For the 2nd and 3rd pounds of Christmas, I am giving to you....

WOOHOO! 2 more pounds down! As I am writing this, I am having a few bites of celebratory Graeter's peach ice cream. If you live in Atlanta or in Ohio, you need to try this stuff, because it is like gold running down your throat. But only a few bites, because its pretty bad for you! How did I end up losing weight when I worked there?!

Anyways, so, I need to give you some things today because I lost 2 more pounds this week!  And I promised recipes! So, here we go!

For the 2nd pound of Christmas, I am giving to you...
CREAMY CHEESE TOMATO PASTA SAUCE
Ok, so this one is pretty simple.  I take some plain tomato sauce... I have recently been using Pomi Strained Tomato sauce.  Put as much as you would like in a saucepan (I think I use about 1/2 cup per cup of pasta?). Add a bit of salt and pepper.  Then, I take a clove of garlic (peeled of course), chop it in half, and put it in there.  I heat this up, stirring occasionally.  Once it is hot, I remove the garlic and throw it away.  Then, I add either a tablespoon of cream cheese, or for more flavor, a Laughing Cow Garlic and Herb wedge.  This usually adds a bit of creaminess, for only 35 calories.  YUM!

And, for the 3rd pound of Christmas, I am giving to you...
A couple of simple, very few calories dessert ideas!

The first one is just to freeze some zero fat Cool Whip... It ends up tasting a lot like ice cream, and is nice and silky as it melts on your tongue!

The second one is 10 calorie Jello with a dollop of zero fat Cool Whip on top... When I did Weight Watchers waaay back when, this is what I ate a lot.  It ends up being like 30 calories, and is the perfect after-lunch dessert!

Current weight: 199.0 lbs.
Weight loss to date: 3.6 lbs.

Hope you enjoy these! Please let me know if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them! And hopefully I'll have the taco recipe perfected by next week!
-Austin