Licks, Bites & Tastes.....

I am a SUCKER for licking, biting & tasting - and no - I'm not talking about in the bedroom!  :)  When I'm cooking I lick the bowl.  If I see a cookie I'll sneak some crumbs.  If there are a few pieces of chicken left on my kids plate I eat them.  I LOVE a small scoop of raw cookie dough!!!  Those points are SO hard to count!!!!  For everything else I'm a stickler about measuring!  I use a Tablespoon, my WW scale & a glass cup measure many, MANY times during the day - but for some reason I don't have the same self-control about those LB&T's!

So, I've made a pact with myself.  For everything I have a LB or T of I have to do 10 squats.  I should have 'buns of steel' in NO time!  :)  Squats don't require any special equipment and I can do them anywhere!  Yes - I WILL look funny at Costco when I eat a sample and do 10 squats at the same time, but hey - this is MY weight loss journey, and that is what it will look like for me!  (Incidentally, I did the points calculation of a sample at Costco a few weeks ago and 1/4 of a granola bar thingy was ONE POINT!  I mean - I barely had a taste and I had to write down ONE WHOLE POINT!!!!!)  When I take the time and put the thought into what I'm eating I often find that my LB&T's aren't point worthy.  They're not worth the time it takes me to whip out my iPhone and track them!  So, in addition to doing 10 squats I will track all of my LB&T's - even if it is a guess.  A guess (and a point) is better than not tracking and therefore not losing weight.  Those points sneak up on you when you least expect them, so anything I can do to make sure I stay accountable is a GOOD thing!  And by committing to keeping track of my LB&T's should keep my nibbling at bay - and keep those pounds coming off!  :)

Breakfast:
     Jenn's Oatmeal (with 1 small banana & 1/3 c. blueberries) (4 PP)
     Jenn's Coffee (2 PP)

Lunch:
     1/2 c. brown basmati rice (3 PP), 1 c. Cranberry-Pear Chicken (5 PP), 1 c. steamed zucchini (0 PP)

Snacks:  (Be prepared - there are a lot of them today!)
     7 Dark Chocolate Sprouted Almonds (5 PP), 1 medium banana (0 PP), 1 Dove Dark Chocolate square (1 PP), 20 Sprouted Almonds (3 PP), Celery with 1 oz. 1/3 less fat cream cheese (2 PP) & 1 T. jalapeno jelly (1 PP), 2 c. fresh cherries (0 PP), 1.25 oz. dark chocolate covered cherries (4 PP)

Dinner:
     2 c. Homemade chicken 'n dumplings (see below for recipe) (4 PP), 1 c. steamed zucchini (0 PP), 1 serving chocolate drizzle with strawberries (3 PP)

Total PointsPlus for the day:  37