Lunch:
1 haddock filet (5pts)
1/2 c. pasta (3pts)
1/2 c. homemade tomato sauce (0 pts)
Dinner:
Okay, here it is.
I had two tortilla chips with dip with my glass of white wine. (2pts for the wine)
At dinner I had about 4 oz turkey, (4pts)
1/2cup sweet potatoes, (1pt?)
1/2 cup mashed potatoes (2pts)
baby carrots (1 pt for the butter)
1/2 cup stuffing....???? pts
gravy
tea and chocolate silk pie...don't even want to guess!
The measurements were eyeballed, since I didn't actually ask my aunt for a measuring cup, but it was a serve-yourself dinner so I did the best I could.
Tomorrow is another day!
Total Points: Probably close to 40 with dessert
Water: 48oz so far
Exercise: 30 minute walk
For breakfast I had two buns with butter. Then I had some leftover yummy potato casserole.
I just this minute ate a piece of beef pie. It's good cold. burp.
My SIL has just gone out with my MIL to look for an open grocery store so that we can have a roast tonight. My entire day is shot. I may have another piece of pie.
If they DO find a grocery store that's open, my MIL will come back with bags of food. Lemon merangue (sp?) pie, pumpkin, berry,...
Tomorrow I will journal in earnest. Today I am a porker readying myself for the slaughter.
Wildfire, you mean I can eat that entire plate by myself? It looks yummy. I'll look for some recipes to share...
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup dried figs or dates
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup flaked coconut
3 tabvlespoons orange liqueur or orange juice
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Yield: 36 Cookies
In a food processor or by hand, finely chop apricots, pecans, figs or dates, raisins and coconut. Add liqueur or orange juice and almond flavoring. Stir until well blended. Roll into 36 balls, about 1-inch, by placing a small amount of the mixture between the palms of your hands. Roll each ball in granulated sugar. Layer in an airtight container, placing waxed paper or plastic wrap between each layer to prevent sticking. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Serve on a glass plate lined with a paper doily.
No prob, ellis...Thanksgiving is meant for pie! Tomorrow we will do much better. Those cookies sound yummy. Especially the no bake part. Now, tell me...dried dates....is that like the kind you buy in a brick shape wrapped in plastic? The kind you soak in water to make date squares with?
geez, Mauvais, if that's pigging out, I'd like to see what you USUALLY eat! I ate about 6 times what you ate yesterday!
Yes, Wildfire... dried dates in a block. You don't have to soak them, though. They're supposed to be chewy. Also, I'd skip the step about the glass plate and doily.
Going to be better today. SIL and her partner are leaving today and are making eggs and bacon before they leave. I'm NOT going to have any!
*putting away doilies* No one would see them but me, anyway, since I don't like company. I just happen to have a block of dates in my cupboard, now I know what to do with them.
Lunch:
1 cup tomato soup (2pts)
cheese sandwich on high fibre bread, toasted, no butter (5pts)
banana (2pts)
Dinner: still cooking, but the menu is:
boneless chicken breast, shake'n'baked (4pts)
peas/carrots (0 pts)
1/2 cup instant mashed potatoes (2 pts)
splash of instant gravy (1/4 cup = 1pt)
That's 24 points....3 to spare
Water: 32 oz so far, more with dinner
Exercise: not yet, going for a walk after dinner
I will start journalizing my food intake tomorrow. This is a great Idea. Will help us to see where we are going wrong or right whichever the case may be.
Virginia