 145°)

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 489 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 41g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 4
(earned +2 veggie pt)

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🍖 IP POT ROAST w VEGETABLES & SWEET KALE SUPER SALAD
▪️ Beef Shoulder Chuck Roast
▪️ Yukon Gold Potatoes
▪️ Rainbow Carrots
▪️ English Peas
▪️ Yellow Onion
▪️ @pacificfoods Organic Beef Broth
▪️ Garlic Powder / Onion Powder / Umami Seasoning / Italian Seasoning
▪️ @simpletruth4u Worchestershire Sauce
▪️ Balsamic Vinegar
▪️ Tomato Paste
▪️ Cornstarch

Adapted from and inspired by:
https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/instant-pot-pot-roast-potatoes/#wprm-recipe-container-19052

https://www.thereciperebel.com/instant-pot-pot-roast-recipe-pressure-cooker-pot-roast-video

🌀 COOKED IN
@mychefiq 6Q Smart Pressure Cooker
Cook 60min on High Pressure + Natural Release

ROUGH COOKING GUIDE
20min per lb – thawed
30-35min per lb – frozen

I took out the vegetables when it finished but decided to cook the meat a bit longer while thickening the broth – results will vary on the cut and your actual pot…

🥗 SWEET KALE SUPER SALAD
▪️Sweet Kale Chopped Salad Kit
▪️Shredded Carrot
▪️Grape Tomatoes
▪️English Cucumber
▪️Baby Pickled Beets
▪️Avocado
▪️Baby Corn
▪️Blackberries
▪️Artichoke Hearts

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 739 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 66g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 26
(earned +1 veggie pt)

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Cracked Pepper & Herb Paté
▪️ English Cucumber
▪️ Tamarind Sour Soup

Adapted from and inspired by:
https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/french-chicken-liver-pate

https://www.seriouseats.com/chicken-liver-pate-bourbon-cranberry-recipe

🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 5/5 🌟
🧮 CALORIES – 205 (of daily 1585)
🥐 CARBS – 6g (of daily 119g)
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 9
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1419 of 1585
🥐 CARBS – 114g of 119g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 39 of 19
(earned +3 veggie pts)


🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1585
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 119g
(30% – Total, not Net Carbs)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

———————

Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

———————

🍜 PEANUT SESAME NOODLE BOWL w BAO | 👩🏻‍🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

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👩🏻‍🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY
3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility. We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁

Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.

I took her:
▪️Mackerel Potato Cakes w Tzatziki
▪️Broccoli, Carrot, Sugar Snap, Baby Corn, Grape Tomato, Purple Cabbage mix
▪️Pork Steamed Bun

I took down some of the Paté I had made but she was not a fan… She liked lunch but doesn’t like liver. I was happy she tried it though. Now just more for me… 🤣

I ate it when I got home…

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🍜 PEANUT SESAME RICE NOODLE BOWL
▪️ Rice Noodles
▪️ Peanut Butter
▪️ Garlic Tahini
▪️ Toasted Sesame Oil
▪️ Low Sodium Soy Sauce
▪️ Pistachios
▪️ Kimchi Seaweed Snack
▪️ Pickled Bamboo Shoots
▪️ Smoked Salmon
▪️ @chefhon Steamed Pork & Cabbage Buns

PORK BUNS
🌀 COOKED IN
@mychefiq 6Q Smart Pressure Cooker
STEAM Setting – 15min from frozen
Steamer Basket on trivet stand – 2c water in liner
(Perfect)

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 875
🥐 CARBS – 102g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 25
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🌙 Ended my day here – not feeling great
(storm coming through)

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Cracked Pepper & Herb Paté

Adapted from and inspired by:
https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/french-chicken-liver-pate

https://www.seriouseats.com/chicken-liver-pate-bourbon-cranberry-recipe

🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 5/5 🌟
🧮 CALORIES – 184
🥐 CARBS – 1g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 9
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1059 of 1567
🥐 CARBS – 103g of 119g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 34 of 19
(earned +0 veggie pts)

