Karen -- I have enjoyed all the entrees so far. Cannot think which might be a favorite, but I think there is plenty of variety to help out the monotony that could possibly set in. I figure I can handle it for a dew months, anyway. I love being able to supplement twith various fruits and veggies and salad greens too. That makes each meal more flavorsome.
Glynis -- When I was in PA this past weekend I thought of you! We had all gone out to dinner (more about that later) and my sister kept looking at a table of people who were sitting across from ours. Finally the gentleman at the table looked and her and said, "Alison?" Turns out it was a friend of my BIL whom they had known for probably 25 years. Ther reason that she was not certain that it was him was because she could not really recognize him. Turns out he had gastric bypass surgery two years ago and lost 168 pounds! And he has kept it off. I thought I woud pass that along to you since you said you had been feeling a little low and were being hard on yourself. He looked fantastic and so will you!
Speaking of dinner out... I knew that I would do OK since NutriSystem is pretty specific about what you can eat when you go out to eat. Lots of choices, but very specific about amounts. So, on Friday night we went to Red Lobster and I had Tilapia baked in a parchment bag on a bed of veggies. It was delicious. Add a salad to that and I was a happy camper! Saturday night was amazing though. We went to an Italian restaurant and I knew that I could have pasta as long as I was careful about the portions. so I was all prepared to order pasta with red sauce or marinara and a meatball and a to-go box. The menu included a mini menu for low fat, diet conscious eaters so I decided to be brave and try something on there. I had Shrimp Scampi Tuscany Style. This was 6 shrimp, quickly sauteed in olive oil with fresh garlic, set on a bed of shredded veggies (zucchini, yellow squash, carrots and sphagetti squash) and topped with a fresh marinara sauce. OMG -- this was AMAZING! I am telling you, I could not tell the difference between the veggies and pasta! I am planning to make this for my DH and I next weekend. He tried the veggies and agreed that they were delicious too. They were also flash pan fried, not blanced or boiled. The chef told us he uses less than a tablespoon of olive oil total to do the shrimp and the veggies. Anyway, I thought Iwould pass along that "recipe" because it is fast and easy to do and can be served with chicken, or beef or any other meat you might like to try. Yummy!
). Started last week with my own combo: I count points per Weight Watchers and I also do my Richard Simmons Broadway tapes. I can't stand Richard's meal plans and don't like WW's workouts, so gotta combine. Last time I did the combo, I lost almost 50 pounds...but over the last couple years, a few of those have found their way back home
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(after hosting a dinner party) but I know I can do it!!!! Just got to stay on track.
. I told DH the other day that I'm tired of cooking 2 meals; one for us and one for the kids. They can either eat healthy like we are, or they can make their own PB&J's. Hopefully they'll soon get used to the fact that we are not going to be eating out much anymore. We'll see!
