Diet cake or diet cake pops - 2 points per pop

I tried this and it's a wonderful cake recipe for almost no points. This is another safe and great tasting batter, just like the brownies. Points may vary based on cake mix. You can add 1-2 egg whites (optional) I didn't use the eggs, but some people suggest that eggs are a great binder and make the cake rise more and make it fluffier. I didn't have a problem with that. I have a cake pop pan and it filled the domes and  even came out the holes at the top.. You could use different combinations of cake and soda or sparkling water, just don't use NutraSweet. I've heard it's dangerous if cooked. I also heard that dark cola and light colored cakes don't taste good together. I'll post the ingredients I used, but think of all the possible variations. It boggles the mind, and with 3 birthdays coming over the next 4 months, I'll be trying several. I'll try to remember to post comments about what worked and what didn't.
makes 30 cakepops


Ingredients -
Yellow cake mix - 60
10-12 oz diet cherry 7-up - 0


stir cola into cake mix until mixed. Pour into cakepop pan or regular cake pan. Bake according to instructions on cake or cake pop pan.

Week Seven - reflections

My plan of attack -


This has been a hard week. My allergic reaction to an anti-wrinkle eye cream has made me puffy. I hope it doesn't affect my weigh in. I've lost another inch, and I'm happy to see my stubborn thighs reducing. hopefully the trend will continue. This week I didn't calculate my dinner points on one day, Other days I realized that I was eating things I didn't account for. I've got to get back to calculating my points as I eat them. Otherwise I forget to log some of them. I've also got to get back to using sparkpeople faithfully. i've let that slide some too. I'll work on being more faithful to the WW plan this week. I only hope that this weeks weigh in doesn't go poorly because of all the stress and unaccounted eating. I did work out at least once a day, but I didn't do as well as I usually do with that either. Time to recommit and be vigilant.   


First measurements   (Jan 30, 2012)        -- Last week --   new measurements

Measure upper arm -              15.5        -     15.5           -15.5

Measure bust-                          48.5          -     47              -46.5

Measure under bust -              44            -    41                - 41

Measure waist -                        42            -     40             - 40

Measure love handles -            52.5        -    49.5            - 49.5

Measure hips -                          52            -     50         - 50

Measure thigh -                        31           -     30          - 29.5

Measure Waist to Hip Ratio - 80          -    80                -80

Most pushups (no stopping)  - 9         -    12                  - 16

Most crunches (no stopping) - 30     -      37                - 50

Inches lost this week - 1
Total inches lost - 13.5



  How I ate - 
I did count my Sat and Sun points, but forgot to save them, so...

Daily points - I'm allowed 40, but that's nuts, so I say 34 (but I'm flexible so I'm aiming for between 34-39.)

• Monday -

protein powder - 3
1/2 tb bean burrito - 4

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points used so far - 7
Exercise - zumba 45

water -

• Tuesday

1 protein powder - 3
 LC pizza - 10
Goldfish - 4
veggie straws -4
1/2 grande hot chocolate half sweet - 3.5
Lean Cuisine - 8
reeses heart - 3.5
olive oil - 4
bread - 3
----points used so far - 43

Exercise - zumba 55 mins - & 26 mins wearing 5lb arm weights- pushups situps
water -

• Wednesday -

pp - 3
chicken nuggets - 4
popcorn - 5
 tortilla - 2
rice - 5
chicken - 5
2 sausages - 8 points
1/2 hoagie roll - 3 points
 SO pb - 4
----points used so far - 39 points

Exercise -zumba 60 walk 90

water -

• Thursday

1/2 sandwich - 7
raisins - 0
strawberries - 0
2 FO   BAR-4
crackers-4
1/2 sandwich - 7
2 cp milk -6
pbj- 2
LC Chicken club - 10

----points used so far - 40
Exercise - zumba 45&20 walk 45
water -

• Friday -

chick nugg - 6
misc - 1
pbj-5
LC chicken fried rice - 5
1/4 cheeseburger -4
 woton soup - 1.5
chicken fried rice - 3
orange chicken - 7
2 Diet cake pop - 5
----
points used so far -37.5

Exercise -zumba - 55
water -

• Saturday -

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points used so far -

Exercise -
 water -

• Sunday -

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points used so far -

Exercise -

water -

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Week Six

My plan of attack -


I plan to work on getting in my floorwork. I have been doing daily situps and pushups, etc... since I started this. This week, however, I fell flat with it. i need to pick it up again. I haven't decided if I'm going to do interval training yet. I need to research how much variety is needed in a weekly routine to keep losing at an optimal rate. 


