There's a storm a'comin!!

So Hurricane Sandy is going on outside my door and all I can think about is food.  It gets pretty boring stuck in the house with nowhere to go and nothing to do.  Food is my favorite past time.  The eating of it of course, not the making.  I'm glad that when I went to shop for the storm I decided I would buy some fruit.  I have been munching every few hours.  Strawberries, bananas and grapes...I just ran out of grapes so that has lead me to finding entertainment in blogging.  We'll see how long this lasts.  Good thing the storm should be out of here by tomorrow night because if I run out of fruit I am going to start in on the ice cream in my freezer and that is "no bueno", nope, not good at all!

Yesterday I went to McDonalds.  A terrible decision I'm sure but I needed something to eat and I needed it fast.  I had been awake for hours, a little hungover, and on my way to meet my neighbor to get take her to BJs wholesale so she could buy things for our annual Halloween party for kids in our building.  I definitely needed to eat before then.  I bought a Big Mac and two apple pies (and water to drink).  I ate that burger and one pie for a total for 21 points.   The big mac being 14, the pie 7.  It was such a shock! That's like two meals worth of points.  Let me put these points in perspective.  This afternoon I had a Lean Cuisine Chicken Parmesan meal, a string cheese, a banana, strawberries and an ice cream sandwich for the same points of the Big Mac.  That really makes you think twice about what you are eating and why.  My whole life is now a matter of points and I don't mind it mostly because I don't think I get a sense of what I'm eating in any other way.  Not even if counting calories.  The numbers being smaller are manageable and easier to count.  (I'm mathematically retarded)  I think that's why this is working for me, although lately I've been pretty bad and just maintaining.  I really need to get back in the groove of things and go back to a meeting.  Good thing I have a monthly plan that lets me go back anytime I want.  Its time to kick this into high gear again!!