Week 14 - Accountability

I can't keep blaming others for my sins. This occur ed to me last night after I ate dinner.

The story? I am on a cleaning kick. James jumped happily away in his Jolly Jumper yesterday afternoon while I dusted and vacuumed the living room. Together we danced to good retro '80's music. Coincidentally he loves Come on Eileen. Brad called to tell me he was on his way home and asked my least favourite question. "Any thoughts about dinner?" When I spend all my energy cleaning and tidying the house all day, by the time I was done the living room and feeding James his dinner I hadn't even given thought to it. I guess he was craving hamburgers on the BBQ. So he suggested picking up buns and burgers on his way home from work. Not a problem. I had enough points to fit in a burger...a normal burger. I don't know what kind of meat was in this burger but he has clearly forgotten the number one rule of Weight Watchers. ALWAYS read the label. Calories were 410. Fat 31 (!!) and only 1 gram of fiber. Total point value for the burger was 11. 11 freaking points! I'm used to a burger being 6. Plus the bun was 3. So 14 total for this burger. Forget putting on cheese. I only had one. Plus a lovely baby spinach salad. Looking back...a second after he brought them in to the house...I should have said none for me and gotten a chicken breast out of the freezer and had that instead. I prefer it anyway. Lesson learned. Only I can control what I eat no one else. I did okay in that knowing they were 11 points I only had one. So...small victory for me.

Another small victory for me. Today for James' 10:00am nap I didn't go to my computer right away. I got up off my butt and did my 30 Day Shred DVD. I just can't seem to make this a habit though. I'd rather go for a walk. So new way of thinking. I don't really do much during him morning nap so rather than making my computer and link to the "outside world" a priority, I'm only turning on this horrible vice AFTER I've done my workout. This is perfect, it opens it up for doing other things later. I'm planning on taking my new WWers pedometer out for a spin after James' lunch. That way he can nap while we walk.

I think I'm having trouble with priorities. Before in the winter I was putting exercise before all else. Now I'm putting organization and a clean neat house before my health. Must have balance. I'm going to find a way to get to yoga again...missing the meditation. I feel silly doing it all by myself at home. Oh...and I may be kinda cranky for a week or so. I'm giving up coffee...cold turkey. Now that it is summer I don't like the greasy sweats and the racing heart beat...so my energy level may fall drastically.

POINTS® Tracker entries
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Morning
2/3 cup(s) The Original Shredded Wheat 'n Bran, spoon-size 1.5
1 tsp Spoonable brown 0
1c low fat milk 2
1 cup(s) black coffee 0
Subtotal 3.5

Midday
Knorr Carrot Soup (GROSS) - Quick-added food 3
2 slice(s) whole-wheat bread 2
1 item(s) whole hard-boiled egg(s) 2
Subtotal 7

Evening
Super 6 Hamburger Patty - Quick-added food 11
1 1/3 item(s) White Hamburger Bun(s) 3 (the 1/3 is to get the points to reflect what I calculated from the bag)
1 cup(s) spinach 0
Kraft Free Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing - Quick-added food 1
Subtotal 15

Anytime
1 serving(s) Just 2 Points Banana Nut Bar 2
Subtotal 2
Food POINTS values total used 27.5
Food POINTS values remaining 0
Exercise
No entries for exercise.