All Systems Go

Pretty productive day!  Our server was down all day at work, so I couldn't get through all of my work, but I got a ton done anyway.  Had a great conversation with a woman who is interning for us; she is going through a little crisis with AA.  She's got 4 years of sobriety and is getting into the alcohol and drug counseling field; she's worried that she is not able to concentrate on meetings.  I told her that I had a similar problem when I started working in the field a few years ago and it happened to coincide with about the same point in my sobriety; I told her to hang in there and keep talking about how she's feeling.  I'll pray for her tonight, too.

As far as school goes, I still have a faux case study to diagnose before Thursday and the gigantic paper due on Wednesday (it's about 25% complete).  Maybe I should change my blogger handle to "The Procrastinating One."

Got up and exercised with my man this morning; got 4 activity points between Bowflexing and walking on the treadmill.  And man, did I need those points!  I was hungry today. 

Went to the supplementary Weight Watchers meeting I committed to attending.  As I drove up to the building, I saw a gorgeous redhead entering the building; slender build with thick, long hair.  She was in front of me in line and I had to ask her if she was lifetime.  She was; I told her she should be on one of those new posters they have on the walls; I think I embarrassed her, but man!  If she can look that good, credit Weight Watchers, and continue to attend meetings, I am on it.

Anyway, the meeting was very cool; it is at a center in my town that I haven't been to in over a year.  (I go to a meeting in another town on my way home from work on Thursdays.) The center in my has been retrofitted; super-fancy!  It has these nice, almost floor-to-ceiling partitions that separate the weigh-in stations, a flat screen for the leader to use instead of flip charts, new lighting... I felt like I was at the wrong weight-loss program.  On my way out the door, I asked one of the receptionists if all of the centers were going to look like that; she said, "Yes, eventually."  Seriously impressive.

During the meeting we talked about fitness; what our go-to workouts are, what our backup plans are, etc.  One of the women talked about how she has been doing Tai Chi through a community program. I would love to do that; I'm going to look into it.

So today I got 6 out of 6 HCs (water, milk, fruits & vegetables, multivitamin, oil, and activity) for the first time in a while, tracked my points, and stuck to my points (although I used all 4 activity points for dinner).

Breakfast: (10 Points Plus)

Abundance Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal (4)
2 TBSP slivered almonds (2)
2 tsp olive oil (2)
Honeycrisp apple, chopped (0)
1 cup Silk light vanilla soy milk (2)
Coffee (0)
 
Snack: (2 Points Plus)

12 almonds (2)

Lunch (8 Points Plus)

Chobani 2% Greek Yogurt Passion Fruit (4)
2 TBSP slivered almonds (2)
Quaker Stila granola, cranberry & yogurt flavor (2)
Honeycrisp apple, chopped (0)

Dinner (12 Points Plus)

3 oz. Jennie-O lean ground turkey (3)
2 TBSP light sour cream (1)
3 oz. black beans (2)
1 oz. cheddar cheese (3)
1 Mission multi-grain flour tortilla (3)
1 cup tomatoes (0)
1 cup cabbage (0)
2 TBSP jalapenos (0)
1/4 cup salsa (0)

Total for the day: 32 Points Plus