Which One to Choose??

As I was eating my lunch the other day, I got to thinking about how the "new version" of Weight Watchers has some really good points. One of them is to try to always choose foods that are going to fill you up for longer instead of smaller foods that are the same points value. A good example of this is the lunch I was eating that day. It was 4 points and left me feeling absolutely stuffed!! 1 point of strawberries, 2 points of omlette - I used only egg whites and some fat free cheese, and 1 point of toast - 2 peices of whole wheat WW bread is only 1 point. It was an awesome meal.

On the other hand, I could have chosen to have 2 of the cookies that were in my cupboard tempting me. They were the noname version of oreos and are 2 points each - for a total of 4 points.

Which of those choices has more calories?? Neither. Which one will make me fatter?? Neither. Which one will make me feel fuller for longer?? Well, that seems obvious.

I'm trying desperately to remember this "rule" as I'm deciding what to eat from day to day, but it can be tough. Sometimes, all I want is some of the nastily delicious mudpie brownie ice cream that is currently in our freezer!!! (4 points of that would only be a QUARTER CUP of icecream - or 4 tablespoons...) (ACK).

So, I try. This is going to be a tough week for me because we're having Elan's bday party this weekend and I'm making a couple of cakes and CAKE with ICING is my most nastiest temptation. I just want to eat and eat and eat. So, I'm gonna try to exercise a lot and not eat any bonus points all week except for that day. We'll see how I do...