..when there are none.

This should be more in the form of a question: How the hell do I make good decisions when I have limited options???

 We had the Healing Hearts motorcycle poker run this weekend. I was a volunteer, not a rider. But I am still working on Lois on the motorcycle thing, so maybe I can participate next year!

After the run (and I only had one iced coffee – 1 point and some waters while I was sitting at my spot), I headed to the finish line for food.

My options were:

Hotdogs w/ kraut

cheeseburgers

bagels

baked ziti

cupcakes

macaroni salad

That’s it. So, what did I have?

Two hotdogs with kraut and 1 hamburger. Ok, and I had one cupcake.

After a not-too-bad dinner last night, I had expended 17 of my EXTRA weekly points in one day.

sigh.

With a huge family BBQ (the Italian side) this past weekend, I wasn’t on my best behavior. Let’s just say that I didn’t write down one thing on Saturday and just assumed that I used all of my extra points for the week.

Sunday was okay, but I’ve been really, really good the rest of the week.

Yesterday, I had:

Fiber One cereal = 3 points

DD coffee w. skim and splenda = 1 point

Salad with light dressing and 1 piece of grilled salmon = 5 points

2 Diet Dr. Peppers = o points

raw carrots = 0 points

Turkey Wrap** = 7 points

Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich = 2 points

Total = 18 points

When I started on WW, my daily point goal was 26. Based on where my weight is now, it’s 24 points.

**I am especially proud of the turkey wrap. It was basically a large flour tortilla with lettuce, mayo and sliced turkey. I’m guessing on the points. The reason I am proud of the wrap is that I was at the firefighter’s carnival last night and was starving. Lois and Suz got hamburgers and fries and they looked yummy. After staring at the menu, I found something reasonable to eat and got the wrap instead of a burger and fries.

I start off every day saying I am going to have a “good day.”

This weekend, with all of our events, I think I knew I wouldn’t be “great” but I was “okay.”

Saturday night at the club, I decided to forego my usual fried calamari and fettucini. Instead, I got an appetizer that consisted of 2 oysters, 2 clams and some crab legs. Then, I had the halibut for dinner and no, it was not stuffed.

 Yesterday was a “decent” day. I did, however, have 2 dinners.

Fiber One (Honey Clusters) cereal = 3

WW granola bar = 2

WW raspberry yogurt = 1

spinach salad = 5

Large iced coffee with skim and splenda = 1

WW TV dinner – Chicken Marsala = 4

Grilled zucchini and corn = 1

Stuffed sole = 7

Total: 24 points (my Target = 25)

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My current goals:

A. Drink More Water

B. Activity

I know it won’t burn a lot of calories, but I’m going to hit the lake in the kayak tonight. I feel like I have a lot going on in my head right now and being down isn’t going to help me. Maybe some time on the water will help me out a little.

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My newest finds

Kiashi Go Lean Crunch – Honey Almond Flax

It seems to be a lot of points (4 or 5) but it’s very yummy. It tasts like Honey Smacks. Remember those?

Oreo Thin Crisps – 100 Calorie packs

These are good. I really want to try these other 100 calorie snack packs: Lorna Doone, Planters peanut butter cookie crisps, Ritz snack mix, Cheese Nip crisps and I REALLY want to try the Nutter Butter Granola Bars.

Today is that day. Today is that one day of the month where I am bloated, crampy and tired and crappy and thirsting for salt, sugar, chocolate, grease and a nap.

ugh.

 Tonight is another WW weigh-in. I don’t want to even go. I feel like I’ve gained 4 lbs just from being bloated.

So far this morning I have had the following:

1 small DD toasted almond coffee with skim abd splenda = 1 pt

1 bowl Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal with skin = 3 pts

1 chocolate chip peanut butter WW granola bar = 2 pts

I will attempt to restrain myself from trolling the snack machine.

