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Day 187

Weigh in day, and I lost exactly two pounds!  

15.6 more to go... So, back to Conga Lessons (convalescence) Day 9.

 I woke up and sat in bed for three hours, staring off in to space.  Mornings are the worst.  Then I had a hard boiled egg, a piece of whole wheat toast, a little bit of jelly, and a glass of tea.  Note: I don't eat sugar free jelly--there's just some things that Jesus did not intend for us to do.  Total: 5 points
"Go for the regular grape jelly, my child."

Lunch was a cup of chicken rice soup (made by grandma), an orange, and a glass of water.  Total: 1 point
Child With Orange - Vincent Van Gogh
Today's Fine Art in Blogging is creepy, and by Vincent Van Gogh.  Perhaps you've heard of him?
Then Chris took me on an exciting field trip to the Post Office, where the nice postal clerk and I discussed Family Medical Leave.  I jokingly asked if he was the only person that worked at the post office since he's the only one I ever see there, and because our post office closes from 1-2 every day.  As it turns out: yep, he's the only one that works there.  And what happens if he gets sick?  He comes to work anyway.  Damn.
This is seriously our post office.  Welcome to the country!  Ya'll come back now, ya hear?
Since it was sunny and we were already out in the country and I was feeling better, we went and grabbed a quick early dinner at Hunter's Head Tavern.  I had a piece of bread, two glasses of water, and a cobb salad (lettuce, a huge tomato, blue cheese, bacon, carrots, chicken, cucumber, and avocado).  Then we split a brownie for dessert.  Total: 15 points
Did I mention that it's all historical and adorable and whatnot?
Post-dinner, I had a cup of hot chocolate made with a little bit of Ovaltine.  Total: 2 points

 Then I exercised by doing some very mild wii fit (for example, doing the Circle Island Run, but pretty much walking it) and some gentle yoga.  And I felt very out of shape.  But I did it!  Post-workout snack was a half cup of tomatoes with a teaspoon of olive oil, two little pieces of cheese, and two glasses of water  Total: 3 points
Liquids: 7/6
Dairy: 2/2 
Vitamin: 1/1  They were superhero children's vitamins because they were on SALE!
Healthy Oil: 2/2 (I'm counting the avocado as one of the healthy oils)
Fruits/Veggies: 5/5
Protein: 2/2
Whole Grains: yes, whole wheat toast
Exercise: yes, 20 mins of wii fit
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 24/49 for the week

In conclusion...BEYONCE.
No?  I DIDN'T THINK SO.

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