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Day 141

Breakfast was two glasses of water and a meeting.  Guess the holidays are over!  Total: 0 points
Kinda like this but no polar bear.  As far as I know.  There could be one--I'm not really paying attention.
Lunch was another cup of Brunswick stew (are you getting sick of hearing about it?  I'm not getting sick of eating it!  Mwah ha ha ha ha!), a cup of blueberries, and three glasses of water.  Total: 6 points ('cause I'm not sure if my mom used fat free chicken broth in the soup)

Snack was a tangerine and 12 chocolate chips.  Total: 1 point

 I had to stop by the doctor's office on the way home, and I was starving (maybe that had to do with submitting all of my expense reports, which all involved food).  I grabbed a short skinny vanilla latte from Starbucks, and it was warm and tasty all the way home!  Total: 2 very delicious points
Short--the secret size!  (8 ounces)
Exercise was 30 minutes of wii fit--five minutes of low intensity cardio, fifteen of upper body & core, and ten of yoga.  Also two glasses of water.
COOOOOOOOOOBRA!
Dinner was three ounces of delicious, delicious roasty, (I use the reduced fat cream of mushroom, and sometimes make it without the veggies) a cup of whole wheat egg noodles, and a big salad with a teaspoon of olive oil.  Plus two glasses of water. Total: 13 points

 Snacky time was a glass of milk, and a half slice of wheat bread with a teaspoon of olive oil.  Total: 5 points

 Liquids: 11/6  
Dairy: 2/2
Vitamin: 0/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2  
Fruits/Veggies: 8/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes, whole wheat egg noodles, wheat bread
Exercise: yes, walking and wii fit
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 1/49 for the week

We'll award today a K-Middy.
"Good job with the olive oil!"

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