My 4 Point Dinner

I went to lunch with an old co-worker friend.  We ended up going to the Bamboo Bistro, a fantastic Chinese Buffet downtown. I made healthy choices for breakfast that morning.  I had an english muffin with a 1 Point Weight Watcher Cheese wedge and a Lactose Free Yogurt.  I had all kinds of stuff at the lunch buffet, fried rice, general Tso’s chicken, fish and crab rangoon.  For dessert I had a few pieces of honey crisp pineapple.  I knew I had blown my points for the day.  I made up my mind right then that I was having stir-fried veggies for dinner and told my friend I was doing so as confirmation. 

Once I got home, I was tired and figured I could just grab some fast food and relax.  Luckily, I talked myself out of that foolishness.  I felt kinda bad about eating so much at lunch, so I decided to go to the gym as “punishment.”  Then I read somewhere that working out should not feel like punishment, and you should do activities you enjoy.  I turned on my new favorite toy the Xbox Kinect.  Sweat is sweat, whether it’s elliptical sweat or doing sexy dances to Rihanna in my living room sweat.  I had fun doing the 20 minute Dance Central fitness routine.  After my mini workout session, I was so against veggies for dinner I actually ate nothing.  I sat in my own silent protest to such a “horrible” dinner.  Then around 10 o’clock my stubbornness started to wane because I was hungry.  I went in the kitchen and chopped up some fresh zucchini and squash.  I put them in olive oil and sautéed them with pre-chopped frozen green peppers.  It was such an easy dish to prepare.  I seasoned them with a veggie seasoning I got from the spice store at the market. 

 After they cooked down some, I added some frozen chopped spinach.  It started to smell really good.  When it was ready, I topped it off with a little bit of shredded mozzarella cheese.  I can put cheese on just about everything but ice cream.  And…guess what? My 4 point dinner was delicious!  I couldn’t believe it.  It didn’t feel like punishment at all.  There was no meat, no side dish with carbs, and I was satisfied.  I even went back for guilt-free seconds!