16 February 2008 - 13:30Uh? That Many Points?

So after my blah day, I have a pretty good Friday. I went to the doctor for a annual check up and thought I was going to get some fasting lab work done so I after breakfast I didn’t eat much until the afternoon when I had one of the new Caramel Fiber One Bars (which I highly recommend). I didn’t know what I was going to do for supper when the boy asked if I wanted to go eat with some friends at a chop house. I don’t know how many of you are familiar with Texas and the south but a chop house is basically a restaurant that served meat and not much else.  So the boy ordered a HUGE, 16 oz steak and I ordered a side salad, veggies without butter, and a baked potato without butter, which I think was very healthy. So, since I was eating my vegetables and being all healthy I thought I could eat some of the boy’s steak. I guestimated about 4 oz off of his steak thinking it would be about 6 points. So, this morning I figured my points and it’s at least 10 points! For just 4 oz.! Had I known that, I wouldn’t have had the two beers. To make a long story short, I’ve gone over my weekly points by 3. I’ve never done that before. As you might recall from previous entries, I’ve had problems eating all my points and to go over is kinda freaking me out. Do I eat 3 less today? Man, if I had just worked out yesterday it would have been fine.

Ok. I’m not freaking out. This is not a diet. This is a life style change and sometimes I’ll make mistakes. I’ve gotten all my dairy, all my veggies, and all my water every day. I’ve worked out 4 days this weeks and I’m gonna work out today and tomorrow. I’ve been healthy. I’ve been tracking.

Any other week I would have quit and gone off plan thinking I had failed. But no. I haven’t failed. I haven’t gone off plan. I’m chugging along and owning this!