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Day 68

So I think corn flakes might be a gateway drug.  After last night's delicious dinner and blog post, I decided I should eat some corn flakes.  And some cheese.  And crackers.  And chocolate chips.  Total: 14 ridiculous, unnecessary points.
Then today was kind of a mess.  I went out to lunch with coworkers, and did a good job of ordering the minestrone soup and a garden salad.  But I couldn't resist the bread!  At least I got some healthy oil in.  And two cups of water.  Total: 10 points
Don't fill up on...oh hell, nevermind.
Then, since I really hadn't had too much to eat, I went on a snack binge at work.  Three tangerines, a tablespoon of chocolate chips, two starbursts, two glasses of water, and some pretzel rods later...Total: 6 points  (Although I really wanted to eat a bag of potato chips and didn't, so there's THAT.)
And then THIS happened mid-day.
By the time I got home I was starving, so I tried to slow myself down by eating some rice chex (whole grains) with a half cup of milk (Andrew--protein!).  That worked pretty well.  Total: 4 points.

 Dinner was three ounces of lamb sausage and a cup of potatoes, along with a cup and a half of milk.  Total: 13 points.

 So I'm going to go do some yoga and pack a low point, healthy lunch for tomorrow.  Because the past 24 hours were kind of a disgrace but not a total disaster, I give it an Anne of Cleves.
"Instead of a beheading, I got an awesome cash settlement!"
Liquids: 6/6
Dairy: 2/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 3/2
Whole Grains: yes--pretzels, rice chex
Exercise: yes--yoga
Total: 26/26 points  
Weekly Points: 33/49 for the week 

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