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Day 147

Weigh in day, and I lost exactly 1 pound, with 16.2 more to go!
Duchess of C
"Fantastic job."
Thank you, Kate.  

 And a special note to all of my Paleo friend visitors: I'm following Weight Watchers, which is what my doctor recommended.  I like your recipes, and  I'm glad that we all have a nutrition philosophy (I hate the word diet) that we like, and that none of us are sitting around eating Cheetos and drinking Red Bull.  In the spirit of Kate Middleton's birthday, I ask that we respect each others choices and commitment to health and focus on what's really important: Kate's new haircut.

 So yesterday, breakfast was a cup of rice chex and a half cup of skim milk.  Also four glasses of water.  I was a thirsty girl for some reason.  Total: 4 points

 Lunch was with Coworker Shelly, who is sadly moving to Pennsylvania.  I'll miss you Shelly!  We'll always have facebook!  At any rate, she is also eating healthy, so it makes it easier for me to do the same.  She had a salad, and I had a half slice of bread with a smidge of butter, two ounces of shrimp, tomatoes and goat cheese sauteed in olive oil, and brussel sprouts with a glass of water.  I could not tempt Shelly in to trying her first brussel sprout, sadly.  Total: 9 points
C'mon, you know you want to try one!
Snack was a banana and 12 chocolate chips, plus a skinny vanilla latte.  And two more glasses of water.  Total: 3 points

 Dinner was 12 tortilla chips with black bean dip, a quarter cup of reduced fat cheese, a cup of tomatoes with a teaspoon of olive oil, and moose munch for dessert.  And another glass of water.  Total: 12 points
Moose munch, I seriously love you.
Liquids: 9/6  
Dairy: 2/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2  
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 2/2
Whole Grains: yes, tortilla chips, rice chex
Exercise: no--OMG tiredness (I suppose I should mention that I worked from 5:15 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. yesterday--largely in a windowless conference room.  Try not to be jealous.)
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 33/49 for the week

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