First measurements   (Jan 30, 2012)        -- Last week --   new measurements

Measure upper arm -              15.5        -     15.5           -15.5

Measure bust-                          48.5          -     47              -47

Measure under bust -              44            -    41                - 41

Measure waist -                        42            -     40             - 40

Measure love handles -            52.5        -    50.5            - 49.5

Measure hips -                          52            -     50.5         - 50

Measure thigh -                        31           -     30.5          - 30

Measure Waist to Hip Ratio - 80          -    80                -80

Most pushups (no stopping)  - 9         -    12                  - 12

Most crunches (no stopping) - 30     -      37                - 37

Inches lost this week - 2
Total inches lost - 12.5


  How I ate -

Daily points - I'm allowed 40, but that's nuts, so I say 34 (but I'm flexible so I'm aiming for between 34-39.)

• Monday -

protein powder - 3
chex, popcorn, and popchips - 6
Healthy Choice Margarita Chicken - 8
turkey - 2.5
bread - 2
Smart Ones Pasta with Ricotta and Spinach - 3.5

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points used so far - 25
Exercise - zumba 55 - walk 45 -

water -

• Tuesday

pp - 3
turkey sandwich - 5 points
mu shu pork - 10
egg foo young - 3 points
Chocolate square - 4 points
popcorn - 4
Fortune cookie - 3
Smart Ones Strawberry cheesecake - 5
----points used so far - 37

Exercise - zumba 55 mins - sit ups push ups
water -

• Wednesday -

pp - 3
breakfast sandwich - 5
1oz ground beef - 1.5
.5 oz cheese - .1.5
2 tortillas - 2
ketchup - 0 points
turkey wrap - 6.5 points
1 slice bread - 2 points
1 tsp peanut butter - 1
1 chocolate square - 3 points
chex & milk - 1.5
SO strawberry shortcake - 5
----points used so far -33 points

Exercise - Zumba 50 & 35 walk 45 mins

water -

• Thursday

breakast sand 5
sand thin -- 3
2 tsp sauce - 1
.5 oz cheddar -1
SO Peanut butter dessert -4
wonton soup - 2.5
yakisoba - 7
1/2 banana muffin -3
1/4 cup raisins - 0
1 tbsp peanuts - 2
bread - 2
peanut butter - 1
jelly - 0
----points used so far - 31.5
Exercise -zumba 55 dance  20 mins walk 35 mins
water -

• Friday -

chocolate - 1
breakfast sand - 5
chex&milk - 1
biscuits with cheese- 18
2 tbsp peanuts 1.5
1.5 sausages - 6 points
3/4 hoagie roll - 4 points
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points used so far - 36.5

Exercise - zumba - 55
water -

• Saturday -

Lean Cuisine Chicken Enchilada Suiza - 7
1/3 burrito - 8
7 chips - 4
1/2 strawberry crepe - 4
2 tbsp whipped cream - 0
Healthy Choice Steak and Potatoes - 8
SO cookie - 4
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points used so far - 35
Exercise -zumba 15 walk 1 hr

 water -

• Sunday -

chicken tender - 4

2 chicken soft tacos - 8
1 bean burrito -8
38 veggie straws - 3

Turkey - 2.5
1/2 lean cuisine potato and broccoli - 2.5

SO cookie -4
Popcorn - 3
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points used so far - 35

Exercise - zumba 80

water -

Turkey Fruit Wrap - 6.5 points

 For the tortillas, I got la tortilla factory 100 calorie because they were large burrito size. You could use the low carb wheat ones from LTF, and they are only 1 point per, but they are smaller.The pictures are only of half the burrito because I once again forgot to take the picture until we were halfway finished. lol

Makes 2 giant burritos - 6.5 points

3 oz skinless turkey breast (shredded) -2.5 points
grapes (cut in half) - 0 points
apple slices (skinless) - 0 points
2 tsp almond slices - 1 point 
1/4 cup Greek yogurt - 1.5 points
2 laughing cow blue cheese - 2 points
2 tortillas - 6 points

Mix laughing cow and yogurt until mostly smooth. Spread half on each tortilla. Place half of the turkey, grapes, apples, lettuce, and almond slices on the tortilla. Roll up and cut in half. Plate and enjoy.
I added 10 grapes to each and 1/4 of an apple to each, but you can add what you would like since they are 0 points. You might also want to add avocado. I was going to, but I forgot. lol.

