A Different Kind of Day

I had to get up at 5 A.M. this morning because I had to go into the office for the day. I forgot how much preparation it takes, if you want to be healthy, when you have to leave the house to work! I’m glad I got up with time to spare because it took forever!

I was hoping for a better WI than what I had today. I gained another pound, weighing in at 211. I am now 3 lbs. away from that 80 lb. goal. I am getting frustrated because I am not only so close to the 80 lb. goal but I see Onederland looming ahead and I CANNOT wait to get there. But what I keep forgetting is that I am losing at the same rate I have been all along, when looking at my monthly statistics. Some weeks I lose, some I gain. I will get there eventually but I have to keep being patient.

I have been eating all of my weekly points, and this was working, but lately I’ve been gaining, so maybe that’s it? Do you eat all of your weekly points? I had a really good suggestion from Lori that I don’t stop eating as much, but maybe try to eat different foods with my points- and that’s a good idea. (Although today wasn’t a very good start!)

For breakfast, I had 1 cup of oatmeal with 1/2 cup of blueberries and a glass of 1% milk for 7 points.

I also made sure to drink as much water as I could this morning, knowing it would be a little harder to get water in today unless I drank the nasty drinking fountain water- and I hate buying water! I drank 4 cups of water before leaving for work. That made me feel refreshed. I was really thirsty when I woke up this morning, probably from yesterday’s workout. Not to mention, I’m a little sore and I’m glad it’s a rest day!

I also brewed some Jamaican coffee and added FF vanilla creamer for 1 point.

And then it was off to work!

It’s always weird being at the office since I work from home now. But it wasn’t so bad to see some people and interact a little bit.

On my first break, I snacked on a light cheese stick and a banana for 1 point.

Funny thing, at 10 A.M. a few of us got permission to leave for a few hours- a couple of ladies and I did a little shopping and then went to Carlos O’ Kelly’s for lunch. I did pack a very healthy lunch this morning, but it was so much fun to go out with the ladies as we don’t meet face to face very often anymore! I had the lunch Chicken tortilla soup and a cheese quesadilla. I had probably 6 chips and salsa. I did really well! I estimated this at 14 points. I did not get a picture.

I was DRAGGING and SO tired from getting up so early this morning, we stopped at Starbucks before heading back to the office. I had a tall Skinny Vanilla latte for 2 points. I didn’t get a picture of that either.

And then I worked for a few hours and then had a meeting for the rest of the day. The day went really quickly even though I ended up working a little late! I always dread going into the office, but it kind of breaks up my week, too.

It was a beautiful day outside and I wish I could have spent some time out there, but no such luck! But I was craving a summer meal. So I grilled fat free hot dogs and ate them on light bread with peanut butter, onions and ketchup- my favorite! I also picked up some potato salad and diet cherry Pepsi. Miraculously, I used exactly the amount of points I had left, which was 9 points.

I am definitely lacking on the fruits/veggies today. It’s hard when your day gets thrown out of whack. But I know every day isn’t like this. And I think I did alright considering! There was no vending machine raiding- which was ALWAYS a struggle for me when I worked at the office everyday. I drank plenty of fluids and I even got a compliment that it looked like I had lost weight.

So, tomorrow I will focus on eating many more fruits and veggies- I know it won’t be a problem! I can still make up for today if I want a snack later- I can make a green smoothie or something.

Sorry I didn’t have many pictures to post- but I feel kind of weird whipping a camera out of my purse and taking pictures of my food, if you know what I mean. lol.

We’re half way through the week!! Yay!