Focusing on Food

I have blogged about my inability to cook in the past - so it comes as no surprise that a lot of the food I have been eating while on weight watchers is pre-packaged processed food. I know, I know, it's horrible - full of sodium and other ugly things. In the last few days I have really stepped it up and started making my own meals (especially dinners) and using fresh ingredients AND experimenting with different sauces and food combinations - it's really quite fun. I made a trip to Choices Market earlier this week, got inspired and picked up all sorts of healthy foods. Having healthy food in my home is key to me eating well and staying on plan (and losing weight!). I'm slowly weening myself off of frozen pre-packaged foods and I'm getting there. Slow and steady wins the race right?

So, without further adieu, I will present to you the top three food items on my list right now of favourite foods:

Non-Fat Greek Yogurt: (LOVE this stuff):


What do I use this on you ask, well, I use it on chili, baked potatoes, I mix it with vinaigrette dressings and put it on chicken and with home-made burritos. It's only 2 points per half cup too! I even think that it's better than sour cream!

Nandos Peri-Peri Sauce:


Man oh man, I am a sauce addict. I'm also a Nando's Chicken addict - I'm not sure how popular Nandos (a restaurant) is in other parts or Canada and the US - but it's excellent! I use this sauce mainly on stir-fry's (thank you Cassandra) and on meats as a marinade. What's more: this sauce is 1 point for 10 teaspoons - works for me!

And last but not least - I for some reason, cannot for the life of me cook real rice, so in stir-fry's I use a little help from Uncle Ben:


Uncle ben has my back! Half this microwaveable package is 2 points.

I also managed to get my arse to the gym again tonight - i'm feeling pretty good, especially after my 1 hour elliptical cardio workout! I'm just hoping that i'm under the 200 lb mark tomorrow when I weigh in and more importantly: I STAY THERE THIS TIME!

I admit that I live under a rock a bit and am not really "with it" - but for the first time last week I say that Beyonce and Lady Gaga phone music video and have to say that it is the weirdest thing I have ever seen. Don't really understand it. Random bit of information I know, but just thought i'd share.