Unkempt Mommy's Food Journal

Another over-points day. But I actually don't feel too bad about it. I mean, I never use my 35 weekly flex points and today was the Super Bowl (what a great game, BTW!), the king of all snack food days. I feel pretty good about the fact that I went to a Super Bowl party and only had 4 chicken wings (baked, no breading), a bunch of celery and carrots (with no dip!), 2 wheat crackers w/ a Tbsp of cream cheese, and 1 small cupcake. That is SOOOOO much better than what I would have eaten had I not been on Weight Watchers. And this is all about changing my lifestyle, not dieting for quick weight loss, right? Plus, I drank tons of water and had plenty of fruits and veggies throughout the day.

I even found out exactly how many points were in the cupcake I ate. I asked the person who made them if she used a cake mix and if so, which brand, and she was happy to share how she made them. It was a box cake mix and homemade frosting. She gave me the recipe for the frosting (which was insanely delicious) and I was able to plug the ingredients into the WW recipe builder to figure out how many points each cupcake had. Of course, I did all this after I had already eaten the cupcake. I admit that if I would've known how many points that one little cupcake had, I probably wouldn't have eaten it. But what's done is done.

The lesson I learned from today is that I should leave myself a lot more points if I know I'm going to a special function where I might want a little treat.