I went out to dinner last night, and then to a bar where I had 2 beers, and I am WIPED. I have to work tonight and I am totally dreading it.
I am super proud of myself however, for making yesterday such a success. I ate on the low points end for breakfast and dinner, and then earned 7 APs at the gym. I had a delish salad from my favorite pizza dive that is pretty pointy- it has spinach, basil, marinated baked tofu, fontina cheese, dried cherries, pecans, almonds and these great little croutons made of their breadsticks. I estimate 15 points for the salad, so it's a splurge even though it's a healthy one. I also budgeted for 3 beers, which all were wonderful- and you know what? It was PLENTY. I ended the night using all 7 of my APs and 0.5 of my WPAs. And I felt fine. No guilt, just a great night out with friends. I'm proud to have not done what I used to do in my WW past, and blow through all of my points in one night- only to be mad at myself and wishing I had those points to get me through the rest of the week!
This upcoming week poses a challenge in the ways of both eating and working out. It looks like I'll be at D's place Tues-Fri or Sat. I"m going to have to bring my scale for WI day on Friday, work out in his gym, pack some WW-friendly food and probably spend WPAs on eating out for meals a few times during the week. I hope I can still show a loss. I know it's doable, but it will be my first foray into my new lifestyle where everything is not in my control. D knows about WW and is supportive, but obviously since he's not a person who's ever had to worry about his weight, he will need some educating. You know, like WHY I can't share a basket of honey buttered croissants with him everytime we go out to our favorite restaurant........Oy, wish me luck with that!
Tonight I've got my work snacks all planned out and I've tried to include some more high protein stuff. I almost forgot to add my 2 extra points for work nights, so I'll get a little boost from that hopefully. Hopefully that means I get through the next three nights without having any low-blood sugar binges. Gosh, I hope so. That would be a big boost in the control department for me and help my self-esteem.
I should go do some Wii Fit or something at least a LITTLE exercisey before work...
1 comment:
Okay, so straying from your normal routine is hard no matter how you look at it, but giving up control is part of life and you should be proud for allowing your plans to be altered to fit your lifestyle. Yes its hard, if it wasn't everyone wouldn't have a problem with these things. D will understand that this is about you and will support you. Him knowing about it is half the battle. It took a little while but Chris caught on early to the things he could do in cooking/eating that would be helpful to me. When the guys love you, they are willing to help you become successful at stuff! At least you are thinking ahead and bringing your scale and thinking things thru.... you are doing great!
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