It's Friday - Water Party Diet!

How did Friday get here so fast? Wow, can't believe I haven't posted here since Monday, but there's not been that much going on to post about. All I've done this week is go to the gym and housework (oh and knitting!).

So here we are, week 2 of Liz's Water Party Diet. I have been trying to drink lots of water, but not actually drinking 3 glasses with my meals like Liz does. Still, I'm happy to report that after counting my WW points this week and getting to the gym 3 times, I have lost 1lb :-) 

I wanted to share with you a recipe I tried this week. Cheryl made it up and it's a quick and easy Black Bean and Corn Salsa! I tried this last week when she made it, and oh my, it was so good I had to make a batch for myself. I've been using it all week, sprinkled on my salad, or just as a side with grilled chicken. It is fresh and delicious.

The recipe is simple: One can of black beans (rinsed) 2 fresh corn on the cob grilled, half a cup of red onion, 3 roma tomatoes diced, and hand full of cilantro chopped, juice from one lime and a tablespoon of vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar). Just grill your corn then cut off the cob, mix it with all the other ingredients and you have a fresh and tasty salsa. This is great with tortilla scoops, but I've not been eating those this week. The points for it is very low. I got six servings out of this (about 3/4cup each) and calculated the points at about 1 (but don't quote me on that!!). ;-)

Also this week I've been having this every afternoon  . . .

I love this Tazo Passion tea. I was drinking it last year as iced tea (and buying one from Starbucks every chance I got!). The lemongrass flavor is really refreshing, and the fruity passionfruit and hibiscus flavors are just YUMMY. I don't really drink tea (you know, the English kind with milk), I've never really liked the taste, but I've been trying fruit teas for a while now. This is my favorite by far. I did try the Tazo Orange spice one this week, but it's not as good as the Passion. I've got a whole box of it now though, so I'll have to alternate and drink it sometimes!

And finally, here's a 2pt dessert I made this week for after my dinner . . . .

Instead of just having a WW yogurt, sugar free jello and fruit, I made it look all pretty like this - after all, we do eat with our eyes! ;-)  There's half a banana, 2 strawberries and a few blackberries in this. I actually couldn't get it all in the glass, and I couldn't eat it all in one sitting either! I ate half as an afteroon snack, then finished the rest off just after dinner. I added a squirt of cream on top just for show, but Kristen got that spoonful :-)

Have a great weekend everyone. I'm headed off to the gym, then it's Indian food tonight and date on the sofa with hubby, catching up with all the tv shows we've missed this week!