A Typical Tuesday

It’s so hard to get out of bed in the morning when it’s freezing cold outside and so warm in bed! I wish I could stay there all day!

For breakfast, I had a slice of whole grain toast with peanut butter and a sliced banana on top along with 1 cup of 1% milk for 9 points.

After hubby left, I got to working on homework. First thing I did was send off a paper that’s due via mailserv today and that was a huge relief to have one item checked off my to do list! I spent a few hours working on a final project that is due next week, but that I had to make a presentation on today.

I had a mental battle about whether I should run in the morning or if I would run in the afternoon or maybe even wait until hubby gets home to run. I finally decided that running in the morning would be best because it would make me feel better about myself and I really needed a confidence boost for my little presentation today. I also know that sometimes when the day is done I am too tired and don’t want to workout. So I jumped on the treadmill. I walked 1/4 mile for  a warm up, ran 1 mile and then walked 1/4 mile for a cool down. 1.5 miles total. I burned 202 calories. I was still a little sore from my run last night, but I felt better! Plus, I listened to Taylor Swift’s Christmas album- so it was fun!

After my run, I snacked on 1 cup of pineapple for 0 points.

School went alright today. I hate talking in class, but I made it through it and all is over now. I always think back about what I say and I feel stupid. Why do I do that? I need to learn to just let it go! Especially when it really doesn’t matter. Why do I have so much anxiety towards social situations? How can I overcome the anxiety? This is a huge problem for me and I would love to work on overcoming it.

After school, I headed over to Subway for lunch. I had a 6” Turkey sub with Baked BBQ Lays for 11 points. Subway never gets old!

And then it was grocery time! Here is what I got:

One of my favorite deals, Bolthouse Farms Vanilla Latte’s for .50 each! I stocked up on them. Hubby will drink them. Half the bottle is 4 points, so they will be a nice treat once in a while. Not too different in points than drinking a cup of juice.

On the way home, I snacked on half of a Dark Chocolate bar for 3 points. I have been craving chocolate lately! This is supposedly imported from Germany.

Once I got home and put everything away, I had a cup of coffee with eggnog creamer for 2 points.

I was feeling a bit hungry in the afternoon and craving something salty, so I had a serving of Food Should Taste Good The Works chips for 3 points. First time having this flavor- OH SO GOOD! They seemed to satisfy me. I feel guilty snacking on anything unless it’s fruits or veggies- but I just wasn’t craving fruits and veggies!

I spent a lot of the afternoon just taking it easy. It felt WONDERFUL! And then, I cleaned the house and did laundry. It feels good to have a clean house!

For supper, I had salmon that I marinated in Light Italian dressing along with squash for 3 points. I ate a lot more squash than is pictured on my plate- YUM! There is nothing added to the squash. I have finally figured out that the longer I cook the squash (within reason) the better it turns out. This was PERFECT. We have a bunch of squash in the basement from hubby’s parents- so we’ll definitely be eating a lot of squash this winter! Each squash makes probably 10 cups! They’re huge.

For dessert, I had these Maria Cookies that I picked up today. 5 of them are 3 points. They remind me of animal crackers and graham crackers. They’re good!

I am ending the day with 3 points left- which I will probably use. I’m expecting a gain tomorrow- which I’m not upset about. I know this is how my body works. If I lose a lot one week, I will most likely gain a bit the next, and then I’ll lose the next week. But who knows- maybe I’ll see a loss. I’m tracking my points, etc. I’ll hope for the best!