Hard work really pays off!

I had to pop in before bed and say that I am just really proud of myself. Is that ok? I have worked hard and it is paying off. Today I went to Wal-Mart and got some new workout clothes off the clearance rack ($3 per piece!!) and then went to get a few items. I was over by the cookie dough section looking at refrigerated bread sticks I'll be using to make soft pretzels out of, and the cookies didn't even appeal to me. I spent more time comparing cream cheeses (1/3 less fat just compromises on other stuff, like sodium and sugar!) than I did looking at those cookies. Also, I discovered that refrigerated 100% whole wheat bagels have a TON less calories than the non-refrigerated sort. I remember the kind my mom used to buy: they had 300 calories each! These ones have 180 calories, leaving room for real cream cheese (chive and onion, YUM!) and maybe even a slice of reduced-fat salami. Or a scrambled egg and a bit of shredded cheese. ON the bagel. My head is just BURSTING with creative and healthy meal ideas. Instead of a dark-chocolate Dove bar, I got a cup of fat free strawberry-banana yogurt to slurp on the way home. I think I'm getting the hang of this!!