Ugggggg
Today it was snowing where I live. Snow - real snow - only happens here every two or three years. Normally what we get is wetness that freezes. So I got up at 4 so that I could leave by 5. Years ago I learned that I'm fine driving in snow and some ice as long as I have room to maneuver around. Leaving earlier, along with the fact that the majority of the people decided to stick tight to their home, gave me all the space that I needed. I actually only hit two bad areas. Now I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed that it stays above freezing (it was already 35 degrees driving home from work so I'm afraid that it might just slip below freezing). Needless to say, if it falls below freezing I will be going in late tomorrow because that will mean a lot of ice out there in the morning.
I had a rough day food wise. For the first time since Oct. 6th I went way over my calorie limit. With the exception of two days (where I overshot the 1500 limit by 20-50 calories) I have kept my calorie count below 1500 per day - and for the most part I average 1200- 1250 calories a day. Since we all made it in to work today the owner of the company I work for treated us to lunch at Applebee's. I should have gone with one of the items from the Weight Watchers menu, but I really wanted wings. So I ordered an appetizer order of the BBQ Boneless Wings. It was a huge serving, but I only ate 4 wings and the celery (not the ranch dressing) so it could have been worse. The rest I gave away to the skinny people that work in my office. (Everyone at my office is skinny - except you know who.) I plugged everything into my FitDay. (I had to try to recreate it since Applebee's doesn't offer nutritional information on any items except their WW items). Chicken wing, honey BBQ sauce, flour & egg to cover the "breaded" part of the wings, oil - lots of oil and it was a lot more than I had mentally figured! So today I've had my apple, celery, an instant oatmeal, carrots, 4 wings, a cup of milk and a WW Turkey frozen dinner (210 calories). And I've ended up around 1800 calories by my guesstimate (I did figure the wings on the high end so it may be a little less, but not much). There was a light at the end of the tunnel though - the wings had an effect on my digestive system so at least I'm not constipated any longer! LOL
2 comments:
Gah!! I left you a comment earlier when I was at work, then it erased it! Sometimes I am so computer-blonde! :)
You sound pretty bummed about going over your calorie limit, but in all honesty, 1800 calories is still great! You showed some really great self control by only eating 4 wings, and you really didn't eat that much else. Somtimes it's better to give into those cravings and keep hold of some moderation, or else the cravings can overcome you! You're doing so great, don't let a few measly extra calories get you down (and i tend to overestimate how many calories are in restaurant meals, too, but i definitely think your wings could easily have been less than what you guessed!) Who knows, maybe it'll give the ol' metabolism a little vroooooooom... it did for the digestive system after all! LOL!
and I know what you mean about being the only big gal in the office! Most of the women I work with are twice my age, a third of my size, not to mention 300 times better looking than me.. I can only dream I'll age that gracefully.. LOL.
Take care, have a good weekend :)
I think you should update!!!
How else can I live vicariously through you?
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