Roni’s Weight Watchen Page(s) - Take 2 (the rebuild)

The title pretty much sums it up.

The day started with a bit of sauce making.  Notice my little chef in training and his FABULOUS play dough meat balls! It way my way of keeping his eager hands out of the raw meat. Worked like a charm! We even “baked” his in the microwave (no heat of course) and pretended to eat them. ;~)

I did not go to the gym today BUT I worked my tail off, cleaning, moving furniture, organizing.  I love starting the New Year off right so I spent some time just taking care of nagging household chores.

I also got ready for a small get together I’m having tomorrow night.  I’m doing a bunch of finger foods, hummus, shrimp cocktail, baked chips & salsa, fresh veggies.  I love hosting because I’m in control.  I’ll post all my updated recipes and maybe my whole party spread on GreenLiteBites in the next couple of days.  

Now on to this snack attack.  I don’t know WHAT happened between 10 and 11PM but I just wanted something sweet. I couldn’t shake it so I splurged on some sour patch kids.  I probably ate too many but at least it was better then those gosh darn smidgens.

For those wondering, a smidgen is a local candy company’s evil joke of putting the most creamiest, glorious peanut butter in the most smooth, milky, silky chocolate you have ever tasted.  Thanks GOD the husband has almost knocked them off and I know I can get some guests to indulge tomorrow.  I know, I KNOW it’s bad but more for them is less for me and I’m cool with that!

No menu today, I didn’t really jot anything down so it would be from memory anyway.  Check back tomorrow as I post my New Years goals and I have a surprise on the 1st!  

Talk to you tomorrow!

Update:I CAVED and had a few smidgens right before bed. Man they are TOO good! I must get rid of them today! ;~P

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I’m going to cut this short but I really wanted to tell you about my fabulous day and post my food journal to stay accountable.

Today started off awesome with a trip to the gym.  I got in treadmill time, a lower body circuit and toddler basketball!

Then some friends came over and we had a Dance Dance Revolution(DDR) competition.  I will have you know I kept up with the preteens and actually beat them! I guess I’m not ready to grow up just quite yet. ;~P

As if all that wasn’t enough, the weather was so mild the husband and I took the toddler out for a nice stroll before dinner. 

Needless to say I got nothing done around the house but it was so worth it.  The whole family had a great day!  

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Still fighting the cold but getting better. I actually got a lot accomplished today.  I love being on vacation so I can work on my own projects, isn’t that sad. LOL

You may notice a bit of tidying up around here.  I’ve edited the side bars a bit, reorganizing and adding a feed from the community and links to the boards.  I really want to start spreading the support to all our awesome blogs!   

I’m also looking into moving the site soon. Traffic is increasing and I’m noticing the site responding slower and slower. Please let me know if you guys experience any problems on any of the sites. I’d really appreciate it.

As for my day today, I did well. I finished off my soup and made an AWESOME Tortilla Pizza (video post).  Then we decided to go out to dinner and get some grocery shopping done.  I LOVE family shopping. The toddler now grabs items off the shelf and says “It’s my fu-avorite” and throws it in the cart.  Plus I love the fact that he wants everything in the produce aisle. Today I had to rationalize with him that we need to pay for the apples before he can have one.  It’s my own fault, I tend to let him pick at the non-weigh items, like grape tomatoes. Yes, we are THOSE people that eat our way through the grocery store!

The scale only down a tiny bit but I’m FEELING GOOD! 2 days back in groove and I am reminded once again how much better I feel when I’m eating healthier and more in moderation.

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That’s how I feel. 

Before I tell you about my crappy day scroll down a bit and check out my morning scale reading. HOLY COW! That is the highest I’ve seen the scale in over a year at least.  I’m not freaking out, I am NOT freaking out. Pasta Queen described my thoughts perfectly in her post Guilt-free Christmas cookies. There just comes a time when you give in because you know you CAN handle it. That number on that scale will not throw me into some deep dark depression. This is “real life and I’m going to indulge and guess what? I can and still manage my weight! It’s not an all or nothing situation.

Anyway….

I HATE being sick. HATE IT! I knew it was coming but I thought by ignoring it, it would go away.  I was wrong, so wrong. I have the trifecta of symptoms, runny nose, fever and soar throat.  YUCK! And to make it worse, the toddler has them too. :~(

So I listened to my body today.  Ate good healthy stuff and made some Homemade Soup.  I was planning on going to the gym but I just couldn’t swing it.  Plus I didn’t want to spread my germs all over the place infecting other non-suspecting gym rats.

