Welcome to Moe's, you Skinny Cow!

So I thought it might be a good idea to tell you about some things I have discovered to help me through this new diet. I know, I know, I'm not supposed to say diet, I'm supposed to think of this as a new way of living..a life change. Well, when someone walks by you with a box of "Hot doughnuts Now" Krispy Kremes you feel like this life decision sure does seem a lot like a DIEt. There's a reason those letters were chosen to make up that word.

I haven't had a Krispy Kreme in five weeks. I haven't had sweet tea in five weeks. I haven't had soda or Bojangles or Chick-fil-a in five weeks. And I can live with that. Because I have fallen in love. Deep, real, unhealthy love with Moe's. "Moe's?" you say. Yes. "But don't they serve burritos and quesadillas and chips and queso and, GASP!, BACON?" Yes. But they also give us the Close Talker. The most glorious salad ever created. Yes, a salad. When I need something "else," something not made in my kitchen by me, that's my go-to. Here's what I put in mine...

6 oz. of chicken--the perfect portion

Shredded lettuce--you can eat your weight in this, but it makes for a nasty clean up so I don't suggest it.

cucumbers--again, eat as many as you want

a little bit of onion

black beans--one scoop will do

two scoops of salsa--not to be confused with pico de gallo--GROSS

Skip the shell and use the salsa as the dressing. It's 295 calories. That's it.

I've decided to try this recipe at home. Can't be too hard, right? So that's the plan for next week; I'll let you know how it goes.

Ok, we've eaten dinner, but what's the use of dinner without dessert? That's just craziness. So, in walks the Skinny Cow. Besides being the best name ever for a di--, er life change food, it will seriously make you argue with your husband for the last one in the box because it isn't fair that he eats them when he knows that they are for you to keep your sanity through this "life change" that can sometimes make you want down an entire carton of Edy's using a chocolate chip cookie as your spoon! Well, maybe that was just me. Anyway, you get the point. The stuff is good. Stupid good. And it's only 100 calories.

So far I've tried two flavors: French Vanilla (good) and Mint (bangin'!!). The hubby got the chocolate ones, which I won't like (I'm not a huge chocolate person; a trait that makes one of my closest friends, Courtney, wonder how we can be friends at all) so that's good. He can keep his paws off my mint!

So me and my friend Moe are going to help me become a Skinny Cow. Not that I'm a cow. But I do look good in black and white.