Weight Watchers Wednesday Week 4

This end of this week was really rough when it came to tracking points. We went to two barbeques for the Fourth of July. It is really difficult to track points at potluck events! I did the best I could with my portions and tried to guesstimate points for everything I ate.

I took a low-fat dessert to both, so I knew the points for at least one dish. I made a Red, White and Blueberry Trifle... sort of. It is a little tough to use blueberries when the grocery store doesn't carry any! I improvised with black grapes, which I think made it better because I'm not a huge fresh blueberry fan. I also cheated a bit because I already had a tub of regular Cool Whip. Since I made the same dessert for both, I mixed half regular with half of the fat free version and added 2 extra points. My presentation wasn't the best, but it received rave reviews.
I have also found it difficult and ridiculous trying to track my activity points. They list pushing a child in a stroller for 10 minutes as 0 points. The closest thing they have to carrying your baby or baby wearing is carrying wood or lumber, one point for 10 minutes. Clearly the point deciders have never carried a 17 pound baby AND pushed a 31 pound toddler! Apparently, I am also the only person that rides a bike and pulls a child (plus at least 10 pounds of miscellaneous cargo) in a trailer because it isn't listed either.

This week I also made a menu and stuck to it... most of it! It made the evenings go so much smoother. It is definitely something I need to keep up. Here are a few of the dishes:

 

Wednesday: modified Pasta and Zucchini Bake (original recipe)

Modifications: Tate wanted bowtie noodles. Instead of homemade sauce, we used Prego Light Smart Traditional Sauce for 1 point. It isn't listed on their website, but I think next time I want to try one of the Veggie Smart sauces. 

Thursday: Grilled Sausage and Pepper Kabobs and grilled pineapple

I don't remember where the original recipe came from, possibly a Weight Watchers cookbook from the library. Modifications: Michael added deer steak and pork.

Tate loved helping!

Weekly Weight lost: -0.8 (Every little bit counts!)