Yesterday I got my Weight Watchers App back on my phone and readjusted my now gained weight. That wasn't fun. But it set me up with a new starting point. I also prepped breakfast for the week by making egg muffins. I cut up carrots into carrot sticks and prepped some black bean patties for dinners.
This morning I had two of the egg cups, took my daughter to school and then worked out for an hour and a half. I started with 3 miles, did biceps/triceps/abs and then finished with another mile. When I left the gym, I was hungry and ready for some sort of snack. I chose a Protein Bistro Box from Starbucks since I was there for an iced tea anyway. The Protein Box is kind of a waste of money for me because I didn't eat the bread or peanut butter - just the grapes, cheese and hard boiled egg. But it worked just fine to get me through Costco without even one sample! And another huge accomplishment?? My youngest got a slice of pizza and only ate 1/3 of it. This is when I would typically do the Mom Finish It Off Plan. But I DIDN'T! And OMG did it smell amazing. It was hard for my will to take but my will won!
When we got home from Costco, I had to unload everything, set my daughter up with a show while she played and emptied the dishwasher. By then it was lunch time so I chopped up the fresh veggies I had gotten from Costco and made a yummy salad. I scanned the Lite Honey Mustard dressing with my Weight Watchers app and saw that it 2 points for 2 TBSP. I did an accurate 2 TBSP measurement of it and poured it over the leafy greens. And then I scraped every last bit of it out of the measuring cup. I like a wet salad.
The day went on as usual with my usual cravings popping up. The first one happened at the same ol' 3 PM timeframe when we arrive home from school. I usually opt for chips with hot sauce. Today I pulled out those carrots I cut up the day before, mixed some hot sauce with 2 TBSP of hummus and relieved my craving in a healthier, low-fat way.
The next hurdle was not pouring a drink while I fix dinner. This is a calming thing for me. A signal that evening has begun and I made it through my day. But not tonight. I made a turkey meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and a vegetable medley of cabbage and carrots for the family. I had my black bean patty with a jalapeno greek yogurt topping and a large portion of the veggies. It was fine. I still missed my adult beverage but I have been downing a lot of water so I guess all is well.
Daddy is putting the youngest to bed now and I am keeping my commitment of blogging this adventure. I can feel a little rumble in my belly as I type (probably because of all this food talk). I have enough daily WW points that I can have 10 wheat thins with some of the jalapeno greek yogurt or some pretzel sticks with hummus.
Beginning weight: 153 lbs
Pant size: 10
I will measure my inches tomorrow for another comparison along the way.
One night down...a lifetime to go!
"Do something TODAY that your future self will thank you for." - unknown
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