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1567
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 119g
(30% – Total, not Net Carbs)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🐠 MACKEREL POTATO CAKES | 🐷 SALSA PORK | 🐔 PEPPER & HERB CHICKEN PATÉ

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

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🐠 MACKEREL POTATO CAKES & VEGGIES
▪️ Mackerel
▪️ Panko Breadcrumbs
▪️ Duck Egg (yolk only)
▪️ Dijon Mustard
▪️ Valentina Hot Sauce
▪️ Red Onion
▪️ Garlic
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Russet Potato
▪️ 2% Milk
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter

▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Dill

▪️ Asparagus
▪️ Rainbow Carrots
▪️ The Blend Seasoning (Salt, Pepper & Garlic)

MACKEREL CAKES
♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
400° for 15min

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 578
🥐 CARBS – 51g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 4
(earned +2 veggie pt)

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🐷 SALSA PORK CHOP w VEGETABLES
▪️ Bone In Pork Chop
▪️ Mild Salsa
▪️ Snow Peas
▪️ Turnip
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter
▪️ The Blend Seasoning (Salt, Pepper & Garlic)

PORK CHOP
♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
400° for 12min

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 427
🥐 CARBS – 26g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 8
(earned +3 veggie pt)

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Cracked Pepper & Herb Paté
▪️ Cheese & Garlic Flatbread Crisps
▪️ Mandarins
▪️ Strawberries
▪️ Snowboard Ice Cream Sandwich

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 541
🥐 CARBS – 68g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 20
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1546 of 1567
🥐 CARBS – 143g of 119g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 32 of 19
(earned +5 veggie pts)

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1567
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 119g
(30% – Total, not Net Carbs)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🍝 MINI MEATBALL FETTUCCINE | 🦐 LEMON SHRIMP ALFREDO

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

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👩🏻‍🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY
3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility. We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁 Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.

She hasn’t been feeling the best so she asked for something relatively bland. She asked if I had any salmon so I made her some smoked salmon, snow peas with a bit of garlic butter and she asked for potato salad. No problem!

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Over the last few days I slowly made a batch of Cracked Pepper & Herb Paté… I used a combination of these 2 recipes:

https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/french-chicken-liver-pate

https://www.seriouseats.com/chicken-liver-pate-bourbon-cranberry-recipe

Super simple – cook the liver, onions and aromatics – let cool – blend into a paste – chill – then optionally top with either a fruity gelatin layer or ghee.

This just stops the oxidation process if you aren’t going to eat it all straight away. I wasn’t sure how much it would make but as I did it below, it made 4 ramekins of about ½c each.

I tried it once before with a pomegranate gelatin top but I just don’t like the texture of gelatin and just used it to seal it. This time I adjusted some of the seasoning amounts and used some ghee to seal. It needs to chill overnight and I will try it tomorrow!

The storms have kicked up my autoimmune issues and I haven’t felt like doing a whole lot of my usual creative cooking… I haven’t been doing or eating much so this is the last few days… Pretty straight forward meals… My BP is giving me trouble and I have Darth Vader breathing going on…

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🍝 MINI MEATBALL SPAGHETTI
▪️ 93% Lean Ground Beef
▪️ Garlic Powder
▪️ Onion Powder
▪️ Nutritional Yeast
▪️ 5 Cheese Italian Blend
▪️ Italian Seasoning
▪️ Soy Sauce
▪️ Duck Egg
▪️ Panko Breadcrumbs
▪️ Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
▪️ Tomato Roasted Red Pepper Soup
▪️ Cane Sugar
▪️ Black Bean Fettuccine
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Asiago Cheese
▪️ Spring Onion

