Starting Over... Again Cont.

So I went three points over my points plus allowance yesterday, so that means I need to get my exercise ramped up for this week.

Here's Morning, Midday, and Evening

Here are my Snacks!

Here's the reason I went over:

Tacos, it's what my mom made, so that's what's for dinner!

I was very proud of myself though, I measured out the mixture of meat and potatoes and I also measured the cheese.

What really did me in was the chips and salsa laid out on the table before the meal was served. I counted out 6 chips and ate them but I shouldn't have had them at all. Hindsight is 20/20.

So that was yesterday and today I get to start over and so far I'm doing pretty awesome. I'm learning that Breakfast and lunch are easy, it's dinner that kicks my butt so I need to start saving my points or just making better choices come supper. 

The Zumba Mamacita!

So I've been MIA because I have a new addiction. It's taking time away from my family, I haven't seem my folks in days (I would usually see them at least 5 times a week) and the house is messier than usual, I'm just coo coo for ZUMBA!!

So my Zumba journey started last week on Thursday and I immediately fell head over heels. I loved the instructor, so energetic, so loving what she does. I loved all the dance moves, I loved that I sweated (is that a word?) buckets, but mostly what I loved was the results, the mental and physical. I left there with so much energy that I went home, made dinner, and went for a 20 minute walk with the fam. Plus I was just so happy and relaxed.

The next class I went to was on Tuesday night and that one was fun too but I missed the energy the first instructor had.

So then the cosmos aligned and there was a Living Social deal for ZUMBA in Albuquerque, WTH, how did they know!! So I spent 15 bucks for 6 classes at Salsa Baby Dance Studio and I also bought one for my sister too, she has to get in on this action.

Yes I've only been to two classes but sometimes just one try can make you an addict right??!! So the ultimate pay off was on Sunday when I went to weight in, I lost 3.6 pounds. Yes I'm following my WW plan pretty solidly but I think sweating buckets at Zumba on Thursday night really helped seal the deal.

So here's to my healthy new addiction.

Just call me The ZUMBA Mamacita!!

The Stages of Overeaters Grief; Satisfied, Shocked, Denile, Depressed

Satisfied:

I love Vietnamese food, I’ve actually just discovered this and now I’m addicted. But there’s a problem; I’m on Weight Watcher’s. So today, being payday, I wanted to eat out, my coworker, Steph, said let’s go to Café Trang. I jumped at the chance thinking I could pick something fairly healthy. I get online to check their menu before we hit the road. Yum, I’m going to have the Bánh Hỏi Thịt Nướng (Steamed Vermicelli patties with Grilled Pork). Doesn’t sound bad does it? I have a spring roll for an appetizer, I eat my meal and I’m so full and happy.

Shocked

I come back to work, do a little research just to find out I ONLY have 4 freaking points left for dinner. GRRRR, I can’t believe I just used 28 points for lunch. Those little rice patties pack a punch to the gut. So just to be sure I was getting as close to the actual points as possible, wait for it ……………………………………… I called the restaurant. I know pretty pathetic huh?!

Denial:

I asked them how many patties they gave me and how many ounces of meat I ate. They answered the questions nicely but I’m sure they thought I was a little obsessive, crazy, and panicked.

So here’s the damage: I ate

·        8 “little” vermicelli noodle patties,

·        4-6 oz of caramelized grilled pork, and

·        1 Spring roll with pork and shrimp

for a grand total of 28 points!!

Depressed:

Ugh, tonight’s gonna suck!