A lazy Sunday

Still feeling great, even though weekends are always harder to stay on track because there seems to be more time (to eat!) because there's less to do! During the week I'm always craving the weekends and when they roll around, I get bored! A two-edged sword!

Today has been a lazy Sunday. I began the day with french toast. That was ok, but I sort of wish I hadn't spent 5.5 points on them. I mixed an egg and 1/4 cup skim milk together and then dipped pieces of a multigrain bread roll (I cut it into 4 slices, but it was still thicker than bread) into the mixture and put them on the breville sandwich toaster. I served them with 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 tab of maple syrup and a sprinkle of cinnamon. I think they would have been better using actual slices of bread, and not getting the plate so soggy with the blueberry juice. Next time I won't go to the supermarket on a Friday night, so I have bread in the house, and I'll put the blueberries on a paper towel to soak up the extra juices before I serve it. I feel like a bit of a food critic when I analyse and review my food - would be a fun job! But very hard to stick to points of course!

Just thinking about points - I asked my Weight Watchers leader if she still tracks points for maintenance. She said she has to, otherwise her eating would get out of hand. I'm obviously the same - I stopped tracking, and thought I'd be ok, but let me eating get out of hand, and consequently, here I am - back on the weight loss wagon! I wish I could stop tracking points one day, but realistically unless I eat the same foods everyday, I probably won't be able to successfully maintain without it. I should be at my goal before going to America during mid-semester break, and maintaining over there worries me. I did successfully maintain during my Vanuatu trip in January, because I only ate when I was hungry, and it was great (I couldn't really track points). But for some reason, unless there's a special event, or a timed event (e.g. Vanuatu was 3 weeks) I can't seem to do that back home during everyday activities! It's like analysing the weird mind of myself! I'll just have to attempt to eat only when hungry in America, and try and walk a lot, and if I do put on a kg or 2, I'll just lose it when I get home!

I made 0 point veggie soup for lunch today - it was delicious! You add 1 cube of veggie stock to 1/2 litre of boiling water, then add 2 carrots, 1/2 a zucchini, 1/4 of a capsicum and 1/2 an onion and bring to the boil, then simmer 20 mins. Add spices and salt and pepper if you like. Puree mixture, and serve (or just puree half for a chunky soup). I found it in an old WW book. It's easy, and yummy and filling and 0 points (serves 2)!

Tonight for dinner I'm having a chickpea patty with mayo and salad. I've already had 2 blueberry smoothies today! Can't get enough :)

Haven't exercised for ages (except for at uni!) - I just decided not to worry this week, while I got my eating back on track. It just seems to worry me - when I do some, I feel great, but it still doesn't seem enough. And when I don't do any, that worries me even more. I will attempt to do something every day when I get back from Easter hols (and will attempt to walk during hols back home). But for now, not worrying is working. Sort of lol.

Can't wait for Biggest Loser weigh in tonight - though that's a little sad, that the only thing I'm looking forward to in my day is a tv show! Went to Church this morning, and that was good. Still trying to find a good Church in the area.

So Day 5 is going great. Still haven't been tempted by the choc muffins - just too high in points to even consider! This week should be ok... have an assignment due early and late next week, so should get a head start on them. Write again tomorrow!