I Have a Choice

I have to keep telling myself that. I'm not just talking about my food choices either. I'm not sure what it is, but I've just been really down the past few days. It might be because my hormones are all over the place right now. Or it could be because of the tiffs I've been having with my husband. Regardless, I need to remember that I have the choice about how I react to situations. While I may be angry, I get to choose what I do with that anger. It's not making me feel any better right now, but hopefully I will read this later.

I exercised with the Self DVD yesterday because of the storm, and my abs are so sore! I want to try the other Self DVDs (I bought the boxed set last year), but the rest of them call for a lot of jumping and I live on the second floor of the apartment building--I don't want to have someone complain that their ceiling is shaking!

I really enjoyed the barbeque last night. We nearly got rained out, but the storm died down after a few minutes of high winds. I chewed gum while the food was cooking (thanks for the tip April!) and it kept me from snacking on the chips and crackers and other goodies while we were all waiting. I did eat a little bit more than I should have (I was full, but I ate a few more bites), because I felt the need to try everything everyone had made so I wouldn't hurt anyone's feelings. Has anyone felt that way? How do you navigate this situation?

I brought a pie I had seen on some WW site. The way they made it, it was only 1 pt, but that was because they used strawberries instead of a crust. I didn't think that sounded very convenient for a BBQ (would the strawberries really hold the filling together?) so I bought a graham cracker crust. It added 3 points to each serving. The pie is supposed to stay chilled, so it fell apart anyway, but everyone liked it. If it's salvageable, I may take a picture of it and post the recipe.

Okay, the plan for today: Workout DVD and walk a mile or two around my husband's work while waiting to pick him up. Foodwise, I plan on having 1 c. watermelon for breakfast, salad and english muffin pizza for lunch, a watermelon ice for a snack, and eggplant parmesan with whole wheat pasta for dinner.

Here's my food log from yesterday. Adding in activity points, my goal: 32. I still went over by 4 points, but like I said, I felt like I should try a little of everything. Plus, I'm guessing on the points for things I didn't bring, so I obviously counted them a little high, just in case.

Food	Units
1 c. watermelon	0.5
salad w/ 1 pt. dressing	1
english muffin pizza	5
watermelon ice	1.5
steak	5
chips & queso dip	9
Potato Casserole	4
Broccoli rice & cheese dish	4
piece of pie	4
Total:	34
corn salad dish	4
Total:	38