I am in manic Monday menu planning mode! Now that I am back on WW, I have to figure out points for all my meals. That makes planning a bit more involved, but I am happy that many of my favorite meals can be tweaked to be much more point friendly. For example, this week we are having (drum roll please)...
Crock Pot Beef Stew (6pts) I changed the recipe from 2lbs of beef to 1lb, and I added 2 more potatoes. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Beef-Stew-I/Detail.aspx?prop31=2
Honey Baked Chicken with Brown Rice (9pts) I cut this recipe in half. This is my all-time favorite chicken recipe--simply delicious! http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Honey-Baked-Chicken-II/Detail.aspx
Potato Gnocchi in Tomato Cream Sauce (5pts) This is a blend of recipes. The cream sauce is a WW recipe and the gnocchi I found in the pasta section of Target of all places. I plan to add a salad as well.
Chicken Gorditas with Salsa Rice (12pts) Okay, this is the one that is going to kill me. I could probably skim on toppings to get the points down, but I refuse! LOL! This is the last time I will buy the Old El Paso Gordita kit because each shell is 7 pts!!! They are insanely good, so I will savor my last gordita and switch to corn taco shells in the future. This equals 1 gordita and a 1/2 cup+a smidge more of salsa rice.
I wanted 5 dinners planned, but I am stumped and out of groceries for anything else.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Freedom Friday
free·dom:
- The condition of being free of restraints.
- Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition. (Thanks to Yahoo! Education for this definition.)
While some may think of dieting as a restrictive activity, I want to see it as an act of freedom. Freedom to be healthy! I don't want to be a slave to food. I don't want a poor self-image. I don't want to get sick or tired or die young. I do want to be a positive role model for my kids. I do want to run in a marathon. I do want to learn to love exercise!
Weight Watchers has rolled out a new plan, of sorts, called Momentum. It combines the best of the Flex and Core plans. I was interested in starting Core anyway, so this is a nice compromise. I weighed in today at the heaviest I have been in 9 years. I'm ready to do this.
- The condition of being free of restraints.
- Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition. (Thanks to Yahoo! Education for this definition.)
While some may think of dieting as a restrictive activity, I want to see it as an act of freedom. Freedom to be healthy! I don't want to be a slave to food. I don't want a poor self-image. I don't want to get sick or tired or die young. I do want to be a positive role model for my kids. I do want to run in a marathon. I do want to learn to love exercise!
Weight Watchers has rolled out a new plan, of sorts, called Momentum. It combines the best of the Flex and Core plans. I was interested in starting Core anyway, so this is a nice compromise. I weighed in today at the heaviest I have been in 9 years. I'm ready to do this.
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2009!
I don't know why the mere change of a calendar year fills me with inspiration and renewed hope, but it does. I want to get the most out of 2009! My personal goals for this year are:
1. Get healthy. That means Weight Watchers.
2. Get organized/clutter free. That means FlyLady.
3. Get thrifty. That means CouponMom.
I appreciate these sites because I can have my goals and reach them with the support I need. Not to be a commercial, but Weight Watchers works. I know it works. It isn't just a short-term diet--it is a lifestyle. I have not committed myself to WW in a long time. Maybe it was fear or just plain laziness, but it is time to get going on getting healthy. As for FlyLady...she's preachy, but good. She offers simple steps to a clean, chaos free home. This is another program that flat-out works. I've gotten to the point on the FlyLady system where I would wake up in the morning and everything is...clean! It is surprisingly scary to be in that much control. I would have unexpected free time, and rather than enjoy it or do productive things, I'd let fear make me slip back into my old habits. This time, I am going to slowly create a project list of things I never have time for--like reading something other than a textbook or even starting a Mom's group--to fill my newly found "free time." Now to getting thrifty. Ugh. As it is, we live paycheck-to-paycheck. I'm not nuts with money, but I don't have the control on our household expenses that I think I can have. CouponMom is a wonderful site, and best of all, it is FREE! By the end of February or March, I want to be able to save $50 cash a month for an emergency fund.
Other miscellaneous goals are to blog at least 3 days/week and to have my weekly assignments for my thesis completed by Friday every week.
Here's to a happy, safe, healthy, thrifty, clutter-free New Year!
1. Get healthy. That means Weight Watchers.
2. Get organized/clutter free. That means FlyLady.
3. Get thrifty. That means CouponMom.
I appreciate these sites because I can have my goals and reach them with the support I need. Not to be a commercial, but Weight Watchers works. I know it works. It isn't just a short-term diet--it is a lifestyle. I have not committed myself to WW in a long time. Maybe it was fear or just plain laziness, but it is time to get going on getting healthy. As for FlyLady...she's preachy, but good. She offers simple steps to a clean, chaos free home. This is another program that flat-out works. I've gotten to the point on the FlyLady system where I would wake up in the morning and everything is...clean! It is surprisingly scary to be in that much control. I would have unexpected free time, and rather than enjoy it or do productive things, I'd let fear make me slip back into my old habits. This time, I am going to slowly create a project list of things I never have time for--like reading something other than a textbook or even starting a Mom's group--to fill my newly found "free time." Now to getting thrifty. Ugh. As it is, we live paycheck-to-paycheck. I'm not nuts with money, but I don't have the control on our household expenses that I think I can have. CouponMom is a wonderful site, and best of all, it is FREE! By the end of February or March, I want to be able to save $50 cash a month for an emergency fund.
Other miscellaneous goals are to blog at least 3 days/week and to have my weekly assignments for my thesis completed by Friday every week.
Here's to a happy, safe, healthy, thrifty, clutter-free New Year!
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