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Day 63

Breakfast was...PowerPoint Presentations and two glasses of water.  I'm so drowning in work right now that I'm making PowerPoints right before I present them.  It's like being in college, and doing your work right before class, except that you have to dress up, and can't drink while you're doing it, and...okay, it's not like college at all.
So many PowerPoints!
I finally got around to eating lunch, when I had a slice of veggie pizza, and a salad that was 2 cups lettuce,  a quarter cup of tomatoes, and two teaspoons of olive oil.  Dessert was a tablespoon of chocolate chips. I also had two glasses of water. Total: 10 points
Dessert of champions!
My last meeting of the day had a buffet of goodies, and I managed to eat a half cup of fruit and an ounce and a half of cheese, avoiding the cookies and pepperoni and booze (hey, maybe THAT meeting was like college).  Total: 3 points.

Dinner was a yummy homemade black bean burger on a whole grain bun with a slice of cheese and lots of tomatoes.  I also had eleven tortilla chips and salsa, and a cup of milk, and two glasses of water.  Total: 12 points

 Exercise was a half hour evening walk with Chris, where we discussed romantic topics like Cleveland, Ohio, and when to get oil changes for the cars.

Snack was a cup of Corn Flakes (oh, the Corn Flakes!), so I dipped in to my weekly points just a little.  Total: 3 points

 Liquids: 7/6
Dairy: 3/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 3/2
Whole Grains: yes--whole grain bun, tortilla chips
Exercise: yes--another romantic walk with ChrisTotal: 26/26 points (reminder: these points don't have anything to do with the healthy checks above)  
Weekly Points: now at 8/49  

In honor of another successful day, and our walk this evening, I give today a Duke and Duchess in red shoes.
"Where is Cleveland, dear?"  "Oh, probably somewhere in Northern Ireland."

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