Tonight is the weigh in after my first week on Weight Watchers. I’m actually really nervous. I feel like I’ve been really good, but I think I’ll be really disappointed with myself if I don’t lose ANYTHING.

 Yesterday was a great day. Check out my points!

 Fiber One Cereal (Honey Clusters) with skim milk: 5

1 can V8: 1

Turkey on 12-grain bread with avocado, Lettuce, tomato and mustard: 4

Small apple: 1

2 cans Diet Coke: 0

Gilled pork (1 cup): 3

Grilled veggies (zucchini, squash and green peppers): 0

salad with tomatoes and cucumbers and balsalmic vinigrette: 3

Weight Watchers ice cream bar: 2

6 glasses of water: 0 

Total points: 19!!!

Pre-Breakfast: travel mug coffee (French vanilla, 1.5 Splendas & whole milk)

Breakfast: 1 bowl Honey Nut Cheerios with whole milk, a plum and a nectarine

Mid-Morning Snack: Vitamin Water

Lunch: ½ container (?? Ounces) Stew Leonard’s Low-Fat Chicken Chili and ½ grape Vitamin Water (formula 50), some french fries

Afternoon Snack: 12 oz HGT

Dinner: Chicken Marsala, steamed veggies, salad with Italian dressing, Diet Coke

Dessert: 2 Coronas (yes, only two)

EXERCISE: none

Pre-Breakfast: travel mug coffee (French vanilla, 1.5 Splendas & whole milk)

Breakfast: 1 bowl Honey Nut Cheerios with whole milk and a large, juicy, messy plum which I ate at my desk

Mid-Morning Snack: 12 oz. HGT, 1 bagel with scallion cream cheese & a plate of fruit (our summer intern’s going away party!)

Lunch: ½ container (?? Ounces) Stew Leonard’s Low-Fat Chicken Chili and ½ grape Vitamin Water (formula 50)…okay, okay, I did put a little sour cream in the chili, but I didn’t eat tortilla chips!!!

Afternoon Snack: Vitamin Water

Dinner: 2 pieces stuffed filet of sole and 2 potatoes au gratin (both courtesy of Omaha Steaks), a glass skim milk

Dessert: 15 tortilla chips

EXERCISE: none

Weigh-in: 187 lbs

(I’ve decided that Wed. will be weigh-in day. I can’t believe I am putting my weight on the internet)

Pre-Breakfast: travel mug coffee (French vanilla, 1.5 Splendas & whole milk)

Breakfast: 1 bowl Honey Nut Cheerios with whole milk (the skim milk in the office fridge smelled funny)

Mid-Morning Snack: 12 oz. HGT

Lunch: ½ chicken salad wrap and leftover salad from last night plus ½ bottle grape-flavored Vitamin Water

Afternoon Snack: Diet Coke w/ Lime (12 oz. can) – ok, I know I gotta give those up.

Dinner: sausage, peppers, roasted potatoes, squash and zucchini (from hot bar at Stew Leonard’s) and a salad (same as last night). I finished 12 oz. of HGT and the other ½ bottle of grape Vitamin Water.

EXERCISE: Lifecycle, 20 minutes, 7.5 miles, Random program, Level 3

Pre-Breakfast: travel mug coffee (French vanilla, 1.5 Splendas & skim milk)

Breakfast: 1 large cranberry muffin, toasted w/ butter (I know this is not good)

Lunch: leftover meatloaf and mashed potatoes (w/ butter)

Afternoon Snack: Diet Coke w/ Lime (12 oz. can), and an ice cream sandwich from Carvel (hey, our title insurance rep brought them in for everyone, I couldn’t say no!)

Dinner: 2 pork ribs, 3 pieces steamed zucchini (a la Stew Leonards), 20 tortilla chips with melted chedder and full fat sour cream (Lois made them and I couldn’t say no) and a salad w/ Marie’s Blue Cheese Vinagrette (w/ peas, tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, red onions and romaine lettuce)

EXERCISE: none