I have seven grandkids and I take each of them to dinner for their birthdays every year. As they have gotten older, the dinner tab has gotten more expensive, but I relish this annual one-on-one with them.
Last night my second oldest granddaughter, Kayla, and I went to her place of choice in Phoenix, The Melting Pot. We have talked about this plan for several years, deciding that her 18th birthday deserved such a celebration (Our total with tip was over $100!)
I was worried about the plan from a Weight Watchers perspective because she wanted the 2-person, 4-course dinner which included a cheese fondue appetizer, salad, dinner fondue (with 4 different meats) and a chocolate dessert fondue to top it all off. I KNEW that this would be tricky for me but I also wanted to partake in the celebration.
We chose the spinach artichoke appetizer, which came with veggies, bread cubes and chips. I got the salad wedge with raspberry vinaigrette for my salad. We picked a broth-based fondue to cook our meats (lean sirloin steak, ahi tuna, shrimp, and chicken breast). And for the final temptation, we ordered the Yin-Yang fondue which was half milk chocolate and half white chocolate. The Yin-Yang had several diet-busting choices for dipping that included red velvet cake, brownies, rice krispie treats, marshmallows, bananas and strawberries. Since it was her birthday, they added a piece of cheesecake. I tasted a piece of each, concentrating on the fruit....but there was that chocolate part with every dip...yikes....
I had saved up 21 of my daily points and I had all of my weekly bonus points available, but I knew that as hard as I was trying to keep the point count down, I was racking them up with every course. I did my best to estimate the total damage on my food log (31 points) but to be honest, I wasn't sure how close I was, and I worried I was underestimating. I sent the meat and dessert leftovers home with Kayla, so at least I don't have to worry about them staring me in the face today!
Bottom line, I enjoyed the night with Kayla and indulged a bit, but afterward I didn't throw my hands up and say, "Might as well forget about dieting now!"... like I might have on other diet plans. Instead, I knew I'd gone into my bonus points a significant amount for one day and decided I'd be extra careful not to exceed my daily points the rest of the week. Also, as soon as the food had settled, I got in 20 minutes of low impact aerobics to try to burn a few of those yummy calories I'd eaten!
I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that I will still lose weight on my Friday weigh-in.
Best Plan you could have made Jan. Like you I would ditch the rest of my bonus points for the week and stick strictly with daily points for the rest of the week. If you do this I bet you still post a lose for the week. JoAnne
ReplyDeleteJoAnne...I hope so! Let's both cross our fingers :)
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