Day 15 - 13 extra points

I don't know what happened yesterday. I ate a really good breakfast, then lunchtime got crazy and all I could do was eat an apple in the car. Then came dinner time and I ended up going to the movies, so I got some popcorn, and by the time the movie was over I wasn't hungry. So I ended up with 13 points left at the end of the day. I'm amazed I didn't wake up eating my own arm today.

Day 14 - 9 points left?!?!

I don't know how it's even possible that I have 9 points left today. I guess it's because I've been traveling and super busy with the Bennett kids all afternoon. Not sure how or if I'm going to eat that many points in the next two hours. Maybe some popcorn and chocolate milk?

Day 13 - Saved by the Sprouts

I almost forgot how intense my carb cravings get the first couple days of my period. Yesterday I blamed it on being emotional, but today I realized there was another underlying cause. I'm pretty low on food in my house because I'm going away for a long weekend and didn't want to stock up on anything before leaving, so I tried to eat super smart all day so that I could save up a few extra points for pizza for dinner to hopefully kick these cravings. I ate dinner around 5:30, and then around 6:15 I just felt like eating everything in my house.

So I had a few options. 1- eat more pizza. 2- raid my pantry for crackers or pretzels or any starchy salty snack I could find. Or 3- eat something good for me.

I knew I would regret it in the morning if I chose 1 or 2, and I would especially regret it next Tuesday. So, I made some Brussels sprouts instead, and they were totally satisfying. Now I think I'll go brush my teeth so I'm not tempted to eat anything else.

Day 12 - mushroom meltdown

I had a very emotional day today. Not entirely sure why, but I somehow ended up crying over my mushrooms on my lunch break. This helped me realize how much of an emotional eater I once was, because I started craving carbs like nobody's business. Instead of indulging in things I knew weren't good for me, I made some tea and went back to work. It was hard. Really hard. But it made me feel better by the end of the day, knowing that I had the will-power to resist my cravings.

I'm hoping that this long weekend helps me relax a bit.

Day 11 - Woo hoo!

2.8 pounds this week! I can't think of anything to say other than, woo hoo!

Day 10 - Bingo!

Yesterday was a pretty hectic day for me. We switched classrooms over the weekend, and I moved into a room where I am much busier, and don't get any breaks to do things like sit down, pee, or have a snack. I could barely take a sip of water. I went home for lunch, as usual, and had two servings of clam chowder for 10 points. All that cream and potatoes was exactly what I needed to energize me for the rest of the day. But by the time I got home from work at 3:30, I was wiped. I knew that part of it was hunger, but a huge part of it was just that I had woken up so early to send my cousin off to the boat. So I made myself a big plate of fruit, and sat down on the couch for an hour before going off to teach a guitar lesson. I walked to the lesson, carrying two guitars (it was a first lesson for this student, so she's borrowing one of mine), and then my student's mother drove me to where I was meeting some friends in town for bingo. It seemed a little bit like fate that I had just enough points for the day to order my favorite meal there, which I had already calculated a few days ago.

I think that's going to be a huge part of my success, because I do enjoy going out to eat, and it is often one of the only social things to do here in the winter. So I'm going to make it a point to make a list of my most frequented restaurants, and figure out the PPV for some of my favorite dishes there, that way I don't have to think twice about going out. Or worry about figuring all of that stuff out in front of a group of people.

Another successful part of the night was that I realized I am already starting to feel more confident in social situations again. I was at a table where I didn't know 50% of the people prior to this, and I was back to my old talkative, social self with them. And, there were a few passersby that I may have thrown a coy smile or two. :)

Days 8 and 9

I fell asleep pretty early last night and didn't have a chance to blog about my day. I actually wasn't able to eat all my points yesterday before falling asleep, and I sure felt it today. I couldn't seem to eat enough. It's pretty amazing how noticeable a mere 6 points can be when you're really tuned in to what and how much food your body needs.

Oh, yesterday I also changed my weigh-in day to Tuesday so that it's lined up with my meetings here. That shifted my weekly/activity points, so now it's like I'm still in the middle of a week. So I'm trying not to eat any of my extra points until everything re-sets on Tuesday.

I'm really hoping to see some results on Tuesday.