Ground Zero, 3:29pm

Well I made it through the day, and only time will tell how much damage was really done. And whatever happens, I know that over time I will be able to loose whatever I gain. I'm awesome that way.

Ground Zero, 2:13 pm:

Ok, one too many cookies and another jug of water and I am too full. I really think it's the water that's doing it though, which is good.

Most of the food (except for the cookies and the candy) is now put away for tomorrow. Tomorrow I will try to restrain myself to the cabbage unstuffed and perhaps 1 ham bbq, maybe a very small piece of cake. No snacks, plenty of water. We have been inviting lots of people who were not i on our party back to eat tomorrow, so hopefully most of the really bad stuff will be gone after tomorrow.

The trouble with these parties is that, as much as you try to tell yourself otherwise, they never truly last for only one day. It's best to come up with some kind of plan for getting through the additional days. It's ok to have one splurge day, more than that and you're just asking for scale trouble. I think that my game plan's pretty good. Because the dish I brought in is a meal, and a yummy filling low point one at that, and because I made a ton of it, I can get away with just eating that the days following, and I'm still participating in the week long food fest and still staying within plan.

Ground Zero, 12:54 pm:

I am trying to pace myself, and as a result, I'm not stuffed like everyone else. I had a ham bbq, and it was ok, though really cinnameny. They just cut the cake, but told them I was going to have a piece later. I would rather have one piece later than one now and one later. Besides, I am comfortable right now, and I'm afraid anything else would put me over the edge. I am trying to monitor my hunger levels carefully and let my body tell me where I stand and what I should do regarding the mountains of food.

I still cannot stay away from the sweet temptation of peanut M&M's, why must they call to me so?

Ground Zero, 12:10 pm:

Ok, I had one piece of chicken - a leg. yes I ate the skin, and I enjoyed every bite - it was sooo good, but really greasy. I am not planning on having any more. I made sure that what I took the most of was my own dish (side note - Jay said he could tell mine was healthy because it wasn't greasy at all) I took a little of the cheese dip (soooo good!) and a little of the asian cole slaw. I've not yet had a ham bbq sandwich - but at least I brought my own buns on that one.

The cookies haven't been opened yet and the cake has not been cut.

I need to stay as far away as possible from that delectable dip. I can do it, I know I can. Even saying it here, to all of you, helps to shush that voice in the back of my head telling me that I want more. My laziness will be an asset here as it has to be heated up before eaten....

Update from ground zero

Well the day has arrived. Depending on my work load, I'll be posting updates throughout the day.

I saved most of my extra points for today, and I'm hoping I don't gain on Saturday because his is at the end of the week.

People are bringing in even more food than they said they would. There are bags of candy now pored into dishes - peanut M&M's, hershey kisses, mini dark milky ways. The Peanut M&M's are proving hard to stay away from. Someone brought in these cream cheese & bacon bits filled crossonts, I had only one and am trying not to have another - they are sooo good. I think I could make a low fat equivilent, I'll have to look into it.

I am drinking mucho amounts of water. This is keeping my stomach full to the point where I am overly full so I actively don't want any food. Luckily the food table is not right next to me, nor can I see it (or smell it yet- nothing has been heated)

I had breakfast this morning, I didn't want to walk in starving.

I am doing the best that I can - everything that is reasonable and within my power.

Food Fest Crisis

We are having our holiday food fest here at work on Thursday. I know this will be scarily point high, but I have known about it for over a week so I am trying to do damage control. I only ate a handful of extra points over the weekend. I am bringing in cabbage unstuffed which is low in points, filling and a "meal item".
Other items on the menu:
Fried chicken from George Aiken (aack! But I can have one small piece)
Jello poke cake (as deserts go, we could be having a lot worse, at least the frosting is cool whip)
chocolate chip cookies (again, I can have one)
ham bbq (I am bringing in my own 1 point buns to minimize damage)
asian coleslaw (still not a horrid choice, I can have a little
beef/cheese dip (by far the worst, I will only have a little to be polite - it's super super yummy but the highest in points by far)