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Day 153

Happy MLK Day!
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Shut UP, Kanye.
Breakfast was three sausage balls and a clementine.  Total: 2 points

Lunch was two Stacked Tostadas, recipe courtesy of Emily Bites.  Total: 7 points
Actual photo of tostadas I made!  I feel so fancy!
After that I did 25 minutes of physical therapy/resistance exercises, which I followed up with a glass of milk (for me) and a frozen bag of peas (for my glutes).  Then I tried a new recipe for a yogurts and peanut butter dip, and had it with a half apple and a half banana.  Chris did not like it.  I LOVED it.  More for me. Total: 4 points
Eat this! It will change your life! Healthy! *Creamy Peanut Butter Dip* -one 5.3 ounce container of nonfat oikos greek vanilla yogurt -2 tbsp peanut butter - 1/2 tbsp honey -1/8 teaspoon cinnamon Makes four 2 tbsp servings (66 cals) Serve with bananas or apples
One 5.3 ounce container of vanilla Greek yogurt, 2 tablespoons PB, a half tablespoon honey, an eighth teaspoon of cinnamon.  Recipe here.  But I just told you the recipe!
Dinner was a chicken hot dog on a whole grain bun, a serving of homemade baked sweet potato fries, and some red cabbage cole slaw (red cabbage, cilantro, green onions, olive oil, fresh squeezed lime).  And THAT, my friends, is how you do hot dogs, fries, and cole slaw for a total of 9 points.  (An order of McDonald's medium fries is 11 points, just for comparison.)
Awwww, yiss.

 Post-dinner workout was 31 minutes (but who is counting) on the wii fit, doing cardio and yoga. Also, I just today figured out that the thing that tracks your calories and time is a piggy bank.  Some days I'm just not a smart girl.
Duh.
For a post-workout snack I had a half an apple with just a little bit of yogurt peanut butter dip and another glass of milk.    Total: 3 points

 Liquids: 7/6  
Dairy: 2/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2  
Fruits/Veggies: 7/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes, corn tortillas, whitewheat bun
Exercise: yes, 25 minutes of PT exercises
Total: 23/26 points
Weekly Points: 0/49 for the week

For lots of leg work today, we'll give it a Kate.
kateandwilliam-love: i am so jealous of her legs its unrea

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