Fishing For My Diet

Last night, my hubby suggested going to Bonefish Grill for dinner. I immediately began to panic. I knew that Weight Watchers did not list the POINTS for their menu items on the WW website. I checked Bonefish Grill's website. No nutritional information was offered though I was able to check out their menu. I googled the items I was interested in eating there, but could not find any nutritional facts for them. I am not much of a seafood lover so my choices were already limited.

I should have just ate a salad, right?

Wrong.

I was able to find nutritional information for their House Salad. It calculated out to 6 POINTS! No, thank you!

I used generic listings on the Weight Watchers website for the food I planned on eating. I'm not usually comfortable using non-specific food listings. I thrive on accuracy. I had to let go off that anal side of myself for an evening out at a 'nicer' restaurant.

Two Jump Lump Crab Cakes=10 POINTS

Steamed Veggies= 2 POINTS (x2 since I doubled up on this side)

Cocktail Sauce= 1 POINT

Unsweetened Ice Tea= o POINTS

I chose the highest POINTS value listed for Crab Cakes on the WW site. The Crab Cakes at Bonefish are broiled not fried. A small amount of breading coats them. There is barely any filler in these crab cakes! It is stuffed with delicious crab meat. Ok, I'm officially drooling now.

The Crab Cakes come with a Remoulade sauce on the side, but I did not want to even venture a guess on the POINTS value for it so I asked for a Cocktail Sauce substitution. I used the Cocktail Sauce sparingly. It was a little too heavy on the Horseradish. My tummy is sensitive to spicy, hot foods so I limited my sauce intake. It is 1 POINT for 1/4 cup of Cocktail Sauce.

The Steamed Vegetables were SO delicious. I could have eaten a big old pot of them! These tasty veggies were not cooked with butter or oil. They had a delicious blend of seasonings on them though! I doubled up on this side and opted out of having the garnish which sounded heavy and fattening. I also could have had a starch side such as Whipped Garlic Mashed Potatoes or Herbed Jasmine Rice, but thought it best not to overindulge.

This meal was FABULOUS! I cannot do the taste justice with mere words. Just thinking about it now, I'm mentally resisting blurting out "Mmmmm".

This restaurant excursion was an good lesson for me. I need to step outside of the protective shield of my Weight Watcher's online Plan Manager every so often to test myself. Apparently, I can make smart food decisions.

Who knew?

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

This past weigh day, I stepped on the scale. Still groggy from sleep, I looked at that electric nemesis expecting to have dropped the obligatory single pound. Ah, but it was so much better.

I lost almost three pounds this week. I smiled and did my little "Go, Me!" dance in my head. Then it hit me. I stepped back on the scale and sure enough, I was right.

Drum Roll, please.

I HAVE LOST TWENTY POUNDS TOTAL!!!!!!!!

That deserved an actual happy dance. Well, that and a small cup of chocolate ice cream with rainbow sprinkles from Dairy Queen that I will be happily eating tonight. And best part, it won't even be cheating on my diet. Thank You, Weight Watchers!

Mmmmm..... sprinkles. Can't wait.