Choices & Consequences

as i was planning my meals for the day, i starting thinking about my choices & the consequences of my choices. in order for me to have my sunday macaroni tonight, i needed to keep points low during the day. im really craving egg salad though. i needed to decide what was more important to me, egg salad or sunday macs. of course, sunday macs won and i figured i can have egg salad for dinner one night this week if i really still want it! i also dont want to use as many weekly points as i normally would today because my parents are making pasta aioli w/broccoli rabe & sausage one night this week which is about 14 points for 1 cup.

every decision i make while i am planning revolves around "what is the consequence if i eat _____?" that blank could be walters, sals, or taku! if i really want to eat something "naughty", i dont deprive myself.......i figure out how to make it work! :)

funny that i am talking about choices & consequences........every decision i made yesterday did not consider any of the healthy guidelines! i didnt have fruit at all! oops! thats typically for me on the weekends though......i totally make up for it monday through friday!! :)

saturday, march 5, 2011

Morning
1 serving(s) Spring Tree Sugar Free Low Cal Syrup	1
3 Pancakes (1 cup heart smart bisquick, 1 egg white, 2/3 cup trader joes organic vanilla soy milk, 1 tbsp trader joes organic sugar = 9 pancakes little less than 1/4 cup each)	5
Coffee (1/4 cup fat free half & half, 2 tsp organic turbinado raw cane sugar, 6 cups black coffee)	2
Subtotal	8
Midday
2 serving(s) Pepperidge Farm CarbStyle 7 Grain	3
1/2 serving(s) Trader Joe's Better'n Peanut Butter	1
1 serving(s) Trader Joe's Organic Reduced Sugar Blueberry Preserves	1
Subtotal	5
Evening
2 serving(s) Trader Joe's Alaska Cod Fillets (8oz fillet baked & seasoned with old bay)	4
1 large cooked sweet potato (cut up in wedges, baked, & seasoned with seasoned salt)	4
Brussel Sprouts Bake (1 1/2 cups brussel sprouts, 1 tbsp italian style bread crumbs, 2 tsp trader joe's grated cheese)	2
Subtotal	10
Anytime
1 bag(s) Healthy Pop® 100 cal butter mini bag	3
1/2 cup(s) Turkey Hill Mint Cookies 'n Cream Frozen Yogurt	3
1 Chocolate Marshmallow Madness (see link to recipe below)	3
Subtotal	9
Food PointsPlus values total used	32

i used 3 of my weekly points so i am left with 37 until thursday! i never use all my weekly but they are soooo nice to have!! :)

http://www.hungry-girl.com/show/chocolate-911-chocolate-marshmallow-madness-cupcakes-recipe

hope you are having a wonderful guilt free day!! :)