Protein

1/4 cup shredded Sharp Tillamook cheese - 110 calories, 7 grams protein
1/4 cup ground beef - 144 calories, 9.7 grams protein
1/4 cup kidney beans - 50 calories, 4.3 grams protein
1 corn tortilla - 50 calories, 1.3 grams protein

Total:  1 taco - 354 calories, 22.3 grams protein

I'm finally going to do it.  I'm finally going to freeze quick make-ahead meals/snacks.  And why (Angela may ask) am I so concerned about protein, and not about saturated fat content (as I should be for my husband's cholesterol)?  Because I am making these mainly for me!

I am realizing that a lot of my laziness and sleepiness has nothing to do with motivation.  The problem is that when I'm home alone for 12+ hours, I eat like crap.  Part of the crap I eat is anything fast, and that is almost always straight carbs - candy, bread, cereal.  I need something small and fast I can have for dinner instead of snacking all day till Joe gets home at 9:30 and then sharing another snack with him.  Something protein-filled that's not just slices of cheese.

I'm not really counting calories, I've just been watching so much Biggest Loser I couldn't help it.  I have gained weight, but honestly it has nothing to do with my diet, just with a medication I'm on.

So, what inspired this?  Our new freezer.  I know you're dying for pictures of everything but I can't find the camera (story of my life).  As I was transferring frozen stuff, I came across my 1 pound bags of ground beef I froze.  "Hm," I thought.  "Maybe I could actually think ahead for once, and take out some meat to thaw before it's time to cook it."

While I patiently waited for it to thaw, I used the time wisely by watching Biggest Loser and playing computer games.

Then I remembered Joe won't be home till 9:30, so there's no point in cooking a grand supper for just me.

But I did have thawed ground beef which I almost never have, so I said, "I am going to eat PROTEIN!" because I have not really had any today, unless you count the milk in two bowls of cereal, and a mini cheese wheel.

And that (bows) is how I finally got around to following Angela's footsteps.  Actually I haven't yet; I just finished my test run which is also my dinner.  And now I am actually going to do the assembly.

Angela captured Christmas perfectly.  It was really wonderful!  We still have our stockings hanging up.  I'm afraid to take them down because I don't want to loose or damage them.  Our tree is still up but void of ornaments; Joe will help me take it down tomorrow.

Okay, I'm just staring at the screen trying to think of something else to type.  Clearly I'm procrastinating, so bye!