what a weekend!

whew. i'm glad it's monday. (yes, i just said that) it was quite the weekend - but you know what? this weekend was great. and it made me really appreciate the new program. i ate a lot, but never once felt deprived. and when i was hungry, i just had some fruit! adam was making fun of me - let's just say that i've had a lot of bananas this week :)

friday: invited a bunch of friends over for dinner, during the preparation of which, my microwave (which was responsible for cooking my steamed veggies) decided to go the way of the dinosaurs. now i have a fully-functioning rotating plate, but no waves of energy. managed to get the veggies heated in the oven, and dinner was a success - simple chicken breasts (3 PPV for mine), some boxed mashed taters (my serving was 4 PPV), the veggies (1 PPV, because of the sauce they were steamed in), a tomato salad (2 PPV for the olive oil), and some bread, and dinner was a big hit all around - and healthy! went on a very nice stroll through the local botanic gardens after dinner to see their christmas light display.

saturday: missed my workout with marko (he's super sick), but went to the gym and ran any way - needed the APs for dinner that night. we had adam's company party at a fancy steakhouse, and while i did very well (just 1 each of 2 appetizers and no wine), i still ended up at 48 PPV for the day. i am so not stressing, though, as that was only 18 of my WPA, and i had earned 10 APs earlier at the gym (i use my WPA before my APs, but it's all a mind game). thoroughly enjoyed myself without feeling deprived or guilty the next day when i got to tracking.

sunday: usually a lazy day, and it was. we did our grocery shopping (thanks, new PPV calculator, for your help there), and i stocked up on lots of fruit - for my house and adam's. had a delicious brunch that was full of protein, veggies, and some cheese, and made chicken mole tostadas for dinner.  granted i didn't have a "real" lunch, but the extra dailies made my choice of additional sour cream and a side of brown rice a "yes."

i am really enjoying the extra flexibility having 6 extra daily points has given me (my DPA went from 24 to 30), and honestly, after months of feeling stuck, i finally feel invigorated by WW again. i ate a lot of my favorite foods this weekend - especially cheese! - and didn't once feel the urge to snack on things that were just lying around. have i been "perfect?" of course not - but for the first time in a really long time, i actually paid attention to what was going in my mouth and cared.