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Day 102

Breakfast was a banana and two cups of water.  Total: 0 points
Hooray for bananas!
My lovely and wonderful office mate Kathy brought in a veggie tray, so snack was a cup of tomatoes and carrots, with a tablespoon of ranch dressing.  Kathy did not even chastise me for leaving all of the broccoli and celery.  Total: 2 points
Lunch was three ounces of parking lot bbq chicken, a baby tangerine, a salad that was a cup of lettuce, a quarter cup tomatoes, and a quarter cup cucumbers, with a teaspoon of olive oil.  Dessert was everyone's favorite--two tablespoons of chocolate chips!  Also two more cups of water.  (Possibly four more cups of water--I honestly don't remember.)  Total: 6 points

 Yoga tonight was awesome.  Except for the point where I forgot my shoes, so I went to class in yoga capris, a tshirt and high heels.  It was super foxy looking.

 Dinner was tuna and brown rice sushi, a cup of milk, and a cup of water.  Total: 10 points

 Snack was an ounce and a half of full fat cheese (yum), five wheat saltines, and four tootsie rolls.  Plus two more cups of water.  Total: 8 points

 Liquids: 8, possibly 10/6
Dairy: 2/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 1/2 (oh well, life goes on)
Fruits/Veggies: 6/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes, brown rice and wheat saltines
Exercise: yes, yoga
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 0/49 for the week
Steps: 13,527 (2027 on the pedometer--this is what happens when you have two back-to-back three hour meetings, 5000 for yoga, 2500 for veggies, 4000 for water)

 Clearly, we will give today a Kate.
Hooray for vegetables!

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