That wasn't hard.

I never thought I would say it, but making a healthier choice at a restaurant can be easy. Yesterday was my sisters birthday, so the entire family was going to dinner at Big Bowl (similar to PF Chang's). I knew starving myself all day wasn't going to work, so I packed healthy foods for the day (about 10 points worth) and then made sure to leave work on time to get to the gym. I ran for 30 minutes and earned 3 AP's. When we met at the restaurant I carefully scanned the menu, usually I would just order Kung Pao Chicken, my absolute favorite! Last night I ordered the Stir Fry, I choose my own vegetables (broccoli, onions, peppers, mushrooms, pea pods, carrots) added just a small scoop of grilled chicken and asked for the Teriyaki sauce ON THE SIDE! WW recommends doing this but I could never get myself to do it, I mean what good is Asian food without the sauce? DARN GOOD!
I shared my plate with Rosie and it was delicious, I definitely would order it over the fried Kung Pao chicken any day! Yum! And, it must have payed off because the scale is down another 1.2 lbs this morning. That means since Saturday morning I am down 3.2 lbs...I know a lot of it was just water weight, but it feels good to see the scale moving in that direction.
On another note, it has been 2 weeks since I gave up drinking soda. At first I was doing it just to see if I could, and honestly I never thought I would make it as long as this (horrible, I know). I really don't crave it though, and I am sleeping so much better. I wake up to my alarm and don't even feel the need to hit snooze, maybe it's all in my head, I don't know.
I am planning to go to the gym tonight for a run. I need to get 3-4 miles in tonight to stay on my training schedule. Hopefully we get some nice weather this weekend so I can get outside for my long run on Sunday!