Being trapped at home Monday was not all bad. I had been trying to figure out what I was making myself for supper. Nothing sounded especially delicious. I had considered going by Dairy Queen while in town, for a cheeseburger and pretzel sticks off their 2 for $5 menu. I haven't been there in months, what with Hick never going anywhere in the evening anymore. Heh, heh. By now it's probably more than $5.
I had also considered making tuna salad, but my tuna was in T-Hoe's rear, and I didn't want it bad enough to walk to the garage to make before town. Also, I thought of making myself a chicken bowl, which is like the one they used to serve at Hardee's, with refried beans, cheese, salsa, chicken, and sour cream. My sour cream expired in September. I thought it would probably be okay. What could happen? It might get sour-er? Or maybe I would have frozen chicken, with BBQ sauce slaw on the side.
Well. None of those options were needed, because HICK BROUGHT ME A MEAL FROM THE SENIOR CENTER! That was without me even asking. Before we had any inkling that the flash floods would keep us from town that afternoon.
Hick sent me a text around noon, saying he was bringing me a taco lunch.
Look at that! I'm not a big fan of tacos, but that looked fantastic. When I read the Senior Center menu that Hick brought home, I discovered that it was NOT tacos.
Cheeseburger Wrap
Wrap, burger, lettuce, cheese
Wedges
Funfetti Cake OR Fruit
Didn't matter to me what they called it! I ate the whole thing for supper, and added some Frank's Original Red Hot Sauce, salsa, and chopped onions. I was STUFFED! I have been cutting back since May, and this is the most food I've eaten in one day, except perhaps when The Pony came out for grilling.
Oh my gosh! I LOVE Funfetti cake! But I told Hick right away that I was giving it to him. I've lost 65 pounds, and I didn't do it by eating cake. So while I held out on giving him any of the tacos (cheeseburger wraps) and wedge fries, Hick at least had a dessert. Besides, he had the taco meal himself for lunch.
Since I had to come up with something to feed Hick, I gave him fried SPAM sandwiches. He was fine with that. He likes them. With a slice of onion and some yellow mustard.
This put tuna salad on my menu for Tuesday evening, when Hick is working at the election. It's not quite as filling as these tacos and fries.
Hi Val, First things first... Congratulations on such a big weight loss. That is wonderful and I bet it was hard to do. That cheeseburger wrap lunch certainly does look good and I would have added the same to it as you did except I wouldn't have bothered with the onions. What a neat surprised lunch being delivered by Hick.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Some days are harder than others. The cheeseburger "taco" was a nice surprise. When I looked at the CAKE, my heart broke! I really wanted it, but I took a good sniff, closed the container, and said NOPE out loud, to just myself. I knew Hick would quickly dispose of it!
DeleteCongrats on dropping that much weight the old fashioned way(instead of having surgery). I've lost the equivalent of a whole other person myself over the last few years so I know it's quite difficult to do. 8-)))
ReplyDeleteThat taco/cheeseburger dinner wouldn't have tempted me but different stokes for different folks as they say....
No surgery or shots for me! Just willpower. Congrats to you as well. I'd much rather have "real food" than cake.
DeleteCongratulations on your weight loss. How long did it take to lose it? I have lost 25 pounds in about 4 months. I never give up chocolate, just eat a bite, at least, each day. The funfetti cake would not tempt me in the least. I once lost 47 pounds in 3 months and a Hershey bar was on the menu each day.
ReplyDeleteIsn't Hick diabetic?
Thanks. Since May. So six months. And yes, Hick is diabetic. I've mentioned this often. He eats what he wants. I'm not trying to kill him. He's an adult who makes his own choices.
DeleteYou lost almost a half of me! I need to get serious about weight loss too, I'm really tired of being this heavy, so here I am on day one and really wishing I had some sort of dessert available, but I refused to buy anything dessertable last time I shopped and will continue to do that I was supposed to have lost 45 pounds three years ago, but I'm such a slacker.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good strategy, not buying desserts. I refuse to buy any sweets I really like, because I KNOW I will eat them! So I kept cart-walking past the Halloween candy displays. And the individual bags of cotton candy. And the orange pumpkin-shaped jelly candies that I thought Hick might like, because I knew I would just have to "try" one, which could lead to more!
DeleteIn the past, I've kept some individual fruit cups in FRIG II, for times I REALLY want a dessert. They worked just fine. Sweet enough, and a controlled portion.