Week Five, The Update and Weigh-in

Sorry this is late, but I got caught up in Valentines craziness.

wonton strawberry pie - 2.5 points

These come out a little better (crunchier) if you use olive oil, but they come out good with the spray as well, and the points are halved. If you have the points to spare, try it both ways.. 


2 servings (4 pies each) - 2.5 points



16 wontons - 3 points
2 one second sprays Pam (butter or olive oil) - 1 point
10 fresh strawberries (sliced) - 0 points
1/2 tsp sugar - 0 points
1/2 tsp brown sugar - 0 points
2 shakes cinnamon (to your taste) - 0 points
2 tbsp flour - 1 point




Heat oven to 400.

Lay out wonton wrappers and spray to coat with Pam. Fill each muffin cup with two wontons, Pam side down, overlapping so that as much of the sides are filled as possible. Lightly moisten inside of wontons with wet finger. Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and sugar. Slice strawberries and stir into flour mix to coat. Fill wontons with strawberries and top with any remaining flour mixture. Fold edges of wonton wrapper over strawberries to hold the filling better.

Bake wontons for 7-12 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.

Week Five

My plan of attack -


I feel I did pretty well this week. I ate all the points I should, and other than some fast food and a little snacking, I ate good foods.
This week I will focus on lowering my stress level, yeah right, and getting my schedule back on track so I can get everything done from writing, to cleaning, to playtime with my kids, and more. I need to focus on eating more healthy protein though. I'm also adding upper hips (love handles) to the measurements. I measured it the first week, but didn't mark it down, and since it's a problem spot, I think I should.



First measurements   (Jan 30, 2012)        -- Last week --   new measurements

Measure bust-                          48.5          -     47.5              - 47

Measure under bust -              44            -    42                 - 41

Measure waist -                        42            -     41                 - 40

Measure hips -                          52            -     50.5             - 50.5

Measure love handles -            52.5        -    ?                   - 50.5

Measure thigh -                        31           -     31               - 30.5

Measure upper arm -              15.5        -     15.5           -15.5

Measure Waist to Hip Ratio - 80          -    80                -80

Most pushups (no stopping)  - 9         -    10                  - 12

Most crunches (no stopping) - 30     -      35                - 37

Inches lost this week - 3
Total inches lost - 10.5


  How I ate -
Daily points - I'm allowed 39, but that's nuts, so I say 34 (but I'm flexible so I'm aiming for between 34-39.)

• Monday -

protein powder - 3
popcorn - 5
goldfish - 4
raisins - 0
pb&j - 10
1/2 TB bean burrito - 4 points
2 TB chicken tacos - 8
1bb brownie - 3

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points used so far -37 points
Exercise - zumba live 55 mins zumba abs - 20 - floor work upper

water -

• Tuesday

protein powder - 3 points
chicken nuggets - 12 points
mac n cheese - 10
ramen noodles - 2 points
chicken stirfry - 4
BB brownie - 1 points
goldfish - 3 points
popcorn - 2 points
bread - 2
pb - 2
j - 0
----
points used so far - 41

Exercise - zumba 55 - zumba abs - 20 - floor abs
water -

• Wednesday -

pp  3
gfish 2
snack wasa 2.5
chick nugg 2 points
Applebees 1/2 chicken wonton tacos-7.5
1/2 chipotle lime chicken- 6.5
1/2 cheese cake shooter-5.5
1/2 cheeseburger slider -4
1 fry - 1 point
popcorn - 1 point

----points used so far - 35
Exercise - zumba tone & express 65 min total - floor work lower

water -

• Thursday

1/2 peanut butter brownie - 1
pp- 3
bread - 2
pb -2
j - 0
Healthy Choice BBQ Steak with Red Potatoes - 8
chicken - 3
zucchini, mushrooms, and herbs - 0
6 tiny potatoes 3
corn chex - 3 points
milk 1% - 3
popcorn - 3

