Back on track

I teeny tiny typed an entire blog post on my iphone last Sunday.  It took far longer than the computer ever takes!!  I went to post it and *zap* it was gone.  Needless to say I was very frustrated and refused to type another one. So there...

Back on track with the menu posting of the week.  I received my twice monthly food co-op basket last Thursday so that is driving the dinner choices.  My menu last week only stretched until Wednesday because of a jewelry party, book club, wedding reception and work event.  We really needed more dinner options because the children were not invited to any of the festivities!

Here goes nothing:

Sunday
Skinny buffalo chicken with lettuce wraps
Sauteed broccoli

Monday
Taco stuffed shells
Arugula salad
Rolls

Tuesday
Summer corncakes
Brazilian carrots

Wednesday
Baked halibut with sour cream
Garlic potatoes

Thursday
Thai fried quinoa
Edamame

Friday
Curry chicken salad
Grilled peppers
Chayote squash

Saturday
Dinner out...please!

Holy cow it worked!

I haven't weighed in at WW in two weeks because of spring break and then Easter. Sunday is my day of choice so today was my time to see what the last three weeks would bring for weight loss. I've tracked my points (not so much at the beach), exercised six days a week (even at the beach) and greatly restricted my alcohol (kinda sort of at the beach).

All that being said...I lost over seven pounds! I now have a 27 pound total weight loss! How freaking cool is that?!?

I'm certain that tracking, exercising and planning my menu each week is the reason for such success!

Here's the weekly shakedown:

Sunday

Pasta with chicken and mushroom ragu

Roasted carrot and beet salad with feta

German cucumber salad (so named for my mother-in-law)

Leftover homemade bread

Monday

Tomato-white bean soup with pesto

Salad

Naan bread

Tuesday

Zucchini and corn tacos

Garlic rice

Wednesday

Jamaican jerk salmon with mango pineapple salsa

Roasted asparagus

Thursday

Crockpot "hotdogs" and baked beans

Sautéed spinach

Cornbread

Friday

Leftovers...

Saturday

Out with the Ragozzines for Carter's birthday dinner!

Boo hiss...

Is there anything worse than packing up and driving home from a week at the beach?!? Gag!

We were home by dinner time and the fridge was completely bare. Bare if you don't count the aging yogurts and tablespoon of orange juice. Not much for dinner or the Easter family picnic. A grocery trip was the only option.

Kroger was ravaged! Not a strawberry worth eating or a leaf of cilantro to be found! After a *kidfree* shopping trip I felt renewed and ready to face the week of cooking. Here goes...

Sunday

Shredded chicken pita pockets

Thai cucumber salad

Monday

Asparagus pie

Quinoa salad

Tuesday

Tortellini crockpot soup (Board meeting)

Salad

Wednesday

Maple salmon

Roasted brussel sprouts

Thursday

Potato leek soup

Salad

Bread

Friday

Leftovers

Saturday

Somebody better get a date night!