Yeah. That title pretty much sums up the past two weeks. haha.
To say the past few weeks have been challenging would be an understatement. They've been next to impossible. But the Holy Spirit is faithful to give us power beyond our natural ability.... and that's the only reason I survived with any semblance of sanity. ha! Three weeks ago my husband had his second vasectomy. (I'll tell you that story later) In the middle of taking care of all four kids and one husband, we all start to cough. Cough turns to fever and congestion..... everyone else progressively gets better: I get a sinus infection. Boo. But, praise God, we're all finally healthy. Even little Mary had a cough and is now pretty much over it.
The past three weigh in's produced losses of 2.6 and 2.2.... then a gain of 1lb this last week. I wasn't surprised at the gain.... there was lots of access to delicious baked goods that week. mmmm.
So I have a new bread fact, thanks to my friend Brandy. Nature's Own makes a 40cal bread that is 2 points for 2 slices. All other breads I've seen are 3 points for 2 slices. Granted, this bread is pretty airy. But it works for sandwiches and makes decent toast. :)
So my victory over the past couple of weeks has come in eating out, of all the unlikely places. I have successfully gone to restaurants and been able to prepare ahead of time. I went to the websites, checked the nutrition of the food and made a plan for exactly what I would eat and how many points it would be. And, wonder of wonders, I've stuck to the plan I made! It was great. My failures... or "feedback" opportunities (our meeting this week was about how we don't have failures... we have feedback :) ) this week were definitely controlling those urges when something unexpected ended up in my kitchen..... like brownies my husband brought home from work. I tried to stay out of them. Brownies are the one dessert I can't stop myself with just a little. mmm.
Anyway. The lesson from this week: prepare for the unexpected. I have to be resolved and ready for something unexpected to come into my sight. For example, I could have had some Weight Watcher cookies in the cabinet. Then when the brownies were here, I could have eaten a cookie. It would be less points, and it would satisfy that craving. Something to remember.
Tonight we're going to Chick-fil-a. It's kid's eat free night! I have already been to the website: The Chargrilled Southwest Chicken Salad is 6 points. I'm gonna eat it with their honey mustard dressing (1 pt) and some buffalo sauce (0pts). The challenge of the night: not eating the kids' leftovers. I might need to go back to the website and work out the points for chicken nuggets and waffle fries just so I know what I'm dealing with. :)
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