Meal Planning Update

 So the Taco Lasagna I made for lunch this week is a hit!!  Even hubby liked it!

The changes I made...

I used a 7x9 baking dish instead of a 9x9 as that's what I had, used plain diced tomatoes as I don't like peppers and I only used 8 tortillas (2 each layer worked perfectly) and I cut mine into 6 pieces at 8 pts a slice.   Note:  If you use the link at the website that pulls the recipe into WW - look at the ingredients, when I did that the tortillas weren't listed at all, which means the point value cannot be right.  Always double check website recipes.

I've made the Protein Baked Oatmeal before and really like it.  I cut it into 4 pieces at 6 pts a slice.  Heat it up in the microwave before eating and it is delicious!!  I didn't use 200 chocolate chips though as I didn't have the Lily's mini ones.  So I used 66 regular size Lily's and I just put them across the top before baking:

I hope the chicken casserole for tomorrow's dinner comes out as good as both of these did!!

NEW START DATE!!

 I decided to make May 1, 2023 my new start over date.  New month and being on a Monday may help me to keep the weekends in check!!

Oh...I am going back to Carb Conscious - I must be crazy - none of those zero point plans ever worked for me!

I'm Still Here!!

I'm still here, totally off plan but still moving forward.

I've been doing training to become an instructor to certify and re-certify people at work for a program we use that requires certification to use it.  Final class is Thursday where I'm to give my presentation on the area assigned to me.  I've been stressed to say the least!  I was fortunate that group one presented last week, so that gave group 2 an up as to what to expect, lol!!  There's no test, just a presentation and then I have to instruct 2 classes with a certified instructor (co-worker) and then I can do them on my own. Whew!

But I know I need to get back on track and I decided that Friday is a good starting day! One, because my class will be over and I won't have to worry about that; and Two, I like Fridays to be my start of the week. There's also the fact that my weekend buddy CC will be out of town and I won't have to worry about the eating out and movie food, lol!!  I can get one consistent eating week in place.

I've decided to try to keep it as simple as possible to start.  Most likely yogurt bowls for breakfast and a "trip around the kitchen" for lunch.  

 In my younger days, the local bars use to have something called "A Trip Around The Kitchen".

Basically it was a snack tray with things in the kitchen that could just be grabbed and didn't need cooked.  For the most part you could expect some type of bologna, cheese and pickles along with whatever else they felt like they could throw on it (pretzels, chips, crackers).  It was a nice thing to have with drinks.

Mine will be much healthier of course - babybel cheese, mini club cracker or mini pretzels, fruit, raw veggie, pickles and a protein.  Here's one I've had before:

I want to try to keep the majority of my points for dinner.

I'm going to switch to Better Balance (old blue plan) on Healthi.  Why?  I'm just struggling counting points for foods that I've been trained to count as zero - does that make sense?

So my tries beginning Friday:

1.  Keep it simple.

2.  Drink six 8 oz serving of water a day.

3.  Track everything.

4.  Walk 1 mile a day.

I'm going to try to do that for 1 week to start and move on from there!  Small Steps.