Day #175 - A Very Pleasant Surprise

Yesterday I mentioned that Patty and I had a special engagement to attend with all of our friends from college. We have been calling it, "Friend's Thanksgiving" for the past 4 years. It is a Pre-Thanksgiving dinner that we usually hold a week before Thanksgiving Day. It was a very fun and relaxing time yesterday, that was much needed. However, I did put my Weight Watcher's Points aside yesterday to enjoy the day with everyone. And knowing how my body reacts, the day after a cheat day, led me to believe that I would be weighing in this morning, heavier than I have been the last few days. But that assumption was actually the opposite of what happened.

As I stepped up onto the scale this morning, I still weighed in at 228.8 lbs! My first reaction was that my scale was broken again but it is brand new and has been accurate every single day since I have purchased it. After that thought passed through my mind, I continued to think back on the order of events from yesterday, trying to figure out how in the heck I managed to stay the same weight. I did eat healthy the entire day leading up to our main meal, so I didn't eat crappy the whole day. The meal was around 3:30pm yesterday and I didn't eat anything else for the rest of the night, except for a Weight Watcher's ice cream cone. And I did end up going to the gym last night after everything was over. Did these 3 factors play a role in me not gaining any weight after the largest meal I have eaten in a while? I honestly don't have an answer for anyone because I really don't know. It was a very pleasant surprise to me this morning. All I know is that I am not complaining at all. Now who knows if it ends up catching up to me tomorrow, which could happen. But for now I am going to stick to the mission and hope that I escaped yesterday without any weight gain at all.

I also did something this morning that I haven't done in a long time. I woke up at 7:00am to play basketball with a bunch of my friends, that I use to play with every Sunday morning. This was a huge accomplishment for me because I am not a morning person at all. Well, I am extremely happy that I weighed in the same this morning as I did before my "Friend's Thanksgiving" meal. Let's hope that I keep this momentum going into the next week!

With that being said, let's get to the details of the day:

Meals of the Day (The Heavy Man - 35 Points)
(I am currently following the Weight Watcher's Points System)

Breakfast - 4 Eggo nutrigrain waffles = Points 4
Snacks During the Day - 2 servings of yogurt pretzels = Points 4
Lunch - 1 foot long Chicken Teriyaki sub on whole wheat bread with 2 slices of american cheese and a serving of baked chips (Subway) = Points 18
Dinner - 1 serving of homemade Chicken Parm (Weight Watcher's Recipe) with a side of whole wheat pasta = Points 9
Dessert - 1 Weight Watcher's ice cream cone = Points 2

Total Points Eaten Today = 37 Points (2 points over my daily limit)

Exercise

Today I played basketball for an hour and a half. Tomorrow I will be executing the weight lifting portion of my workout routine.

Day #175 - Weigh-In = 228.8 lbs

Day #175 Weigh-In

Day #175 Front Shot