Hopefully I’ll feel better tomorrow. I have so many things to accomplish. My inbox is full and my to do list is long. 

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I’m starting today.

So much for my Holiday Goals! Remember them?

1. Enjoy myself and RELAX – Check. Kind of. I had a FABULOUS Christmas Eve and Christmas.  I wasn’t even on the computer for about 48 hours straight, that may be a new record for me! But I still had to take care of some stuff.  Ahhh the life of an over achiever.  ;~P
2. Mindful eating – Oh it was mindful alright. The cookies were mindful, the candy was mindful the seconds, thirds and fourths were mindful.  Man I think I just mindfully ate my way through 3 days.
3. Drink Water – So so. I started off good but then I got lazy.

Normally, after a 3 day Christmas eating bender I’d just say “F” it and continue to be out of control until New Years. As if on New Years day the Sun and Moon will come into perfect alignment and I will find the much needed will power to stay in control. What a bunch a crap.  It’s funny how my mind works.

So if you are in the same boat as I and fell off the wagon… “GET OVER IT”

You came, you celebrated, you allowed come Holiday indulgences now it’s time to get back on track!

I hope you will join me! I’ll be back later will my food journal and daily post.

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Sorry I’ve been absent for the past few days. As you all know it’s THAT time of year. Shopping, cooking (LOTS of cooking), wrapping, cleaning, I could go on and on.  I’m not journaling, I’ve been trying to get to the gym here and there but even that isn’t happening as much as I would like. I decided to declare my holiday goals because I feel like if I don’t things may get out of hand. 

I have 3 Holiday Weight Watchen’ Goals

1. Enjoy myself and RELAX – I’ve been trying to accomplish a lot lately, a new business, a full time job, running 2 active blogs and the weight loss community. I’m using the next few days to enjoy time with my family. The last two days have been great and I can’t wait to see the rest of my extended family and freinds.
2. Mindful eating – I’m not going to journal every bite but I’m not going to eat everything in sight either. I’m going to make the best choices I can and not STRESS over it.  I cannot gain 70lbs back in the next few days. Yes the scale may be up but I know what I need to do when “normalcy” returns.
3. Drink Water – I tend to drink not as much when I’m home. Weird I know but it’s back to that out of routine problem I have.

The past two days have been a TON of FUN and I’ve been trying to keep these three things in mind. 

I’ve also been staying active, dancing with the toddler to fun Holiday tunes.  One of our favorites is Christmas Wrapping. The song is 5 minutes long so with a toddler who routinely says “Again, again, AGAIN!” I can easily get 15-20 minutes of aerobic dancing in.  Not to mention resistance training because the little guy is about 40 pounds and is quite a dare devil.  He LOVES for me to swing him around, upside down and all so mom get’s quite an upper body workout!

Between dancing sets, I’m running back in forth to the kitchen.  The toddler and I have been baking cookies and he is LOVING the decorating, the eating and the "licking". 

Tonight is a big night for our family as we travel for Christmas Eve and Christmas. We celebrate what we call, Christmas Eve Eve.  It’s the day the toddler, the husband and I have our special family dinner.  I’m making, homemade French onion soup, shrimp cocktail,  Maryland-ish Crab Cakes, Garlic Honey Asparagus, and strawberries with Chocolate Yogurt Dipping Sauce! Plus I picked up up a buttercup squash.  It look so interesting and I’ve never seen one before so I thought, why not! Keep an eye out on GreenLiteBites as I’ll be posting about it and my onion soup soon.

So I need to get back to my Christmas Eve Eve cooking.  I just wanted to take a minute to wish you ALL a Happy Holiday Season how ever you may celebrate it.

I’ll be back in the middle of next week with some updates.  (if you haven’t noticed I’ve been doing little things here and there like adding the RSS feed from the community in the lower left side bar – I have a lot of year end loose ends to tie up)

Have a good one!

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Wrapping presents all night is NOT an invitation to snack excessively before going to bed. Especially after indulging in brownie a la mode at Chick-fil-a.

However.... I AM done wrapping!! :~D

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to be busier now when I’m on winter break then when I was teaching full time? 

MAN!  It’s that schedule thing again. I’m all out of whack and I don’t mean my eating, per say.  I’ve been doing really well just not journaling like I normally do.  

What have I been doing you ask?

