Shopping is FUN!!!!

I went to Zumba last night and I was uncomfortable in my workout clothes - THEY ARE TOO BIG!!!!!!  I kept having to pull them up - So, today I was in the thriving metropolis of Middlebury and I decided to go to TJ Maxx (my all time FAVORITE location to buy workout clothes!!!!).  As usual, I grabbed the large workout pants / shorts and for shits & grins (and because I thought they JUST MIGHT FIT) I grabbed some mediums too.  GOOD THING I DID!!!!  The larges looked like CRAP!!!!  The mediums FIT!  As in WELL!!!!!  :)  I also grabbed some tops and was a medium in that too!  :)  I was doing Zumba moves in the dressing room.  :)  Really!  I was!!!!

So - I'm all geared up!  I'm ready for ZUMBA instructor training!!!!  Really - it can't come soon enough!  Less than 6 weeks!!!!  I've been going to a few classes and my FAVORITE instructor is Nakeeya at Bristol Health & Fitness.  She only teaches there on Saturday morning.  :(  I want to be the kind of instructor SHE is!  Motivating.  IN SHAPE!  Fun!!!!  I am seriously VERY excited about this!!!!!!  Who is going to take a class with me when I'm an instructor?!?!?!?!?  HUH HUH?????

I haven't blogged since my VERY fast weigh in on Saturday.  Sorry!  I've been a little busy!!!  :)  But seriously, I hit my THIRD 10% goal!!!!  Just one more 10% will bring me to 138.  Then 3 more pounds to get to goal!  WOW!!!!!  It seems like just yesterday I was struggling to get to the 150s.  NOW my goal is the 140s!!!!!  WOOT!!!!!  I haven't seen the 140s since before I was pregnant.  After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002 I quickly gained to get to the 150s.  Then I got pregnant and I haven't been in the 150s since then.  THIS IS A HUGE MILESTONE FOR ME!!!!  I'm still as excited about this weight loss journey now as I was in January when I really committed to following Weight Watchers again.  THAT is amazing to me!  I've blogged about this before - there is the honeymoon phase of weight loss.  Everything is exciting!  It is Rainbows & Unicorns!  IT IS FUN!  Well, guess what.  THIS IS STILL FUN!!!!!!  :)

Don't get me wrong.  I certainly have my days when it's a pain.  Days when I want to just DIVE into a large bag of chocolate - or start snacking on potato chips and JUST NOT STOP!!!!!  But, those days are diminishing.  It DOES get easier.  It's such a habit for me to track now.  I just do it.  It is part of my day.  Like flossing my fangs or taking a shower.

I was asked today if I will continue to track my food when I reach goal.  YES!  I certainly will!!!!!  I made some HUGE mistakes to get myself to 210.2 lbs!  I certainly don't intend to make those same mistakes again - and I feel that by continuing to track my meals I will keep myself accountable.  I only want to lose this weight once.  It's too damn hard to have to do it again!  So yes - I will continue to track my meals.  I'm looking forward to maintenance!!!!

Today I did something that made me VERY proud of myself.  Something that makes me see the light at the end of the tunnel!  As I said, I went to TJ Maxx to buy some workout gear.  After that I went to Hannaford's to grab some groceries.  I almost made a FATAL mistake.  (Well - that might just be a WEE bit dramatic.... It probably wasn't going to be a fatal mistake - just a goof, really...)  I WENT SHOPPING HUNGRY!!!!!  Everything looked so damn DELICIOUS!!!!!  CHEESE!  CHOCOLATE!  STEAK!  COUS COUS with Cranberries & Almonds!!!!  CHOCOLATE COVERED ALMONDS!!!!  Shit.  Chocolate Covered Almonds.  SHIT SHIT SHIT!!!!!

Yes - I poured a BUNCH in a bag (it was the bulk section).  Yes - I ATE ONE (well - it MIGHT have been 2....).  Shit.  I pulled out my iPhone and IMMEDIATELY tracked the almonds.  Then I put them in my basket and kept shopping.

When I got in the car I noticed the almonds on the top of the bag.  SHIT!!!!!  I thought they looked lonely so I brought them to the front seat with me.  I looked at them while I ate a clementine.  While I ate a second clementine.  While I ate a THIRD clementine.  Then I grabbed the bag.  I had put the price sticker on the part of the bag I would have to untie to get into them as a deterrent.  I tried to peel it off and it wouldn't come off without me ripping a BIG hole in the side of the bag.  MY DETERRENT WORKED!!!!  In fact, I ended up throwing the whole bag of almonds into my back seat where I couldn't reach them!

