Week 17 Report

Another week down and I'm feeling fabulous.  I lost two pounds which is really the most I ever hope for in a week. :)  Eating this way felt easier than ever and I'm full of hope for the future.  I WILL do this!  I talk about these things in the video, as well as my choice to eat flour products, which is evident in this week's food photos.

FOOD THIS WEEK:

One night I was running short on time, so we ate left-over chickpea soup and veggie quesadillas (always without queso, but I don't know what else to call them!).  I used a homemade hummus with cilantro, lime, jalapeno, and curry that I got from Lindsay Nixon at Happy Herbivore.  I wanted to include a link because it is my favorite hummus ever, and oil free, but I couldn't find the recipe on her website anymore.  Anyway, I used hummus, sauteed spinach and onions, and left-over broccoli on the quesadillas.  My husband rarely compliments my food, but he really loved this.  We could probably eat it every day, if I didn't love to try new things so much.  Ha, ha!

I also served that hummus at three different parties with veggies. A couple of piano students (the ones from India), asked for the recipe because they loved it.  I guess they are used to spicy foods with curry in it so it appealed to them.  I also used it at another meal on Engine 2 crackers with chopped veggies:

In the video, I mentioned my one heavy temptation moment with cheesy bread.  I defeated the temptation to eat it and took a photo instead.  This is what I did NOT eat even though I really wanted to!

I did NOT eat this even though I really wanted to!  It's amazing what smells can do to you!

I ate the soup and quesadillas instead, then later I had a little Friday night "treat" of popcorn and a blueberry spinach banana smoothie.  I'm trying to avoid drinking my calories, even in a smoothie, but this was my reward for not eating that cheesy bread! :)

I found a new product at Costco last week.  Whole grain ramen noodles (not fried).  Since my kids love Ramen (the terrible kind), I decided to give it a try.  It doesn't have any flavor with it, but my son added some teriyaki sauce to his noodles and liked it.  It beats the other kind by a long shot.  I made a stir-fry with it.

As I mentioned, my daughter wants to eat healthier.  She loves pasta, so I made this Vegan Alfredo sauce to go with it.  I added broccoli and salad to mine...I can't  promise she did the same.

This picture celebrates that for the first time in forever, I actually ate the whole box of greens and didn't have to throw away the ones that went bad. :)

I had a lot of simple meals this week.  I made this Chickpea salad recipe and ate it on sprouted bread for a couple meals topped with spinach and tomatoes.

It was so nice to have a week where my eating felt enjoyable and easy.  I hope next week will be the same!