Food!

With the end of Faire came a good hard look at what we had been eating.  I have been working with Weight Watchers for over 24 weeks but during the Faire I lost next to nothing (.4 for several weeks).  I have gone back to being able to food shop on the weekends which gives me a little more time to be able to look at labels, check recipes, and best of all go back to eating fresh!

This was one of the first lunches I made for myself.  It is a total PointsPlus value of 4 and most of that is the cheese.  The smoked salmon was 1 oz which is one point and all the veggies are zero.  I found a wonderful Italian dressing from Walden Farms that has no points and I use it all the time. 

 

While on furlough I also re-found my love of baking/cooking.  I made little treats to share with my co-workers and friends for the last few weeks that included:  Peep-a-boo pumpkin bread, Beer cheese soup, zucchini cakes (like crab cakes only healthier), Hello Kitty sugar cookies, and cheesy corn chowder.

 

Have a great weekend.  Here's a bonus picture from the sun set on Wednesday.

Pictures!!

I promised some pictures RenFaire and will finally deliver.  Between the Federal Furlough, end of the fiscal year and then getting back to work it has been crazy in Maryland!

So this is a usual picture of Faire, kilts are usual and regular street cloths for families.  The final day of the final weekend is called the "Day of Wrong".  This is the type of dress we see, yes it is a man wearing all that hot pink and with a hat as wide as his shoulders!

 

We had a few superheros (there was a sighting of some jedi, sith, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc) and then this:

 

I even saw Q (without his continuum)

And one of the booths dressed as Alice in Wonderland.  Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb

The mad hatter with Chesire Cat

The Door mouse

And without her ears, the March Hare

 

It was a glorious day and the weather was great, for the first time in years it wasn't so cold that you dreaded going to the Port-o-johns because you would have to take off your heavy coat!  The 2013 season closed well.

Wonderful Wednesday

No pictures today either.  I have been feeling guilty because I don't seem to be able to make lunches during Faire time (mostly because I am trying to catch up on sleep) so I think for my mental health I will put the blog on hold until the end of Faire.  The last of the 9weekends is October 19 & 20 so hopefully on or around October 22 I will start to post again.
If you have some free time, stop by though, since I may post some pictures of some of the "interesting" people I see roaming the Faire grounds.

TGI Friday

Leftover central for me today.  We had a late dinner last night and after the Welsh Rarebit I wasn't too hungry for my fish and chips.  I have a fillet of white fish battered in gluten free batter and a 1/2 cup of hand cut fries that I will bake in the toaster oven!
Have a wonderful weekend, if you are in Maryland you need to come visit the Maryland Renaissance Festival, this is ASL weekend!

Thankful Thursday

No pictures today, I made a Green Giant Steamers for lunch (YUM cheese and broccoli for under 6 points!  We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Wednesday

Today's lunch was the exact same as yesterday so I thought that on this day of remembrance, I would take the time to thank all first responders and military personnel.

 

 

I also thought that I would take a moment to let everyone know that this is National Suicide Prevention Week.  If you or someone you know show any of the following signs:

• Talking about death and/or no reason to live
• Withdraws from friends or social activities
• Loses interest in hobbies, work, school, etc
• Gives away prize possessions
• Have been unwilling to "connect" with potential helpers

Know that you are not alone!  There is help out there!  In our county there is a "Warm Line" that people in crisis can call to get help and referrals.

If you are interested in reading more, here is a link to the American Association of Suicidology http://www.suicidology.org/resources/media-professionals

Tasteful Tuesday

WeightWatchers PointsPlus Value-1
 



 

I made my favorite standby lunch for myself today!  It is a portabella mushroom pizza!  I buy the caps and then add salsa, other veggies (today it is spinach and jalapenos) and pull apart a string cheese to cover everything.  I broil it and voila!  Yummy!

Manic Monday

Another crazy weekend where I was so tired when I got home Sunday night that I didn't even think about lunches!  We had a left over wrap that I had made for Sunday's lunch which we didn't eat that I took for lunch with a container of baby carrots and salsa. 
All those posts that others put up on the WeightWatchers and bento sites are right!  It is really easy to throw something together when you have items already washed, cut, and ready to go.

