Nada is cooking

Oh my god, yes, it is true...I am cooking. Now, I am not talking Ramen or rice and beans, I am talking chicken with olives and dates. Ok, I guess I should be honest, Nada is helping Michael cook is more like it. Or another way to say that is Nada and Michael are cooking together. Alright, enough of all that. So, we cooked chicken with dates and olives last night and it turned out great. Tonight, we are cooking easy oven chicken. It has beans and chicken in it and it is baked in the oven. it sounds quite easy to make and super delicious. I think next week, I am going to choose some red meat dishes (I have to try it again sometime and poor Michael can only eat so much chicken) and vegetarian dishes. Anyway, the reason that we are cooking more now is three fold. First off, I am on a regular schedule again, so it is much easier to plan out meals and cooking time. Second, I have started the weight watchers diet program. Ok, I am usually not one to follow specific diets, but this one is really great. It is basically about making a lifestyle change in the way I eat. It is all based on points, so you can eat anything you want, you just cant go over your point value everyday. It is very flexible and does not require cooking crazy meals with all kinds of wierd ingredients. Thirdly, Michael and I want to cook more dinners together now that we both have the time. So, this past weekend, I bought two weightwatchers cookbooks. Basically they are a bunch of recipes from other weight watchers users. They are all pretty easy and very healthy and they include the point value per serving. It is quite great. This gives us a chance to develop our recipe box while also learning how to make healthy foods. I am really excited about it. Also, I think Michael being so supportive about this has definitley made it easier. It is hard to watch what you are eating when the person you eat with most often can eat anything and everything and never gain weight. anyway, he is being super supportive, as usual.

well, this week at work has been quite unproductive. I have learned more about my coworkers and we are doing kickoffs at the different clubs in the afternoons, but in the mornings, there has been a lot of down time. anyway, i am sure it will pick up soon. the first few weeks at any job tend to be a bit slower until you figure things out. I like things slow sometimes, but i also like to be busy, so time goes by quicker and I feel like I am actually helping others. anyway, I have a few things to take care of before the kick off this afternoon, so i am off.