Saturday's Food
- Breakfast was Peanut Butter and Banana Oats! Mmmmmmmmm delicious and filling :) Used 6 Points, got 1 Whole Grain and 2 Fruit/Veggie GHGs
- Lunch was 6 pieces of nigiri sushi, a cup of miso soup, and a seaweed salad! Used 6 Points, got 1 Lean Protein and 1 Fruit/Veggie GHG
- Dinner was 1 cup of whole wheat pasta with 1/2c of Ed's mom's delicious meat sauce and a few meatballs, and a spinach salad on the side. Also had a beer. I'll explain below :P Used 14 Points, got 1 Lean Protein, 1 Whole Grain and 2 Fruit/Veggie GHGs
- Snacks were a tall skinny latte and 1 cup of fruit. Used 3 Points, got 1 Dairy and 1 Fruit/Veggie GHG
Used 29 Points (used +6 Weekly Points)
Also drank 1L of water and had 2 cups of coffee and 1 cup of green tea.
GHGs!
- Liquids: 6/6
- Oils: 0/2 :(
- Dairy: 1/2
- Fruit/Veggies: 6/5
- Lean Protein: 2/2
- Whole Grain: 2/1
Missed out on the oils, though I'm sure that there was probably some in the pasta sauce. Ah well. I give myself a B- on this effort.
So I kinda derailed a little this afternoon. Everything was going great, until I had a work training session this afternoon. Ummmm... let's just say that I really, REALLY needed a stiff drink following this one. It was INTENSE and incredibly draining. I also neglected (stupid me) to check out the nutritional info on my box of pasta prior to cooking it. I figured that it was probably like the whole wheat pasta that is written in my WW Pocket Guide, 1c for 4 points. Um, no. Apparently this one is 1c for SEVEN points. Awesome.
BUT!
Instead of feeling miserable after the training and just sitting on the couch, beer in hand and watching TV all night, I got a little bit of activity instead! I practiced yoga for 45 minutes in my living room after dinner to help calm me down! I decided that if I still wanted that beer after yoga, then dammit, you really wanted a beer. And, well, I did. But at least I didn't feel so guilty about wanting it :)
And, lovely readers, I have a confession. I saw that I was going to go far over my Points again today and I thought very seriously about lying about it in this log. I was like, "Who am I to be writing a blog about healthy living and stuff when I went over my Points two days in a row? That's not what people want to read, therefore - LIE about it!" I kicked that little voice out of my head. Because this blog IS about healthy living and healthy balance. And this motivation challenge is about being accountable to myself and to the ENTIRE INTERNET about my eating and activity habits. There's no way that I'm going to be a perfect little Weight Watcher every single day, because I'm human! And, Weight Watchers gives me an extra 35 points per week to work with if I need them or go over with things like surprisingly-7-Point-whole-wheat-pasta.
So I decided in the end to be honest and open about everything. There are no secrets in the Motivation Challenge. There is no hiding food and no lying in my tracking and accountability. What's the point in writing it down if it's not true? It wouldn't be helping me, or you, to do so.
So! How did the Motivation Challenge go today?
- Tracked all food: YES! Even though it was a struggle.
- Got all my GHGs: Almost. Missed the oils and a dairy again.
- Got active: Yes!!!
Do you get "food guilt" or accountability guilt? How do you deal with it?
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