Today was a pretty good day! I got up bright and early to get the Crock pot ready for a recipe a friend of a friend shared in our little "I'm not a short-order cook..." Facebook group. Later in the morning I took the kids to a play date at a friend's house where my toddler had a blast. Then we went to a Halloween store where we picked up some stuff for baby girl's upcoming "Nightmare Before Christmas" themed birthday party and then we went to Frazier Farms next door for some vitamins and produce. We had lunch when we got home and while the kids napped I did the rest of the prep-work for dinner and got some more cleaning done. It was a pretty productive day. I'm also happy to say that despite having a few treats (like the delicious pumpkin spice bread with cream cheese glaze I baked last night and one of my son's Fun Size Snickers) I was able to stay within my daily points allowance today. My weigh-in this morning went much like I expected. I gained nearly a pound from last week's splurges, but no biggie. I will recover from this. It's a marathon, not a sprint. ;) This was today's menu:
Breakfast (5 pts)
1/2 c. scrambled egg whites, 2 slices of center-cut bacon and 2 skinny lattes, each made with 1/2 c. organic skim milk, 1/2 Tbsp sugar free hazelnut creamer, coffee and Splenda.
Snack at kids' play date (6)
1 slice of pumpkin spice bread with sweet cream cheese glaze (which I baked late last night before bed), a piece of cheddar cheese, strawberry slices and grapes.
Lunch (10 pts)
A turkey & reduced fat pepper jack sandwich on Sara Lee Delightful 100% whole wheat bread with organic mixed baby greens, tomato slices, red onions, light mayo and mustard, a cup of watermelon chunks, Diet Shasta Root Beer, and for dessert another slice of pumpkin spice bread. (Sooo yummy!)
Dinner (13 pts)
Slow cooker turmeric braised chicken in yogurt sauce (de-licious!), curry rice pilaf with green onions, golden raisins, red peppers, celery & sliced almonds, and a simple cucumber salad with yogurt-dill dressing.
Dessert (2 pts)
A Fun Size Snickers bar.
Would you happen to know how many points each of your skinny lattes is under the old system? I love that you get to drink two every morning.
ReplyDeleteYup, 3 pts just like the new plan. 1 c. of skim milk is 2 pts. 1 Tbsp powder sugar free hazelnut creamer is 1 pt. Splenda is free and coffee is free. So 3 pts total. I just split it into two different mugs, only using half the ingredients for each mug, and I always measure!
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