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 747
🥐 CARBS – 60g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 15
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🦐 LEMON SHRIMP ALFREDO
▪️ Jumbo Tiger Shrimp
▪️ @barilla Chickpea Casarecce Pasta
▪️ @newmansown Alfredo Sauce
▪️ The Blend Seasoning (Salt, Pepper, Garlic)
▪️ Dried Dill / Basil
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Asparagus
▪️ @chefshamy Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 478
🥐 CARBS – 53g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 14
(earned +1 veggie pt)

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🍔 BEEF BURGER & SALAD | 🍝 MINI MEATBALL BLACK BEAN FETTUCCINE

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1567
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 119g (30%)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

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🍔 BEEF BURGER & SALAD
▪️ 93% Lean Ground Beef
▪️ Muenster Cheese Slice
▪️ Artisanal Lettuce
▪️ Heirloom Tomato
▪️ Yellow Onion
▪️ Organic Mayo
▪️ Brioche Wheat Bun
▪️ @yourtaylorfarms Asiago Kale Kit
(no croutons)
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ English Cucumber
▪️ Watermelon Radish

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 732
🥐 CARBS – 46g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 23
(earned +1 veggie point)

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🍝 MINI MEATBALL SPAGHETTI
▪️ 93% Lean Ground Beef
▪️ Garlic Powder
▪️ Onion Powder
▪️ Nutritional Yeast
▪️ 5 Cheese Italian Blend
▪️ Italian Seasoning
▪️ Soy Sauce
▪️ Duck Egg
▪️ Panko Breadcrumbs
▪️ Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
▪️ Tomato Roasted Red Pepper Soup
▪️ Cane Sugar
▪️ Black Bean Fettuccine
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Spring Onion

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 693
🥐 CARBS – 60g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 14
(earned +0 veggie pt)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1425 of 1567
🥐 CARBS – 106g of 119g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 37 of 19
(earned +1 veggie pts)

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🥦 VEGGIE PLATE | 👩🏻‍🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY | 🐹 NIBBLE PLATE | 🐷 MUSTARD PORK & SALAD

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1447
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 89g (25%)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I would get 19pts/day + 28 Weeklies but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

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👩🏻‍🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY
3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility.

We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁

Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.

Last night I cooked some chicken leg quarters in the Instant Pot and today I made her 3 chicken dishes for the week…

▪️ Coconut Curry Chicken (like Butter Chicken)
▪️ Chicken Alfredo
▪️ Pad Thai Chicken (used the sauce from the Stir Fry Veggie kits that I only use the veggies from)

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🥦 ARTICHOKE, ASPARAGUS & PEA PLATE
▪️ Artichoke
▪️ @chefshamy Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter
▪️ Lemon
▪️ Snow Peas
▪️ Asparagus
▪️ Enoki Mushrooms
▪️ @tillamook Cream Cheese
▪️ Del Duca Prosciutto

INSTANT POT ARTICHOKE
🌀 Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Trim artichoke stem (and petal tips if needed). Cut off the top inch or so of the artichoke and rinse to remove any dirt between the petals. Place Artichoke on trivet or in steamer basket face up, squeeze juice of 1 lemon into the crevices (*optional), add lemon halves to pot with 1 cup water.

Cook 15min on High Pressure + Natural Release

Stovetop Version:
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-cook-and-eat-an-artichoke

ASPARAGUS MUSHROOM BUNDLES
♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
390° for 7min

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 313
🥐 CARBS – 22g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 12
(earned +3 veggie pt)

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🐷 MUSTARD PORK, MOROCCAN COUSCOUS & SALAD
▪️ Pork Loin Chops
▪️ Whole Grain Mustard
▪️ @trevijano Moroccan Couscous
▪️ Homemade Chicken Bone Broth

🌀 INSTANT POT COUSCOUS
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Pot-in-Pot method
~ Rinse Couscous
1:1.25 ratio – 1 cup couscous + 1¼cups liquid.
I like to use a stock but you can just use water.
Cook 6min on High Pressure + Pulse Release

