January 11th and 12th

Sunday started as it should: with beer jelly on wheat toast. Say whaaaa? Yep, you can buy this deliciousness at Old Busthead in Fauquier. (Eat here, drink here, Fauquier.) 75 calories.

Booze jelly and toast went with the world's ugliest (but still tasty) omelet with 2 eggs, ham, and onions (200 calories) and avocado (80 calories).

Snack was coffee with lotsa milk and a tiny bit of sugar (100).

Lunch was an exercise in restraint at Colleen & Bre's birthday party. I did not eat cheese & crackers, pretzel chips & spinach dip, macaroni & cheese, and I only had one bite of cake. There was plenty of yummy healthy stuff to eat!

So I had ham (100--didn't finish what was on my plate), green beans, berries (50), carrots & more green beans, and crock pot applesauce which I made without the added sugar (100).

And literally, you guys, I only had one bite of cake.

This was the cake, by the way, expertly made by Sam.

Dinner was of the "we don't have anything I want to eat but it's too cold to go out" variety, which included: Skinnygirl popcorn (125), cheese (400 and worth it), salad (50), and hot chocolate (150).

Exercise was 20 minutes on the bike and 20 minutes of Fitsugar abs.

Calories: 1430 vs. 1400. I'd do it again. Because: cheese. We'll give it a Princess Mary. Seriously, I want her house. And her dress. And her Aussie heritage with her ability to rule Denmark.

Back to work on Monday, which included...

Breakfast:

Half a mini bagel (50)
Cream cheese (50)

Lunch:

Reduced-sodium deli ham (100)
Green beans
Applesauce (100)
Salad (50)

Snack:

Latte (150)

Dinner:

Roast made with homemade cream of mushroom (350)
Whole grain noodles (250)
Peas (pictured but not eaten)
Brownie (75 - only ate half) with Tru Whip (50) and berries (50)

Coming up soon: a review of Golden Globes outfits, featuring...Chris? Yep, it's true.

Calories: 1275 out of 1400
Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike.
Kate: Yes, Kate.

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