It's been really low-key around here the last few days, with a quiet weekend and equally quiet start to the week. The weather has gone back to being cold, rainy, and snowy; so we have been back inside. The little blast of warm weather was great, but then when the cold came back it somehow felt even colder than before. I am still sticking with weight watchers, and thankfully I am getting less irritable about it. One day last week I was complaining to Marena about the high calories associated with cheese. I was really missing cheese that day and used some colorful language to describe my frustrations. Marena laughed and said, "You can always tell when someone is in their 1st week of weight watchers because they use swear words when talking about food." This made me laugh! I have been doing great, eating more veggies and measuring out everything for proper portion sizes. I have also tried out some new things. Last night I cooked stir-fry and used tofu instead of chicken. I have eaten tofu before at restaurants, but have never bought it and cooked it at home. I got it from Trader Joe's and for a 1 lb. container it was only 1.89! So much cheaper than meat. I simply cut it up into cubes and added it in with the veggies and teryaki sauce. It pretty much tasted like whatever you cook it with, or like nothing, but fills you up. Before going on weight watchers I had been trying to cut down on our consumption of meat, so I am happy to have tofu to add to our non-meat dinner options. Tonight we are going to try artichokes. I have never cooked with them before but tonight I am going to try. I am making whole wheat pasta with sauteed tomatoes, artichokes, and zucchini. I'll let you know how it is.
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How did Johnny-boy like it???
Ha! Abby you know your brother so well! He was not home for dinner last night, which is part of the reason I decided to try out the artichokes. The meal was ok, I used marinated artichokes and the flavor was a little strong, next time I'll try plain.
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