FOOD IS NOT POINTLESS

I have not been as diligent as I need to be in my weight loss journey.  In other words I have not been doing what I need to do to be successful.  Now I could make lots of excuses, like something happened at work that pissed me off.  Or someone I was friends with is being a bitch.  But to be honest, since I am doing this without group support and on a very tight budget, there was tons that I had to do on my own. Mainly research. 

I made a list of our most frequently eaten foods that are points foods.  I did not include fruits and veggies unless it was a starchy one on the list, since most of them are free on the points program.  So once I made the list, I needed to compile the nutrients for these foods that are needed to decide what their point values are.  Those nutrients are carbohydrates, fat, fiber, and protein.  I also got the calories because I wanted to get a better clue of how many I was putting in my mouth everyday.  This in and of itself was time consuming. 

While in the process of looking things up, I realized that I needed three other things to make success a bit more attainable: a food scale (yes one of the scales I hate), measuring cups and spoons.  So off to Target we went.  It is assembled and ready to go for tomorrow!

Back to the list.  It was a bit daunting, and I am still plugging the items in to get the point values.  But I digress…

I made myself a promise that I would write all food down.  I would take a more active role in my health by being aware. I was also going to use this as a progress and feelings journal because it is important to discover why you eat the way you eat.  I was going to write down what I was eating and the points and calories and share them with a few friends that I know are going to be supportive and kick me in the ass if I am not sending them the link to this blog. 

I am guilty of letting myself down, of letting other things, unimportant things, control me and keep me from taking care of me.  (Yeah I am using a whole lot of “me” and “I” in here,  but this is about my weight loss journey)

If other women are interested in posting on here or commenting, I am willing to put up such posts provided they are on topic and positive, instructive and/or supportive.  I know how hard this is.  I quit smoking and this is just as hard, if not harder. After all, you have to eat. 

So here I am with a renewed sense of purpose.  Please excuse the dust as we get this journey started anew.

Breakfast:

Food                         Calories                      Points

1 Toasted Bagel             354                              9

3 tblsp Hummus               69                              2

4 cups coffee

½ &1/2                       120                               3

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Total                             543                            14

Snack

1 oz pretzels                 115                                3

½ cup grapes                   55                             1.5

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Total                             170                            4.5

Dinner

2 large eggs                  199                                5

2.5 oz chorizo               225                                6

1 tortilla flour                  94                                2

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Total                             518                              13

Daily Total Minus evening snack

1231                                                                                 31.5

Since I am allotted 50 points per day I am 18.5 points short of it.  Not sure whether or not that’s good.  I am not hungry at the moment, having just eaten.  Perhaps a yogurt or sugar free jello for a snack later.  It is early yet. 

I drank 1 liter of water so far and plan on drinking more.  Like I said, Food is not pointless, and this is only the beginning of the journey. 

Comments welcome

Goddess Alexx