----points used so far - 31

Exercise -zumba 50 walk 45 mins - floor work core
water -

• Friday -

chex - 2 points
fiber one chocolate bar- 2
Healthy Choice Orange Zest Chicken - 8 points
1/4 pbj - 3
2 tb chicken tacos fresco - 8
1/2 starbucks whoopie pie - 2.5
 Berry crumble - 8 points
 10 Pop chips - 1.5
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points used so far - 35

Exercise -zumba 20 mins - floor work total body
water -

• Saturday -

1/2 Fiber One chocolate bar - 1
3 chicken nuggets - 4
Delights breakfast sandwich honey wheat- 5
2 tb tacos - 8 points
1 bite tb bean burrito - 2 point
spaghetti - 5
meat sauce - 3
popcorn - 3
FO bar -3
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points used so far - 34

Exercise - zumba 55 - floor
 water -

• Sunday -

pp - 3
goldfish/chex - 5 points

Healthy Choice - Cafe Steamer - Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables - 8
Trader Joes Gordita - 9 points
chicken tender - 2
avocado slices - 1
corn - 1 point
beans - 1.5
wonton strawberry pie -

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points used so far - 30.5

Exercise - zumba 50

water -

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(Mock) Applebees Chicken Wanton Tacos, Weight Watcher's style - 6 points

Check your wonton wrappers. Points vary from brand to brand.

3 servings of 5 tacos each = 6 points per serving



15 wonton wrappers - 3 points
Olive oil or Pam spray - 0 points
5 chicken breast tenderloins (cooked and shredded)- 10
3 tbsp Asian sesame vinaigrette dressing 4.5
1 tbsp soy sauce - 0
1 tbsp teriyaki - 0
3 cups coleslaw veggies -0
diced green onions -0
diced fresh cilantro -0
1 tbsp almond slivers -1



Heat oven to 375.

Warm the chicken in a pan or the microwave. Spray or brush the wonton wrappers with olive oil or pam to lightly coat. Drape them over a wide edged baking pan or taco rack, and bake for a few minutes until the shells are brown. Remove from oven, but not from pan.
Add teriyaki sauce and soy sauce to chicken and mix well. Mix sesame dressing with the coleslaw, cilantro, green onions, and almonds. Split meat then coleslaw between all shells.

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Week Four

My plan of attack -


Not sure why, but several days I must have not saved because my food didn't log on the page, but this week I ate less points than I should. Stress kept me from eating. This week I will focus on getting enough to eat, lowering my stress level, if possible, and drinking more water.




First measurements   (Jan 30, 2012)        -- new measurements

Measure bust-                         48.5          -     47.5

Measure under bust -              44            -    42        

Measure waist -                      42            -     41

Measure hips -                        52            -     50.5

Measure thigh -                       31           -     31

Measure upper arm -              15.5        -     15.5

Measure Waist to Hip Ratio - 80          -    80

Most pushups (no stopping)  - 9         -    10

Most crunches (no stopping) - 30     -      35

  How I ate - 

Daily points - I'm allowed 40, but that's nuts, so I say 35 (but I'm flexible so I'm aiming for between 35-40.)

• Monday -

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points used so far -
Exercise -

water -

• Tuesday

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points used so far -

Exercise -
water -

• Wednesday -

Protein powder - 3 points
bread - 1.5 points
peanut butter - 1 point
jelly - 0 points
milk - 1 point
3/4 Lean Cuisine Thai Chicken 6 points
1 sandwich thin - 3points
1 slice cheese - 1
2oz ham - 1 point
Chex - 1 point
5 chicken nuggets - 6
black bean casserole - 8.5
----
points used so far -33
Exercise - zumba live 55 mins - zumba abs 20 mins - crunches (reg, twist, reverse, & bicycle ) modified plank, leg lifts.

water - 45 oz

• Thursday -

Chicken Nuggets - 4 points
pb&j - 10 points
1/2 Cheese bread soup - 4 points
wasa snack - 3 points
butter - 3 points
bread - .5 points
banana - 0 
chex - 1 point
1.5 servings roast beef couscous - 7 points
berry crumble - 6 points
----
points used so far -38.5

