week nine

I've worked my way up from 22 points per day to 26 (when I include my exercise points). By the end of this week, if my running continues to increase as it should, I will be enjoying 27 points per day. However, as my weight drops, about 3 pounds from now, I will lose 2 points - that's a bag of mixed feelings - mostly all good though.

As the points system refines itself, I continue to refine my food choices, striving to make better and better choices every day. To this point I have occasionally given you sample menus, let me share with you what was "on the menu" yesterday. Although I stayed within my 26 points, I ate JUNK and didn't feel very good about it at the end of the day. But like it or not, these are the choices I made.

BREAKFAST
Yogurt - 2 points
1/2 cup Go Lean - 1.5 points
(not too bad)

SNACK
10 baby carrots - 0 points
1 York peppermint patty - 1.5 points

LUNCH (this is where things started to go bad)
grand decaf non-fat latte - 3 points
8 oz. Marble Slab sugar free, fat free, frozen yogurt - 3 points

SNACK
1 cup grapes - 1 point
1/2 Slim Bear - 1 point

DINNER (getting worse)
1 hot dog - 3 points
1 hot dog bun - 2 points
15 fat free Pringles - 1 point
mustard - 0 points
steamed veggies - 0 points

SNACK
1/2 cup fat free, sugar free pudding - 1 point
fat free Cool Whip - 1 point
8 Nilla Wafers - 3 points
1 banana - 2 points

Today is going to be a better day...