Today has been a pretty good day. I think I appreciate Sundays now more that I am trying to be healthy, because I do get a day of rest from exercise and feeling pressured to exercise. It's nice to just relax and enjoy the day, going to church and spending time with family and friends.
Breakfast was Greek yogurt, and lunch was an open faced sandwich made with Jiffy Natural Peanut Butter with Dark Chocolate. I got it for the girls since they can be pretty picky, but neither of them wanted the sandwich today. So good thing I only used half a tablespoon, since I ended up eating it. I'm glad I found it -- it has a lot less sugar than Nutella, only 10 calories more per 2 Tbsp (than regular peanut butter), and tastes like Reese's in a jar. I snacked on some goldfish crackers since they were sitting out. We couldn't decide what to have for dinner, and nothing sounded good (mostly because hubby kept suggesting carb-heavy things and I told him that while they sounded good, I wanted to get the most for the calories). So I ended up making some of the stir fry veggies I got. Remember how I've been craving those? Well, it comes with two sauce packets, so you're supposed to make half the veggies and use one of the packets. I did, and thought there was a lot of sauce. And then when I looked at the calories, half the bag (with the sauce) is about 400 calories. That's perfect for dinner, but I knew there was plenty of sauce for me to add in some extra veggies. So I added in a cup of mushrooms. I tried to find other stir fry-ish veggies, but we didn't really have any. I was kind of bummed, because I know there was still plenty of sauce for more. And it was just as delicious as I thought it would be when I was craving it. And I wished there was more of it! Next time I'll definitely just buy the veggies raw and cook them with my own sauce (that way I can use a smaller amount and make it with fewer calories). I never thought I'd see the day where I actually love eating vegetables! Being healthy feels so great.
I'm only around 800 calories so far, but we're going to have games and dessert with friends tonight, so I'm leaving lots of wiggle room. I'm going to try to show restraint. I weighed myself this morning, and was very happy with the number I saw. So I don't want to go crazy tonight and be sad when I do my official weigh-in tomorrow. So here's to self-control, change, and the love of veggies!
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