Breakfast:

-1/2 cup of skim milk___________2pt

-3/4 cup of raisin bran____________1pt

-small apple___________1pt

-1 cup coffee with 2 tbsp of creamer___________1pt

5 points down 21 left to use

Lunch:

-1 slice of turkey___________2pts

-1 slice of white bread_____________1pt

-I tbsp of mayo______________1pt

17 points left to use

Snack:

-Bagel with neutefela cheese______________7pts

-1 cup of pickles_______________0pts

10 points left to use

Dinner:

-4oz of turkey breast______________3pts

-10 cooked carrots_______________0pts

7 points left to use

Drinks for the day:

-5 diet sodas________________0pts

-6 glasses of water_______________0pts

-4 beers_______________12pts

Total Points for the Day--- 31 points  (5 points more that I should have used)

**Man, those beers got me last night.  I didn't know how much they were worth until this morning when I went to write this.  Live and learn though.  It would be silly of me to get upset about it.  Next time I better just make sure that the beer is light (because those are only worth 2 points), make sure that I have the points to spend if I choose to drink, or not drink at all. 

Other than the beers, I think that I did pretty good.  At the end of the day I had 7 points extra to spend.  I think that I should focus on that rather than the down-turn that were the beers.  :)

So, I decided last night that I needed to come up with something that would motivate me more than just the weight coming off since I can get discouraged easily when I don't see it coming off as fast as I would like to see it come off.  What I came up with was a rewards system.  For every ten pounds I lose, on time, I get something that I REALLY wanted.  We don't have a lot of extra spending money so I always feel guilty getting something that I really wanted when I don't feel like I deserved it. This way--I have earned it!!

This is what I came up with:

1. -10 lbs by Nov. 27, 2009: Trip to the salon for a new look

2. -20 lbs by Jan. 1, 2010: Get to eat out at Buffalo Wild Wings (where my husband and I went last year for new years)

3. -30 lbs by Feb. 5, 2010: Get new lingerie to show off the new body for Valentine's Day

4. -40 lbs by March 12, 2010: New tattoo

5. -50 lbs by April 16, 2010: ?? (Haven't come up with one yet.  Any suggestions?)

The time lines are based on an average of 2 lbs a week.  I have also been debating if I should do something if I can reach my goal before the dates set.  What do you think?