- Breakfast was 1c of multigrain Cheerios with a handful of fresh strawberries and a sprinkle of dried cranberries, with 1c of skim milk. Used 5 Points, got 1 Dairy GHG. While the Cheerios do contain whole grains in their first few ingredients, they also have sugar in the first few ingredients. So I'm going to avoid counting them as a whole grain and get this GHG in a different way.
- Lunch was 1c of brown rice and stir fried veggies with edamame and black beans. I topped the mixture off with 1tsp of olive oil. Used 7 Points, got 1 Fruit/Veggie, 1 Oil, 1 Lean Protein, and 1 Whole Grain GHG
- Dinner was out at a restaurant (*gasp*)! Ed's parents were in town, so we went out to our friendly neighbourhood Thai restaurant. I ordered ginger shrimp (mmmmm) which comes with about 1c of stir-fried veggies, and I only got through about 3/4 of my steamed rice. Used 8 Points, got 1 Lean Protein and 1 Fruit/Veggie GHG
- Snacks were a banana, and 1/2c of cottage cheese with 1/2c of berries. Used 4 Points, got 2.5 Fruit/Veggie and 0.5 Dairy GHG
Used 24 Points (+1 Weekly Point)
I also drank 2 L of water and 2 cups of coffee
GHGs!
- Liquids: 10/6
- Dairy: 1.5/2
- Oils: 1/2
- Fruit/Veggies: 4.5/5
- Lean Protein: 2/2
- Whole Grain: 1/1
Wednesday's Activity
After work today, I met up with my sister for a coffee, and also finally got my 10K medal engraved!!!!
I got home at 6pm, and Ed's parents were due to arrive sometime between 6:30-7. Because I didn't know the exact time I'd have available to exercise and shower before they came, I opted not to go for a run. BUT, I squeezed in a 20 minute session with Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred instead! I've had this DVD since like, November, and let me tell you - she STILL kicks my ass every time! I only just graduated to Level 2 like, a month ago, and half the time I'm following the low-impact girl because I feel like I'm going to die. I also got in a 15 minute walk from walking from work to the subway station, so I got in 35 minutes of activity today and earned 1AP!
In summary:
- Tracked food: Yes!
- Got all my GHGs: No :( somehow missed 0.5 F/V, still not completely meeting oils and dairy...
- Got moving: Yes!
I also have a lesson of the day today :D
Today's lesson: Food Pushers
My boyfriend and his mom are lovely people. Really they are. But they are extreme food pushers!!! We went out to the restaurant, and I was determined to be good and stay within my points for the day. I had skimmed around on the wine list and said I'd think about it, but when it came time to ordering, I didn't get any. Boyfriend was confused. "I thought you wanted wine? Don't you want some wine? You said you were going to order some". No thanks, I'm good. "You sure? Really? Huh?" No really. I'm good. We ordered some appetizers for the table (spring rolls and an order of pad thai for the 4 of us to share). I opted out of partaking. Mostly because I wasn't super hungry yet, and didn't want to spoil the dinner that was on it's way out. I got food-pushed to the extreme. "Have some!" No thanks, I'm waiting for dinner, don't want to spoil it, etc. "Oh please, one isn't going to kill you". I'm trying to be good with my food, and I don't want any right now, thanks. "Wtf are you talking about? Look how skinny you are!".
The worst was dessert. Everyone ordered ice cream, and Ed got the honey-fried banana as well to share (they are delicious, but soooo deep fried). I ordered a ginger tea instead of ice cream. His mom was determined to make me eat ice cream, near to the point of shoving it down my throat herself. On top of this, boyfriend was shoving honey-fried bananas at me. I finally looked them both straight in the eye and said "Stop food pushing. I am fine. I can order my own food and decide what I want to eat. I don't want any of that today. Let it go." They were dumbfounded for a second, but they did indeed let it go. We all enjoyed our desserts (and tea!) and had a lovely remainder to our night.
All it takes is standing up for yourself and showing some courage to get food pushers to back down! When I was losing with WW, I worked in an office with OUTRAGEOUS food pushers. They couldn't seem to understand that the more cake and pastries I refused, the slimmer I got. They never got the correlation with their own waistlines.
Have you ever encountered a food pusher? What strategies do you use to get them to back off?
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