Transformed

Since I’ve been doing so well at avoiding the fast food during the last week and a half, I made a planned splurge today. I went to Panda Express — but I did it the smart way. I looked up all the nutritional info on the website before going. Planned out what I was going to order and then divided it into 2 “meals” when I got home.

So, instead of a 19+ point meal (with orange chicken, beef & brocolli and chow mein), I got a 8 point meal for today (chicken & mushrooms, part of the beef & brocolli & a small scoop of the chow mein), and another 8 point meal tomorrow (chicken with green beans, the rest of the beef & brocolli and another small scoop of chow mein). I’m so proud of myself for planning what to eat before ordering it.

Also, the last time I ate an entire plate of food from Panda Express, I was STUFFED! I mean, really, uncomfortable. This time, I was satisfied but not stuffed.

And, I learned something new — it used to be that the “side” options were white rice, fried rice or chow mein, but now they’ve added “veggies” to the side options. So, next time I’ll just get half of the chow mein and get half veggies. Because while I truly enjoy the chow mein, I don’t really need 2 servings of it (12 points for the 2 servings! (which I figure really should be at least 3, if not 4 servings worth)) and I can always use the extra veggies.

It has been a rough couple of super-snacking, munchie days. So, hopefully, that is behind me and I can move forward and stay on track.