Today I just felt like emotionally eating. It's so simple when you actually think about it. When I feel bad I just want to eat and when I'm bored I just want to eat and when I just want to escape from myself, I just want to eat. I don't know when eating because my escape from my feelings, I probably learned it from my family, but it is something I am very aware of now.

Here are my points for the day.

POINTS^® Tracker entries

Friday, May 07, 2010

Morning
1 item(s) English muffin(s), any type	2
1/3 cup(s) fat-free vanilla yogurt	1
1 large banana(s)	2
Subtotal	5
Midday
1 small apple(s)	1
Home made marinara - Quick-added food	2
Butoni - Quick-added food	7
Subtotal	10
Evening
2 1/2 cup(s) apple juice	5.5
1/8 cup(s) strawberries	0
1 item(s) shortcakes	2
1 Super Meatball Subs	7
Subtotal	14.5
Anytime
8 item(s) cheddar mini rice cakes	2
1 bar(s) Oats & Chocolate	2
Subtotal	4
Food POINTS values total used	33.5
Food POINTS values remaining	0
Activity
No entries for activity.
Activity POINTS values earned	0
Check off these important items daily:
Liquids Milk & Milk Products Fruit & Vegetables Multivitamin/Mineral Healthy Oil Activity Lean Protein Whole Grains

I don't think I'll be having Butoni anymore but the reason I did have it was because it was on sale at the store and I really wanted to try it. At 7 points I really don't know if it was worth it. I really need to examine recipes online a little more to get the most bang for my buck.

Today was my first day on Weight Watchers. In the past I use to be super excited about it and thought that I would be perfect and follow the plan perfectly and I would have a perfect weight loss. This time around, I have decided to be a little more realistic. I no longer think in terms perfection, only in terms of success as how I define it.

My monthly fee includes "free" (I say it in quotes because it's not really free, I pay for it) etools. I've seen a lot of impressive etool systems before but I have to say that Weight Watchers takes the cake. It's appealing to the eyes but the search engines are also powerful and chocked full of food and recipes. It's easy to maneuver through and I actually enjoyed entering my points online. Here is my breakdown for today:


Thursday, May 06, 2010

Morning
1 cup(s) Special K	2
1 cup(s) 1% low-fat milk	2
1 large banana(s)	2
1 Chicken Breast Sauté Puttanesca-Style	4
Subtotal	10
Midday
1/2 cup(s) fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt	2
1 cup(s) apple juice	2.5
1 Southern-Style Oven-Fried Chicken	4
Subtotal	8.5
Evening
1/2 cup(s) fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt	2
Butoni - Quick-added food	7
1 cup(s) cooked broccoli	0
Home made marinara - Quick-added food	2
Subtotal	11
Anytime
16 fl oz G - orange	2
1 small apple(s)	1
Subtotal	3
Food POINTS values total used	32.5
Food POINTS values remaining	0.5
Activity
No entries for activity.
Activity POINTS values earned	0
Check off these important items daily:
Liquids Milk & Milk Products Fruit & Vegetables Multivitamin/Mineral Healthy Oil Activity Lean Protein Whole Grains

I think it's very helpful to see the breakdown in points and to look back on what I ate. For example, I won't have this breakfast again or I'll have slight modifications because it was 6 points and I felt hungry shortly after.

At the beginning of the post I said that I no longer think in perfection but success as how I define it. I consider today a successful day because I was able to track everything I ate and drank and I did not "forget" things. "Forgetting" isn't harmful to anyone but myself and really I'm not cheating the system, only myself.