Yay me! I finally managed to stick to my plan for one whole day! I know that doesn't seem like much but I have been going through this start on a Monday, off by Monday afternoon roller coaster for the past month or so. So, I feel good about actually making it through Day 1 with no cheating!
I drank a total of 84.5 oz. of water yesterday. 16 of those ounces contained a Crystal Light packet and the rest was just straight water. I really don't have a hard time getting my water in. I find that when I've been on a healthy eating plan for a while and been drinking water, then I crave it. I started my plan over a year ago (for the umpteenth time) and although I've had my ups and downs with sticking to the food, I'm pretty consistent with my water intake. I used to drink alot of Diet soda but now i've cut it down to a few cans a week and even Diet tastes too sweet to me.
I resisted some temptation yesterday. I have been craving McDonald's for a few weeks and yesterday my daughter and I had a bad morning and she was craving it too and we came thisclose to going to McD's for dinner. I already had it in my mind to just do it and "start over tomorrow". It came so close that I got to the intersection on the way home where I had to go straight to get home, or turn right to a juicy slab of meaty delightfulness. Even approaching the intersection I was still debating but my willpower kicked in and I drove straight through and headed home to cook a healthy dinner.
Its funny how I debate with myself (in my head of course) whether or not to cheat. I talk myself into eating badly. I picture whatever I want to eat in my head (a double Quarter Pounder, or pizza or ice cream) and I keep picturing it and keep thinking about how good it tastes until I have spent 10-20 minutes TALKING myself into cheating on my diet. How crazy is that? If only I would spend that time and effort into talking myself into doing well. So, as I was debating (talking myself into) going to McD's all morning at work, I was also telling myself that hey, if I was going to cheat and eat the McD's then I might as well go by the store and get a pint of Ben & Jerry's while I was cheating. You know, since i'd have to go back on the diet the next day, I might as well get in all I can while I can. But I didn't. That was one day, one or two cravings that I got past. I'm sure I'll face many more cravings to come.
This morning I tried something new for breakfast. I've been reading Sean's blog and see him post often about making wraps or burritos for breakfast and it sounded so good that I wanted one. A craving that I can actually feel good about giving in to! So, Heather had our old familiar english muffin/egg/turkey sausage but I whipped up something a little different. I took one whole egg and scrambled it in a pan with nonstick spray. I put the egg in a tortilla, topped it with some shredded WW cheese and a little salsa and wrapped it up burrito like. It was really good and something out of the ordinary routine. I'll list the points/calories below.
Now, let me explain my egg choices since some may wonder why I eat whole eggs instead of egg whites. I fully know the benefits of the egg white versus the whole egg. I know that I use up 70 calories on a whole egg versus 17 on the egg white. Here's my take on it for now. I LOVE eggs, and my favorite part is the yolk. I tend to restrict myself too much when dieting, and I feel like cutting out the yolks at this time will be restricting myself too much from something I enjoy when I can still have the whole egg and not feel guilty. I read on Sean's blog how he makes the egg white omelets and they sound awesome and I fully intend on trying the whites sometime soon. But for now, I enjoy my egg, yolk and all in the morning and I'm going to keep enjoying it to help me stick to my plan.
Okay..here's my food so far today, I'll update later to include dinner:
Breakfast:
1 whole egg (2 pts, 70 calories)
1/2 of 1/3 cup WW shredded mexican cheese (1 pt, 40 calories)
1 Ole Extreme Wellness High Fiber/Low Carb wrap (1 pt, 71 calories)
1 tbsp. salsa (0 pts, 5 calories)
Notes: A serving of WW shredded cheese is 1/3 cup. My burrito was small so I knew I didn't need that much, so I cut the serving in half, thus the 1/2 of 1/3 cup (not sure what that measurement actually is).
I love the Ole wraps. I can only find them at Lowe's foods but they are the highest in fiber and lowest in points/calories that I have found. The ones that say high fiber/low carb are actually lower in cals/points than the whole wheat. I use them for tacos, quesadillas, burritos, sandwich wraps, etc.
Lunch:
1 Merita Lite Wheat hamburger bun (1 pt, 80 calories)
1 Morning Star Garden Veggie Pattie (2 pts, 110 calories)
Handful of shredded lettuce (0 pts, 10 calories)
1 tbsp. ketchup (0 pts, 15 calories)
2 tsp. spicy mustard (0 pts, 10 calories)
Banana ( 2 pts, 129 calories)
Notes: I have started to enjoy the Morning Star products. I'm not a vegetarian but I like their Chicken Grillers patties and now the Garden Veggie ones. On a bun with condiments and lettuce I feel like I'm getting a good sandwich or burger. Its filling and gives me the mental satisfaction of going through the motions like i'm eating a burger or grilled chicken sammy.
Okay..i'm off for now..a dinner update later..thinking of salmon again.
Update for dinner/dessert:
Afternoon Snack: 1 cup baby carrots (0 pts, 70 calories)
Dinner:
4 cups lettuce (3 pts, 32 calories)
1/2 cup grape tomatoes (0 pts, 20 calories)
3 tbsp. Lite Ranch dressing (3 pts, 120 calories)
1 tbsp. Red Wine vinegar (0 pts, 0 calories)
1/4 cup salsa (0 pts, 20 calories)
5 oz. ground turkey (3 pts, 150 calories)
Taco Seasoning (1 pt, 20 calories)
1/2 of 1/3 cup WW shredded Mexican cheese (1 pt, 40 calories)
5 black olives (1 pt, 25 calories)
8 Multigrain Tostitos (3 pts, 150 calories)
Dessert:
1 Nature Valley Granola Thin (2 pts, 80 calories)
1 Sugar Free Jello Pudding (1 pt, 60 calories)
Totals for day: 27 pts, 1,327 calories, 84.5 oz. water
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