I went to WW yesterday fully expecting there to be a 2+ pound weight gain. But, I guess my manual labor at the farmers markets I’ve worked at offset some of the crap I put in my mouth, because I ended up losing 1.2.
I brought my breakfast with me, and the leader ended up weighing me in and asked what I was having for breakfast. Since I was going out to lunch, I made my 3 point breakfast parfait. The container of Chobani is 2 points, the sliced banana zero, and my homemade blueberry sauce was 1 point. Just 1 cup frozen fruit mixed with 1/2 to 1 cup water (depending on how juicy the fruit is) mixed with a teaspoon of sugar and teaspoon of corn starch. As I was making the sauce, I put the corn starch into the water/sugar mixture and it started to bubble. Huh. It’s never done that before. I threw it in with the berries and let it cook 5 minutes, only to taste it and realized I used baking powder instead of corn starch. Doh! Luckily this only takes 5 minutes to make, so I quickly made another batch.
I met up with my friend at a restaurant near my old office. I contemplated stopping by, but realized it was end of month so it might be a bit crazy. Next time!
The outdoor patio was open so we ate outside, which was nice. We both ended up getting the baby steak tacos and a glass of wine.
I ended up eating 4 of my 5 baby tacos, and about 1/4 cup each of the rice and beans. I figured lunch was 16 points with the wine. When I got home, I got my walking shoes on and headed out to get my 10k steps.
I sat by the river and just listened to the water lap the sandy beach. It was so peaceful. All of a sudden I heard this noise from a distance and realized – RAIN! It was a downpour and I got completely soaked.
We still had the air on, so when I walked into the house sopping wet, I went into my room, took off my clothes and got under my covers to get warm. And fell asleep for an hour! I do love a good power nap though.
I didn’t do a full grocery shop, just stuff for our BBQ on Monday, but I think I have enough stuff in the house to get us through the week. Last night I ended up making a 10 point taco salad. Two ounces of 80/20 beef, romaine, carrots, cucumbers, radish, 1/2 ounce of colby jack cheese. I used a tablespoon of ranch, salsa and Tapatio for my dressing. So good!
Well, I think today is going to be my first rainy farmers market I’ve worked. Hopefully it will go away by this afternoon, because this is an evening market. I have to clock in at noon though to load up my car. On the schedule it looks like there is a new guy that’s training, but this morning the owner sent me the long list of regulations of this farmers market, so I have no idea if I am training the guy or if the owner is going with me. It’s usually customary to have an employee who’s worked with you for a week to train a newcomer, right?!
It’s all good – I’ll make it work somehow. Can’t believe it’s June 1 already! Wish me luck today – make it a great day!
I love afternoon naps but somehow I always am more tired after the nap. I think I nap too long in that case.
Naps really do recharge me – but I agree, if it’s too long, then its counterproductive 😀
Heck yeah, there is nothing like a good afternoon nap!
I ended up not taking one – the dogs wanted to hang outside and then my step-son Joe and his wife called and we chatted for 30 minutes, and by then my napping window came to a close – it’s all good – I will sleep like a baby tonight. Which is kind of funny to say, because I sleep like a baby every night. 😀
Oh my gosh those tacos look delicious! I think maybe it’s the slice of avocado that has me drooling.
Glad you sucked it up (and maybe in lol) and went to your weigh in. Sometimes the head games we play can do us more harm than good when it comes to that. Hopefully the loss this week keeps you encouraged and in a good place.
Isn’t it so stupid that a number on the scale (or though of what it could be) can make or break how you feel about yourself – gah! My 75 (almost 76!) year old Mom is on WW and is so happy that she’s lost 5 pounds to get to her goal weight. Yep, you read that right – her goal weight was a mere 5 pounds. I told her if I reach the age of 75 I am pretty much going to eat whatever I want! 😀
It sounds like the market people desperately need help this summer if they are putting newbies out there by themselves – eek! You can handle it, though.
I hope that comment doesn’t come across poorly. it sounds odd rereading it. :0
Nope, I totally get what you mean – I just think the owner is a bit unorganized, and maybe committed to too many farmers markets than he had employees to handle. Turns out I roll with the punches, so it’s all good!