I fail at weekends

Last weekend was rough-- that's when I ate the cheesecake. The only nice thing about having a second job is that occasionally, I have to work all weekend and so I just literally don't have time or opportunity to let myself splurge.

Not so much this weekend.

I had Saturday off, and was banking my FLEX points so that I could go out with my fiance on Saturday night for our first monthly date night. He made reservations at a fancy restaurant and told me to prepare for that. I did.... but I didn't prepare for my grandmother's surprise visit to us on Saturday morning. She is 86, and I only see her once in a blue moon, and she told us she was bringing McDonalds so that none of us would cook. Not being a huge McDonald's fan, I figured I was safe by eating a sandwich on my way over and then bringing lots of fresh veggies to munch on.

Um, not so much.

The McDonald's plan fell through, and so instead, she ordered four pizzas. I COULD HAVE gone with the thin crust veggie, for minimum points, but instead, I went with the combo regular crust. Two pieces. Heavenly.

Then-- with only 6 points remaining for the day-- Mitch took me to a fancy ITALIAN place..... hello? I did PRETTY well-- I got an entree but was so full that I picked at it, and then put it aside, I stayed away from the calamari he got for an appetizer, and I had a salad instead of soup.

Where did I fail????

I had to have the tiramisu. At least, Mitch and I split it, so better than usual, but still not great. And I had to get a liqueur filled latte at the end of the meal (which was heavenly, by the way...)

Oh, and did I mention the glasses of white wine? Still better than my usual drink (amaretto and Coke) but worse than water.

All in all, I exceeded my weekly points by 18. This morning I showed a half pound loss from last week (yesterday I was showing a two pound loss). Some advice I have gotten had included drinking lots of water to shed the excess sodium so that my Tuesday weigh in is not awful, but mostly people (on the message boards) have been saying that if I stay on plan after this, by Thursday I should show a loss, and NEXT Tuesday's weigh in will be better.

I am feeling good about some things, though. I am feeling good that I recorded my meal and have now learned what I need to expect when I go to a restaraunt. Did I need to eat the garlic bread? No. Did I need to have that tiramisu? No. I could have stayed with the latte and been fine. Did I need the ENTREE? No. I could have ordered myself an appetizer of grilled vegetables or bruschetta and gotten out of there for less money, less points, and not felt disgusting all the way through the movie.

I am proud of myself for showing some restraint while I was splurging. I didn't order my own dessert. I didn't keep eating the entree when I knew I was full. I didn't eat the calamari, knowing it would be full of points. These are all good things. In terms of a lifestyle change and not a DIET.... I think I did very well.

I will report back on Tuesday! Wish me luck!