days 9 and 10- the weekend

Weekends..... gotta hate them.

First, the good news, I went to the meeting on Saturday morning. Down 4.8 pounds!! Hoot, Hoot!

The bad news, I ended up eating a whole frozen pizza...and it was SOOOO good. Used up all my weekly points, and daily points for the next two days.

Trying to get back on track and keeping to 0 point foods the next few days to balance out my fiasco. I can do it. Just need to have more will power in my weak moments.

With the fiasco in the past, I simply started on Sunday keeping to the 0 points and continue to work my plan.

The reality is, this a journey and there will be ups and downs. In the end, as long as the over all trend is weight loss, I'm good.

I tried to examine why I feel off the program in such a spectacular way. Here's what happened.

I went to the grocery store, slightly hungry. (problem number one). Stuck to the list pretty well and then, I smelled it. Fresh baked pizza. Oh oh, Saturday morning samples. (problem two) I decided just one little square would be fine. (problem three) as it lead to a second piece and then two frozen ones in my basket (two for one).

Problem four was the hour drive home and now i'm really hungry with that frozen pizza calling my name. popped it in the oven when I got home so it would be done when I had the groceries put away. The fifth problem was I ate without thinking and BEFORE checking the points. By the time I sat down to write the points, it was too late. I consumed 91 points in one sitting. UGG.

Next time, I will check the points BEFORE it goes in my mouth!!

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