Wednesday, 01/05/11

breakfast:
1 c ff milk, 3
3 egg whites, 1
3 slice turkey bacon, 3

lunch:
1 slice wheat bread, 2
1 oz camembert cheese, 2
8 slices turkey pepperoni (half portion), 2
banana, 0
greek yogurt with strawberries already in it, 3
vanilla wafers (reduced fat), 3 (?) need to double check
1 tbsp peanut butter, 3
hummus/pretzels, 3

dinner:
0 pt veggies (spinach, mushroom, cilantro, garlic, onions) and 2 tsp oil, 2
2 eggs and sm amt of cheese, 2

snack:
1 Hungry Jack blueberry wheat pancake, 4
raspberry preserves with fiber, 1 tbsp, 1
butter 1 tbsp and sm amt of sugar, 3
lemonade, 6 (!)
1 c ff milk, 3

activity: 1 hour zumba, 12 pts earned and used
day's points after using activity points: 34
allowance used: 5
allowance remaining: 34

Self critique:
The breakfast really made me satisfied for a long time. That was a better breakfast than I have been eating.

Got in healthy oils, lean proteins, liquids, reduced fat dairy, wheat grains, at least .5 hours of activity, didn't take multivitamin, got in 5 servings of fruit and veg.

I often seem to be waiting for some sort of occasion to eat. I really equate food with splurging or celebrating, even celebrating the ordinary. The thing is, nobody else cares what I eat. Everyone I live with or spend time with doesn't eat with me much. They all do their own thing. So why do I keep caring what they're doing before I decide what to eat? It really makes no sense.

I know I shouldn't complain, since at least I don't have to make tons of meals per day for other people, but it's sort of lonely sometimes.

We have nowhere nice to sit, either. I wish we would all sit together more and eat together, not just watching TV, but spending time together.

I do the grocery shopping for 2 houses, so that definitely is something I am responsible for, but I don't mind it. I guess I equate food with comforting other people and taking care of them. Now we know that's not really the way it should be, but as a woman, it's sort of ingrained into us, isn't it?

This has been on my mind for a while, and I think it really affects how I eat. I sort of graze all day long, but most of what I eat isn't a "meal" per se.

I think that's what makes people think I'm doing something wrong, but that is the beauty of Weight Watchers. Eat what you like; eat what works for you. Everybody's lives are different.