Self Control

Good Morning blog readers!!! 

So……I came to a conclusion yesterday!  I realized that my favorite days, are days where I run in the morning, and have coffee.  I think the running wakes me up, boosts my endorphins to put me in a good mood, and keeps me on track for the day because since I got in a great workout, it helps me eat better throughout the day!  The coffee also helps wake me up (obvi) but I also love it because I LOVE having something warm and creamy to sip on in the morning and it makes my first couple of hours of work seem more enjoyable!  Plus, I spend all day on the phone with clients and I get pretty hyper when I have coffee.  This makes me more talkative on the phone and makes me more energetic, helping me make more sales and build better rapport!  Now that’s a win-win! 

So, although I absolutely LOVE my morning mug of coffee, I try not to have it every day because I’m really trying hard not to become dependent on it!  I don’t want headaches when I don’t have it, or become sluggish, etc.  hmmm…..what to do??  For instance, this morning I REALLY wanted coffee but I had it yesterday and knew I’d be having it tomorrow (and over the weekend I’m sure) so I skipped it….but now I miss it!!

Anywhoo, yesterday’s eats were great if I do say so myself   It feels so wonderful to be back in control.  I told my friend on Monday (that goes with me to the Weight Watcher meetings) that my goal for January is to “Gain back my self control over food”!  We kind of joked about it because it sounds rather silly, but it’s true.  I’ve lost sight lately on that so need to get back my self control!!

Yesterdays Eats

BREAKFAST - 5 WW POINTS

I of course had my coffee   To it I add 1 Tbsp of creamer and some light vanilla soy milk, making it 1 WW Point.  I also had my FAVORITE breakfast of all time.  A microwave omelet on an English Muffin. 

For the microwave omelet, I just scramble up 3 egg whites, some deli ham, and some low fat cheese!  Microwave for 2-2 1/2 minutes.  SOOOOOO Good and filling because of the protein!!  3 WW Points for that, and then 1 WW Point for the muffin. 

I tried a little something different to spice it up.  I always hear Tina talking about hot sauce, buffalo sauce, etc so yesterday I added some of this baby:

MMMMMMM!  I LOVED it!  It definitely kicked it up a notch

This wonderful breakfast kept me full all the way until 12:15!!!  I think it helped that I slowly sipped my coffee for 2 1/2 hours!!!!  I like to enjoy things

LUNCH – 3 WW POINTS

Sorry to bore you guys but I did the same thing for lunch as the day before.  Honestly, I love it so much that I had to!  Plus I needed to keep my points relatively low because I knew supper would be a little higher in points!  Here’s my ham sammy (bread, FF mayo, ham, lettuce, cheese) with freebies of carrots and pickles.  I went all out and had 2 yummy Claussen pickles!  My fave!

SNACK – 1 WW POINT

A boring but yummy orange.

As promised, I have a great recipe for y’all!!!  I found this recipe through a friend a year or two ago, and it’s been a staple in our kitchen ever since.  It is SO easy, very healthy, and extremely tasty!  Now that’s a perfect recipe   The recipe is from Kraft.  There are some wonderful recipes on that site!!

Quick Jambalaya

• 1 Tbsp. oil – (I just use cooking spray and spray the pan – saves calories)
• 1/2 lb.  hot Italian sausage, sliced, quartered
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 can  (14 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) chicken broth
• 1 medium  green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce
• 1 lb.  frozen cooked shrimp, thawed
• 2 cups instant white rice, uncooked – (I use brown)

HEAT oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add sausage and onion; cook and stir until sausage is no longer pink.

ADD tomatoes, chicken broth, green pepper, barbecue sauce, shrimp and rice; mix well. Bring to boil; cover.

REMOVE from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Stir gently before serving.

Nutrition Infomation

Calories

390

Total fat

14 g

 Dietary fiber

2 g

Protein

28 g

WW Points = 9 per serving

**But because of my brown rice swap, no oil, and using lower fat sausage, it was 8 points*

SUPPER – 10 WW POINTS

Here was tonight’s portion…

….with a yummy side salad….

Add to the salad Light Ranch dressing.

WORKOUT – 3 WW POINTS

Yesterday’s workout was Day 1 of Week 4 of the Couch to 5k Plan.  So far, it is going wonderfully!!!  I just downloaded some upbeat dance music to my iPOD this weekend too so running to the beat was no prob   I also did 20 minutes of incline walking afterwards.

Totals for Today (technically yesterday)

EATS – 19 WW Points

WORKOUT – 3 WW POINTS