Year 2, Day 201: 181 Heads Out

Achieving a weight milestone is much like winning a big jackpot. The temptation to go out and spend your surprising winnings is tempting beyond reason. At this point, both in my diet, and at this time in the year, I must be extra careful. With the Jewish holidays followed in quick succession by the onset of cold weather and then by the big-boffo American holidays, resplendent in their chocolate, overflowing with their lavish cornucopia of endless sweet offerings— well, it's a tough time for anyone trying to watch it, as everyone reading this well knows. So it's on strict rations for me, for now.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean!
Heritage Flakes
Banana
Blueberries
1 Cup Unsweetened Soy Milk

Snack
1 oz. Boston Lite Popcorn
4 Pieces of Beef Jerky

Lunch:
Mediterranean Salad with Chicken Kebab

Dinner: Blue Ribbon BBQ
Pulled Chicken
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Pickles

One of the most amazing things I learned when first on Weight Watchers back in the 90s was that if you are eating well, you probably are eating the right amount of fruits, vegetables and grains in your diet. If you simply take whatever the RDA of fruits and vegetables and whole grains, and make sure you eat them, you hardly have time to eat all the junk they are constantly advertising for you to buy and eat. While the nutritional pyramid has come under fire recently, it does represent some kind of 'standard' by which all those accustomed to living your life by a color-code can adhere to. I have to admit, they've come a long way, and it's worth checking out the site (http://www.mypyramid.gov/) even though you can get the creeps when you think the American government is basing anything on an ancient Egyptian method for storing dead Pharaohs.