Sunday 11-13-11

Hi all!  This concludes my first week "back on track" with Weight Watchers Points Plus.  Not a perfect week since I only squeezed in two formal workouts and didn't meet my veggie quota every day, but it's still much better than I did all of last month.  We'll see what the scale has to say about it in the morning.

Today was rather slow-paced, though not as slow-paced as yesterday. It was a warm and mild day and the hubby worked again.  I wanted some much needed gym time so I dropped the kids off with my parents and they had a fun day with their cousin.  I was able to go to the grocery store for some staples (milk, bread, organic salad, etc), have a quiet leisurely lunch alone and then I went to the gym for some elliptical cardio.  It was a good day.  I ended up dipping into weeklies because I baked more of those double dark chocolate hazelnut cookies form yesterday, but miraculously I still have a few WPs to spare plus all of my activity points in tact.  This is what I had today:

Breakfast (13 pts)
Soy chorizo, potato & egg white burrito on a whole wheat flour tortilla with 1 oz 2% Mexican blend cheese and homemade salsa plus my two organic skim milk/sugar free hazelnut lattes.

Lunch (9 pts)
Leftover Italian inspired turkey & cheese meatloaf with 1/2 c. roasted garlic mashed potatoes and a cup of plain, steamed veggies with a Diet Shasta Cola to wash it all down.

Dinner (9 pts)
2 c. bowl of menudo with lime, cilantro, diced onions, oregano and crushed red pepper flakes. (I feel like I am getting sick! I forgot to mention that before.)

Dessert (15 pts!!!)
3 double dark chocolate hazelnut Kiss cookies and a glass of organic skim milk

Drink (3 pts)
1 c. high pulp orange juice. I don't usually like using points on juice, but I always seem to crave it when I feel a cold coming on. I woke up with a sore throat and I hope it doesn't turn into anything else!

I used 49 pts today, not the smartest thing the night before a weigh in, but it's ok.  I indulged in some treats this week but it could have been much worse. I'm just excited I was able to exercise self control around those cookies I baked yesterday, and happy I was able to refrain from using every single weekly point.  Well, that's all I got for yas.  I'll report back on my weigh in tomorrow. Good night!