A Quarter of the Way There

Happy Thursday! Are you guys ready for the weekend?

Bo and I feel like we’ve been going non-stop since December 10th when we hosted our first of two holiday parties. Since then we’ve flown over 4,000 miles, spent time with our families in Savannah, celebrated New Years in Cozumel, and started 2012 with a busy work week. This has left no time for relaxation, breathing, or even collecting our thoughts. This weekend’s agenda is short and sweet, leaving plenty of time for relaxing.

  • Take down Christmas decorations and put them down in storage unit
  • Unpack
  • Run the Joe Kleinerman 10k

Like I said, short and sweet!

Even though it’s been a busy week, I’m proud to say that thus far I’ve stuck to my plan 100% so far! While I know we’re only five days into 2012, rumor has it that it takes 21 days to start a habit. Therefore, I’m quarter of the way there! 

Today was a great test in my recommitment to Weight Watchers and tracking everything I eat.

Instead of enjoying my planned soup and salad for lunch this afternoon, five of us went out for a girl’s lunch to wish one of our co-workers farewell as she begins a new chapter in her career. I wouldn’t have missed this opportunity but going to a Rain Thai restaurant for lunch didn’t allow for many healthy options. Their menu was limited to 12 or so different lunch options, of which more than 8 were deemed spicy.  (source)

In the end, I ordered pad thai chicken.  An old favorite of mine, I haven’t had it in ages and forgot how much I love it and how difficult it is to stop at just a few bites. (source)

Thirty minutes and lots of laughter later, I realized my bowl sat before me, empty. At the same moment, I realized my stomach hurt terribly. Instead of getting frustrated for over eating and indulging, I went back to the office, opened my Weight Watchers tracker, and tracked restaurant pad thai into my tracker.

imageWhile I didn’t eat lunch at Noodles & Company, this option seemed to be the most similar and realistic to what I ate.  The points were a bit shocking but instead of getting frustrated or discouraged, I decided to use this as a test and practice listening to my body. Since I had used up all my points for the day, and would have to use Weekly Allowance points, I vowed not to eat again until I was truly hungry.

Tonight at 8pm, my stomach finally growled. If I wasn’t focused on listening to my body I would have eaten around 6:30 or 7 tonight since I was out of work early. Since I had such a heavy lunch I was craving a big salad. I’m rocking the homemade dinner resolution this week!

Remember Tuesday night’s pork chops? They were the perfect salad topping tonight!

001I topped the last bit of my bagged lettuce with cherry tomatoes, onions, leftover green beans, cherry tomatoes, and sliced pork chop with Annie’s Naturals dressing for a delicious dinner!

As promised, below is today’s Weight Watcher food journal for your reference.

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7 Comments

  1. Gretchen @ Honey, I Shrunk the Gretchen! January 6, 2012 / 4:40 pm

    Ugh, Pad Thai is SO good. I can never resist it. Thai food in general, actually. Which is why I can’t let myself get it too often. I always succumb to the deliciousnes.

  2. Allison January 6, 2012 / 6:05 pm

    TGIF! Have a relaxing weekend 🙂

  3. Caitlin January 8, 2012 / 2:56 am

    Congrats on not letting the phad thai get you down and sticking with it! Huge success 🙂

    • Ashley D January 8, 2012 / 2:53 pm

      Thanks Caitlin! Tracking food again has made me more accountable and reminded me that losing weight and getting lean takes work. 🙂

  4. Nicole January 8, 2012 / 4:59 am

    Pad thai is ridiculously good. It’s impossible to stop eating it half way through…i wouldn’t have been able to.

    You did exactly what you are supposed to do when you overeat – put it behind you. Make the next meal good and move on.

    I hope you are enjoying your weekend and getting the rest you deserve!

    • Ashley D January 8, 2012 / 2:49 pm

      Thanks Nicole! I’m having an amazing weekend! Moving on to the next meal is such an amazing lesson to finally learn!

  5. Leticia January 23, 2012 / 3:47 am

    I am starving upon reading and seeing the foods you mentioned and showed here.
    Tendency to eating such ones is you never noticed you have eaten too much. Hihi,
    Loved your article,
    Letty <3

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