I kind of love it when I have leftover beef that can morph into breakfast. It’s already Thursday and my meal plan is a little off because I thought I’d have leftovers for lunch – that giant 64 ounce steak I cooked on Sunday? Only THREE ounces was leftover and four people ate it. I think Hannah’s friend Melody went back for the beef three times. She loves it, but for some reason won’t cook raw meat at home.
Three points for the pita, two for the beef, one for the tablespoon of guacamole and two for the cheese. 8 points of deliciousness.
I’ve been walking solo this whole week while my twin sister is celebrating our 50th birthday week in the Bahamas with her husband. Um, I guess my invite got lost in the mail?! Our friend Jacky texted me and asked if I wanted to lunch or walk yesterday and I suggested walking. It was nice to catch up with each other in real life and not via social media. Although check out her spicy miso paste that morphed into an amazing ramen dish!
I quickly reheated some of my turkey chili and used tostada shells for dipping. Two shells were only two points – they had been in our pantry for over a week so I just grabbed them for my lunch. My sister and I take a long time to eat – after I ate for 30 minutes, and realized I still had 3/4 cup of chili to go, I realized I was full and put the rest away. #babysteps Lunch came in at 5 points.
These are a local brand of tostadas – super crispy and a serving size is 4 for 60 calories, although that comes in at 1 point each on the Weight Watcher app.
I didn’t have to work late last night, I was so happy that it was still light out by the time I got home.
When I walked in the door Hannah was finishing making dinner for her and Jacob and asked “Mom, did you see the tostadas?” Turns out she had planned to use them to make homemade crunch wrap supremes, aka Taco Bell style. I offered to go and get her some, but she improvised and it all worked out. I had wonton soup on my menu, but didn’t feel like it. Hannah asked me to buy these gyosa the last time I was at Trader Joe’s, only to remember that she didn’t like the texture of these.
The directions say to pan fry them in a bit of oil, then steam. I thought that sounded ass backwards, wouldn’t I want to finish them up in a bit of oil to make sure they are crispy on the bottom?
Well, take a look at that video below, they stuck to the pan – I think the pan fry makes them non-stick, so looking at that pan, I didn’t have high hopes for dinner.
Guess what else I did? I microwaved rice! In my 4 cup pyrex glass (placed on a plate – some of the water will spill over but that’s okay) I placed 1 cup of jasmine rice with 1.5 cups water, and cooked for 10 minutes. You can still see it on my Instastory, but it worked!
Dinner turned out amazing, but also cost me 14 points. The gyoza alone were only 270 calories, but were 9 points. I made a fried rice with 3/4 cup of the cooked rice, an egg, baby spinach and sriracha. Yum.
Check out how many steps I got yesterday!! Whoop.
Yesterday was Pi Day – also my niece Sarah’s birthday – hope you had a great day Sarah! Yesterday reminded me of two people – Tony obviously. The first peach pie I made and gave away because we had to go to Mayo Clinic. I remember when I made that pie every time I walked into the kitchen I was like “did I fucking make that?!”
And my cousin Pam was was a math teacher always made a big day out of Pi Day – she died a month after Tony after battling breast cancer on and off for nearly 15 years.
I told Courtney I may need to make that pie again for Cooking Club!
Here’s something to check out – my friend Tia’s latest YouTube post about what to do when you are punched in the face by life.
I talked about how Tony wanted to take me to Italy for my 50th birthday, and that didn’t go to plan. I realized that just because he won’t be with me, doesn’t mean I can’t do it for myself one day. Tia thought she would be a Mom by now, but after unsuccessful IVF attempts, she’s realized that being a Mom isn’t going to be her plan. But because Tony isn’t here and she isn’t a Mom doesn’t mean that we both can’t have fulfilling lives.
I had a mind shift yesterday and I like how it feels. š
Happy Thursday my friends – make it a great day!
Although I cannot relate to the loss of your sweet Tony on some level I understand the pain of lost dreams too. I admire how you have picked up the pieces and so rarely have a “pity” party. You are stronger, even though the journey has not always been easy so YES those dreams should not end. Keep chasing them or perhaps some more new ones. I have to remind myself of the same thing. End each day with gratitude and begin each day with hope; fill the middle with joy. Here’s to the future and making every moment count damn it!
I am the Queen of Holding it Together – but I have to write this stuff down because I don’t want to look back a few years from now and think “did I ever think about him and our life we thought we would have?”
But I realize life is for the living and I have a whole lot of life left. Hugs!
Even if IVF wasn’t successful for your friend, doesn’t mean she can’t be a mom. There are SO many children without parents who need a loving family. It may not be the right choice for every family, but she can still be a mom.
That’s true, but I don’t think they want to go that route, but she’s still in her early 30s so you never know! š
Maybe you and I should go to Italy?! I have always wanted to go, and it’s not like I’ll have little ones to figure out care for!! š Take care and thanks for the shout-out, Beth.
Biz and Tia go to Italy! We’d be shit faced by 11:00 a.m. every day š hugs!
Punches come in all shapes and sizes, Biz. I separated from my husband last year after 22 years and I just felt like a failure and awful person. I’m neither. That punch in the face still hurts, but it’s healing. You’re healing, but your punch in the face still hurts. And it might always hurt. But you’re healing day by day. Hang in there. I do hope you get to Italy one day. XO.
Thanks for your support Michelle and hugs to you for making a new life for yourself. If you ever need to vent I am here! š
I remember that pie and thought WOW that looks amazing. Now this morning I sit here drooling over it thinking it would be great with small scoop of ice cream and hot coffee. Can’t imagine the point value. I thought those directions were odd too but I followed them any way and have been reluctant to eat any more as they tasted like …
I hope in the next couple cooking clubs I can make it if I am assigned a dessert. š I once was going to make a pie out of Cooking Light because I saw the nutritional stats and thought – that’s not bad! Until I saw that a serving size was 1/20 of the fucking pie – who can cut a pie into 20 slices??!!
You go girl!! You WILL make it to Italy one day.
Yes I will! #oneday š