Day Ten: Bad Day

Today was just a really bad day for me. Woke up exhausted, but I still did my dumbells (half asleep and in my pajamas but I did them). I did not have the energy to do the kettleball (that thing wiped me out the first time I tried it). I was good all day, thank goodness! I planned my meals from breakfast, through lunch & had a piece of tilapia marinating and waiting for me to get home for dinner. However, somehow my day got complicated.

I had a meeting (seminar) in the morning (they were serving donuts & chewy chocolate chip cookies as treats, I reluctantly walked away) & a training class in the afternoon.  Needless to say, my work was majorly backed up. Instead of leaving at 6:30 PM, I left at 7:30 PM mainly because my brain could not function anymore.

I decided to stop at Walmart to pick up a few things, like some more fruits.  I have been paying $1 a banana at the cafe downstairs & got 6 for $2 and change at Walmart, which when you work paycheck to paycheck makes a heck of a lot more sense.  Needless to say my "few things" turned into a full fledged food shopping trip which involved picking up something for my friend's kid which I then had to deliver. I did not mind doing her this favor since she is always there when I need her but I was starting to get hungry & my only choice at Walmart was McDonalds <cue in dramatic music>.

I looked at my points calculator based on the choices they had to offer (no salads for me, I think I mentioned this before) & although there were things on the menu that were worth less points I went for my usual....chicken nuggets and french fries (just medium & no sauce, I am not completely insane). 

You see I checked my points tracker and realized that based on the foods I had eaten all day, if I had my usual I would only go over my daily allowable points by 4.  That's not too bad, considering all the exercising I am doing, which add activity points (AP) plus the weekly bonus points (BP) I have not dipped into yet.  Granted chicken nuggets and french fries is not what one would consider a healthy meal but it's what I'm accustomed to at McDonald's and it hit the spot so I am not tempted to continue dipping into my AP or BP.

So there you have it, I was "bad" today, however because I was aware of what I had eaten all day it allowed me to make a sensible choice (it was sensible for me, although some may disagree) & I also know what I need to do to make up for it.  Cardio!  Still have not done my 15 minutes & I need to go make a move on (no pun intended) before it gets any later, it's already quarter to one in the morning!  Hula hoops, here I come :)