St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow, March 17th!

Here's a little bit of info on this special holiday

• St. Patrick is most commonly known as the patron saint of Ireland
• The original color of St. Patrick's Day was blue. It was later changed to green because of the shamrock, which St. Patrick used to teach people about the holy trinity (God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit).
• At one point in history, the Irish believed that wearing green was very unlucky. If you wore green fairies would capture you and take you away.
• The Irish traditionally had lamb and root vegetables, not corned beef. I also heard they ate Irish bacon.
• Corn beef was most likely created in Manhattan in the 1800s. It's believed that the Irish took the idea of corn beef from the Jewish brisket.
• Corn beef has nothing to do with corn at all. It got it's name from the large pieces of salt used to cure the meat.

American's really love St. Patrick's Day. The picture below is proof.

 

They dyed the water in the fountain green for last St. Patrick's Day (2009).

Weight Watchers Info

Corn beef is 6 points for 3oz of meat

Cabbage is a freebie, but it will probably make you gassy

I think that carrots are free too!

Green beer is definitely not a freebie, but I suggest you food color Bud Select 55. It's only 1 point for a 12oz bottle! And it almost tastes like Bud light, which is 2 points.

Weight Watchers

So, I just started Weight Watchers last week. It's been going very well. I've only had to deny myself a little bit of what I wanted. But I'm still eating chocolate, drinking beer and I've lost like two pounds already. Weight Watchers makes it so easy for you. They give you a starter set that includes a complete food guide, which lists just about anything you might want to eat. It also includes a book for dining out. You can find all your favorite restaurants in there. I'm especially surprised by what I can eat at Taco Bell and Subway and still fit into my plan.

Weight Watchers also sells all kinds of snacks and goodies that are only a point or two per item. I bought carrot cake and brownies. The carrot cake is delicious. The brownie was alright, but it had that fake chocolate flavor too. I have a box of truffles that I received for Valentines Day that I like to keep around. It's two points per truffle, but it's awesome when you're craving chocolate.

The cook books you can get for Weight Watchers are impressive also. They have ones that you can fix quickly, skillet meals, books for foods you crave, like french fries.

I'm also learning how to revamp my food. The other day was my fiance's birthday and I wanted to make him a cake. Now cake is not exactly ideal for anyone on a diet, but there are ways to make it just a little better. If you substitute apple sauce for the oil, you'll save yourself a point. And it still tastes moist and delicious. You should also get rid of the frosting. Putting a dab of cool whip on top is a good way to trick yourself into believing it's frosted. You can even flavor the cool whip with vanilla extract or any flavor you like. I want to try adding a little creme de menthe and see how that tastes.

I'm still very excited about the point system, going into week two. I guess we'll have to wait to see how my results turn out.

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