I have come to the conclusion that I will, necessarily, at any given point, have some kind of food obsession. Be it Skinny Cow ice cream cones, Gorilla Munch cereal, Nutella... it's going to be something.
So previously, Skinny Cow mint chocolate chip ice cream cones overshadowed practically all other food choices. Not that they were all I ate, and not that I didn't work them into the Weight Watchers program. But those damn cones were like currency and every food choice I made during the day was balanced by how many cones they "cost". There were days that I horded my points to have 4 of those things at night. Maybe not the most nutritionally balanced decisions, but ohhhhhhh yum yum. Yum.
Gorilla Munch, well, that stuff is just evil. One cup is too much because four cups are too many... and one ALWAYS turns into 4. Sometimes more. And even that's a guess because do you think I actually measure the stuff? Psh.
Since I'm the only one driving this boat, it's up to me to find/create a relatively healthy obsession, if I were so inclined. I have a creation from a couple years ago which is vanilla yogurt, Nutella, strawberries and pretzels. Most of you might be gagging right now but I gotta tell ya, if you appreciate the whole sweet-and-salty thing, this is the dessert for you. My fear is having Nutella in the house because I am not beyond sneaking downstairs in the middle of the night for a couple spoonfuls of the gooey stuff. Anyway, I've been indulging in just yogurt and fruit. It's certainly sweet enough but like they say on The Food Network, the flavor profile is shallow.
So, this week has been pretty good. I gave myself a "free day" in which I made the conscious decision to eat whatever I wanted. What did I start the day with? You know it. Can everybody say "Gorilla"? Mid-morning: a big corn muffin. Lunch: a serving of some reeeeally good Greek spinach/cheese pie (I can't remember what it's called). Dinner: veggie burger w/ avocado AND cheese. By bed time, I felt like crap. ~sigh~ Lesson learned. Again.
I forget what my weigh-in cycle is, so I'll just report a weight loss from Jan 1st. It's not that impressive, but I am going ssslllooowwwly in the right direction. Total weight loss over the past 30 days (happy Feb 1st, by the way) is 2.5 lbs. I think another sigh is in order. ~sigh~
It's all good, though. Right? It's all good, indeed.
5 point breakfast: 1 fried egg, 1 slice rye toast w/ 1 tsp "butter" and about 1/2 cup roasted turnip. Hey, it's not just for dinner anymore.
Another 5 point breakfast: 1 cup of high-test tea w/ 1 TBSP raw sugar and a splash of soy creamer, 1 low fat waffle, some strawberries, a banana and 1 TBSP maple syrup.
Tonight's dinner: 4 oz grilled swordfish, 1/2 cup quinoa, roasted butternut squash "fries". 7 points.
Total points for today (as of this writing): 26. I may dip into some salted chocolate. We'll see. I'll be experimenting tomorrow morning with some pre-fab crepes. I expect good things. I'll keep you posted.
I hope it's obvious that I enjoy blogging about my successes and misadventures along this journey towards better health and annihilation of 15 measly pounds, but with all honesty and above all else please remember:
(Nope, those are not my feet...)
(...these are. And yes, there's a story that goes along with the duct tape...)
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