Well, wrapping up things for school, Christmas shopping, getting tires and breaks on the car (OMG what a time killer), going to the doctor, organizing the house, and all the other little things that get forgotten while the semester is in full swing.

Tomorrow promises to be just as busy while I finish the last of the shopping, hit the gym, weigh in and to top it off, I just got invited to a poker night! I never say no to a poker night. Especially when the husband is willing stay home with the toddler when I know he wants to play too.

Thursday’s no different either! I have a business meeting (things are happening!), the cardio kicking boxing class and I need to get some work done on the sites.  

All this running around does mean I’ve been eating out a bit more.  It doesn’t help that I haven’t gone grocery shopping in over a week either. So when the husband says, “want to get Chinese” I hop on it!

Overall, I’m busy, I’m happy and I'm just trying to make good decisions.  My posts may be bit sporadic over the next week because of the holiday.  Plus I plan on doing so blog clean up.  Now that I moved the food related posts to the new food blog my navigation doesn’t make much sense. Between that, updating the community and posting some of my food ideas I’m a busy bee. I’ll get back to posting my daily menus after the holidays, I promise.  I just need some time to get everything else in order.

As for my previous post and your comments, YES I am going to move to free weights! I think I may take your advice and inquire about a trainer tomorrow. This way I’ll get down the moves first and  I won’t injure myself. I’m sure I’ll post about New Years Resolutions soon but be sure free weights will be on me list for ’08!

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I saw the STRANGEST thing at the gym today.

There was a women working out on the nautilus machine in “normal” clothes.  That may not sound too bizarre but close your eyes and imagine…

Ya ready?

A 30-something female in a blue turtle neck sweater, black slacks and dress shoes finishing a set on the chest press and moving to the ab machine.

Ya got the mental picture? Ok, now do you believe me???   …  It was ODD!

Now, at first I thought she was an employee but after seeing her complete a set and move on to the next exercise I was sure she was actually working out in a blue turtle neck sweater!

I thought, MAN she must be crazy I can hardly handle my t-shirt and sweats. But as I sat on the arm extension machine contemplating my next set, I thought about it (this is what I do, I people watch and imagine their situation – it’s a problem I have ;~P) Did she forget her workout clothes and is still working out? Would I have the courage to do that without fear of  “oh God - What would people think?” If that was her actual situation (and I’m sure it wasn’t) she is not only super dedicated but totally confident in herself as well.

I say that only because I’ve been contemplating moving to free weights but I’m scared. Yes scared. What will people think? That room is so intimidating with it’s enormous bar bells and muscle bound athletic tattooed sweaty men.  I don’t belong there. Do I? I’d be so out of place. I’d look like a complete idiot. 

These are all things that have crossed my mind and prevented me from trying.  But seeing that women do her thing, in her blue turtle neck sweater gave me a shot of confidence.  (strange, I know)

Who cares what people think? If I want to lift free weights I should! Next trip to the gym I’m going to do it!

And why shouldn’t I? Since beginning my workouts in August I have come a long way.  I’m up to jogging a bit on the treadmill, I can easily do 30 minutes on the bike even with the hill routine, I LOVE lifting weights on the nautilus machines and I’m starting to see changes in my body.  A muscle here, a little more tone there.  It is AWESOME!  

So I thought I’d list some benefits of working out, some tings you may not have thought of.

1. I’m not cold after a work out - Are you the type of person who is always cold? I am! ALWAYS! But for at least an hour after I workout I’m fine. I hardly even need my coat to walk outside of the gym and I actually turn down the heat in the car, something I NEVER do!
2. Time alone - Being a mom, a wife and a teacher I NEVER get a second to myself.  Someone is always vying for my time. To counteract this I make gym time MY time. I can workout and listen to my iPod or watch what I want on the TV that’s connected to the treadmill.  I can even just think! Yes THINK without interruption. Something that rarely happens nowadays.  
3. Confidence boost – You would think losing almost 70 pounds would give me all the confidence in the world but I’m here to tell ya, weight loss wasn’t the complete answer.  I know that sounds easy for me to say now that I am “skinny” (OMG I just typed that) but it’s true.  I always thought that if I lost the weight I would be the confident women I always knew I was on the inside.  Instead I just became the same unsure girl in a smaller size.  It’s wasn’t the weight loss that did it, it was a combination of things, the biggest being a change in attitude.  By working out and lifting weights I’m proving to myself I can do it. That I can do anything I set my mind to. It’s that contagious goal concept I’ve mentioned a couple of times before. Since working out I am more confident then EVER!
4. People Watching – I hinted earlier in the post that I like to people watch and it’s so true.  I guess you can say I’m an observer by nature. The gym is a great place to people watch! Next time you are there just take a look around, you never know you may be on the treadmill next to someone who’s lost 70lbs and runs a weight loss blog. ;~)
5. Eating More – Now don’t misinterpret this as “if you workout you can eat whatever you want” because that’s just not true.  But since working out I have noticed the scale is a little friendly when I indulge here and there.  I also need a bit more calories to support the workouts and muscle gain.  Us Weight Watcher people learned this with activity points but when I started I never believed it. I’d just skip them thinking I’d lose more weight, now I get it. I really do need more fuel to run this (forgive the pun) well oiled machine (it just popped in there and I couldn’t help myself. ;~P

