Thanks

Never doing that again: I'd bought a can of chicken for a recipe that I never ended up trying. Rather than boiling a chicken breast, I decided to use it in the chicken stuffing casserole I made tonight. Um, no. Never again. Nasty and so not in a good way. I don't think I've ever eaten canned chicken before (at least not that I know of) and I won't be eating it again in the future. Nuh-uh.

Found this article on Yahoo this morning: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/5-things-i-learned-from-jillian-michaels-281808/ It's five lessons learned from Jillian Michaels (a.k.a one of my girl crushes) of the Biggest Loser. They're all good points, but this one did stand out to me:

5.) JUST SAY THANK YOU.When I told Jillian how much weight I've lost, she congratulated me. And then (as I always do), I added, "But I still have a long way to go." "Stop," she said. "What does that do," she said, "apart from negate everything you've already accomplished? You're being self-deprecating and disempowering, and that doesn't serve anyone-and especially not you. Be proud of what you've done for yourself."

Dude, how guilty am I of that?

Very.

To be perfectly honest, I can't remember EVER accepting a compliment with a simple "thank you." It's always been, "Oh, thanks, but I still have ___ pounds to go."

Why do we do that? Why do I do that?

Why can't we just leave it at simply thank you, appreciate the compliment, maybe even take a moment to revel in it and then move on?

Hmm.

Note to self: From now on, leave it at thanks.

Daily Menu for Monday:

Breakfast
Hash Browns
Egg Beaters
1 Slice Bacon
2 Biscuits
Total Points: 5

Lunch
Sandwhich
2 Rice Cakes
Total Points: 6

Snack
Orange Dreamsicle Delight (FYI: the nutrional info is off on this. For four servings, it's actually 165 calories per serving, making it 3 WW points)
Total Points: 3

Dinner
Taco Bake (I'm going to attempt to health-ify a much loved recipe. If it works out, I'll post it tomorrow)
Refried Beans
Total Points: 6

Snack
Vanilla Pudding
Total Points: 1

Daily Points Total: 21

Note: First day in, hmm, a week that no Raisinettes have been on the menu. And, yup, they're still in the pantry. Can I do it?