Day two

Hahaha .... On day two and I didn't blog! Rofl!!

Anyway, I didn't get to blogging because I had a hyper-busy day. I had to work a day shift, then right after work we had to run to the comic book store to get this week's books, then Nickle and I headed over to the States to get some grocery shopping done. We literally got home with 20 minutes left to the day. Phew!

So, what did I learn from the day? It's extremely important to be prepared! I hadn't made myself a breakfast or a lunch, so I figured I'd just grab something quick and cheap at mcdonalds ... Had to be mcd's cuz I didn't have time to stop at the bank and they take debit. I chose the sausage mcmuffin sandwich. How bad can it be, right? A sausage patty, a slice of cheese and an English muffin. Well, it's a whopping NINE ponts for one sandwich. Of course, I'm not able to check the points value til I get to work, so I ordered a few to cover breakfast and lunch. I also got a yogurt parfait because I forgot to grab my yogurt on the way out the door. When all was said-and-done, I left work at 5:30 with 7 points left for the day. Luckily Jay had grilled some burgers, so I had a 3-point burger on a 3-point bun. One point left! Surprisingly though, I wasn't starved!

Nickle hadn't really eaten for the day, so when we stopped at Wegmans, she ordered a sub and had a segment before we started our shopping. I had one point left...what was I going to do? I ordered a sub for Jay's lunch on Saturday, and by some miracle, they had big kosher dills, packaged individually, for sale! Um, yum!! Pickles are zero points! There was a nutrition label on it, so I checked just to be sure ... 1/5 of the pickle was 5 calories and 1 gram of fiber. That means that whole thing was 25 calories and a whopping five grams of fiber! Wow! Talk about a free food! Yes, the sodium is high in pickles, but it's not like I'm eating one every day. But sitting across from Nickle while she was enjoying that delicious sub, I didn't feel deprived in the least because that pickle was good ... And filling!

I didn't finish my bottle of water at work. My bottle holds 30 ounces, which is equivalent to 5 six-ounce glasses of water. I brought my bottle home and finished it while we were out. Yay for a water victory!!

I know it was only day two, but I feel seriously committed to this. Did I make the best food decisions? Probably not, but I didn't let it derail me eiher. This is all about fitting it into my lifestyle. I will learn to prepare in advance, someday ... lol :)

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