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Day 168

Breakfast was self-loathing, after I weighed myself.  Yikes!  
"You weigh HOW much, now?!"
I would have had a piece of fruit or something to get my metabolism going, but we didn't really have much in the house since we just came back from vacation.  So we went grocery shopping.
X ALL THE THINGS - Buy all the groceries
Only fruits, veggies, lean protein, and low fat dairy were allowed in the cart this week.
Lunch was two tacos made with ground turkey, low carb/high fiber wheat tortillas, fat free sour cream, tomatoes, and cilantro.  Then I had a clementine and four glasses of water.  Total: 7 points

 Then, because I have a very bad habit of unpacking from a trip over the course of a week (or two, or three), I tackled the suitcase and put away the clean laundry.
X ALL THE THINGS - Unpack all the suitcases
Housework counts as exercise, right?
Speaking of exercise, my back was hurting so I did 35 minutes of yoga, and then 25 minutes of EA active. Then I had a half cup of blueberries and had two glasses of water. Total: 0 points

 After that, I tackled the mountain of paperwork that came in the mail.  FYI, coming back from vacation blows.
X ALL THE THINGS - Pay all the bills
UUUUUUUGH.

Dinner was three ounces of jerk chicken, made by Chris.  My contribution was a red cabbage slaw with carrots, cilantro, olive oil and lime juice.  I also had a cup of tomatoes with lemon olive oil. And then a glass of milk and a glass of water.  Total: 8 points

 Dessert was a fiber one brownie and a glass of milk.  Total: 4 points
Liquids: 8/6
Dairy: 2/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2
Fruits/Veggies: 7/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes
Exercise: yes, yoga and EA Active
Total: 23/26 points
Weekly Points: 0/49 for the week

In conclusion...
Duchess of C
Good job so far, but you still have six days until you weigh in.  I'll be watching.

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