My Wednesday

Well I have officially made it 3 1/2 days with no cheating! But today is my trigger day. It has been Thursday the past few weeks where I have really wanted to go off track for the entire weekend. Thursday somehow in my mind is pizza day!

I was going to make pita pizza for dinner last night so I dragged myself to the grocery store after work even though I really didn't want to. And wouldn't you know that Lowes Foods was OUT OF Wheat Pita Bread. They had many lovely bags of white pita bread but no wheat. And you know what just dawned on me? Why didn't I just buy the white pitas? I didn't even think of it at the store. I rummaged through them looking for a stray bag of wheat but it never even crossed my mind to just buy the white. I guess that is what Sean means when he writes of small changes that happen over time and how we soon start making better calorie and nutritional choices along the way. There used to be a time when I NEVER ate wheat bread or brown rice. I did and still do love white bread and rice. But years ago, during one of my "diets" I switched to whole grain, wheat, etc. and I have stuck to it all this time, even when I'm not dieting otherwise. It just clicked in my mind while writing this post that, in my head at the store yesterday, white pitas weren't even an option! How's that for a change?
So, I began looking around for some other crust options. They had the premade pizza crusts but no wheat in those either and honestly those would be a last resort for me because the points/calories are kinda high. They also had Naan bread which I have tried once and really like, mostly because it makes a big pizza but one Naan was 340 calories and 7 points! Oh no, no way am I sacrificing that many points on the crust alone! So, I compromised. Instead of pita pizza, I bought the same ingredients and went home and made chicken and mushroom wraps. I'll save the pizza for something to look forward to this weekend.
While I was perusing the deli looking for pita, I stumbled upon the premade deli salads. Now, let me tell you, I LOVE a Greek salad. Well, LF makes some really good salads and I really wanted one of those Greek ones because it looked SO YUMMY. But, of course there was no nutritional information on the container. And I know it was a salad but to me, when I'm on track, I have to have a way to determine the points/calories of an item or I don't feel right eating it. So, I thought for a moment about getting the ingredients and making my own Greek salad so I CONTROL what goes in it. But then I thought that would be a waste because I would make one salad and all the rest of the ingredients would go to waste because NO WAY is hubby eating a salad.
So, I think I'm gonna turn this craving thing around and play tricks on my mind like my mind so often plays tricks on me. Since I have huge cravings and desires to cheat (especially with pizza) on the weekends, I'm gonna plan (key word here everyone, key to this staying on track: PLAN). I'm gonna plan on making pita pizza and Greek salad for a meal this weekend. That gives me something to look forward to and a healthy option to satisfy a craving. And if Heather is home for the weekend, I know the salad won't go to waste because she loves a good salad like her momma.

Anyhow, so I ended the day yesterday with 26 points, 1,425 calories and 101.4  oz. of water. Didn't get in enough veggies as I had a SmartOnes for lunch and only some mushrooms and lettuce on my dinner wraps. But, I did get in 2 fruits as I had some pineapple and fresh blackberries with my Greek yogurt.

Today, I'm doing the fresh lunch since I'm limiting myself to 3 frozen lunches per week. So, today I'm using the leftover chicken from last nights dinner and having a cold chicken wrap with lettuce and lowfat Sweet Vidalia Onion Vinegarette. Yummy!

I have also realized that I am so into Greek yogurt that I plan my whole days points and menu around saving enough points for my Greek yogurt and fruit before bed. What a change that is from craving ice cream and sweets before bed. Don't get me wrong, I still crave those things. But NOW I also crave fruit and yogurt and look forward to it everynight as a treat. Isn't the mind a funny thing?

Okay, I've said alot today so I'm off for now. Til tomorrow.

Have a great day!