POT-IN-POT 101
https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/pot-in-pot-instant-pot

🥗 SUPERFOOD SIDE SALAD
▪️50/50 Lettuce Blend
▪️Carrot
▪️Sugar Snap Peas
▪️Watermelon Radish
▪️English Cucumber
▪️Baby Pickled Beets
▪️Pistachios
▪️Sunflower Kernels
▪️Low Sodium Soy Sauce
▪️Lemon Juice

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 710
🥐 CARBS – 52g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 18
(earned +2 veggie pt)

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🐹 NIBBLE PLATE
▪️ Red Grapes
▪️ Pepper Jack Cheese
▪️ @missionmeats Turkey & Pepper Pork Sticks

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 331
🥐 CARBS – 12g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 12

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1354 of 1447
🥐 CARBS – 86g of 89g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 41 of 19
(earned +5 veggie pts)
Within about 100 calories of target, within carb target but more than double on WW points.

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🌵 CILANTRO LIME TURKEY NACHOS

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1447
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 89g (25%)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I would get 21pts/day but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

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🌵 CILANTRO LIME TURKEY NACHOS
▪️ Hint of Lime Tortilla Chips
▪️ 93% Lean Ground Turkey
▪️ Bearitos Organic Refried Black Beans
▪️ Low Sodium Soy Sauce
▪️ Fresh Lime Juice
▪️ Cilantro
▪️ 50/50 Lettuce Blend
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ Spring Onion
▪️ Cabo Fresh Guacamole
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Fritos Cheese Dip

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 436
🥐 CARBS – 35g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 14
(earned 1 veggie pt)

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I’m hurting a bit much today and didn’t sleep well last night so I’m not feeling like dinner. I’ve tracked like 3 separate options and don’t want any of them so I am just going to call it a day.

I am hoping to feel well enough to join my cousin Tracy on a little excursion to Virginia tomorrow so a bit of extra rest tonight isn’t a problem.

Hopefully I have goodies to show you tomorrow!

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🍊 RANDOM EXTRAS

🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 5/5
🧮 CALORIES –
🥐 CARBS –
🔵 WW PersonalPoints –

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 436 of 1447
🥐 CARBS – 35g of 89g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 14 of 21
(earned 1 veggie pts)

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🥣 ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP | 🍒 FRUIT & YOGURT BOWL |🐔 CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS | ☁️ CLOUD BREAD EXPERIMENT

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
🌏 6 MONTH NEW ZEALAND TRIP – MAY 2023

📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1447
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 89g (25%)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I would get 21pts/day but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

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🥣 IP ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP & VEGGIES
▪️ IP Italian Wedding Soup [Freezer Meal]
https://tinyurl.com/44h9npvu
NOTE – PERSONAL PREFERENCE
Pasta cooked fresh and added before serving – did not add before freezing

▪️ Broccoli
▪️ Asparagus
▪️ Chef Shamy Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 482
🥐 CARBS – 36g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 12
(earned 2 veggie pt)

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🐔 CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS w CLOUD BREAD SANDWICH
▪️ IP Chicken & Dumplings [Freezer Meal]
NOTE – PERSONAL PREFERENCE
Half n Half added before serving – did not add before freezing

#experimentsineating
CLOUD BREAD
43 calories / 0.3g Carbs – 2 pieces are 0 on WWPP
▪️ 3 Eggs (separated)
▪️ 3tbsp 2% Cottage Cheese
▪️ ½tsp Baking Powder
▪️ ½tsp Garlic Powder
▪️ ½tsp Onion Powder
▪️ ⅛tsp Sea Salt
Baked 325° for 20min – let cool completely
Very soft! Toast for a slightly firmer bun type
Freezes well.

