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Day 71

Today I owe props to three people.  The first is my friend Natalie, who forgot her phone at work, but didn't want to go back to get it, because she knew she'd get stuck in the I-just-stopped-in-for-this-one-thing-and-now-I-have-worked-three-hours-on-my-day-off time suck.  I challenged her to retrieve her phone (car door to car door) within 3 minutes, and she did it in 47.8 seconds!  Hooray for setting boundaries towards appropriate work/life balance!!
Like Thug Life, but with more responsibility.
The second is Coworker Kathy, who scheduled a 9 a.m. meeting, but then brought in a healthy breakfast.  She made a full spread--yogurt, turkey sausage, watermelon, blueberries, strawberries, walnuts, oatmeal, etc.  Thanks, Kathy!  Besides being an awesome office-mate, you know a girl can only resist sausage and cheese muffins so many times.

 Third, a shoutout to my bff, Debbie.  She did a fundraiser through her work and raised $165 towards the Alzheimer's Walk that I'm doing.
I like Debbie because she's funnier than I am.
I hate her because she's skinnier than I am.
So breakfast was blueberries, watermelon, and turkey sausage.  Also, two glasses of water.  Total: 3 points

 Right before lunch, I helped with a pizza fundraiser for the walk team at work.  Smartly, I had saved myself a slice of veggie pizza from yesterday in the fridge.  So lunch was that, a tangerine, and two glasses of water.  Total: 7 points

 I also managed to swing by the gym for a little Maury Povich watching (turns out that Brendan is the father) and bike riding (4.5 miles/20 minutes/200 calories), plus a glass of water.

 Dinner was miso soup, a green salad, and five pieces of spicy tuna sushi, plus two more glasses of water.  Then a mini pumpkin muffin.  Total: 7 points

Snacky time was dairy-licious, featuring five whole grain crackers, a cup of milk, and an ounce and a half of cheese that was soaked in merlot.  Total: 8 points

 Liquids: 8/6
Dairy: 2/2 
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 0/2, for shame
Fruits/Veggies: 6/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes--whole grain crackers
Exercise: yes--bike ride with Maury!
Total: 25/26 points  
Weekly Points: 35/49 for the week still

I'll give the day another Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
Girl, I hope they get you a new tiara soon, because this one is just sad.

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