Today's Progress

1.  Drink water every day for lunch. 
Success!  I actually drank two big glasses of water throughout the day, plus water for lunch.  I admit that I did have a slight headache by dinnertime.  I hope that will disappear towards the end of the week? 

2.  Get up TWICE this week and go to the gym before school.
I did not plan on doing this today, but I'm set for tomorrow morning.  Gym clothes on, lunch packed, tennis shoes waiting by the door.  As I'm writing this, I suppose I should look for my headphones before I go to sleep.

3.  Count my Points each and every day. 
At 34 points today, I came in right under my PP+ daily total of 35.  I had hoped to eat less, but I had candy this afternoon (see below), and planned for a dinner that is not super low in points.  I did not eat dessert though, so my WP are still intact.

4.  Control my afternoon snacking.
This was not out of control, but I still consider it a minor fail.  I had chocolate in my purse from Saturday night's engagement party, and ate 2 pieces for 4 points.  I gave the rest to my mom, so that won't be a temptation for me again. I packed an extra clementine in my lunch for tomorrow!

5.  Incorporate more lean protein in my diet.
This was also somewhat successful!  For dinner, I made White Chicken Chili, which is a recipe I'll probably post on here.  The chili itself is 7 points for 1 cup, but it has both chicken and two kinds of white beans.  Definitely a good choice, and so delicious!  I'm sure I will have some for leftovers later in the week as well.


Overall, today was not a complete success, but it was a good beginning to the week.  I feel confident that I will be able to accomplish my weekly goals... except the working out.  Getting up at 6:00 feels so EARLY! I am hoping that by doing it tomorrow, it will feel great and really start my day on the right foot, so I'll be more likely to go back on Thursday.


Today's Points:


BREAKFAST: 6 PP
1 serving Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal- 6 PP


LUNCH: 7 PP
1 cinnamon raisin bagel thin- 3 PP
100 calorie pack pretzel sticks- 3 PP
1 3oz. bag baby carrots- 0 PP
1 apple- 0 PP
1 piece of WW string cheese- 1 PP


DINNER:  17 PP
1 1/4 cup White Chicken Chili: 9 PP
2 T 2% shredded cheese: 2 PP
36 bite size tortilla chips: 6 PP
1 clementine- 0 PP
5 celery sticks- 0 PP


TOTAL: 34 PP