Resisted Cake, resisted chocolate, resisted any evil foods that lurk a typically office - but then, I went out to dinner...twice. Dinner #1 - made a "smart" choice... Dinner #2 - well, I tried, but it didn't quite turn out. So I did have a 2 lbs loss this week based on the weigh in that I snuck in on Saturday, but with my "official" weigh in being today, I only lost 1lbs. Still - I will take it. Here is the progress:
We were going to go see 'Alice in Wonderland' on Friday, but decided to stop in for dinner first because I was at the office until almost 8pm. So we stopped in at Boston Pizza, and luckily they have a delicious alternatives section that has the Heart & Stroke health check approved program. I choose:
Pollo Pomodoro Linguini: A half order of whole wheat linguini tossed in our signature pomodoro sauce with diced chicken breast, wok-steamed red and green peppers and red onion. I didn't want the red/green peppers and onion, so I asked for mushrooms instead. I also added a skewer of shrimp because the chicken was going to be scarce knowing BP. I felt great after I ate it, I didn't get that bloated feeling after a bowl of pasta, which made me feel great about my choice. The movie however, was an epic fail, because it was all sold out in 3D.
The next night we attempted 'Alice in Wonderland' again, and since I slept in after an exhausting week and had a few errands to run, by the time that was all done, it was time for dinner (I grabbed my NS food to go by having a brekkie granola bar, chocolate chip for brekkie (4.5), and the choco/peanut butter NS bar for lunch), we ended up at Jack Astor's. Okay so what I have realized there are not many options for a girl on a diet @ Jack Astor's - this is where my research skills would have definitely been useful. We ended up trying the Irish Potato Nachos, which are as bad for you as they sound but taste so good. I did let the hubby eat more than I did. For dinner, we shared fajitas. I did limit all the toppings that I used. I probably should have only had 2, but there was so much veggies left over, I ended up having 5 -lol - but I am happy to say, I didn't have any junk at the theatre (YES we finally got tix) which was a hard thing for me since I am a popcorn whore. I had a tea from Timmy's instead and had thrown in my bag some NS BBQ Soy Chips (3).
The week was more or less successful, my mini goal of having more water worked but not to the extent that I wanted, so I am upping my 5 cups to 8 cups this week. Sadly, I only had the energy to work out once this week, so Monday was a workout day, the rest of the week... not so much, unless you count the stairs at work... which are tedious but I don't count it.
The best meal of the week was lunch when I had the NS Cheese Tortellini (5), it was so good! I had it the next day too! lol So in addition to that new entree, I also tried these lunches: Chicken Noodle w/Veggies (4) - Friday, I missed out on lunch, well I had a salad and some cheese, but the problem was I brought soup with me... and I just don't think I am a soup sort of person - so I took off all the soup for my next order, so I hope that they don't substitute with any soups - blah!
NS dinner-wise, I tried the mac n' cheese and mmm mmm mmm, so I let it sit for a bit, then I put it on a plate and put it in the microwave, on the melt selection, and it was like 'real' mac n' cheese, as in real Kraft Mac n' Cheese - lol - so I am giving it a 5. I also tried the rice/beans and beef entree, and I give that a solid 4. I also have a new 5 points entree, the pasta parmagiana, it was delish!!!! Lastly, another 5 is the lasagna, it was great! So all in all, despite the off foods, I had a successful run! I am going to brave the fajitas and tacos this week, another NS blogger I like to read has tried them and she raves about them so we will see how it rates on my taste buds.
So that is about it from me, like I said, I am still working on the H2O goal... this week, I am also going to work on the better scheduling of my meal times, and of course, get in more than one day of working out. I am also going to have to do more research so when going out, I can make proper dinner choices!
Good luck with you journey... mine is still a long one :)
M
