I think the only way that I can keep myself on the diet is to use the damn points tracker again. (Those of you who use WW will know what I'm saying. And if you don't--suffice it to say that it's annoying, but works.) And today, my first day of using it, I'm doing great. I feel like I did back in January, which is really good, because I lost the most weight the first three months. Anyway, it doesn't hurt that I've discovered a wonder-food.
Lately, I've been going to Trader Joe's a bit more often, because I like the frozen pizzas there, and S loooooves the TJ organic milk. (I insist on organic milk, because the FrankenMilk that comes out of hormone-laden cows scares the be-jesus out of me. And I rarely drink milk, but when I do, I like it to be organic.) When I go, I always try to suss out cheap new alternatives to what S and I like to eat, but usually with little luck. No longer, my friends. I think I've found another winner. We sampled the frozen gnocchi sorrentino (it should be sorrentini, but that's a small quibble), which you throw in a skillet with a small amount of water and cook for seven minutes. Super-easy, and not so bad. You know, it's not gourmet, but when your daily dinner consists of something you can bake in an oven and don't have to prepare (such as chicken patties and tater tots, or frozen pizza) or something that you throw on the grill and is cheap (such as hot dogs) or even something you can nuke for quick satisfaction (Annie-O's or canned soup, or perhaps a frozen dinner of some sort), well, let's just say that this was a nice alternative.
The gnocchi wasn't as gummy as I thought it would be, and it certainly wasn't oversauced (S's only complaint about it was that he would enjoy a bit more sauce, though I thought it was okay.). Again, it's not the greatest thing ever, but in the scheme of things, if it's one more easily-cooked, cheap meal to add to our roster of common eats, well, it's damn good. It's also very low point, which is one more reason to like it, and, none of it went to waste because it's the perfect amount for me to have my smaller serving, and S to have his slightly bigger serving.
So yeah. I'm going to make a renewed effort in the diet, because I have to. Otherwise I'll be maffrable.
(And S and I are going to try other frozen TJ pasta products. Why not? If they're not all hits, that's okay. As we learned during the Acorn Squash Experiment of 2005, you have to try things to like them.)
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