It doesn't taste like a grape...

Tonight I have been ravenous. So hungry and out of daily points. I had two bowls of soup for dinner and I think that I overestimated the number of points in a bowl. I wanted to be on the safe side. Regardless I was left not satisfied after dinner. I sucked on a couple of Sugar Free Jolly Ranchers. That did work. I really wanted to dive into the M&Ms hidden in the back of the cupboard but I used my better judgement and went for a grapefuit instead. I peeled it like an orange and sectioned it out and peeled the membrane off each peice as I ate it. I put a lot of work into it and it definately made it last a long time. All said and done, my mind was still on the M&Ms and rather than try and distract myeself further, I gave in and measured out 2 Tbsp of those little peices of chocolate deliciousness. I ate them slow and handed the rest of the bag to my husband. He finished the bag and now they are done with and out of the house. The grapefruit was delicious and I am glad that I turned to it first even if I gave into temptation in the end. A month ago, I most likely would have polished off the bag by myself. Here's to improvement.

How many did I eat?

I made these yesterday. Every other week we meet with a few other families from church for Family Night. I was in charge of the treat yesterday. I have had a package of M&Ms for a while now and thought that it would be fun to put them in the cookies instead of chocolate chips. Last time I made these cookies I ate two. The first fast without tasting it and the second one I savored with a glass of milk. I realized that while I like the cookie, my favorite part is the M&Ms. Yesterday I mixed up the batter and reserved 10 M&Ms for myself on the side. I ate those 10 M&Ms while I was baking the cookies. Counted the points for them too. After eating the M&Ms I was over the temptation of the cookies. I brought a plate of them for Family night, I sent another dozen to work with my husband this morning and I have a dozen that I am going to drop by the new neighbor's house this morning.

So I am proud to announce that as far as cookies go............I ate ZERO!

Food Find - Jolly Rancher Sugar Free

My Weight Watchers leader encourages us to find at least one new thing at the grocery store every week. Right now that is easy because a lot of things are new from the points perspective. Here is just one.

I love Jolly Ranchers. So much that I took a bag with me to the hospital to suck on when I was in labor. Didn't use them during labor because my daughter waisted no time in getting here but crunched through the entire bag the hour after because I was so hungry and it was late and the cafeteria had closed.

I had tried these sugar-free ones a while back but forgot how good they were. I picked up the bag last week and they are a lifesaver (well actually a Jolly Rancher but you know what I mean). They are 35 cal for 4.

Here is the breakdown on points:
1 = 0 pts
2-3 = 0.5 pt
4-7 = 1 pt
8-9 = 1.5 pts
10-12 = 2 pts

This is a great thing. 1 kills a craving. 4 feels like a treat and 10-12 would get me through a movie. I am a sucker for sneaking in a treat. I don't feel like I am settling and they taste just like the real thing. Best of all, the bag looks like it is going to last the entire week or longer. Hooray for learning self control and budgeting my points wisely.