TGI Friday

WeightWatchers PointsPlus Value-4 

 

 



Hubby got a Hillshire Farm bourbon ham sandwich on a Foldit with lettuce, mustard and slices of fresh tomatoes today.  He got a few pieces of pineapple for sweetness and baby carrots for crunch.

I went out to lunch to help a colleague celebrate his birthday.  My little "win" for the day:  only eating half the buffalo chicken wrap that was put in front of me, I put half directly into my take out box! 

Thankful Thursday

No lunch pictures today, I have been so tired that poor Hubby has had to make his own lunches and I have not woken up early enough to snap pictures before he leaves...maybe tomorrow!

Wonderful Wednesday

 

 

 

 

 

Hubby got a tuna sandwich today.  It is on a Fold-It and has a very large lettuce leaf with the mayonnaise.  I gave him some carrots and an ounce of peanuts.  To finish he got a single serve bag of cheddar puffs pirate's booty.

Tuesday

No pictures today.  It was a very long weekend at the MD Renaissance Festival and we are both making do with what we could find for lunches.

Thankful Thursday

 

 

 

This is my lunch.  I had some smoked salmon that I wrapped in romaine leaves and added some slices of peppers.  It wasn't as filling as I would have liked but it was delicious!

 

Hubby got close to the same thing, only I made his a salad.  He also received a wedge of WeightWatchers jalapeno cream cheese to put on his salmon if he wished.

 

Today is the last day of our week so I'll see you on Tuesday!  (Remember Monday is a US Holiday!)

Tasty Tuesday

 

 

Today Hubby received a fold-it flat bread with fresh spinach and spicy cheese.  There are pitted cherries and 2 oz of nuts.  His desert today is Whole Foods Chocolate squares.  Yummy!

Wonderful Wednesday

 

 

Yes, the lunch went so well yesterday that Hubby got the same thing again today.  I did add some of those fresh picked grapes just for the fruit value!

Tasty Tuesday

 

 

 

Hubby had a sandwich today.  It was pepper cheese on pumpernickel bread.  I had also found him some red velvet cookies which he is doing his best to eat slowly.  There is a key lime Chobani yogurt and one babybel mini cheese.  For his crunch factor today he got Aged White Cheddar puffs.

MAC also got her lunch packed today, sliced strawberries, spicy surumi roll and fresh picked concord grapes headed to school with her.  Just in case she needed some crunch I added some walnuts.

Manic Monday

Nothing to show today.  The Maryland Renaissance Festival started this weekend and I worked at my favorite mug booth both days (and was dead tired by the time I got home).  We ordered a pizza yesterday for dinner and Hubby was left to his own devices for lunch.  I think he'll probably take the left over pizza...I promise a good lunch tomorrow, MAC goes back to school!

TGI Friday

#WeightWatchers PointsPlus Value-16 pts.

 

Hubby got a mish-mash today.  The sandwich is on a FlatOut-FoldIt and has spicy ham and steakhouse onion cheese with a little spinach added.  The little container has mustard for spreading at lunch.  The Pretzel crisps are his crunchy item for the day and he got some tuna sashimi with a drizzle of spicy mayo. 

 

#WeightWatchers PointsPlus Value- 8 pts

My lunch today was just a whole lot of protein.  I haven't been feeling too well lately and with MD RenFest starting on Saturday I need to be at my ablest.  Hopefully the shrimp, salmon and tuna will help perk me up.  The salsa goes with my veggies (baby carrots and peppers) and I had to have a clementine for fruit.

Thankful Thursday

WeightWatchers PointsPlus Value-1

 

Having slept most of yesterday afternoon and evening I did not get a chance to make Hubby's lunch.  Above you see mine for today.  I have sliced tomatoes over a bed of spinach with a few slices of onion for flavor.  It is hard to see, but I have about a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar over them and just a touch of habanero salt.  To the right I have pepper slices (there are red and green although you can't see the red) which I'll probably dip into a little salsa.  Finally, because I like having something warm with my meals, I have stewed tomatoes and onions which I'll heat in the microwave at work.

Wholesome Wednesday

Nothing new today.  Hubby wasn't feeling well yesterday and stayed home so he took yesterday's lunch today.  I have been really tired and didn't make my lunch, and instead had a WeightWatchers Smart Ones for lunch.