Coffee Is The Answer

I was starving by 11:00. Absolutely, stomach growling starving. I thought my protein type breakfast would stick with me til lunch, but this was not the case. At every turn in the store I was shopping in was one yummy, decadent treat after another. They were begging to be eaten. I was getting worn down and about to give in to some delicious looking iced gingerbread biscotti. Couldn't be that bad, right? NO, my inner Weight Watcher said, don't do it!!!! The way I have been wanting to munch lately, I knew there would be no turning back after eating that. Next, would be brownies, then pizza and who knows, maybe even leftover Halloween candy. Yes, we still have some - what is wrong with my kids????? I could write a book. Anyway, out of the corner of my eye I saw a Starbucks counter in the store. That's it! I made a bee line over and ordered a tall nonfat sugar free Cinnamon Dolce Latte...



Great and only 2 Points worth of damage! Whew, a narrow escape. And it quelled my hunger for the next two hours! Whoa, maybe this is the new weight loss answer. I'll call it The Coffee Diet! Every time your stomach growls, drink coffee! Plus all the hyper-caffeinated-activity will cause you to burn mega calories!! What do you think? Okay, so it's not the healthiest idea. I'll move on...

When I got home for lunch, I had a long awaited package on my doorstep. I have been reading for many months about the wonderful virtues of PB2. This is a powdered peanut butter that has had most of the fat extracted. It is the brainchild of a company called Bell Plantation. All you need to do is take 2 tbsp. of the powdered peanuts and mix with 1 tbsp. of water and viola, peanut butter as you know it! And for only 1 Point!

I couldn't wait to try this out, so I mixed it up and smeared it on an Arnold Sandwich Thin with some Smucker's Sugar Free Strawberry Jam. To go along with it, I had a sliced apple and a half serving, yes I said half, of Kettle Baked Potato Chips. I have never eaten a half serving of chips, but today it looked like enough for me...

So, my verdict on the PB2....Where has this been all my life?????? Oh my greatness, I have not had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich since I was 5! Okay, maybe older. It was a wonderful flashback and a nice change of pace from what I normally eat. I would NEVER spend Points on a PB&J, but now it's completely do-able. This whole lunch was only 4 Points!

Maybe, I don't need The Coffee Diet after all... =)

Work It Off

I feel pudgy today. I didn't say fat, just pudgy. I'm trying to be nicer to myself:) Anyway, I think it's the "guilts" over eating pretzels and Cheez Its before bed last night. It shouldn't be a big deal, I had the weekly points for it, but I know I don't lose well when I dig into those. Plus, I probably used most of them for Thanksgiving. Well, nothing else to do but stay focused on eating properly and work it off on the treadmill!!!

I had to get going quick this morning for an errand, so I'm getting a late start on breakfast and exercise. For breakfast, I toasted a Maple Cornbread Muffin and spritzed it with some I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (ICNINB) spray and a tsp. of Smucker's Sugar Free Seedless Strawberry Jam. Mmmm, that was a tasty combo! I also had 1/4 c. nonfat cottage cheese with 1/2 c. crushed pineapple...

Time to get going; I've got a hot date with the treadmill....;D