I’ve Been in the Kitchen

Dinner tonight: Chicken and Edamame Stir-fry

Trying Not to Eat Anything That Isn’t Nailed Down

Today is one of those days where I feel like I could eat everything in my apartment that isn’t nailed down. It’s definitely emotional eating and has nothing to do with actually being hungry. Part of it is definitely boredom. Part of it is just an overall feeling of being stuck weight-wise and life-wise. I’ve been trying to keep myself busy so that I don’t reach for the jar of peanut butter or worse. My Weight Watchers weigh-in is tomorrow evening, so it would be kind of stupid to ruin whatever work I’ve put into staying as on plan as possible this week, with the exception of the weekend. So, right now, I’m seeking solace in a banana.

I’ve also been trying to get in at least 30 minutes a day of some form of activity. This morning, this consisted of leaving my house before 7AM and freezing my ass off on a 1.5 mile walk. As usual, my reward for any activity that involves walking out my front door in the morning was a stop at 7-11 for an Extra Large cup of hazelnut coffee. That was definitely worth it!

 

The sky during my walk this morning

It Wasn’t a Perfectly On Plan Holiday Dinner

but I came very close – a lot closer than I’ve been in a long time.

I knew most of what my sister was going to be serving, so I was able to make a plan ahead of time. Gorging myself on a HUMONGOUS Asian pear about an hour before getting to my sister’s house helped a LOT. Power food, POINTS PLUS-free and very filling. That, and 1/4 cup non-fat cottage cheese did a very good job of making me too full to overeat at dinner.

Dinner consisted of prime rib, white asparagus, stuffed mushrooms and potato latkes. I stuck to one serving of each, and actually finished my asparagus. (I have a bad history with asparagus in the past, so this is definitely a big deal.) I did not, however go for the bonus points and eat the Brussels sprouts. Why ruin a good thing? I indulged in a bit of cheese and some pieces of chocolate, but nowhere near as much as I would have eaten previously. The big indulgence was the chocolate pie. It was totally decadent, and well worth every single one of the POINTS PLUS I ate of it. I even managed to stop myself after one serving.

So, even though I went a little over in terms of my daily POINTS PLUS target, I did so in a planned, managed and controlled manner. Definitely a holiday eating success in my book!

Christmas Dinner 2010

Starting my weekend on plan

Tomato slices
1/4 cup frozen spinach
2 eggs
1/4 cup shredded cheese
Cooking spray

Points PLUS value about 6

PS – Adding spinach to my eggs didn’t kill me.

Yesterday Was Good…

and today is going to be even better.

What went well – I tracked and for most of the day, I stayed on plan. I drank my water, and I didn’t have my recent afternoon 6 point “party mix” bag. Right before bed though, I went for the jar of peanut butter. I need to work on this. For some reason, I need to eat something literally right before I go to bed. It’s not hunger, just habit or something.

Activity-wise, I was a slug, but that was okay because I had a fairly active few days prior to that. I’m re-discovering my Wii Fit Plus, which is a good thing!