Alright, I’m sure I can come up with more but you get the idea. I never thought I’d become a gym rat. Really, I NEVER did. But taking 2-3 nights a weeks to give you time to yourself, boost your confidence and your-self esteem so you can eat more, now doesn’t like a treat instead of a chore. It’s all in how you think of it!

Thanks crazy women in the blue turtle neck sweater for inspiring me today,  YOU ROCK!

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I’m the type of person that loves getting advice (well, and giving it too, I guess ;~P).  Anyway I have been feeling ‘off’, like I said so did exactly what you all recommended….

1. “Snap out of it!”  - Check.  I read that and though, ‘yeah, what’s wrong with me? I just need to snap out of it! So I did! LOL
2. “You know you can do it!!” – Not too sound too egotistical… yeah I do! ;~)
3. “… you could go to bed early!” – I could! But then when would I update the blog(s)!  LOL In all seriousness, I am making an effort to hit the hay a bit earlier.
4. “… a hot bath and early to bed might be just what you need! Can you say ‘over achiever’???” – Guilty as charged, I am an OVER achiever! LOL. What can I say, I LOVE what I do! However, I took your advice and took a bath last night.
5. “…cut back on mindless empty snackin and focus on fueling your system.” – I’m hearing you! I have to admit I do try and cut back during the day so I can mindlessly snack at night without fear. However, now that I work out I think I need more good fuel throughout the day.
6. “I think you should be commended. Even when you go "off the wagon" you're still choosing pretty good foods!” – Commended? LOL  That’s just two years of practice and falling off the wagon A LOT! In all seriousness, I do catch the change in my mental state (wanting to eat for emotional reasons, mindless eating, etc) and try to counteract it by allowing myself to still do those things but with better choices.  When you are an emotional eater it’s hard to not eat BUT you don’t have to eat ‘bad’ things per say (although they do seem to make you feel better don’t they?)
7. “… this has nothing to do with your current post but I had to share...I absolutely love your "baked apple pie" oatmeal.”  - AWESOME! I do too!!  Thanks for reminding me it’s breakfast choice, I tend to forget!
8.  “ Make a rule that you will only munch on 94% FF popcorn after 8 p.m. and nothing else unless it is a point free veggie.” – GREAT idea!  I’m actually out of popcorn! I need to pick some up this weekend!
9. “ I think a good one for me is to go upstairs to the study - there's a couch for reading, a television, bathrooms to clean, clothes to put away - everything but food!” – Keepin’ busy is always a good one for me too.  My problem is I was bringing food into those places! I guess I should make a new rule!
10. “PLAN,PLAN,PLAN!!!!!” – YES YES YES!! ;~)
11. “…drink a cup of decaf or hot chocolate during that time…” – Hot cocoa! I love that idea!  Made with skim and Stevia or splenda.  Fabulous winter treat!
12. “Maybe you are just pregnant” – UMMMMMM NO CHANCE!  LMAO
13. “IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO AFTER THE TODDLER GOES TO BED AND BURN SOME CALORIES AND EARN ACTIVITY POINTS, WHY DON'T YOU LOOK TO YOUR HUSBAND FOR A LITTLE LOVIN'” – Warning TOO much information about to be said…..  Our bath tub is big enough for 2! ;~) (see #4 above)
14. “…at least you have time to blog your food for the day.” – This is one of those… “I make the time” things for me! It’s non-negotiable.
15. “ Make sure to drink a big glass of water before that snack too. Less room in your belly to fill!” – I know, I know, yet I forgot to do it!!
16. “… our leader suggested resetting your points at 5 pm so you can adjust your eating in the morning and afternoon to your evening eating.”  - I know people who do this and it works great for them! But I like my points per day.  Great tip though!!