Many, many variations out there:
https://www.creativegreenliving.com/2019/06/best-keto-cloud-bread-recipe-gluten-free.html

https://www.food.com/recipe/carb-free-cloud-bread-411501

https://jenniferbanz.com/cloud-bread-thats-not-eggy-and-no-cream-of-tartar

▪️ Artisanal Lettuce
▪️ Heirloom Tomato
▪️ Yellow Onion
▪️ Organic Mayo
▪️ Orange Rind Muenster Cheese
▪️ Uncured Turkey Pepperoni

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 826
🥐 CARBS – 22g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 18
(earned 1 veggie pt)

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🍊 RANDOM EXTRAS
🍒FRUIT & YOGURT BOWL
▪️ Greek Gods Honey Greek Yogurt
▪️ Raspberries
▪️ Blackberries
▪️ Blue Magick Spirulina Capsules (color)
▪️ Dragonfruit Freeze Dried Food Powder

🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 5/5
🧮 CALORIES – 134
🥐 CARBS – 30g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 5

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1442 of 1447
🥐 CARBS – 88g of 89g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 35 of 21
(earned 3 veggie pts)

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

📉 Monthly Weigh In Results & More

The video has all the details and is time stamped

MONTHLY WEIGH IN RESULTS
🐸 Starting Weight: 298.8lbs
🦋 Current Weight: 245.2lbs
FEB – MAR LOSS [-2.2lbs]
TOTAL LOSS [-53.6lbs]
This was a very very difficult month for me. I had over +19.6lbs of inflammation fluctuations and an extremely difficult time, mentally and physically. There were several weeks of little to no communication or really tracking… I am finally coming around the bend, but this was HARD!

DECEMBER 1 – 257.4
JANUARY 1 – 251.2
FEBRUARY 1 – 247.4
MARCH 1 – 245.2
NEXT WEIGH IN – April 1st

↙️ ONWARDS & DOWNWARDS ↘️

🏆 NEXT MINI GOAL: 239.8lbs [out of 240s]
🎯 NEXT MILESTONE GOALS: 223.8lbs [-75lbs]

✈️ LONG TERM MILESTONE 1:
Onderland by May 2023
(Travel back to NZ for 6 months / May – Oct)
MARCH 1st 2022 – MAY 1st, 2023
61 weeks to lose 46lbs (hopefully 50lbs)
PROGRESS: [ ]

🌏 NON SCALE GOALS:
▪️ Fit in the Hoodie I bought for New Zealand
▪️ Improve my general health as much as possible
▪️ Increase movement as much as possible
▪️ Discuss with doc starting back at the pool
#manateetomermaid

🎯 MILE MARKERS
Goal 1: 273.8lbs (-25lbs) 🏆
Goal 2: 248.8lbs (-50lbs) 🏆
Goal 3: 223.8lbs (-75lbs)
Goal 4: 198.8lbs (-100lbs + Onderland!)
Goal 5: 173.8lbs (-125lbs )
Goal 6: 148.8lbs (-150lbs)

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🎯 2022 HEALTH GOALS
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1447
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 90g (25%)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

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If you aren’t familiar with my situation, basically I live with several autoimmune issues… an “inflammatory overstimulation response” brought on by my basic blood cells thinking they are Spartan Warriors and attacking everything in sight.

More information about what is wrong as well as the resources I’m using are here:
https://tinyurl.com/yctpfwxl

[Mast Cell Activation Syndrome or MCAS is my main issue but also fun things like Fibromyalgia, POTS, Histamine Intolerance, Insulin Resistance, Oxalate Sensitivity and on and on… ]

WILD WEIGHT SWINGS
My weight fluctuations are not water weight, not sodium retention and the gains do not go away until the cells calm down and the actual muscle inflammation decreases.

When a flare happens, everything swells – my eyes, my hands/feet, my actual muscle tissue and organs … I can, and have, put on up to 20lbs in a bad flare and this can take 3-4 weeks to lose again.

Foods, chemicals, weather changes, environmental elements… literally, sometimes just existing, fires them up. Some things I can control and otherwise it is a #justkeepswimming kinda life.

