The Litmus Test
Apr. 5th, 2002 03:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lsdiamondWell... It hasn't quite been two weeks of being on this WW point thing, but I decided to get out the old jeans I've been hoarding. Every time I'd outgrow a pair, (or find a $1 pair I could *almost* wear at my fave thrift store) I'd just put them in a drawer "for when I get that weight off". Yeah right.
So, I opened that drawer up today and started trying things on. Mercy of all mercies, I have two pairs to add to my closet!!! One pair is just about shot, but I can patch them up for a little while longer. The other pair was one of those thrift store goodies. They're both a little tight, but I can zip them up, and that's something haven't been able to do in almost 2 years. I can't quite wear my groovy brown cords again, but maybe next month.
I have discovered a guilty pleasure which I'll share on Dotti's page when I go again next. Fizzy drinks! ^_^ Namely, Sam's Choice Cola (remember New Coke? Same recipe!). We've been getting it for years simply because it's cheap, but I haven't had any since I started counting points. I was just desperate yesterday, so I figured up the points on a can - 3 points for 12 oz. I'm not willing to use up 3 whole points on a coke, but I'll give up 1.5 for the taste! It's amazing how long you can make 6 oz. of something last if you know you won't have it really often.
Something else I've been doing is mixing cereal in the morning. Half a serving of Kashi GoLean and half a serving of Alpha Bits is 3.5 points with 2% milk. Not a *great* deal better, pointwise, than just the Alpha Bits, but it "lasts" longer. Add half a banana, and that's a good filling brekky for only 4 points. (I would use the whole banana, but the ones we got from the Piggly Wiggly this week are all half bad, and today was the last one.)
The PW also sent about a million bags of Marshmallows. There are some super sounding low-point Rice Krispie Treat recipes, so I'll check into that soon and report on the results. I still need to find a good low point chocolate snacky thing that isn't pie. Maybe trail mix with M&Ms or something...I'll have to figure up the points on the recipe I made up while I was still working at Digital E.
Michelina's lunches are REALLY good. Too bad they're so high, pointwise. I had the Pepper Steak & Rice today, and that's 5 points on its own. Ah well...I can have them *sometimes*, just like the Sam's cola. *reminds herself that she's not giving things up...just prioritizing them better* I used my clear Keroppi chopsticks today, so that was a brightening factor as well. =)
Good pony day! Wolfchick's CB ponies came, and a couple people paid for their purchases. So if you're expecting a package from me, *hopefully* it's going out today. ^_^ If not, I'll be buying extra postage with these payments and I can mail them tomorrow from home.
Well, I need to make Jello and pudding for tonight's Trifle. I managed to bring the points down a little bit, but +Kyle made a big deal about "all this health food stuff". x_X Someday he will understand.
So, I opened that drawer up today and started trying things on. Mercy of all mercies, I have two pairs to add to my closet!!! One pair is just about shot, but I can patch them up for a little while longer. The other pair was one of those thrift store goodies. They're both a little tight, but I can zip them up, and that's something haven't been able to do in almost 2 years. I can't quite wear my groovy brown cords again, but maybe next month.
I have discovered a guilty pleasure which I'll share on Dotti's page when I go again next. Fizzy drinks! ^_^ Namely, Sam's Choice Cola (remember New Coke? Same recipe!). We've been getting it for years simply because it's cheap, but I haven't had any since I started counting points. I was just desperate yesterday, so I figured up the points on a can - 3 points for 12 oz. I'm not willing to use up 3 whole points on a coke, but I'll give up 1.5 for the taste! It's amazing how long you can make 6 oz. of something last if you know you won't have it really often.
Something else I've been doing is mixing cereal in the morning. Half a serving of Kashi GoLean and half a serving of Alpha Bits is 3.5 points with 2% milk. Not a *great* deal better, pointwise, than just the Alpha Bits, but it "lasts" longer. Add half a banana, and that's a good filling brekky for only 4 points. (I would use the whole banana, but the ones we got from the Piggly Wiggly this week are all half bad, and today was the last one.)
The PW also sent about a million bags of Marshmallows. There are some super sounding low-point Rice Krispie Treat recipes, so I'll check into that soon and report on the results. I still need to find a good low point chocolate snacky thing that isn't pie. Maybe trail mix with M&Ms or something...I'll have to figure up the points on the recipe I made up while I was still working at Digital E.
Michelina's lunches are REALLY good. Too bad they're so high, pointwise. I had the Pepper Steak & Rice today, and that's 5 points on its own. Ah well...I can have them *sometimes*, just like the Sam's cola. *reminds herself that she's not giving things up...just prioritizing them better* I used my clear Keroppi chopsticks today, so that was a brightening factor as well. =)
Good pony day! Wolfchick's CB ponies came, and a couple people paid for their purchases. So if you're expecting a package from me, *hopefully* it's going out today. ^_^ If not, I'll be buying extra postage with these payments and I can mail them tomorrow from home.
Well, I need to make Jello and pudding for tonight's Trifle. I managed to bring the points down a little bit, but +Kyle made a big deal about "all this health food stuff". x_X Someday he will understand.
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