Let me just start with that carmelized onion quiche I was going on about. I made it and I LOVE IT! The crust was made with gluten free flour and I threw some flax seeds for crunch. Although I was mildly surprised that the gluten free flour saved me absolutely nothing in terms of points values I still presume that it was at least a little healthier for me than bleached white flour. While the onions were carmelizing - a process that takes a fantastically long time and leaves you smelling like onions the rest of the day - I took a block of light tofu, water, nutritional yeast (amazing find, that. Great way to add protein, nutrients and flavor. Why am I just now learning about these things?!?!?), and spices and blended it all together. Then I mixed it with the carmelized onions and some broccoli, poured it into the crust and baked it up. It was really good! And only 7 points per serving. It needs some tweaking, but I'll make it again.
MorningStar Farms has become my new best friend in terms of breakfast or quick dinners. One thing I found myself craving lately was bacon. I adore bacon. A LOT of bacon - crispy, yummy, bacon! mmmmm. Obviously, it's not an option now. So I discovered MorningStar Farms breakfast "bacon" strips. Will it pass for bacon? Not on your life. But, it smells and tastes just barely enough like bacon to trick my mind into thinking it's getting some. As long as I don't eat it on it's own. Put it on a sandwich with a "burger" or some EggBeaters and it works just fine.
So what happened on the scale today? Let's review the fact that I had a good week. I stayed within points 5 out of the 7 days and even so, still didn't use all of my weekly allowance. Even Saturday, the little ones first birthday party, I snacked on veggies and had a small piece of cake. I was actually excited to get on the scale tonight. I hopped up and I was down. I was down 0.8 lbs. That's it. Not even one full pound. Ok - I know, I KNOW: I'm supposed to be happy that I went down, I'm supposed to celebrate all the good changes I've made, I'm supposed to concentrate on the fact that I'm losing at a good, healthy, keep-it-off-forever rate, I'm supposed to remember that weight loss doesn't always happen on the scale. I KNOW!! But really? I really, really, really, really wanted that big, confirming, "yes you are doing the right thing" loss THIS week. I thought for sure it would happen. I'm not talking a biggest loser 17 pound loss. I would be overjoyed with 4 or 5 pounds. But I really am happy that it was a loss. I am. And I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing. And I'm already thinking about dinner tomorrow night. I'm thinking quinoa with spinach, shallots, mushrooms and maybe tomato. What do you think?
MorningStar Farms has become my new best friend in terms of breakfast or quick dinners. One thing I found myself craving lately was bacon. I adore bacon. A LOT of bacon - crispy, yummy, bacon! mmmmm. Obviously, it's not an option now. So I discovered MorningStar Farms breakfast "bacon" strips. Will it pass for bacon? Not on your life. But, it smells and tastes just barely enough like bacon to trick my mind into thinking it's getting some. As long as I don't eat it on it's own. Put it on a sandwich with a "burger" or some EggBeaters and it works just fine.
So what happened on the scale today? Let's review the fact that I had a good week. I stayed within points 5 out of the 7 days and even so, still didn't use all of my weekly allowance. Even Saturday, the little ones first birthday party, I snacked on veggies and had a small piece of cake. I was actually excited to get on the scale tonight. I hopped up and I was down. I was down 0.8 lbs. That's it. Not even one full pound. Ok - I know, I KNOW: I'm supposed to be happy that I went down, I'm supposed to celebrate all the good changes I've made, I'm supposed to concentrate on the fact that I'm losing at a good, healthy, keep-it-off-forever rate, I'm supposed to remember that weight loss doesn't always happen on the scale. I KNOW!! But really? I really, really, really, really wanted that big, confirming, "yes you are doing the right thing" loss THIS week. I thought for sure it would happen. I'm not talking a biggest loser 17 pound loss. I would be overjoyed with 4 or 5 pounds. But I really am happy that it was a loss. I am. And I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing. And I'm already thinking about dinner tomorrow night. I'm thinking quinoa with spinach, shallots, mushrooms and maybe tomato. What do you think?
Morningstar Farms also makes a pretty good faux sausage patty - I like to cook one of those and then cut it up with some fresh mushrooms and put it in an omelette!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds fantastic - I'm going to try that!!
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