Day 7

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!  Today my family had a super fun day.  We had some fun at Kent Falls in CT.  I packed a cooler prepared with lots of healthy snacks and water for the entire family to enjoy and help me stay on track. We ran around outside and trekked up towards the falls with the girls walking on the rocks and putting our feet in the freezing cold water.  Next we played frisbee for a while and ran around having fun as a family.  After that, we went to my all time favorite summer spot the Hopkins Inn.  I chose a broiled halibut with a double order of veggies in place of the potatoes and a tomato, mozzarella & basil appetizer.  I did allow myself a glass of Pinot Noir but it wasn't very good so I didn't finish it.  I thoroughly enjoyed lunch and SOMEHOW I stopped myself from eating the incredibly hot, fresh from the oven bread that came out steaming onto the table.  I had to cut and butter CM a piece and it took all the restraint I had not to butter a big piece for myself.  But I held it together.  I did allow myself one bite of hubby's spaetzle (my all time favorite there) but I did not partake in desert nor did I feel like I had missed out.  I was enjoying the beautiful scenery up on the hill overlooking Lake Waramaug in Litchfield County.  It's just gorgeous up there.  Next we hit up a barrel festival at the Sunset Meadows Vineyard in Goshen, CT.  That was a fun adventure with the kids in tow.  Thanks to all the previous days of rain, the field was a complete and utter mud pit.  But we had a great time nonetheless and really enjoyed ourselves.  I did partake in the tasting there and would probably say I had the equivalent of another 2 glasss of wine there.  But it was worth it for the experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  I find it a victory that I did not have the carbs & dessert that was staring me in the face at the Hopkins Inn and I made a good choice that was healthy and delicious.  Dinner at home was my leftover 17 DD Chicken Vegetable Soup and a big glass of water.  We snacked on some fresh veggies after dinner with a little low fat dip then put it away and I felt satisfied.  I may need to do a nice long walk tomorrow to make up for the several glasses of wine I had today.  But you know what?  In hindsight, in the past I would think nothing of downing 2-3 glasses of wine in an evening (especially on the weekend).  Those calories add up. The varieties I consumed, had anywhere from 80-110 per glass.  So I might have had an extra 200-300 calories today.  BUT, we were on the move a LOT as a family so I think a good amount of that could be cancelled out. I don't plan to do that again before the next weigh in or anytime soon.  I am proud that I am 2nd guessing the wine I consumed but I don't feel guilty about it.  I didn't have so much that I decided all of the sudden we needed an emergency trip to McDonalds.  I stuck to my diet and will continue to do so tomorrow (minus the wine) one meal and one day at a time.