Every week after my meeting there are two stores that I visit. The first one is for mostly produce and to check out the fresh seafood counter. The second is for other more mundane groceries. At the second store I've seen the same woman for the past month or so (she works there, obviously) and we exchange the usual niceties. Tonight when I walked into the store I say her, nodded hello and rushed on to finish my shopping. When I was finished I hit the self check out lanes (cause there are never any lines) and she began to bag my items and we had this little exchange.
her: So how's the diet going?
me: (puzzled cause I thought we were still in the hi, how are you kind of conversation) uh... good.
her: well you always buy healthy food and you have these Weight Watchers ice cream bars so I figured you were on a diet.
me: oh, good pick up, yes I am on a diet. I've lost 160 pounds (feeling pretty proud of myself even though I gained this week)
her: wow, well I don't want this to come out wrong but you must have been a big lady.
me: ............. uh... yeah I was.
But it gets worse... after I leave the store I call Mom to tell her my little story. She answers the phone and I ask if they are having dinner. She says yes but she wants to hear how the meeting went. So I tell her and then replay the above story and then this:
me: so really? How does something like this even happen? Oh F*** me.
Mom: (laughing)
me: Ok well I'll let you go have dinner.
Mom: Oh, but you should say hello to everyone
me: Really? You can give a girl a little notice that she's on speaker phone. Hello everyone. Sorry about the F bomb in there.
The conversation continues for a bit but mostly I just want to end it (not "all of it" just the most recent completely embarrassing conversation EVER!)
So does this happen to everyone? What's been a recent embarrassing situation.
Oh and on the weight loss front ... I've finished week one of the 5K training plan. I'm feeling pretty good about it even though I don't really follow the training plan to the letter. The plan says that you're supposed to do the prescribed workout which is about 30 minutes. On the days when I'm "training" I also spend 20-30 minutes on the recumbent bike. On the days when I'm not "training" I've been doing my usual 4 mile loop with the dog.
I put training in quotes cause it seems so strange to think of what I do as training. Does anyone else feel like that?
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Light Seafood Gumbo
Light Seafood Gumbo
PointsPlus Value per Serving: 6
Makes: 4
1/2 pound uncooked, cleaned, deveined shrimp
1/2 pound crabmeat, cleaned (and checked for shells, naturally)
1/2 pound frozen okra
1 c. stewed tomatoes
1 large vidalia onion
2 ribs celery
1 red bell pepper
3 c. vegetable broth
3 cloves garlic
1 T. fresh lemon juice
2 T. whole wheat flour
2 T. Smart Balance margarine
1 t. table salt
1/2 t. white pepper
1 t. fresh thyme
1/2 t. cayenne pepper
Spray a large, non-stick skillet with with non-fat cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Add in garlic okra, bell pepper, onions, and celery. Cook until veggies are tender, about 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Make the roux by adding the butter to the skillet, and then add in the flour; stir until blended. Continue to cook, stirring constantly until the flour is well browned, but not burned, about 8-10 minutes.
Slowly drizzle in the broth into the skillet, continuously stirring to remove lumps, and bring to a slow simmer. Add in the thyme, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and tomatoes.
Add the cooked vegetables back into the skillet and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Stir in the shrimp and crabmeat and simmer until shrimp are cooked, about 3-5 minutes
Serving size: 2 cups
This recipe is adapted from laloosh.com. It was delicious and a huge portion!! I ate it with either brown rice (for 1/2 c. add 2 Points Plus) or over spaghetti squash (add 0 Points Plus). I enjoyed it over spaghetti squash more than over rice plus I didn't get the carb bomb with the squash.
Enjoy!
PointsPlus Value per Serving: 6
Makes: 4
1/2 pound uncooked, cleaned, deveined shrimp
1/2 pound crabmeat, cleaned (and checked for shells, naturally)
1/2 pound frozen okra
1 c. stewed tomatoes
1 large vidalia onion
2 ribs celery
1 red bell pepper
3 c. vegetable broth
3 cloves garlic
1 T. fresh lemon juice
2 T. whole wheat flour
2 T. Smart Balance margarine
1 t. table salt
1/2 t. white pepper
1 t. fresh thyme
1/2 t. cayenne pepper
Spray a large, non-stick skillet with with non-fat cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Add in garlic okra, bell pepper, onions, and celery. Cook until veggies are tender, about 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Make the roux by adding the butter to the skillet, and then add in the flour; stir until blended. Continue to cook, stirring constantly until the flour is well browned, but not burned, about 8-10 minutes.
Slowly drizzle in the broth into the skillet, continuously stirring to remove lumps, and bring to a slow simmer. Add in the thyme, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and tomatoes.
Add the cooked vegetables back into the skillet and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Stir in the shrimp and crabmeat and simmer until shrimp are cooked, about 3-5 minutes
Serving size: 2 cups
This recipe is adapted from laloosh.com. It was delicious and a huge portion!! I ate it with either brown rice (for 1/2 c. add 2 Points Plus) or over spaghetti squash (add 0 Points Plus). I enjoyed it over spaghetti squash more than over rice plus I didn't get the carb bomb with the squash.
Enjoy!
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