Weekend Away...

Hello amigos!!

Well, it's Sunday evening and I am relaxing after a nice weekend away in Austin! It was a great weekend, I was there for a friend's graduation party on Lake Travis. It was gorgeous, but HOT HOT HOT!! August in Texas though....one can only expect the heat! It was really fun though. As with any weekend away from home, eating healthy can be a bit of a challenge, and ALWAYS is for me. It's so hard to stay on track when everyone around you is eating yummy food and you just WANT some! It's sometimes a drag to have to think about food when you want to have a good time. Or it is for ME anyway! So for this weekend, I wanted to make sure staying on track was a no brainer. I talked to my mom, who has been an avid Weight Watchers follower for years now (she lost 100 lbs on Weight Watchers about 3 years ago and has maintained ever since using the Weight Watchers "points" philosophy), and I also asked for advice from Girl Gone Healthy - Tera (check out her website at http://www.girlgonehealthy.com/). My mom told me any time she goes out of town, she packs her own food for breakfast/lunch, and plans to eat whatever everyone else is eating for dinner, and just watch her portions. I asked GGH what she does, and she said the same thing. So I decided I would pack my own food for the trip. AND IT WORKED!! I was able to stay on track, and still enjoy myself with everyone, and not be STRESSED about food! It was great! I even went to Cracker Barrell (OMG SO YUM) with everyone and did not eat! I ate my lunch before we went and was able to just sit and visit with everyone without partaking in the biscuits, corn muffins, and YUMMMMMMM chicken fried steak!! I did enjoy the smell though....luckily the sense of smell doesn't cost points or calories!! So now I'm feeling great about my decisions and I know that I don't have to be stressed out about food when going out of town anymore!

So here's what I took with me:

Breakfast:
Thomas 100 Calorie English Muffins - 1 pt.

Lunch:
My recently favorite go-to: Hot dogs!! I use the Oscar Meyer 98% FF Turkey Dogs (1 pt) and Natures Own 100% Whole Wheat Sugar Free Hot Dog Buns (1 pt)
Pringles Light Fat Free Barbeque Chips - 1 pt for 1 oz.

Snacks (and these came in handy for sure!):
Weight Watchers String Cheese - 1 pt
Weight Watchers Multi Grain Crisps - 2 pts
Weight Watchers Sweet & Salty Bars - 2 pts.

I liked having my snacks on hand for when I just needed a quick fix. I did eat what everyone else ate for dinner, which was fajitas, one of my all time favorites because I LOVE Mexican food! And fajitas are so easy, 2 chicken fajita tacos is 8 pts. So I was able to be good!

So, I hope this is proof to anyone out there reading this that you CAN stay on track while going out of town. Just pack your cooler and all of the necessities you'll need to stay on track and enjoy yourself!

Well, I am off to eat my "Amy's Mexican Tamale Pie." At the Weight Watchers meeting this week the theme was "Bring your favorite labels" and someone brought that one. It's a frozen entree you can find in the organic section of your grocery store. It's all Vegan and organic....which I do not typically eat Vegan or organic but it looked super yummy and it's only 2 points!!

This week I DO plan on making my Weight Watchers friendly hamburgers...which I know I said I was going to make them last weekend and didn't.....sorry about that. But I AM making them this week, and I am SO looking forward to them!!

This week I've added a picture of me with my PaPa and Meme. Well, good bye for now. Happy life, happy eating!!

Sommer

PaPa, me, Judy on my 27th birthday