Thai Celery Salad with Peanuts

I picked this meal, specifically to be quick and also to allow my wife and I to share some ice cream.  Since there is a generally stated carb limit, I try to make sure that I stay within that range, Ice cream isn't often allowed.  This was ok, not bad, not great, maybe better as a side then a main?

Cacio E Pepe Potatoes

These certainly tasted good, but really it's just a convoluted name to justify putting a crap ton of cheese (I used Pecorino Riserva) on potatoes.  I did use the last of my good fingerling potatoes.

Tamale Pie With Mint Yogurt

A pretty nice corn bread on top of a bunch of meat and some vegetables?  Yes please.  Though I don't necessarily believe in the nutrition make up that the app I am currently using came up with, it still was within my dietary segment (though maybe a bit heavy on the fat).  I'm coming to see the inherent problem with doing dishes like this.  So normally I'd take a healthy portion and have that as leftovers, so they would disappear out of the fridge.  However, limiting myself to what is with in the carb limit or the caloric limit, I've been eating quite a bit less.  So there is still leftovers of this...days after...

It's still good though, maybe would be better with something long stewed (like an actual mole), but then that wouldn't fit into an extended evening of cooking, I suppose.

Lamb Pitas

I had diced lamb shoulder, some things to go with it, good stuffs.  Flatbread from Wild Yeast Bakery.  Very quick to make (since the lamb was frozen leftover from shepherds pie a few weeks back).

Spanish Breakfast Casserole with Eggs and Bacon

I think the cooking directions were a bit wrong on this.  Eggs, turned out fine, but the either there wasn't enough liquid, or it cooked at to high of a temperature.  I'm going to lean on the latter.  Even so, overall, this was still pretty good, even if some of the onions had a bit of extra char on them.

Pizza...lets find out if I can eat this.

So when planning I was putting together the items to this and saying, well based on the crust I can only have 1/8th of the pizza (yes, under normal conditions this would seem like a lot, since it is a pretty big pizza, but it is half of what I normally have).  And there's nothing quite a sad as a fat man (although a little less fat) not able to just take all the pizza he wants.  Then also have to be careful about drinking beer with it (carbs).

In my current state of less then ideal health, I'm relatively forced to participate in a healthy living program.  Instead of taking having to go to these classes that I have to drive to, I chose to take this pre-programmed class online (doesn't merit a mention).  Other then the fact that I feel like I'm being advertised to for their orange flavoring that I'm supposed to add to my water (I like my water cold and clean, thank you very much), it did have one redeeming item.  When I go out dining, I often turn on the big brain that I have and analyze all the flavors and textures of the various parts and items together.  Can I do that when I'm at home, sure, and sometimes it makes sense, but I certainly disagree with the conclusion that paying attention and waiting will necessarily reduce the desire to eat.  Anyways, so far it's been more of a waste of time, then not, though I'm sure they'll take credit for the weight I've been losing...