Wednesday calories = 1205

You know, I forgot just how much food you can actually eat if you cook it yourself. Last night I had a beer butt chicken breast, a big mound of zucchini with feta, and a bunch of butternut squash, and the meal calorie count was 400. Compare that with a bunch of the skimpy frozen meals I eat which are usually around 350 calories. Not bad.

Here's a good hummus recipe that I came up with myself -
1 can garbanzo beans/chickpeas
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon tahini
1 tablespoon olive oil
juice from half a lemon (or to taste)
salt to taste

Drain the chickpeas, reserving the liquid. Put garlic, tahini, and oil in a food processor and run. Add the chickpeas and lemon juice and process until smooth. Add reserved liquid until you like the consistency. Add salt to taste. If you like you can flavor it with anything from roasted red peppers to curry powder or whatever else might tickle your fancy. Traditionally served with pita bread, but baby carrots do really well. Can also be used in lieu of mayonnaise on sandwiches. Try a hummus, home-grown tomato, onion, and lettuce sandwich. Yum.

And the best part - 20 calories per ounce. That means around half a cup is 80 calories. Add in 7 ounces of baby carrots and you have a really filling 150 calorie snack that's got tons of fiber, low fat, and good protein.

Oh, also I've been digging on Hebrew National low fat hot dogs at 50 calories per. Hub found some hot dog buns that are 90 calories per, and pickles, onions, mustard, and sauerkraut are all really low.

Thankfully the scale didn't go up too much this morning after my 2 pound overnight loss - just 0.5 lbs... which I can live with! I did promise the doctor that I start going to the gym before my next appointment next month, so I need to find the motivation to do it. Someone motivate me.