June 2, 2013

Yesterday was the first Scrap In day since I started my new program....I was at Michael's scrapbooking from 3-9 pm.....and left here about noon to run a bunch of errands first. I usually go out for dinner when I'm at the Scrap In. There are several places in the same shopping center as Michael's that are easy to stay on with my new program----Pollo Loco, Chipotle Grill, Applebee's, Subway are all just a short walk across the parking lot. However, I was in the kitchen all day Friday making stuff for my brother, including some pasta salad...aha!! Lightbulb moment.....cooked up some whole wheat penne for my dinner Friday so cooked a little extra and made some pasta salad for myself, added some cooked chicken and mozzarella cheese and-- "voila" dinner to eat while scrapbooking......

I had even planned on stopping for a salad at Subway for lunch but ended up running too late to sit and eat it.....so instead ate two of the "value menu" tostados from Del Taco while driving....so, techincally, the two small corn tortillas aren't "on" but they are still whole grain and not refined flour so OK in a pinch. Del Taco actually makes their refied and pinto beans from scratch/soaking dry beans and cooking them in each location...they are the only fast food place that does that and it shows in the taste. The small tostados just have a regular taco size corn tortilla with beans, cheese and lettuce...and two ot them filled me up....I was starting to get hungry while I was getting coffee at 3 so I got two side salads from McD's to take with me to Michaels. Should have packed some cut up raw veges..I had an ice chest in the car since it was a hot day...

I had packed some cheese and pistacios for a snack and did fine....about 7 pm started getting hungry so dumped my pasta salad on a plate I had brought for that purpose....and, oh dear, the dressing was too spicy and gave me heartburn immediately.....irritating!!! I used the same bottled Kraft Tucsan House dressing I always use for that...but a new bottle.... I noticed it looked different...the old one needed to be shaken before using, this one was already "blended" and it looked like it had  balsamic vinegar, was a darker color....and really spicy....burned my mouth. I picked out the chicken and cheese....by that time it was 7 pm and I didn't want to "waste" my scrapbooking time since I had to pack up about 8:30ish...satisfied my immediate hunger with the chicken and cheese. But,when I left at 9ish, I was getting hungry....

It was tempting to stop at a drive through but I didn't really want to eat a big salad that late in the day so I just came home.....I had bought perfect, ripe, locally grown strawberries at the farm store on my way to Michael's so sliced up some of those and ate them with cottage cheese.....not what I had planned, but I stayed "on"....well, except for the two tortillas....

I was really excited to discover Starbuck's sugar free frappaccino.....it was 100 degrees yesterday and I didn't want hot coffee. I only get frappiccinos once a month or so when I'm scrapbooking in the summer and not home for my afternoon coffee.  I got a Grande Mocha Frappaccino with sugar free base AND sugar free syrup.....extra shots of espresson, of course, and regular milk....since I don't need to watch my fat grams....yum,yum,yum....the menu says the Grande Mocha Frappaccino Light is 130 calories but I think that's with skim milk, so probably about 250 calories but all of those from fat/milk and no added sugar. When I drove through McDs after going to Starbuck's.I asked if they had a no-sugar-added option for their frappes...I had researched online and it didn't look like they had a sugar free base....they confirmed they don't have a no-sugar added frappe...so, I guess if I want a cold coffee blended drink in the summer, Starbuck's is my place...it's so fun to find options that allow for a treat and are on my program....

Tomorrow is weigh in day....two and a half weeks since starting. my Monday to Monday week will be half Phase One and half Phase Two....I was 303 last Thursday and am really hoping to be under 300 soon...if not tomorrow, next Monday. I'm feeling very settled in with my new way of eating...not deprived and have no cravings at all, which is wonderful....