Weight Watcher Shopping

I'm back from the grocery store after my first WW shopping trip! Even though I was hungry when I went to Kroger this evening, I tried to make really good food choices. Rule One: Shop the edges of the store. That's where the healthy stuff is. First stop: sushi. Maybe this time I won't gorge myself on the spring rolls and get sick of it:-) As I left the produce department after having chosen several fruits and veggies (I'm trying those steamie things Leah), I saw the Mexican aisle looming before me. Quickly I cut back to the seafood and picked up a frozen bag of shrimp. Shrimp, I love shrimp. Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. There's, um, shrimp kebabs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir fried. There's pineapple shrimp and lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich... I'm pretty sure though, that most of those things are not weight watcher friendly!
Rule Two: Don't go down the middle of the store. I really didn't need much from Kroger except fruits, veggies and milk. But there is a lot of ground to cover in between produce and dairy, especially at that Anderson Towne Center Kroger. On my way to the milk, I passed the bread aisle. Well, if I'm going to watch my points, I might as well have WW bread too. 1 point for 2 slices you know. Most bread is at least one point per slice. Unfortunately, the WW bread is not on an endcap so I had to venture a few feet into that aisle. Then I saw the crackers-I love saltines, especially with the chili that was waiting for me at home. Nope, I backed away from the crackers very slowly. Sadly, they did not leap into my cart, so I had to leave them behind.
I did make it out of Kroger, but only after purchasing pretzel crisps, hummus, WW yogurt, flavored water-gotta slow down on the wine intake-2 points per glass-sometimes it's just not worth it...wait a minute, who am I kidding?-in addition to the healthy veggies, fruit and chocolate. Chocolate, how did that get in there? Must have had a coupon!
Helpful Hint One: Go to the store with a full bladder. It definitely helps with the decision making!
Did I mention that I made it home with 15 points to spare? I have a daily bank of 23 points to spend on food. I had a quick snack when I got home from Kroger (duh-wine, hummus, pretzel chips and carrots), but I still have 10 points to use for dinner. Using those points wisely, yikes! What a dilemma! All that healthy food to eat...