162 A baking day

Math party was FUN!  Desserts were great alas, but again they weren't nearly the challenge that the appetizer table was. Undoubtedly, I was over points, but I was also much more reasonable than I would have been otherwise. As a small savings I had my hamburger as an openface sandwich. I got out the top and bottom and then realized that I don't even LIKE hamburger buns--why was I having two? Come to think of it, why did I even bother to have one? I guess having one enabled me to pick it up. Next time I'll use the knife and fork option.

Today was a much better more on-track day. A nice Sunday. I walked the 5K again, this time as fast as I could walk it (50 min).  I did a lot of baking. I made baked tortilla chips, spinach dip, mini-cheesecakes (4 points!), pumpkin chocolate chip muffins (also 4 points), and a loaf of bread. And chicken enchiladas for dinner--very good---left on my own I would have put on at least quadruple the amount of cheese, but truly, they were ok with the very modest amount that I did use.

Last night I visited my overweight friend from the ward. I was struck again by the difference in her behaviors and mine, she's supposedly on weight watchers too, but not really. She isn't anywhere near ready to make the changes.  I brought over six 1 point chocolate cookies. She ate all six (not a hard thing to do) and then some crackers with Nutella, without noticing I think, that she was eating anything at all. The weird thing is that that snack isn't really all that out of the ordinary for me either. But somewhere there is a difference--I weigh about 100 pounds or more less than she does. What am I doing right from day to day (I bet the 5K helped) that she isn't yet?  Maybe I'm just slightly more aware? More importantly for me, what are the key differences in the way I behave from the way my skinny friends behave? Maybe they're even more aware?  I did notice at yesterday's party that TH--who is a graduate from Westpoint, did NOT hit the dessert table.

Off to plot tomorrow's points.  I'm glad I did the baking. I feel as though the house is full of good things to eat.