Day 4: The Road to Hell is Paved With Golden Arches

I hate eating out.

That's not true.  Not true at all.

I love eating out.  I love all the choices.  I love all the choices that have been deep fat fried and smothered in Hollendaise sauce.  

I hate what eating out does to me, though.  I either give up, totally throw in the towel, and order whatever I want, which is usually the most fat and calorie-laden item on the menu...or I go into nazi-diet-lady mode and suffer through a nasty, wilted salad with rubbery "grilled" chicken pieces thrown on top as an afterthought. 

I have no in-between mode.  

This week is a very frustrating week of eating out.  In fact, the first three days of the week find me having at least one meal at a restaurant.  Yesterday was lunch out, tonight was a quick drop through MickyD's, and tomorrow is another lunch out.  I don't do well with change, people!  I need consistency!!  

Honestly, I do so much better if I just bring a microwave meal, yogurt, and fruit everyday.  When I start to get all fancy and throw in eating out, I'm doomed.

I tried very, very hard to walk a line through the middle today, though.  I got chicken nuggets and fries, and yes, I know all about the pink chicken goo that McDonald's tries to pass off as chicken.  But sometimes, you just need fast and cheap, and something to keep the kids happy.  So tonight was a very fast trip to the golden arches.  We'll see what tomorrow holds in store.  

Here's the breakdown of today's munching...

Breakfast:  Jimmy Dean sammich, 6pts. Banana, 0pts.

Snack:  Nuts, 3 pts. Grapes, 0 pts.

Lunch: Microwave pizza, 7pts. Yogurt, 2pts. Choco covered pretzels, 3 pts., Dole Banana Dippers 2 pts.

Snack: Fruit, 0pts.

Dinner: Medium Fries, 10pts.  10 piece Chicken Nugget, 13 pts. Banana Dippers, 2pts.

Snack: Chai Tea, 2 pts.

I'm not sure if I included everything here, but today's total added up to 50 points.  That's 8 more points than I'm supposed to have in a day.  Luckily, I have been able to use my 49 extra weekly points sparingly the last few days, so it was no big deal.  Not to mention, I have some activity points squirreled away now. 

Can't wait to see what kind of impact actually trying to stay on plan has on Weigh-In Saturday.  Usually, I get to Wednesday and think, Oh, crap!  I gotta get on plan if I'm going to lose any weight this week!  This is the first time in a very, very long time where I've been on plan and tracking everyday.  Go, me!  Way to follow the rules!!