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Day 59

Breakfast was Canadian bacon, a hard boiled egg, two tiny tangerines, and three glasses of water.  Chris said he "enjoyed eating a pig from Canada."  Total: 4 points
Magical, wonderful animal.
Lunch was homemade chicken salad (shredded chicken, plain fat free yogurt, grapes, curry powder, salt) in half a whole wheat pita, seven baked lays chips, and a salad with a cup of lettuce, a half cup of tomatoes, a slice of reduced-fat bacon, and a tablespoon of low fat dressing.  Dessert was the now infamous tablespoon of chocolate chips.  Total: 10 points

 Chris and I went for a half hour walk today.  It was uneventful, unlike yesterday, when Chris though he saw the Giant Chicken from Family Guy.  Turns out it was just a nice lady in a bright yellow sari.

 Dinner was awesome.  I tried a new recipe (adapted from All Recipes) for spicy black bean burgers.  I used green chilis instead of peppers, and had mine with cheese on a whole grain bun.  I also had a cup of tomatoes with an ounce and a half of fat-free feta, and two teaspoons of olive oil.  Dessert was a cup of skim milk with a teaspoon of chocolate syrup. Total: 12 points

The burgers had one of my favorite ingredients--Sriracha.  If you aren't familiar with it, I suggest you enjoy this description from The Oatmeal.

So here's how I did according to Weight Watchers.  On the left is the number of servings I had, the right is the number they think I should have:
Liquids: 7/6
Dairy: 2.5/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 4/2 (I personally their recommendation is too low, and I suspect Andrew would agree with me)
Whole Grains: yes--whole grain bun and whole wheat pita.
Exercise: yes
Total: 26/26 points (these points don't have anything to do with the healthy checks above)

 To summarize, I give Sunday a Duchess!
"I am also not a Giant Yellow Chicken, darling."

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