Day 9

Tuesday, February 1st 2011

I can't believe it's February already! I LOVE February!!! It is my favorite month - my birthday, valentine's, and president's day (Joe home from work!)
This is also a very big eating month - all of those days are the perfect for eating. I am determined to get through this month without eating my way through it and fully enjoying turning another year older and hopefully another digit smaller. I am going to DO this!

I found a new found favorite breakfast food - Thomas bagel thins... they are so yummy! I love that I can have a bagel and it isn't a million points. I had this with peanut butter (gotta have the real stuff - so worth every point) and a banana with a 1/2 glass of milk.

We made a remade version of one of our household favorites - baked ziti. When we made this on a normal, non diet day it was full of ground beef, tons of tomatoes, seasonings, and a TON of mozzerella. The newer, lighter version consisted of the same ingredients except we used less meat, and less cheese. It still tasted amazing! The crazy part is when I picked up my 1 cup measuring cup and saw how small that serving was, I thought there was no way I would be full. I put that cup on my plate along with a salad topped with fat free italian dressing and sat down. I was FULL after that! I was so surprised.... I used to eat 2 or 3 times that amount in one sitting.

By the time evening hit, I still had quite a few points left. I was thinking hey, I can have a real bowl of ice cream and even make it a DOUBLE portion. LOL that freezer was calling my name! I fought my way to healthy snack - reduce fat crackers, light babybel wedge, and light salami. Protein is my friend and was so much better than what I had in mind.