Losing weight...save money as well as calories

Since I've started weight watchers, I've been on a quest for satisfying foods that I can eat and not burst my points budget...or my money budget. I'm not one to take lunch to work...I tried that last year, and after a month that effort fizzled out. I traded in my turkey sandwich from home for a $2.08 all American meal from the Mickey D's near my job. Later in the year, a Subway opened near my office, so I traded in the $2.08 All-American meal for a $5.58 sandwich combo (that's including tax) from Subway (almost $7.00 if you count the 3 macadamian nut cookies I would buy for dessert). I paid similar prices at KFC, Wendy's , etc. Needless to say, my lunchtime meals were costing way too much money and definitely too many calories.

The thing that I love about the Weight Watchers program is that, while it allows you to eat whatever you want, it ultimately forces you to make better food choices. I do believe that it was my office eating habits, coupled with a sendentary job where I sit behind a desk in front of a computer all day, that caused the majority of my weight gain...too many fatty lunches and trips to the vending machine, not to mention my co-workers candy jar full of chocolate!

Well, early on, I decided to cut out as much of the fatty and empty calorie stuff as I could...it just wasn't worth my points. So, I set out on a quest to find healthier alternatives to my office fare. While shopping at the grocery store, I happened upon a line of frozen meals named Michelina's Lean Gourmet. Two things drew my attention to this particular line of frozen meals:

1. The points value of the meal is printed right on the packaging (I don't know if they're affiliated with Weight Watchers). The only other frozen meal line that does that is Weight Watcher's. And, the points value on Michelina's Lean Gourmet meals vary between 4 and 6 points.
2. The meals were two for $3.00. That's $1.50 per meal!

I bought a couple of them, not really expecting anything good. But, I was pleasantly surprised...those meals taste pretty good! Not to mention cheap! I've seen my lunch bill decrease from over $25.00/week to $7.50/week! That's almost $18.00/week in savings! Sweet deal!

So, that's my product endorsement for the week. Michelina's Lean Gourmet is tasty and easy on the pocketbook, and they have several varieties available, include lasagna, salisbury steak, shrimp and rice, chicken fettucine florentine, and others. Their website is listed in my links section. Bon appetit!

Stay sweet and stay blessed!

Ms. Kitty