Who's Counting??

Not me! Especially not today. I am blaming the hideous rainy weather for my funk and lack of motivation. It has been cold and raining for 2 days straight. I'm ready for some spring. Spring will get me out of this funk and help me refocus on losing these last pounds. Yep, that'll do it! I hope.

I toyed with the idea of stopping my daily POINTS tracking for a while. I have been a "die hard" tracker. It has really worked for me. Weight Watchers emphasizes it as a tool for success and I agree. But, for some reason, I have been sick of it and felt like I wanted a break from it. In all reality, I knew that I was looking for some excuse to be off track. After thinking about it for a bit longer, I realized that not journaling/tracking isn't going to help me any. It will only hinder my weight loss. I need to stop looking for excuses and start doing what I KNOW works. So, today I let caution fly to the wind. No counting POINTS. No writing things down. No real "watching" what I ate. And that's it. Tomorrow, I am going to my meeting and starting anew. I have no special holidays or celebrations on my calendar for the next 2 weeks, so there is nothing to deter me from trying to be as "hard core" as when I first started this weight loss journey 22 months and 70 pounds ago. So, here's a look at my day without counting...

Breakfast was a ham, egg and cheese pita pizza...




I made an open faced omelette with 2 egg whites, 1 1/2 oz. ham, 1 oz. Cabots 75% reduced fat cheese and a bit of spinach and put it on top of a Weight Watcher Pita...


Then, I had a side of small chocolate Easter eggs. (no pic) Not great breakfast food, but they were tasty:)

I did a quick 30 min. on the elliptical, then headed to my parents' house to spend some time with my Mom. It's her birthday, today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanted to take her out to lunch, but since we were going out to dinner tonight, she decided she wanted to eat in. She ended up making me lunch instead!!! My Dad and Gram joined us for this celebratory lunch of yummy chicken fajitas...


Mom sauteed some chicken breast, onions and peppers in a tbsp. olive oil with a bit of seasonings. She served this with La Tortilla Factory Tortillas (the small ones that are 50 cal.), fresh salsa, shredded lettuce and Cabot's 50% Light shredded cheese. I had one...

Then another with a side of Tostitos MultiGrain Tortilla Chips...

and a Hershey's dark chocolate with cranberries and almonds (no pic- grabbed one before I left!)

My snack this afternoon was a handful of Penny Sticks Honey Wheat pretzels...

Then, it was off to P.F. Changs for Mom's Birthday Dinner! We started off with Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Dad's fave) and Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps...

The lighting was pretty bad in the restaurant, so sorry for the stinky pics. Here's a sampling of the other items we ordered...

Beginning at 12 o'clock : Mongolian Beef, Chang's Chicken, Dry rub Spareribs, Dan Dan Noodles, Singapore Street Noodles and Shrimp with Lobster Sauce. All were absolutely delicious :)

More Chang's Chicken and salad with blue cheese crumbles ...

After PF Chang's, we headed back to my house for birthday cake and presents! Mom requested Carrot Cake. It was so amazing...

I am stuffed. I think I am ready to tackle this again. Ready to face the scale at my meeting tomorrow, gain new resolve and GET TO GOAL!!!!!