I had convinced myself that a skinny triple grande vanilla latte from Starbuck's (I call it the mother ship... I love coffee) couldn't be THAT bad. I mean it's made with sugar free syrup AND skim milk. Surely - SURELY!! - it isn't too high in calories. What- maybe 80 calories?

Reality check - after I purchased the divine warming manna I came to work to find that it has 160 calories. How in the world did that happen?

Here's how it breaks down:

Nutrition summary:

There are 160 calories in 1 serving of Starbucks Skinny Vanilla Latte.

Calorie break-down: 0% fat, 60% carbs, 40% protein.

Calculated Weight Watchers® points: 3 points.

Estimated Net Carbs (non-fiber carbs): 24g

*sigh... back to the drawing board... (and it goes back to that EASY thing... it was too easy, wasn't it?)

I read somewhere on this board that someone uses a chocolate flavored whey protein mix in their coffee. Brilliant. I think I'll try that.

...

Last night J.T. and I went out for drinks and dinner. I hadn't told him yet about my going to get the fill - but you would think that he would get the picture by how healthy I've been eating. Shying away from their dinner or eating very small portions - HERE'S YOUR SIGN!! Anyway, he came home from work tired and obviously a bit antsy. Apparently he wanted to hit the dollar margarita night at a local bar and then go out for Mexican food. I wasn't game until I sat with him for awhile and he kept sighing... so we both got dressed (differently) and headed out.

On average there is about 400 calories in a margarita. I knew this one was a big one - so to his five, I drank two. (They were small watered down margaritas) and then we left and headed to a local mexican food restaurant.

So here it is - short and sweet. I ate more than I should have, but not as much as I normally would - and when it hit me "hey, you're full!" I put my plate on the other side of the table. The waitress came by, "What, you don't like the chicken enchilladas?"

"Loved them, I'm full."

"What?!"

"Yes, full. Can I have a to-go box, please?"

So she went to get it.

Here's the deal - I told JT about the fill on the second. You could tell he thought it a bad idea.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"No, you obviously have an opinion. What is it?"

"I just think you should wait til' after the fourth so you can enjoy it."

"Nope, I'm not waiting. I don't need food to enjoy the day."

Bells rang in my head. HELLO!!!

I DO NOT NEED FOOD TO ENJOY THE DAY!!! DID YA HEAR THAT?!

When it left my mouth I was so tickled I thought I needed to carve it in my forehead. (maybe my tongue?)

So that's my parting thought for this blog: you do not need food to enjoy the day. Neither do I.

You can enjoy food - but it does NOT need to be the highlight of your day.

Much love - get to dancing.