Phew - that was a narrow miss!!!!!  You know what I kept thinking as I was lovingly caressing those almonds with my eyes?  THIN TASTES SO MUCH BETTER THAN THOSE DAMN ALMONDS!!!!!!  Yes, I will have them as a snack.  BUT - I will measure them before I eat them.  I will NOT hog out on them.  In fact, I already had a bunch of them in my cabinet.  I'm PRETTY good with them when I'm home and controlled.  When I'm out and about and get hungry - now THAT is danger!!!!  When I got home I measured out the rest of my ounce portion and ate them there.  NOT as a maniacal and stark raving hungry woman!  Phew....

So - what did I do wrong that I almost went NUTS on the NUTS?!?!?!?  I left the house today with a lunch and a snack, but I didn't have enough food with me for the AFTERNOON snack.  So, what do I need to do to fix this?  I just need to travel with a BUNCH of HEALTHY food so I'm not tempted.  I'm just so damn happy I didn't go HOG WILD!!!!  :)

So - a little catch up.  Saturday was my weigh in.  151.8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That night I went to the Waybury Inn and ate 48 FREAKIN' POINTSPLUS!!!!!  Going out to eat is DANGEROUS!!!!  I've been much more subdued the rest of the week, and I still have 15 weekly PP left for Wed, Thurs & Fri.  I've also accrued 15 activity PP (which I try like heck not to use!), so I'm not really that worried.  :)

Nutritional Diary 3/26 - 3/29

3/26 - 48 PP
Breakfast:
     4 Clementines (0 PP)

ZUMBA!!!!  11 Activity Points!!!

Lunch:
     3 Pancakes (6 PP)
     2 T. maple syrup (3 PP)
     Jenn's Coffee (2 PP)

Waybury Inn:
     Salad with 6 walnut halves, 1 T. dried cranberries, 6 apricot halves, 1 T. maple vinaigrette (4 PP)
     1/4 c. calamari (5 PP)
     8 oz. filet mignon (19 PP) - are you freaking kidding me?!?!?!?!?  Should have tracked this bad larry before I ate it!  :)
     1/4 c. mashed potatoes (2 PP)
     1 c. broccoli (0 PP)
     1 T. butter (3 PP) - I added this for miscellaneous fat that was on the veggies.

Snacks:
     1 serving peanut butter covered pretzels (4 PP)

3/27 - 34 PP
Breakfast:
     Jenn's Coffee (2 PP)
     Jenn's Oatmeal (5 PP) + 1 mango (0 PP)
     1 c. pineapple (0 PP)

Lunch:
     Salad with 1 T. dried cranberries, 3 apricot halves, 1 oz. gouda, 2 T. wasabi peas, 1 T. maple syrup, 3 oz. sirloin (13 PP)
     1 oz. dark chocolate almonds (4 PP)

Dinner:
     MEATLOAF - 3 PP
     1/4 c. sweet potatoes (1 PP)
     1 artichoke (0 PP)
     1 T. light mayo (1 PP)

Snacks:
     1 passion-mango sorbet (1 PP)
     2 t. mini chocolate chips (1 PP)
     1 1/2 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese (3 PP)

3/28 - 39 PP
Breakfast:
     Jenn's Coffee (2 PP)
     Jenn's Oatmeal (5 PP) + 1 mango (0 PP)

Lunch:
     1 La Tortilla Factory tortilla (2 PP)
     1 oz. fresh mozzarella (2 PP)
     5 oz. tuna (4 PP)
     2/3 T. light mayo (1 PP)
     1 artichoke (0 PP)
     1 T. light mayo (1 PP)

Dinner:
     3 blueberry & banana pancakes (7 PP)
     1 T. maple syrup (1 PP)
     1 serving chicken 'n dumplings (4 PP)

Snacks:
     Jenn's Coffee (2 PP)
     1 square Dove Dark Chocolate (1 PP)
     1 serving Cherry Fool (2 PP) w/ 2 1/2 t. mini chocolate chips (1 PP)
     1 Fiber One Bar - Oats & Chocolate (4 PP)

3/29 - 28 PP
Breakfast:
     Jenn's Oatmeal (5 PP) + 1 mango (0 PP)
     Tea (0 PP)

Lunch:
     5 oz. tuna (4 PP)
     2 t. light mayo (1 PP)
     2 T. hummus (1 PP) w/ carrots (0 PP)
     1 La Tortilla Factory tortilla (2 PP)

Dinner:
     1 c. steamed cauliflower (0 PP)
     1 c. steamed broccoli (0 PP)
     1 serving cranberry pear chicken (5 PP)

Snacks:
     2 T. hummus (1 PP) w/ carrots (0 PP)
     1 yogurt / peanut cluster (1 PP)
     1 Weight Watchers Dark Chocolate Raspberry Bar (2 PP)
     1 oz. dark chocolate almonds (4 PP)
     1/4 c. brown rice (1 PP)