Oh, Behave!

I almost didn't post tonight because it's a little past my bedtime, but I felt like today was a better on -track day, so I thought I would make sure to document it - lol!

I hopped on the elliptical first thing this morning and did a quick 35 minutes. I had planned on getting in some strength training tonight, but that didn't happen since we had dinner company. I really want to start incorporating more strength training, especially arms. Mine are flappin' in the wind; need to tone those babies up!

Breakfast was a beautious bowl of blue. I used 3/4 c. High Fiber O's, 1/2 c. unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze and 1 cup of blueberries for 3 POINTS...



I've been going for bigger lunches lately, but I skimped today since we were having a big dinner. I went with a hummus wrap using 4 tbsp. TJ's original hummus, baby spinach, roasted pepper and tomatoes in a La Tortilla Factory Wrap and 1 c. watermelon for 4 POINTS...

I spent the rest of the afternoon chop, chop, chopping veggies and prepping for dinner. During my chop extravaganza, I got a fun package ! My "winnings" from the BSI challenge came all the way from the UK! Thanks, Lara! Can't wait to try them...

The daughters came home from school and I noticed that I immediately wanted to have a snack. I wasn't very hungry, but I think it has just become a habit. This got me thinking about an article I read recently ( I don't remember where) about having to retrain your mind with respect to these eating behaviors. It's basically an exercise in behavior modification. That makes sense to me. I have gotten used to the routine of children coming home, then snack. I'm used to it. My body is used to it. I shovel in the snacks and dopamine surges through my body! Whooo hoooo! So, I decided to change the behavior from eating to drinking. No, not "happy hour" drinking! Just ice tea or maybe a shake. Now, when the daughters come home(well, at least til school's out next week!), I will "think" drink instead of snack/eat. Most times I am not hungry any way. I am just eating to eat. Today's drink was a Chocolate Strawberry Crackshake for 2 POINTS...

That held me over nicely until dinner. We had guests for dinner tonight: my mother-in-law, father-in-law and neice, Nikki! Today is my mother-in- law's birthday and Mon. was my father- in-law's, so I had them over to celebrate. I decided that having a healthy, lowfat dinner was okay. Really. I struggled with this for 2 days. I normally would have an elaborate and not necessarily health conscious spread, but considering the way I have been eating lately, I did not want to add any more fuel to the fire. The one thing that I left out of the "healthy" factor was dessert. Dessert is my mother-in-law's fave and heck, it's her birthday, so she should be able to have something a bit decadent!

The birthday dinner consisted of grilled chicken breasts, thighs and 2 ribeyes (for the guys) topped with a mozzarella and roasted pepper salsa...

whole wheat couscous with roasted vegetables...

romaine salad with cucumbers dressed with evoo and balsamic...

assorted charred grilled veggies...

My plate: chicken thigh with 1 tbsp. mozzarella and roasted pepper salsa, 1 c. couscous with roasted veggies and grilled veggies for 9 POINTS...

I felt pretty good about that! I didn't dig into any bread or have any seconds. We sang "happy birthday" and I put out dessert, but only took 2 bites from big daughter's leftovers. I had 2 cups of coffee with half and half for 1 POINT and that satisfied me. I was smart enough to send the leftover cake home with the MIL, so no future damage may occur. Whew, good to be back! I just gotta get on a nice roll, now. But, would you believe I have another graduation party this Saturday??!! UGH! I'll manage it....

Don't forget to enter my Larabar giveaway, if you haven't already! I see there are lots of responses so far, but it's not too late. I'll be choosing the winner tomorrow night, so make sure to check back to see if you won!

Have a great night =)