Counting Cookies

There are something like 700 boxes of cookies in our house. And more than 240 of them are Sis's (she sold 301, but 60 are going to the troops overseas), with something like 20 boxes of them for us (including Gommie and Pop's cookies, which they've asked us to distribute elsewhere!). Because I bought one of each for the kids to try.

So, after we cracked open 4 boxes for tasting--the kiddos' very first Girl Scout cookies!!--I checked the new WW points. Just to keep me in check with all those cookies here. Because, at approximately 20 cookies a box, that is at least 400 cookies in our house for us. (No worries, we'll be sharing. And they freeze.)

Of course, Sis already ate almost a whole roll of Trefoils, which she loves. And Bud is working his way through the berry ones and the lemon ones simultaneously!

(And I should add that Mama has shifted, carried, rearranged, and counted all these cookies. Some twice. Thanks, Mama! You've definitely earned your Samoas.)

Here goes:

Lemon cremes: 3 cookies for 5 pts

Trefoils: 5 cookies for 5 pts, or 1 pt each

Do-si-dos: 2 cookies for 3 pts

Samoas: 2 cookies for 4 points (this is a bargain at 2 pts each, I think!)

Dulce de Leche: 4 cookies for 4 pts, or 1 pt each

Berry Munch: 2 cookies for 3 pts

Tagalongs: 2 cookies for 4 pts (yep, another bargain at 2 pts each)

Thin Mints: 4 cookies for 5 pts (which is 2 cookies for 2 pts--and who can eat just one??)

Thanksgiving: Counting Down and Up

I don't talk about WW much--I'm sensitive about my weight journey and don't always like to talk/write about it, even when it goes well--though I'm still going and losing about a pound a week. But as food is more prevalent during the holidays, you're going to hear more about it. Today, I went to my WW meeting today (and lost my usual pound) and got a list of all the points of traditional holiday dishes, which I include here both to remind myself and to share with those who want to know (for those non-WW who are confused but interested, we count points instead of calories, though 1 pnt generally = 50 calories, in a pinch. Why? It's complicated but all values aren't equal, depending on fat and fiber. Yes, it is a strange language, and a cult to boot. But it works. For those confused but not interested, just move along). I'm planning on saving all my 35 extra points plus the ones I get each day, which gives me more than enough to enjoy:

turkey, 2 oz = 2 pnts (okay, not this first one, but wanted to include it for completeness's sake)

gravy, 1/4 c - 2

dressing, 1/2 c = 4

cranberry sauce, 1/4 c = 2

green bean casserole, 1 c = 5

winter squash, 1 c = 1

mashed potatoes, 1/2 c = 2

baked sweet potato, 1 large = 3

steamed green beans, 1 c = 0

dinner roll, 1 piece = 3

all fruit pies, 1 slice = 9

pumpkin pie, 1 slice = 9

other pies, 1 slice = between 10-14 (pecan is 12)

whipped cream, 1/4 c = 3 (plus any sugar)

fruit cocktail, 1 c = 2

mulled cider, 1/2 c = 1

Though, with 3 special meals this week (including church and the preschool feast), I still be lucky to lose my 1 pound next week!