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Days 209 & 210

Remember that time that I decided I'd lose weight between Thanksgiving and Christmas?  Yeah, I must have been drunk when I came up with that gem.
"I'll totally lose weight over the holidays!  It'll be easy!"
So I'm back, and there's two more pounds of me to love!  (UUUGH.)  So now I have 16 pounds to lose before the honeymoon, which is in 64 days.
Must lose weight so I can eat tropical fat and carbs!
Fortunately(?) I was feeling really blah and was full from Christmas, so breakfast and lunch was 3 cups of water, a cup of coffee with sugar, a cup of veggies (snap peas, carrots, tomatoes) with a little bit of yogurt dip and 2 pieces of reduced fat American cheese.  Total: 4 points

For dinner, Chris made filet mignon with a blue cheese crust and port wine reduction.  Sound good?  IT WAS.  I cut my steak and my baked potato in half, and had some fat-free sour cream and canola spread on the potatoes.  I finished all my green veggies--in this case, asparagus sauteed in olive oil.  I gulped down four glasses of water (dehydration much?), and a glass of wine.  Why?  Because wine is good for you!  Total: 14 points
This man in a doctor's outfit wants me to drink more.

Snack was a glass of milk and a Canadian Nipple.  (Our friends The Canadians made us cookies, and they call the peanut butter/Hershey kiss cookies "nipples."  Who am I to disagree?)  Then I had a bowl of Corn Chex and another half cup of milk.  I really wanted a big ol' bag of potato chips, but Chris had thrown away all the junk food.  Smart man, that Chris.  Total: 9 points


Inappropriate!


We'll give it a Zara, looking as big as I feel.  (In fairness to her, she's due to give birth any day.  I just have a Calorie Baby.)


Liquids: 10/6
Dairy: 2/2 
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes, Corn Chex
Exercise:  nope!
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 1/49 for the week

 The next day, breakfast was 6 whole grain crackers, and 2 pieces of reduced fat cheese, plus a glass of water.  Total: 4 points

 Lunch was chicken, black beans, and salad, along with 4 glasses of water.  Dessert was tootsie rolls.  Total: 7 points
Dear Peruvian Chicken,
How do you make your green sauce so delicious?
Love, Alyssa
For dinner, Chris made oven baked fries (yum!) and chick pea burgers (good in theory, bad in execution).  Dessert was some hazlenut white trash--thanks Anna!  Also a glass of milk and 2 glasses of water.  Total: 12 points

 Snack was a weight watchers ice cream bar and an ounce of cheese.  Mmmmm, ice cream and cheese. Total: 6 points
Specifically, I had merlot soaked cheese.  YUM.
Then I slept for 11 HOUR STRAIGHT.  And it was awesome.  And made me feel LOTS better.
I always sleep just like this.  In my tiara.
Liquids: 8/6
Dairy: 2/2 
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 0/2
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 5/2
Whole Grains: yes, whole grain crackers, wheat bun
Exercise:  nope, again.
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 4/49 for the week

 Since there was no exercise or healthy oil, we'll give it a Sophie.
How cute is her little hat?  Also, I love Lady Louise, but someone get that girl a brush.

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