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Day 211

Weigh in day, and I lost 2.2 pounds.  I'm magic, right?!  Alas, turns out that drinking water after eating straight up sodium for a month takes weight off fast.  Too bad it only works once...  At any rate, we'll give it a K-Middy.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at a screening of David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D at Natural History Museum 11 Dec 2013

 Brunch was belated Christmas with my parents plus Amy & Her Chris.  Chris and I brought the potato casserole (made with fat-free sour cream, 2% cheese, skim milk, reduced fat soup, and LOVE) and asparagus with dijon vinaigrette, which was a recipe from Skinnytaste that turned out delicious.
I cuss, you cuss, we all cuss for asparagus!
Amy brought bacon and champagne, and my parents did eggs, fruit, and toast.  Since 5 out of 6 of us are trying to lose weight, it was yummy and healthy.  Yay!  I had some of everything, plus two cups of coffee and a cup of water for a total of 17 points.  Totally worth it.

Exercise was a 25 minute walk outside.  Yay, exercise!  Outside!  Plus two glasses of water.
These are my exercise shoes.  The color name is "electric melon."  It is quite electric.
Dinner was a Betty Crocker recipe that had ground beef, beans, tortilla chips, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and olives.  It sounded delicious!  It looked delicious!  It tasted like salt!  Total: 10 points that I'd like to have back.  Plus 4 glasses of water.
Dinner.
Snack was a cup of tea, a glass of milk, 3 pieces of chocolate, and some cheese.  Total: 12 points

Liquids: 9/6
Dairy: 2/2 
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 1/2
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 5/2
Whole Grains: whole wheat toast, tortilla chips
Exercise: walking!
Days Until Honeymoon: 62
Pounds to lose: 13.8
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 13/49 for the week

 Overall, close, but no cigar.  We'll give it a Sophie wearing a UFO and several dead birds.  But look at her cute little bouquet!

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