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Day 105

Breakfast was a banana and a cup of water.  Total: 0 points

Lunch was a half cup of rice and a quarter cup of chana masala.  Such discipline!(I really wanted to go back for more.  In fact, I still do.)  Plus some raita and two cups of milk.  Total: 9 points



Dinner was also a Restraint-fest.  We went to Bonefish to get out of the house, and I ate one tiny piece of bread with olive oil.  Then I ordered a salad and asked for oil and vinegar to go with it.  Then I got the Lily's Chicken (chicken, goat cheese, spinach, artichokes) with mashed potatoes and green beans, and took half home with me.  
I passed up bang bang shrimp, people!  And beer!  And all sorts of fried things and cheesy things and things drenched in butter.  And then I drank three glasses of unsweetened tea.  Total: 13 points

After that I did wii fit, which included boxing, jogging, hula hooping (I'm really good at that one now), a marching game, and that one where you hit the mushrooms with your hips.  I bet Shakira is good at that one.
Hips don't lie.
And I had two more glasses of water.  And a smidge of cheese.  Total: 1 point

 Liquids: 8/6
Dairy: 4/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 3/2
Fruits/Veggies: 7/5
Protein: 6/2
Whole Grains: no, but I think we can all get over it. 
Exercise: yes, wii fit
Total: 23/26 points
Weekly Points: 8/49 for the week. 
Steps: 14,000 (2,000 on the pedometer, 3,000 for cardio,  5000 for veggies, 4000 for water)

 And you know what this mostly-successful day calls for, right?
You can stand under my umbrella...ella...ella..eh..eh...eh.

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