See you guys DO have great advice! I took it and now I feel FABULOUS! Bath and bed early last night (that’s why I didn’t post).  Today I already hit the gym and made an AWESOME lunch (keep an eye on GreenLiteBites, I’ll be posting it soon.)

Tonight, its off to see lights with the Toddler and I’ll be recording another video.  It’s a busy weekend as usual, but I like it that way!

Hope your weekend is going great! Until later!

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I’ll say it again, a small shift in my schedule and I’m all off.  Now that the semester is over, there just seems to be something going on with me.  I’m not happy between 9-11PM unless there is food in arms reach.  I think I need to mix things up a bit. Maybe I’ll start posting in the morning or hitting the gym after the toddler goes to bed. Something’s got to snap me out of it.  I can feel bad habits starting to form.  :~(

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I feel like I have so much to tell you but I can’t come up with a clever way to string it all together so I decided to take the easy way out and just list them.  My brain works better this way anyway…

1. The Melting Pot was AWESOME! Yes, you can totally go overboard, but if you go easy on the cheese, and use a broth fondue for the main course you are in good shape.  Now the dessert on the other hand is totally EVIL! Yes I indulged and yes I LOVED every minute of it.  It’s not every day you have a warm pot of melted dark chocolate in front of you with fresh berries and banana pieces (not too mention cheesecake and brownie bites!)
2. I’ve been spending a lot of time in the kitchen, posting a new smoothie idea and my new creation, the ca-ookie!
3. I kept forgetting to post this link.  I guess I should have actually used the site to remind me. 
4. I FEEL FAT.  I know I’m not fat, I don’t even want to go there.  But my diet’s been out of whack the last few days. I’ve been eating out more = more salt = more water retention = I feel ENORMOUS. However…
5. I’ve been hitting the gym hard.  My love of weight training is increasing.  I just feel so strong and confident when I’m lifting.  Now that the semester is over I’m trying to get to the gym more. I’m hoping this helps counter act the extra holiday eating.
6. I posted a few days ago about Contagious Goal Achievement on DietDetective, something I mentioned here before.

*phew* I think that was everything. I’ll post my menu today but I’m not too proud of it.  I told ya, I’m just out of WACK!

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I’m midday posting as I’m off to dinner with the husband, the toddler and some old friends.  We decided on the Melting Pot. I’ve never been there and I’m looking forward to it. 

My day so far has gone well and I’m not going to ‘ruin’ it with one meal.  When I say ‘ruin’, I mean it in two ways….

1. I am NOT going to just totally pig out with complete disregard for health/points/calories/whatever.  And..
2. I’m not going to not enjoy myself being overly concerned with what I can or cannot eat.

Translation… I’m going to have a good time, eat responsibly and enjoy myself.

Here’s my day so far…

I also hit the gym this morning and worked my but off.  

I’m feeling 100 times better then yesterday!

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My schedule is totally out of whack. It’s finals week, I’m stressed, I’m tired and I have a TON of work to do. That being said I rushed to get to work this morning and totally forgot lunch.  ME, “Miss Prepared” didn’t even think about it.  I’ve been bringing my lunch all semester without fail.  It’s amazing what a small shift in your schedule can do to you. Well, to me.  I’m all disheveled.  

Since I wasn’t prepared I called up the husband to see what he was doing for lunch and I crashed his ‘date’.  He was meeting a coworker at a local place that I’m not too found of.  So I ordered a grilled chicken Panini and I thought I’d splurge on some fries.  Well the Panini was good, and why wouldn’t it be, it was drenched in butter.  I mean so much I could see it on the outside of the bread.  YUCK (no, I mean YUM… YUCK, whatever!) ;~)   

THIS is why I don’t like eat out anymore.  I so could have made a much lighter, just as delicious sandwich at home.  

That combined with a slight case of the blues and just being tired is a recipe for overeating.  So here goes nothing…

To make this worse I’m going out to eat with some old friends tomorrow night.  I already have that “Oh ‘ef’ it” attitude but I’m trying, I’m really trying!  Maybe going to the gym will help tomorrow??

