Down Day/ Chill Day

I decided, as I mixed up a blender of reds and greens with half the banana, that Friday would be my down day. I needed a day to not think about my food choices, not worry about what I was going to eat, and to just relax a bit. I had big plans to do bad things to a cheese burger with onions, BBQ sauce and a plate of fries. I wanted a hot fudge cake as high as the ceiling and nothing would get in my way. I had monster plans to eat whatever I wanted.

Unfortunately chores had to come first. I visited Publix and collected lots of healthy food items in my basket for the next few days (a small army could come to my house at this rate). I made sure to acquire all of the food groups not currently in my house, which amounted to plenty of vegetables, some seafood, pork and yogurt (oh how I've missed you so). I also stepped up my dry cereal game and got a few boxes that I could enjoy without penalty of using those weekly points (Cheerios is still around). It always helps to have a cereal (oatmeal too) as a backup for work in case I can't have a full meal.

After I put the groceries away and planned my menu items for next week in my head, I made a cute sandwich with two thin sandwich rounds, Surimi (the best imitation crab meat ever), provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo/mustard. Topped off with a serving of Scoops chips and mango salsa. It was a far cry from that burger thought I started my day with, but it was friendlier on the points scale (total meal was 14 pts). I was really satisfied and never thought about the burger again.

Since I was on a chill holiday I skipped out on the Wii and a walk,however, since rain isn't in the forecast for Saturday, I will get my swimming in. I love how it makes my muscles burn afterward. Later, as I relaxed and watched drift on live stream, I  enjoyed a few slices of pepperoni, Colby cheese and thin pretzel chips. Adding that and a nectarine made my points day well rounded. I only used six weekly points for my chill day!

Even though it's a nice long weekend off for me I will stay on track with my plan to exercise the entire weekend, no slacking. Being able to take a day off from the routine was nice ( I stayed on course really), the next one is a few weeks away.