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Day 67

Ahh, Monday holidays.  The reason that extra weekly points were invented!

 I spent most of the day in the kitchen.  Taking recipe advice from the internet, I made little baby pumpkin muffins (1 box of white cake mix, 1 can of pumpkin, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp nutmeg--325 degrees for 15 minutes).  They were super tasty.  Plus, only one point per mini muffin, or three points if you have two.  I had them with two cups of milk to get my protein/dairy in.  Total: 7 delicious points
I had to freeze most of these to stop myself from eating them.
Speaking of pumpkin, here's how I feel about September/October/November, in general:
We planned a really healthy lunch because we knew dinner was going to involve steaks and cupcakes.  I tried a new recipe from Eating Well for Shrimp & Plum Kebabs, expertly grilled by Chris.  It sounded kinda weird, but the reviews were good, and it was delicious, if not slightly time intensive.  I also made Skinnytaste's Corn Salsa, and had that with eleven tortilla chips.  Total: 9 points

Then we headed to the Walkers to belatedly celebrate Chris' mom's birthday.  We brought the steaks (from Lothar, of course) and the basil orzo, because Joyce really likes it.  I use canola oil instead of butter, part-skim mozzarella, and whole wheat orzo to make it healthier.  Chris brought the Lemon Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream. (Note to self: figure out how to make them not 11 points each.)  Ray grilled the steaks, as well as some veggie kabobs with olive oil, baked potatoes and rolls. 

Even though I used lots of points, I used lots of restraint:

  • I cut my steak and took half home.
  • I did the same thing with my giant baked potato and used sour cream (no butter).
  • In fact, I didn't even eat any orzo so I could use points on the potato.
  • I avoided the bread entirely, even though it looked SO good.
  • I cut the cupcake in half and split it with Chris.
  • When I wanted more steak/potatoes/bread, I just ate more veggies. SO MANY VEGGIES.
  • I drank water (two cups).
Total: 22 points


Liquids: 6/6
Dairy: 2/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2
Fruits/Veggies: 7/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes--tortilla chips
Exercise: yes--a mile and a half walk with Chris
Total: 26/26 points  
Weekly Points: 10/49 for the week

Anyway, happy Labor Day to everyone for their economic and social contributions!  For today's controlled indulgence, I give it a Marie Antoinette.  Below is her mother's favorite picture of her.  There's your history lesson for the day.
"Let them eat cupcakes!"



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