There is a saying at the end of each Weight Watchers meeting including the phrase: If you bite it you write it. Makes sense. Often there are times when I'll say to myself, it was only the last bit of cheese that was too small to grate, it was nothing. Yeah? That one 1/2 oz piece of cheese was 1pt which if I do several times a day (a hand full of Cheerios here, a cracker there) it all adds up.
This thought occurred to me the other day when I made turkey burgers for dinner. Each burger included a bit of egg and bread crumbs. I then melted about an ounce of cheese onto each burger under the broiler. I wasn't going to include the cheese in my point calculation. Then thought to myself...well why wouldn't I? Sure I can lie to my blog readers and make it seem to them that I had an awesome day. I can lie to my journal and final point total at the end of the day. Hell...I can even lie to myself by telling myself it was only a taste, it didn't count. But (and yes, I know this whole post has been cliche) I CANNOT lie to the scale. The scale will know that I forgot to include the handful of french fries last Saturday that came with the pizza combo (okay, that I honestly forgot about until last night when I couldn't sleep). The scale will know about the little bit of Cheerios that were in the measuring cup that created a little mound. Hey, it is still a cup as long as it all fits in the measuring cup right? I've tried to be as honest as possible with myself, my blog and my journal this week. We'll see how it all turns out in two days.
I'm actually quite proud of myself for yesterday. I managed to get in 3 servings of milk and 5, yes FIVE servings of fruits and vegetables! It was actually easier than I thought it would be. YAY me! And I tried to change up what I ate a little. Shake it up a bit. Changed my breakfast slightly and eliminated the sandwich I usually have for a spinach salad. Plus got in 20 minutes of my 30 Day Shred video. Today is gorgeous so a friend and I are going for a walk. The rest of the week looks like it is going to rain though. Soon enough the better weather will be here...I hope.
POINTS® Tracker entries
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Morning
2/3 cup(s) The Original Shredded Wheat 'n Bran, spoon-size 1.5
1 small banana(s) 1.5
1 cup(s) black coffee 0
100 ml Source Yogurt 1
1 cup(s) low-fat milk 2
Subtotal 6
Midday
1 cup(s) spinach 0
Knorr Cream of Broccoli Soup 3
2 tbsp Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing (PC is CRAP) 2
32 oz water 0
1 medium baby carrots 0
Subtotal 5
Evening
3 oz cooked centre loin pork, lean and fat 4
1/2 cup(s) cooked white rice 2
Steamed Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrot mix 0
1 cup(s) low-fat milk 2
1 tbsp Italian Dressing on vegetables 1
Subtotal 9
Anytime
100ml Lemon Meringue Parfait Source Yogurt 1
1/2c Chocolate Fat Free Pudding 2
1 bar(s) Chocolate caramel 1
Subtotal 4
Food POINTS values total used 24
Food POINTS values remaining 0
Exercise
20 min aerobics, high-intensity 3
Activity POINTS values earned 3
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