Greg and I had a D&M night (Dinner and a Movie) last night. I knew we were going out, so I worked really hard to save my calories for dinner. We ended up going to a place called Newk's Express Cafe. Unfortunately, they didn't have their health information posted anywhere so I just read the descriptions and made the best decision I could. I ended up getting a Shrimp Po'Boy and White Bean and Smoked Sausage soup. Honestly, I thought that was going to blow the 1100 calories I had left for the day. Then I noticed a sign that said that their nutritional info was posted on their website, so I looked it up on my phone. Turns out my sandwich was 335 calories and my soup was 250. That was only 585 calories! When our food came out, I was telling Greg about my day and by the time I was done eating my soup and half my sandwich, I was full! But then a crazy thought hit me.
You save all those calories for dinner. You need to eat the whole sandwich!
So I picked up the second half of the sandwich, and as I started to take a bite I realized what I was doing. Just because I have the calories to spare didn't mean I HAD to use them! Especially when I wasn't hungry! How silly. So I got a box and saved the sandwich for lunch today (it was just as delicious on day 2!). I just had to shake my head at the ridiculousness of that thought.
After dinner, Greg and I went to the Super Target near the theater to pick up our movie snacks beforehand ($1 or $4.50 for a box of Goobers? Hmmmm....). Well, last night I actually LOOKED at the nutrition labels for the boxes. I usually get Dots, Mike & Ike, or something similar. Well, there are 600-800 calories in a box. I had about 600 calories left so I could have had that box and still stayed "under budget," but it just didn't seem worth it. So I walked over to the snack aisle and started looking at the nuts and such. That is when I found Archer Farms Freeze Dried Strawberries. Oh. My. Goodness! A 1 ounce bag is huge and the whole thing is only 90 calories! I bought that and a can of plain almonds. I put 2 ounces of almonds in the bag of strawberries and, voila! I had a 400 calorie movie snack! I know that's a lot of calories for a so-called snack, but it was well within my "budget" and much lower than any of the traditional movie snacks. Plus, I didn't eat all of it. That bag was huge! I logged everything when I got home and I was still over 200 calories under my daily limit.
So yesterday was a good day. Today has been good so far. I made it to the gym for my YogAeroPilates Class. Ok, technically it's called Centergy, but it's crazy. I sweat more in that class than I ever have in another pilates class in my life! I love it when I can make myself go! I still need to do my weight training for today. I'm not sure if I'm going to go back to the gym or see if I can't just use Greg's weights he has at the house. I guess it depends on what he's doing tonight.
Alright. I have been typing this while I wait on the space heater to warm up my normally chilly bathroom so I can take a shower. It should be ready by now. Later all!
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