This week's theme is "choices". I'm amazed at myself. I've been making really great choices. I went to the movies last week and DID NOT eat popcorn. That is a huge feat for me. I drank about a gallon of Diet Coke, but no food. I have gotten into a bad habit of having Jimmy John's deliver to my office when there's a Subway within walking distance. My Jimmy John's sub is way more points than a Subway sub, plus I get a little bit of activity points. Steve made us a shrimp pasta dish and he left me a TON of pasta, I just threw half of it out. Kept the shrimp and some of the pasta, but didn't feel one bit guilty about throwing it out (he didn't notice anyway).
One thing I've noticed is that I spend a lot of time by myself. As soon as I find myself in social situations I eat like crazy. Its like the girl who only smokes when she's in a bar, I only eat bad when I'm with my friends. I need to work through that.
So in the past when I had crazy-busy work weeks I would eat nothing but hamburgers and french fries. This has been one of those week's and I am happy to say I have not indulged in anything like that. I do have this weird thing that I do at certain times of the day, I'll find myself blindly going to the vending machine and getting a snack. When I say blindly I mean I really don't even realize I'm doing it until I'm eating the food. This week its been related to water. I've been trying to drink more water, so I'm standing at the vending machine to get a bottle of water and the next thing I know I'm eating Fat Free Fig Newtons. I have been making pretty good choices like the FF Figs though. And I am drinking water, not Pepsi, so that's good. I also find myself prioritizing food/planning in a weird way. Like the other day I had to decide between putting my meals together for the day and taking a shower....didn't have time for both. I went with the meal planning! I took a shower later that day of course, but I had to make the choice to stick with my plan.
Even though I didn't eat hamburgers and fries, I did try a couple of lighter options at some fast food restaurants. The Hardee's BBQ Ranch Turkey Burger is 12 points and its not very big. Luckily I get a lot of points on WW, so I had the budget for it. It did taste good, but I need more food for that many points. I also tried Wendy's Grilled Chicken Wrap. It's 7 points and it is also not very big. I did feel fairly full after eating it, so I guess it was worth the points. The Turkey Burger had a ton of lettuce tomatoes and onions, so I at least got one serving of vegetables out of it.
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