Sunday Dinners

Sunday dinners are sacred in many homes. I can remember growing up in Santa Maria and every Sunday night without fail, we were at my grandparents (mom's parents) house enjoying a family dinner with any family in town that weekend. It would range from fresh vegetables (you haven't had a broccoli until you've tried California-fresh from the farm- broccoli!) and bbq ribs/steak/chicken and of course, some random filipino dish and of course...RICE! I can still remember those dinners coupled with some sunday night tv and cousin bonding. Well honestly, my cousins weren't so nice to me when I was younger, but thats another topic for another day.

Anyways, when I was at Salem, they had Sunday family style dinners as well. I loved the chicken cordon bleu and roasted potatoes! These family style dinners were phased out when the Rat was re-decorated my sophomore year and I think by then I was used to eating out on the weekends.

So when I was at USF I had a meal plan but on Sundays, I vowed to always cook myself dinner and enjoy it while I watched the ABC line up (Housewives and Grey's). I remember finding different recipes for me to try like Chicken Parmesan and various types of recipes. It was exciting to me to cook for myself and i truly enjoyed that time in the kitchen. And when I was in that Holly apartment--it was an amazing kitchen!!!

But when I moved to Kosove and at USC---I just had the smallest kitchens (I didnt even have an oven at USC!). The small kitchens were uninspiring and seriously made me feel sad. So I stopped my sunday traditions and just made due.

Well, now in my new apartment I have an amazing kitchen (Holly apartments was still the best though...)! Today, I officially resurrected my Sunday dinner tradition. Which brings me to the main part of my post...what did i eat???

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Baked Turkey & Mushroom Spaghetti (fat free cheese, wheat pasta, lean ground turkey, Prego)
Whole Wheat Bread w/Light Butter Sread & Garlic salt w/ parsley
Salad Mix w/ FF Raspbery-pecan dressing
1 glass of Pinot Noir
................and for dessert....Weight watchers Pineaple Dream--only 1 point!!!
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It was an amazing dinner! It was soooo delish!!! Can't wait to plan for next week :)

Pineapple Dream Recipe
Fat free vanilla pudding mix
1 cup of skim milk
Fat free plain yogurt
Fat free vanilla yogurt
1 can of crushed pineapple, drained

Mix it all together and refrigerate :)

Back to Counting...

Losing weight is tough. One of the hardest parts of losing weight and eating right is the counting. My last program required me to count fat grams which was fairly easy. WW is crazy tough because they use a program to calculate points. No bueno. I know the only way for me to really do this right is to track and to count. Ugh! For the most part, all I do is eat salads. Because as long as you use the right dressing, you can never go wrong with a salad.

Yesterday was my day to pick where to eat for the weekly AC lunch. I chose Zaxby's. But don't worry, I was good. I actually really enjoy their Grilled Chicken House Zalad. Especially since I can order that and get atleast 2 meals out of it since its so big. I just finished the second half actually for dinner.

I think what is difficult with the counting this time around is because I feel the need to snack a lot more than I used to. A piece of candy here, a bite of a cookie there, some gluten free crackers ;) after work. Its just so much more than I am used to! I really am not much of a snacker until recently. Yikes! Need to tighten up forreal.