A New Day, A New Challenge

Started off great--hearty breakfast of light English muffin with egg/egg white, and a tablespoon of shredded cheese: only 3.5 points! Had an apple at 10:30 when I normally hit the vending machine.

Then I had to go to a luncheon at the college. Then I had a dinner meeting tonight. At 12:00, success was looking pretty unlikely.

But, the luncheon included fresh cut fruit so I loaded a salad plate with that, not the pasta salad that I love and could have had. The next choice was between ham and cheese sandwiches and grilled chicken wraps. Both were halved. I went for the wrap and it was delicious. Crisis averted. But wait! For dessert: chocolate chip cookies--my favorite.

Normally I would have started with two, then grabbed one to go. Not today. Knowing I could not stop with one coookie, I went back for more fruit instead, skipping the cookies altogether. And guess what? I was satisfied! Completely. And not a little smug, if I do say so.

The dinner meeting included a great salad bar--good news for me. But, uh oh, the main course was baked beans and barbecue. This, however, is where my finicky stomach comes in handy. I could have eaten that food--but I would have been sick for two days. (Illness, I've found, can be a great deterent to bad choices.) So, I had a salad, a roll, and potatoes. Now the potatoes were a casserole, not really clean food, but with all the fruits and veggies I'd had today, I was in pretty good shape with my points. Crisis averted. But wait! For dessert: OMG! Ice cream sundaes--my favorite.

Normally I would have shoveled the ice cream in the bowl, squirted out more than my share of chocolate, and topped the whole concoction with a tower of whipped cream. But, tonight, I had a second salad. And guess what? That's right! I was satisfied. Amazing.

Facing tomorrow with hope that I will decrease,
Aileen