Week 8 Day 1 or Winner Winner Chicken Liver Dinner

After my gain last week I was afraid that I would not loose anything this week and I did...2.2 pounds.  This is great because I lost the 2 pounds I gained and then 0.2 pounds more!  My fear is that I will be stuck forever in the fat that has eaten my body.  I get really scared sometimes.  My Prince is such a support always saying the right thing or just not saying anything when it is appropriate.  God really sent me the man I needed, not the man I wanted.  I learned at last to let go and let God work.

Last Sunday we did go to Cracker Barrel for an early dinner.  I was surprised I had an appetite after the harrowing ride.  Understand, my Prince learned to drive in a tiny village in Guyana, which is in South America.  He is really a babe in the woods driving in suburban chaos.  He drives too fast when he should slow down, he drives too slow when he should be going faster, he seems to enjoy driving in others lanes and he will NOT drive on the highways.  Well the latter is a good thing!

So getting back to Cracker Barrel, I did research their meals and points.  I ended up ordering the smaller plate with fried livers, mashed potatoes, green beans and a biscuit.  I ate everything and counted all my points and enjoyed my food and husband.  I was full but not stuffed.  I am proud of myself!  My Prince had a $25 gift card and it paid for our meals AND the tip and the only money we spent was the gas it took to get there. Winner, winner, chicken liver dinner!

I have been extremely snackie poo-ish and always stayed within my daily points but I am not eating enough balanced meals.  I am off this week and plan on cooking every night a new recipe.  I found a new recipe today from Spark People for Fresh No-Cook Tomato Sauce and you serve it over pasta.  The sauce is 4 points and then add the pasta points and you have a meal I can eat and the Prince can too!

 

I found this computer simulation of my body today and at goal.  I think it is really amazing and it would be a good inspiration tool.  Sometimes you wonder what you would look like at a goal weight and I think it is really pretty good interpretation.

I have several activities I would like to partake in while I am off. 

• Read Dimiter by William Peter Blatty (started)
• Find my old Weight Watcher cookbooks (found all but the little steno book that has handwritten recipes)
• Stitch on Snowflower Lace
• Bake the WW recipe Pumpkins Spice cake
• Plan my meals for all week
• Cook up a bunch of chicken to shred and pop back in the freezer
• Make up my eye glass cleaner
• Start a herb garden

I am praying for a great week for myself, my family, my friends and readers.  I look forward to journaling soon.  God Bless!