Intro: 00:00:11
Weigh In Numbers: 00:12:10
2021 Monthly Numbers Chart: 00:05:52
Changes to Eating/Tracking: 00:08:21

Insulin Resistance
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22206-insulin-resistance

Specific Metrics: 00:11:31
New Air Fryer: 00:21:15
New Zealand Background: 00:23:43

Water Purity Database
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater

New Zealand Trip/Move: 00:35:08
NZ Milestone Goals: 00:37:27
Traveling Companion: 00:41:22

Next Vacay
https://nextvacay.com

NZ Travel
https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/new-zealand-travel-tips

🐮 BUNLESS BURGER & SHRIMP | 🍜 PEANUT SESAME RICE NOODLE BOWL

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOAL
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1447
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 90g (25%)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I would get 22pts/day but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

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🐮 BUNLESS BEEF BURGER w HALLOUMI FRIES & LEMON GRILLED SHRIMP
▪️ 93% Lean Ground Beef
▪️ Low Sodium Soy Sauce
▪️ “The Blend” Garlic, Salt & Pepper Seasoning
▪️ Artisanal Lettuce
▪️ Heirloom Tomato
▪️ Pickled Red Onions
▪️ Avocado
▪️ Horseradish Mustard
▪️ Halloumi Cheese
▪️ Olive Oil
▪️ Xlrg Shrimp
▪️ Lemon Juice

🔆 COOKED IN
@tfal OptiGrill
Cook on BURGER preset
Added shrimp when burger was ½ finished

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 628
🥐 CARBS – 7g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 20
(earned 1 veggie pts)

For people who can and choose to utilize the sugar free and fat free food options available, you could reduce points in several ways.

🔹 Replace Halloumi with a low point cheese option or make fries from something like Jicama, Zucchini or Potatoes if you have them as 0 on your list.

🔹 Swap to 97% Lean Ground Beef or 99% Lean Ground Poultry Breast if it is 0 on your plan.

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🍜 PEANUT SESAME RICE NOODLES
▪️ Rice Noodles
▪️ Peanut Butter
▪️ Sesame Oil
▪️ Tahini
▪️ Dried Wakame
▪️ Spring Onion
▪️ Bamboo Shoots
▪️ Water Chestnuts
▪️ Bean Sprouts
▪️ Baby Corn
▪️ Tempura Seaweed

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 583
🥐 CARBS – 62g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 19

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🍊 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Sml Mandarins

🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 5/5
🧮 CALORIES – 62
🥐 CARBS – 18g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 0

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 1273 of 1447
🥐 CARBS – 87g of 90g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 39 of 22
(earned 1 veggie pts)

Today is a perfect illustration of the disproportionate structure (for me) between WW and caloric based nutrition.

I have almost 175 daily calories left 🎯, am within my lowered carbohydrate target 🎯 but am almost double over my points.

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🍒 FRUIT & YOGURT BOWL | 🐔 CHICKEN, APPLE & HALLOUMI SALAD

DAILY MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
🌞 Good morning 🌞 gentle friends!
Let’s get this day started…

🎯 2022 HEALTH GOAL
🍎 WHOLE FOOD REFOCUS
🧟‍♀️ NO FUNKY FOOD FRANKENCHEMICALS
📊 Calorie Command with the Healthi app
🧮 Calorie Target: 1447
🥐 Carbohydrate Target: 90g (25%)
[Monitoring carbs for Insulin Resistance]

🔵 I am also tracking on WW PersonalPoints just to show you the difference – I would get 22pts/day but since I don’t eat sugar free or most fat free products (food additive intolerances), points based plans don’t usually work well for me. This will be an interesting experiment.