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Staying up late when the toddler is in an early phase is not recommended. I’m exhausted tonight!  I took a few days off from journaling and I was doing really well until tonight when I splurged on some baked Doritos and Fudge Stripe Cookies. :~(

This weekend I spent a ton of time in the kitchen.  I posted another video, baked some cookies, and made sauce.  I also made it to the gym, weighed in and hit the grocery store for my weekly stock up.  The toddler met Santa, and the husband and I actually had a night out. 

WOW

I didn’t realize how much I did until I typed it all out.  No wonder I’m exhausted!

Tomorrow is back to food journals, I want to be back at my personal goal range by Christmas! 2.8 pounds to go!

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A few weeks ago, Andrew from Linda’s Diet Delites asked if I’d try and write a review for Light Touch Muffins. He sent me a sample of the Zucchini flavor and honestly, I wasn’t expecting much. I mean it’s a zucchini muffin! How good could it possibly be? Well, I think you’ll be surprised by the answer.

The first thing I noticed about the muffin was it’s size.  Wrapped in a clear plastic it was a normal size muffin, not a “diet size”.  You know what I mean right? You hear a muffin is one point and you assume tiny bite size laughable serving.  Not so, It was a nice “normal” sized muffin. 

I opened the package and was immediately impressed by how moist it was and the smell was amazing! I took a bite and I was in heaven.  Seriously, I’m not exaggerating.  It was THAT good!  

The husband happened to walk by the kitchen and I was like, “you HAVE to try this!”

He, of course, rolled his eyes, as he always does when I ask him to try something.  He then let’s out a, “Oh… that’s good!”

So there you have it, Roni and husband approved muffins!  Now we only tried the zucchini so I can’t vouch for the other flavors but I’d sure like to try them now!

The muffin I ate was 110 calories, 1g of fat and 5g of fiber. Click here to check out the other flavors and nutritional information on Linda’s site where you can purchase them online.

Thanks Andrew!

NOTE: Linda’s Diet Delites offers a $5 discount to new customers for the holidays.

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I cave.  

Just a week ago, I got on my soapbox and declared my hatred of fast food.  I believe my exact quote was…

“…I am starting a boycott of fast food restaurants that do not provide good service or good food. Life is too short to waste a meal on junk and deal with bad service.”

Alight so I’m still good. I did NOT really break my boycott when I went to Chick-fil-A tonight.  Yes, yes, yes I went to Chick-fil-A.  Sometimes there just isn’t enough hours in the day and we need to eat! 

However, my experience at Chick-fil-A was the complete opposite of the Burger King Fiasco last week.

First, when I went to order, I was immediately waited on, even though the restaurant was quite busy.  The girl behind the counter was pleasant, courteous and even friendly, if you believe it!

Now, the husband was with the toddler in the gym so I ordered alone.  When the worker realized I was alone trying to carry everything, she offered to take my drinks to the table!

WHAT? Take my drinks to the table? That would be FABULOUS, “thank you” I said and she responded pleasantly, “You're welcome”.

It puts a smile of my face just thinking about it.

While we were getting settled in the booth another worker came over to the table, gave me a place mat for the toddler and asked if I wanted fresh pepper on my salad.  Seriously, are you kidding?  Isn’t this a fast food joint? Did I not just rant about bad service and workers treating me with disdain and another fast food place just 2 miles away.

I told you I could not have had a more opposite experience.  But wait, it get’s better!

After enjoying my fabulous salad and diet lemonade(one of my favorite non-water drinks), we let the toddler go back into the gym. While we were watching him through the window, another worker came over and offered to get us drink refills!

I almost fainted!

What a fabulous customer service experience. Really, being a mom, I’m always trying to teach the toddler to be courteous by example. So I’m a big ‘please’, ‘excuse me’, ‘thank you’, ‘you're welcome’ type of person.  I’ve never heard more of those phrases in a 20 minute period before.  Every person I interacted with was just SO pleasant!

But what about the food? Well, me, I love Chick-fil-A’s choices, the grilled sandwich, the salads and the fruit cups great options! And of you want to splurge on fries, I mean nothing beats their waffle fries, they even leave the skin on!

So, I am removing Chick-fil-A from my boycott.  I’m not claiming all Chick-fil-A’s are created equal but the ones in my area just seem to be a step above the McDonalds and Burger Kings.  

If you are interested in seeing the nutritional information for the menu items check out their nutritional calculator. Oh! and apparently I’m not the only ones who thinks they have the right idea about customer service. ;~)

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