good day gone bad

Today started out as a great day. I did fantastic on my points with weight watchers until dinner. We were supposed to meet my grandparents and have them follow us back to our house. I had planned what I was going to make for dinner and knew that it would fall within my weight watchers points for the day.

When we met up with them, they told us they wanted to take us out for dinner. I thought it was nice of them, so we decided to go to Cracker Barrel. Of course the whole way there I was trying to figure out what I would order, but I didn't decide before we got there (first mistake). I ordered a water instead of Soda (good). But then I ordered Chicken Fried Chicken and Macaroni and Cheese! (second BIG mistake). What was I thinking? And then they bring out those biscuits... man oh man.

After dinner, and the rest of the night, I've noticed that I have ZERO energy. I'm connecting that to eating the wrong types of food and too much of it.

So what have I learned from this experience? 1) That I have a lot more energy when I eat healthy foods. 2) That restaurants are not a good place for me to spend time at this point in my diet. It is far too easy for me to sway to something I want but shouldn't eat. But in case the situation comes up again, I have decided to make a decision here and now to order a chicken salad or something similar to that so that in the future I won't be tempted to order something I shouldn't eat.

I have not done the treadmill today, but I am tired and need a good nights sleep. However, I am still super motivated (if not more motivated than before) to lose weight and kick it into gear. If nothing else, today was a learning experience for me.