Soooo good... and only 1 point!

Last night I experimented with Mexican Hot Chocolate and came up with this concoction.... it is SOOO good and is only 1 point! Woohoo! It was so good I had some this morning, too....

Decadent Mexican Hot Chocolate:

1 packet Swiss Miss No Sugar Added Cocoa
.5 T. ground cinnamon
.5 T. sugar free vanilla syrup
.25 C. ground Elements of Spice Gluttony sprinkles
1 T. fiber powder

Makes 8 oz.
In a mug combine ingredients (save out sprinkles if using whipped topping) and mix with 8 oz. hot water. Stir and enjoy! (Before serving, top with whipped topping and sprinkles if desired.)

Down again

Just a bit, but I'm down again. Woohoo! And I dropped into the 116 range (116.8, but still!) so I get to change my ticker! It also means that I'm 1 lb away from my micro goal, which I was (and am still given my progress so far!) trying to reach by Friday. There is still hope! Even if I don't make it all the way to 115, I'm still pretty happy with my progress, and I get to wear my little dress to Protocol! So that all makes me happy. In addition to that, I've had 4 people tell me how thin/trim/good I look in the last 3 days! That does WONDERS for my spirits!

Eating well,

but not tracking. I was just doing too many things today to track my eating, which is bad. But I have at least been moderate and not snacking, which means I'm pretty much on track and doing fine for the day.

For dinner we're having bean enchiladas (with only 1/4 c. cheese each, so one is okay) and cinnamon hot chocolate (no sugar added) for dessert. Should be yummy for Cinco de Mayo and low calorie. Mmmm.

Didn't track yesterday...

... and I didn't eat all that great, either, but I wouldn't say I over ate. Went to NSD at KBD, but I met up with Erika before and we had breakfast. I had a pecan sticky bun (which was oh, so yummy!) and a caramel latte. Mmmm.... then we had chicken salad that Sheila provided for lunch. I had a few snack items (a few chocolate covered pretzels and a couple handfuls chex mix) but again, not too much. I wasn't hungry at all when I came home, so I had a skinny cow in the evening, but no dinner. So... I think I'm probably okay overall as far as calories go, and I'm sure I dipped into the reserve points with all that, but I don't think it was too damaging.

Of course, I've already eaten today and I forgot to weigh, so we won't know until tomorrow I guess.

Today is starting off good... water, egg whites, and whole wheat flax and fiber bread with 100% fruit spread.

NO WAY!

I was SO scared to get on the scale this morning given that the last two times I got on the day after seeing 118.0 I gained 2 lbs over night! I did NOT want to see a 2 lb gain again today! (That could be part of what has helped me stay on track while I've been sick.) So I got on the scale and it said...

117.0

WAHOO! I lost a full lb from yesterday!

That's a good way to start off the day!

*yawn!*

I'm tired. I've been in bed most of the day (or perched on a chair in front of my space heater in the craft room, but not really doing much crafting because I feel miserable!) and I'm still tired. Tomorrow I'm supposed to take Ellie to Erika's so I get some time to run errands, but I might not even feel like driving! I'm not sure which would be worse... driving around in my miserable state, or trying to fend off the cranky toddler at home who's been cooped up for too long. I'm hoping I'll feel up to driving. Plus, I have some things I REALLY need to get done in town!

As for today, I am not sure where I sit on the water front. I tried drinking a nalgene of water, and decided that it definitely has to be carbonated or hot for me to drink it. I just couldn't choke down plain cold water, no matter how much I tried! So I went back to tea drinking this evening, and I'm on my third or so mug of it now, and I think Leif gave me some tea this morning, but it might have been yesterday. It's all sort of running together. I did have some soda, as mentioned earlier, too. As far as I can tell, because the soda I drink is calorie free, aspartame free, caffeine free, and sodium free, it's just as hydrating as water, so should be okay. The problem with soda is the additives, but this stuff is pretty minimal.

For calories, points, etc., I am good. I'm a little low on protein (in the 30-40 range instead of 50-60) but I'm not too worried about it. Everything else is where it ought to be. I ended the day at 18.7 points, which I'm counting close enough to 19 to call good. I'm not in the mood for another. 4 bowl of veggie soup tonight, and I've got 1139 calories for the day. I'm good.

Speaking of good, let me say GOODnight. =D I'm tired.

CAN IT BE?

I am still sick today. Ugh. I hate being sick. I'm such a wimp when I am, and I don't get anything done. And I don't have time NOT to get things done this week!

I weighed myself this morning, and I'm back down to 118.0 today. Now is the telling part... we'll see if I am back up to 120 in the morning! The last two times I have made it down to 118 I have jumped up two lbs the next day. Here's hoping I don't do that again!

On the positive side, though, in an effort to get something done today, I pulled out my dresses to find something to wear to Protocol next Friday. I was pretty afraid I would need to find time to go buy a dress, since most of my dresses are too big (which a good thing) or too small (which is a bad thing)! So I grabbed the two dresses I thought would work style-wise to try on. One was an 8 and one was a 4. I remember the 8 being a tad too big last year, so I set myself up for the impending disappointment and tried on the 4. And.... IT FITS! I'm shocked! The last time I tried to wear it, I practically had to squeeze myself into it, have Leif fight to zip it, and then I couldn't sit down! This time? I got it zipped myself without any problems! Hooray! I'm so excited.

I'm having trouble staying on track eating today, though, because I'm on my 3rd day of soup and tea and I'm just plain tired of it. So I ate some baked beans (which have higher points!) and some fruit snacks (only 50 calories, so 1 point, but they at least have Vitamin C) and I've been drinking pop. I'll have to work to get my water in, but the carbonation just helps clear my throat so much better! So... I'm fighting with it right now. Mostly I'm just fighting with everything because I just want to feel better! (Wow, I'm whiny, aren't I?)