Good Monday morning all:
We had a busy weekend. My 5-year old went to a pretend sleepover on Saturday evening for 2 hours, so my husband, youngest daughter and I went to dinner at Islands. I just got a grilled chicken sandwich and took it off the bun, and ate with a fork and knife. I also had a glass of chardonnay. We went to a baptism on Sunday and then the party afterward. They had BBQ catered in, with beans, cole slaw, and then had ice cream cake. Luckily they did not put the sauce on the meat; they let everyone put as much as they wanted on. It had 13 grams of sugar per serving. I just had the meat with some veggies and ranch dip, and passed on the cake.
I do have another question: I am going to a catered dinner at the Olive Garden in a few weeks. The dinner choices include Spaghetti with meatballs, Lasagne, Eggplant Parmigiana, Fettuccine Alfredo or Ravioli di Portobello. I thought the safest would be the Eggplant, but does anyone know the sugar content of their sauces? Also, what about the salad dressing on their salads? Any info. would be much appreciated.
Jecrites: In case I forget Friday, have a fantastic Birthday. Better yet, celebrate it all week!
Jack: Way to stay on plan for 7 days. That's great! What kind of sugar-free ice cream do you like the taste of best? I have scanned the ingredients in some and get confused as to what is o.k. to have or not. As far as the cheddar cheese triscuits, I'd love to try them. I have been cutting little slices of pepper cheese and melting them on top of a few triscuits for a little snack and it's yummy! This does bring me to another question though; why are triscuits o.k. to eat when they are partially hydorgenated? I thought hydrogenated foods we were supposed to stay away from???? Still learning!
Jane: I think the mini-goals you set for yourself are very important. I always find I do best when I journal. It is easy to "sneak" a few things in here and there and lose track rather easily. Keep up with the exercise; I always find I am so much more motivated to eat right when I get that exercise in. I say to myself, "I worked my butt off today, I'm not gonna blow it now for that ______." It helps me if I can work out early in the day to start the day off right. Good for you with the scrapbooking. I have tried it but find it so time-consuming. I am not the craftiest person either.
Rosalie: Sorry for your slip-up, but I must say if you are going to blow it, why not Dairy Queen?
I LOVE DQ. My daughter will often say after dinner on the weekends, "let's go to Dairy Queen." I have to try to talk her and my husband out of it. I haven't heard of Red River cereal. I have been eating the Hi-Lo back to nature, and the shredded wheat.
Jecrites: Amen; I can relate. My 5-year old graduates from pre-school on Friday and then I can give that poor vehicle a well-deserved break. It is a thirty minute drive to and from school, so it seems we are on the road a lot. She will still have swim lessons in the summer and I enrolled her in some fun classes at a community center not too far away. So, we will still have some running around to do, but not nearly as much. Enjoy your summer.
OH, ALSO, I signed up for a Yoga class on Thursday evenings at 7PM; I can't wait to try it. I've never taken Yoga before. Any advice to keep me from overdoing it?
Well, I will check in later. Take care.