Bits and Pieces

Happy Wednesday all!  Tonight’s post is going to be FAST since I am just now getting to it and need to catch some zzzzz’s for my 5 AM treadmill session.

Since I had to drive into the office today, I decided to get a “Buck’s” for the road.

How many of you knew that a fat free latte hot or cold is a Simply Filling Food? Total justification to add one to your day and check off your dairy too LOL>

Venti Iced Dirty Latte (Nonfat, decaf, latte with 1 pump Mocha) (4 points+) ~ You would count 1 WPA for the mocha if you are following Simply Filling.

I rounded out my breakfast with 2 more Simply Filling Foods ~ a perfectly hard boiled egg and a banana (2 points+)

3 hours later I was starving and I knew I would not be having lunch for 2 more hours.

Snacks ~ Organic Pink Lady Apple with a Sargento Lite String Cheese (1 points+) ~ count 1 WPA for the cheese on Simply Filling or have Fat Free Cheese and count nothing.

For some reason my brain was really NOT functioning at all this morning.  I managed to put together a few Bits and Pieces this morning to make up what I had for lunch.  The result was actually pretty tasty, but, it was a little too light on protein to keep me satisfied for long.

I started with a big salad topped with crunchies (1 Tbsp Black Pepper Almond Slices and 1 Tbsp “fried” onions) (2 points+).

Drizzled with 2 Tbsp Trader Joe’s Low-Fat Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette (2 points+)

With a Side of the Weight Watchers Pinch of Pepper Pretzel Crisps we got on Sunday and 2 Tbsp Trader Joe’s Roasted Red Pepper Hummus (5 points+)

I LOVE this hummus and the Spicy Hummus….both have peppers or salsa in the middle to add in extra flavor.

1 Points+ per Tablespoon and it’s delicious as a veggie/chip dipper, on sandwiches or in wraps.

I am not really sure I really tasted any black pepper on the pretzels, but, they were pretty delicious when dipped in the red pepper hummus.

Dessert ~ watermelon and cantaloupe.

My entire day was 100% on track and I was feeling good about my day.  I had some of my favorite almonds planned for snack and thought for some reason I could have just one……

One, led to two, which led to 3++….The ONE thing that saved me from going to town on the candy dish was lining the wrappers up on my desk so I have a visual picture of how many MINI’s I was eating.

When I saw 6, I stopped *sigh* Counted the 6 points+ and made myself commit to tracking every single one as much as I wanted to forget about “my moment”.

When I walked in the door, The Husband had dinner ready ~ I LOVE him!  He seriously knows how to make long days better…..

 

Then again, I also know pulling out his FAVORITE Bill Bailey’s Carne Asada out of the freezer this morning would encourage him to get his grill on

Carne Asada Taco Salads

• Organic Mixed Greens, Romaine, Carrots, Red Cabbage & Rainbow Slaw
• Organic Cherry Tomatoes
• 1 oz LF Cheese (2 points+)
• 4 oz Bill Bailey’s Carne Asada (4 points+)
• 4 Tortilla Chips crumbled for crunch (1 points+)
• 2 Tbsp Newman’s Lite Lime Vinaigrette (2 points+)

TODAY’S STAT’S (12 am – 930 pm)

Yesterday my average calorie burn was 1.6 calories/min.  Today it was 1.2 cal/min ~ pretty amazing how different a day off without exercise or walking to the train makes.

• Calories burned 2,179 (compared to yesterday’s final total 3,231)
• Steps Taken 2, 532
• Sleep Efficiency 79%, 5 hr, 45 min
• 31 Daily points+ used

Night all!