Sunday & Monday

Well, I made it through the weekend but the temptation to cheat is still really strong. Maybe getting into the routine of my week will help some. I made some chili yesterday because I was home from work and have been craving some for a few weeks. My friend was telling me last week about the chili she made using ground turkey and it sounded awesome so I tried it. It was the first time I have used the turkey to make chili and it was really good. And I managed to get it down to 5 points per cup. I will likely tweak the recipe some and play around with it the more times that I make it. Tonight I think I'm having homemade pizza for dinner. It's sounding really good and its so easy to make, fast and there's little cleanup. Plus I can try out the wheat pitas I found at Trader Joes. I had been looking for a lower calorie crust. The wheat pitas I usually buy at the grocery store are really kind of small for a dinner pizza (150 calories) and the Naan bread I found is way too high in calories (300 calories). I found the bigger wheat pitas at TJ's for 200 calories so I'm going to try them out. I have started back to eating Greek yogurt which my daughter and I tried for the first time this summer and really liked but I go in spurts with my yogurt eating. I'll eat it alot, then stop for a while. I bought some last weekend at the store and have been having it at night as a dessert with some fresh fruit. It's SO yummy! So far, I'm liking the Chobani brand the best..especially the peach. If you know of any other good brands/flavors, let me know in the comment section, please and thank you!

Here's my food for Sunday and Monday.

Sunday:
Breakfast: 1 whole egg and 1 egg white scrambled with sauteed mushrooms and 2% mozarella cheese and placed over top of a light, multigrain english muffin
Lunch/Snack: Pretzels and 2 tbsp. roasted red pepper hummus
Dinner: 4 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breast w/ bbq sauce, 2 cups Mediterranean veggie blend and 1 individual sized container of brown rice
Dessert: A pear and a peach greek yogurt

Totals for Sunday: 23 points, 1,191 calories

Monday:
Breakfast: 1/2 of a whole wheat pita with 1 tbsp. garden veggie cream cheese and 6 slices turkey
Lunch: Lean Cuisine bbq chicken pizza
Dinner: 2 cups turkey chili, with 2 tbsp. fat free sour cream and reduced fat wheat thins
Dessert: A peach and peach greek yogurt

Totals for Monday: 27 points, 1,389 calories

I'm still struggling daily with the urge to cheat and still majorly craving pizza and a cheesburger and fries. I'm thinking I should just go ahead and cheat and get it over with but I KNOW that is just me talking myself into cheating and rationalizing it. I KNOW that cheating to satisfy a craving will lead to another craving and another cheat and the cycle goes on and on. I'm just going to try to take it one decision at a time. I decided to take a walk this morning (and I did), I decided to eat a healthy breakfast (and I did), I decided to pack a healthy lunch for work (and I did). I will try to decide on the way home to go straight home without stopping at the store for ice cream and Cheetos and without stopping at McDonald's. I will try to decide when I get home to have a small afternoon snack with a Crystal Light instead of eating a bunch of junk and I will try to decide to get through this day without cheating. One decision, one good choice at a time.

Have a great day, make good decisions!

Stacy