Exercise - 20 minute zumba - 45 minute walk -crunch (all kinds) pushups, leg lifts
water - 32 oz

• Friday -

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points used so far -

Exercise -
water -

• Saturday -

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points used so far -

Exercise -
 water -

• Sunday -

I'm not sure what is going on. I may be forgetting to hit save, but it's not logging my food.
 goldfish - 6
strawberries -0
mac n cheese - 2 points

LC spring rolls - 5

pizza - 12
bb brownie - 3

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points used so far - 28

Exercise - 20 min zumba abs

water -32oz

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Faux fried night - Fried chicken and zucchini - 5.5 points

This is a delicious alternative to fried chicken. It won't have the oily consistency, but it tastes great and the texture is crunchy. I eyeballed the seasonings, but I've given approximate amounts below. You can actually stick your finger in the flour before adding the cornflakes and adjust the seasoning to taste. 
Sorry the pic is so bad. I forgot to arrange them and take a pic until the hubby and I were almost done eating.

1 zucchini - 0
5 chicken - 10
1/2 cup greek yogurt - 1.5
1 tsp garlic -0
2 tsp onion powder -0
2tsp garlic powder - 0
2 tsp red pepper -0
1 cup cornflakes (very well crushed)- 3
2/3 cup flour - 8
1 spray Pam - 0 points

4 servings - 5.5 points


Cook at 360 degrees.
Put yogurt and fresh garlic on a plate and mix well. On a second plate, mix flour, corn flakes, and spices. Cut zucchini in strips. Dip in yogurt, then in flour mix. Line on cookie sheet. Cut chicken tenderloins in chunks. Dredge in yogurt, then flour, and place on cookie sheet.
Cook for 30-33 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

Low fat, low calorie, Scrumptiously surprising brownies - 3 points

This is a fantastic and low point version of brownies. You might want to use water or fruit juice instead of coffee though, because I heard that coffee might not be conducive to weight loss.




Ingredients
1 package brownies - 3 points per 1/16th
1 small can black beans - 0
1 small coffee (black) - 0
1 second spray Pam - 0

This is really easy. Open the can of beans. Rinse very well. Keep the beans in the can, and fill with coffee until full. (I used cold coffee, but I'm sure hot would be okay too). Pour coffee and beans in blender and blend on high until all the beans are liquified. I just started my blender and let it run for 3 minutes or so while I got out the pans and started the oven, etc...
Pour mix in a bowl and when beans are liquified, add them to mixture. I sprayed the pan with Pam, just in case.
Bake according to box.

I was toying with a recipe I heard about and came up with this mocha variation. These brownies are 3 point per serving (1/16th of the pan) (points vary by mix) and you will be shocked at how good they are. I love raw brownie mix, and in the interest of those who love that too, I actually tried the raw mix, and it tasted just like regular brownies. My husband couldn't even tell the difference. When cooked, the texture was a little denser than fluffy brownies. They are kind of fudgy, but closer to cake brownies.

Cup O' Lasagna - 7.5 points

For the veggies, I suggest squash and zucchini, but it's your choice.
makes 4 servings - 7.5 points plus per serving

6 oven ready lasagna noodles - 10 points
1/3 lb ground beef (93%) - 8 points
1 tbsp garlic - 0 points
1 1/4 cup prego traditional - 7.5 points
1/2 cup ff cottage cheese (squeezed dry inside of cheese cloth) - 2 points
1 egg white - 1 point
Italian spices - 0 points
1/4 cup mozzarella - 2 points
6 mushrooms (sliced) - 0 points
2 cups mixed 0 point veggies - 0

Heat oven to 350.
Crack noodles in ramekin friendly sizes and split into four piles. Brown beef with garlic. Add veggies and cook until slightly softened. Turn heat down and drain any fat. Add mushrooms and 1 cup sauce. Set the rest of the sauce aside.
In a bowl, combine dry cottage cheese, egg, and Italian spices. Mix well.
Split all ingredients in four. Layer in ramekins: a layer of noodles, 1/2 cottage cheese, 1/2 meat/veggie sauce, repeat. Top with final noodles. When all the layers are assembled, top with extra sauce and cheese.

Cook for 40 minutes.