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Day 126

Breakfast was a McDonald's fruit and yogurt parfait, which is surprisingly delicious and fairly low in points, along with a glass of water.  I did not have the Big Breakfast (29 points) or the Sausage McGriddle (15 points).   Sheesh.  Total: 4 points

 Lunch was a half cup of rice and three ounces of chicken kabobs plus a glass of milk and a glass of water.  Total: 8 points

 Then I exercised for a half an hour, doing cardio and yoga.  My yoga instructor had a new hairdo--I think she put it up in a clip.  It was ugly.
Your hair is bad and you should feel bad.
Then it was off to my company's holiday party!  And you know what's better than wine?  Free wine.  Total: 9 points of grapey goodness
Mmmmm..........free.

 On the way to the party, we stopped with Beckie and Don at Starbucks, and I got a tall skinny peppermint mocha.  It was really good, and I can't believe it was so low in points.  Total: 2 points.

I then did super awesome with appetizers, dinner, and dessert.  I skipped the crab cakes and brie, and only had veggies and dip.  For dinner I had turkey, half a whole grain roll, a little bit of gravy, and three cups of salad. Dessert was all fruit with two bites of cake.  And a glass of water.  Total: 12 points of total success!!
Hooray for vegetables!

 But the more I drank, the more delicious the potato chips sounded.  And the hummus and pita.  This is why we have weekly points, friends.  Total: 12 points
Liquids: 4/6 (I'm not counting the wine.  Whoops, should have had more water.)
Dairy: 3/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 0/2 This is getting ridiculous.
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes, whole grain roll
Exercise: yes, wii fit
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 43/49 for the week

For relatively controlled holiday excess, we'll give it a Princess Mary of Denmark wearing ALL THE RUBIES!!!!

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