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🍒 FRUIT & YOGURT BOWL
▪️ Greek Gods Honey Greek Yogurt
▪️ Dragonfruit Freeze Dried Food Powder
▪️ Blackberries
▪️ Raspberries

🥣🥣🥣🥣 4/5
🧮 CALORIES – 189
🥐 CARBS – 39g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 8

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🐔 SPICED APPLE & CHKN SALAD
▪️ Taylor Farms Spiced Apple Salad Kit
▪️ Chicken Breast
▪️ Baby Corn
▪️ Baby Pickled Beets
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ English Cucumber
▪️ HB Egg (yolk only)
▪️ Almonds
▪️ Halloumi Cheese

First time trying this salad kit… Swing and a miss… I wouldn’t buy again. It’s not bad, just not for me…

🥣🥣🥣 3/5
🧮 CALORIES – 705
🥐 CARBS – 36g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 17
(earned 3 veggie pts)

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🗓️ DAILY TOTALS
🧮 CALORIES – 894 of 1447
🥐 CARBS – 76g of 90g
🔵 WW PersonalPoints – 25
(earned 3 veggie pts)

I had pretracked dinner but as of 8.30pm, I am not wanting anything else so I’m just going to stop here. This is going to be a work in progress – I’m just coming out of a 2 week period of not feeling well so please bear with me…

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Many thanks to @krogerco and @misfitsmarket for providing all my gorgeous produce.

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

How Does the New WW PersonalPoints Plan Shake Out for Me?

Well, it’s here!  It’s almost 4am and the insomniac in me didn’t mind that the new WW plan rolled over into our apps at 2.30am – I was awake anyway.

I have had a play around and wanted to share my early findings.

Here are the points I was given for each of the colored plans before today.

Previous Green Blue Purple Programs

Depending on how I answered the quiz and what zero point foods I chose – I got a range of results.

My actual choices give me 24 Daily and 28 Weeklies.  I chose my zero options by what I used the most as well as which gave me the most for my points.

Before the switch, I chose some common items to compare how the values changed.

I also looked at some items that had I not chose them as zeros, what would they be…

So for example 2oz avocado would cost me 2pts but 1/4 cup quinoa would cost me 4pts.  5oz of potatoes would cost me 2pts but whole wheat pasta would cost me 5pts…so I chose the quinoa and pasta options to be 0 as the others are less points anyway.

I then compared last night’s dinner…

And today’s dinner…

I earned +1 point back for today’s lunch (Broccoli) and +2 points back for the vegetables in dinner…

BUT there is a big difference in meeting my calorie target vs staying in points.  I could take out the oil (4) and sugar (5) and swap my rice (7) in lunch to save myself (16) points but the entire meal, as is, is 673 calories of my 1746.  Lunch + Dinner = 1298 calories – well within my target.  However I used 35 Daily Points which leaves me with only 18 Weeklies for the rest of the week.

IN MY CASE – WW 💜 PURPLE vs NEW PERSONALPOINTS
🔹Weeklies dropped from 42 💜 to 28…
🔹Dailies increased from 19 💜 to 24 BUT………
🔹0 point food list is almost half of Purple and the extra 5pts/day do not make up the difference as just a serving of rice (previously 0) is 5pts…
🔹 Due to only having 1 working kidney – I do not drink the 60oz needed to earn +1pt…
🔹 Due to medical complications (BP/breathing/heart) – I will not earn enough extra activity bonuses above maybe +1/day. Many get people could earn +20…
🔹 Due to food intolersnces and oxalate sensitivities (plant based enzymes) – I can only earn a limited amount of extra veggie points per day…

For me, in my unique medical situation, this is an all around worse option. Which is why Calories will remain my main form of tracking… but it will still be fun to see and chart the difference…

It definitely shows the difference between how Calories and Points do not line up.

I am still an iTrackBites girl, still tracking for myself in Calorie Command but I thought I would do this for those people who want to see it…

Just to confirm – this is just to share. Nothing is changing in the plans in iTrackBites – you will not lose your favorite plan. We are also not looking at adding this plan to the roster. If you want to try it, you will have to be a WW member.

So all in all – this will be interesting for many people.  What do you think about the new plan?