Yesterday was my first day off since the beginning of The
Adventure. I didn’t go to Lifetime Fitness. Phil and I had a nice date, going
to the Plymouth Ice Festival, out to dinner at Applebees, then to the State
Wayne Theater to see “War Horse.” Excellent movie, by the way!
I didn’t feel real comfortable taking a day off from my
exercise. I thought maybe if I skipped a day inertia would once again set in,
and it would be hard to break it. Phil said it was a good idea to take a break
every now and then to rest up. And even God rested on the 7th day!
Even though I had a day off from the gym, I wasn’t completely dormant. I got some exercise walking around Plymouth and to/from the car, parked several blocks from downtown.
Even though I had a day off from the gym, I wasn’t completely dormant. I got some exercise walking around Plymouth and to/from the car, parked several blocks from downtown.
Earlier in the day, we had gone online to the Applebees
website to decide what we wanted for dinner, then saved enough Weight Watcher
points for our evening out. The website
has all the nutrition information for everything Applebees serves, so it’s just
a matter of calculating points based on the 4 areas: carbs, fiber, fat and
protein. I do that on the WW website, with their online tracker.
It made the evening stress-free and more fun! I was neither
cheating, nor depriving myself. I did pass up dessert, as I was not willing to
spend 26 points to eat their apple pie!! And you know I love my pie. Instead,
we made our own dessert at home; a Spice Cake in a
Mug for 5 points!
On the way from the restaurant to the movie theater, we
stopped at Kroger and picked up two cake mixes; a Duncan Hines Spice Cake mix
and a Betty Crocker Angel Food mix. When we got home, we mixed the two dry
boxed mixes together with a wisk in a large bowl. Then we put ¼ cup of the mixed
mix in a mug, stirred in 3 tablespoons of water, and microwaved it for 2 ½ minutes.
Voila! Spice Cake in a Mug! We each had one, topped with lowfat Cool Whip.
Warm, tasty spice cake! Loved it! And only 4 points for the cake, and 1 point
for the Cool Whip.
I was thinking I could make a “free” topping for the little
cake sometime by cooking down an apple into a chunky sauce. Maybe with some
Splenda or Stevia. We’ll see!
Tomorrow afternoon I work out in the pool, and tomorrow
evening Phil and I get back on the WW scales to see how we did this week. Results
will be posted here!
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Phil 4:13
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