Blah…Sunday…

Posted by primaballerina on March 15th, 2009 |Filed Under 30-Day Shred, General, Weight Watchers |

I always hate Sundays…I think it’s the impending sense of doom for the coming week.

Anyway, it was a decent weekend.  I managed to stay within my points every day (!!) and was even able to fit in some treats and dinners out. I like WW because I don’t have to feel like a freak on a diet (i.e. the person who only eats a salad in a restaurant).

Friday night I was able to dodge the restaurant bullet and have Subway- always a safe option.  Last night we had dinner at a steak house.  I had a small steak for 5 points (yay set points!) and a baked potato with sour cream and chives for about 5 points (an estimate, but the best I could do under the circumstances).   I wanted some asparagus, so I asked the waiter how it was prepared.  He said it’s roasted with oil and topped with parmasean.  While that sounds incredibly delicious, I didn’t want to waste the points, so I asked if I could just have it steamed.  Get this- THEY WOULDN’T DO IT!!  I was shocked and appalled.  I told the waiter to forget it and just had my steak and potato.  Not  the most balanced meal, but what can you do?  All in all, the meal was a huge disappointment- I definitely won’t be going back there again! Oh well, at least I didn’t waste a lot of points on it.

Tonight we’re having homemade Indian again…one of my faves. Indian gets a bad rap for being super fatty, but it can be very healthy, too! The problem is that in restaurants, Indian cooks use TONS of ghee (clarified butter) and cream to make everything taste good.  What we’ve discovered is that a bit of olive oil, yogurt, and a couple tablespoons of light cream where necessary get the job done and taste just as good.  And, as I think I mentioned before, I’ve started using whole wheat pita instead on naan bread, which saves 3 points.

Just finished my 30DS- Level 2, Day 8. 2 more days until level 3…shudder!  I am soooo tired…. I’m going to be up late tonight prepping for a 3 hour presentation I have tomorrow.  I’m hoping the post-exercise energy will kick in soon!


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  1. tracy7151980 on March 16, 2009 2:40 pm

    I can’t believe the resturant would not steam the asparagus. That sucks! I just went to a chinese resturant over the weekend and got them to make sesame chicken using reg. chicken breast even though they normally used teh breaded chicken for this dish. It was yummy and better on points. :)

  2. Its_Courtney on March 17, 2009 1:28 am

    Yeah, I’d be so angry about the asparagus! The only thing I can think of (I work in the restaurant industry…) is that they prep all the asparagus the same before the place opens…that way they just have to pop it in the oven when someone orders it. But STILL, they should have some ready to steam without all the extra junk on it! (That’s how it is at our restaurant—most of the veggies are prepped in lots of butter, but they make some without all of that since not everyone wants it!)

    And Indian food sounds so good right now. I’m so hungry, but I’m forcing myself not to eat at 1:30am! LoL You should create a separate page and add some good recipes every once in a while. :) *hint hint* lol

  3. primaballerina on March 19, 2009 4:52 pm

    I know!! Isn’t that ridiculous?!
    Great idea about the recipes, Courtney- I’ll definitely get that up and running asap! :)

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