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Day 61

First, a confession.  After I posted the blog last night, I thought to myself, "Self, there are not many whole grains in this house."  So I went on a little one woman whole grains search party in the kitchen.  THAT's when I discovered the non-whole grain (but still delicious) Corn Flakes.  And I went on a little bit of a Corn Flake bender.  Fortunately, this is why Weight Watchers makes weekly points.  So now I'm out 6 of my 49 points.
You are so NOT my wing man, Cornelius.
Breakfast was a giant apple and five glasses of water.  Honorable Mention goes to Coworker Linzi, who gave me a glass of sassy water that she found on Pinterest.  It tasted like cucumbers and was delicious.  Linzi and I also went on a walk while discussing the project we're on.  Hooray for multi-tasking!  Total: 0 points
For you, my friend.
Lunch was Indian food that I brought from home, because I had a meeting from 12-2, and what better way to torture your coworkers than to bring your fragrant leftovers?  So that was a cup of rice, a half cup of channa masala, and a quarter cup of raita.  I also had a salad which was a half cup of tomatoes, a cup of lettuce, and two teaspoons of olive oil.  Plus two baby tangerines and two glasses of water.  Total: 10 points

 Dinner was Skinnytaste Chicken Enchiladas, which I was pretty excited about, but the most delicious part of dinner was the Easy Fiesta Beans.  They tasted just like the frijoles at El Taco, one of my favorite childhood restaurants.  Because what's not to love about a restaurant with a juke box, arcade Pac Man and Centipede, and lots of graffiti carved in to the tables, where you can feed a family of four for $10?  I also had 2 glasses of water. Total: 9 points, plus nostalgia!

Snack was five whole wheat Saltines plus a slice of reduced fat cheese, then a half tablespoon of chocolate chips (that's 12 chocolate chips for those of you that are interested) and a cup of milk.  Total: 5 points.

 Liquids: 10/6
Dairy: 2/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 3/2
Whole Grains: yes--half a whole wheat tortilla, whole wheat crackers
Exercise: yes--walking
Total: 24/26 points (reminder: these points don't have anything to do with the healthy checks above) 
Weekly Points: 6/49 (Oh, the Corn Flakes!)
I give the day a Duchess in a Fancy Hat.

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