i never think of taking pictures of that fat ass of mine. . .  not sure it would fit in the viewfinder, but i guess i should try huh?

ok, let's get down to the nitty gritty.

this week's unsuccessful weight loss, read weight GAIN of 1.8 lbs, makes me a whole lotta 186 lbs. poop on that. can't be too surprised though, as i've not been eating too consciously. i've not been eating a ton of crap or anything, but i'm pretty sure i could have made better choices.


let's review what i could have done better. . .

• my morning and afternoon coffee: go back to my skinny caramel macchiato creamer (1 1/2 - 2 tbsp) rather than the powdered coffeemate creamer at work (random, vigourous shaking of said powder into cup without any measurements). i looked at the nutritional info yesterday on that creamer and it's measured by the teaspoon not the metric ton. whoa nelly! gotta slow down on that. when i think about it, i like the caramel macchiato much better anyway.

• my morning croissant: pretty sure i can think of 50 things better than this. the bakery two steps from my office allows for this yummy and convenient bad choice. the walk to get it in no way works off the calories consumed. funny thing is i actually prefer the easy peasy steal cut oats i've found in the freezer section at the grocery store. it's pretty freakin' awesome and only 5 WW points. if you're counting. oh, and add a zero point banana, and that's a much better choice.

• lunch: so, if i'm not careful, i might end up going to sonic for their happy hour and getting a super large unsweet tea. this is fine, but add the grilled chicken sandwich, no mayo, and my zero point tea treat turns into an 11 point meal. ugh. that's what i ate tuesday before i weighed myself in. lame. think you're making a good choice, and then wham. the 2 corndogs are less points. anyway, smart ones by weight watchers and lean cuisines include the points based on a pre-portioned meal. they fill me up, until i'm ready for my snack, and there's more variety anyway. and much cheaper. duh. back to the freezer section i go. 

oh, and by the way, they make good breakfast as well. i find that having the french toast       for lunch completely curbs my afternoon sweet tooth. which runs freakin' rampant all the live-long day.

• speaking of my sweet tooth: a cookie is not a good daily afternoon snack, even if it's oatmeal raisin. i very much like to mix dannon's light 'n' fit yogurt with breakstone's low fat livactive cottage cheese. it's a filling high fiber, high protein 3pt snack. i have no idea why i insist on sabotaging myself when i actually like the healthy alternative.

so here's to thought-out and planned-well meals next week so i don't find myself trying to make the best of what i have conveniently around me. healthy eating doesn't have to be inconvenient but it does take some getting used to. i was in the groove for awhile and it was getting pretty easy, but as soon as i fell off the routine, old habits came back in full force. it is a lifestyle change. not that i was doubting EVERYone who says that, but dammit.

be sure to stop by stephanie's blog to check out her weight loss journey too!!