Hungry Girl

So tonight was the "Family + Bridget Weight Watchers" meeting... we get together once a week to discuss what we are doing, how we are doing, share tips, secrets, books, and coupons, and generally have fun. I have found that this makes it a wonderful time for me to go grocery shopping after we meet because I am pumped full of energy and excited for what I can do... so I went grocery shopping tonight. I spent a LOT of money... more than I intended too. But hopefully it is healthier stuff than I have been eating.

Aside from the meeting and grocery shopping today, I also went to the library. First, I actually walked there. Which is good. Especially considering it is like what... 4 blocks away from my house? I shouldn't even waste the gas to drive over there really. Yet I do. Consistently. I dropped off some things that were horrible overdue (I really need to pull my life together!), paid off my fine (Yikes!), and then sat down at the catalog computer and searched for weight loss books. First I searched for cookbooks, because I really need to get away from this frozen meal trend I am in and actually start COOKING. I love cooking, I just don't have the space, time, or ambition to do it. Seriously, I don't have counters in my apartment. It's terribly sad. I keep thinking about ways I could possibly fix it, because the rolling cart my mom bought for me is doing nothing is collecting my keys when I come home at the end of the day. And keeps utensils that I never use in its drawers. I'm thinking I need to make my sink like that of an RV and create a board to go over it. This would solve two things... I would have to wash my dishes if I wanted to have any cooking space, and it would give me a space TO cook things on. Well, not really cook, obviously, but prepare things. Again, I ramble.

Anyways, cookbooks. I literally sat on the floor and just looked for something that popped out at me. I am very particular about my cook books. I need to be able to open it and find these three things: 1) Pictures. I hate cooking something without knowing what it is supposed to look like. 2) Few ingredients. And in those few ingredients, it can't be anything outlandish or crazy that I wouldn't have already in my pantry or wouldn't have easy access to. And 3) it needs to have all the nutritional information. Number three is a newer requirement. I also prefer for the recipe to be easy, but that is not necessary. That usually comes along with the few ingredients requirement.

So I am sitting there pulling out books and glancing, putting things back almost as soon as I pull them out, trying to find newer ones with healthier recipes, and I come across the HUNGRY GIRL cookbook. It's bright, it's colorful, it has pictures (not of every recipe, but it says that you can see them all online), and it looks easy. I start flipping through it and am flat out amazed! It has amazing recipes, all of them with the weight watcher points available right online, and not only that, every one either is one serving or four. I have found heaven, and it lies in a cookbook. No joke. I stick it under my arm and go on my merry way, finding two other books and then getting my butt out of there before I find more things to get late fees on.

I decided I am going to make one of the salads, the Fajita Steak Salad, tomorrow for my family. It looks delicious, and it is only 5 points. I might make a few adjustments, but it will still be quite point worthy. I am happy.

My grandma has offered to buy it for me, which makes me even happier. I really want to try like every single recipe in there. So now I know I will at least be eating healthier suppers. It also includes desert and drink recipes, so now I know when I am partying I can keep the calories down as well. Not that I party a lot. I want to try the mojito and the daiquiri. Maybe another dinner party is in the works! I need to get a proper job before I can do that though.

Which brings me back to my grocery shopping. I went to both the Wise and Wal-Mart this evening... I got the thing I needed for supper tomorrow night, as well as a plethora of stuff I probably don't need but wanted anyways. I got several Smart Ones and a few Lean Cuisines, I bought frozen strawberries so I can make my own fruit bars (if only I could find a popsicle mold now! Dollar Store maybe?), Special K Crackers (they are going to be my downfall... maybe I shouldn't buy them anymore? I can eat a whole box in one sitting. Not good), some pasta, meat that I am going to portion out, pre-cook, and freeze... I got bagged salad. Oh! Question! Can bagged salad be frozen? I was worried it would make the lettuce too mushy when thawing.. I'll have to find out. I still have a coupon for it for the Wise that makes it only 68cents a bag! Not too shabby, when it is usually $1.68. You see, I like my bargains. Cereal... Corn Flakes are only two points for one cup, and that includes milk! Also not bad. However, I need to increase my points for breakfast, so maybe it wasn't the smartest idea... but at least I am thinking about it!

So many temptations, however. It doesn't matter if I have just eaten my way through a cave, whenever I step foot inside a grocery store I will instantly be hungry. This makes work a little difficult. Especially when the time clock is past the truckload aisle and, like I said, I can't resist good deal. I did buy Cheetos... mozzarella kind. They are new. They taste just like the regular kind, but are white so they don't leave orange on your fingers. haha. I disgustingly ate the whole bag this evening. And then chomped on a whole bunch of those crackers. Washed down with two caf free diet cokes. I need to stop this habit of munching in the evening. I really need to figure out what it is that is leading me to do that. Well, I probably already know. Hmph. I also need to stop watching the food channel in the evening when I know I am most likely to munch. Its not good for me.

This week I have gained two pounds, bringing me up to 358.6 sadly. That is still 10lbs down from where I started at the end of January, but I am still not happy with it. I need to get back on track and be pushed down the rails. This is proving to be far difficult than I originally thought. And I was doing so well for awhile, and then I got too cocky and thought I could do it while eating regular foods. I was so wrong!

I have the intention of making an appointment with my doctor this week to get a few things checked out, and then I was possibly thinking of making an appointment with the nutritionist again just to have that added support as well, now that I have goals in mind as well as a plan and a strategy. I also need to exercise more. Was possibly thinking of bringing up the topic of joining a gym to my mother. Family plan maybe? I wish there was a gym in town that had a pool!

I seriously can't wait for spring. I want to bust out my camera and take some amazing photos so badly. Hoping it comes sooner than later!

Oh, and just a request... if you see I haven't written in a few days, please poke me, much like Cassie did. =) I need to stay on top of this blog, and I honestly will forget how long it has been since I have written.

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!