Housework

Housework, I've been cleaning, scrubbing, picking up, re-organizing all day. You know what really sucks about it? I am no where near done and it doesn't look that different from when I started. Blah. The upside? I earned activity points and I stayed below my points for the day even though I didn't eat that smart.

I am really getting into this portion control thing, I actually measured out 1 oz of Doritos instead of eating the whole bag. And can I just say that Barbecue flavored Doritos is like Nacho Cheese flavored potato chips, it just doesn't work. With portion control and judicious use of my points during the day, I can still eat the food I like (even though I still feel guilty about it, like I am cheating or something.) As I've said before and I will say again, do not feed me bland diet bunny food, I will not stay on it. Let me eat the stuff I like once in a while (or once a day), just reinforce that I can have the burger and fries, but I need to make sure I have healthier, lower point choices before and after.

I'm also reading the nutrition labels at restaurants that I go to. The other day I went to BK and enjoyed a small onion rings, only 5 points, the same as fries. I usually eat the rings with their spicy onion ring sauce, but I decided not to that night. I am glad I did, 1 little packet of the onion ring sauce has over 17 grams of fat! I didn't realize it was THAT bad for you, I could go eat a spoonful of mayo and not get that much fat.

I picked up a few extra hours teaching tomorrow, so it's going to be another long day in a really long and busy week. My scheduled week? Work, housework, work, conference, conference, conference, Heiser's Pumpkin Patch and carving pumpkins, work and then, finally a day off.

So I bid you a good night and will post when I get the time.