I am so glad that it is Saturday - I do not have to do go anywhere or do anything that I don’t actively decide to do.  I have household chores like laundry, dishes, and some grocery shopping to do - and of course some work, but I don’t have to be in a terrible rush to get everything done.  

I didn’t wake up early enough to get to the Weight Watchers meeting I had been planning on attending - however,  I have still committed to tracking my points today and getting some exercise in.  I have decided to make the Tuesday night meeting my meeting time.  I think that it will be a much better time than Saturday.  Fridays often present the opportunity to go out for lunch or dinner and I would hate to have those experiences ruined by the fear of the scale the next morning.  Tuesdays would allow for a little breathing room and the meeting time allows for me time to get home from work.

I need to buy a new digital camera - nothing fancy just one that can be relied upon to take pictures.  Our camera stopped working last month and I didn’t realize how much we missed being able to take pictures at all.  I think that I can find something that I need at Walmart and I can knock out my remaining grocery shopping while I am there.  

I would like to make some biscotti and some “dragon ears” (which are flavored flour tortillas baked to resemble tortilla chips) today. I have added both recipes to the site in case these sound interesting.  I thought that the dragon ears could be savory or sweet - so I would like to make a couple flavored with cinnamon and sugar which can be enjoyed for desert.  I also need to start some slow cooker lasagna (so good!) for dinner either tonight or tomorrow.  

Ah food - I honestly believe that it should be enjoyed and celebrated.  And by making it I can control the quality and calories while not eliminating any flavor.  After reading through some of the other blogs I noted that a lot of other bloggers are counting calories as well - and so thought I would give that a try - just to see where I am falling.  

Here is what I have eaten so far today - I will update this again later once I have eaten again.  :)

Breakfast: 1 cup cheerios (110), 1 cup skim milk (80), Whole wheat english muffin (140), and a banana (90) - Total calories 420 ( total points - 8 )

Lunch: Okay, didn’t feel like cooking so had a repeat of breakfast without the banana.  330 calories total and a Russell Stover chocolate for 75 calories ( total of 405 calories)

Dinner: Decided on whole wheat rigatoni with some spaghetti sauce, mushrooms, parmesan cheese and a little bit of mozzarella.  I am estimating the total calories to be around 400.

Dessert: 1/2 cup of Edy’s lowfat ice cream - about 120 calories

Total calories: 1345 calories

Water - actually got two very large glasses in and all of my milk for today - 2 cups!  So that is a very big positive!

(Added at the end of the day…) Not great, but not terrible.  Saturdays are so hard - it is so much harder to not want to snack all day.  And my motivation to leave the house and actually do anything is so low right now.  I honestly just want to lay on the couch and watch movies.  I don’t want to work, clean or do anything.  I think that it is due to my complete and utter readiness to have some time away from work - I need vacation!!

And it is about that time of the month which always throws my hormones out of whack.  

Anyhow - the goal for the rest of the evening is to stay out of the kitchen and relax.  I will work tomorrow and finish up any open chores, but today I needed some time to do nothing - and I refuse to feel guilty about that.

Note: Per the dailyplate.com I should limit my calorie intake to 1,275 a day to lose 2 pounds a week.  I think that this is doable (in correlation with WW).  This will be my goal.