Tuesday, 02/15/11

breakfast:
1 c ff milk
chobani greek yogurt honey flavor
orange, banana
subtotal: 6

lunch:
ww cinnamon crumb bar
flatout/1/4 c cheese/3 ham
non fat misto, 1 sugar
banana
subtotal: 10

dinner:
cup chili with a little cheese, a little sour cream
cornbread
london broil salad (didn't eat all)
bleu cheese on side
hot tea, no sugar
subtotal: 17

daily total: 33
activity: none
weekly points used: 4
weekly points remaining: -15

Feedback:
I got stuck at work and didn't eat the cinnamon crumb bar until 12:30. Luckily, I had it stashed in my purse from this weekend's WW meeting. It was very tasty. After that, I got the Starbucks drink, and I was getting really edgy and hungry because it was 2:00 p.m. I went home and got the rest of lunch, which I really needed to avoid a binge.

After that, I got stuck in another appointment until 5:30 and I was more hungry than I realized. I didn't get to eat until almost 6:45, at which point I had the chili so I could make a wise dinner choice.

I was glad I recognized I was full and stopped eating the salad. It will make for nice leftovers for tomorrow.

I planned to go to the gym, but I couldn't fit it in. Dinner was an unexpected outing with family. I admit, I could have done something else for dinner and gone to the gym. It was just one of those nights when a bunch of us were free at the same time and we really wanted to talk and spend some time together. We had a nice time and we got to linger and have some good conversations. My son sent me a super cute chipmunk video we talked about at dinner.

Even though I'm over my points for the week, I'm really proud that I am aware of this. In the past, I had imaginary thinking about my consumption and I would just blissfully ignore it and pretend it (the overages) didn't happen. I would tell myself the things I ate weren't that bad, or we walked around a lot while we were out looking for our restaurant, or I stood around so much at the swim meet that I must have burned my points off. I'd rather know what's going on because it makes me feel in control, and I own my choices.